The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-08
CHEAP COAL ron THE WINTER.
Continuing the september sehedule-Siiaht
Prospect Of an Advance.


PoRT RICHMOND, Pa, Oct. 3.-There has
been quite iutter In coal trade circles conse-
sequent upon the announcement that the
Philadelphia aud Reading, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, the Delaware and
Hudson, and the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Companies, and the Pennsylvania and Lehigh.
and the wilkesbarre Coal Companies, were
about to raise their wholesale prices for October
to a high figure. The report has proved to be
untrue. The Philadelphia and Reading Com
pany has issued the circular rates for October.
There has been no advance except upon pea
coal, the increase being ten cents on a ton. An
impression exists among some operators and
dealers that the company will shove w. the
prices OF furnace coal before the close OF the
month as iron manufacturers are now ordering
antnr cite fuel In large quantities.
The Lehtgh operators nave met at the ONCE OF
Pardee h Co.. Philadelphia. The situation was
discussed At some length. and IA the majority
of the leading operators thought II would not
be advisable to elevate prices on account OF the
unsettled state Of the market. IL was resolved
TO continue the september schedule through
October, or until such time a. the condition Of
the business warranted an advance. IL was
stated at the meeting that there Is no unpleas.
entness or trouble between the individual
operators and the managers OF the Lehigh Val
Lehigh reslon are In full operation, and coal 10
being rusned to New York and Philadelphia at
a lively rate.
The Lehieh and wilkesbarre Company has
not vet Issued the October circular, but an ON
Ger OF the company SAYS there will be little, Y
any, advance IN prices above those that ruled
last month"; The mines have all started. aud
the business prospects Of the company are said
to be better now than for some time past.
numte OF contracts hive been made with iron
manufacturers In the Lehigh and adj cent re-
gions The miners and laborers have all been
paid, and every indication OF trouble has dsap-
penfed. IL Is believed the present easy and
satisfactory situation will be continued through
the winter. The company Is producing and
shipping about $1,000 tons Of the different sizes
Of coal weekly
IA,
oming and LTCkawanna regions-thc Delaware,
Lackawanna aud Western, Delware and IIud-
son. and Pennsvlvani ,-have not published their
October scale Of prices vet. but II Is generally
believed the action OF the Lehigh operators viii
be followed. The Increase, II any, will be very
slight. Work at nearly all the collieries Of the
companies has been resumed. The men have
accepted tie reduced wages, and all fears Of an
open rupture have now passed away.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.-The Schuykill opera
tors connected with the disorganizad Coal Ex-
change, while not meeting In conference, have
generally decided not to make any further re-
duction In the miners wages for the present.
This decision definitely determines that there
will he no strike SO far as the middle coal fields
are concerned. The wholesale prices OF coal
will be arranged upon the basis made by the
PM ,delpha and Reading Railroad, aud will not
be advanced much above present rates. All the
collieries are announced to be In operation
throughout the region, with one or two excep
lions, and the operators are hlling all the cars
they can get The same Is true IN the Shamokin
region. The strikers at the Burnside colliery
have accepted the operators terms and gone TO
work.
The men formerly working the Greenback
NINE are still holding out against the reduce
ton. As both the conflicting elements stub
bornlv maintained the positions they have as
sumed II looks IA II the trouble will be continued
for some time. The plumber OF indictments is
about 1000.
The Independent operators saw they have
plenty OF orders, with a good prospect OF more
at an early date. some thirty OF the Phila
delphia and Reading Complny's coleries are
running on the reduction. The business out
look in the region Is said to he brightning.