The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-01

Stove.... 542 @o42H 544 701
Chestnut 4O5 @412X 42l% ISL
The average decline is 1SAc. on lump 3Oc on
steamer soc. on broken, 29c on egg, &c. stove,
and slc. on chesnut. This Decline though expected
by many parties, an index Of the general market
Is discouraging to the Schuylkill men who have
agreed to be governed by and receive wages accord
The production generally does not keep up with
the rate Of increase over last year with which the
the northern part OF the State 1t is to be attributed
in part to local differences and suspensions in
private collieres in part to the enforcement OF the
ventilation bill, which limits the number Of hauds in
seme mnes and in part to the short supply of water
works, and for purposes OF navigation. The Della
ware and Hudson Canal, one of the supplies of New
York and vicinity from the Scranton region,
ported last week as reduced to half its tonnage on
account OF the drought Since that time it has been
being able to get through This is the first suspen-
sion since 1854, and 1t has thrown out of employ
enI ABOUT ~ SoSo men b1t tne rains o the
the channel, and navigation may now have been re-
sumed.
The Reading Railroad Company issued the following
circular on Monday in relation to new drawback.
1t shows at least some disposition to conform with
the requirements of the trade:-
OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING Rail.
ROAD COMPANY, PHILADEIPHIA, Sept. 26, ls7O-On and
after October and until further notice. there will be
PAID dr@w6a0 on snhraSe % coal shipped from Port
Brupswick and along the line of the Delaware and Rar
On lump, steamboat and broken sizes 80 cents
On chesnut ................. ...........,.4O
o- 'Ss FRiNkI1N b. Go%EV President.
This is equivalent to reduction of twenty cents
per ton in tolls the first three sizes, and an ad-
vance of twenty cents on the last two
, me committees of the w. b. A. and OF the Au-
thracite Board OF Trade met In Potsville Monday
for the purpose OF fixing the rate OF wages for Sep
temoer, according to the agreement. On Tuesday
PoTTsvIIE, Pa, Sept. 27-The Committee on the part
Of hs Board Si Trade the
the prices Of coal nd from the sworn statements prs
that the ss1a and that there
AS this rate is lower than the lowered rate OF last
month"; of course it will give universal dissatsfac-
ton TO the wOrkmen. On this subject the working
mems organ advises the men, and urges them to
stick to their agreement, though the operators
denounced as cheats and dishonorable men. This
shows very perceptibly how sorely the agreement
works for them when below the three dollars, and
how little the decline was expected. These HARM
less remarks called forth by the decline of last
month What the still lower rates OF this month
will produce Is not yet, at this time, known.
The market at this port has been much the same
The local department is active also the line
not so good. Freghts by coastwise vessels have
advanced, there being but few collers at the port.
At Mauch Chunk during the week lis, 371O5 tons
were shipped by all routes, against 19 1851 tons the
previous week and 1880 10 tons for the correspond
ing week OF 1870.
at Port Richmond for shipments east OF Bordentown
and south Of Cape Henryto other points rates 40
schuykill Red Ash, s4'9O@6'oO; do. Steamboat,
A'25@440; do. Broken, $4,000 so; do. Egg s45O@
Shenandoah Broken, $3.50; do Egg, $500; do. Stove,
s.: do Chestnut So 80.
The following are the current rates OF freights
from Port Richmond for the week ending Sept. 30:-
Bangor, s2'S5; Portland, 1925; Winterport, s2.45:
Boston, s235@265 Chelsea, s235; Charlestown,
$3.50; East Cambridge, $3.50; Fair Haven, $500;
Newburyport, s245; Salem, $3.50; Apponaug, 50
Providence, s2@21O; Pawtucket, s2'1O; Jersey City,
sl4O; Warren, g.; Aliens Poiat, 81; Norwich aud
$40; hudson si75; New York. siS5@145; West
Ch' ster, sl6O; Washington, sl'2O@13O Norfolk,
sl$0; Petersburg, sl75; Richmond, $40.
THE MORTALITY OF THE CITY.-The number OF
deaths in the city for the week ending at noon to-
day was 2IO, being increase of Ia over those of
last week. and an increase of rs over the correspond
ing period OF last year. OF these l19 adults 151
were minors 1913 were born in the United States; 81
were foreign; IA were people OF color; and 10 were
from the country or this number 80 died OF consump
mus; Of old age; OF typhoid fever; 13 convul-
sions; OF scarlet fever' 10 of Inflammation of the
lungs; OF congestion of the brain; of debility;
and IA OF cholera infantum
The deaths were divided as follows among the
different wards