Iron and steel, iron ore, and coal statistics for the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, and Belgium

IRON AND STEEL, IRON ORE, AND COAL STATISTICS TO THE END OF 1190?. COMPLIMENTS OF THE AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL PHILADELPHIA. IRON AND STEEL, IRON ORE, AND COAL STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM. REVISED TO THE END OF 1901. BY JAMES M. SWANK, // General Manager of The American Iron and Steel Association. * * n !* <9 > % M > 1 > , > t> 0**0.; > •> > > > )^ > > J)0 9 9 * * 5 t > O 3 i >) > * )) J f ) PHILADELPHIA : The American Iron and Steel Association, No. 261 South Fourth Street. 1902. PRESS OF ALLEN, LANE <* SCOTT, PHILADELPHIA. P. Author* $Je'03 « c c < \ * V ( t V ’ C c c t i * c. c ( i C c < l c etc « « « * « t I « 4 ( ( tec t C * f 4 Cite « • CONTENTS. PAGE Production of Coal in the United States. . 5, 6 Production of Coke in the United States . 6, 7 Shipments of Connellsville Coke . 7 Shipments of Pocahontas Flat Top Coke . 8 Production of Iron Ore in the United States . 8 Production of Cornwall Iron Ore . 9 Shipments of Lake Superior Iron Ore . 9, 10 Imports of Iron Ore into the United States . . 10, 11 Shipments of Iron Ore from Cuba . . 11, 12 Production of Pig Iron in the United States . 13 Production of Bessemer Steel in the United States . 14 Production of Open-Hearth Steel in the United States, 14 Total Production of Steel in the United States . 15 Production and Prices of Bessemer Steel Rails in the United States . . . . 15, 16 Production of Pig Iron in Great Britain . 17 Production of Coal in Great Britain . . 18 Production of Iron Ore in Great Britain . 18, 19 Production of Bessemer Steel Ingots in Great Britain 19, 20 Production of Open-Hearth Ingots in Great Britain ... 20 Total Production of Steel in Great Britain . . 21 Production of Iron Ore in Germany . 21, 22 Production of Pig Iron in Germany . 22, 23 Production of Coal and Lignite in Germany . 23, 24 Production of Finished Steel in Germany . 24, 25 Production of Iron Ore in France . 25, 26 Production of Finished Steel in France . 26, 27 Production of Bessemer and Open-Hearth Steel Ingots in France . . 27 Production of Coal and Lignite in France . 28 Production of Iron Ore in Algeria . . 28, 29 Production of Pig Iron in France . . ....'. . 29 Production of Iron Ore in Belgium . 30 Production of Pig Iron in Belgium . 30, 31 Production of Steel Ingots in Belgium . 31 Production of Finished Steel in Belgium . 31, 32 Production of Coal in Belgium . 32 This compilation of Iron and Steel , Iron Ore, and Coal statistics for the United States and four European countries is presented to the members of the American Iron and Steel Association as a souvenir of the com¬ pletion at the date given below of my thirty years of continuous service first as Secretary and afterwards as General Manager of the Association. j. m. S. Philadelphia, December 31, 1902. IRON AND STEEL, IRON ORE, AND COAL STATISTICS TO 1901. We present herewith to the members of the Ameri¬ can Iron and Steel Association complete statistics of the production of iron and steel, iron ore, and coal in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, and Belgium to the close of 1901, and also the production of iron ore in Algeria, beginning in most cases as far back as authentic statistics are available. We also add for the United States statistics of the production of coke to the close of 1901 and of the shipments of Connellsville and Pocahontas Flat Top coke; also statistics of the ship¬ ments of Lake Superior iron ore and of Cuban iron ore to the same date; also complete statistics of the imports of iron ore into the United States to the close of 1901. Production of Coal in the United States. The following table gives the production of all kinds of coal in the United States in gross tons in the census years 1870 and 1880, ending on the 31st day of May of each year; in the census year 1889, ending on the 31st day of December of that year ; and in the calendar years from 1881 to 1888 and from 1890 to 1901. Authentic statistics for earlier years are not available. Credit is due to the Census Bureau for the statistics for census years and to the Division of Mining and Min¬ eral Resources of the United States Geological Survey for the statistics for other years. 6 Years. Pennsylvania anthracite. Bituminous and all other. Total. Gross tons. 1870 . 13,973,460 15,369,120 29,342,580 1880. . 25,572,160 38,250,670 63,822,830 1881 . 28,500,016 48,365,341 76,865,357 1882 . 31,358,264 60,861,190 92,219,454 1883 . 34,336,469 68, 531,500 102,867,969 1884 . 33,175,756 73,730,539 106,906,295 1885 . 34,228,548 64,840,668 99,069,216 1886 . 34,853,0 77 66,646,947 101,500,024 1887 . 37,578,747 79,073,227 116,651,974 1888 . 41,624,611 91,107,002 132,731,613 1889 . 40,665,152 85, 432,717 126,097,869 1890 . 41,489,858 99,377,073 140,866,931 1891 . 45,236,992 105,268,962 150,505,954 1892 . 46,850,450 113,264,792 160,115,242 1893 . 48,185,306 114,629,671 162,814,977 1894 . 46,358,144 106,089,647 152,447,791 1895 . 51,785,122 120,641,244 172,426,366 1896 . 48,523,287 122,893,103 171,416,390 1897 . 46,974,714 131,794,630 178,769,344 1898 . 47,663,075 148,742,878 196,405,953 1899 . 53,944,647 172,608,917 226,553,564 1900 . 51,221,353 189,566,885 240,788,238 1901 . 