The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
GAIN IN COAL PRODUCTION.
THIS COUNTRY NOW MINES 30 PER
Gent. OF THE WORLDS SUPPLY.

OF ThislPonnsylvania Produces More Than
Half-The Five Leading States Are All
East of the Mississippi-Drop in the
Prices OF the Product at the Mines.
WASHINGTON, u. C. Sept, 2. Thirty pei
cent Of the world production Of coal is mined in
the United States, and more than half the
total production of this country is mined in tho
single State OF Pennsylvania. In 1858 the Unit-i
States produced but Ia 33 per cent of the worlds
total, and Great Britain's output was more than
80 times that Of this country and more than half
the worlds total. The expansion Of our coal
mining industry is still going on. The report Of
the Geological Survey on coal production in tho
the United States in 1898. To be issued shortly
shows that there were mined 2l9. 974. 667 short
tons. an increase OF nearly.l0 per cent. or about
600 tons over the production of 1897. This
product was worth at the mines s20S. 600 $50 an
increase Of S8,l3l,672. All of the increase in
| value and nearly all the increase in tonnage was
in the production of bituminous coal the anthracite
mining industry having remained practically
| stationary. The worlds production of coal 10
estimated at 73l ,534 COZ short tons annually, 10
which Great Britain in 1893 contributed 226, 301,-
05S short tons and Germany 1929, 1856. The
United States thus ranks second as a coal produo-
ing country
Thirty States contribute to the coal product Of
the United States in 1893 Among these Penn
sylvanin stands first her average OF the total pro-
duct for twenty years being SIS per cent With
such record and possessing within her borders
the anthracite coal fields which yielded about 20
per cent OF the total product it is very improbable
that Pennsylvania will ever be suppanted as the
most important coal producer in the United States
Next in importance to Pennsylvania is Illinois,
whose product in 1893 was about per cent OF tho
total, while West irginia, third in Importance
contributed about per cent of the total Ohio.
fourth, produced about per cent. Next comes
Alabama with contribution equivalent TO about
per cent of the total 1t will BE- observed that
all Of these five leading States east of the Mis-
sissippi River, and all but one. Illinois, are in
cludcd in the Appalachian system. Among tho
States west Of the Mississippi River Iowa stands
first in tonnage mined Indiana, however in the
central field and Maryland, in the Appalachian,
We're both larger producers in 1893 than Iowa.
While Iowa leads in the production west Of tho
Mississippi River it stood eighth among all tho
coal producing States. Colorado is ninth.
The increasing output OF bitumnous coal and
the lrSscncd cost Of mining II. due to the use OF
machines, has brought about continuous fall in
tho price Of that product at the mines, and has
also compelled a reduction in the price of anthra
cite Nearly the entire increase in coal produce
ton in 1893 may be credited to the bituminous
industry, the production of anthracite showing
an increase vi ou' oo"""i 'onE 'o''s, anu 'ho
p'o'u'' oti''s worm 10 ,hc producers 5000
less 'hoi '''e S''E i's Sh"i'ei P'ouu'' III io'''
For the first time in ten years, says the report
of the Geological Survey, "the demand for btu
minous coal was up TO the supply, while at not in
frequent times during the year operators experien-
ced difficulty in filling their orders. In spite Of
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