Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-17
AMERICAN COAL EXPORTS.

Exports on coal and coke from the
United States in the calendar year
1905 aggregated over $31, ,000,0 900 in
value, against a little more than
$11, 100000, 900 in 1864 decade earlier.
rank among the nations as an export
er of coal, although she holds first
rank as a producer Of that article. The
United Kingdom and Germany are
larger exporters of coal than the
United States, but the growth in our
coal exports in recent years has been
more rapid proportionately than that
of other countries and suggests still
further possibilities in the distribution
to other parts of the world of our sup
plies Of this article, which far exceed
those of any European country, or
probably any country of the world, ex-
cept China, whose coal fields are as
yet undeveloped Exports Of coal, ex-
elusive of coke, from the United King
dom in 1904 We're 46,000,000 tons,
against little less than 32,000,000
tons in 1894 and from Germany, in
1904 were about 100000 tons,
against approximately 100000 tons
in 1894. The United States as above
Indicated, ranks next with 100000
tons In 1905, against little less than
100000 in 1895. Belgium ranks next
as coal exporter with 100000 tons
in 1904 against little less than A.
100000 tons in 1894 Japan follows
Belgium in rank as coal exporting
country with a little less than 3.000,-
900 tons in 1904, against 100000 in
1894. From the Australian Common
wealth, the exports of coal In 1904
were a little over 100000 tons; from
Canada, about 100000 tons; from
France, in the same year, 100000
tons and from Austria-Hungary lit
tie less than 100000 tons. Many of
these countries, however, while they
export certain quantities Of coal are
large importers of that article. Ger
many, for example, while exporting
about 100000 tons, imported in 1904
about 100000 tons, while Belgium's
imports Of coal are over one-half as
great as her exports Of that article.
Japan in normal years imports but
small quantities, though her imports
of coal during recent years have been
very large, being especially for the use
of her war vessels.
The coal exported from the United
States goes chiefly to the nearby coun-
tries, but is beginning to find it's way
to other parts of the world. OF the
s31,215,62S value Of coal and coke ex-
ported from the United States in 1905
as shown by the department of COM
merce and labor through it's bureau OF
statistics, s17S67,964 was bituminous
coal, S11,104,654 anthracite coal and
S2,243,010 coke. OF the $18,000,000
worth of bituminous coal exported last
year, 100000 value went to British
North America and Of the $11, 100000
worth Of anthracite coal exported near
ly all went to British North America,
the total to other parts Of the world
being less than 100000. Mexico is
the next largest customer for Ameri-
can coal, the value of coal exported to
that country in 1905, being little less
than $3,000,000 and practically all of
lit bituminous, the value Of anthracite
being but, $S,49s Cuba is next in Inn
portance as consumer of American
coal. the value exported to that island
in 1905 being. Of bituminous, $1,487,-
776, and of anthracite, SPLIT. Other
w est luuldu lSlduuS IOOk o. 1lIIlS OSSl
100000 worth, almost exclusively BIZ
luminous The shipments to Europe
in 1905 were s3Os,624, in value, distrib-
uted as follows: To Italy, $1S7,339; to
France, $12,70O; to Germany, $9,4S3;
to Belgium. s4,926; and to other Eu-
rope. $94,176 Comparing conditions
in 1905 it may be said that the exports
from the United States to British
North America Of bituminous and an
thracite coal combined, we're in 1895,
but 100000 tons, against nearly q
100000 in 1905; to Mexico, 100000
tons against 927,170 in 1905; and to
Cuba, in 1895, 34S,0O0 tons, against
564,385 tons in 1905 To Porto Rico,
the shipments in 1895 were $4,000 tons
and in 1905, SO, 1873 tons.
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THE CHINESE INVESTIGATORS.
If the newspaper reports of the tour
of the Chinese imperial commission