Year Thousands Of Short Tons 1837 1171.00 1838 1333.00 1839 1436.00 1840 1416.00 1841 1522.00 1842 1237.00 1843 1513.00 1844 1817.00 1845 1978.00 1846 2269.00 1847 2870.00 1848 2796.00 1849 2895.00 1850 3077.00 1851 3583.00 1852 3863.00 1853 4248.00 1854 4166.00 1855 4023.00 1856 4116.00 1857 3344.00 1858 3665.00 1859 3782.00 1860 4650.00 1861 4508.00 1862 5599.00 1863 5558.00 1864 4853.00 1865 4730.00 1866 5775.00 1867 5688.00 1868 6442.00 1869 5859.00 1870 6174.00 1871 6468.00 1872 6673.00 1873 6365.00 1874 5805.00 1875 4860.00 1876 4172.00 1877 4956.00 1878 5171.00 1879 5362.00 1880 6458.00 1881 5179.00 1882 5467.00 1883 5664.00 1884 5009.00 1885 4732.00 1886 5294.00 1887 5554.00 1888 4943.00 1889 5370.00 1890 5246.00 1891 4563.00 1892 4282.00 1893 4332.00 1894 3883.00 1895 3500.00 1896 3715.00 1897 3618.00 1898 3360.00 1899 3686.00 1900 3346.00 1901 3421.00 1902 3275.00 1903 3615.00 1904 3139.00 1905 3227.00 1906 3541.00 1907 3408.00 1908 3052.00 1909 3117.00 1910 3073.00 1911 3097.00 1912 2606.00 1913 2602.00 1914 2081.00 1915 1858.00 1916 1625.00 1917 1297.00 1918 1159.00 1919 1239.00 1920 1421.00 1921 1270.00 1922 1873.00 1923 2006.00 1924 2032.00 1925 2344.00 1926 2369.00 1927 2582.00 1928 3090.00 1929 2876.00 1930 3605.00 1931 3722.00 1932 3643.00 1933 4074.00 1934 4143.00 1935 4489.00 1936 5014.00 1937 5010.00 1938 4709.00 1939 4689.00 1940 4768.00 1941 4503.00 1942 3539.00