The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-02

THIS is an average increase OF 50 per ton for lump,
81 IS for steamboat, 81 90 for CRATE 81 IL egg,
81 AZ on stove and 81 SIX on chestnut.
THE COAL DEALERS
stated that much larger quantity OF coal would
been offered, and, In conversation among them
selves Of the opinion that this price would be
belief upon the fact that Notwithstanding the re.
sumption OF labor IN the mines OF the Scranton
Company, the supply will be rendered inadequate
by the recent suspension OF operations in some OF
the Lehgh mines and the apprehended difficulties In
the Schuylkill region. How much these statements
influence the market towards keeping up the prices
remains to be developed, but valuable differences
may be drawn from the present condition Of
AFFAIRS AT THE MINES
ana the prospects OF further interruptions in work.
II will be remembered that IN the HERALD5 review
that all of the Schuylkil district and portion OF
tue Leigh district had resumed work, and that the
the Pennsylvania and Wilxesbarre companies. It
was also shown that OF che 15 1885, 1888
tons had been produced on the 14th Of August, with
only about thirteen weeks from that date of the
season TO make up the deficit. since that date seve
raj companies IN the Lehigh district have suspended
work in consequence OF inability to maintain the
prices OF labor which they had yielded to the men
based on Elizabetbport and Hoboken prices for coal
organizations known az the Pennsylvania, the Della
ware and Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna and
full operation by the close OF this week; but the
Pennsylvania company has been at work all the
Time auu the Wuke6Oarre men SINCE the l6tn OF
June, 80 that the resumption OF work by the two
other companies may be counterbaanCed by the
late suspension in the Lehgh district and the appre
hended cessation OF work throughout Schuyl-
kill. The difficulty with the Schuylkill mines
Ii that the miners. after obtaining their
increase OF wages, based upon August prices OF
81 rs per ton at Mauch Chunk, now refuse to lower
their wages In proportion to the recent fall IN coal
prices to So 50 and the result has been that on Sat
urday last the Schuylkill companies at Q meeting
held IN ths CITY, resolved to notify their men thai
unless they agreed to reduction OF wages proper
tOnate to the decrease In prices the companies
would stop their mines. Nothing has been received
yet indicating o disposition on the part OF the
miners to allow their wages TO be governed by de-
crease as well as increase In coal prices and the
principal Schulkll1 companies are expecting to sus-
the Lehgh men Is very much the same IN character,
except that 1t applies to the choice between Mauch
Chunk and Ellzabethport as the point at which
prices shall be taken as the basis OF wages. The
wyoming companies, accO ding to the programme
OF the Pennsylvania Company, now accepted by the
workngmen OF the other mines Will pay an increase
1 The Of fas Inc per eveo s1 of Ss
last month demonstrate that while the miners
insist upon increase OF wages with every rise In
the price OF coal they Will not yield TO reduction
obliged to either suspend work and crush out the
mIners' combination, or combine themselves to
MAINTAIN the present high prices in market
IL not apprehended that Q suspension Of work
tween them and the Lehigh operators Will produce
any disturbances in the coal region like that which
occurred few days since at Scranton. Tho miners
seem to be all peaceably disposed, and should the
companies the only result Will probably be long
and vexatious period of delay aud suspense
Whether the opening Of the wyoming district Will
prevent prices from, rising much higher remains TO
be determlned but until the demands OF the miners
are modified no extensive reduction In prices seems
TO be attalnable.