National Republican., 1875-06-22
PEHHsYLyAE1A COAL TRADE.

The Strike Ends in the Defeat Of the Miners
They 20 to Work on the Terms Of the
Operators at the Commencement Of the
Strike.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:
Resumption of labor in the Wyoming, Lehigh
and SchuyIkin coal regions is now accepted as an
assured fact. The terms are those Of the opera
tors, reduction Of about ten per cent. on the
wages OF 1874, and could have been had at any
time this year had the men at the mines con-
cluded to accept them. The loss in the three
regions named by the standout Of some i've months
is some millions Of dollars and falls most heavily
on labor, which, by living most nearly from hand
to mouth, 10 most directly and largely affected.
But let the past rest and endesVor to make the
best use Of the present. Labor at the mines has
been resumed, and in 8 fortnight 1t Is supposed
the preliminary work will have so far progressed
as to warrant full coal production, which being
continued one month, the Reading railroad viii
have earned Q dividend. The Philadelphia Goal
and Iron Company has already issued its circular
Of line and city prices for coal until otherwise
ordered, as follows: Lump and steamer, s2.5O;
broken, &2sO; egg, sS stove, ss25; chssnut, s24O;
chesnut No. 2, s2l5, and pea, Sl.25.
These rates show discrimination in favor Of
lump and steamer, generally used by the manu-
facturers, Of nifty cents compared with the egg
and seventy-hve cents compared with the stove.
This ought to give satisfaction to the manufacur-
ing interests on the line and at Philadelphia and
will certainly tend to the revival Of ali manufac-
turing industries. The rates for June are forty
cents per ton below the June prices last year for
lump and steamer, fifteen cents less on egg, an
advance Of ten cents on stove, and for chesnut
and pea the same as last year. The average is
S2 80 ton-a reduction on last years. rate, with
different distribution Of prices for different kinds.
The agreement between the Philsdelphia and
Reading Coal and Irsn Company and SchuyIkiII
county operators is to the effect that the assocIa
tiOn shall be composed Of the individuals, firms
Schuylkin region who shall have signed the con-
stitutiOn and bylaws.
The Ofhcers are to be elected by ballot, with
committee of nine which committee shall monthly
establish minimum price for each and every
size Of coal for the month following, for the line
authority to Cartal the shipments or stop the pro-
ducton If necessary, (prOyiding that all curtail-
ments or stoRpages shall be equally on all col
lieries) or transact any other business which may
be for the general interest Of the operators. 1t is
also agreed that the action of the combined COM
Panies shah govern all coal for competitive points
that goes to Port Richmond Tor shipment, and all
that Is shipped by way Of the Schuylkill canal
and consigned to points upon or through the line
ping season of 1870 and empower the president Of
| the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
| Company to represent them in the PREMISE, aud
pledge themselves to do all things necessary to
T|enty-six Of the Reading Coal and Iron Com
panS mines had resumed work on Saturday,
in the Production of coal in the Schuylkil region
this year, compared with that of last year, is
little less than 343 0c0 tons, and in the Lehgh
region ,592, S3S tons. The supply of coal hence
forth for the remainder of the year will be quite
| equal TO the demand, and may nearly reach that
| of last year. The anthracite production for the
week ending on the 18th instant was 33S TO tons,
and for the year $40 $50 tons, against 79S2 63S
tons to corresponding date last year, decrease
of 39l sos tons. The bituminous tonnage for the
week was SO, 56S tons, and for the year 1,3l2 19S
tons, makink total of all kinds for the week Of
AS SSs, and for the year Of tons, against
g1s9257 tons to same time last year, decrease Of
| 2S36, ,234 tons Prices of coal are nearly steady
| and not unreasonably high.
| The quantity Of coke and coal transported over
| the Pennsy lVanis railroad for the week was
,S22 tons, and for the year 1,4T9,61 tons, of
| which ], 24O, SOP was coal and 249l23 coke. This
embraces all the coal carried both east and west.
| At Port Richmond for the week ending the 18th
instant there were receipts Of 1900 tons OF COAL
| continue to quote freight charges to Providence
| at sl.3O@l.35 and to Boston at S1.5O4l.6 80 per
ton, though there is very little, If any freg htin
| In q published address, signed by the chief Of
| ncers Of the Miners and Laborers' Benevolent
| Association, under date Of June IA, We ind this
| explicit announcement of the end Of the strike in
the Sohuylkill region:
"As q county organisation We can continue the
fight 10 longer. The keen pangs Of hunger have
driven the more unfortunate Of our number into
3 reluctant acceptance Of terms, which, under
other circumstances, they could never have been
induced to accept. This fact, and our knowledge
that others who have not yet yielded will soon
be compelled to, and from the same cause, have
the necessity Of putting back into your hands the
privilege Of breaking the deadlock as union
| men. You are hereby authorized to accept the
| situation under protest. each branch to have
at its pleasure, and upon the best terms that can
! be secured"