The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-21
THE COAL COMPANIES.

PROGRAMME FOR 1S7o-DECREAsE OF PRICES.
new programme has been arranged by the
Associated Coal Companies for the year 1876, 1t
having been agreed to by five, at least. OF the six
transporting lines. Although the Pennsylvania
Coal Company conforms to the general programme
laid aown by the her corporations during what
is known as the shipping season" it Is not
formal party to the arrangement. The following
Is the programme
The undersigned committee report the following plan
petitive points Ior the year lsl5:-
F@Tonnage t. competitive points is for ten moths rs
Ss na to be ancd s IN FL %
airy 1873, tor the business OF last year. yz - r,n.
Philaaelphla and Reading RR. Co... 2asS 2sssSS
l.ehigh Valley l:airoad %. 1928 Lsss 00
Delaware Lack. and Western RR Co. 1873 SsoW
Pennsylvania Coal Co.. G6o 9oa,IU
Total. iOOOo,ON
one ut Of eseh e De e ca Of
The chairman to deter nine prices and al questions seia.
from time 70 %e 10 Kermit or re-
Suiie vew on resulsmns the relative demand and
supply proviaed that any increase elimination Of
above mentioned that each Shall be entitled
t TO M %hateVer the same may BE-
recommended that prices shall open in March,
opening prices Of 1873 and thereafter advance as fol-
ten cen and July august September October and
and ha oS
the average Of the year =. - admit, ~. .,;..
ash of s aSa Spos
undo rstood that any may demand for any or az
ThsraIn establishing prices it is understood that they
ne mona nasf h Il pSr H%DSy
frcsh deliveries ,emarrages We guaranteed BY any
parry except with the previous approval Of the COM
'" FoatS-No commission whatever to be allowed upon
p pee SOTO &C. gsaT
o cor. ). sn so saea any
Be o a ysa S 90
lump s siss@So. brsksn and cSsstnas ana egg
cents per be allowed 70 any party buying a.
p dns 1s 'psa Sn to such
Ss sa "a Ia
proportions beanning either on the st Of March or LIST
Be- Aprd failure ali or Of months
proportion to forfeiture pro sano OF each sue
si1a-HIi dsiiysries Of coal upon monthly sotmcnts,
Price current In tie month which the delivery
made and under ST wh; ate shall coal
preceding month unless me snc a sa.
Seiore the SEPARATION s month which the delivery
was ,1 e terms of contract for the sale OF COS.
season prices and mcnthy aotmsniss "a q circular
EihSo allow snces TO be made impurity Of coal
m s OF SIX
whom all such claims TO be reported.
Niath-Ihe Committee OF SIX have powers 70 call LOT
monthly other reports for each inierss. upon any
subject which they have control and 70 nave au
thory they desire TO examine the sales ana tonnage
books and accounts OF any company or corporauoh
IL win be seen that these rules reduce the price
OF coal twenty five cents ton IRON the rates OBJ
served in 1874 During 1873 the average opening
vessels at Philadelphia, traction less than "a a
ton and the prices advanced 20 81 10 at the close
of the season, The average opening prices IN 1874
were A 20, and advanced to So 25 at the close or
tine season-an advance or 81 per ton during the
wear In opening now at fifteen cents per ton
average advance ON the prices OF March, 1873, the
average prices Ior coal on board vessels at Pnila-
delnhIa would be "a 10 per ton, ana the average
ADVANCE FOR the year would be eighty-nye cents q
ton. making the average closing prices IS q ton,
or twenty five cents per ton less than the closing
prices in 1874.