Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-12
COAL.

Office Of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co.
PHILADELPHIA January 15 1884.
II AM directed by the Managers of this Com
IL pany to communicate to their friends and
customers abroad, the terms and conditions up
on which they propose, during the shipping sea-
son of the present year, to deliver their Coal by
the cargo, on board of vessels at the Compa-
ny's wharves on the Delaware, either in Phla-
delphia, or at Bristol above the city, as may be
most convenient to the Company when vessels
shall apply for loading.
Price for any quantity not less than so tons
and under 1000 tons, $500 for Hard Coal, and
$3.50 for Soft Coal-per ton off, 24O lbs.
Price for 1000 tons and upwards, $4.75 for
Hard Coal, and 1925 for Soft Coal-per ton of
| 2,24O lbs.
At the above named prices, the Coal will be
carefully raked before shipment, but if taken
unraked from the boats, as it comes from the
| mines, the prices will be twenty five cents per
| ton less.
For any quantity not exceeding 100 tons, pay
ment to be made on the first of November, 1884;
above that quantity one-half on the first of No
vember, 1884; the other half on the first of ia
nuary, 1885.
The character of the Lehigh Hard Coal is so
well known that it is not deemed necessary to
subjoin any recommendation of its quality. 1t
is sufficient to state, that for parlour CRATES,
stoves and culinary uses, no coal is more ge-
nerally approved in this places while, as fuel for
steam engines, for mailing, heating brewers
and dyers' coppers nai-works, fOundries, and
rolling and Sitting mills, it has decidedly the
preference, on account Of its greater durability
and cleanliness to the extent gilmore than two
thirds of the aggregate consumption of anthra-
cite coal for those purposes in Philadelphia and
its vicinity.
The Lehigh Soft Coal ignites more easily,
and burns more freely than the Hard, and on
that account is preferred by many consumers.
70 fob OF III fhe.x,
will be towed up there in from two to three
hours, by the Company's steamboats,, without
expense to the captains or owners, and when
loaded will be towed down in the same way,
also free Of charge.
Every exertion will be made to give vessels
the utmost possible despatch. 1t is to be under
stood that they must take their regular turn to
load; and no claim for demurrage, should they
wait for their turn, or claim for any other cause
beyond the Companys control, can be allowed.
The Manag gers, however, believe that the faci-
lities possessed by the Company this year, will
enable them to conduct their business with in
creased regularity and despatch.
No advantage of credit being gained by de-
lay, it is respectfully suggested that orders
should be sent early in the season, when freights
and insurance sare generally obtained on the
best terms. With every dispositionsto accom-
modate their correspondents, the Managers will
use their best endeavors, as heretofore, to pro-
cure vessels, when so requested, on the lowest
terms, but they would recommend that their
customers should engage vessels for themselves
whenever practicable.
The Managers have further directed me to
saw. that should they make any reduction this
year from the prices for the export trade, nam
ed in this circular, bersons giving previous or
ders shall receive the benefit of such reduction;
at the same time, the Managers do not preclude
themselves from advancing the price with the
advance of the season, should they deem 1t ex-
pedient but orders accepted will not be subject
TO any advance Yours, with respect
OTIS AMMIDON, Treasurer.