60,242,560 201,631,115 261,873,675 The maximum production of both anthracite and bituminous coal was attained in 1901. Production of Coke in the United States. The following table, compiled from the reports of the United States Geological Survey, gives the total production of coke in the United States from 1880 to 1901, in net tons of 2,000 pounds. 7 Years. Net tons. Years. Net tons. Years. Net tons. 1880.... 3,338,300 1888.. 8,540,030 1896.. 11,788,773 1881... 4,113,760 1889.. 10,258,022 1897.. 13,288,984 1882.... 4,793,321 1890.. 11,508,021 1898.. 16,047,209 1883.... 5,464,721 1891.. 10,352,688 1899.. 19,668,569 1884.... 4,873,805 1892.. 12,010,829 1900.. 20,533,348 1885.... 5,106,696 1893.. 9,477,580 1901.. 21,795,883 1886.... 6,845,369 1894.. 9,203,632 1887.... 7,611,705 1895. 13,333,714 : The maximum production of coke in the Unit¬ ed States was reached in 1901. Shipments of Connellsville Coke. The following table, compiled from statistics furnished by Mr. Ii. P. Snyder, editor of the Connellsville Courier, gives the shipments of coke from the Connellsville region in Pennsylvania from 1880 to 1901, in net tons of 2,000 pounds. Statistics for earlier years are not available. Years. Net tons. Years. Net tons. Years. Net tons. 1880... 2,205,946 1888.. 4,955,553 1896.. 5,411,602 1881.... 2,639,002 1889.. 5,930,428 1897.. 6,915,052 1882... 3,043,394 1890. 6,464,156 1898. 8,460,112 1883.... 3,552,402 1891.. 4,760,665 1899. 10,129,764 1884.... 3,192,105 1892.. 6,329,452 1900.. 10,166,234 1885.... 3,096,012 1893.. 4,805,623 1901.. 12,609,949 1886... 1887.... 4,180,521 4,146,989 1894.. 1895.. 5,454,451 8,244,438 The maximum shipments of coke from the Connellsville region were reached in 1901. 8 Shipments of Pocahontas Flat Top Coke. The following table gives the shipments of Pocahontas Flat Top coke from 1883 to 1901. Years. Net tons. Years. Net tons. Years. Net tons. 1883... 23,762 1890. 499,148 1897.. 855,756 1884... 56,360 1891.. 466,016 1898.. 1,276,172 1885.... 48,571 1892.. 499,777 1899.. 1,317,246 1886.... 59,021 1893.. 539,548 1900.. 1,341,444 1887.... 151,171 1894. 865,684 1901.. 1,279,972 1888.... 1889... 202,808 310,504 1895.. 1896.. 707,697 999,567 The maximum shipments of Pocahontas Flat Top coke were reached in 1900. Production of Iron Ore in the United States. Previous to 1870 no iron ore statistics for the United States are complete. The figures for 1870 and 1880 are for census years ending on May 31 of those years. For 1889 (census year) and sub¬ sequent years they are for calendar years. Since 1889 the statistics given have been compiled by the United States Geological Survey. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1870... 3,031,891 1892.. 16,296,666 1897.. 17,518,046 1880.... 7,120,362 1893.. 11,587,629 1898.. 19,433,716 1889.... 14,518,041 1894.. 11,879,679 1899. 24,683,173 1890.... 16,036,043 1895.. 15,957,614 1900.. 27,553,161 1891.... 14,591,178 1896.. 16,005,449 1901.. 28,887,479 The maximum production of iron ore in the United States was reached in 1901. 9 Production of Cornwall Iron Ore. The following table gives the production of iron ore by the Cornwall mines in Pennsylvania from 1864 to 1901. The production from 1740 to February, 1864, amounted to 2,524,908 tons. The figures for 1864 are for 11 months only. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1864... 165,915 1877.. 171,589 1890. — 686,302 1865... 114,803 1878.. 179,299 1891.. 663,755 1866... 216,660 1879. 268,488 1892.. 634,714 1867.... 202,755 1880.. 231,173 1893.. 439,705 1868... 165,843 1881.. 249,050 1894.v 371,710 1869... 173,429 1882.. 309,681 1895.. 614,598 1870... 174,408 1883.. 363,143 1896.. 463,059 1871.... 176,055 1884.. 412,320 1897.. 419,878 1872.... 193,317 1885.. 508,864 1898. 584,342 1873... 166,782 ' 1886.. 688,054 1899.. 763,152 1874.... 112,429 1887.. 667,210 1900.. 558,713 1875.... 98,925 1888.. 722,917 1901.. 747,012 1876... 137,902 1889.. 769,020 . The maximum production of iron ore by the Cornwall mines was reached in 1889. Shipments of Lake Superior Iron Ore. Three States, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minne¬ sota, now comprise the Lake Superior iron-ore region, which was originally confined to Michi¬ gan alone. Minnesota now leads her sister States in production. The following table gives the shipments of iron ore from the Lake Superior region from 1854 to 1901. The word shipments is not synonymous with production in this table. 10 Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1854... 3,000 1870.. 830,940 1886.. 3,568,022 1855.... 1,449 1871. 779,607 1887.. 4,730,577 1856... 36,343 1872.. 900,901 1888.. 5,063,693 1857.... 25,646 1873.. 1,162,458 1889.. 7,292,754 1858... 15,876 1874.. 919,557 1890. 9,012,379 1859.... 68,832 1875.. 891,257 1891.. 7,062,233 1860... 114,401 1876.. 992,764 1892.. 9,069,556 1861... 49,909 1877.. 1,015,087 1893.. 6,060,492 1862.... 124,169 1878.. 1,111,110 1894.. 7,748,932 1863.... 203,055 1879.. 1,375,691 1895.. 10,438,268 1864.... 243,127 1880. 1,908,745 1896.. 9,916,035 1865... 236,208 1881.. 2,306,505 1897.. 12,469,638 1866.... 278,796 1882.. 2,965,412 1898.. 14,024,673 1867... 473,567 1883.. 2,353,288 1899- 18,251,804 1868... 491,449 1884. 2,518,692 1900. 19,059,393 1869.... 617,444 1885.. 2,466,372 1901.. 