Mexborough & Swinton Times — February 10, 1882
The South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Traffic
The opening weather has greatly facilitated the steam coal trade with the Humber ports, and has proved to be of great service to many of the thick coalowners of South Yorkshire. The quantity sent to Hull from the various pits in South and West Yorkshire last month was 101,876 tons, against 64,912 in the corresponding period of last year. Of the quantity named 46,700 tons were sent by water, and 54,176 by rail.
The exports show a marked increase last month, being 52,007 tons, against 34,250 tons in the month of January, 1880. Although but little coal was exported to Russia, the open weather permitted 15,219 tons to be sent to Denmark, and 11,219 tons to Germany.
One of the most marked features of the return is the large increase in traffic by water which some of the collieries in South Yorkshire show. The Denaby Main Colliery, which again heads the list of Yorkshire collieries sending coal to Hull, sent 12,024 tons last month, of which no less than 7,912 tons were sent by water.
Manvers Main, the next colliery, which enjoys direct communication with two railways as well as with the canal, forwarded 2,704 tons out of 3,177 tons sent to Hull by water.
The Carlton Main, which, owing to a serious dispute with the Midland, during the month transferred almost all its coal for shipment to the canal, sent 1,276 tons by water and 847 by rail, a total of 2,123 tons, against 633 in the month of January, 1881.
The West Riding and Silkstone Collieries, on the other hand, sent 7,006 tons, all by rail; whilst Wharncliffe Silkstone supplied 4,040 tons all by water. Thrybergh Hall also sent 3,640, Tankersley 1,344, Mount Osborne 740, Aldwarke Main 712, and Nostell 388 tons, all by water.
Amongst the collieries sending by both modes of transit were Roundwood, which supplied 1,868 tons by water and 416 by rail; Monk Bretton, 892 tons by water and 2,196 by rail; Monkton Main, 60 tons by canal and 997 by rail; and Elsecar, 2,876 tons by water and 3,108 by rail.