, 1876-09-07
ANTHRACITE.
No Conclusion as to Price Yet
Arrived At.
Interesting Meeting Of the Exchange
An Informal Vote.

held yesterday afternoon TO conat<1er the future
prospects OF the coal trade In vcw Of tho recent
drop In prices In the East In consequence Of tho
great coal sales. Vtcc-rrcadcnt Dyer occupied
the chair.
Tho Secretary reported Tia coal receipts by
lake for the week emitting Sept. MS {, ,Aua tons
Of anthracite and 4.4Ol tons ot bltlm.nous,
making the total tn daie 17s,1f4 tons ri The
former and IA, AIS of the latter. The decrease
III the receipts OF the former, compared with
tho receipts tip 10 Sept last scar, was 103,ee
tons, anl the increase OF the latter, 6sals tuns.
Compared with the receipts up to Sept. 4, 1874,
the decrease In anthracite amounted 10 6h93i
tons and the increase In hftun.inuus to to, 33A.
At this stagc in the proceedings there was a
sudden halt Members askcl wtlr tue ,nccttng
was called, and were informed that 1t VIVA for
The purpose Of considering important mnt-
tiers in regard to the Chicago coal trade.
The Committee On Prices appeared to have
something to report, md yet they seemed TN
willing Or nnprrIared 10 SAY anything. Finally
Mr.. Colt moved to print certain number Of
the scercta3's report Of receipts aud to distribs
ute them anlong the Committee Of -Four, who
dldn't seem to understand thta matter very
well. Langhtcr.l The motion, however, was
voted down.
ShILI+1*
The Chair. after repeatedly uslstng II my
committee had anything to report, obtained a
reply from Robert Law, Chairman Of the Com
1ntttco Of Four, or the Comtnittcc on Frlces.
Air. Law sa!1 the Committee had hatl several
meetings Of, the subject Of reduction, md
tllat lc and others we're 1n favor 0f IT,
tluciug tho prices OF coal. Soma difficulty
hal aIiscns however, in regard to Just What tho
reduction should bv In t,rAer to sult ustuurs,
rt,f Ia hnr Al
Saturday ut O'Clock. at Which time hc thought
tho Committee w.lulI be well enough posted IN
all these particulars to make an Intelligent re-.
Mr. Golt-,.ny prospects Of this Committee
Atr. Goit-You have been considering for
abI,1t SIX weeks, haycat you'll
Mr. Law-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Goit-iar upaEt as eyer}
Mr. Lnw-No, sir.
Mr. Wallron inuyed that when the Exchange
adjourn II do 80 to meet Saturday afternoon 1T
= ofclotk
WHIT no .yn atEKTl
Mr. Got-Nhat are We coming hcre for on
; Saturday, II We are not going to 10 anythingl
II these gentlemen meet anh fiake prices by
which VIC shall sell co,l, Without any reference:
10 tic individual p1n:ots uf the members, HlHst
arc We coming hero fort II thesc gentlemen
meet III their offices as they see it,, anil
there figure NJ the price Ut coal ut which they
will supply this tnwH, Without any reference to
cos con- i here iosi s IS aaerstsni @ III /, Is tfsss
n,c, arc blockcd, YIN might rs well
c,,me o,,t with tho truth. They
nro b!ockssl. They have Eal conferences tor
what the rflcss shull bc. That's tic long ind
short Of It, The thing was suggested thct tic
Exchange s'nn'tt help tl.cln, but they haye,'t
got anything t. say. fhcse men come and
riIt1 IIA.E fhfa htJEtp4xa all II ntfrh.
jotniea i :: "' Heartily. Thcrs's ' great re- desl
81 wsdum andut il, hut ti,ey don't
knov t1S anythng a0gutt tSs sn e1 ad when
this Exchange entirely. what are you rOnlIng
here for satur.tuyt Ii they propose to submit
their report IN Saturday NC will come ard hear
tt md perllaps agrce toit:
wouldn't suit all3 Then you would vote upon
tllrfn. We are enllGavorlng to make the prizes
accommodate yots as nlltc1 as the shippers, the
miners, and the railroads.
Mr. Gott-It 6ce1n8 tn me the committee
could report progrcss, unl let Us take your IT.
ln,rt anil uct IN It. We might adopt It aa yuu
tind pecrs to-tly, and We might reject it, with
certain huggestiuns fnr yuu to vet upon. You
have rot tn run tlis business or WI have got to
Mr. Law-We only request two lays more !;
but II yo1 insist on |. We wlll give yoa report
-slie!l ~ II H.,
| bOI@ktQf 1 AUItk &1y LllIt&
alR. GoLnnEa1
said he thought tie question T. be considered
was whether tho prices should be- redlIre, ut all
Ut not, Instead of determining how much the
reduction should bc.. llc said the community
was waiting for reduction, but lie thought 1t
MRS hut justics to remind the puali: that tbs
dea!crs reduced prices In Jnne 81 + turl, while
VI the mines reducttun WAS 'nattc of unly ~
| cents q ton.
rAE1sa VOTE.
| MI. Cot suggested taking at informal vote d.
to tl1g price Vi coal In oE,lrr 10 get the views Of
| the Exchange for The enlightenment Ut tho
COMMITTEES. The suggestion nlct With fayur,
| aut the vote was as folluNs:
4 Whole number of votes
~ iavor ~ ~ cnange; e;....;..... .....'.."..'..:.t
Ess. :i:5S: ny, i. s! ssass, Il: iisaaaitsr
In fss;o; Of 81 81 Si; ios Ill it,ess. ..' o.
Mr.. Colt 1noyc.i that the subject ot the psico
referred TO tllu Committee Of Four, with In
struct!ons t. report What Change, II any, was
necessary, The motion wAs carried
Mr.: Taylor thought the Committee Of -Four
Lad laborel pretty, hard, an! hadn't aecosIl-
pllshea anything. !e was III fay"r VI appoint
!t,g special COMMITTEES consisting Of altssrs.
Waldrnn. liolt, johnson, Cary, Little, and
Dunn t. help them out, aull lnade mutton to
Tits etlcct, which wa3 lost.
cordanee will Nh. Wnldtun'S motion. Saturday
| afternoon at ) o'clock.
| hADt CERTAIN.
In talk with ons OF tt1 Committee, The
gentleman told q TRIBUNE rcporter that re-
luction would III all probability he made, hui
that fts extent depended greatly u, rircum
stances. II the present rates aud ElIa ahl,,lanrs
vi coal !u the East weru likely to lass long, the
rates here would 20 down considerably, Gut i
tlH prospect Of u continuance Ut lov rates ant
abundant ytocAs In the Fast grew sln,, there
wuull tIu little Or 10 variation III tha rates, ant
the new ratca, II any were nAle, would uot b.
| Ut long duratiun.
| HORTICULTURE.
! COLUMBUS, o., Bept. G-Thr State uortieul
/ tlfA Society met Lers tonight aud e1anuel
aud discussed several new varieties VI fruit
Arrangements wcge perfected for making fut