New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-27

The Anthracite Coal trade s prosecuted with great vi
eor The unnage last week by the three principal carry
ing Companies greater than before remem-
Der in one week. The Reading Railroad brought down
for the week ending Thursday 1901 tuns, making
900 tuns for the year. against s5l the
time last year. There shipped the Lehgh Navi-
cation for the week ending Saturday last, 43s7 tuns,
making fcr the season $50 tus And the Schuyl-
kill Navigation for the week ending on Thursday, a5ls
tuns making for the III tuns against e9OO39
tuns the time last year. The price OF Ansracite
Coal higher than for many years at this season. and the
demand more active
We copy from The Philadelphia DAILY Meas the article
upon the Broad Top Coal region:
We learn from private sources that the work on the
Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad, which is TO con-
meet Philadelphia with the Broad Top Mountain coal
6eld progressing most rapidly and the Directors nave
every assurance that before che first OF January next me
work win be in such state of forwardness as to enable
the miners transport coal to this market The Broad
Top coal region is of the most interesting localities
in our State and addition TO the means OF supply
ing the greatly increased demand for an article so im
portsnt to all communities presents inducements for IN
vestment either in lands mining operations whcn are
seldom to be met with. The road which Is To render these
lands productive by afording means Of transportation
for the rich deposit within them is from twenty TO
thirty miles in length, and as we learn from our IN
ormant some sixteen miles of already prepared Tor
the superstructure while the remaining sections are IN
great state of forwardness.
During the season for navigation the Broad Top region
IKE the Schuylk will have the benefit of two channels
of communication with city, and the markets of the
South the North and the East BY the Rail
road in connection with the road building coal
be started from the mines and landed in Philadelphia
within hours OF the time of its departure, and
ur;n the first months Of the development Of the region
vh;ch will be in the coming winter this WILL of course, be
the avenue used for transportation During the boating
season the State Canals in conjunction win either the
sTideWater" or the Union and Schuykill Canals will be
the avenues used for this trade in consideration OF the
cheaper rate at which they be used and the absence
of necessity ranspmsnt of such coal a. may be des
tined for the New. York or nelghbcrng markets.
In referring To this subject some months back we no
tced the fact that Mr.. Mathew w. BALDWIN the ceie
braied locomotive builder after giving the coal iaI tra
had pronounced it superior for steam purposes 70 any
thrace ever used in his extensive establishment and We
informed by reliable judges and practical consumers o.
coal that, compared with the Cumberland coal no"
extensively used in NewYork for steam purposes has
decided advantage that article. This fact has leo US
70 comparison Of the cost at which the coal from tne
Bread Top and the Cumberland regions be placed IN
The two markets OF Philadelphia and NewYork. As the
latter city is the principal market for the Cumberland
coal We give the distances from the two regions to New
YOTk foIows: