The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-24
THE PENNSYLVANIA COIL TRADE.
From the Philadelphia Ledger. Jan aa.1


The anthracite coal trade continues IN much the
condition al she date OF last weekly ne
tee. The Suspension is general throughout al the
regions except at Shamokln, and, though higher
prices are demanded, the market is quoted dull.
Consumers nold ont o! the market, believing that
there will be an early resumption OF work at the
nnes-some parties nave 6Xcd tn date at from the
lst 20 the lGih OF tcbruary-atter which there VIII
be necessarily dcclire In the price or coal The
stocks at the principal coal GENRES have not les
sened much Il any, WITHIN the last fortnight. In
deed, i IS staea thai at Richmond ~ the
is now neary quite $4,000 tons, against
about $1,000 tons two weeks ago The Delaware
and Hudson Company have about much coal
stdcked ~ itohesda'e From HE reports furnished
by me leading coal carrying companies OF the
Reading haiitoau company brought down ALL
tons, ana FOR The year, beginning the let of De-
cember last 5000 tols against 10, 26l tons 10
responding uate asi Yeaf--an increase Of l2l, rs
tons. Tie Lehlgh valley reports 4 tonnage Tor the
week 10 the l4th inst o. 2,,9lo tons. ana SIN &c De-
ceinber .s5s1o tons, against @i0,6iS tons IN CORE
spending time last year an Increase OF a. o3i tons
The Lehigh coai and .aygation Company reports
for the week ending tie 18th INST, o. i92 tons
ana for the year from the LIST INST. $3.50
tons, against SS,stl tons to corresponding
9.soo tops. lie Pennsyiyana Rai ir5ad' an %
Coal Company reports for tue week 9ji tons against
29i46 tons IN corresponding week last yea, aud for
the year 15I2 Iona against %, IA tons 10 cores.
ponding time last year.. decrease OF 3o,942 tons.
The Delaware and LacKawanna Railroad reports
tonnage for the WeeA OF l35i tons, aad Tor the
year ~ $50 tons against q, 100 tons TO correspond
ing time last yeaf-a deer. ase Of 1875 tons. The
road reports FOR Tie week 1857 tons AMI for the
year IL, l0l tons against LIS. tons 70 same time
last yelr-an Increase OF 1910 tons. Ihe total PRO
ducnon for The week was l54.ig2 tons, OF Witch
ll63ls tons were anthracite 3,i04 seml-snthracile
and 1850 tons bituininous--a against total
production last year 90 same time o, STs,i22
IONS OF which s96,55l tong w,re antara-
cite 3,5Ti seniiantlracite and 1889 btu.
notwithstanding an aggregate decrease Of
l5l COS tons. 40 shipments nave beea made from
Port Richmond during the past week. nor do the
prices eastward warrant loading for those ports at
present Ia,es Of iregllt demanded. III the Eastern
market sufficient sl0ck o. coat Il believed 10 be on
hand 10 last until The spring production. TIE iur-
naces on the line OF railroads are more hkely to
suGca and soi6c cemDcton for the larger sizes OF
coal has arisen, advancing the rate fifty 70 seventy
I've cents per ~. The pices &C Port Carbon are:-
Lump, IS; STEAMBOAT, s.; broken. - 70 -; egg,
81: Stove, IS 70; chestnut, 81 .. inc shipments
OF coal from port Richmond were 1,s5i,4dl tons 10
the year 1870, against 2,3.S,07S tons I'D 1882, &c.
ere se 81 s.0Gtl tons. The entire anthracite pro-
aucticn Tor 1870 has not yet been MADE w. r.
port OF such production has been puDislei, DaI IL
Is hundreds OF Thousands OF tons out OK the way.
one CARVING company points TO short count Oh
Laf q million OF toi,s IN single instanee,