Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHATE
ROCK IN 1901.

Tho year 1904 was a prosperous ons
for the producers of phosphate rock in
the United States, says D. Edmund Otis
Hovey of the United States geological
survey in report recently published on
the production of phosphate rock in 1905
Moro rock was mined than ever before
and better prices were obtained than
have been reported since 1898. Many
farmers report production and sales DUR
ing 1901, but tho bulk of the business was
carried on by IL comparatively small
number of large producers. Consoiida-
ton seems to be the order of the day.
The total quantity of phosphate rock
marked from the mines during 1894
amounted to 1,S4.l2s long tons. valued at
se.s7362j. an increase in quantity over
the output of 1909 of 292,s5a long tons and
sl.5ji,33l in value. The total quantity %
phosphate rock reported mined during
1901 was 1881 1863 long tons, as compared
with 1.iS,79) long tors. in 1al3. a stock
If 1874 long tons is reported as having
been on hand January ]. 1905. ON tho
ether hand. the sale of cs,2ij long tons Of
the quantity CT phosphate rock on hand
January l. 1905. is reported.
| Tho State of Florida continues to -b<
the largest producer of phosphate rock
| III the l fllt'u states. It's output forms
ing more than onc-half the total produc-
ton of the country. \ comparison Of
the production by varieties in that State
during 1902 and 1903 shows that there haf
tcen an increase of about % per cent il
| the output of hard rock. an increase Of
about IS por cent in that of land pebble,
and an increase of more than 43 per cent
in that of river pebble. The total mar.
kctpI DrOIlCtcJ of Florida phosphotr
was l,072?5l long tons, valued at s3,9743N
as compared witt, 500 1886 long. tons. valu.
ed at s2,9s6,;24. in 1903, which shows ak
average Increase in value per ton at thl
| mines from S.47 in 1903 to $50 in 1901
| Tho reports also show that 7o,si7 Iona
| tons of hard rock wore. mined but not
marketed. and that 57.51l long tons Of tho
stock carried over from previous years
were marketed in 1901. Hence the. total
quantity mined was l.0sS,oS7 long tons.
In South Carolina the diminution il
| production which has been shown by the
reports for the last five years has re.
ceivod a slight check. There was an in.
crease of II per cent in the production
of land rock, which more than made good
the continued decline in river rock. The
total production of South Carolina phos-
phate rock in 1904 was go, SOC long tons,
valued at SN6l,3Ii. aS compared with 25S.-
so long tons. valued at s7S3S0S. in 1893.
distributed as follows: Land rock, c5S 500
long tons. valued at ssSol17, as compared
with 233.540 long tons, valued at S72l 30S:
river rock 1900 long tons. valued at ss1.-
go. in 1901. as compared with 5000 long
tons, valued at $4,000, in 1903.
Tennessee showed IN 1904 tho largest
marketed output since the beginning OF
| the industry. eleven years ago. The mar
keted production OF the State for 1904 was
81 long tons. valued at s., 08I, Soi. as
compared with 4GNy3 long tons. valued
ut Sl.543.G7, in 1909. The increase in aver
age value at the mines was from s33l
Il long ton in 1907 to s3.N a long ton in
1904.
Pennsylvania Is the only other State
that reported production OF phos-
phatc during 1901. 1t reported but 100
long tons. valued at 500.
| The imports Of fertilizers during tho
year had a total value of s1.32i1SS.
These included S1,127 long tons OF
Guano. valued at sEs,7O2 and 1874. Aga long
tons Of crude phosphates and other sub
stances used for fortlizing purposes and
valued at sS25.iS7