The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-05
COAL PRODUCTION
And Consumption ofthc World-The
United States is the Second Largest

ana consumption ofthe Worlu-Tne
United States is the Second Largest
Producer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 4.-The
coal production and consumption Of the
world during the past fifteen years are
presented In some tables just prepared
by the treasury bureau OF statistics.
These shows that while the United
Kingdom Is still the largest coal pro-
Queer of the world, the United States
Is Il close second. und IL the present
rate of production Is maintained will
soon be the leading coal producing
country Of the world. The coal produc-
ton Of the United Kingdom in 1897 was
202. 100000 tons. that OF the United
States. 179,0O0.00O tons; Germany. 9l,0OO.-
900 tons; France, 3O.0oO.00O; Belgium,
?2.0eo. 900; Austria-Hungarv, l2,000,000;
Russia nearly 10.0OO,00O; Australasia,
nearly 100000: Japan, over 100000:
British India, 100000: Canada nearly
100000. and Spain, 100000. No other
country reached 100000 tons In pro-
ductlon. The United States has gained
much more rapidly during the fifteen
years under consideration than has the
ant coal producing countries of the
world. her gain during the fifteen
years being over 70 per cent and that
OF the United Kingdam less than "a per
cent. The announcement Just made by
the geological survey that the coal pro-
duct OF the United States In 1898 was
219.S36.O00 short tons against 226. 900
for Great Britain shows that the Uni
ted States soon will become the leading
coal producing nation Of the world.
AS an exporter Of coal. however, the
United States takes low rank in pro-
portion 10 its production and stands
fourth In the list OF coal exporting
countries. In 1897 the expectations of
coal from the United Kingdom were
4S,000.000 tons; from Germany 12.c00. 900;
from Belgium over 100000, and from
the United States little less than
100000. In 1898 the quantity exported
was Slightly above 100000 tons. Aus
tralasta comes next to the Unitei
States as coal exporting country. her
exports amounting to nearly 100000
tons. while France exported about
2,500,0 900; Japan. 100000 and Canada
about $50 900 tons in 1897.
France Is the largest coal Importing
country. her importations In 1897 being
imported 100000: Austria Hungary
100000: Italy 4.25O,0O0: Canada nearly
100000 Belgium nearly 5000. 900: Rus
sia 100000; Sweden over ESQ 900; the
United States nearly 100000. and Aus
tralasla 100000 tons Great Britain is
also the largest consumer of coal In
proportion to population, her coal con-
sumption In 1897 being SS7 tons per cap
ita. that of Belgium 40 tons. the United
States 242: Germany l.5S: Canada lbs:
France O.9S: Australasia 0,97; Sweden
O.50; Austria Hungary OF: Spain O.1s:
Italy O.l3: Russia O09. and Japan O.O7
per capita.
According to these figures which are
summarized from n report OF the coal
production Of the principal countries OF
the world, Just Issued by the British
government, the United States now pro-
duces about 80 per cent of the coal OF
The world. the coal product OF the four
teen countries enumerated In the tables
being in 1897. SEC, 100000 tons. of which
the United States produced $4,000. 900
tons. while In 1883 she produced but 81
per cent OF the total coal product OF
the countries enumerated The 1898 fig
ures make an even more satisfactory
showing for the United States.