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Show NATION'S COAL OUTPUT REACHES NEW HIGH MARK A S 1 1 1 N til UN . Dec . 13. Prod uc -lion of both bituminous and anthracite anthra-cite ' 'n n iched 1 new hlph mark I for tbt yed! during the week of De.-ceraber De.-ceraber I, according to i statement , .-uno.'iv b the geological survey show- ltf the output for tb week lb have . Iian 12 7S7 lli tuns of bituminous .ttd S,0S1,000 tons of anthracite. The week's foil coal production, has i.e 11 crceedeid only titr t S 111 1 s .-nice the Kiolotenl stirwy has been covering the weekly output, three of. which wee;.- were Ih L91I and one lust year. The record production or bltumln-ou-ji coal waa sjttrlbutable! the survey said, to th abilt of the railroads to supply cars. KtKurcs obtained by the I survey showed tnat 23i',340 cms bad 1 been delivered la th minos. The .-oft eoal production .so far thlsj yeai however, still laa behind lfn' ,-Hd MM 8. althotiRh 1, early 90, 000.- j (oo tons greater than 1 asi yes Tbib' mmi-'h output to December 1 was ii2f-1 431,000 tons, the production for the Mme period lait year was 425, 2!M,u0 l. US. loi 1'.'. .'. t.'i.s ' N lJ'OMi Litis anil for 1917, 516.172.000 tons. |