, 1869-08-06
THE COAL TRADE.
The strikes In the Mining Regions
Causes md Hem Effect on
Esrtrrz.

fNef1en ny the coal 1f1Ie Oh LIE tIlooa IHuus-
tttal Interests of our country; careful study Of
the subject Involves much thnuGht Ind rautrt re.
search. The chcapuess OF larger portion OF
rTce on lie r1ee Of coal and 5ota ,he en md
poo1 are or :Gsa Affected by the rise OF 5a! In
ihc price Of this eo9modIty. A. psesent tae people
TO the market Laat spring The dealers sa!d,
" Now l.. Jouz t'nc to buy supply Of fuel for The
tcnr." Consumer llGghLd q, md The De~5papers
advised tlIem 10 leep khelr noscy IN their pockets.
Al that time coal ~as ceiling at &c or u per Ton.
Tnc t7ce $, instead Of falling. began 70 rlse aud
today coal Is held at so- The general Impression
thBt The present pI1ces Of coal are caused by Il
continuation Of The Operators Of the colrEes With
minsrs' ssi,lc, Or bogus sIrite," ii hns iIe- ire
qncnsfF been termed, has heen niaIadeFktood.
insiead Of be!ug bogus. 1T has Heu a drlnAnl
for COT ptr1tlcp BY which to obtain higher Huxes
and control Of the Market
Isefcre the public can folly understaud the mag
nNucc and cause OF The strike II Will be Necessary
to pNt 8 few facts The n:utrs Of The great eoxl
regions Of PENNSYLVANIA have osganitcd then enseIvta
into tabor or mining unols, and officers have been
appointed 10 lock utter the ntee-ts Of the tn1ners
Many Of these men arc taltntej aud well Informed
on all The lucsuots connected win tic coal Izde-
They Know how much ctal is Required 10 supply
,ens which they can produce in a ccr1ain length
OF time. II Is evident that II extra ncn
are etnrloycd. ard mSFr shan .hs y usGal
eIut In the market and the prices wil fal!- Now,
II In hckhHltdRcd BY oil who kDoE any Thing Atout
coal nl1plhg that ~:en The i.lcc u lelow 90 per
ton hy the cargo no margtn l. lcfk for tae 1nuera
Thcse iacts i+!pg k1oHn te the Murxmen, they
have sought TO control tho UaEkci, and their
efforts have been successful IN the lchteh SchUll
Kill md Wyoming regions ] lc cauht of The
whole .n1el!ty viii thus be teaa!ly undcrztood. II
sprtpg trade, on The opening Of navigation,
owllE TO the largo stocks Of coal LEFT over
Throughout the mild w.utcf thu. il a!l the
mlLes cuIt! t!nued to send coal TO narkct. Il
sLrplua would ateuEnlutr, and the prices woald
fall funsl nothing could be made Mt mining. The
he st Ct xp cod vas loia n
This c!'y Tor 70 PR ton, and no puIcbastIs we're
found G'en nj This Ente- Meetings we're held. aud
Gucncef, they Decided 10 quit work until the sur
Plus HBs Worried on and until the opctaiors were
Wiling to Five them share IN shs prouts arising
Gard IVES reached, thcn they would henccfoFth
allow piy the required amount to oe shipped. aat
thus Il control oI the 1nnrket would be obtained
The great carrying cOtnpanea The LeA:Rh
Valley, Delaware d LactAHa1ina Railroad tom.
runts, mud the I,elaAare & Hudson Caual
in succession to regulate tha trade but tney failed
10 RnpplS or suggest q practical remedy, and
nnaly hey parted eaeh intent on casrsing 81 the
,ns tic highest IoEattle rutes What remaiaed Of
the Fronts after the enormous t1uasi,ortau9u
charges we're dedDcted, was div slted between the
operator and Ills poor 1tneEa. The result WAS rhat
the H.DrIs stFrCE wGrk aud orlsnnized. On the
9Th dag Of May their organization ~us complete,
b. The 2tst Of May theTr RaA general susfenstDn
ot work 1u Tint part Of the siate: uut Of su,uou
miners employed In the Anthracite region, not
HQfc l0aQ G,tUE WEEG IL hpIA. AE lAlEGI 11tu
belonged to tie Pennsylvania Coal Company, hut
thct have e,nce pac1;hlcd IN the strike, md not
uGtIl FfHiuy last, ssd they RESUME work
Al tie commencement Of the, Suspension the
eutp.tb ef cnaI IN the market oyer The supply OF
l.6s, 'l2.a tors. l's the 16tn Of June II wna
abort nearts s'agoo: making 2 decrease Of o5Gr
ti.,n had Issued their proposition that they wese
Ntil.uK 10 90 10 work again, but that they mnst
spa hey IN must participate The pfo1ta @ The ad
vance, u ktd for was hUt little nbove the wages
they were ge!t!tg a. The tlnle Of Suspension. 1t
was
list tto:,, met slto ntide mem II; :niac1s ti4
H.sas T. Ai \ u &
WIZ CO., ;; TPh T. = ,iy, t ns r G.511 ~ ii
.Aelsits5. I'D ii ,sastl io be talen III il leevta
The sehns.K..i Company was nsst to accept the
| condition u tie a basR," as It IL tcrned- The
companies q 1hc Lcb.sh and Wynm,ng rrsons
LaciaNanLa Railroad Company. ana tue Delaware
bsss Of cooperation and II Is here ina. ne Issue
remains 10 be tce,L Tie actual advance OBJ
.aiae7l e The m!nsrs for % ths moita q June: IN
prce or coal WIS sa.sa. making outide lai'or
sl4t:: Inside lahor, st1s1; mlucrs, sldl0.
fa,r. II VIII IT observed that The usntporta1ton
! companies nIc taking advantage OF The scarcity
| Of coal, By advancing tncir rateA Tne average
|
| New YORK on tic lkt u April WIS ts.23 per ton,
and thclr ra1e 10: August il s. oS per ton II Ii
t. a TN ysn ng pef or nn
it can he se.l: anl wh.n i falls beIow this .
reaction will lie kHre to follow, for the nlncra
caulot live. IL Ia said the time hns passed for this
| teas,n when coal can be purchased ut the mid.
