Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer – Friday 12 August 1881

The Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade

The official return of the quantity of coal sent from the Yorkshire collieries to Hull just issued shows a marked alteration in the traffic sent by various collieries, due in a great measure to the decision of the Railway Commission and the withdrawal of the grouping system.

For a long time the West Riding Silkstone Collieries headed the list, but the Denaby Company now holds the premier position, having sent last month 14,980, of which 9,336 tons went by water.

This gives an increase of 2,564 tons over the quantity sent in the corresponding period of last year, and 6,736 tons more than was sent in the month of June.

The West Riding Collieries sent 8,431 tons, all by rail, or a falling off to the extent of 2,155 tons when compared with the corresponding period of last year.

Manvers Main, which is situate next to Denaby, forwarded 6,353 tons last month, of which 4,418 tons went by water.

Amongst the other Yorkshire collieries which sent largely may be mentioned Allerton Main, which sent 5,838, against 2,331 tons in the corresponding month of last year.

From the Frystone Collieries 5,099 tons were sent last month, against 3,620 tons last year.

The well-known Whitwood Collieries, near Wakefield, are accredited with 9,385 tons, against 5,418 tons in the month of July, 1880.

Monk Bretton, which was the scene of a lengthy strike, sent 2,388, as compared with 240 tons last year.

Carlton Main furnished 2,677 tons, against 1,973 last year.

Corton Wood is accredited with 2,376, as compared with only 700 tons last year.

The total quantity sent by about 120 Yorkshire collieries last month was 112,902, as against 98,620 tons in the month of July, 1880.