Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-30
The Great Coal Sale.

FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS KNOCKED
DOWN CHEAP-A TUMBLE OF FRoM ONE
REGIONS, &c.
After our ieiegraphic report OF the great
coal sale in New York closed yesterday, the
10 COO tons offered by The Delaware L.cka.
wanna and Western company were next up
10000 tous of steamer started at 81 s.,
fell 10 81 so, then to 80 Is and 81 20; 900 tons
50 65 respectively; Il, coo tons OF egg beg an at
50 so, went down 10 81 10, and then went up
to S2.lIH and ID so; 10000 tons OF stove
were tar ted at $3.c5, rapidly declined TO 80 IS,
and then recovered to S3 57b, % 60 and
s362h; 10, 900 tons chestnut went off at 81 20,
81 12x, and 1915.
The next lot consisted of 900 tons of
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company. or this lot 1900 tons only were
deliverable at Williamsburg by barge or
boat, T., and rem REMAINDER, l25,oos tons, free on
put up and 5000 tons of egg went at S267k;
$4,000 tons OF same started at $500, advanced
TO s262H, went down to $500, then to 1885,
and then TO 80 80, at which latter price the
balance was bought up; 80 900 tons of stove
were started at 50 20, went at once to 50 22H,
at which price Is. 600 tons went rapidly. q Id
then 1t advanced to 1926, and closed out
Ten thousand tons chestnut sold for 80 20;
LOCO tons steamboat, deliverable at Port
Richmond, sold at 1928, 81 10, s205 and 81;
1000 tons broken started at s245 and then
jumped to go 20, and then to 80 S5-one LUCKY
Spectator buying 5000 tons at AS; IS. 900
tons OF egg, same conditions, were next Of
fered, and Il 900 tons went at $3.50; bidding
became slow and price fell to 81 IS, then TO
81 20, then to $40, and then to s207H, at
which price 1t was closed out; IS 900 tons of
stove commenced at az sly, fell to 81 70,
of lot, consisting OF 5000 tons, was bought
up; 15,0 600 tons Of chestnut wound up the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
81, 81 s2K, and finally the price dwindIed to
81 IS, at which the balance was bought up
The next lot offered consisted of 80. 900 tons
Irl mi Ia Aa...
of crate sold at 81 81 n and $40; 5000 tons OF
steamer went off quickly at S272x; 7 600 tons
of egg commenced at S2.s5 and closed at 80 90;
2o oooo ions or stove were next put up, and
1000 bought at SO. 80; prices fell quickly to
s3.l5. then to - 60, and the balance was dts
posed of at the latter price; 1900 tons of
lump went on at 81 30: The last sold OF the
ding became brisk, and buyers seemed
anxious to be in at the finish. The first sale
was at 50 AN and the price quickly ran up
to $3.50, then to $500, then 1910, and finally
the balance was disposed of at 60. Prices
have tumbled down 81 TO 90 per ton on all
grades of COAL
Mr.. Samuel Sloan, president OF the Della
ware and Lackawana company, said that
the prices obtained are much lower than was
expected, but they are q peace offering to
SUSPENSION OF MINING.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says: 1t is
announced that q general suspension of ope-
kill coal regions. It Is generally believed,
however, that the suspension will CONTINUES
only until after the trouble between the par
iusted Tbs movemsns s" VIII Mpn throw 4 thoa
sands Of miners and lab0rers out OF employ.
ment, and put an embargo on coal ship
ments for time; 1t !: understood Al, also that
ries In the Wyoming and Lackawana re-
gions. The Pennsyivania company has
Dupmore 70 close ali mines and stop eli
railroad trains.