The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-23
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THE COAL TRADE.

The Prospects-Tho Movements Of the 7Ilners
Tho Scranton snie-0HOtations, ETC.
The prospects for the continuance OF the strike
IN the schuylkil region continue about the
same. The deadlock Is as strong as ever, with
no present hope of adjustment. There have
been rumors of trouble in other regions but so
far notdipg of importance has cone OF them
suspension has been talked of in the Beaver
Meadow and Hazelt0n regions of the Lehigh
field, but matters are now said to be adjusted
satisfactorily,
kin county miners is said tc bear heavily upon
the men Of the other regions, and to be very un-
popular. In some quarters not only the assess
ment is evil spoken of, but the whole Schuylkill
field and its accessories Is freely discussed as
nuisance and drawback on the workmen in
other regions. Even among some of the Schuyl-
kiM men the strike is unpopular, as was to be
expected. There are slways some who are dis
Ratisfed in everything, no matter what the
course may be. To ascertain what effect is likely
20 flow from the dissatisfaction, it is necessary
40 know how many ere dissatisfied But even
large number Of dissatisfied would have but
little effect upon the strike at present. The men
have put themselves into the power of the Clique
who are at the head of the association, and they
cannot extIicate themselves.
Several hundred miners have left Schuylkill
county to find work in the upper coal field of
Iuzerne county. In this movement they are
helped on by the association. Every one who
goes receives five dollars to pay expenses This
is the general policy of the w. B. A. in all cases
for the relief of the striking men is distributed
among them in sums proportioned to their wants
and the size of their families. Single men, and
those who are unpopular, are not allowed money
to live in idleness, but are obliged to leave and
seek work elsewhere.
Some of the Schuylkill men who have thus
arrived and are now working in the Lehigh
region express themselves as considering
"Schuylkili played out and say that the union
is in like condition. 1t is unfortunate for the
union that such public expressions should be
allowed from its members, but it is not yet seen
how they can be avoided.
The supply for consumers along the line of the
Reading Railroad, which was obtained for
time by means of the East Pennsylvania Rail-
road from the Lehigh mines, has been uncere-
moniously stopped by the refusal of the men to
load the Reading Railroad cars. This refusal
was ordered by the officers of the association,
who forbid anything which would tend to relieve
the Schuylkill operators. The shape in which
the demand was put was notice from the
officers of the Miners Union to the operators,
stating that if any more coal was furnished to
the Schuylkill county trade work would imme-
dately be suspended In the entire Lehigh
region On the receipt of this notice the ope-
Tators having an eye to their own immediate
interest, and acting like the brave men that they
are, Immediately succumbed, and no more
Reading cars were loaded.
A large vein of coal has been discovered
within the past week in the Lorberry region
1t is known as "White's Vein, and tunnelling
has been going on for year and n half in
search or 1t. 1t was struck at the distance of
173 yards, was eleven feet thick, with nine feet
of solid coal, and with pitch of 81 degrees.
The eighty-second auction sale of Scranton
coal by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad will be held in New York on next
Wednesday, the 9th instant.
The demand during the week has been good.
The following are the prices of the week at Port
Richmond for shipment. For points other than
east of Bordentown and south of Cape Henry
or the nearer points, the rates are forty cents
per ton higher than these quotations.
$4.56; broken, $780, egg, $3.50; stove $3.50;
chesnut, 81; Shenandoah broken $400; egg,
$4'60; stove $4'65; chesnut, 1920.
The current rates of freights from Port Rich
mond for the week ending April 20 were as fol-