The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-10
THE coat TRADE.

been unsettled. The prices remain about the same,
but there nave been decided symptoms OF weakness.
In New York g good market is reported. The rates
Of freghts on coastwise vessels have been tending
downward, Barges were in good demand and tn sir
Tne disagreement between the schuylkil opera
tors and men on account OF the August award OF
1t seems that the men, being misinformed by their
leaders or by injudicious firms, had not expected
any reduction, and consequently there is great dis
satisfaction. A stoppage on Monday is talked Of,
but will probably amount to nothing II, however.
it should be necessary TO further reduce In the Sep
tember rate, which probable trouble may be again
expected. The men are satisfied with the existing
rule when the rates are over SO, but think 1t Is
very poor one when the price is lower. The men
also say that the late award was made in an irregu
lar and unfair manner, in regard to choosing the
representative firms from examination of whose
business the rate to be reckoned. In reply TO
request from the officers OF the w. h. A.
that the question for the August should be re-
opened, the committee OF the Anthracite Board of
an abstract:-"We cannot see any lust ground for
any further discussion on that subject, it having
ment on the part of their respective asSo atoms
This agreement we hold to be binding yuur part
as q corporate association, as it's ,dlly b!ndlng
upon us, and cannot be broken n4-tout the consent
OF all the parties thereto
''In relation to the point raised on the question
the advance and decline, requiring coal TO fall or
advance fully twenty-five cents in price before re-
duction or advance of 81 per cent can be made, we
have to say that your own committee suggested and
agreed that the plan in force last year should govern
the fixing OF the rates this year. To this our com
mittee assented, and these points were settled by
unanimous consent OF both committees.
n reference TO the point raised that the selection
of John Lucas & Co. irregular. they no: having
shipped over 4OOOO tons last year we reply that the
three cOllieries in which Mr. Lucas is interested
shipped last year, according to Bannans Coal Regis
ter, 40,9S5 tons. From this register the list was
made up, from which your representatives selected
three operators and our representatives two. Be-
! lieving that list should be amended for the next
month by adding thereon all parties capable of
shipping that rate this year, you and Mr.. Ken
this list, thus virtually agreeing TO the list from
which the selections were made for August. Should
we agree to the statement OF Messrs. Lucas d Co.
| being thrown out we would OF course have the
choice of another, and you distinctly stated that
! than that of Messrs. Lucas 4 Co, our selection,
according to our right, of one of these parties,
though the wages would be less
"a violation OF your contract with MS at this time
viii result in perfect loss OF confidence in anything
that may he done by your committee in the future
| and can only prove disastrous.
For the reasons. given, we therefore decidedly
decline reopening questions fully and fairly dis
cussed and unanimously agreed to 10y both COM
! mittees."
This shows exactly how the matter stands. The
| question is not yet settled.
According toSaward's circular, the Schuylkil region
to Thursday, Sept 1st, 76S,191 tons behind its
| last years business 10 Saturday, August 27th, the
| Delaware and Hudson Canal Company were 99S 500
| tons ahead of their last years production. The
| Pennsylvana Coal Company, 116, ,636 tons; the D. L.
| w. r. X Company S02,50S tons; the Lehgh VAL
| Lehigh andSusquehanna Railroad and Lehigh Canal,
222 SIG tons. 1t is to make good this deficiency that
the Reading Railroad Company think best to raise
the tolls so heavily. 1t remains te be whether,
with the present state OF the market a smaller adj
vance and a still greater increased business would
| not make it up more quickly.
At MauCh Chunk the shipm nts by all routes, for
the week. were 1870 05919 tons against 1876, ,106 1
tons for previous week, and 107 55915 tons for
| responding week Of 1859.
| The following are the prices OF coal by the cargo
at Port Richmond for shipments east Of BordentOWn
and south Of Cape Henry-to other points rates 40
cents per ton higher than the quotations.
Schuylkil Red Ash s4l5@490 do. Steamboat,
| &-259440; do. Broken, $3.50; do Egg, $4,000
4S0 90. Stove, s4I0@4S0 do. Chestnut S37063 go.
Shenandoah Broken, $3.50; do. Egg, S4I5; do Stove,
S4'75: do. Chestnut. e3 90
The following are the current rates OF freights
from Port Richmond for theiweek ending Sept. o.
Bangor, $3.50; Portland, $3.50; Saco, $500; Wes-
sassett, So 90; Bratntree S275 Boston, S250@2 so
chelsea, 81 go; Charestown, $3.50; Cambridge, s2'70
Fall River, S216; Gloucester 81 50 Haverhill, S2I5
26O; Newport, 81 25;. Providence. s225; Pawtucket
and tow 81 36 Derby, s215@2' $50; Middletown 81 IS
New Haven, So; Brooklyn. 81 359l 55 New York
sl'3591 5: West Chester, sl75; Williamsburg 81 t50
Hackensack, 81 $50 80; Jersey City, 81 3591 80
Georgetown s125; Washington, Sl40; Alexandria
$3.50; Richmond, sl'75.
THE MORTALITY OF THK CITY.-The number o
deaths In the city for the week ending at noon to-
day was PSI, being q decrease OF 80 from those ol
last week. and increase of 10 the correspond
ing period OF last year. or these, 1872 adults las
were foreign: 81 were people of color and Ii were
from the country or this number "a died of consump
ton OF the lungs OF disease of the heart "a OF maras
mus; OF old age; OF typhoid fever; ~ of convul
sons; of scarlet fever; of Inflammation of the
lungs; of congestion of the brain; of relapsine
fever; Is of debility; and 80 OF cholera infantum.
The deaths were divided as follows among the
| Yards.