British Coal Exports.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1923, Page 4

British Coal Exports.

1T,.. \i ar |<;m' lia- l.eeti an inijMftitllf pel a,i| 10l Drilisll mill exp", ter-. In ingiug ah.an a . ; T,- ■. eiy m :Le j 111 111 slrv . The pro-|ierity or ot hel-wi-e export 'coal tiade has an it:i 1 !■ li: 1 1 1' ciii ;•■ upon Iffiti-ll tiade as w hoiand a v. liter in t lie ■im cut i .ue DU , ii Trade it- vie ! point - out Iha t as n new - I net. vt*;. ha - beeu apparent m Dm coal trade in the { -, i- .ml' half of 102*2 ih— e has ei.P:-,-!d,d wii h 1 Ljs movement a slow hut sure reel.v erv in most o' D e maniifael tiring trades." P.x-mii- ("-day. in fjit-i . ai"'- It. aim aim d -.( the pre-war level. "A, we siirvev it." Dm aitii le eelitinnes. "vhe ealh’uk is disliiiciL'-eileeili-aging;. Our two largest pre-war compel itor- the United Stale, and (iennaev mi iuu-e us hut lit(le anxiety lor some Due to entile. Germany, her Jf in the throe, ol a coal short - are, must needs import heavily, and so far as the t’niieil Slates is concerned. when it is borne in mind that the 1022 si-ike was s.'tiled until ncxl Me'vh at i l '" pre-sir'ke i-'ie o! wages it ii :e ■ out-'’;-! soliable ,!*!' to count ■ ipiei Aiiicriea as a pnleniial c-us!eiui'S over Dm coning vear. This view is i utii'iee t le. Die fact it-ai large I .S. •nt .I'esis have alreade mi'c-hased a quarter of a million ton- of D-itish ■ • for -bipme-nt i".'!'- Dm New Year. M"lh 'iiueriean "ompo! : i io'i largely i I!>,■ ie" i oil and s'"]' l " .••eneral iie nro'-e----r.'ureei.a.i :.-dimtTti i- •; 1. ~-t .' I'd trade inos-f l-ac rail I v I'-. - ! ■ l->.‘» a’ i I Hi, lu.'lld , ..aid.. 11... ;,1 1 ,,fi-x- to tea'lltain -iml in all .-.-e! aldlitv stirpes, ic m-.-moms