THE FLORIDA PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS. 
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The amount consigned for use within the United States as reported 
by the operators was 819,761 long tons. 
The mining of pebble rock on Peace River discontinued during 
the latter part of 1908 was not resumed during 1909. A small 
shipment of 3,215 tons of this rock during 1909, mined in 1908, 
is included in the total domestic shipments of pebble rock as given 
above. 
SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1909. 
Hard rock...... long tons. 
Total production... 527,582 
Consigned for use in U. S..... 17456 
Exported.. 496,645 
Total shipments. 514,10 • 
Pebble rock. 
Total production. i, 334 j 56 o 
Consigned for use in U. S.. ..... 819,76;. 
Exported.. 509 J 34 1 
Total shipments. 1,329,102 
Total production of hard and pebble rock.. ... 1,862,151 
Total shipments of hard and pebble rock..... 1,843,203 
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT OF 
FLORIDA PHOSPHATE FOR THE YEARS 1908 AND 1909. 
(LONG TONS.) 
PRODUCTION 
Consigned for Use 
in the U, S, 
EXPORTED 
Total Shipments 
Hard Rock........ 
Pebble Rock. 
1908 
1909 
1908 
1909 
1908 
1909 
1908 
1909 
768,011 
1,150,000 
527, s 82 
1,834,569 
9,900 
421,781 
17,456 
819,701 
631,001 
470,270 
496,645 
509,341 
631,001 
900,519 
514,101 
1,329,102 
Totals... 
1,918,011 
1,862,151 
431,681 
837,217 
1,101,271 
1.0C5.986 
1,531,520 
1,843,203 
