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IRON ORE, COAL, PIG IRON, AND iron ore from Cuba to the I'nited States, 7,830 gross tons being shipped by this company in 1802 and 14.22 tons in 1893. The quantity of Cuban iron ore imported into the United States from August, 1884, to the close of 1894 is given in the following table. 1885 1886 Years. Grois ions. 21,798 81,106 111,710 97,711 1888 1889 1890 1891 Years. Cross tons. 198,048 256,278 362,068 266,377 1892 1893 1894 Years. Gross tons. 330,357 362,685 150,439 Coal.—Like iron ore, authentic statistics of the production of all kinds of coal in the United States do not begin until the census year 1870, although the annual shipments of anthracite coal alone from Pennsylvania have been preserved since 1820. in which year this kind of coal may be said to have first become a commercial product. We give below a table showing the production of all kinds of coal in the United States in the census years 1870 and 1880, ending on the 31st day of May of each year; iu the census year 1889, ending on the 31st day of Decemlicr of that year; in the calendar years from 1881 to 1888, aud from 1890 to 1893, the statistics for the last-named calendar years having been compiled by Mr. E. \V. Parker for the United States Geological Survey. Years—Gross tons. Gu«tt year 1880 Calendar year 1881 Calendar year 1882 Calendar year 1883 Calendar year 1884 Calendar year 1885 Calendar year 1886 Calendar year 1888 Calendar year 1889 Calendar year 1890 Calendar year 1891 Calendar year 1892 Pennsylvania anthracite. 13,973,460 25,572,160 28,500.016 31,358.264 34.336.469 33,175,756 34.228,548 34,853,077 37,578.747 41,624,611 40,665,152 41,489,858 45,236,992 46,850,450 48,185,306 Bituminous ind "11 oiher. 15,369,120 38,250,670 48,365,341 60,861,190 68,531,500 73,730,539 64,840,668 65,810,676 78,470,857 91,106,998 85,432,627 99,392,871 105,268,962 113,264,792 114,629.671 Tolal. 29,342,580 63,822.830 "76,865,3.'-7 92,219,454 102,867,969 106,906,295 99,069,216 100,663.753 116,049,604 132,731,609 126,097,771- 140,882,729 150,505,954 160,11.5.242 162.814,977 The shipments of anthracite coal from the min vania from 1820 to 1894 have been as follows, in es of Penn.-y gross tons.

YmiS. i.i. " ti.n- STEEL IN AM. COl'NTIilES. Year*. Gross tons. Years. • ;! 1821., 1,073 2.344,005 1871 15,699,721 1822.. 3,720 2,882,309 1872 19,669,778 1823.. 6,951 3,089,238 1873 21,227,952 1824.. 11,108 3,242,966 1874 20,145,121 1825.. 34,893 3,358,899 1875 19,712,472 1826.. 4S.047 4,448,916 1876 ]N,.1(l|.011 1827.. 63.434 4.993,471 1877 1 20.828,179 1828., 77,516 5.195,151 1878 ! I7,60.l>,262 1829. 112.083 i:.iki2.334 1879 1 26,142,689 1830.. 174,734 6,608,567 1880 ! 23,437,242 1831. 176,820 6,927,550 1881 'j-..-.o

IRON ORE, COAL, PIG IRON, AND<br />

iron ore from Cuba to the I'nited States, 7,830 gross tons being<br />

shipped by this company in 1802 and 14.22 tons in 1893. The<br />

quantity of Cuban iron ore imported into the United States from<br />

August, 1884, to the close of 1894 is given in the following table.<br />

1885<br />

1886<br />

Years.<br />

Grois ions.<br />

21,798<br />

81,106<br />

111,710<br />

97,711<br />

1888<br />

1889<br />

1890<br />

1891<br />

Years.<br />

Cross tons.<br />

198,048<br />

256,278<br />

362,068<br />

266,377<br />

1892<br />

1893<br />

1894<br />

Years.<br />

Gross tons.<br />

330,357<br />

362,685<br />

150,439<br />

Coal.—Like iron ore, authentic statistics of the production of<br />

all kinds of coal in the United States do not begin until the census<br />

year 1870, although the annual shipments of anthracite coal<br />

alone from Pennsylvania have been preserved since 1820. in which<br />

year this kind of coal may be said to have first become a commercial<br />

product.<br />

We give below a table showing the production of all kinds of<br />

coal in the United States in the census years 1870 and 1880,<br />

ending on the 31st day of May of each year; iu the census year<br />

1889, ending on the 31st day of Decemlicr of that year; in the<br />

calendar years from 1881 to 1888, aud from 1890 to 1893, the<br />

statistics for the last-named calendar years having been compiled<br />

by Mr. E. \V. Parker for the United States Geological Survey.<br />

Years—Gross tons.<br />

Gu«tt year 1880<br />

Calendar year 1881<br />

Calendar year 1882<br />

Calendar year 1883<br />

Calendar year 1884<br />

Calendar year 1885<br />

Calendar year 1886<br />

Calendar year 1888<br />

Calendar year 1889<br />

Calendar year 1890<br />

Calendar year 1891<br />

Calendar year 1892<br />

Pennsylvania<br />

anthracite.<br />

13,973,460<br />

25,572,160<br />

28,500.016<br />

31,358.264<br />

34.336.469<br />

33,175,756<br />

34.228,548<br />

34,853,077<br />

37,578.747<br />

41,624,611<br />

40,665,152<br />

41,489,858<br />

45,236,992<br />

46,850,450<br />

48,185,306<br />

Bituminous<br />

ind "11 oiher.<br />

15,369,120<br />

38,250,670<br />

48,365,341<br />

60,861,190<br />

68,531,500<br />

73,730,539<br />

64,840,668<br />

65,810,676<br />

78,470,857<br />

91,106,998<br />

85,432,627<br />

99,392,871<br />

105,268,962<br />

113,264,792<br />

114,629.671<br />

Tolal.<br />

29,342,580<br />

63,822.830<br />

"76,865,3.'-7<br />

92,219,454<br />

102,867,969<br />

106,906,295<br />

99,069,216<br />

100,663.753<br />

116,049,604<br />

132,731,609<br />

126,097,771-<br />

140,882,729<br />

150,505,954<br />

160,11.5.242<br />

162.814,977<br />

The shipments of anthracite coal from the min<br />

vania from 1820 to 1894 have been as follows, in<br />

es of Penn.-y<br />

gross tons.

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