] euuu er rates The miners hure suffered great
| prtvHIibI.s TO accomplish what they have, aud
| there must surely tE some TrtuTn. The cOf,nIi-
s,on Gea:sr In ibis city say that the production Of
eu, ugh 70 suppl, The market pJ the lst Of peccm-
Der III require nore luberers tanu c-sn worI In
the 1E,nts, They declare 1t makes no difference
All they want Is plenty OF eoai TO sell. The sup
asfioTs: IL II sH'1'''' '' ''t' ~ D'A'A'' '''' Was
wssss ss:1 I'd Lick 7' s1.a;st,u.... s;s;i e.: 2s
Etiss s !n':: - a..st!s - 'su::S
brea Eecti,.d. Last year. when I'LL the mines
we're III lu!! uicE.tlul, they turned out Ss',ovo
turs ,.cr ~eck. The tcasou cuses on Tbs 1ss Of
n.aIu I'll he atuttk 10 rrt uut aud send ,ntgst
the amount rtarr.-l 10 E1ppy he demand Tor this
3saI: Tlsh ou tous I'm, IT, r. @ Woaa reau!r @
| Which ls iturosso!e- So &c aIe told by those VINO
| profess to lLoW.
| The tIIe.t,on of cooperation Is one OF vast lu-
| poE1ane., uld zach year II l. bcoonlny more ana
more aIparent tsas 1t Ia ins oulJ hut solution VI
tue lasor q2csiloE. As might DC expected tie
men wGG I've Gu tie cnr1sHGs of others, and those
! who Eevr1 handle the PICK or hoe, have lille
! s5tFau! - l..I ". @!Ieil C4une~ i!taL
.ne. ~ 1.u ~ -SAc ~ ~ " u,;us .. tSu tIuuLa VIA
I.rs .in.t - ~. rnt,nant a ~ 1t.puIe1t 4nu
yitlden, Nth the c1ctrt.on Of The Scranton, De4-
| ,'ch ",M tt,-. ~ y, f,,,,rr ,Thn 1asr III III .
| IL s+t,ictncht with tEetr WorAneu. tIaiux to
the high lr1ce II anthracite coal ll.uiuIhous coal
| Thr i,uh.Ic ma, isn Ini.rrsr..1 ~ tno,r h,-,
man, hs,mI cnnI nn,Sa. 1I,,l, ~ heIo,a !. r,i,.
lie cpusufurr fisst fle ru.G ~ 1nIne.i f,r m.
nner,Inr. ar nw1Icrs nj Inc nt1cS y,r ir,r Irarns
OF it contrac:. Then II il hoist... Ia FL. aurfns
ana - nassed hrnp.h 4 mash1nr s.s,ir,, hrratcI'
Wbicb Lreass II IIItt, tht. rrn1iirc' sizes IaT,-
I'M nj, ,h,. sats. 1he cnal Il ,hrn trunsn,rtrd
iSs ,.r ;,al nt., either Ly n1lrtnx nr cnnata ~
ri, ,0 at tbr clty it Il cattd to the-aeaiera
~ ~. n,stt1hnfs1, - I'm rnnsnner Wshnn' auo
n.iss tnst ~ ~. ~ 1, ~ ~ s;n -, w ont
~ InTnItnre 1sien IN tosn ~ -.,n " ,nSc. h',-
cirsA ia neaitrs hsrr n ngu,c IN 4r u, ~ ~
fbe tntnrr whcn rnai ia soii IN Esw
Vo,. ~ ss ~ ~, Frto ruroaL rnr.s'I.
.,s cnnt.o,,si, .,,at,n1 1ispr ,uia III,
tIrl,hf tsy,rx s.n rtn,,1r 1msc1nn ,t,9 w. te
c.,st tieairrs snecIIa:. IN ct LII .,nts - ~ ~ i
nT,res oId stnrinr Il Taer ,i,n,,S rs,ne,rts,nn
thcra s har,iir rari t1 ~. 1iv s,niti ~ Ia ~
srS II ~, tnns hi ~ rstnr,I r. tn ~ " Luu
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tr..ct lar irHcnr nr-7,.I ,n,n ;nt1 ee soa
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11nn +. n ,nn In -: ,h ,.., @ Sotsu nsu s
80. 49,, ~ oH -, - r In @ - - n.Gs - 'ot
ts - - =" a.ut ~ ~ eIn. t.y Srt- Ei.lv ~
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- aA .h - % 80. - - . ..s tuE ~
etoeu ts's, MaAes Wy k,pss son COW si"@s ueanet
ninets-uhe etLis loI sbe 1'nc9eEtt 10 "esat, a!ad
ne ~ ..n1. ,.t. sss0o ne' GoS1 81 'sn ~ coat 70
anu t1hhsfnHoHe3 !AAA1ax Lac uihrhhce Bnt~ecn
Tue nes s's1 eIoes ton ~ ~ eet- consequently