National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-28
Psnnaylyaria Coal Trade.


The Philsdeiphis Ledger OF yesterday thus re.
views the trade Of the past week: "rhe anthrai
cite coal trade "a now without special feature. It
has been agreed BY all the companies In the coal
combination to advance the price Of stove and egg
coal ten cents per ton on the LIST Of October, all
the other sizes Of coal remaining atpresent prices
It has also been agreed that the Delaware, Lack
wanna and Western Company and the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company shall not produce
coal for competing points for the first two weeks
In October, thus atfording the Reading Railroad,
the Lehigh Valley, and other companies In the
combination opportunity to make up the porpor-
ton Of tonnage to which they are equitaoiy and
by the terms Of the combination entitled, and are
now short Of by reason Of coal suspension at the
beginning Of the year. The stock Of coal Is
now ahead Of the market, and It Is doubt
full whether the two weeks suspen
sion by the two companies named will
enable the demand to catch up with the supply.
We understand good feeling prevails among the
several companies to the combination, and that It
is altogether probable that the present policy Of
the trade VIII be continued; that is, the policy Of
Q monthly increase Of the prices Of coal and an
Companies in the trade Nearly all the companies
advertise their prices Of coal for October, which
show tho advance Of 10 cents per ton, as named
above. By the last report the tonnage for the
week ending on the 18th instant was 657 463 tons,
and for the year Is, $50 AIS tons against a l37a
TONS 10 same last year, Qecro441 OF oooS<oo IOue
The bituminous tonnage for the week was $3.50
tons and for the year 61o 053 TONS making total
of all kinds for the week Of 3s and for the year
Of 16 096 SIS tons, against 1o, 54206 tons to the
same time last year, decrease Of a., $50 tons.
The quantity Of coke and coal transported over
the Pennsylvania railroad for the week was 100 953
496 was coal, and 400, los coke This embraces all
the coal carried both East and West. There
is little movement yet In the iron interest," and
until there is some activity among the IRON
makers the coal trade will be neither large nor
active. The indications are that the productive
capacity the Eastern States, including ofcourse,
Eastern Pennsylvaniai has far outgrown the
Eastern eonsumptive demand, and as they have
practically lost the Western markets the pros
poets are lar from bright for Eastern furnaces for
some time to come. The furnaces OF the West,
Southwest and South, many Of which can make
iron at less cost than our Eastern works, and
have the freights to the Western markets in
their favor, are absorbing nearly all the Western
heavy iron business, and, IL Is thought, will con-
tinue to do so even when trade revlvoa- New fur
naces and works will be built there, and may find
profitable employment, while some Of our East
ern works will be idle for the want Of paying or
ders. The retail demand for fuel for winter use
is as active as usual, indeed, some OF the retail
yards are considerably behind In their deliveries.
At Boston the arrivals OF anthracite have been
large, and both dealers and manufacturers are
heavily stocked. The sales have been ranged
from s7@s25. as to quality, and cargo prices are
nominally s6.509s7 per ton. In bltuminous the
outlook with many Of the dealers is not regarded
bright, owing to the continued dizziness prevail
among manufacturing companies"