The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-14
THE COAL TRADE.

Quotations, Etc.
At meeting Of the General Council of the W. b.
A., held at Shamokip Northumberland county, on
the 27th and 2sth ult:, the following reports were
pSs Nortsumberiand % county, 7Ss men working at
basis, and 1000 men idle. Columbia county, 900 men
all idle except three, who are working on the basis
basis Of 1869, and 1850 men idle. Luzerne county,
II, 500 men. No report was made Of any men idle.
Schuylk1l county, 600 men, all idle except three
hundred working on the basis OF 1869.
From these reports it will be seen that
region, is the only one in which all the men are at
work. These are working on the 50 basis of 49, and
Western Railroad Company The 900 men working
in the Schuylkill region very nconsiderable ia
idle They are so very nconsiderabe that the sns
pension IN Schuylkill county is to all intents and
purposes total In Carbon county all the coIlieres
Coal and Navigation Company at Summit Hill and
Nesquehoning These mines employ large ma
joriy OF the workmen of this region there is no
present hope OF a resumption at the old basis The
number reported as idle, 1850, is not all who are
necessary to work the mines. Large numbers have
left and sought employment at other points.
Outside OF Luzerne county the total number of
men who are at work is about 1000, while about
$4,000, are idle Including Luzerne county the mum
Der OF working hands is about 12,50O who by reason
of the present suspension have not only to support
themselves but also directly and indirectly the 1000
idle men, which Is about equivalent to reduction of
one-haf in wages. But even with the trade in this
condition the supply is equal to the demand Should
work be resumed in all the regions the production
would be doubled, in which case there would be very
A~A
In the Lehigh region the trade is brisk but not SO
countermanded. The great demand comes from
furnaces and manufactures. A few Philadelphia
consumers have been ordering largely from Lehigh
and Wyoming having given up all hope of speedy
resumption in Schuylk1ll county. At Mauch Chunk
week was Ill e91 tons against 1as s2e tons for the
previous week, which is decrease OF IL, 235 TONS
During the present IT. at the Summit
from the Beaver Meadow and Wyoming regions
transferred from cars to boats st Coaport and East
Manch Chunk Many OF the boatmen on the Le-
high Canal in consequence of the poor prospect for
the season, have moored their boats and are en-
ploytng their teams on farms.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, on Wednesday last
issued an important order to all the shippers stating
that no more coal would be loaded for the Reading
Road whether the cars belonged to the Read inc or
any other company.
In Schuylkii county matters remain the same
Large numbers Of men have left since the celebra-
tlon at ST. Clair. The reports of the Reading Road
show an increase over the previous week, the total
The resolutions passed by the Anthracite Board of
Trade at their meeting in Pottsvile on Thursday
show strong determination to stand out against
the demands of the wOrkmen. The meeting repre-
sented five millions of tons per annum. The former
themselves to the resolutions, was ordered to be
reprinted. The Philadelphia Coal Company was de-
fdence" because they had broken this pledge aud
started their cOleres the old basis. The suspen-
sion OF the Shamokin operators was highly en-
The Legislature of Massachusetts has recently
passed a law providing tnaC all coal snail hereafter
In that State be sold by weight 1000 pounds
It also provides for sworn wegher in towns where
coal sold. The sellers are required TO obtain his
services and it is his business to weigh the COAL to
keep record for the OF both buyer and seller,
and to give certificate of weight when required.
Such an officer would have his hands full In Penn
The captain of a canal boat was recently arrested
IN New fork ior seang coal al une poae Was vas ro
was found short IA TONS 1t was clearly proven that
the captain sold the COAL This Is the first instance
nTt tha art nf ha da IN m ono
to an evil which has long been known but which 1t
has never been possible to remedy This attempt
petent detectives The captain is now in jail await
II fhe prices of coal at Port Richmond remain with
out material change. The following the current
rates of freights from Port Richmond for the week
e1Sns to%n ssaS @sS Gloucester s2is Hngnam and ds
| s2-25; Lynn, $500; Salem, $780,. Wellneet 1926;
Havsn Asn i,n N1Twos and
Sa New 1Srk a s@a sS RTTSy o
| Philadelphia, sl@l06; New York, 3l9o.
The CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF INDRPEN-
pENcE.STne subject Of celebrating the one hun
dredth anniversary of the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence IN 1876 has been agitated for some time, and
It can be safely said that the event will transpire.
| New York, Washington and Philadelphia have au-
nounced themselves as candidates as the site for the
vania legislature, City CouHciIs and the Franklin
| Institute visited Washington, d. O., and appeared
before the Committee on Manufactures on behalf OF
Mayor Fox is in receipt of the following from the
| chairman OF the committee
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GENTIEMEN At very full meeting Of the opm~te'
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Of The sandssdth anpys,ssr
safely y % on ns Occasion Of our visit
am. very respectfully, your o6ediens seTyant
Chairman COMMITTEES on Manufactures.
JEWISH HoLrpAYs.-To-morrow the 18th of May
the festival OF Sheenee Pesach in the Jewish caen
dar This festival is not much observed among tn
Jews in this country but In the East, where tue oil
/ customs vigorously kept up, the day Is genera
holiday. 9he festival OF Pesach is the Jewish Pass
over. The Sheenee Pesach is an after-Passoyer TO
the benefit Of those who have been absent froI
home on the regular Passover, SO that they may b
able to appear in their temple, and offer their sacr
tical gifts, which they have not been able TO DO
The isth OF May is also Jewish festival, but NOR
generally observed. This Is the Festival Oh La
Boomer or the thirty third day after the rst OF tn
Passover THIS is great day OF rejoicing after tn
season Of sorrow and fasting Immediately succeed
ing the Pesach. 1t is to commemorate the stayin
of pestilence which had carried of great number
OF the disciples Of Akba, one OF the Taimudists-
has likewise symbollcal interpretation th SYMBOL s,
the filth of slavery after the flight from Egypt an
preparatory to the giving OF the law which was n
4 | ceived seventeen days later
! The first day OF every Jewish month is half hol
Il day. and by some Jews this day ana the one imm
py soms are sm aeI pur Or
days Of Atonement
8 GONE TO IRELAND-On the 9th OF April OF
o Thomas Terrence suddenly disappeared from
q home and his clothes being found at Vine sire
!. wharf, schuylkill, the supposition was at on
formed that he had committed suicide. FOR sever
days the Harbor Police grappled for his body, b
hafn nnC ful hAV