Year Thousand Gross Tons 1843 2159.00 1844 2280.00 1845 2417.00 1846 2562.00 1847 2839.00 1848 3154.00 1849 3334.00 1850 3535.00 1851 3772.00 1852 4138.00 1853 4407.00 1854 4803.00 1855 5212.00 1856 4872.00 1857 4941.00 1858 5050.00 1859 5145.00 1860 5354.00 1861 5540.00 1862 5112.00 1863 5155.00 1864 4986.00 1865 5097.00 1866 4311.00 1867 4304.00 1868 4318.00 1869 4145.00 1870 4247.00 1871 4283.00 1872 4438.00 1873 4696.00 1874 4801.00 1875 4854.00 1876 4279.00 1877 4243.00 1878 4213.00 1879 4170.00 1880 4068.00 1881 4058.00 1882 4166.00 1883 4235.00 1884 4271.00 1885 4266.00 1886 4131.00 1887 4106.00 1888 4192.00 1889 4307.00 1890 4424.00 1891 4685.00 1892 4765.00 1893 4825.00 1894 4684.00 1895 4636.00 1896 4704.00 1897 4769.00 1898 4750.00 1899 4864.00 1900 5165.00 1901 5524.00 1902 5798.00 1903 6087.00 1904 6292.00 1905 6457.00 1906 6675.00 1907 6939.00 1908 7365.00 1909 7389.00 1910 7508.00 1911 7639.00 1912 7714.00 1913 7887.00 1914 7929.00 1915 8389.00 1916 8470.00 1917 8871.00 1918 9925.00 1919 12907.0 1920 16324.0 1921 18282.0 1922 18463.0 1923 18285.0 1924 17741.0 1925 17406.0 1926 17311.0 1927 16888.0 1928 16683.0 1929 16477.0 1930 16068.0 1931 15908.0 1932 15839.0 1933 15060.0 1934 14862.0 1935 14654.0 1936 14497.0 1937 14676.0 1938 14651.0 1939 14632.0 1940 14018.0