Year Thousands Of Short Tons 1917 27000.0 1918 33700.0 1919 38200.0 1920 42800.0 1921 43900.0 1922 43800.0 1923 45100.0 1924 46300.0 1925 48200.0 1926 52700.0 1927 57900.0 1928 59600.0 1929 60200.0 1930 61500.0 1931 63500.0 1932 62800.0 1933 63100.0 1934 62800.0 1935 62400.0 1936 62200.0 1937 62727.0 1938 61300.0 1939 63000.0 1940 62391.0 1941 32562.0 1942 64555.0 1943 71378.0 1944 72330.0 1945 71399.0 1946 71113.0 1947 72549.0 1948 74500.0 1949 73710.0 1950 72488.0 1951 74228.0 1952 76428.0 1953 78258.0 1954 78596.0 1955 79676.0 1956 79965.0 1957 80299.0 1958 82498.0 1959 81448.0 1960 78877.0