, 1874-01-22

nro thicker An1 bcttcr In thnt vicinity than ~
auy other point Ill tho coal liollH.
EErEuT OF THE REDUCTION.
n.-What lliH bcen tho effect Vi tho recent ro-
duc.ion in the prices Of coal upon this niarkct?
Mr. PA largo numbor of people arc nuAiuy
for next winters tse Anu for une 1or tue balanco
largo III expected it would bo. A great MANY
pcUple. Oh account Ut tAo excitement
arc rrobably Waiting for anolher
decline. However, no arc getting u good maay
orders from ull parts Ut tie country, aud goud
many deaeiH prefer to buy Of us ilsteAd u do
lyerluS from their own stocks, bocause thcy bo-
1eyo it will bo impossible to repace tao coul a1
tho prices for which We arc FURNISHING 1t now.
THE ORIGINAL CAUSE.
R,-Whnk wnH the orlgilul cause Of the recent
reduction TO ~.
Mr, p.--Tho original cause WINS that the de-
maud has bcou very light, and stocks were mod
eyatcly large; not only the panic, bit tho warm
weather Ind reduced tho consumption very
hugely, aud solue dealcrn were disposod to sell
without consultation with otAcrs-to put down
tue price el1w figure " wh!cA 1t could be sod
with prtnt, Wa ,luilsht It Mas lost, atter
standing tuat fur. sonle time, to put 1t 10 low
that tllere would be no temptation 10 anybody
to cut tho price.
COST TO DEALERS.
f.-What Ia tha cuat tu lIse dtalera here
Mr. Pit varies aomow4nt. according to the
frolght. About S0.25. The avolase cost iii
DulIalo this last yaar has beeia, for the kind We
sell fur household purposes, about SG.Gb. Our
average freight t,-ai.u presume it docs not vary
to any grcat extent ,-haa teen, both lro,n Luke
Ontailu aud Dnlfaio, III tao noighborhood uf
s'1.lu tom. Then tho coat ot. handling hc,e
is about 91.5O. That docs not Any moro
tllan cover 1t. The cost Of unloading. dockago.
screening and ca1tage make 1t fully thut. Coal
frcightH, this year although frelg4ss were low
at the latter put Of the season, boforo tho lato
coal caue iu.
THE MINERS sTn1KE.
R.-11as the miners st'ite in the anthracite
regiou llud auV effect upOi, tho priea
Mr. lit has not Iad Aure, und, UNDER
n,and, las had nc effect iu Now Yurl1 as yet.
stocks hore in C4icago aro Iargo, mud,
Of courso, rko coal on hand cal'not bo
eiEcctS:l ty tho strikes until navigation
otens, and We don't know wl,ut arrangements
will bo ,nade with the tuners betwcon now aud
next Aluy, wllou conf bbSlus to come. Dealets
do not look thas fur a4~ad.
sroCE ON HAND.
N.-What is your estimate or tho number OF
to,s Ut ant.rac!to coal Oh 1und lole?
:lr. Fit would VI rathor rough guess, but
u,luuld suy III tue neiglbolhood of o,Uuo tons;
reruaps lUu, ,uOo. Tue doma'id t4ls wintor has
bceu hight to au unprecedented extent. l neyer
Eaw anything l@u 1t batore. Although our
tlado during lust summon MuH worry much arg-r
tuun tho year boloro, unf tla,e fur the last eix
weeks las not boon much mofa than ha4f what
1t waB year aSo.
INFLUENCE OF SOFT COAL.
R.-Ilas llle opening Ut low ,uinoH OF btu
1ninous coal wituiu tie reach ot this market
catlsed apy d'miuution i'll tno dstna4d for Antnra-
Eito cu4t!
