The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-23
COAL MOVEMENTS DURING
The FIRST QUARTER OF 1912

An unusual increase in the volume
Of coal traffic has been reported dur.
ing the first three months of the pres.
ent calendar year, according to a
publication just issued by the Blu
reau OF Statistics of the Department
of Commerce and Labor.
Eastern Movement
The shipment Of anthracite coal
flo eastern producing territory IS
reported to the bureau during the
three months of January, February
and March, 1912, 1S,209,351 tons, OK.
ceeded the shipments during any three
months period in the past decade.
Over 25 per cent of the total shipped,
namely, 4,73S,476 long tons, was
handled in and around New York City
for shipment to New York proper and
other Atlantic ports. Coastwise ship.
ments from Philadelphia during the
first three months of the year totaled
s39,S55 long tons, while similar ship.
ments reported from Baltimore we've
GILT long tons. The shipments OF
anthracite coal during the month OF
March, 1912, from eastern producing
territory were likewise greater than
those Of any previous month, and 81
per cent greater than the March ship.
ments in 1911.
The bituminous coal movement in
the East during the first quarter OF
the present year as reported by eleven
leading roads amounted to 36,s1S,505
short tons, as compared with 29,OlS,.
ia short tons during the first quarter
Of 1911, 31.773,043 short tons during
the same period in 1910 and 23,701, 1863
short tons in 1909. The coastwise
shipments fro mthe five principal At.
lantic seaports amounted to 6,563,411
long tens during the first quarter OF
1912, as compared with 6,4S0,41S long
tons during the same period in 1871
and 6,307, 403 long tons in 1910. OF
the total coastwise shipments for the
first quarter Of 1912. 2,S41,152 long
tons were shipped from New York.
92S,307 long tons from Philadelphia.
S91 ,456 long tons from Baltimore,
677,133 long tons from Newport News
and 1,225,363 long tons from Norfolk.
The figures for New York and Nor.
folk show marked increase when
compared with the same period in
1911 and Newport News shows a
slight increase, while Philadelphia
and Baltimore each show a decrease
in the coastwise shipments Of coal
from those ports.
River Movement
The river movement of coal, on tho
other hand, shows much sma!le"
volume during the first three months
OF 1912 than during the corresponding
period in 1911. The shipments by way
OF the Mouongahela river during that
period in 1912, 2,105,610 short tons
were much smaller than during the
same period in 1911, namely, 2,9SS,513
short tons. decided decrease is also
noted in the coal movement by way
of Davis Island Dam, namely, 3l5.2iS
short tons in the first quarter of 1912,
during the same period in 1911; by
way of the canal and falls of the OHIO
river at Louisville from 6i2,02S shors
tons in 1911 to 304,S44 short tons In
1912; and by way of the Kanawha river
from 40S,7S0 short tons in 1912 u
257,540 short tons in 1911. The river
movement during the month OF March,
1912, taken as whole, however,
shows slight Increase when compar-
ed with the movement in March Of
the preceding year. The falling off
in the January and February ri Ter
movement of coal is probably due to
the severe winter which caused a
longer and more extensive suspension
OF river navigation than usual.
Exports and Imports
The exports of coal, while consttpt
ing but a small part of the CONNER.
cial coal product. show a material
increase during the first three months
o: the present year, namely, from
2,l74,12l long tons in 1911 TO 2,S36,'
Ola long tons in 1912 in the case CT
bituminous, and from 6OS,29l long