Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
INTERNATIONAL COAL
 TRADE OF THE WORLD
interesting Figures Regarding Producs
 ton and Exports

The proposed reduction in exporta- tion of coal from the United States suggested by Dr. Garfield, will prob- ably not affect the rank of the United States as a coal exporting country. A compilation by the National City Bank of New York shows that the United States now holds second rank as a coal exporter, though far behind Great Britain.
 Exports of coal from Great Britain in 1913 were sS million tons against 40 millions from Germany and 29 millions from the United States, these figures including in all cases the bunker coal" supplied to vessels en- gagged in foreign trade; in 1916 Great Britain 52 million tons; U. s. 31 million tons.
 Great Britain, Germany and the United States have supplied for many years the bulk of the coal entering international trade. The total amount of coal passing out of the coal pro- ducing countries of the world in 1913 was about 200 million tons, of which 40 millions was bunker coal" supplied to vesses engaged in international trade for their use on the oceans, while a considerable percentage of that recorded as exports" went to the worlds coaling stations where it is supplied to steamers. The coal burned by steam vessels on the oceans aggregates in normal times about S250,900 000 S year in value out of a total of nearly s706,00D, 900 worth passing out of the coal producing l countries of the world
 The principal coal exports of the | world in 1913, including that used for | bunker purposes, were Great Britain l | United States go millions, Austria I Hungary millions, Belgium and Cam ada about 5 1-2 millions each, Meth l erlands less than millions, Japan nearly millions, British South Affi- ca 2 1-2 millions and Australia 2 millions. ; 1 The fact that comparatively small number of countries outside of Europe and the United States have any. con- 1 siderable coal for exportation has com 1 pelied shipping interests to establish I many coalfng stations in all parts of i the world, but especially in the Orient, and the tropics off the coast of South | America and Southerne Africa. Tn most important of the coaling stations 1 aside from those of Europe are at AL l giers Port Said, Alden. Colombo, Cey- lon, Singapore, Hong Kong, Moji and Yokohama, Japan; Montevideo and Valparaiso in South America; Durban South Africa; Sydney and Melbourne,
 Australia; and Wellington, New zea-
 land. The United States Government
 has established since the opening ot the Panama Canal one of the most im- 1 portai1t coaling stations of the world with large supplies of coal in stock
 and the most modern facilities for
 transferring coal to vessels.
 Much of this 200 million tons of coal
 exported by the coal producing coun.
 territories and a smaller quantity thar 1 might be supposed over-sea. in the
 case of Great Britain for instance
 which, as already indicated, exported
 in 1913 over 90 million tons of coal in- eludiig that for bunker purposes
 about 13 millions went to France. 1(
 millions to Italy, millions to Ger
 many. In fact, about two- thirds of the coal exported from Great Britain ir 1918, the latest normal year. went te
 European countries and the remainder
 chiefly to the great coaling stations oi
 the world. In ti1es case of the United States also large proportion of the
 coal exported goes to adjacent coun- f tries. Of the s2 million tons of ooa
 passing out of the United States in the
 
 70 Canada, while another millions
 passed into the bunkers of vessels
 engaged in, foreign trade. This is IT 1-2 millions exported to Canada is the largest in the history of our trade with that country, and is valued a s5S,8o0,000, about ene-fourth of thu l quantity being anthracite Italy rank. second in the list Of countries to wf1ief we export the total to Italy in 1911
 being nearly million, tons. Cubs ranks third, the exports. to that islant being about 1-2 million tons in 1917 Panama about one.half million tons
 most of which, however, is for tn coaling station at that point, Argen tina and Brazil about three-fourths. 0
 million tons each. and Uruguay 10 thousand tons. The quantity Of coa exported from the United States il
 1917 was larger in both quantity an value than in any earlier year in tn trade the total quantity being abou 32 million tons. including bunker coa
 and the total value $113 000. .000.
 In 1915, the year preceding the wal | the quantity .6f coal exported froI
 the United States including that fo bunker purposes was 2S million ton
 valued at s89 DOC, 900. To Sout America the total exports of coal i
 1917 were nearly million tons agains less than half million in 1913. Tn value of coal and coke sent out of tn ' United States since the beginning (
 1900 exceeds s1,060, 0t0, ,000
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