The New York herald., 1877-08-28
MIDDLE COAL. FIELDS.

MIDDLE COAL FIELDS.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SITUATION IN THIS DIS
TRIcT-PRosPEcrs OF PEACE AND TRADE.
TAhAQuA. Pa, August 81, 1871
Tho situation in the Schuylk and Lehgh districts
OF the middle coal fields improves the hours al
vance 1t IS possible now hat the grievances OF tho
miners may be settled by arbitration and general re-
turn to the mines made within day or 50. Some of
tho macontent coiers seemingly stubborn In their
disposition continue the STRIFE but the greater por
ton OF tho workingmen are weakening In their resou-
tou maintain the aggressive until win.
ter. and will unquessionaby accept the operators
terms and resume operations again. Desttu ulon and
starvation have broken their spirit and the prom
ised aid from quarters 10 help them con.
tnue the strike has not been given. Believing tho
officers OF the work,ngmens Benevolent Association
have had dealings with the operators and were well
paid their In bringing about the strike the
men have determined 10 obtain broad for themselves
families, to accept the wages offered and to
work. and, therefore, peace may be restored between
the conflicting elements within comparatively short
time The coeries that havo already been reported as
running In the Lehigh region still in operation.
The mines of Ario Pardee Co. being
greater extent than ever before in their history the
production and shipments being over four hundred
cars daily Last Thursday was the banner day in tho
history OF the seven breakers OF Pardec Co.. 496
loads of the black diamonds being prepared anu
excellent and fairly profitable business New York,
as has previously been discovered by HERALD
porter al ther office 10 that city. An officer o. the
Workingmens Benevolent Association says that all
though The strikers Ia the Wyoming and Lackawanua
regions st present bold front they must agree
to the operating comp mes terms, the promised
relief fro is being received ind
their great misery ana sunsr ng demands their early
INNING operations tO prevent their present miserable
situation being made worse AS the season advances.
Contrary to what has been reported the Lcngh and
wikcsDarro Coal Company show no disposition what
grant the terms demanded by tho strikers AS
positive indication that Mr. Charles Parrish, prcsl.
dent OF the company, does not propose TO start the
mines on the advanced wages is the SIMPLE that
srsserve depot, at Hazardvilie on the Lehipn and
Susquenanna DIVISION. The corporation have large
supply oi coal Ut this point and Will DO able TO supply
the market for some time
PROSPECTS, PEACE.
In the Schuylkil region everything Is peaceful with
every prospect OF continuing especially there
general disposition upon the part o the operators con-
cede the advance asked by the men, AT kavon Pass
colIeries have been started wages
all prospect OF trouble Is ended The intelligence
from other districts is favorable to general resump
situation IN the Shamokin region excellent. Tho
malcontent miners generally have agreed TO the ope-
rators proposition, and all the mines now in full
operation The railroads radiating from the regions
commenced 10 carry greatly Increased coal shipments
ana The mines will be operated now to thor greatest
capacity Business OF all kinds is brisking up. and
the Improvement In the coal operations Is begirn ing
TO make itself apparent IN all directions.
THE COAL TRADE.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad did an i'm
sc business during the month ending August rs.
The output was $4,000 tons an increase OF over
SO, 900 tons, compared with the tonnage for the
corresponding period last year, output that time
being 95,s72 tons Seventy thousand tons sent
to Port Richmond and tue quantity Of coal stored at
point is betweon "a 100 and 80 900 TONS The
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
issued new price list The figures tolows:-
Lump 81 per ton ST. Steamboat sa broken So s5
nut, No. >. y Is; pea, 81 g. THIS shows
ton. The raise rs about follows:-pea coal,
fifteen cents per ton; chestnut, lump and steamboat
twenty-five cents; stove, forty cents and broken and
egg, Gity II will be from this that has
been previously intimated. the advance will affect the
nulvdua consumer, as the three latter grudes OF coal
(stove broken aud egg). which are mostly used for
household purposes have been elevated 10 the highest
price The present ngures will bc still further ad-
vanced on and after Saturday next the ist OF Sep
tcmber The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
Tho scale Tor coal transport alton on and alter to-
day will be twenty-five cents per ton between
schuylklIl Haven and Philadephia' and
vance OF tolls has likewise been made on the schuyl-
kill Canal All these movements show that the rail-
road and coal companies are doing good and protta
bic trade the condition Of the miner and laborer
must be correspondinRly improved no strike Is at all
possible in this, the schuylkil region
MAKING A TRADE.
1t appears from the operations OF the Philadelphia
ana Reading Railroad Company that Franklin B.
Gowen, president Is trying to get some OF the New
York coal companies trade. What the company
tends dong to get market In New York is betrayed
~
tolls to points where competition Is met are to
modified. Thus It Is announced that on and after
to-day, at the option OF the shipper. the main
line freight and tolls upon all anthracite coal shipped
from Port Richmond, wherever consigned, will be
third the price al which the fuel Is sold at
| Port Richmond, provided that the minimum rate Of
freight md tolls shall not be less than 81 rs per
stove coal and 81 15 on all other sizes II s also
announced that from this date at the option OF tue
shipper the freight and tolls upon anthracite coal by
canal from Scnuylkn Haven to New York Harbor,
TO points upon the Hudson River, to points upon
| Long Island Sound, will DO one-ha the price
| the coal is sold alongside at the point of
| delivery, exclusive OF towing IRON New
| York city, provided net rate OF freight and tolls
exclusive Of OWING from New York city shall not be
loss than per ton and that If the coal is sent in pr
leased boats, higher rate of freight VIII be
! taken into account than then current IN companys
line boats These determinations to the trade will
result in large shipments OF coal to New York and
Eastern ports, ana must certainly have some effect
upon the business OF those companies and operators
whose shipments decreased by Of the
| bio IN the Wyoming, Lackawanna and other regions
The last weekly coal report shows the OF the
different regions have been as ioOws:-Total OF all
the carrying companies, 295 125 TONS against 352 500
tons in corresponding week during 1S76-a decrease OF
81 5s4 The full quantity of anthracite mined for
the year II 3l6 51 tons against 10 l54 S5 for
the period last ycar-an increase OF 2 l6l 636
tons The stock on hand at Perth Amboy n. j. is
about eighty thousand tons.