New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-26
OUR COASTING TRADE.

THE INTRODUCTION OF AMERICAN IRON-BUIL
STEAM GOLFERS.
Our coasting trade is on the eve OF radical
change The thousands OF foreandafters now engaged
In the coal trade will many be obliged to seek
other employment. and perhaps go to the Pacific or
South Islands TO obtain work. Millions OF tuns OF
coal are supplied annually from the Pennsylvania mines
which are conveyed to NewYork and Eastern ports In
forandaers ranging in capacity from 60 to 600 or 800
tuns At times 200 sail OF coers may be met with.
I'm few hours steamng loaded down TO the matches, and
at little distance looking like fullrgged RATS on
the Steam coiers are to Work TINS great chanSe
In the character OF coasters and their numerous adj
yantages will doubtless tend to reduce the price OF COAL
and at the time to keep a constant supply at the
various marts for hitherto spell OF bad weather has
often raised the price OF COAL hrst because the demand
was decreased, and, secondly because headwinds or
shipments arriving In time to I'LL up depleted stocks
To give OF the extent Of coal trade, and
TO show relation 10 coastng trade, we have drawn
some facts from recent oal returns showing that the
quantity Goals moved to the seaboard during the past
year was OF anthracite 1921 $50 tuns. and 2693S OF
bltumnOus fa-g of OF is363o tuns OF the former and
an increase OF OF semranhracite and btum-
nous coal still giving Increase whole OF i9l2O
tuns over forwarded during the 1863 IL
is expected that through proper legislation, and the
hoped for improvement In the requirements OF commerce
and trade that the increase for this year will be about
100000 tuns IL Is Impossible In an article OF Inls chardc-
ter 10 20 into details OF the coal trade and Its connec
ton with our coasters but present few statistics TO
show how important change IA being brought about by
the introduction OF steam GOLFERS and how II necessarily
must affect sailing GOLFERS.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad received from
various lateral railroads In the Schuyk coal regions
I23o lsT tnns during the year ending Nov. 80, 1902
In 9lI35sl sent 10 Richmond Penn. for
shipment this being the shipping port OF the Railroad
Company In 1859 the amount sent 10 that place was
1872 9 tun being increase OF 2i939 tuns over the
previous year.
Tho Central Railroad Of New.Jersey In the year 1869
delivered ElIabethport 3562l tuns Of Lehg and $40.
SO uns of Iackawanna coal being total Of l67,0l7
tuns During the year 1859 about 100000 tuns OF coal
were sent TO tde-water leaving the balance OF the pro-
duet consumed along the lines OF thedherent trans
porting companies. -,
Application having been made In various official
ouarers the data In reference 10 the number OF
vessels employed coastne coal TRADE IL IL found
that no such data kept and IL would DO work OF
great labor 10 procure them therefore we have been
obli gcd To approximate the figures. and the following
tabl. will give idea OF the number and tunbage 80
Employed The figures taken alone from the official
returns ~ enrolled vessels not counting the regstered
fleet many which at times also employed In THIS
trade. - -
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ooAsrtNG TAlbE PRINCIPAL AIL1sric sTarE.