Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

by James Gillespie Blaine

APPENDIX O.

COAL AND IRON PRODUCT.

The following table exhibits the quantity of coal produced in each
State and Territory of the United States during the census years ended
May 31, 1870, and 1880, and the calendar years 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879,
and 1881 (weight expressed in tons of 2,240 pounds).

STATE OR 1870. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881.
TERRITORY. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.

Anthracite.
Pennsylvania . . 15,648,437 21,436,667 23,619,911 20,605,262 26,142,689 28,640,819 28,500,016
Rhode Island . . 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 15,000 6,176 10,000
Virginia . . . . 2,817

Bituminous.
Pennsylvania . . 7,800,386 11,500,000 12,500,000 13,500,000 14,500,000 18,425,163 20,000,000
Illinois . . . . 2,624,163 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 6,115,377 6,000,000
Ohio . . . . . . 2,527,285 3,500,000 5,250,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,008,595 8,250,000
Maryland . . . . 2,345,153 1,835,081 1,574,339 1,679,322 1,730,709 2,228,917 2,261,918
Missouri . . . . 621,930 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 556,304 1,750,000
West Virginia. . 608,878 800,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 1,839,845 1,500,000
Indiana . . . . 437,870 950,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,454,327 1,500,000
Iowa . . . . . . 263,487 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,600,000 1,461,116 1,750,000
Kentucky . . . . 32,938 650,000 850,000 900,000 1,000,000 946,288 1,100,000
Tennessee . . . 133,418 550,000 750,000 375,000 450,000 495,131 750,000
Virginia . . . . 61,803 90,000 90,000 75,000 90,000 43,079 100,000
Kansas . . . . . 150,582 125,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 771,142 750,000
Oregon . . . . . 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 43,205 300,000
Michigan . . . . 28,150 30,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 100,800 100,000
California . . . 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 236,950 600,000
Arkansas . . . . 14,778 30,000
Montana . . . . 224
North Carolina . 350
Alabama . . . . 11,000 100,000 175,000 200,000 250,000 323,972 375,000
Nebraska . . . . 1,425 30,000 50,000 75,000 75,000 200 75,000
Wyoming . . . . 500,000 100,000 100,000 175,000 589,595 375,000
Washington . . . 100,000 150,000 150,000 170,000 145,015 175,000
Utah . . . . . . 45,000 45,000 60,000 225,000 225,000
Colorado . . . . 250,000 300,000 367,000 400,000 462,747 700,000
Georgia . . . . 100,000 154,644 150,000

Total bituminous
17,648,468 27,569,081 30,688,339 31,525,322 36,665,709 42,417,764 48,816,918
Total anthracite
15,662,437 21,436,667 23,619,911 20,605,262 26,142,689 28,649,812 28,510,016
Total anthracite and bituminous
33,310,905 49,005,748 54,308,250 52,130,584 62,808,398 71,067,576 77,326,934

APPENDIX O—Concluded.

The following table shows the quantity of pig-iron produced, imported, exported, and retained for consumption in the United States, from 1867 to 1882, expressed in tons of 2,240 pounds.

Total Production and Imports. Calendar Year Ended | Exports, Foreign and Domestic. Year. Production. June 30, Imports. | | Retained for Home Consumption. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.Tons. 1866 1,205,663 1867 112,642 1,317,705 628 1,317,077 1867 1,305,023 1868 112,133 1,417,156 282 1,416,874 1868 1,431,250 1869 136,975 1,568,225 273 1,567,952 1869 1,711,287 1870 153,283 1,864,570 1,456 1,863,114 1870 1,665,178 1871 178,139 1,843,317 3,772 1,839,545 1871 1,706,793 1872 247,529 1,954,322 2,172 1,952,150 1872 2,548,713 1873 215,496 2,764,209 2,818 2,761,201 1873 2,560,963 1874 92,042 2,653,005 10,152 2,642,853 1874 2,401,262 1875 53,437 2,454,699 16,193 2,438,506 1875 2,023,733 1876 79,455 2,103,188 7,241 2,095,947 1876 1,868,961 1877 67,922 1,936,883 3,560 1,933,323 1877 2,006,594 1878 55,000 2,121,594 6,198 2,115,396 1878 2,301,215 1879 87,576 2,388,791 3,221 2,385,570 1879 2,741,853 1880 754,657 3,406,510 2,607 3,493,903 1880 3,835,191 1881 417,849 4,253,040 6,811 4,246,229 1881 4,144,254 1882 496,045 4,640,299 9,519 4,630,780

Quantity of Iron and Steel Railroad Bars produced, imported, exported, and retained for Consumption in the United States, from 1867 to 1882, expressed in tons of 2,240 pounds. Total Production and Imports. Calendar Production. Year | Exports, Foreign and Domestic. Year. Iron. Steel. Total. Ended Imports. | | Retained for Home Consumption. Tons. Tons. Tons. June 30, Tons. Tons. Tons.Tons. 1866 384,623 384,623 1867 96,272 480,895 159 480,736 1867 410,319 2,277 412,596 1868 151,097 563,693 710 562,983 1868 445,972 6,451 452,423 1869 237,704 690,127 564 689,563 1869 521,371 8,616 529,987 1870 279,766 809,753 885 808,863 1870 523,371 30,357 553,571 1871 458,056 1,011,627 1,341 1,010,286 1871 658,467 34,152 692,619 1872 531,537 1,224,156 4,484 1,219,672 1872 808,866 83,991 892,857 1873 357,631 1,250,488 7,147 1,243,341 1873 679,520 115,192 794,712 1874 148,920 943,632 7,313 936,319 1874 521,847 129,414 651,261 1875 42,082 693,343 14,199 679,144 1875 447,901 259,699 707,000 1876 4,708 712,308 13,554 698,754 1876 417,114 368,269 785,383 1877 30 785,413 6,103 779,310 1877 296,911 385,865 682,776 1878 11 682,787 8,426 674,351 1878 288,295 499,817 788,112 1879 2,611 790,723 7,127 783,596 1879 375,143 618,851 993,994 1880 152,791 1,146,785 2,363 1,144,422 1880 440,859 864,353 1,305,212 1881 302,294 1,607,506 4,274 1,603,232 1881 436,233 1,210,285 1,646,518 1882 295,666 1,942,184 4,190 1,937,994