THE COAL INDUSTRY.

Classification of the Coal Fields of the United States.

(From the United States Geological Survey.)

The following table shows the approximate areas of the coal fields of the United States, with the total product of each for the years 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899:

The estimated coal production for the United States in 1900 is placed at 274,850,000 tons.

Distribution of Coal Product, Prices, Number of Employes, Etc., by States in 1899.

4,776,224

Indiana.

550 21,871,930 1,936,515
136 5,465,609 376,574

630,574

24,439,019

54,222 26,862

75,335

5.177,479

6,397,338 1.24

10,971

282,736

Maryland...

34 4,716,581

68,750

Michigan..
Missouri..

Montana...

1,021,801

14,128

14,785

1,050,714

1,461,865 1.39 257

1.750

77,731 20,788

441 14,880,893 1,393,025

52

2,444,655 86.351

Texas.

18

839,166

34,690

997,271 1.27 265 1,304,241 .62

743

252

1.960

26 1.897,962 20.281

61,443

50,195

West Virginia..

231 15,044,272

2,029,881 19,252,995 3,837,392

3,603,989 1.78 259

3,330

Total bitu

minous..... 3,245 155,192,716 7,792,594 3,088,851 27,247,826 193,321,987 $167,935,304 $0.87 Pennsylvania

anthracite.... 359 53,562,030 1.281,962 5,574,013

Grand total.. 3,604 208,754,746 9,074,556 8,662,864 27,247,826 253,739,992 $256,077,434 $1.01 214

410,635

Annual Production of Coal in the United States since 1880.

AVERAGE PRICES FOR COAL AT THE MINES, BY STATES (SHORT TONS'.

* This includes the countries named following, in addition to other countries not enumerated. +1881.

* Includes Alaska.

§ Includes Nebraska.