20,589,237 The maximum shipments of iron ore from the Lake Superior region were reached in 1901, but shipments will be greatly increased in 1902. Imports of Iron Ore into the United States. Tiie following table gives the total imports of iron ore into the United States in the fiscal years from June 30, 1871, to June 30, 1879, and the im¬ ports in the calendar years from January 1, 1879, to December 31, 1901. In 1879 this country for the first time imported iron ore largely from Eu¬ rope. Prior to that year such iron ore as was imported came chiefly from Canada, more than one-half of the total imports coming from that country in the calendar years 1873, 1874, and 1875. 11 Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1872.... 23,733 1882.. 589,655 1893.. 526,951 1873.... 45,981 1883.. 490,875 1894.. 168,541 1874.... 57,987 1884.. 487,820 1895.. 524,153 1875.... 56,655 1885. 390,786 1896.. 682,806 1876.... 17,284 1886.. 1,039,433 1897. 489,970 1877.... 30,669 1887.. 1,194,301 1898.. 187,093 1878.... 28,212 1888.. 587,470 1899.. 674,082 1879*.. 150,197 1889.. 853,573 1900.. 897,831 1879f.. 284,141 1890.. 1,246,830 1901.. 966,950 1880.... 1881.... 493,408 782,887 1891.. 1892.. 912,856 806,585 * Fiscal years end. t Calendar years begin. The maximum imports of iron ore into the United States were reached in 1890. Shipments of Iron Ore from Cuba. The first shipment of iron ore from the Prov¬ ince of Santiago, Cuba, to the United States was made by the Juragua Iron Company in August, 1884. In October, 1892, the Sigua Iron Company first commenced to ship iron ore to the United States, and in 1895 the Spanish-American Iron Company first commenced shipping iron ore to the United States. The Cuban Steel Ore Com¬ pany for the first time commenced to ship iron ore in 1901. For the following complete details of the shipments of iron ore from Cuba we are indebted to Mr. Josiah Monroe, the secretary of the Juragua Iron Company. The figures given include a few lost cargoes, approximating 16,000 tons. They embrace all shipments since 1884. 12 Juragua Iron Company. Sigua Iron Co.* Spanish-Ameri- can Iron Co. Years— Gross tons. Ship¬ ments to Ship¬ ments to Ship¬ ments to the United States. Ship¬ ments to Ship¬ ments to Total- Gross tons. the Unit- other the Unit- other ed States. coun- ed States. coun- tries. tries. 1884 . 25,295 80,716 112,074 25,295 80,716 112,074 1885 . 1886 . 1887 . 94,240 94,240 206,061 260,291 363,842 264,262 1888 . 206,061 260,291 1889 . 1890 . 363,842 264,262 335,236 337,155 156,826 307,503 1891 . 1892 . 6,418 341,654 351,175 1893 . 14,020 1894 . 156,826 382,494 1895 . 74,991 1896 . 298,885 114,110 412,995 1897 . 242,324 5,932 154,492 51,537 454,285 1898 . 83,696 84,643 168,339 1899 . 161,783 215,406 377,189 1900 . 154,871 292,001 446,872 1901 . 199,764 322,142 12,691. 1552,248 Total... 3,684,824 5,932 20,438 1,257,785 64,228 5,050,858 Total shipments to the United States . tons 4,980,698 Total shipments to other countries . tons 70,160 * This company met with financial disaster and the mines that it operated in 1892 and 1893 are now idle. f Including 17,651 tons shipped to the United States in 1901 by the Cuban Steel Ore Company, which has quit business. 13 Production of Pig Iron in the United States. The total production of pig iron in the United States in the past ninety-two years is showm in the following table. Prior to 1854 the statistics given were compiled by various Government and other statistical agencies. For 1854 and all suc¬ ceeding years the statistics were gathered by the American Iron and Steel Association. The sta¬ tistics for 1810, 1840, and 1850 are census figures. The figures for 1820 and 1830 are estimates made by early statisticians : census statistics are wanting. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1810.... 53,908 I860.. 821,223 1881.. 4,144,254 1820... 20,000 1861.. 653,164 1882.. 4,623,323 1828... 130,000 1862.. 703,270 1883.. 4,595,510 1829.... 142,000 1863.. 846,075 1884. 4,097,868 1830.... 165,000 1864.. 1,014,282 1885.. 4,044,526 1831... 191,000 1865.. 831,770 1886.. 5,683,329 1832... 200,000 1866. 1,205,663 1887.. 6,417,148 >—*■ OO O 286,903 1867.. 1,305,023 1888.. 6,489,738 1842.... 215,000 1868.. 1,431,250 1889.. 7,603,642 1846... 765,000 1869. 1,711,287 1890.. 9,202,703 1847 . 800,000 1870.. 1,665,179 1891.. 8,279,870 1848.... 800,000 1871. 1,706,793 1892.. 9,157,000 1849.... 650,000 1872.. 2,548,713 1893.. 7,124,502 1850... 563,755 1873.. 2,560,963 1894.. 6,657,388 1852.... 500,000 1874.. 2,401,262 1895. 9,446,308 1854... 657,337 1875.. 2,023,733 1896.. 8,623,127 1855... 700,159 1876.. 1,868,961 1897.. 9,652,680 1856... 788,515 OO T— 1 2,066,594 1898. 11,773,934 1857.... 712,640 1878.. 2,301,215 1899.. 13,620,703 1858.... 629,548 1879.. 2,741,853 1900.. 13,789,242 1859.... 750,560 1880.. 3,835,191 1901.. 15,878,354 14 Production of Bessemer Steel in the United States. The following table gives the production of Bessemer steel in the United States, in gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1867.... 2,679 1868... 7,589 1869.... 10,714 1870 . 37,500 1871.... 40,179 1872.... 107,239 1873.... 152,368 1874.... 171,369 1875.... 335,283 1876.... 469,639 1877.... 500,524 1878.... 653,773 Years. Gross tons. 1879’ 829,439 1880.. 1,074,262 1881.. 1,374,247 1882.. 1,514,687 1883.. 1,477,345 1884.. 1,375,531 1885.. 1,519,430 1886.. 2,269,190 1887. 2,936,033 1888.. 2,511,161 1889.. 2,930,204 1890.. 3,688,871 Years. Gross tons. 1891... 3,247,417 1892. 4,168,435 1893.. 3,215,686 1894.. 3,571,313 1895.. 4,909,128 1896.. 3,919,906 1897.. 5,475,315 1898.. 6,609,017 1899.. 7,586,354 1900.. 6,684,770 1901.. 8,713,302 Production of Open-Hearth Steel in the United States. