Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-28
OUR COAL TRADE.
~ IN U.rDJ.N'T sUPPLp,
Prices Down.

net only have enough TO supply our own wants,
but can afford to furnish ''sIl the world and the
rest OF mankind" what they may need for CEN
turtles to come. The immense coal fields OF
Pennsyl yania alone would 10 this, 10 say no h
ing of those in Mary land and Virginia, and in
the western states, where new deposits are dis
covered every year. There is a new era about
to dawn in
TEE RETAIL COAL TRADE IN WASHING TON,
the means of getting it here are rapidly in
cressing, and the competition between rival
lines enures to the benefit OF the community.
The opening of the Baltimore aud Potomi A,
railroad, and its connections with the great
Pennsylvania Central, will tend TO bring down
fIe1ghts, and the completion OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio read, the LOudOun and Hampshire
road, and the Piedmont road will bring about
great changes. These last mentioned roads will
tap the extensive coal mines OF kanawha coun-
~ W. Virginia, and the famous camel coal
the best for the manufacture of illuminating
gss-whieh abOunds in that region, will DE for
The first time put upon the market here. With
these Great arteries all leading TO the national
capital, II will not be many years before oar
coal trade will be very large. Reference has
heretofore been msde in these columns 10 the in
crease in the Cumberland coal trade from
Georgetown, and the number Ofvcssels engaged
in Transporting IL to eastern cities. with the
means OF communication between here AMI the
mines doubled in short time, the POtyma
will be fairly lined with coal wharveS, and
ieeis of vessels viii be engaged in the transpor-
tatiUn OF that article.
OUR PRESENT HOME SUPPLY or ANTHRACITE.
EOusekeepeTs are especially intcres ed at this
season about laying in their winters coal, the
present price, what II is to he in future, &C. A
20 the present supply, it is abundantly large
and prices are now lower than they have been
for the past ten or twelve years. Good white
ash coal is now quoted at $685. red ash at - 80
and Lykens valley $3.50, retail prices. These
prices will of course advance as the fall ap-
proaches, as the rates of freight will then be
increased. All of our anthracite coal comes
from Philadelphia by vessels, Pennsylvsnis
being the only state on the Atlantic coast where
il il found. Although there are some fifty or
sixty mines less in operation throughout the
state than there was last year, the number OF
tons mined has been much greater, and il is
not anticipated that there will be any decrease
in the supply. Some mines have stopped op-
erations on the ground that they did not pay be-
cause of the high tolls exacted to get the coal to
market, as the means of transportation are in
the hands of powerful monoplies, and the tolls
oftentimes are exorbitant.
TIE RETAIL DEALER HERE
labors under many disadvantages. For instance
he goes TO Philadelphia this month and pur-
chases three thousand tons of coal, but this ne
has to do subject to any change in the rate OF
tolls. If the shipper gets it all of during the
month OF August, when the tolls are down, il is
well, but it often happens that before it can
be shipped, the tolls 80 up and then the retailer
must pay the increase. In the mean time the
retail dealer may have made his contracts to fur
nish most OF the coal to consumers at prices
based upon the tolls of August, hence when he
comes to foot up he finds that his profits are
small. Again il Is a very rare thing that cargo
OF coal VIII hold out. As general rule they fan
from TO tons short, another loss TO the retail
dealer. Another great disadvantage is the ar
bltTaTy rule OF ship owners, as follows:
And "a hours after the arrival at the above
named port, aud notice thereof to the cOnsgnee
named, there shall be allowed for receiving
said cargo at the rate Of one day, SUNDAYS ana
legal holidays excepted, for every hundred tons
thereof; after which the cargo, cOnsignee or
assignee, shall pay demurrage at the rate OF
eight cents per ton day, Sundays and legal
holidays not excepted, upon the full amount OF
cargo, as per this bill of lading, for each and
every days detention. and pro rata for parts
and portions OF a day, beyond the days above
sReclhed, until the cargo is fully discharged
which freight and lie murrage shall constitute a
lien upon said cargo"
The large dealers here who employ q number
OF vessels, generally send their orders for carro2s
TO Philadelphia at intervals OF four or five days
so a. not to have two vessels here together but
IT Is frequently the case that they arrive here
two and three at a time. The dealer immedi-
ately goes to work with double force TO unload.
and instead OF taking out one hundred tons NAV
take out double that quantity, and let the vessel
return several days before her allotted time,
under the rule, yet for this the dealer receives
nothing, but on the contrary, has 10 pay the
cents per ton demurrage to the other vessels
kept waiting.
