The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-01

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We are stin without reports OF the tonnage Of
tho Delaware Lackawanna and Western and
the Delaware and Hudson Companies. the
strike In the northern coal fields interfering
with their shipments This strike has almost
entirely stopped production outside OF the
schuYlkil region. 80 that the market ls mainly
dependent upon the sehuylkill rogion for It's
supply There seems little present indication
OF an early termination Of this strike n all the
companies are a. reso'ut a. tho Pennsylyania
Coal Company 1t is improbable that there will
be any early compromise. and a. the miners
seem 10 be as determined ns their employers
tho deadlock continues indefinitely The
miners Of the Pennsvivania Coal Company AJAX.
cd y per cent advanced WAGES. 70 this Presi.
dent IA Ovt on FRIDAY replied firmly, not only re-
tusing 70 make the desired conce aston but stat
ing that the COMPANY would not allow work TO
De resumed IN its mines unlees the miners were
gull unanimous IN favor OF resumption at the
July rate OF compensation. a cent per ton
our tabulRted returns show that the aggregate
weekly Oui nut has for several weeks fallen be.
low the outOut ut the CORE sponding time last
year. THIS dmtnishes the supply at udewater,
and has caused general advance In prices and
also In tolls. 20 tha coal "A now generally tb 400
cents per ton higher than Il was week or two
ego, an advance which enforoes the advice 70
there was 20 So proba6iiity Of lower price. this
ys9rr The advance ~ coal prices and IN tolls.
| vancinR Rll coal securities durlng the last few
days. This rise In price has alike Affected the
| companies that are Idle and those that arc
wOrking. the nelief being thQt there are bright.
er prospects nhoad for owners Of coal securities
than has been the case for some time. We have
already stated that the main supply OF the
market NJ prcseut is from the SohuylKill region,
| The miners there continue steadily at work,
notwiI hst anding the unsett ed condition OF 9th.
| er parts of the coal fields The situation IN the
| Schuylklll region, as II now stands, seems free
| from any embarrassment, and there IL every
| nrn n ah n mn
| President Governs recent letter TO Messfs,
| Shippen & Hobart, the gentlemen entrusted by
tho operators and working men to draw the
..ivs Of five collieries TO fix rates OF wages for
| \ =. and in which President CiOwen valves
| IN Its OF his company 10 paw August wages
| on the basis OF July prices Of COel and Comedies
| to the miners the advantage Of the hi. her Au.
| gust prices, has given 81 eat satisfaction. This
thev are told that It is done in recognition Of
| their constancy duI1ng the trying times through
which the Goa trade has been passing. at the
| same time 1t was stroke OF wise policy. tend.
| ing to strengthen tne determination OF the
miners In the Schuylgil region TO continue at
| WORK During the week ending August Is the
Reading Railroad shipped l55,l76 tons . his
| large output was exceeded last week, ending
August 20, during which the company's ship
menLs reaohed $4,000 tons, as compared with
95 1872 tols for the cores oondiuR week OF last
year, an increase of over sg,0oO tons. The coal
sem to Port Richmond last weeS amounted TO
so coo tons aud the shipments to 10000 tons, In.
| creasing the stock on the wharves about 1000
tons. The Reading Railroad has issued a new
transportation on aud after to-day % cents per
ton between SchuylEill Haven and this city,
| aud prop0rtiOnately to intermediate points. A
| pTOpoTtiOnate advance of tolls Ia also maue on
| Schuylkill Canal. The Philadelphia and Read.
| ing Coal and Iron Company have issued price
circular Tor their hard white ash coal, free on
board at Richmond. as follows: Lump, SO per
ton steam0oat, 49, broken, 50 ~ egg, g 2S;
stove. SO so: chestnut No. l, e. chestnut No. 2,
81 rs; pea, 81 So This is an advance varying
from 10 to SO cents per ton on former prices, pea
coal advancing IS cents per ton, chestnut lump
md a
broken and egg 50 cents. This company has
also issued circular OF coal prices Tor the line
and city trade, advancing the prices OF white
ash coal at Sthuylktll Haven 10 cents per ton on
No. pea, is cents on No.2 pea and chestnut.
stove and small stove. Tle Reading railroad
in other circnlars, mOdlfles Its main line freight
and tolls to points where competition is met
Thus II 10 announced that from today, at the
| option of the shipper, the main line freight and
tolls upon all anthracite coal shipped from POri
| Richmond, wherever consigned, VIII be one
thru OF the price at which the said coal Is sole
on board at Port Richmond; provided, the mini
mum late oil Il eight and tolls shall not be les,
than 81 25 per ton on stove coal and 81 l5 Oh al
other sizes. 1t Is also announced that from to
day. at the option OF the shipper, the freight ant
tolls upon anthracite coal bv canal from Schuyl
, Kill Haven to New York HarOor, TO points up
on The Hudson river or to points upon Lonl
Island Sound. VIII be oneshalt OF the prico al
which said coal Is sold alongside at the pOint o
delivery. exclusive OF the charge OF tOwtni
} from New York city; provided the net rate o
frePht and tolls, exclusive of towing from New
York CITY, shall not be less than 81 per ton, ant
that the coal is sent IN PR Tate or leased boat
no higher rate OF freight will be taken INTO nc
count than then current in c0mpany's lint
bOatR..-Ledger, Monday,
The following table shows the quantity OF Goa
shipped over the LehiRh Valley Railroad for III
week ending Aug. 25th, 1877 and for the year
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