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28 IRON ORE. COAL, PIC. IRON, AND BKI.GIUM. This country is rich in coal but poor iu irou ore. obtaining the greater part of its supply of the latter from other countries. The statistics of the mining and metallurgical industries of Belgium which we shall present are official government statistics. obtained directly from the Belgian Minister of the Interior and of Public Instruction. Iron Ore.—The production of iron ore in Belgium from 1840 to 1893 has been as follows, in metric tous. Years. 1840 1845 1850 1855 1860 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 .., Metric tons. 191,812 394,544 299,272 852,134 809,176 1,018,231 886,641 602,829 519,740 628,046 654,332 697,272 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1881 1882 1883 Years. Metric tons. 749,781 503,565 527,050 365,044 269,206 234,127 207,157 195,212 253,499 223,412 208,867 215,670 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 Years. Metric tons. 176,005 187,118 152,508 172,436 185,542 181,526 172.291 202.204 209,943 238.783 The imports of iron ore in 1892 amounted to 1,679,485 metric tons. The exports in the same year amounted to 228,804 tons. Coal.—The production of coal in Belgium from 1830 to 1894 has been as follows, in metric tons. 1830 1840 1845 1850 1855 1860 1865 1866 186S 1869 Yean. Metric tons. 2,568,054 3,929,962 4,919,257 5,820,588 8,409,330 9,610,895 11,840,703 12,774,662 12,755,822 12,298,589 12,943,994 13,697,118 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1879 1880 1881 1832 Y'cars. Metric tons. .... 15,658,948 .... 15,778,401 .... 14,669,029 .... 15,011,331 .... 14,329,578 .... 13,669,077 .... 15,447,292 .... 16,886,698 .... 16,873,951 .... 17,590,989 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1838 1889 1890 Year*. Metric lous. 18,177,754 18,051,499 17,437,603 17,285,543 18,378,624 19,218,481 19,869,980 20,365,960 19,675,644 19,583,173 19,410,519 20,458,827 Belgium imports over a million tons of coal and coke annually and exports a much larger quantity of both coal and coke. The exports of coal aud coke from Belgium in 1892 amouuted t
STEEL IN ALL COUNTRIES. 29 5,530,000 metric tons, in 1893 to 5,780,900 tons, and in 1894 to 5,416,254 tons. The imports of coal and coke into Belgium in 1892 amounted to 1,682,808 metric tons. Pig Iron.—The production of pig iron in Belgium from 1*45 to 1894 has been as follows, iu metric tons. 1845 1850 1855 I860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 Yeats. Metric ions. Years. 134,563 1 1870 144,452 1871 294,270 | 1872 319,943 1873 311,838 ; 1874 356,550 | 1875 392,078 1 1876 44;-,875 [| 1877 470,767 1K7S 482.404 428,069 435,754 534,319 1879 1680 1881 Metric tons. H Years. 563,468 609,230 655,565 607,373 532,790 1883 1884 1835 1836 1887 541,805 1888 490,508 470,488 518,646 389,330 608,084 624,736 726,946 1889 1890.... 1891.... 1892.... 1893 1894 Metric tons. 783,433 750,812 712,876 701,677 755,781 826,850 832,226 787,836 684,126 753,268 745,264 810,940 Steel.— Belgian statistics of steel in ingots are incomplete, as are those of Germany aud France, and we consequently give the production of finished steel only, which will be found in the following table, from 1865 to 1894, iu metric tons. Steel rails are included. 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 Yean*. ! Metric tons. j 545 930 1.420 1,857 2,826 4,062 6,622 12,389 18,533 3U.932 Years. 1875 1876 1877 1878 1679 1880 ... 1 1881 1882 1833 1884 Metric tons. 45,536 ..I 64,543 90,646 102,259 88,952 102,772 119,237 151,291 156,301 J 153,999 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 Years. Metric tons. 125,461 137,771 191,445 185,417 214,561 201,817 206,305 208,281 224,922 344,776 Steel Rails.—The production of steel rails alone in Belgium from 1881 to 1893 has been as follows, in metric tons. 1881 1882 1883 1884 1835 Years. Metric tons. 87,047 109,809 118,138 112,930 76,744 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 Years, Metric ton*. 71,769 108,184 101,194 139,356 122.370 1891 1892 1893 Years. Metric tons. 131,601 125,648 104.496
