Year Thousands Of Short Tons 1836 28.0000 1837 152.000 1838 160.000 1839 243.000 1840 266.000 1841 283.000 1842 136.000 1843 240.000 1844 214.000 1845 246.000 1846 311.000 1847 423.000 1848 545.000 1849 635.000 1850 812.000 1851 1008.00 1852 1197.00 1853 1018.00 1854 1058.00 1855 1204.00 1856 1518.00 1857 1594.00 1858 2021.00 1859 1896.00 1860 1618.00 1861 1747.00 1862 2024.00 1863 2200.00 1864 2295.00 1865 2395.00 1866 2795.00 1867 2237.00 1868 2753.00 1869 2849.00 1870 3363.00 1871 2481.00 1872 3507.00 1873 3890.00 1874 3039.00 1875 4587.00 1876 3913.00 1877 4509.00 1878 5102.00 1879 5297.00 1880 6969.00 1881 6914.00 1882 9642.00 1883 9830.00 1884 11467.0 1885 7794.00 1886 9156.00 1887 7676.00 1888 8704.00 1889 10827.0 1890 11710.0 1891 10459.0 1892 10816.0 1893 11733.0 1894 16007.0 1895 12867.0 1896 15125.0 1897 15099.0 1898 13394.0 1899 13712.0 1900 14610.0 1901 17651.0 1902 12424.0 1903 13974.0 1904 11101.0 1905 17343.0 1906 15638.0 1907 14862.0 1908 13017.0 1909 14211.0 1910 17360.0 1911 9987.00 1912 18345.0 1913 18673.0 1914 17598.0 1915 10610.0 1916 10550.0 1917 10174.0 1918 9600.00