The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-22
CITY INTELLIG NCR.
THE COAL TRADE.

%sn P%r,s ana the Esc
The trade is still unchanged IN many particulars
The supply though somewhat smaller Is still In ad
vance OF the demand Prices have consequently
Sseny fof cod weather to produce change m
The aspect OF affairs. But while better demand
will undo9otedly SET IN with toe comm winter, IL
market.
money market and business generally has kept con-
sumeTs from buying until they will be driven to 1t
at the very last minute by the cold weather such,
especially those who use reasonable quantity, have
taken warning by the notices published in the yar.
GUS papers several weeks ago. telling them that 1t
to their interest to buy early, as coal would un-
doubtedly be higher in the later months These
vice. have not rushed headlong into the market and
bought proniscuously, thus producing high prices
Mt once, but have been slowly and surely for some
time past been buying ana laying in their winters
supply. Thus, while there has been but little effect
fetby the trade, on account of the increased ton
rage, and also on account or the length OF time n
which the gradual demand was being made the city
consumers generally have made themselves ready
for Writer and are now independent of any rise In
prices. OF course an increased demand will come
with the winter months, but it will come mainly from
the small consumers who will make their influence
fetupon the retail dealers but this increase will not
be greater than in former years, and very probably
The miners Of Schuykll are evidently bent upon
turning their association into political organiza-
ton II this is perfectly accomplished, then look out
for its downfall or paralyzation. AT meeting OF
the AnGooe League nelG r 1a1ey NJ IN " ts Sity So Le
expressed himself and those represented by him as
favorable to the idea OF the League Of forming a
a patty be formed the effects would be worse
than ever upon the miners. Besides, their only
strength would be In working in favor Of REFORM and
a party with this object in view, reform, not a
workingmens party, would consist not only of work.
ingmen but many others who are besides liberal
minded and opposed to the short-sghted moves for
which the representatives OF workingmens trades
nothing would be gained in the way they now desire,
but more liberal party might be started which Which
to the best interests OF the miners, but in directly
opposite way to what the miners themselves would
There is still some talk OF trouble in Schuylkil
on the basis question, though probably the talk
means nothing more than a discontent which VIII
At Mauch Chunk during the week there were
121 1878 tons the previous week decrease fer the
present week OF 4409'0l TONS In the corresponding
week Of 1862 81 ,2l7O9 tons were sent an increase
Coastwise freights at this port have been good,
and the supply Of vessels is about equal to the wants
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 Raritan Canal:-
,schuylkill Red Ash, s49O@5; do. White Ash,
do. do. Egg, sl6O@l75; do. DO Stove, s4sO@49O;
do. do Chestnut, sS6O@SSO; Shenandoah Broken,
s42b do do; Egg, 1915; do. Stove, s49O; do Chest
The following are the current rates of freight
Bangor 90 2b@2'3O: Bath, s2'a5; Portland, 1925;
South Amesbury, s2.7b; Boston, 50 25@2 3O Old
New bss925 4fasH s kG4Ssly H TsF
s225; Newport, s2; Providence, g.; Aliens en- Point
&i'36; Greenport, S2 New York, 81 '35; West Ohes-
10; Washington, sis6; PeterssSrs, si'S5; vii, VIII
AUDITORS APpoINTED.-The following named gen.
nemen have been appointed in the Court of Com
mon Pleas or the Orphans Court, in and for the city
ana county OF Philadelphia, auditors in the estates
o,,1liph thar iya1U nrQ
j. Cooke Longstreth, Esq, to audit, etc, the ac.,
counts OF Thomas ]. Martin, assignee of the assigned
lnman Horner ESQ.,. to audit, ETC., the accounts of
John Bellangee Cox and Joseph A. Stalman, ad-
minstrators OF the estate OF Ann Matilda stallman,
deceased
samuel. Wagner Jr. ESQ, to audit, etc, the ac-
counts Of Isabella Cufman, Meyer Cans, and Wolf
Steppacher executors of the will Of Marcus Cauf-
man. deceased.
OF the ate - William 1' f. 'Judson Esq, deceased Who
administrator de bonis non, ETC., and trustee
under the will OF the late Mrs. Martha Nixon, de-
ceased, as filed by his executor, DR.. oliver A.
Judson.
William 5. Vaux, surviving executor of George
NauX, deceased.
BIC. f. Erickson, Esq, to audit, etc the accounts Of
Agnes jackson, ADMINISTRATIVE, etc. of Mary jack
son, deceased, filed by John c. Browne, executor OF
Agnes jackson, deceased.
counts of Augusta Amelia Player and Henry Meal
lister, Jr., administrators of the estate OF John
In the District Court for the city and county of
Philadelphia, James II. Castle, Esq, has been ap-
pointed an auditor to distribute the funds arising
from Sherins sale OF the real estate under the wrts
OF the Pennsylvania Insurance Annuity and Trust
Company. Alexander B. Carver Letitia Canning,
and Mary Wagner VS.. Ellen Murtland, admnistra-
triX of John Murtand, deceased. The property
consisted of houses in German street, two on
Washington avenue, and two on Front street,
BANKRUPToY CAsEs.-In the District Court Of the
United States for the Eastern District of Pennsyl-
Vania, before Hon. John Cadwalader Judge, John
Hess, No. 80 South Queen street, Lancaster City,
has been appointed assignee Of John Witlnger, OF
Lancaster city, who has been adjudged bankrupt.
John A. Scanlan No. 92 North Fifth street, and
w. w. Montgomery No. 22T South Sixth street,
have been appointed assignees of r. N COhn OF
Philadelphia, who has also been adjudged a bank
rupt. On Wednesday next, the 2Gth Instant, the
Court will sit to hear and adjudge bankruptcy cases,
when among others that will be presented will be
the petition Of the trustees in the estate of Messrs
Il. A. Souder & Co, which is No. 1928 on the list
the case OF Isaac Supp for cause, No. 1913; the
case of Stephen McKenney, for cause, No. 1916;
Israel Allen, for cause No. 1926; John Holtzman for
cause, No. 1929; G. G. Hoagland vs.. Wood No. 4S
Miller, Son & Roads, No. 232; Messrs Cans Bier.
baum Co., No. 1927.
NoTICEsoF WIDOWS ALLOW WANCEs.-The follow
ing named ladies have given notice by their respect
i've attOrnles, whose names we append, that they
have filed in the Orphans Court for the city and
county OF Philadelphia their petition for allowances
each OF three hundred dollars worth of personal
property, under the provisions OF the act OF Assem-
oily approved the l4th OF April 1851, and the several
supplements thereto, and that they will be approved
by the court unless exceptions thereto shall be filed
be fore the day OF hearing here stated
Mrs. Mary Ann Perry, widow Of John Perry, by
her attorney, John j. Ridgway, Jr., Esq.
Mrs. Ellen Z. Grard widow OF John Augustus
GIrard' by her her attorney, Ty Emanuel ' Rey' Esq:
attorney, George H. Earle, Esq.
The hrst named case will be heard Saturday, Nov
.. The other two on next Saturday.
A LITTLE MORE LAw.-The following named gen.