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1869... 893 1880.. 100,851 1891.. 579,753 1870... 1,339 1881.. 131,202 1892.. 669,889 1871.... 1,785 1882.. 143,341 1893.. 737,890 1872.... 2,679 1883.. 119,356 1894.. 784,936 1873... 3,125 1884.. 117,515 1895.. 1,137,182 1874.... 6,250 1885.. 133,376 1896.. 1,298,700 1875.... 8,080 co 00 oo i-H 218,973 1897.. 1,608,671 1876.... 19,187 1887.. 322,069 1898.. 2,230,292 1877.... 22,349 1888.. 314,318 1899.. 2,947,316 1878.... 32,255 1889.. 374,543 1900. 3,398,135 1879... 50,259 1890.. 513,232 1901.. 4,656,309 15 Total Steel Production in the United States. Tiie production of steel in the United States in the census year 1810 is returned at 917 gross tons. We have no further steel statistics until the census year 1860, when 11,838 gross tons are re¬ ported to have been made. No additional statis¬ tics are of record until 1863, when the production fell to 8,075 tons. From 1867 until 1901 the pro¬ duction of all kinds of crude steel, including steel castings, is shown in the following table. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1867.... 19,643 1879.. 935,273 1891. 3,904,240 1868... 26,786 1880.. 1,247,335 1892.. 4,927,581 1869.... 31,250 1881.. 1,588,314 1893. 4,019,995 1870... 68,750 1882.. 1,736,692 1894. 4,412,032 1871.... 73,214 1883.. 1,673,535 j 1895.. 6,114,834 1872.... 142,954 1884. 1,550,879 1896.. 5,281,689 1873... 198,796 1885.. 1,711,920 1897.. 7,156,957 1874... 215,727 1886.. 2,562,503 1898.. 8,932,857 1875.... 389,799 1887. 3,339,071 1899.. 10,639,857 1876.... 533,191 1888.. 2,899,440 1900.. 10,188,329 1877.... 569,618 1889.. 3,385,732 1901.. 13,473,595 1878.... 731,977 1890.. 4,277,071 . Production and Prices of Bessemer Steel Rails in the United States. The following table gives the annual produc¬ tion in gross tons of Bessemer steel rails in the United States from 1869 to 1901, together with their average annual price at works in Pennsyl¬ vania and the rates of duty imposed on foreign steel rails. The prices given are all in currency. 16 Years. Gross tons. Price. Duty. 1869 . 8,616 $132.25 - 45 per cent, ad valo- 1870 . 30,357 106.75 rem to Jan. 1, 1871. 1871 . 34,152 102.50^ \ 1872 . 83,991 112.00 1873 . 115,192 120.50 1874 . 129,414 94.25 $28 per ton from Jan- 1875 . 259,699 68.75 uary 1, 1871, to Au- 1876 . 368,269 59.25 gust 1,1872; $25.20 1877 . 385,865 45.50 from August 1,1872, 1878 . 491,427 42.25 to March 3, 1875 ; 1879 . 610,682 48.25 $28 from March 3, 1880 . 852,196 67.50 1875, to July 1,1883. 1881 . 1,187,770 61.13 1882 . 1,284,067 48.50 ^ 1883 . 1,148,709 37.75 > 1884 . 996,983 30.75 1885 . 959,471 28.50 $17 per ton from July 1886 . 1,574,703 34.50 1, 1883, to October 1887 . 2,101,904 37.08 6, 1890. 1888 . 1,386,277 29.83 1889 . 1,510,057 29.25 1890 . 1,867,837 31.75 $13.44 per ton from 1891 . 1,293,053 29.92 October 6, 1890, to 1892 . 1,537,588 30.00 August 28, 1894. 1893 . 1,129,400 28.12 1894 . 1,016,013 24.00 ' - ► 1895 . 1,299,628 24.33 1896 . 1,116,958 28.00 1897 . 1,644,520 18.75 $7.84 per ton from 1898 . 1,976,702 17.62 ■ August 28, 1894. 1899 . 2,270,5 85 28.12 1900 . 2,383,654 32.29 1901 . 2,870,816 27.33 ■ 17 Production of Pig Iron in Great Britain. The following table gives the official Govern¬ ment statistics of the production of pig iron in the United Kingdom from 1740 to 1901. As there has been no iron industry in Ireland since about 1740 the figures given relate solely to the produc¬ tion of pig iron by England, Scotland, and Wales. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1740.... 17,350 1856.. 3,586,377 1879. 5,995,337 1788... 68,300 1857.. 3,659,447 1880.. 7,749,233 1796... 125,079 1858.. 3,456,064 1881.. 8,144,449 1806.... 243,851 1859.. 3,712,904 1882.. 8,586,680 1818.... 325,000 I860.. 3,826,752 1883. 8,529,300 1820... 400,000 1861- 3,712,390 1884.. 7,811,727 1823.... 455,166 1862. 3,943,469 1885.. 7,415,469 1825.... 581,367 1863.. 4,510,040 1886.. 7,009,754 1827... 690,000 1864. 4,767,951 1887.. 7,559,518 1828.... 703,184 1865.. 4,825,254 1888.. 7,998,969 1830.... 677,417 1866.. 4,523,897 1889. 8,322,824 1833.... 700,000 1867. 4,761,023 1890.. 7,904,214 1836.... 1,000,000 1868- 4,970,206 1891.. 7,406,064 1839.... 1,248,781 1869- 5,445,757 1892.. 6, 709,255 1840.... 1,396,400 1870. 5,963,515 1893.. 6,976,990 1842... 1,099,138 1871... 6,627,179 1894.. 7,427,342 1843... 1,215,350 1872.. 6,741,929 1895. 7,703,459 1844... 1,999,608 1873.. 6,566,451 1896.. 8,659,681 1845.... 1,512,500 1874.. 5,991,408 1897.. 8,796,465 1847.... 1,999,508 1875- 6,365,462 1898. 8,609,719 1852.... 2,701,000 1876.. 6,555,997 1899.. 9,421,435 1854.... 3,069,838 1877.. 6,608,664 1900. 8,959,691 1855... 3,218,154 1878.. 6,381,051 1901.. 7,928,64 7 •Great Britain’s maximum production of pig iron was reached in 1899. 18 Production of Coal in Great Britain. Great Britain has not been dependent upon any other country for any part of her supply of mineral fuel ; she is, indeed, an exporter of coal in large quantities. The following table, com¬ piled from the reports of His Majesty’s inspectors of mines, gives the official statistics of the pro¬ duction of coal in Great Britain from 1854 to 1901. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1854 .. 64,661,401 1870.. 110,431,192 1886... 157,518,482 1855 .. 64,453,070 1871.. 117,352,028 1887... 162,119,812 1856 .. 66,645,450 1872.. 123,497,316 1888.. 169,935,219 1857 .. *65,394,707 1873... 128,680,131 1889.. 