| Show COKE IN some statistics Stati sties criven on this product by edward parker the pin of coke in beehive and retort ovens oens in the unite united states it in according to statistics tics compiled by N V parker of the united states geological survey amounted mounted i to 19 oba short tons v valued at M 89 1165 sa iu 26 tons valued at in 1008 1908 the Inc increase in 1909 over liver the preceding bear vas 13 81 ehon tons or 51 02 per cent in qu entity and anti or 43 92 per cent in tit value at ill standing stin ding this Inc Iner reiso etso the outa output tit in IV 1909 N was nas as still short to torts and antl below the nigh high record made in 1907 wis 40 short tons valued at ill the first sl si jontha of 1909 riv marked irked a ot of the tile depressed con title in the tile coke trade ellch preval kd in lit 1308 pro lue lien nag consider ibl in excess ol 01 demand and ind price ere unsteady und and unprofitable during the tile last halt half of the beir the conditions ere greatly improved demind caught up tip with production ind tool prices advanced but 13 is the larot 1 ker ger p part art of the coke product 1909 wis sold nt at contract prices made in 1 08 or during the first six 81 months ot of 1909 the average price tor for he the entire twelve months hoed i t decline in ili netel ever eer coke manufacturing state the general average price declined from front 2 40 in 1908 to 2 29 in 1909 1900 in the ye year ir of greatest output and highest prices 1907 the average price of coke in the st states ates was as 2 74 ot of the tho total production of short to is of 0 coke in 1909 ti to tons or 16 per cent wee we e made at it byproduct recovery plaits and short tons at lo beehive e ovens the value of the go tons of byproduct coke made in 1909 wap or an average of 0 3 27 the value ot of the 33 short tons of be beehive hive coke produced in 1009 waa was 69 or an average price of 42 2 10 the reason for the higher alue of the byproduct coke Is that tle e ovens are far from the coal mines and near the points of consumption so that the transportation charges are borne largely by the coal whereas for the product of the beehive ovens covens the charges are paid on the coke the value of the byproducts from the retort oven coke in 1909 was the value of the ree recoverable merable byproducts which aie are wasted it the beehive ovens was mas approximately more than the difference in the coit cost of co coal coil il this sum including the interest on the additional capit capital il required tor for the construction st of byproduct at the close of 1909 clere were vere byproduct ovens under construction a it larger number than thin in an e ear ir since 1903 |