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28 IRON ORE. COAL, PIC. IRON, AND<br />
BKI.GIUM.<br />
This country is rich in coal but poor iu irou ore. obtaining<br />
the greater part of its supply of the latter from other countries.<br />
The statistics of the mining and metallurgical industries of<br />
Belgium which we shall present are official government statistics.<br />
obtained directly from the Belgian Minister of the Interior and<br />
of Public Instruction.<br />
Iron Ore.—The production of iron ore in Belgium from 1840<br />
to 1893 has been as follows, in metric tous.<br />
Years.<br />
1840<br />
1845<br />
1850<br />
1855<br />
1860<br />
1865<br />
1866<br />
1867<br />
1868<br />
1869<br />
1870<br />
1871 ..,<br />
Metric tons.<br />
191,812<br />
394,544<br />
299,272<br />
852,134<br />
809,176<br />
1,018,231<br />
886,641<br />
602,829<br />
519,740<br />
628,046<br />
654,332<br />
697,272<br />
1872<br />
1873<br />
1874<br />
1875<br />
1876<br />
1877<br />
1878<br />
1879<br />
1881<br />
1882<br />
1883<br />
Years.<br />
Metric tons.<br />
749,781<br />
503,565<br />
527,050<br />
365,044<br />
269,206<br />
234,127<br />
207,157<br />
195,212<br />
253,499<br />
223,412<br />
208,867<br />
215,670<br />
1884<br />
1885<br />
1886<br />
1887<br />
1888<br />
1889<br />
1890<br />
1891<br />
1892<br />
1893<br />
Years.<br />
Metric tons.<br />
176,005<br />
187,118<br />
152,508<br />
172,436<br />
185,542<br />
181,526<br />
172.291<br />
202.204<br />
209,943<br />
238.783<br />
The imports of iron ore in 1892 amounted to 1,679,485 metric<br />
tons. The exports in the same year amounted to 228,804 tons.<br />
Coal.—The production of coal in Belgium from 1830 to 1894<br />
has been as follows, in metric tons.<br />
1830<br />
1840<br />
1845<br />
1850<br />
1855<br />
1860<br />
1865<br />
1866<br />
186S<br />
1869<br />
Yean.<br />
Metric tons.<br />
2,568,054<br />
3,929,962<br />
4,919,257<br />
5,820,588<br />
8,409,330<br />
9,610,895<br />
11,840,703<br />
12,774,662<br />
12,755,822<br />
12,298,589<br />
12,943,994<br />
13,697,118<br />
1872<br />
1873<br />
1874<br />
1875<br />
1876<br />
1877<br />
1879<br />
1880<br />
1881<br />
1832<br />
Y'cars.<br />
Metric tons.<br />
.... 15,658,948<br />
.... 15,778,401<br />
.... 14,669,029<br />
.... 15,011,331<br />
.... 14,329,578<br />
.... 13,669,077<br />
.... 15,447,292<br />
.... 16,886,698<br />
.... 16,873,951<br />
.... 17,590,989<br />
1883<br />
1884<br />
1885<br />
1886<br />
1887<br />
1838<br />
1889<br />
1890<br />
Year*.<br />
Metric lous.<br />
18,177,754<br />
18,051,499<br />
17,437,603<br />
17,285,543<br />
18,378,624<br />
19,218,481<br />
19,869,980<br />
20,365,960<br />
19,675,644<br />
19,583,173<br />
19,410,519<br />
20,458,827<br />
Belgium imports over a million tons of coal and coke annually<br />
and exports a much larger quantity of both coal and coke. The<br />
exports of coal aud coke from Belgium in 1892 amouuted t
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