TIE COST OF TRANSPORTATION
now by vessel from Philadelp Lia averages about
Sl--O per ton, according TO size Of cargo, which
Is cheaper than il has been for some years past
Last winter the price at one time reached from
500 to So peT ten. Before the war it was 20 and
20 cents pr ton. Since the war the means OF
transportation have not been sufficient 10 mzet
Inc demand, and, rs "A matter Of course, the
frees increased. The vessel owners have an
association, and employ counsel IN all the cities
On the COST, At an annual salary, and they arr
always ready Tor legal fight. II is expected
that there Will be
An ADVANCE IN TOLLS
OF 70 20 10 cents per to- during the month OF
September By the vessels alone. II the railr0aI
companies tapping the mines also make an al
vance, coal must 90 up, though il Is not ahtici-
patGd that tie price will be any higher than 1t is
every winter. ii as high. When the eastern
market Is supplied with anthracite coal, there is
an extra indictment for vessels to get carg0es
from Philadelphia to this city, and rates then
fall. This inducement is that they can load
with bitUm;nOus coal at Georgetown 70 return,
ana receive toll OF two and three dollars per
ton from there to the easIuIii market. Al YES
sells bringing anthracite coal here return with a
load CT bltumlnOus coal, which they get at
Georgetown, for some Of the eastern markets.
Our dealers have to lay in a very large supply
Just before winter, As heretofore il has been i'm
pOssIble TO get it after the close of navigation on
the Potomac by ice. This required tAa OUTLAY
OF much additional capital; but when the con
n6CtiCns of the Baltimore and Potomac Rad
are made through Baltimore JEey will be able
To get coal all the winter, and will not BE com
PEELED to lay in such immense stocks at the he
ginning OF cold weather for fear Of freeze.
IHrEovED ORDER or RED MEy.-The fol-
loving great chiefs have been installed by the
Great Council of the District OF CO!um5ia, I'm.
ending June 80, 1873: Alex. Z. Gray. great
saChem; Ii. T. Crabs, great senior sycamore;
\. ID. Cannon, great junior sycamore; james f..
Dement,, great chief OF records; If. G.. Divine,
great keeper OF wampum; Thomas Rich, great
prof. bet; W. >. Davis, great sannap; W. Il. vii
hanson, great guard of wigwam; Jas. Pullen,
great guard of forest.
The representatives 10 the Great Council OF
the United States, which meets in Nashville
Tenn, on the 10Th sun, com moon, z :. Il. SsI ,
are. G.. ). ). Benz. +. Crabbs, OF No. ., 5. ;.
jas. w. Moss, OF No. II.
The following officers Of subOri- nate tribes
have been installed for the present year:
TusCarOTa Tribe; No. William T. Myers,
sacEom; joseph +. Reynolds, senior sycamore,
L. L. Cooper, junior sycamore; John II. kiny.
chief OF records; Matthew ,JarbOe, keCper OF
WamPum; W. Il. Williamson, prophet.
Usage Tribe, No. Ct. ). DOnal, lS0n, Sachcn:
W. 81. Higgins, senior sycamore; j. Y. Nell
Naine, junior sycamore; James L. Dement,,
chief OF records; j. I. Springmau, keeper OF
NamIum; h. +. Crabb, prophet.
Logan Tribe, No. S.-James Graves, sachem:
i. l.. Newman. senior sycamore; q. y. Allison,
Junior sycamore; \. e. PTather, chief of recorI
d. ii; Newman, keeper of wampum; p. IL. Payne,
prophet.
Onandaga Tribe, No. 1O-SamueI Thomson.
sachem; G. y. kerper, senior sycamore; L.
GOodal, junior sycamore; Erwin ETb, chief OF
records, L. L. Spars, keeper of wampum, Jas.
| Pullen, prophet.
Seneca Tribe, No. 11.-H. 9. RAN sachem:
4 John GuslOck, senior sycamore. w n William