The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-16
THE COAL TRADE.
The Prospects-The Suppiy-The General Facts
of the Week-sluotuIiOns.

of the Week-QuotatiOns.
The prospects are still favorable for continu-
ance of the strike in the Schuylkill region. No
resumption is looked forward to at the begin
ming of the week, as has been rumored. The
operators are determined to stand by each other
for the month at least. How they may feel If
the stand-still continues all summer is another
question. But it is to be hoped, for their own
and the miners benefit, that an agreement may
be reached before long.
The suspension does not appear to affect very
Of the schuylkill supply; the far market
can actually laugh in the face of the
strikers. In Boston the arrivals during three
days consisted of LAG vessels, 10 briggs and l3o
schooners Their cargoes amounted to the enor-
nous tonnage of 1919 tons. large number
of these arrivals were from New York, although
there were quite number from Philadelphia.
This looks very much as though New York COM
panies were able TO supply all demands. The
iron works along the line of the Reading Rail-
road have either sufficient supply on hand or
have made arrangements to obtain their coal from
Wilkesbarre at O reasonable figure. The price
of the article has been but little affected by the
strike, and the supply is al present adequate for
all demands, which it is likely TO be for some
time to come This is not what either the
strikers or operators anticipated, and the final
result may be affected by the fact. One side or
the other may it to their interest to give way
| first and make what they can, in which case the
| present strike is ended.
| Another may, however, be expected on the
| shortest nOtce. IN new L Ork CITY Ine ueLlanu
has been light during the week, for the reason
that the weather is mild and retailers are not
running off their stock which, in anticipation
of the strike, they had laid in, and because
manufactures are dull and little business can be
done with them. In Philadelphia the situation
| is about the same, as reported on last Saturday.
There is no disposition on the part of dealers
and manufacturers to purchase beyond their
| immediate wants.
At Mauch Chunk there was transported over
both railroads, during the week ending April
15 99 440 16 TONS against 90 050 OF tons the cor
responding week of last year-an increase OF
$3.50 90 tons. OF this, 1898 10 tons were delivered
to other railroads for shipment north. and 93 500
tons came south for delivery along the line and
at tide. Our reports show decrease of 1915 0S
tons from the tonnages of the previous week
and an increase of 214 500 0S tons over last year
giving an aggregate for the current year, tc
last Saturday, Of /, pa, ,342 Oh tons.
The following are the prices of coal by the
cargo at Port Richmond. For points othel
than those east of Bordentown or south OF
Cape Henry, rates are forty cents per tor
higher:-Schuylkill Red Ash, $4'45@D4 so
Schuylkill Steamboat, $780, Schuylxlll Broken
$3.50; Schuylkill Egg $780, Schuylkill Stove
$3.50; Schuylkill Chestnut, $400; Shenandoah
Broken, S460; Shenandoah Egg, 81 90; Shen
andoah Stove, $685. Shenandoah Chestnut
$4'20.