Arizona republican., 1906-02-19
GOAL TRADE
 OF AMERICA
The First Producer, The
 Third Exporter
Some Facts Concerning This COun. try's Limited Area of Distribution in Comparison With Britain.

w dSIllllSlOH. CD. lS--ENpOrJS or coal and coke from the United States in the calendar year 1905 aggregated over 31 million dollars in value against a little more than II mill lion dollars in 1895, de- cade earlier. The United States now first rank as a producer of that article The United Kingdom and Germany ara larger exporters of coal than the Unit ed States, but the growth in our coal exports in recent years has been more rapid proportionately than that of oth- CT countries and suggests still further possibilities in the distribution to other parts of the world of our supplies of this article. which far exceed those of any European country, or probably any country of the world. except China whose coal fields are as yet undevelop- ed. Exports of coal, exclusive of coke, from the United Kingdom in 1904 were 46 million tons, against a little less than 32 million tons in 1894, and from Germany in 1904 were about IS mill lion tons, against approximately 10 million tons in 1894 The United States, as above indicated, ranks next with g million tons in 1905,' against a little less than millions in 1895. Bel gium ranks next as a coal exporter with million tons in 1904, against a little less than 1-2 million tons in 1894 Japan follows Belgium in rank as coal-exporting country with a lit tie less than 3 million tons in 1904, against 1 1-4 millions in 1894. From the Australian commonwealth the eX- ports of coal in 1904 were a little over 1-2 million tons; from Canada. about 1-2 million tons; from France, in the same year. l million tons, and from Austria Hungary a little less than l million tons Many of these countries, however. while they export certain quantities of coal, are large importers of that article. Germany, for ex- ample. while exporting about IS mil lion tons imported in 1904 about million 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 quan- titles. though her imports of coal dur ing 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 its way to other parts of the world. Of the S3l.215.62S value of coal and coke eX- ported from the United States in 19O5' as shown by the department of com uerce and labor through it's bureau of statistics. I7.S67,964 was bituminous coal. S11.1O4,654 anthracite coal, and S2.243.O10 coke Of the IS million dol lars worth of bituminous coal export ed last s-ear Il 1-2 millions value went to British North America, and Of the II million dollars worth Of anthracite coal exported nearly all went to Bri- tish North America, the total to other parts of the world being less than S20O 600. Mexico is the next largest customer for American coal, the value of coal exported to that country in 1905 being a little less than million dollars and practically all of it bitum- inous, the value of anthracite being but sS49S Cuba is next in import ance as a consumer of American coal, the value exported to that island in 1905 being. of bituminOus, $l,4S1.I16' and of anthracite $121,117. Other West Indian islands took a little over SSOO,- OOO worth. almost exclusively bitum- fnous. The shipments to Europe in 1905 were S30S,624 in value, distrlout- ed as follows: To Italy, S1SASSS; to France, $12.7O0; to Germany, SS,4SS' to Belgium. S4.926; and to other Europe $g4, ,176. Comparing conditions Tn l9Vo with those of 1895, it may be said that
 
 British North America of bituminous and anthracite coal combined were. in 1895 but million tons, against nearly millions in 1905; to Mexico, 1O4 thousand tons. against 927,170 in 19O7; and to Cuba. in 1895, 34S thousand tons. against 564,SS5 tons in 19O5. TO Porto Rico tke shipments in 1895 were 34 thousand tons and in 1905, 63,l5S tons.
 The comparatively limited area or distribution of American coal export ed. confined as it is almost exclusive l,, to the adjacent countries Of Can ada. Mexico, and Cuba, suggests an inouirv as to the area of distribution of the large quantities of coal export ed from the United Kingdom, quan- titv about five times as great as that exported from the United States and valued at 12O million dollars. Of the | 47 million tons of coal exported from | the United Kingdom in 1905, asl'te from that furnished to steamers engag- ! ed in the foreign trade 1-2 millions speaking in round terms, went to Ger many. 6 1-2 millions to France, about 1 an equal quantity to Italy, a little over millions to Spain, 1-4 millions | to Egypt, d little less than ? millions | to Netherlands, 1 3-4 millions to Ar Gentina. 1 million to Brazil, half mil- | lion to Chile, and third of million l tons to Uruguay
 It is proper to add that the above figures relating to coal exports do not include coal supplied to vessels en- gagged in the foreign trade, which in the case of the United Kingdom amounted in 1905 to over IT million | tons and in the case of the United States to about 5 million tons.
 The coal production in the principal coal producing countries of the world was in 1904. the latest available year, as follows: United States, 314,563.OOo tons; the United Kingdom. 232, 42S,O0O France taoishrdlutaoinshrdl tons: Germany, 1S,907 900 tons;
 France. g .000 tons Belgium, 23.- 135.OOO tons and Japan 9,7O1.6S2 ton9 the quantities in each case being long