176,916,724 1858 .. 65,008,649 1874.. 126,590,108 1890.. 181,614,288 1859.. 71,979,765 1875.. 133,306,485 j 1891.. . 185,479,126 1860... 80,042,698 1876.. 134,125,166 1892.. 181,786,871 1861.. 83,635,214 1877.. 134,179,968 1893.. 164,325,795 1862... 81,638,338 1878.. 132,612,063 1894.. 188,277,525 1863 .. 86,292,215 1879.. 133,720,393 1895.. 189,661,362 1864.. 92,787,873 1880.. 146,969,409 1896.. 195,361,260 1865 ... 98,150,587 1881.. 154,184,300 1897.. 202,129,931 1866 .. 101,630,544 1882.. 156,499,977 1898.. 202,054,516 1867 .. 104,500,480 1883.. 163,737,327 1899.. 220,094,781 1868.. 103,141,157 1884.. 160,757,779 1900.. 225,181,300 1869 ... 107,427,557 1885.. 159,351,418 | 1901.. 219,046,945 The maximum production of coal in Great Britain was reached in 1900. Production of Iron Ore in Great Britain. The following table of the production of iron ore in the United Kingdom from 1855 to 1901 has been compiled from Mr. Richard Meade’s “Coal 19 and Iron Industries of the United Kingdom ” (London, 1882) and from the “Mineral Statis¬ tics” of His Majesty’s inspectors of mines. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1855... 9,553,741 1871.. 16,334,888 1887.. 13,098,041 1856... 10,483,309 1872.. 15,584,357 1888.. 14,590,713 1857.... 9,573,281 1873. 15,577,499 1889.. 14,546,105 1858.... 8,040,959 1874.. 14,844,936 1890. 13,780,767 1859.... 7,880,316 1875.. 15,821,060 1891.. 12,777,689 I860... 8,024,205 1876. 16,841,584 1892.. 11,312,675 1861... 7,215,518 1877. 16,692,802 1893.. 11,203,476 1862.... 7,562,240 1878.. 15,726,370 1894.. 12,367,308 1863... 9,088,960 1879. 14,379,735 1895.. 12,615,414 1864.... 10,064,890 1880.. 18,026,050 1896.. 13,700,764 1865.... 9,910,045 1881.. 17,446,065 1897.. 13,787,878 1866... 9,965,012 1882.. 18,031,957 1898.. 14,176,938 1867... 10,021,058 1883.. 17,383,046 1899.. 14,461,330 1868.... 10,169,231 1884. 16,137,887 1900. 14,028,208 1869... 11,508,525 1885. 15,417,982 1901.. 12,275,198 1870... 14,370,655 1886.. 14,110,013 The maximum production of iron ore in Great Britain was reached in 1882. Great Britain is a large importer of iron ore, chiefly from Spain. Production of Bessemer Steel Ingots in Great Britain. The statistics of the production of Bessemer and open-hearth steel ingots in Great Britain have been collected by Mr. J. S. Jeans, secretary of the British Iron Trade Association. The pro¬ duction of Bessemer steel ingots from 1868 to 1901 has been as follows, in gross tons. There are no trustworthy statistics for earlier years. 20 Years. Gross tons. Years. 1868... 110,000 1880.. 1869.... 160,000 1881.. 1870... 215,000 1882.. 1871.... 329,000 1883.. 1872.... 410,000 1884. 1873... 496,000 1885.. 1874.... 540,000 1886. 1875.... 620,000 1887.. 1876.... 700,000 1888. 1877.... 750,000 1889. 1878... 807,527 1890.. 1879.... 834,511 1891.. Gross tons. ! Years. Gross tons. 1,044,382 1892.. 1,500,810 1,441,719 1893. 1,493,454 1,673,649 1894.. 1,535,384 1,553,380 1895.. 1,535,225 1,299,676 1896.. 1,815,842 1,304,127 1897.. 1,884,155 1,570,520 1898.. 1,759,386 2,089,403 1899.. 1,825,074 2,032,794 1900.. 1,745,004 2,140,791 2,014,843 1,642,005 1901. 1,606,253 Production of Open-Hearth Steel Ingots in Great Britain. Tiie production of open-hearth steel ingots in Great Britain from 1873 to 1901 has been as fol¬ lows. Authentic statistics for earlier years are wanting. In 1894 the production of open-hearth steel first exceeded that of Bessemer steel. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1873.... 77,500 1883.. 455,500 | 1893.. 1,456,309 1874.... 90,500 1884.. 475,250 1894.. 1,575,318 1875... 88,000 1885- 583,918 1895.. 1,754,737 1876.... 128,000 1886.. 694,150 1896.. 2,317,555 1877.... 137,000 1887.. 981,104 1897.. 2,601,806 1878.... 175,500 1888.. 1,292,742 1898.. 2,806,600 1879— 175,000 1889.. 1,429,169 1899.. 3,030,251 1880... 251,000 1890. 1,564,200 1900.. 3,156,050 1881— 338,000 1891.. 1,514,538 1901.. 3,297,791 1882 . 436,000 1892.. 1,418,830 21 Total Production of Steel in Great Britain. The following table, compiled from statistics published by the British Iron Trade Association, gives the production of all kinds of crude steel in Great Britain from 1873 to 1901. We have added to the production of Bessemer and open-hearth ingots an estimated production of crucible ingots and other steel. Steel castings are not included. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. Years. Gross tons. 1873.... 653,500 1883.. 2,088,880 1893. 3,049,763 1874... 710,500 1884. 1,854,926 1894. 3,210,702 1875.... 788,000 1885.. 1,968,045 1895.. 3,389,962 1876... 908,000 1886.. 2,344,670 1896.. 4,233,397 1877.... 967,000 1887.. 3,150,507 1897.. 4,585,961 1878.... 1,063,027 1888. 3,405,536 1898.. 4,665,986 1879.... 1,089,511 1889.. 3,669,960 1899.. 4,955,325 CO OO o 1,375,382 1890.. 3,679,043 1900.. 5,001,054 1881.... 1,859,719 1891.. 3,256,543 1901.. 5,000,000 1882... 2,189,649 1892.. 3,019,640 Great Britain’s maximum production of all kinds of steel was attained in 1900. Production of Iron Ore in Germany. In his admirable and unequaled volume on ‘‘Coal and Iron in All Countries,” prepared for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878, Johann Pechar gives the production of iron ore in Ger¬ many and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg at various periods prior to 1869 as follows : 1848, 693,725 metric tons ; 1853, 903,236 tons ; 1857, 1,962,054 tons ; 1862, 2,216,023 tons ; 1866, 2,996,- 148 tons ; 1867, 3,264,464 tons ; 1868, 3,634,302 tons. 22 The production of iron ore in Germany and Luxemburg from 1869 to 1901 is given by Dr. H. Rentzsch as follows, in metric tons. Germany imports iron ore from neighboring countries. