ANTHRACITE COAL-FIELDS. 309 
Quantities of Anthracite shipped from the Mines, and a 
General Statement of the whole Anthracite Coal Busi- 
ness of Pennsylvania, since the commencement of the 
Coal Operations,' 
1820 
1821 
1822 
1823 
1824 
1825 
1826 
1827 
1828 
1829 
1830 
1831 
1832 
1833 
1834 
1835 
1836 
1837 
tl838i 
Years. 
365 
1073 
2240 
5823 
9541 
28,393 
31,280 
32,070 
30,232 
25,110 
42,790 
41,085 
80,000 
123,000 
106,000 
131,250 
146,502 
223,902 
212,831 
Lehigh. 
Ton*. 
6500 
16,767 
31,360 
47,284 
79,973 
89,984 
81,854 
209,271 
250,588 
224,242 
334,872 
432,045 
523,152 
433,875 
Schuyl- 
kill. 
Tons. 
7000 
43,000 
54,000 
84,600 
112,000 
47,700 
90,660 
106,270 
115,387 
76,321 
Lacka- 
wanna. 
Tons. 
2381 
2450 
5226 
11,709 
12,098 
13,8091 
Pine 
Grove. 
Tons. 
3746 
Sha- 
mo- 
kin. 
Tons. 
365 
1073 
2240 
5823 
9541 
34,893 
48,047 
63,430 
77,516 
112,083 
175,774 
176,939 
373,871 
487,971 
380,646 
562,008 
696,525 
874,539 
727,582 
Total, 
Tons. 
365 
1073 
2240 
5823 
9541 
34,893 
48,047 
63,430 
77,516 
112,083 
175,774 
176,939 
373,871 
487,971 
380,636 
562,008 
696,525 
874,539 
727,582 
Total re- 
ceipts at 
ter. 
Tons. 
50001 
8000 
12,000 
18,000 
60,000 
60,000 
120,000 
79,816 
50,000 
200,000 
On hand 
at tide- 
water, 
April 1. 
Surplus 
over con- 
sunipt'n 
Tons, 
365 
1073 
2240 
5823 
9541 
34,893 
48,f47 
68,430 
85,516 
124,083 
193,774 
236,939 
373,871: 
547,971 ' 
500,636 
641,824 
696,525 
924,539 
927,582, 
On hand 
and 
brought 
down du- 
ring the 1 
year. 
Tons. 
365 
1073 
2240 
5823 
9541 
34,893 
43,047 
60,440 
73,516 
106,083 
133,774 
236,939 
313,871 
427,971 
420,820 
641,824 
646,525 
724,539 
827,582 
Consu- 
med of 
all kinds 
in year 
ending 
April 
15, 1839. 
Tons. 
i 708 
1167 
3583 
3718 
25,352 
8154 
17,383 
13,086' 
32567 
27,691 
103,165 
76,932 
114,100 
2849* 
221,004 
4701 
78,014 
103,043 
Annual 
increase 
of con- 
sump- 
tion. 
Tons. 
* pecrease. 
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