The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-25
CITY INTEL LIG X NC II.
THE COAL TRADE.
The Dull nfarIset-rhe schuyllkill sauabble-
Declining Prices-A Meeting of the Trade to-
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The Dull nfurlxet-The Schuylkill Sauabble-
Declining Prices-A Meeting of the Trade to-
The coal trade at the present time is dull and un
varying so duh in fact that general suspension in
all the southern regions on the part Of the operators
is talked Of Should this movement be carried out the
probabilities are that in place Of bringing better times
and advanced rates, the effect will be to throw the
whole trade into the hands OF the Scranton and
The trouble in Schuylkill is fast narrowing down
TO personal fight between the representatives OF
the opposing sides. How long those who compose
the sides will uphold their representatives In the
personal conflict remains to be seen. These Illus
trlous personages appear to have laid all the ques
tions at issue aside for the present. and now de-
voting themselves TO- the exquisite amusement OF
pleasant but harmless epithets. All this may be
very well in its way but 1t does very little towards
coming to an understanding between employers and
men, to the relief of both parties.
The Schuylkil Canal, by vote OF the company
large enough to be decisive is now virtually leased
hundred and ninety-nine years. BY this means the
Reading Road has put itself in possession OF another
s1S Tea an " eouai @ Of the great New YORK Company
That such change is to the best interests OF the
Navigation Company qag@ng @ Iro sne psst yeaI
by the lessees nothing but good can result to the
tiade and the workingmen. .,o,.
market in New York, have given notice that their
prices for coal for delivery, in July, will average
thirty cents per ton less than June rates. III higher
rates are what the striking men are looking for,
this is not favorable symptom.
private and select meeting Ol Ille COdl UTdue Oh
Philada. and of operators from the coal region was
held this morning at the office OF Messrs. Audenried
Norton & Co., No. S2S Walnut street, to take some
action on the present position OF affairs. AS the
proceedings mostly kept private for the present.
for various reasons it has not yet transpired what
all was done. 1t is hoped, however that some
movement of importance was inaugurated, which
will eventually affect the trade for the better.
a. there we're transported over both railroads ana
the canal 1O0971 90 tons, against 1926 44 II tons the
week preyious.being decrease Sc OF 24,.7s O2 tons
be accounted for by the slackness OF trade, as by
the fact that on last Friday week general meet
Wflkesbarre AS this place is some distance from
the homes of many OF those who attended it, very
little work was done Saturday, and consequently
the reduced tonnage of the week.
From Messrs Hammett, Neill & Co., No. 217
Walnut street, we have received the following Cir
cular:-
I'VE have again report the condition of the market
totally DEVOID Of all change the demand being steady and
convention composed Of one delegats from each dis
held in Schuyifii County on Thursday when it was re-
solved adhere tie sS basis e 1859 his ends ali hope
probable that work will be done until after the Fourth
"The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company have announced that their auction
the usual Sizes deliverable depot. Ezabethpor
nesday, the 29th inst"
The following are the prices of coal by the cargo
at Port Richmond for shipments east OF Bordentown
and south of Cape Henryto other points rates 40
cents per ton higher than our quotations: :-Schuyl-
kill Red Ash $3.50; do. Steamboat, s4.259440; do.
Broken, s425@44O; do. Egg e425944O; 40. Stove,
s4254440; do. Chestnut, 81; Shenapdoah
BrokeB, $3.50; do. Egg, $3.50; do. Stove 1850; do.
The following are the current rates of/freights
from Port Richmond for the week ending June "a :
Bath, s2 Portland 81; Saco, $3.50; Portsmouth, 81;
versport, 1925 and dis. Dighton 81 IS; Fail River,
9175; Gloucester, So; bingham, 1925 and dis.
hyanDis, So; Lynn, $40 and dis; Milton, 81;
Newburyport, s215; Nantucket, 81: New
Bedford, sl75 quincy Point, 50; Roxbury,
s215; Salem. s2; Scituate, s215 and dis.
Newport, s1'75; Providence, slI5; Pawtucket, 81 81
and tow; Aliens Point sl.75; Norwich, 81 49, New
London, s1'75; New Haven, $40; Norwalk, $40
Greenport, s1'I5; New York, 81 '20@l.3O; Washing
ton, s110; Charleston, 81. From Baltimore:-Phila
dephia, s1@1 O5; New York, S1's5.