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1869... 4,083,807 1880.. 7,238,640 1891.. 10,657,521 1870... 3,839,222 1881.. 7,573,772 1892.. 11,539,133 1871.... 4,368,025 1882.. 8,263,254 1893.. 11,457,533 1872.... 5,895,674 1883.. 8,756,617 1894. 12,392,065 1873... 6,177,576 1884. 9,005,796 1895.. 12,349,600 1874... 5,137,468 1885.. 9,157,869 1896.. 14,162,335 1875.... 4,730,352 1886.. 8,485,758 1897.. 15,465,979 1876.... 4,711,982 1887.. 9,351,106 1898.. 15,901,263 1877.... 4,980,048 1888.. 10,664,307 1899.. 17,989,635 Oo CO 5,462,055 1889.. 11,002,187 1900.. 18,964,294 1879... 5,859,439 1890. 11,406,132 1901.. 16,570,258 The maximum production of iron ore in Ger¬ many and Luxemburg was reached in 1900. Production of Pig Iron in Germany. The production of pig iron in Germany and Luxemburg in 1844 is said by Dr. Wedding to have amounted to only 171,000 metric tons, and Herr Pechar says that in 1848 it amounted to 205,342 tons. It was not until 1866 that the pro¬ duction reached 1,000,000 tons, in which year it is said by Dr. Wedding to have amounted to 1,046,954 tons. Since 1869 it has been as fol¬ lows, in metric tons, according to Dr. Rentzsch, of Dresden-Blasewitz, the statistician of the Ver- ein Deutscher Eisen und Stahl Industrieller, who has verified the figures in the table. L.of C. 23 Years. Metric tons. Years. . Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1869... 1,409,429 1880. 2,729,038 1891.. 4,641,217 o CO t-H 1,391,124 1881.. 2,914,009 1892. 4,937,461 1871.... 1,563,682 1882.. 3,380,806 1893.. 4,986,003 1872.... 1,988,395 1883.. 3,469,719 1894.. 5,380,039 1873... 2,240,575 1884.. 3,600,612 1895.. 5,464,501 1874... 1,906,263 1885. 3,687,434 1896.. 6, 372,575 1875.... 2,029,389 1886.. 3,528,657 1897.. 6,881,466 1876.... 1,846,345 1887.. 4,023,953 1898.. 7,312,766 1877... 1,781,989 1888.. 4,337,121 1899. 8,143,132 1878.... 2,147,641 1889.. 4,524,558 1900.. 8,520,541 1879.... 2,226,587 1890. 4,658,450 1901.. 7,860,893 Germany’s maximum production of pig iron was reached in 1900. Adding the production of pig iron by Great Britain in 1901 to that of Germany and Luxem¬ burg, and reducing metric tons in the above ta¬ ble to gross tons, gives us a total production of pig iron by both countries in 1901 of 15,665,310 gross tons, or 213,044 tons less than the produc¬ tion of 15,878,354 tons of pig iron by the United States in that year. Production of Coal and Lignite in Germany. The following table, for the details of which we are indebted for the earlier years to Dr. Hermann Wedding and for later years to Dr. H. Rentzsch, gives the aggregate production of coal and lig¬ nite in Germany and Luxemburg from 1848 to 1901, in metric tons. About one-fourth of the annual production of coal in Germany and Lux¬ emburg is brown coal, or lignite. 24 Years. Metric tons. Years. | Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1848.... 5,800,985 1872.. 42,324,467 1887.. 76,232,618 1853... 10,714,556 1873.. 46,145,194 1888.. 81,960,083 1857.... 14,867,121 1874. 46,658,145 1889.. 84,973,230 I860.... 16,730,492 1875.. 47,804,054 1890.. 89,290,834 1861.... 18,755,361 1876.. 49,550,461 1891.. 94,252,278 1862.... 20,660,677 1877.. 48,229,882 1892.. 92,544,030 1863... 22,366,203 1878.. 50,519,899 1893.. 95,426,153 1864.... 25,612,899 1879. 53,470,716 1894. 98,805,702 1865 . 28,552,762 1880.. 59,118,035 1895. 103,957,639 1866.... 28,162,805 1881.. 61,540,485 1896.. 112,471,106 1867.... 30,802,8S9 1882.. 65,378,211 1897.. 120,474,485 1868... 32,879,123 1883.. 70,442,648 1898.. 127,958,550 1869.... 34,343,913 1884.. 72,113,820 1899..' 135,844,419 1870.... 34,003,004 1885.. 73,675,515 1900. 149,788,256 1871... 37,856,110 1886. 73,682,584 1901.. 152,628,931 Of the total production of coal and lignite in Germany and Luxemburg in 1900 there were 40,- 498,019 tons of brown coal, or lignite, and of the total production in 1901 there were 44,211,902 tons of brown coal. The maximum production of coal and lignite in Germany and Luxemburg was reached in 1901. Production of Finished Steel in Germany. The following table gives the production of all kinds of finished steel in Germany and Lux¬ emburg from 1866 to 1901, in metric tons. We are indebted to Dr. Rentzsch for a verification of this table. Statistics of Bessemer and open-hearth steel ingots for early years are not available. Steel castings are included in the table. 25 Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1866.... 83,737 ! 1878.. 483,503 1890. 1,613,783 1867.... 88,589 ! 1879.. 478,344 1891.. 1,841,063 1868.... 92,696 1880.. 624,418 1892... 1,976,735 1869... 109,753 1881.. 840,224 1893.. 2,231,873 1870... 125,814 1882.. 1,003,406 1894.. 2,608,713 1871... 143,305 1883.. 859,814 1895.. 2,831,318 1872.... 285,582 1884.. 862,529 1896.. 3,462,736 1873... 310,425 1885.. 893,742 1897... 3,863,469 F- 00 T— l 361,947 1886.. 954,586 1898.. 4,352,831 1875.... 347,337 1887.. 1,163,884 1899.. 4,820,275 1876... 377,910 1888. 1,298,574 1900. 4,825,587 1877... 402,643 1 1889.. 1,425,439 1901.. 