Show PHOSPHATE production LARGE phosphate rock which is the principal source of one of the three fertilizing ele mens necessary for plant growth was marketed in the united states stales las year to the extent of long tons valued at 11 1 61 4 this was a slight decrease in both quantity and value compared with the figures for the preceding year but the amount of phosphate rock mined was greater than in n 1911 excepting in south carolina in florida the increase was 3 per cent in tennessee it was about 12 per cent and in the western phosphate field it wais ars over 10 per cent stock of phosphate rock on hand also in creased in the two main producing southern states florida and tennessee on the whole the indus industry ry rry in the main southern phol phosphate phate field was active the production of phosphate rock in florida was 81 per cent of the entire output of the united states the output of this state which at the present time leads in the phosphate industry indu siry was with one exception that of 1911 the greatest in the history of the state the quantity marketed for the year was long tons valued at 9 a slight decline both in tonnage and value compared with 1911 tennessee furnished per cent of the phosphate mark marketed eed in me ite united states in 1912 the total production of the state being long tons valued at in south carolina loli long tons nas as marketed valued at a considerable decline compared with 1911 in western vestern states the production of phosphate came from idaho utah and wyoming and amounted to long tons tans a gain of per cent compared with 1911 the value of the product increased considerably the average price per ton bein greater in 1912 than in 1911 the united V antes 1 go ge 11 losif lical ia survey has just published an advance chapter from mineral resources 1912 11 by W C phalen giving besides statistics of production ot of phosphate rock for the whole country figures showing the production of the individual states for the last five years tables showing imports and exports of fertilizer materials are also given as well as the production of pho phosphate phate rock in the principal countries of the world the phosphate pho spate industry in the different states is briefly discussed and the author gives general information of interest to those engaged in the phosphate trade |