The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-10

Ghs wsmaition Of Traae and Production
TBS &sPerators' Call to the Buyers-The
Eehigh Region and its Inactivtty-The
Complete Tonnage for the Week HQuOta-
tions, Etc.
There Is but little of general interest REPORT this
week In connection with the anthracitelcoal trade.
The large production OF the various regions is now
being steadily put upon the market M and the quan-
ening OF prices. This is at least temporarily good
for the consumers but bad for the operators, who
are consequently calling Justify in & all directions for
that the poorness OF the demand is caused by the
holding of OF the buyers In expectation OF a
St Warn i0aes ne S buyers that 0ni Rs tRey di sS
persist in holding Off in body, and then rush in in
prices will no longer continue low, but will imme-
dately border on the high, because the legitimate
demand Will be much as the greatest capacity OF
mines and roads can possibly supply. This is on
account Of the great depletion OF the market pre-
70 his dsanS from M tne ca1se S@u s1SSsteS viii
have the predicted effect. BY 80 holding of, say
the operators the dealers in trying to save them
selves will cut their own throats.
While this reasoning is all true to a certain ex-
tent taking it for granted that the dealers are hold
ing Off In body, and eventually intend to rush into
the market In a body at the moment of time which
they consider most appropriate, lt must be remem-
lack of demand at least to some extent One OF
these the fact that this season OF the year Is not
the most favorable for sales to those who lay in
large stocks another, the immense production
which has suddenly been put upon the market; and,
still another the injury to the rel regular demand
The remains of the suspension in the Lehigh re-
gion still continues without immediate prospect OF
resumption, both men and operators appearing TO
be in chronic bad humor which prevents concta-
ton. The Lehigh operators held meeting In TINS
city during the week. and adjourned after resolving
again until they were agreed to by the men. The
men In this region have always received a slightly
higher rate Of wages than what paid elsewhere,
account Of peculiar formation OF the coal This
advance the company refuses to pay, and the private
operators hold to the terms .,nu OF the company.
Ing the region and going to other
points to obtain employment, but this is doubted,
because the number Of miners out Of employment
in the other regions is more than sufficient for the
wants of the particular REGION and because IL they
did 20 they would elsewhere not have the excuse to
demand the slight advance for which they are hold
ing out and to which they say they are entitled on
account of the greater difficulty OF mining In the
claims that 1t offers higher wages than are now paid
anywhere else in the coal fields, and these the men
will not accept
A comical instance OF partial resumption is how
ever, reported from Lehigh, which is the case Of
one man at the Hazleton mines, who has accepted
the operators oner and gone to work. He goes in
the mines to work every morning, works all day,
comes out at night, and, strange to relate, is not
molested by the men. This last Is at least small
good sgn OF the times in the region.
We have tidings from the upper region OF per
capita tax Of six dollars imposed by the officers of
the w. B. A. upon the men to meet the expenses OF
the late suspension. This tax is payable on the
nearest pay day. This is rather heavy share, con-
sdering that 1t Is mainly for the benefit or the lead
ers, for theipayment of their "traveing expenses"
and the like and considering also, as the Scranton
Republican shrewdly suggests that 1t is much larger
snip Of 80 OoO which per capita tax OF six dollars
would net the neat sum Of $4,000. This the mea
The trade at this port has been good at weak
prices. Vessels havo been in very good supply
at the lowest freight quotations
The following is the complete summary OF the
trade for the past week, reported for the Potts.
vile Miners Journal OF oday:-