4,552,952 Germany’s maximum production of all kinds of finished steel was attained in 1900. The production of Bessemer and open-hearth steel ingots and castings in Germany and Luxem¬ burg in 1901 was 6,394,222 metric tons. Assuming that the production of crucible steel in Great Brit¬ ain in 1901 amounted to 95,956 gross tons, that country’s total production of crude steel in that year would be exactly 5,000,000 tons. Adding Great Britain’s production to that of Germany and Luxemburg gives us for both countries a total production in 1901 of 11,293,170 gross tons, or 2,- 180,425 tons less than the production of 13,473,- 595 tons by the United States in 1901. Production of Iron Ore in France. The statistical tables for this country which we shall present have been compiled in part from statistics furnished by H. Pinget, of Paris, 26 secretary of the Comity des Forges de France, and in part from official government statistics. The production of iron ore in France from 1860 to 1900 (not including Algeria) has been as fol¬ lows, in metric tons. Algeria appears hereafter. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. I860.... 3,604,638 1877.. 2,426,278 1890- 3,471,718 1865.... 3,658,464 1878. 2,469,953 1891.. 3,579,286 1866... 3,790,168 1879.. 2,271,173 1892.. 3,706,748 1867.... 3,279,395 1880. 2,874,263 1893.. 3,517,438 1868.... 3,005,094 1881. 3,032,070 1894.. 3,772,101 1869.... 3,461,672 1882.. 3,467,251 1895.. 3,679,767 1870.... 2,899,593 1883. 3,297,853 1896.. 4,062,390 1871.... 2,099,706 1884.. 2,976,948 1897. 4,582,236 1872.... 3,081,026 1885.. 2,318,104 1898.. 4,731,394 1873.... 3,051,124 1886.. 2,285,648 1899- 4,985,702 l'- oo 2,516,548 1887.. 2,579,465 1900.. 5,447,694 1875.... 2,505,870 1888. 2,841,757 1876.... 2,393,340 1889.. 3,070,389 . The maximum production of iron ore in France was reached in 1900. Production of Finished Steel in France. M. Pinget informs us that complete statistics of the production of Bessemer, open-hearth, and other steel in the form of ingots are not of record for the early years of this table, and that only the statistics of finished steel, including castings, are obtainable for those years. The following ta¬ ble gives the production of all kinds of finished steel in France from 1860 to 1901, in metric tons, including direct steel castings. 27 Years. Metric tons. I860... 29,848 1861... 37,777 1862.... 47,096 1863.... 37,483 1864.... 41,559 1865.... 40,574 1866.... 37,764 1867.... 46,477 1868.... 80,564 1869.... 110,224 1870... 94,387 1871... 86,126 1872... 141,705 1873... 150,529 Years. Metric tons. 1874.. 208,787 1875.. 256,393 1876.. 241,842 1877.. 269,181 1878.. 312,921 1879.. 333,265 1880.. 388,894 1881. 422,416 1882.. 458,238 1883.. 521,820 1884.. 502,908 1885.. 553,839 1886.. 454,000 1887.. 493,294 Years. Metric tons 1888.. 517,294 1889.. 529,302 1890.. 581,998 1891.. 638,530 1892.. 682,527 1893.. 664,032 1894.. 674,190 1895.. 714,523 1896.. 916,817 1897.. 994,891 1898.. 1,174,075 1899.. 1,239,660 1900.. 1,226,537 1901.. 1,151,170 The maximum production of finished steel in France was reached in 1899. Production of Bessemer and Open-Hearth Steel Ingots in France. The production of Bessemer and open-hearth steel ingots and castings in France from 1888 to 1901 is given in the following table, in metric tons. This table has been revised by M. Pinget. About 20,000 tons of castings are made annually. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1888.... 591,807 1893.. 789,852 1898.. 1,433,717 1889.... 626,232 1894.. 818,200 1899.. 1,499,026 1890.... 683,358 1895.. 875,974 1900.. 1,565,164 1891.. . 1892.. . 744,484 825,486 1896. 1897.. 1,180,743 1,325,213 1901.. 1,465,071 28 Production of Coal and Lignite in France. The production of coal and lignite in France from 1787 to 1901 has been as follows, in metric tons, about one ton in fifty being lignite. France is a large importer of coal from Great Britain and other countries. It also imports coke. Years. 1 Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1787.... 215,000 1872.. 15,802,515 1887.. 21,287,589 1802.... 844,180 1873.. 17,479,341 1888.. 22,602,894 1812.... 835,523 1874.. 16,907,913 1889.. 24,303,509 1820.... 1,093,658 1875.. 16,956,840 1890.. 26,083,118 1830.... 1,862,665 1876.. 17,101,448 1891... 26,024,893 1840... 3,003,382 1877.. 16,804,529 1892.. 26,178,701 1850.... 4,433,567 1878.. 16,960,916 1893.. 25,650,981 I860.... 8,303,682 1879.. 17,110,979 1894.. 27,416,905 1865.... 11,600,404 1880.. 19,361,564 1895.. 28,019,893 1866... 12,260,085 1881.. 19,765,983 1896.. 29,189,900 1867.... 12,73 8,686 1882.. 20,603,704 1897- 30,797,629 1868.... 13,253,876 1883.. 21,333,884 1898.. 32,356,104 1869.... 13,464,205 1884.. 20,023,514 1899... 32,862,712 1870.... 13,330,308 1885.. 19,510,530 1900.. 33,404,298 1871.... 13,258,921 1886.. 19,909,894 1901.. 32,301,7 57 The maximum production of coal and lignite in France was reached in 1900. Production of Iron Ore in Algeria. The production of iron ore in Algeria, which is now regarded as a part of the French Republic, was as follows from 1873 to 1900, in metric tons. All the iron ore mined in Algeria is exported. The figures given below are not included in the production of iron ore in France, already given. 29 Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1 Years. Metric tons 1873.... 444,718 1883.. 556,980 1893.. 393,921 1874.... 534,524 1884.. 492,936 1894.. 343,830 1875.... 557,285 1885.. 419,174 1895.. 318,416 1876.... 511,569 1886.. 432,761 1896.. 374,476 1877 . 454,236 1887.. 437,643 1897.. 441,467 QO 00 375,838 oo oo oo 1— 1 383,958 1898.. 473,569 1879.... 417,853 1889.. 351,800 1899.. 