Mr. FL think it has to somo extent. Still,
do not SEQ wny it should, btcauso Luz direreAco
between the price oY auth ac.te unu blluullllouH
ro.I il not as great as it LIS been iu previous
years. Anthracite las rau8 ed from 212 tu SI5 u
tou aud llllH your 1t nas mt beeu abOva 91U, aud
MucA Ut the time It could be bought tor less
thau tint. The average price of good pitumln-
tua conl IL S5.bU nua S5-say sG.b0 for llnnois
aud 1nciHua cuuls. Previous to ths year tue
cost Of this coai was from W TO $8, ana The re-
duciuu s not Us great really III that III ths price
u authrAGite coal.
n.-Waut Is tic price Of Bliar Hill?
hlr, P.-We aie delivering It ~ Co. Tho Use
Of B-Hr Hill has teeu Largely discontinued.
The cpenIug OF miueA i'll 1Ad4ana mud Illinois
Lus llnd tue effect to drive baal Hill out of the
n,arIot. Southern OAio, hooking, uid Strauss
vile ato sold hele largely. fur lie reason tnat
they can bo put ln ero Dy rail at atl hu.sotls of
to carry lalge htocha. Drlat Hill comes W lake,
aid tho expense OF hauuiing 1t III tho bnne lis
hara cuul. Aa noIe OF " e4u bo gos iu lle wtn-
ter. 1t il nceoaeary to pilo up larse stocks. the
coat of which ID large. For theeo teaHonB ln-
usauu, 1llnois au4 cheap Ohlo coals navo dis
placsa 1t. lo not think one.thtd as mucn iB
ao!d Aore now al thoro was thloo yeass ago.
DIi&alNd HAND COAL.
R.-What route duss Lehtbn Valley coal tako
after leaving tho LcAlgh VuAoy ltalroad?
Mr. F.-11 IL transferred 10 tltLer llle Eric
RhilwaY, tue Now Yotk Central, or tue Eilo
Calul. We Hh,p aEgoly also frJtn snlull piaco
ra,.cd Falr Aavet,, ou Lake onarlo.
N.-NAat kln4 Ut sessels ro employed IN
Mi. r.-Grain yeRscls entirely; the larger
clnss OF vcshos On tlo Lutte, runuluG FROM 6Jt ~
1,5u0 tons.
k.-Aas this beon losing season for tho coal
trade?
Mr. Pho, cir. Tho coal trade hns been vory
fair-thc Wholesale trade hua bccu yery goou
until tho presont time. VI cuurso what coal VT
luye put in holo for tAa retail tinuo NO arc
lOrInY ulOuoy Oh.
H.-W4at A4s boon your average retail price
MI. r-l,esweon 60 and $40; average prlct
po.haps $9.6J. About mouth ago ie wab ~
noM - II will not ayolaae over oil.
n.-lB tbere plotit Oh II NJ 40.
Mr.. P.-No, Alr. Our usu!uge coat Of coa
aluAt Lcra, de!ivurol, IN So.26 lur tuu.
AAAD COAL ICES.
H.--For what purposes ar1 tue anthracite coal
principally used III tlia nallet-fot a..ylllng TX
3ops tio,i,cbt,e consunapt!oA3
alr F.-U, yod. Nu Bsll Bome to tho Water
NurKB, aud hayo sold tho laIgo bruMories vi,
steam nuAerieH Lump LeAie h ~ .4hou for smelling
iro.. to a lurgo oxtoat. Tue gseaIoet demand
tur heating Auuaea. Tic ue1uatlu 1ur lump Ii
h!gh a,uce Tue pauio il intiultcsumaly stuaA.
rAusI EcTB FOR THE FUTURE.
n.-1s the present lr4co Ut ss ION likoly
1lr. r.-Wel, that depends on tho orders ! ge
from buffalo. i have adyssed aSa.a'nt Una II
1pe,ion fron tho tirat. II 1hero IL "uy outtin
n.ador tho 1reaent piice, no snatl 80 4oS-s, NJ
acl IL aly lr.ev that eccms tecta ary III order
sstuLI.pu u liked tllco llcro TOR cuAl. VI that
Kl!l a.I be I'll III equal footiuG.
Archbishop Manning.
London turfsspuAus,ce Of tte Aem faFE T3'nes.
A iasa eayt4y belug lhau Dr.. aanuing aJAroc
~ syal lived. Tuo plllil mud emaclate4 o1uuIt