Year Thousands Of Long Tons 1915 8550.00 1916 8992.00 1917 9717.00 1918 9539.00 1919 7894.00 1920 9067.00 1921 3703.00 1922 5881.00 1923 8482.00 1924 8201.00 1925 7385.00 1926 3596.00 1927 9097.00 1928 8520.00 1929 9636.00 1930 7326.00 1931 5203.00 1932 5261.00 1933 7024.00 1934 8850.00 1935 9859.00 1936 11785.0 1937 12984.0 1938 10394.0