The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-20
CITY yINEELLIGE NCE.
TRE COAL TRADE.

TIE state VF the Trade-The Condition Of the
Goa, Hcpaou since the ResumptIon = Qaota-
lions, nrc.
The trade at this port during the past week
has beea good, but not extremely active. There
has been good demand which has been easily
supplied. No advance has therefore taken place
in prices, but steady rate rules. The demand
has been very nearly equivalent TO the supply.
The rates of freight, on the contrary, have
been unsteady, and an advance has taken place
during the week. The effect of this has been to
draw back many vessels to Port Richmond. OF
these there is now good supply. The desire
for immediate shipments, however, has been
lessened by the advance.
This condition Of the market will probably
not remain for any length OF time. TIE cold
weather will soon bring on an increased demand.
Besides this il is supposed that the furnaces
throughout the country will soon all be running
TO their full capacity, and that larger quantity
than usual will be used ia the iron manufacture.
The effect of the war in Europe, if long con-
tinued, will probably be favorable to the trade,
but thus far il has been, If anything, rather de-
pressing In one thing it has suffered TO slight
degree by the conflict, namely by the with
drawal OF orders for the German transatlantic
steamers, which were Of quite heavy figures
But this effect hae been more felt in New York
than at this port.
The condition of the coal region since the re-
sumption is reported as improving. Passenger
travel by the Reading Railroad, which had been
considerably lessened during the strike, is now
increasing. Tourists and pleasure-seekers,
who before were shy of the locality, are now
coming in, and the summer resorts are come
what more freQuented. Trade of all kinds is
more brisk, and altogether the aspect is much
like what it used to be. Operations in the mines
are now fairly recommended, and the produc-
ton is much increased, though much larger
production is to be expected. The. men are
still returning from the Wyoming region to OBJ
tain work in their old localities.
The Wyoming men are all working, having
generally given up all idea of the eight.hour
strike Some few are said to have been in a
measure benefited by IT, by reason of very
slight advance in wages. BY the majority it is
evidently considered forlorn hope.
In the Lehigh region the men are all at work,
though the production of the week is slightly
less than what it might have been without the
holiday by the men on Monday. There are now
but few idlers in any of the regions.
At Mauch Chunk during the past week there
were transported over both railroads and
canal III, 5981 10 tons against no. 93507 tons the
The shipments for the corresponding week last
year were l26, 71101 TONS decrease for the
week of 1870 of 9,11211 tons.
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 are 40 cents per ton higher than the
quotations.
Schuylkill Red Ash s475@4sO; do. Steamboat
425@440; DO Broken, s45O@4T0; do Egg, $500
4'1O 90. Stove s45O@470; do. Chestnut, s8'1o@a'sO
Egg s4I5; DO. Stove, S4'75; DO Chestnut, 81
The following are the current rates of freights
from Port Richmond for the week ending Au-
gust 49,
Portland, 90 6O@9TO; Portsmouth, ss'7O; Boston,
s26O@2 20; Charlestown, s960@2I0; Cambridge,
e26O@ go; Danversport and dis, s2'7O; East Cam
britg e260@270; Fall River, go 30; Lynn and dis
$40 Nantucket $40; New Bedford ss2o@225;
York, 81 20@;'5O; Hackensack, s176; Alexandria,
81 rs; Norfolk, $l'O5; Richmond, $3.50.