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of phosphate consigned for domestic shipments during 1914 is 
greater than during 1913, by about 28,918 tons. 
The total shipment of phosphate rock for 1914 as reported 
by the producers was 2,138,891 long tons, of which 1,829,202 tons 
were land pebble (including a small consignment of river pebble), 
and 309,689 tons were hard rock phosphate. The river pebble 
included in the shipments represents rock on hand from previous 
years, as no river pebble is being produced at present. Of the 
total shipments, 928,993 tons were consigned for export, while 
1,209,898 tons were consigned for domestic use within the United 
States. The export shipments were made up of land pebble 
625,821 tons, hard rock 303,172 tons. The domestic shipments 
consisted of land pebble 1,203,381 tons, hard rock 6,517 tons. 
The production of land pebble phosphate was 1,787,597 tons as 
against 2,107,256 tons during the preceding year, a reduction of 
319,659 tons. The production of hard rock phosphate during 1914 
was 310,267 tons, as against 477,538 tons during the preceding 
year, a reduction of 167,271. 
SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT OF PHOSPHATE IN FLORIDA 
FOR THE YEAR I9I4, BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY THE PRODUCERS. 
Pebble Phosphate— Long Tons. 
Production _._1,787,597 
Consigned for export_ 625,821 
Consigned for domestic shipment_ 1,203,381 
Total shipments _1,829,202 
Hard Rock Phosphate— 
Production_ 310,267 
Consigned for export _ 303,172 
Consigned for domestic shipment_ 6,517 
Total shipments__^_ 309,689 
Pebble and Hard Rock Phosphate Combined— 
Production _ 2,097,864 
Consigned for export_ 928,993 
Consigned for domestic shipment_ 1,209,898 
Total shipments _'___2,138,891 
The value of the phosphate shipped from Florida during 1914 
was as follows: Land pebble, including a limited amount of river 
pebble, $5,442,547; hard rock, $1,912,197. Total, $7,354,744. 
The following is a list of the phosphate mining companies 
of Florida. Of the companies on this list a few were idle in 1914; 
most of these, however, carried rock in stock from which sales were 
made, and will continue operations when conditions are favorable. 
