The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE E.
The COAL TRADE.

TIE Waract-The Prospect In schuylAut The
werhinEs of the ventIIetieR BiH-Quota-
ttoBr, Etc~
The market At this port is in about the same con-
clifton ss Il was at the time OF the last report The
supply ~ large aud the demand is about equal TO t,
not being either exor6tant the opposite. Pro-
0ably the demand Ia even better than that OF last
wear, bot the supply being 80 much greater there is
no erect on the prices Besides this at about this
time last year the great freshet took place which
raised the prices considerably.
The i6l per cent Reduction on wages for Scptem-
her, though accepted lor me present by the men IS
SltSVethsr. Inc men are dssatisned both with me
reaucuon and with the manner In which 10 was
made. There are rumors Of strike from some
quarters but probably without any foundation. Tao
following paragraph from their organ Of last week
expresses their sentiments exacty;- -.
We feel very mnch the reduction. but we cannot
see how IL be helped, unless we could ia tugd'
rate general suspension, and we see plainly t1at
can sec nothing but for schuylslll men 80 work on
the Gowen compromise till some feasible plan Is
of the lower cOuutes Will act wisely in this matter,
and not do that which will cause future repentance p
II will be from this that the ate agreement Is
regarded IN the light OF misstep for which there -
no remedy az present. though @ would be very
pleasant q there were. BY the end OF THIS month,
before which time no strike could be inaugurated,
the end OF the season will be so near that II wOal
probably be 20 nobody interest % begin one then.
There ~ therefore but little fear Of such an event
eyen II the authorities did lean that way. The wise
advice about taxing any action when may cause csnse
derable OF that article has made necessary by
the late long continued strike u the pen had seen
their good condition by reason OF continuous wDrE
at moderately good paying wages, would not no"
feel so much the reduction whlch they ala NOS cN-
il can be seen also tina, the lesson taught 10y the
long strike has done good A. least Tor awhile.
The mild I'm which the above paragraph Is writ
ten contrasts strongly with the bitter aud unreasJn-
able utterances from the same source during the
past summer. The difference Is great as 70 lead
TO a doubt that the same nand guides the helm. Tae
late remarks have ali been in tie same spirit, givng
the contrasting ones were as violent ana blind as
they were unjust and untrue.
The more feasable pan referred TO probably has
reference to the idea OF au agreement bet Neen cHl-
poyers and men by which ali difficulties viii be set
tied by arbitration, and not by strikes. GhS. II II
could be c0nsummated, would be a glorious scheme,
and on the side OF the men Il Is claimed thls tney
ever IL such plan would ever be held 20 by either
party, If it were ever made II IS too just for the
peculiar requirements OF either side.
The operators in Wyoming have been pcnilonlng
Governor Geary for permission 70 WORK full force
of men, under the Ventilation bill, in mines where
there is but one opening, but where second Is IN
progress OF construction during the time tnterNen-
ing before ts completion; me GoSern1r say says tn51
lar number where the other openings were being
made, and he was surprised that the inspectors 50
The Potomac freshet has lnterfered with the trans
portation OF Cumberland coal TO Georgetown, and
prices at that point have risen accordingly
At Mauch Chunk there were transported south by
all routes during the past week, 1l96Isl6 tons
crease of l8O7ll tons. In the same week OF 1869,
6sOs9os tons transported, giving 516S9O5 tons
In favor OF 1870.
Vessels and barges at this port during the week
have been very abundant.
The following are the prices OF coal by the cargo
at Port Richmond for shipments east Of Bordentown
and south OF Cape Henry, and to points along the
line of the Delaware and Rartan Canal
Schuylkll Red Ash, s490@500; do. Broken, si25 {;
do Egg, S4s0@49O; 40. Stove, $3.50 $3.50; do.
Chestnut, So 37OG39O; shenandoah Broken, si40; do.
Egg, $500; do. Stove, S5; do Chestnut $3.50.
The following are the current rates OF frelghts
from Port Richmond for the week ending Oct :
Winterport $3.50; Boston, S235@2'50 Chelsea.
81 so; Charlestown, $780, East Cambridge, s2'o0
Oambridgeport, s275; Dorchester, $3.50; Plymouth
and dis, $3.50; Quincy Point, $3.50; Salem, $3.50;
Somerset 81; Bristol, s2; Newport, 81; Providence,
s29225; Aliens Point 81; Bridgeport $3.50; Mystic
River, So Norwich aud tow, 81; New Haven, s2
stonington 81; BTo9Slyn, ss3Slao; GreenPor5
Washington, 81 '25a1 40; Alexandra, 81 40; Norfolk
81 80; Richmond, 81 IS.