Show COAL AND COKE EXPORTS foll FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR loos exports of coni coal and coke from the united states in the calendar bear 1905 aggregated over thirty one million dollars in value against a little 01 more than anven million dollars tn a decade earlier the united t states nou holds third rank among the nations as an ax exporter porter of coal although eho she bold sd rat rank as a producer of article the united kingdom and germany are larger exporter exporters of boal than the united state states but the growth in our coal exports in recent years has line been more rapid proportionately than that of other countries and suggests still further possibilities in the distribution to other parta parts of tho the world of our supplies upp of this article which far exceed ot of any european country or probably any country of the world w ald except china whose coal fields are ad at bet undeveloped exports of coal exclusive of coke frola frou the united kingdom in 1904 were ere forty elx ift million tons against a it luttio lesa less than thirty two million tons la 1831 1801 and from germany lo 10 1904 were bout eighteen million tons against approximately one hundred million tons la in tho the united states as aboe abose indicated rank ranks next alth nine million tons in 1905 against a little lees less than four millions in 1895 belgium ranks neitus next a it coal exporter with five million tons in loot against a ipaty less than four and one halt half million tona tons lit fit 1891 japan collors s bel glum in rank as a coal exporting ei country with a little loss lesi than three million tons in 1801 1901 against one uni ani ana one fourth millions nill llona in 1891 1801 prom from the australian commonwealth the exports of f coal coul in MI 1 were a little over one and one half million tons from canada about a million and one half toia tona from front france in the etame bear ear one million tons and ironi austria hungary a little lest lesi than a million tons many of those these countries however whilo they export certain of coal eoal are large impo loia 4 of that article germany for example while exporting about million tone tons imported in 1901 2901 about eight million lillon iti tons while Belg belgium lutna imports of coal ure tire over one half as great as n her exports of that article japan in normal years ta but quantities though her lier improto of coal during bearo have been vary very large being lipec lally for the use of her war six 1 cesiel 4 |