THE WORLD'S COAL

Evening Star, Issue 18999, 22 July 1925, Page 3

THE WORLD'S COAL

The United States Geological Survey estimates (say a an oKciiungc; Una the world's total productioi. o; all cc.at i:i 1924 was approximately 1.350 million metric tons, or nine millions less than in tiro preceding year. In the States there wars a serious reduction in the production of bituminous coal a nil lignite trom 511,791,872 to 438,420.000 tons, or roughly a drop of 15 per cent. In Ureal Britain the fail was from 280,430,369 to 273,483,000 metric tons, or about seven million tons. Less important decreases are reported in the output of Canada, Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Japan. On the other hand, the Belgian p.eduction continued b- v.p-.var.l tendency. Fiance pat o.u, seven million more tons, while the Gorman product rose from 62,224,555 to 118.829.000 metric tons; British India, Now South Wales, and the. Union of South Africa also showing advances on the yea 1923. The lignite output of Germany ws also higher. The report says it is of interest to no the increase in the production in Frans From a total of forty-one million tons 1913, the war brought the ontivt down twenty-two minion tons in I°’.o. Vn m provcineut then set in. and the 192: to, of neatly forty-five mllion ton- mcliidi. 1 o-iMinc' wa< more than double ''at ’ 1910. and exceed’-d the ;ue ■■ ar e- I; four million tons.