550,941 1880.... 614,146 1890. 474,632 1900.. 601,788 1881.... 1882.... 656,646 567,119 1891.. 1892.. 404,964 452,603 Production of Pig Iron in France. The production of pig iron in France from 1819 to 1901 has been as follows, in metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1819... 112,500 1870.. 1,178,114 1886.. 1,516,574 1830... 266,361 1871.. 859,641 1887. 1,567,622 1840... 347,774 1872. 1,217,838 1888. 1,683,349 1850.... 405,653 1873. 1,381,626 1889.. 1,733,964 1855... 849,296 1874.. 1,415,897 1890.. 1,962,196 1859... 864,399 1875.. 1,448,272 1891.. 1,897,387 I860.... 898,353 1876.. 1,435,212 1892.. 2,057,258 1861.... 966,895 1877.. 1,506,827 1893.. 2,003,096 1862.... 1,090,838 1878.. 1,521,274 1894.. 2,069,714 1863... 1,156,875 1879.. 1,400,286 1895.. 2,003,868 1864.... 1,212,751 1880. 1,725,293 1896.. 2,339,537 1865.... 1,203,711 1881.. 1,886,350 1897.. 2,484,191 1866... 1,260,348 1882.. 2,039,067 1898.. 2,525,075 1867.... 1,229,044 1883.. 2,069,430 1899.. 2,578,401 1868... 1,235,308 1884.. 1,871,537 1900. 2,714,298 1869.... 1,380,965 1885.. 1,630,648 1901. 2,400,240 30 Production of Iron Ore in Belgium. The statistics of the mining and metallurgical industries of Belgium which we shall present are official Government statistics. This country is a large importer of iron ore but it is a large pro¬ ducer and exporter of coal. The imports of iron ore into Belgium in recent years have amounted annually to about 2,500,000 tons. Its exports of coal and coke aggregate about 6,000,000 tons an¬ nually. The production of iron ore from 1840 to 1901 has been as follows, in metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. H-* OO O 191,812 1874.. 527,050 1888. 185,542 1845.... 394,544 1875.. 365,044 1889.. 181,526 1850 . 299,272 1876.. 269,206 1890.. 172,291 1855 . 852,134 1877.. 234,127 1891.. 202,204 1860... 809,176 1878.. 207,157 1892.. 209,943 1865.... 1,018,231 1879.. 195,212 1893.. 238,783 1866... 886,641 1880.. 253,499 1894.. 311,222 1867.... 602,829 1881.. 223,412 1895.. 312,637 OO o GO 519,740 1882.. 208,867 1896.. 307,031 1869.... 628,046 1883.. 215,670 1897.. 240,774 1870.... 654,332 1884.. 176,005 1898.. 217,370 1871.... 697,272 1885.. 187,118 1899. 201,445 1872.... 749,781 1886.. 152,508 1900.. 247,890 1873.... 503,565 1887.. 172,436 1 1901. 218,780 The maximum production of iron ore in Bel¬ gium tvas reached in 1865. Production of Pig Iron in Belgium. The production of pig iron in Belgium from 1845 to 1901 has been as follows, in metric tons. 31 Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1845.... 134,563 1872.. 655,565 1887.. 755,781 1850.... 144,452 1873.. 607,373 1888. 826,850 1855.... 294,270 1874.. 532,790 1889.. 832,226 I860.... 319,943 | 1875.. 541,805 1890.. 787,836 1861... 311,838 1876.. 490,508 1891. 684,126 1862.... 356,550 1877.. 470,488 1892. 753,268 1863.... 392,078 1878.. 518,646 1893.. 745,264 1864... 449,875 1879.. 389,330 1894. 818,597 1865.... 470,767 1880.. 608,084 1895.. 829,234 1866.... 482,404 1881.. 624,736 1896.. 948,023 1867... 423,069 1882.. 726,946 1897.. 1,035,037 1868... 435,754 1883. 783,433 1898.. 979,755 1869.... 534,319 1884. 750,812 1899.. 1,024,576 o QO rH 563,468 1885. 712,876 1900.. 1,018,561 1871... 609,230 1886.. 701,677 1901.. 764,180 Production of Steel Ingots in Belgium. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons 1865... 650 1886.. 155,169 1895. 407,634 1870... 4,321 1887. 216,186 1896.. 598,974 IQ l- oo 1 — 1 54,420 1888.. 231,847 1897.. 616,604 O QO OO rH 132,052 I 1889.. 254,397 1898.. 653,130 1881... 141,640 1890.. 221,296 1899.. - 731,249 1882... 182,627 1891.. 221,913 1900. 655,199 1883.... 179,489 1892.. 260,037 1901. 515,780 1884.. . 1885.. . 185,916 155,012 1893. 1894. 273,113 405,661 Production of Finished Steel in Belgium. The following table gives the production of finished steel in Belgium, including steel rails. 32 Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. 1865... 545 1878.. 102,259 1891.. 206,305 1866... 930 1879.. 88,952 1892.. 208,281 1867.... 1,420 1880.. 102,772 1893.. 224,922 1868.... 1,857 1881.. 119,237 1894. 341,318 1869.... 2,826 1882.. 151,291 1895... 367,947 1870... 4,062 1883.. 156,301 1896.. 519,311 1^71 ... 6,622 1884. 153,999 1897.. 527,617 1872.... 12,389 1885.. 125,461 1898.. 567,728 1873... 18,533 1886.. 137,771 1899.. 633,950 1874.... 30,932 1887.. 191,445 1900.. 568,539 1875.... 45,536 1888.. 185,417 1901.. 489,640 1876.... 64,543 1889.. 214,561 1877.... 90,646 1890.. 201,817 Production of Coal in Belgium.* Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons. Years. Metric tons 1830.... 2,568,054 1873.. 15,778,401 1888- 19,218,481 1835... 2,638,731 1874. 14,669,029 1889.. 19,869,980 1840... 3,929,962 1875.. 15,011,331 1890. 20,365,960 1845... 4,919,156 1876. 14,329,578 1891. 19,675,644 1850.... 5,820,588 1877.. 13,669,077 1892.. 19,583,173 1855.... 8,409,330 1878. 14,899,175 1893.. 19,410,519 1860... 9,610,895 1879.. 15,447,292 1894.. 20,534,501 1865.... 11,840,703 1880.. 16,886,698 1895.. 20,450,604 1866.... 12,774,662 1881.. 16,873,951 1896.. 21,252,370 1867.... 12,755,822 1882.. 17,590,989 1897.. 21,492,446 1868.... 12,298,589 1883.. 18,177,754 1898.. 22,088,335 1869... 12,943,994 1884. 18,051,499 1899- 22,072,068 o 00 H 13,697,118 1885... 17,437,603 1900. 23,462,817 1871.... 13,733,176 1886.. 17,285,543 1901.. 22,213,410 1872.... 15,658,948 1887.. 18,378,624 * The production of lignite is not included.