The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-02-21

2. That q standing committee Of sir,
composed Of one representative Of each
interest, be appointed for the season, TO
meet monthly, or oftener, at the call Of the
chairman, 10 determine prices and all
questions relative to tonnage to competitive
points, and to have power, from time to
time, TO permit an increase, or require q
curtailment Of shipments TO competitive
points, with view Of regulating the rela-
tive demand and supply, provided that any
increase or dimunition Of shipments Be
based upon the percentage Of allotment
above mentioned, 50 that each interest
shall be entitled to its proper proportion
of the aggregate competitive tonnage, what
ever the same may be.
1t Is recommended that prices shall open
in March, 1874, at an average Of 16 cents
per ton above the opening prices of 1873,
and thereafter advance as follows Say
in April, cents May, 10 cents June,
10 cents and July, August, September,
October, and November, each, Is cents
and that season prices be established 80 az
not to be more than 80 cents below the
average Of the year.
The prices to be established 90 as to ad-
init the white ash Goals Of the Reading
Railroad company, Lackawanna, Scranton,
Wilkesbarre, and PittstOn Goals upon equal
terms to customers i'm New York harbOr.
Ii being understood that any interest may
demand for any or all OF its Goals a higher
price than that agreed upon by the com
mittee.
3. In establishing prices, it Is understood
that they be fixed at the respective shipping
ports Of Port Richmond, Elizabeth, Port
johnson, South Amboy, Hoboksn, Wee
hawken, Newburg and Rondout, and that
no freights, deliveries OF demurrages be-
guaranteed by any party except with the
previous approval Of the committee of six.
4. No commission whatever To be al
lowed upon coal sold at yearly prices, and
and no contracts at yearly prices TO be
made with any one but consumers and re-
tailers and then only upon the condition
that all caIgoes Of coal so sold shall be
received BY the purchaser and taken upon
the wharf, and not sold or transferred
ahoat
No sizes to be sold at yearly or season
prices, except lump, steamboat, broken,
egg, and chestnut, and egg only to con-
sumers. No commissions exceeding l6
cents per ton to be allowed to any party
buying at monthly circular prices, and then
only to such as purchase at least 25 900
tons Of coal per annum.
8. All Goals sold at yearly OF season
prices to be sold by written contracts, de-
liverable in equal monthly proportions,
beginning either ON the LIST Of March or
lst Of April, ard ending anytime after the
last Of November, and any failure 10 take
all or any Of one months proportion to
work a forfeiture pro taIlto Of each succeed
ing months proportion.
q. All deliveries Of coal upon monthly
allotments, at monthly circular price,, to
be changed at the circular price current in
the month III which the delivery is made,
and under no circumstance whatever shall
coal, delivered IN one month, be charged
at the circular price Of any preceding
month unless the purchaser had vessel
At the shipping port ready to receive
such coal before the expiration uf the
month IN which the delivery was " be
made.
Z. The terms of contract for the sale of
coal at season prices and BY monthly alIot-
ments at circular prices, 10 BE- proved y
the committee Oi SIX.
8 No allowances 10 be made for impur-
ity Of coal, lmpvrfectiOn III preparation,
short weight, Or any other ruasUu, without
the approval w the committee OF ak, TO
whom all snch claims are 70 be reported.
g. The committee If SIX 70 have power
to call for monthly or other reports from
each interest upon any subject over which
they have control, and to have authority,
If they desire, to examine the sales and
tonnage books and accounts Of any company
or corporation. +. b. GOwRN,
TH0s. DICKSON,
Committee