Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-12-09
sFrom Saward's Circular, of the Goth uit.l
Eoal News.

until the prevailing rate IS but HUE II any
Inference from the average prices realized
At the last auction sale, and there can hard
" be any im,ro vemcnt until after seue eli
the avenues to market are closed and the
PRODUCTION thus more nearly equals the de-
lnand
1t is extremely difficult to make any quo
tatious of coal that would be reliable, as
the market is in such disturbed condition,
we therefor reproduce the rates made on
the 18th inst, merely promising that rates
are not at all maintained, and that dealers
are wi ling 70 make such concessions in the
priccs, a. meet tie views Of retailers and
consumers, this applies more particularly
to Anthracite coal for shipment, there be- !
ing but little or no change in Bituminous,
worthy of note
YEammest, Neil & Co., in their circular,
dated Philadelphia. November 25th, says
The market has shown no change since
our last report, and but few sales have been
made. Vessels at this port have been In
very limited supply, and fleights continue
to tend upward
The Mauch Chunk Gazette, under date
Of cath says:
The trade still continues very dull In
the cities there is no market scarcely, and
along the line there is nothing doing ex-
cept in small sizes. Every one connected
with the trade is fcarfully down in the
mouth at the state of the market and the
miserable prospect ahead. 1t seems as if
,ne consumers have all the coal they want.
and they appear well suited with the exist
iur state of affairs, though miners, opera
tors and dealers in the city are disgusted>
! Now that all parties who are directly in
| tercstcd in coal are working at the lowest
! figures, would it not be q good time tor the
railroad companies to reduce the tolls to
/ the lowest point. This is the true way out
/ of the difficulty, and unless it is done, we
can expect the sickcst kind of market all
winter
Saturdays AnHroc,to Monitor has the fol-
lowing There is evidently a desire upon
the part of dealers to see suspension OF
operations in this region; desire that is
quite natural. They never suffer, but near
" always profit by them, except when, as
last wear, they are of several months dura-
ton. Then their stocks run out and they
are compelled to lie idle. A suspension for
a month or two, just now, would put many
dollars into their pockets, but we have
learned from experience that suspensions
alone will never regulate the coal trade.
Something must be done to check the sup
ply and keep the men at the same time at
work. What this something should be
whether it can be effected by the men alone,
or whether the assistance or convenience
Of the operators and transportcrs is requlr-
ed, is now to be determined. Our people
want living wages, and as nearly steady
work as possible. There is no doubt OF
their willingness to assist in carrying out
any plan that will tend to keep the market
in good condition, provided it does not in
volvc working for bare bread and meat
but they do not intend to suspend unless
their oscn safety demands it.
A terrible explosion occurred in a coal
mine, near St. Eticnne France, on the 9Th
of November, while the gang were at work
None of the men have yet been recovered
alive. Twenty-Five bodies have been Ia
ken out and thirty miners are still in the
pit, all of whom are supposed to be dead
The explosion was caused by fire-damp.
Testing the value of coal lands by Dor
ing is an old trick but it has hitherto beer
expensive, because it was slow process
that required patience, perseverance and an
unlimited use of elbow grease.
Cincinnati: burns soft coal and is very
smoky. 1t is just discovered that the year
ly injury to the city from this cause is g.,
100000.
Tie Pennsylvania Coal Company made
their prices for December deliveries on Tie
Goth, and they were considered extremely
low, the rates being rs follows for delivery
at Wcchawken: Lump and Steamboat
81 40, Broken, $4Go, Egg, s4.7o, Stove, S.
Chestnut, $40.
1t is easy to see how the supply Of Goa
might be worked of to good advantage tt
all, producers, owners and carriers, make
: the railroad companies of the eastern State.
carrying coal inland from the seaport towns
put their rates down to a reasonable basis
The idea of charging six cents per ton ant
upward, for carrying bulky article like
coal, mile, is outrageous, and while there
are people in one part of the country una
bic to earn a livelihood, others not far dis
tant unable to enjoy the comforts of life
AND all because the railroad companies
stand in tic way of each achieving Il very
desirable attainment.
A miner asks-why the limbs OF pint
tree are the heaviest where vein of Goa
crops out? Also, why accidents from light
: ming to life and property have been ofsucl
frequent occurrence at or near the outcrOp
ing of a coal vein? Can any Of our scien
lists explain?
The largest shipment Of coal from Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania, was made on the 18th
iity nine steamers, with about six millions
bushels having left for Cincinnati, Louis
vile, &c.
From our other exchanges we take the
following items:
At the auction sale of 100000 tons OF