The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
SOFT COAL OUTPUT
FARBELOWN NORMAL
FOR FALL SEASON
Now 1870 Under 1914
Rate, and $40 Less
Than Last Year.
DECLINE IN EXPORTS
British Coal Now Affects
Trade-Anthracite Pro-
duction Gains.

Production Of soft coal appears to
have found a level for the time
being at about 7,75o,o0o tons q
week. The total output during the
week ended August 27 is estimated
at 1885, 900 net tons, as against
7,771,0oO and 7,713.ooo tons in the
weeks Of August .l3 and 20. respec-
lively:
Preliminary reports indicate no
great change during the last week.
Stationary production at this sea-
son of the year is exceptional. The
normal trend is upward and fairly
steady from April to November, ac-
cording to the Geological Survey.
The average daily production for
the month up to August 81 was
l.2ss, 900 Tons, much below the Au-
gust rate in any recent year. Thus,
in August. 1920, the daily average
Was l.s4s,0o0 tons. Even in Au7
gust, 1914; a time Of Industrial de-
preston. It was l,452.oo0 tons. Cur
rent production IA thus IL per cent
below the 1914 rate and 81 per cent
below the 1920 rate.
Comparison by Years.
Production of soft coal during the
first 202 working days OF the past
five years. the period over which
records of weekly output extend,
have been as follows:
Years Of activity: 1917. S5s.o6o.
900; 1918, 3s4,3sS,ooo; 1920. 3iS,-
2es.OoO.
Years of depression: 1919. 2s4,-
$4,000; 1921, 257o73oo0.
1t will be seen that the year 1921
is in round numbers 100000 tons
behind 1919. $4,000. 900 tons behind
1920, and about li5,00O,000 tons be-
hind the average Of the war years
, Compared with the average of all
four years IL is SS,000.o0 tons be-
hind.
Production Of anthracite during
the week ending August 81 recov-
cred promptly from the temporary
decrease in the week before. As
reported by the nine principal an
thracite carriers. shipments were
S6.lss cars. against 29,243 cars in
the holiday week preceding From
these shipments. the total output
including colliery fuel. local sales
! etc. is estimated at l,ss3,ooO net
tons. Compared with production
during the week ending August 10
the most recent week of full-time
! operation. this was an increase OF
l2l.000 tons.
Production Of beehive coke de.
clined in the week ending Angus,
-. The output is estimated a,
$1,000 net tons. The ConneIIsville
Courier states that production in
the Connellsville region was 3.S6C
tons against $3.50 tons in the week
ending August 90. the decreas.
being caused by strikes at the ovens
OF one of the largest independent
producers. Cumulative production
during 1921 has now reached 3,776,.
600 net tons, against 1865, 900 tons
| in 1920.
MoNemest 10 New England,
The all-rail movement of sof,
coal to New England declined dur.
ing the week ending August %
when, according to American Rail.
way Association reports, 2,670 car.
were forwarded over the Hudson
Compared with the week before
| this was decrease Of 3l2 cars
! Anthracite shipments totaled AZ;
cars against 2.46o cars in the pre
/ ceding week.
The extent of the depression ir
export business which began win
the settlement of the British miners
strike, may be measured by report.
from the three coal exchanges a,
Hampton Roads, which handle b,
for the greater part of the overseas
exports of bituminous coal. Tht
total dumped during the week end.
ing August 81 was S3,S2s nef tons
and was but 1876 per cent Of tbt
average weekly rate attained IN
June when foreign demand was a,
ITS height. or the total dumpInrs
fs'oaS tons were for exports and
4o.SSo for foreign bunkers.