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The value in gold of imports of coffee at ports of shipment, (exclusive 
of the Pacific States,) as shown by custom-house returns, was, in 1872, 
$25,284,179; in 1871, $16,041,387. It will be noticed that though the 
amount of coffee imported in 1872 was much less than in 1871, it cost 
much more. These results are mainly attributable to the very short 
crop in Brazil, and a partial failure of the-crop in Java in 1871. 
The average wholesale price in gold at New York was, in 1872 and 
1871, respectively, for Brazil, $18.42 and $15.91 per 100 pounds; for 
San Domingo, $15.37 and $13.55; for Maracaibo and Laguayra, $18.18 
and $16.22; for Java, $21.30 and $21.29. 
The following statement shows the receipts and consumption of the 
country, exclusive of the Pacific States, for the past 22 years: 
| || 
Wear. Receipts. ‘Consurfiption.|) Year. Receipts. |Consumption. 
TANS Ree suls forbid 2 , | 
| Pounds. Pounds. — || | Pounds. Pounds. 
TRV ORE soe 977, 636,258 | 271, 718,738 || 1861............-..--- 182, 244,627 | 187, 045, 786 
ihe gd (yb et 322,700,479 | 316, 609, 765 || 1860...........22222.. 185, 779, 689 | 177, 111, 923 
MAVOSsei es ol cise! Aas s 282, 540, 737 |} 280, 911, 672 \| Vici! Pe Se a es 248, 527, 306 222, 610, 300 
EB BU pee tees a vecetln 242, G09; 202, | 243, 445 117 |) Teepe eee ceo 227, 656, 186 251, 255, 099 
11/299. 200, 937 | WBE eae eee es Ses eee ie. 217, 871, 839 172, 565, 934 
1 a203).006, 620, || Wipperman aes | 230, 913, 150 218, 225, 490 
459°918.'981 ‘||"1agomeee eee tee | 238,214,533 | 218, 378, 287 
TBGa a RAL 133, 574, 397)| 128, 146, 356 || 1854.1. ..-.22262. 2-262 162, 473, 853 | 179, 481, 083 
USNS SE =f Se i S04 9o7 |* 109, 086, '703,,)| eibeee et oc tac. os an~- = 193, 112, 300 175, 687, 790 
OCLs aes BA aiseale i ik as 75, 260,417 | 79, 719, 641 i Roly a ee oS eS 205, 542, 855 204, 991, 595 
MGGSE Y fe oe os 98,558,680 | 88,989,911 || 1851...........-..---. | 216, 043, 87 184, 225, 700 
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COAL IN PENNSYLVANIA.—The in- 
crease in the amount of anthracite coal annually mined in Pennsylva- 
nia has been very steady from the beginning, in 1820, when 365 tons 
were produced. umount mined in eaéh 
successive year : 
or 
oO) 
The following tabie shows the ¢ 
Yeai Tons. Year Tons. Year | Tons. Year Tous. 
| 
MOB tes HeOnie |) Lesaeeewe aoe 376, 636. || 184722. 2, 882, 309 || 1860........- | °8,513,123 
fegoees 3-5 a 20 |) P8aos 0 ests 560, 758 || 1848222... | 3,089, 238'|| 18611... 7-1 | "7, 954, 264 
SS ere “oye ll pales See 684, 117 || 1849__._/..2. 3, 242, 966. || 1862 ..-...-- 7, 869, 407 
Ta a ee TUNES) Mia kok (ee eeeete 869, 441. |) 18500... =... | 3,358, 899 || 1863.......-. 9, 566, 006 
BSS we Kl 34,893 || 1838. !....2. 7138, 6971) 18512 SE... . 4,448 916 |! 1864... 1.2.1 10, 177, 475 
TSP) pena eee | y #48, 047 |) 1839........ 818,402) |) USO AM oi 4,993, 471 |) 1865....::..- 9, 652, 391 
ip Gpeaa es 63, 434 || 1840._....- 864,379 || 1853.02. 5) 22 5,195,151 || 1866......-.. |% 12, 703, 882 
Usge Ss case: UgDIS i l840. 'o22.2 959,773 |) 1854.4....--. 6, 002; 334 || 1867 2.2. . 4:2. 12, 988, 725 
R20! eee | 112,083 || 1842 . 1,108; 412 || 18o5 Sie. | 6,608, 567 || 1868.-....-- 13, 834, 132 
er a ee 174, 734 ] hey ee 1, 263, 598 |) 1856.....-.-. 6, 927,580 |) 1869.4 25.522 13, 723, 030 
Mee ae i es 176, 820 || 1244.2_..... 1.630, 850.1). Soqeeee eee 6, 644, 941 || 1870..-...... 15, 849, 899 
2 Rebs ee iSGatzien| tesa 12. ff o. 9:1013, 013) |) ABagtee 6, 839, 369 || 1871...-..-.. 15, 113, 407 
AGES a et ek | 487, 749 ||, 1846........ 2, 344, 005 } IBS ee 2t 7(808;255 4) USP op. sees 18, 400, 000 
9” 
The production (estimated) of 1872 was 3,286,595 tons over that of 
1871.’ This large increase is accounted for in part by the fact that in 
1872, for the first time in several years, the work of mining anthracite 
coal in Pennsylvania was prosecuted without the interruption of strikes 
through the whole year. It is found that the increase in consumption 
has equalled that of production, and, from data deemed reliable, it is es- 
timated that the increase of consumption in 1873 over that of 1872 will 
be nearly, if not quite, as great as the latter was over that of 1871. Of 
this coal, 7,513,115 tons were transported from the mines by the Read- 
ing Railroad Company, which now owns or controls 1,335 miles of single 
track. Its receipts for transportation, based on the tonnage of the 
main line, were, in 1871, $1.808 per ton; in 1872, $1.544, the average re- 
ceipts per ton for the previous ten years being $1.94. 
COST OF GROWING OATS AND CORN IN ILLINoIs.—Mr. H. Bb. Gurler, 
of De Kalb County, reports to this Department the cost, per acre and 
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