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which~s transferred to affiliated pig-iron furnaces at nominal accounting
val~ies as opposed to the higher prices of coke sold in the market. Averag~
receipts for sales of coke show considerable decline as follows:
Domestic coke declined from $5.73 to $5.26; foundry coke from $6.11 to $5.72;
and industrial, including water-gas, coke from $5.73 to $5.32. The spot~price
of Connellsvffle furnace coke f.o.b. ovens declined from* $2.25 in January
to $1.80 in December and that of foundry coke from
$3.25 to $2.50. These decreases reflect the further decline in the cost of
coking c3oal and the sharp recession in the demand for metallurgical coke.
However, the average cost of all coal consumed in byproduct plants was $3.55,
the same as in 1931, due to the fact that a larger proportion of the total
in 1932 was consumed by plants at a distance from the mines, whose average
delivered prices included larger transportation charges than those for plants
closer to the sources of supply of coal.
 Spot prices of coking coals f.o.b. mines were reduced sharply in
1932. This is reflected in sales realization at the mines on all coal
produced in McDowell, Mercer, and Raleigh Counties, W.Va., which
supply a large part of the byproduct coking coal. The average
realization for these counties was $1.12, compared with $1.41 in 1931,
a drop of 20.6 percent.
 The production of byproducts reflected an adjustment in operations due to
changing market for the several products. The recovery of gas and tar per
ton of coal charged in byproduct ovens was virtually the same as that in
1931. The yield of tar, however, was considerably higher than before 1931.
In 1932, 9.77 gallons of tar were recovered per ton of coal charged, compared
with an average of 8.71 gallons per ton for the 7-year period 1924—30.
On the other hand, the average recovery of ammonia and crude light oil declined
in 1932. The recovery of .ammonium sulphate (and sulphate equivalent of ammonia
liquor) was 22.81 pounds per ton of coal charged, compared with 24.33 pounds
in 1931. The average sales realization for ammonium sulphate was 31 percent
less than in 1931, and a number of plants ceased operating their ammonia
departments on account of the weak market. The production of motor benzol,
the most important light-oil derivative, and the recovery of tar derivatives
likewise were curtailed below the general level of byproduct-plant activities.
The total value of all byproducts per ton of coke produced was $4.133.
Salient statistics of the coke industry in 193rd
[Figures subject to revision]
Byproduct
Beehive
Total
Coke produced:
At merchant plants:
     Quantity net tons~ 9,885,596
     Value  $56, 072,079
  At furnace plants:
     Quantity net tons.. 11,373,352
     Value  $47, 951,039
  Total:
     Quantity net tons~ 21,258,948 653,563 21,912,511
     Value  $104, 023,118 $1, 763,548 $105, 786,666
Screenings and breeze produced:
   Quantity net tons.. 2,123,162 47,968 Z 171,130
       $4,717,334   $86,723 $4,804,057
Coal charged into ovens:
   Quantity net tons.~. 31,045,064 1,033,379 32,078,443
  Value  $110,178,215 $1,342,852 $111,521,067
  Average value per ton~ $3.55 $1.30 $3.48
Average yield in percent of coal charged:
  Coke    68.31
    6.84