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26 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
should the company decide to reopen them. On
account of mining conditions the rate paid for
mining has always been from 20 to 28 cents per
ton more than is paid in any other soft coal field
in the state, so that with the growing competition
which is encountered and the high wages which
prevailed even before the men asked for more,
the limit of profitable operation had about been
reached.
STEEL CORPORATION MINING OPERATIONS
The United States Steel Corporation will thoroughly
exploit its ore and coal mines this year,
and will do more prospecting than ever before.
The recent appointment of Patrick Mullen, formerly
superintendent of the Buffington coke plant
in the lower Connellsville region, as general mine
inspector for the H. C. Frick Coke Co. and the
steel corporation, is the first step in a campaign
to acquire coal and ore lands. Last year the corporation
through the Frick company, acquired
control of a majority of coke ovens in the Connellsville
region, and bought about 30,000,000 tons
of iron ore in the Mesaba range. Before the year
ends the ownership of the Hill ore lands in the
Lake Superior region will probably pass to the
corporation while further acquisitions of coke
properties among them that of the Hecla company's
holdings, are now in process of negotiation.
LAKE PORT COAL RECEIPTS.
The following are the receipts of coal at the
various lake ports during 1904. the figures representing
short tons:
Bituminous. Anthracite.
Ashland 294,671 22,208
Chicago 64,688 960,930
Escanaba 332,721 30,131
Gladstone 240,000 16,593
Ft. William, Canada 493,471 45.000
Hancock & Houghton 425.956 54,185
Kewaunee 38,037 1,430
Ludington 5.877 989
Manistique 65.473 8.456
Marine City 52,516 274
Marquette 190.927 25,435
Menominee 33.014 6.206
Portage 9,369 6,041
Port Huron 82,455 5,515
Racine 55,245 57,925
Sault Ste. Marie 117.929 27,258
Sheboygan 274,985 140,964
Washburn 119,737 8,638
Milwaukee 1,847,679 864,655
Green Bay 237,972 96,799
Duluth 889,370 455,974
Two Harbors 161,859
Superior 2,274,758
All others 1,049,568
9.358,304
FOREIGN COAL TRADE STATISTICS.
620,702
150,571
3,608,871
The following tables show the coal imports and
exports of the United States during 1903 and 1904:
IMPORTS.
1903, Tons. 1904, Tons.
Anthracite 151,023 72,526
BITUMINOUS.
I'nited Kingdom 1,170,839 62,766
Other Europe 431 601
British North America 1,613,426 1,211,304
Mexico 5 221
Japan 61,466 45.429
Other Asia and Oceanica 448,193 235,069
Other countries 1,019 759
Total 3,295,379 1,556,149
EXPORTS.
ANTHRACITE.
France 6 ......
Germany 2
Italy 1 728
Other Europe 2 33
British North America 1,983.562 2,193.746
Mexico 815 789
Cuba 18,476 25,030
Other W. Ind. and Bermuda. 4.327 6,476
Other countries 1,666 1,590
Total 2,008,857 2,228,392
BITUMINOUS.
Belgium 1,807 2,531
France 6.914 10.948
Germany 5,501 3,578
Italy 49,219 69.202
Other Europe 21,737 57,334
British North America 4,552,301 4,384,208
Mexico 845,597 879,958
Cuba 421,283 494,197
Other W. Ind. and Bermuda. . 216,169 247,109
Other countries 182,713 196,061
Total 6,303,241 6.345,126
Total coal 8,312,098 8,573.518
Coke 416,385 523,100
Anthracite Production In January.
The anthracite coal production in Pennsylvania
for the month of January was 4,408,578 tons as
against 4,134,245 tons during the month of January,
1904.