, 1869-10-05

E1F Prospects for the ySlntcr-Sala
ef Scranton Coal Yesterday.
Ii E{ee,1Ed ene

81 Scranton CoN1 E&AfCfdAYa
=, u, w., H.. ~
ron tae see 1o'E !,.s nsa'ss sHp.. ~
No more Important question presents tlse1 to
The prsbabie prlce Of coal dunng The winter.
Willis the movements and the nuceaAsioas 10 tho
trade cause no anxiety to the ltcn, to& least al.
yance IN the price brings with it suffering and
ntAery 70 the poor. Like other minerals Of COM
merce, ceAl Ia frequently regulated IN pE3ce less
c5ohit atons ,s tss mi Of eomnatt. ana vhoI
ealf nealsrs The small fetat}srs. who It should
be s.aleo, can usually a1oId TO sell to consumers
as WIN b. sboEp. farely lower their pt1cts ID
proportion 10 IN Increased supply, and conse-
sucnt deduction IN he wholesale 1ate, mn take
atlyanfope Of ever Increase 10 add 10 the pFc OF
nou, ekeece SIS coal But IL ihis they are perhaps
no more p!au able 1han people stullar1y aIcunl-
stsnced In other trades. BI acustom oi tba trade
owpels of cual !, ards purchasing AZ auction from
The Scranton Company or getting their supply by
rops1xrl aIe al}pM &, ssp pouads 10 the 1cn. md
esen ion fetsleu rom ihelf premises 10 eoands.
o. twelve per cent This furnishes fair margin
Of p1ont, Irrespective Of tie difference between
Fuge one doIs.r 5er ion pr5 besides @ sne Jan H.
coal il the least the dealer can a1or1f to charge
o soa fos 5e ps ss
accnrdtuply.
WessIss Ts,dxe,,. Gordon 4 Co. nere selling at
t.s .nat % ~. az hn a. tae !, ass
tv 0e uresenif expiaped. theT are now seIituc t,a
sse QUALITY o. 5;.S. Since Apsil il nss been ese1
nne doiisrs Thts. however. VIZ the resnIt ri !.
0c0rner. y and wss onlY fempotnry thouuh ii ,ha
e emepts had not combined to defeat the Eachina-
ftI1s Of tbs cpeeuatot1 Ii Is possible tp4t tne ecu
might hare beep matnt21nsd at the higher fals,
In the outh Of July fhe great drought ID Penn
s5lS114 ain ots closed the channels through vntoa
the hutk OF The coz ftom the naittng regions rsas
our, md over eco boatu On the SchuyiklI Canal
we're Getalned ,or stx xeeIs, being unable 70 pro-
ceed for y ant Of water. A soon ~ rain begun 70
ta!! i xfoswhTdNoEtaentx WAS Mxae, and T.shtn the
LIST teu Oars iii OF there boa1s have brought
ltt Ia cunn Gutpce pecame cn6red: ,nera
was n ore cont On bard than thera NaA tt1u e.iste
t,tu and for aLd The pr1cea Of course. Werr serf-
ttsn At pressnt site1 ti1js present supply Il eT.
hanstf d rrrssn. IN f,e ssen me pfnnasn,,t,es
art. noveyer ihat # Nili m IN someHnat
Tbr urire far hi tixcs "A mtlch foxe today than
~" fcr th~ rross ,+afe11 Eh.taysr fnr,nasinns
1aex mta n t heq tSet .. u
e, p M ~, na1G ~ 70 9op 'n@I u
vnntra nn.etude ~ nrrse nt in msnuiscInrtn1 and
Crnbeiiaua ccsi. WHICH was la50eJY osed tnFo9en
fhe xrmm e. noon,ns. has consenututi1 fsIlen 1n
rTicr. :. Thn fkhtoh eos1. Wh,eh Exs a1sn fosrh
rtet by ia msnnfarturerE. is uot In mucn de-
ct,e il atfi,nIiBtlpr OF late though nucp more or
the ortner i1sn tie later has betn used fpt Jerry
sttamess and similar work the past few mouths
Any s1ieFst,on in tbe frstcht f1te afrects the
pI1cc Of All dtscrnt1ous Of coal o. Inc Sd Of At
Huit the Eel,u{jtlil Navigation Company and the
fatlruatj raniea ratsed The ra1g con.tder,bly
anu ieies.s,nc~ tten. Before August the charges
Chutf t1,AmpaT Tss tfree dollsrs ner tnn. and IN
the onth ~ Inne Tnr raier On tbs Rrnd,ns Fail
mad m pnSt Ricnmtnff sve1oeH Il =. IN ma
~, iIe ef y 1Sas ~ :, e., ,qf II s ss
snst !, Iii -rasn ~ thtu rr. nsa 80 ~ ~ sta ~
| r.rrn ~ ,ns ,a,a ot 1-,nSno,.e.t,n ~ NC em
he ;eEane,srT stnrpnre Of Inc cnai trade