Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Thursday 11 October 1883

Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade

Hitherto the quantity of coal sent into Hull compares favourably with last year, the total quantity sent, from January to September inclusive, being 1,000,892 tons as compared with 990,719 tons for the same period of last year.

Denaby Main still heads the list with 10,946 tons as against 14,188 tons during September of last year, but is closely followed by Allerton Main with 10,368 tons as compared with 8,623 tons for the corresponding month of 1882.

Manvers Main is next with 6,760 tons for last month, as increase of 2,706 tons when compared with September of last year.

Elsecar Colliery with 6,024 tons as against 6,806 tons, and West Riding and Silkstone Collieries, which for a long time headed the returns, 5,296 tons as against 6,489 tons during the month of September, 1882.

The quantities sent from other collieries are as follow:—Sharlston, 4,928 tons, all by canal; Peckfield, 4,632 tons; Emley, 4,416 tons; Allerton Bywater, 4,405 tons; Tingley, 4,046 tons; Hunslet, 3,860 tons; Whitwood, 3,840 tons; Wheatley, 3,448 tons; Houghton Main, 3,304 tons; Wombwell Main, 2,984 tons; Roundwood, 2,872 tons; Lofthouse, 2,368 tons; Carlton Main, 2,240 tons; Monk Bretton, 2,232 tons; Wath Main, 1,912 tons; Huddersfield’s Victoria and Wath Main, 1,888 tons each.

Notwithstanding that the quantity sent into Hull exceeds that of last year, the amount exported is only 451,126 tons as against 504,218 tons from January to September for last year, Belgium, Germany, and Sweden and Norway being the principal consumers.