Year Short Tons 1918 1.95000 1919 2.35000 1920 2.27000 1921 2.65000 1922 2.40000 1923 2.39000 1924 1.74000 1925 2.57000 1926 2.57000 1927 1.86000 1928 1.93000 1929 1.96000 1930 1.76000 1931 2.19000 1932 2.34000 1933 1.97000 1934 1.73000 1935 2.14000 1936 1.63000 1937 2.23000 1938 2.56000 1939 2.66000 1940 2.31000 1941 2.56000 1942 2.64000 1943 2.29000 1944 2.13000 1945 2.34000 1946 2.48000 1947 2.22000 1948 2.71000 1949 3.07000 1950 2.87000