The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-14

'It will be seen that the increase this year so
far is 9S, 500 tons. The suspension gave an
impetus to the trade for the last three weeks.
At present there is no demand for coal at the
prices that ruled before the suspension. They
expect to purchase lower, or will use bituminous
coal where they can do so.
Some fool, or perhaps ,oGg who wanted to
test the credulity of the papers abroad, sent the
following despatch to the American Press
Association, dated Pottsville:-
- " There are in the employ Of the big companies
IN an sae m s sse 1SpS n e Who &
nance"
''There are only about 1900 men and boys
employed in mining by the three Big Compa-
nies in Wyoming Basin. In Schuylkiu county
the whole number of men and boys engaged in
mining do not exceed 10000. The whole num-
ber of persons engaged in mining in all the
anthracite regions does not exceed, If it reaches
$4,000 men and boys. If he intended to in
clude those who are dependent on these men
employed at the mines, then his figures are still
more erroneous"
The following statement of the trade has been
furnished us by one of the prominent coal firms
of this city,
All the anthracite region excepting Shamokin
stopped work on Tuesday, 10th inst, and reli-
able Information received by us to-day reports
the suspension to have commenced there yester-
A few cargoes have been shipped from Rich
mond to New York at $3.50 freight being FL
y
the season of canal navigation.
The New York market Is not as active as it
was week ago. and prices rule on an average
about 25 cents per ton less than the highest
The stock of coal on hand at Richmond is COM
puted at TO- 900 tons, mostly small sizes, adapted
for family use, and but little demand exists for
1t at present.
In Boston the retail price has been advanced
to 50 per ton of 1000 pounds.
Egg and stove coal may be quoted at So per
ton on board at Richmond, and 80 on board
at Elizabethport and Hoboken.
The following is the quantity and value of
bitumnous coal imported into, and anthracite
aud bituminous exported from, the United States
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, COM
piled for the Miners Journal by the chief of
From Dominion Of Canada l6s,iso Sss4 2s7
other British Provinces in North
Other countries. ................ .1T7,OO4 497,2iO
Total tons and value . 49O.0ss si,l.O,sis
Imports In 1863. 42s,si6
Decrease in 1870, only. ......... s,lss tons
EXPORTS OF COAL FROM VHE URITKD STATES.
Ra191aS11s hp5mSaTs cOaa cSai 19a SsS S ssos
Total .ssI,sls si,SOS,s5s
EAports III ieoS'''. Ta
Decrease in 1870. T0................ $3.50 tons.
Our exports of 22791S tons produced more
wealth to the labor and industry of the country
than we paid for the 420, ,663 toRs obtained from
abroad.
The average value of all the bitumiuous coal
imported is about $264 per ton at the shipping
ports. The average value of coal imported from
Nova Scotia alone is about 1884 per ton, gold,
at the shipping ports. The average value of
bituminous exported was S4'60, and anthracite
5000, at the shipping ports, in currency.
THE PoRT OF FPHnADELPHA.-Ther are now
In this port taking In and discharging eargoes;
schooners, 81. Total, 81