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40 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
April discount. Shipments during the five months
were thus 24,872,787 tons, as compared with 23,-
528,412 tons in the same period of 1904. All-rail
trade remains at its proportionately large volume.
It is reported that the New York. New Haven &
Hartford, finding that its policy of seeking allrail
consignments in preference to water shipments
has embarrassed its traffic facilities, has
decided to reinstate some of its receiving docks at
New Haven and New London, with a view to
allowing a larger proportion of its cargoes to arrive
by water.
Hull, Blyth & Co., of London and Cardiff, report
the market unchanged with quotations as follows:
Best Welsh steam coal, $3.36; seconds, $3.24;
thirds. $3.06; dry coals, $3.12; best Monmouthshire,
$3.00; seconds. $2.94; best small steam coal,
$2.22; seconds, $1.98; other sorts, $1.80.
MICHIGAN'S COAL PRODUCTION.
The report of Michigan's coal production for the
12 months ending November 30, 1904, shows that
during the year there was an average of 28 mines,
large and small, in operation. The output of coal
for the 12 months was 1,414,834 tons, an average
cf 117.906 tons each month. The average cost of
mining this coal was $2,2S6,160.21, or an average
of $1.62 per ton. A period of four months, from
November 30, 1904, to March 31, of this year, is
covered by a supplementary bulletin. The amount
of coal mined in each coal producing county is
given. The counties of Saginaw and Bay show
the production each month, while the counties of
Jackson, Shiawassee, Huron and Eaton give only
the aggregate for the entire four months. The
total production in the state for the four months
was 497,725 tons, or an average of 1^,-.,431 tons
each month, at, an average cost of $1.61 per ton.
This was 78,505 tons less than was produced in
the corresponding months last year. Appearances
indicate tnat the production will increase during
the next eight months, and that Michigan will
produce more coal in 1905 than in any previous
year.
Falling Off In Australian Coal Trade.
The total coal exports from the port of Newcastle,
New South Wales, for the full year were
668,479 tons in 190.'! and 608,129 tons in 1904;
showing a decrease of 611.350 tons last year. In
the Australian interstate and New Zealand trade
the decrease was 29,000 tons, Victoria showing a
falling off of 30,980 tons, and New Zealand an increase
of 5,314 tons. In the foreign trade the
principal decreases were Mauritius 8,000, Peru 7,-
400, United States 6.800, India 5.800 and Hong
Kong 4,600 tons.
FOREIGN COAL AND COKE SUPPLY.
The bureau of statistics of the department ot
commerce and labor reports exports of coal and
coke from the United States for the four months
ending April 30 as follows:
1904. 1905. Changes.
Anthracite 483,980 57S.015 I. 94.035
Bituminous 1.555.053 1,803.327 1.248,274
Total coal 2,039,033 2.381,342 1.342,309
Coke 163,397 190,303 1.26,906
Total 2,202,430 2,571,645 1.369,215
The coke went chiefly to Mexico. Some was
shipped to Canada, the latter being taken by blast
furnaces of Ontario. The coal exports were distributed
as follows: 19Q4 lg05 changes.
Canada 1.268,784 1,572.253 1.303,269
Mexico 364,498 339,546 D. 24,952
Cuba 166,846 185,244 1.18,398
Other West Indies. 89,223 116,173 I. 26,950
France 5,309 405 D. 4,904
Italy 19,490 20,034 I. 544
Other Europe 14,851 6,711 D. 8,140
Other countries 109,832 140,976 1.31,144
Total 2,039,033 2,381,342 1.342,309
The chief customers were Canada, Mexico, Cuba
and the other West Indies. The coal to other
countries went principally to South America. Exports
to Canada in detail were as follows:
1904. 1905. Changes.
Anthracite 471,844 562,160 1.90,316
Bituminous 797,140 1,010,093 1.212,953
Total 1.268.9S4 1,572.253 1.303,269
The increase in anthracite was 19.1 per cent.,
and in bituminous, 26.7 per cent.; making a gain
of 23.9 per cent, in the total exports.
Imports of coal into the United States for the
four months ending April 30 are reported by the
bureau as follows: 1Qn. ln. _,
1904. 1905. Changes.
Canada 470.597 443,661 D. 26,936
Great Britain 34,737 20,366 D. 14,371
Other Europe 50 113 I. 63
Japan 18,384 16,251 D. 2,133
Australia 73.614 35,611 D. 38,003
Other countries... 977 158 D. 813
Total 598,359 516.160 D. 82,199
Of the coal imported this year, 2,985 tons were
classed as anthracite; the balance was bituminous.
With the exception of some Nova Scotia coal which
comes to Boston, the imports from Canada were
British Columbia coal, received at California ports
There was a large decrease this year in Australian
coal, which comes to California. Nearly all
the Japanese coal is received at Manila.