The Washington herald., 1921-02-21
EXPORT OF COAL
SHOWS ENORMOUS
GROWTH in 1920
Total Shipments for Past
Year Aggregate
A32, ,0OO,0 900.
EXPORT PRICE GAIN
Bituminous Increase an I'm
portant Factor in Growth
OF Total Value.
EXPORT PRICE GAIN

Coal exports from the Dniteo
States in 1890 were s432.ooo. 900 in
value against slss.ooo,ooo in 1919
and $s2,ooo,o00 in the year before
the war-the calendar year 1913.
These figures, says a statement by
the National City Bank Of New
York, include the anthracite and BIZ
luminous coal exported to all parts
OF the world plus the bunker coal
supplied at our own ports to ves-
sells engaged In the foreign trade.
The value OF bituminous coal sent
to foreign countries in 1920 was
S3ot.ooo,0oe against $4,000. 900 in the
calendar year 1919. and S45,ooo,o0o
In the year preceding the war. An
thracite exports were valued In 1920
at 46.oo0.oo0 against s37,ooo.ooo in
1919. and s22.o0o.0o in the year be-
fore the war. and bunker coal sup
piled to vessels engaged in foreign
trade in 1890 was valued at ss2. 2.000,-
900 against S4S,oo0.ooo in 1919, and
25,ooo,ooo in 1913.
Great Gain ProportionsteIy.
These figures. adds the banks
statement, are those of values
merely, and show a much greater
growth proportionately than do
those of quantity, in which, how
ever. the gain Is very large. The
quantity of bituminous coal ex-
ported in 1890 was. in round terms,
34,00o.0oo tons against 100000 in
1919. and 100000 in 1913. An
thracite coal shows very little
change, while the quantity supplied
to vessels engaged in foreign trade
shows slight gain, the quantity in
1920 being s,362.0o0 tons against T.
$4,000 in 1919, and 7,7o0, 900 in 1913.
The big increase in quantity oc-
CURED in bituminous coal sent to
foreign countries which was, stated
in exact terms, 34,3s0,254 tons in
1920 against 17,s69.514 in 1919, and
l7,sss,757 in 1918.
Increase I'm Export Prices.
The increase in export prices,
especially of bituminous coal. has
been a very important factor in the
large increase in total value. for the
average export price of the bitumin-
Gus coal sent to foreign countries
was in 1920. $s.S5 per ton against
1866 per ton in 1919, and S2.53 in
1913. The average price of the coal
supplied to foreign vessels for
bunker purposes in 1920 was sssI
per ton against se.57 in 1913. An
thracite exports of 1920 averaged
1914 per ton against ss25 per ton
in 1919 and S5.24 per ton in 1918.
Even these flgures Of increase in
our own EXPORT prices of coal are
far less than those of Great Brit
ain. whose coal exports in the CAL
encar year of 1920 averaged slS.45
per ton against 1886 per ton in
1913.
Nations Mainly Responsible.
These big increases in quantity
exported in 1920 as COMPARED with
1919 occurred especially in the ship
ment to Europe and South America.
70 France the eNrors of 1890 were
3.646.0oo tons. valued at S42,4l5. 600
against less than S1,000.o00 worth
In 1918. and $4,000 worth in
1918. To Italy the total for 1920
was 2,SS7,oea tons. valued at s3l.-
100000 against $4,000 tons. val
ued at s5.ess.0o0 in 1919. while there
were equally large gains in the
Shipment to Netherlands, Sweden.
and Switzerland. To Cuba, which
Is large purchaser of American
coal, the quantity shows an increase
or about 33 per cent, while the
value more than doubled: to Argen-
tina the quantity exported was l.
IlS,OO0 tons. valued at s2o.l57 600
against $4,000 tons. valued at So
931,OOG last year; and to Brazil in
1920, s65,o00 tons. valued at SlO,-
$4,000. against $4,000 tons. valued
at sS.S01.0 900 in 1913. To Canada,
a large purchaser of our
coal, the quantity exported in 1920
was 14.4S3,G00 tons, valued at sS6,-
sO4 600 against 1e.e70.000 tons, val
red at $4,000 900 in 1919.