The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-21
CITH.INTRLLIa aRNC 4.
THE COAL TRADE.

The Suspension, It's consequences and the
Prospects of It's Continunnce-The Years
Business In All the ResiOns-The Complete
Tonnage for tho Week-rhe Business IRON
this Port for the Year.
The suspension still continues, and is as gene
raj as the officers of the w. B. 4. could possibly
make it under the most favorable circum-
stances. The only colleries which are work
ing are about four or five in the Schuylklll
region, about the same number in the western
part of Schuylkill county, and those IN the
Lykens Valley where the w. b. A. mas no
jurisdiction. There are rumors OF several more
starting in Schuylkill, and also of those which
arc running stopping through the efforts of the
W. b. A., but, as lar as can DC ascertalnedI
these are rumors only.
In the Wyoming region the men are taking
things coolly, waiting for the suspension to come
to q natural termination; but from Schuylkill we
have reports of violence in several instances
between the striking men and those employed
in the working collieries. This gives the sus-
pension there much more the appearance of a
regular strike, violence and lawlessness being
the almost inevitable accompaniment OF idlene5s
in that region. 1t is to be sincerely hoped that
work will be resumed by the first of next month.
It certainly will be in the Scranton region If the
companies see it to their advantage, no matter
what the men may say.
The iron men of the Lehigh region COM
plain that this suspension (suspensions gene
rally also) is greatly injurious to their business
They suffer because they have no facilities for
stocking large amounts of coal, which, there
fore, has to be handled considerably before get
ting il to the furnace, thus putting them to
great expense. The coal also being exposed to
the weather, is not so good for their purpose
They also complain that the uncertainty
the duration of the strikes is n great annoy
ance; but this inconvenience is common to all
having anything to do with the trade.
The yearly reports from all the regions are
coming in slowly. The Miners Journal gives
the following figures-Total from Schuylkill
county, during the year. g. 1873 429 tons North
umberland county, 1020,713 tons; Columbia
county, 307 551 tons, and Dauphtn county (semi-
bituminous), 453,8l7 tons. From the Lehigh
region Z, $50 49l tons were sent; from the Cum
bcrland, including gas coal from West Virginia
965 954 tons, decrease for 1870 of 1S5.S73.
The Lykens Valley collieries produced 453, Sl7
tons during the year.
The reports of the mining inspectors for the
districts embracing Schuylkill, Northumber-
land, and Dauphin counties state that there
are employed in and about the collieres of those
districts $4,000 men and boys. OF this number
81, 600 are employed in Schuylkill and 5000 in
the other counties. These counties mined in
1870 G. 166 500 tons of which d 92O, 519 were sent
to market, and TIE balance, 1,345 991, were scon-
sumed in the regions. This would give 1877 tons
mined to each man and boy during the year in
Schuylkill county, and 236 tons to each in the
other counties. DeductiDg one-sixth of the
employees as engaged in the improvements, etc,
and other work about collieries, it would give
225 tons to each man and boy in Schuylkill, and
27S to each in the other counties.
1t is estimated that of the 1910 51S tons oi
coal mined, prepared, and sent to market
about one-siXth, or 800, 600 TONS were wasted in
its preparation for market and had to be hauled
from the collieTies as waste and dirt.
The following is the complete summary of tn,
trade for the past week, as reported for the
Pottsville Miners Journal of to-day