Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-10
PRODUCTION OF COKE
EXCEEDED THAT OF ANY YEAR
IN OUR HISTORY.
It Amounted Last Year to 81, 4o1 $50
Short neutrality-suspicious. Facih-
ties Were insufficient.

The production of coke In the Oni'eo
States in 1902. according to the report no"
in press prepared by Mr.. f. w. Farhei
for the geological survey, exceeded tnat VI
any year in our history. The proouce'
which included the output from retort VI
by-product ovens, amounted last year "
q, 4O1, 100 short tons. as compared WIN
q. 795 1888 short tons in 1901. and Win w.
53S 349 tons in 1900. The increase IN ioo@
over 1901 amounted to 3,605,S4 short tons,
or 1875 per cent, and this increase "ouio
have been much larger had the transports
ton facilities been commensurate with inc
demand for coke and with the productive
capacity of the ovens.
Highest Price.
The unprecedented production of coke in
1902 was accompanied by an increase Oh
vaIue which was even more worthy or
rote. The average price per ton at the
ovens was the highest recorded in a period
of twenty three years, and the total value
reached the high figure of $685. 339, l61, an
increase over the preceding year Oh S1o'
1913. pa or 42.5 per cent The Value Oh l!e
coal used in the manufacture Oh cohe , ~
1902 exceeded that of 1901 by $I,s2zooa,
,ho,,s- a.. =. nnnears that the value OF inc
in its production. In 1901 tha HIT over anu
obtained for Connellsville furnace coke was
s4.25. which was paid in March and April
Of that year. In September and October of
1902, while contract coke was nominally
quoted at 81 per ton, consumers were pay
ing from SO to $12 per ton for prompt de-
livery. and as much as SIS per ton was re-
ported.
During 1902 there were So. O69 coke ovens
In existence in the United States. as COM
pared with 63, 951 ovens in 1901. OF these
60 .069 ovens u. 124 were active and pro-
duced an average of 1884 tons per oven.
vol, ,daS 4 hxr-
product recovery ovens, which produced
1,403, 5SS tons of coke, an average OF S44
tons Of coke per oven
Pennsylvania Leads.
In the order of production Pennsylvania
ranked first with 16. 497 80 short tons, an
increase over 1901 of 2,141993 tons; Ala
bama came second. with 2,552, 248 short
tons, an increase Of 400. 1886 tons; West vir-
ginia. third. with 2516,505 short tons. an
increase of 232. sos short tons; Virginia
fourth, with 1124,572 short tons, an in
crease of 217. 442 short tons; Colorado fifth.
with 1,0O3, 1893 short tons, an increase of
$4,000 tons-the percentages of increase
for these states being Pennsylvania. 80;
Alabama. 1877; West Virginia. 1919; Vir-
ginia, 1897; Colorado. 49.47.
The quantity of coal used in 1902 to pro-
duce p, 4O1 100 short tons of coke was &c..
6O4 GOT short tons, as compared with "a
2O7 1856 short tons used to produce q. 795, SS3
tons of coke in 1901. an increase OF $780,
042 short tons Of coal in 1902 over 1901. The
value Of the coal consumed increased from
S31, 37S, 631 to $50 301 .194. In 1901 the value
of the coal used in making a ton of coke
was $144, and the average price per ton
for the coke, produced was $2.04, differ
ence Of go cents on each ton In 1902 the
value of the coal used In making a ton Of
coke was $1.54. and the average price per
ton of coke was $2.49, a difference Of 90
cents on each ton of coke.
The quantity of coke imported into the
United States in 1902 amounted to 14O, 4SS
short tons, valued at S423, 775, as compared
with 72,727 short tons, valued at $3.50, OTIS,
In 1901 The exports of coke in 1902 amount
ed to 439 $50 short tons, valued at 81 1855 1SS
as compared with 43O. 45O short tons, val
ued at 81 561, S9S In 100. L.