The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-01
PETROLEUM OUTPUT
IN THE YEAR 1916
A RECORD BREAKER
Quantity Produced and Mar.
keted, 2o2, 500, 600 Barrels, Elk.
ceeding by 4 Per Cent the Quan.
tity Turned Out in 1916.
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washington. D.. g.. Jan. i.-Preiimi-
nary estimates by John ID. Northrop,
Of the United states geological survey.
department OF the Interior. Indicate
that the quantity Of crude petroleum
produced and marketed In the oil
fields OF the United states in 1916 was
292 S0O.0 900 harels. This quantity IL
greater BY Z per ccnt than the cor
responding output in 1ei5. which
reached the mountaineering total Of
PSI, l1i.10i barrels. Mr.. Northrop ea-
Inmates that SO per cent Of the 1916
total came from the Oklahoma-Kan
sas field, 80 per cent from California.
and me remaining 80 per cent from
the Appalachian, Lima-tndiana. H.
lInois. North Texas. North Louisiana,
Gulf coast, and Rocky Mountain fields.
I,ceord breaker for Coke.
The coke output Of the United states
broke all records IN 1915. More than
81 1000 600 ton Of beehive coke was
manufactured, an %inCreasc Of over q
per cent compared with 1915. and
300. 600 tons more than the record
breaking total IN 1910. By-product
coke amounted Ia 10, goo. Og0 tons, an
increase 81 more than 5000. 900 tons.
or 80 percent compared with 1915. Tho
total coke production. according 20
estimates prepared by g. u. bcshcr.
OF the United states geological SUR
voy. department Of the interior. was
543O0.o0o toms AN increase over 1915
OF ~, tUo.O0o tons, or 80 por cent, and
over t9i3 Of 5000, 600 tons
Greatest Coal Production.
Coal production records were smash
. Ht |# NU#I U..L.N. NI. .Agt.a.U sY.a
around 5gT.50n.UO tons, compared
VITA $40. 00Oo. 600 tons. the previous
high record established IN 1913. The
quantity at uituminous coal mined
wa. SOC. 600. 000 tons. an increase COM
pared with 1915 oI GG.50O.p 900 tons. or
o. per cent according to estimates by
g. w. lcsEor Of the United States
sociological survey. department Of tho
interior. The quantity Of Pennsylvania
anthracite was about N2.3t2.U0O ne:
tons. "a decrease OF 500 OVU tons.
shipments OF Cement Break Records.
shipments Of Portland cement in
the United states in 1916 approxi-
mated % jON.u00 barrels. an Increase
over 1913 ~ moro than gis million
barrels tho heaviest shipments I'm the
history oi the industry. Production.
while IL cid not keep pace with ship
ueutt, reached % total Of about 81
+ 49, GOO barrels, an increase OF more
than . million barrels over 1913. while
stocks fell ub more than 3 million
barrels, according 20 estimates hy
Ernest r. Bughayd of the United
States geological survey, department
~ the interior Prices averaged
higher and trade conditions were gem
orally hotter than in 1913. and the out
look Tor 1917 is reported as good
Heavy Increase IN Quicksil,cr
The domestic output OF quicksilver
IN 1916, according 10 preliminary cs-
tm1tes nf II. - McCaskcy. OF tho
United States geological survey. de-
partucnt OF the iuttrior wa .S.94c
TASKS. valued at the estimated san
Francisco average price 81 {l2j.gu q
flask. at S3G43.NQU. This was the
greatcst output in quantity since 1904
and not only the greatest iu value
since 1875, but, excepting the value II
'Si,22S,53A Tor that year, was the great
est I'm the history ~ tho Industry,
which dates back o. 1850 The Figures
FOR 1916 show an increase over 1915
iof 3 Nper cent IN quantity and 9i
: per cen in value.
Tho more detailed New Years state
W,ut ~ the quicksilver production i'm
1916. which viii be given out by the
geological survey, indicates notable
" tiyity iu mining I'M California. Texas,
Nevada. oregon and Washington. duc
tu the highest prices for tn, motpl
ever offered aud the best market in
many years.