BRITISH COAL TRADE
DEGREASE IN OUTPUT REASONS FOR RESTRICTION Bros* Association— By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, May 3. (Received May 4, at 11.30 a.m.) In the House of Commons Mr Isaao Foot, in presenting the Mines Estimates, revealed that last year 2,243 coal mines, employing 868,000 men, : produced 219,000,000 tons, 'Compared with 3,289 mines, 1,105,000 men, and 287,000,000 tons in 1913. The restriction was due partly to the use of alternative forms of fuel for light and power, a decrease in foreign bunker shipments, and the general trade depression, especially in iron, steel, and shipbuilding. The coal exports declined by 600,000. tons during the past quarter compared with the same quarter in 1931, chiefly owing to the French, Bel* gain, and German quota restrictions.
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Evening Star, Issue 21093, 4 May 1932, Page 8
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