New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
LOWER PRICES FOR COAL AT RETAIL.

LOWER PRICES FOR COAL AT RETAIL.
A GENERAL REDUCTION OF ABOUT FIFTY CENTS A
TON.
"Cheap coal and great reduction III prices "
are the words with which many coal dealers head thcr
circulars and bills and which are conspicuously dis
PLAYED over coal yards and Offices yet when the house
holder attempts TO avail himself of the announced re-
duction he finds that the retail price is greatly cat OF
proportion the very low Wholesale rate Visits to sew
crl coa Yards might lead to the impression that the re-
tail dealers had arrived at an understanding among
themselves 10 maintain the present prices as long rs
possible Some Of the dealers assume an air OF ihdhei-
ence toward The woud-be purchaser while Others hint
that the prices Will, wtun few days rise steadily II
the buyor asks why he cannot have his coal cheaper
after the cheap auction sales he is answered hat pro
porionae reductions have been made, and If he should
remind the dealer OF The great auction sale next week.
he may be told, a TRIBtN NJ reporter was told by
dealer that there Is telling hat eject the Sae may
have Several of the largest retail coal Geaers nave
been visited aud the lowest rates at wbch they could
deliver from to ffy ons OF coal in any part of the
city have been obtained. In Zach instance the dealer
stated that the price fixed woud only no good Tor the
time bong that lie cid NOS contract to deliver hfty
tons next week II prices were lower or higher.
At the Office OF Goodalc { Co., No. West Twenty
tlird-st., TEICNE reporter was given the following
prices: For Pennsylvania coal stove OF range, - tom
furnace % - egg and mt 81 = no reductions for
coal 80 cents ton since the last auction sale.
l. Uarper Of NJ. 1lj Wes. TwcnyfoUrth-st., said he
sold almost exclusively PyIuuth red ash range coal at
- ton and delivered Il at the house fee Of charge
Furnace coal be would sell at - 70 and 81 90 Ii 20
tons bought ne would make reduction Of - GEMS
ton. This he said considerably below he price
several weeks ago TIE auction sales did not effect him
MI Davies on Broadway. ucaT Tbiyy-ninth-st, was
willing t. sell Ieiigh coal 40 81 80. ton delivery free
OF charge lie Thought The largo auction sales We're
made because the producers pressed for money.
Many dealers nc added had laid Ia large stocks OF coal
some mach rs 6,OOO tons, and would probably lose
money.
Thomas Davies the proprietor Of six large yards
throughout the Cty said could deliver coal IN any
part of tie city the rate 81 81 % ton That was the
lowest possible rate at which any responsible nrm ood
deliver il. There were. however. many dealers Nio'
rather than lose customer vonid agree to s' ton oi
coal for - - - and then deliver, not f ton hnt
tie amount Of coal paid fer. arguing that by so DONG
they neither cheated themselves or cc!rauded tAc cns
toner Mr. Davies said that Ee selling coal 20 cents
ton cheaper tlan wccs ago. lie ai5o siacd hAt thc
prevailing opniou among retail dealers Was thai coai
Youd 20 siili lower bu; hc continued ." don't see
how IS possible, coal is bringing at INC present ne
within fraction Of ne actual cost o production ai the
THE trouble is" said D. Psclan. superintendent Of
tho Franklin Coal Company " thar the large coal com
panes must have money 10 Pay their running cAlhl,ts
thcy can never survive these hail tue-.
have been srtt ont bt ihfia 20 every ndii"clii'i
consumes from ole 10 two hundred tons year; ..'iihS
that such coal used 10y mn VIII hs lUlLi iiN al Il
stated price a The year round. -lcn action has never
befor existed among coal dealers. and years oSc Would
have been i0oicc Upou Infringement Of the rights
al the retail trade
The Pennsylvania Coal Company announces rcdrc-
finn of prizes, Ia flaming letters. when iGIEj NJ
reporter entered QUO 81 It's yards at the ioo; % We,
Twenty -nm-S, was told th1l fi"tr' egg anu cI''
nu coal So go and stove - 20 Ton. n hc yard.
win charge Of 90 C,lJs ton Tor delivery I'm Cihef
de ers or T Gee Same kind O stove coal al ~ and deliver
II of charge said the reporter W. 81" NOT ere
what other dealers do tncsc are our prices rcrlrd ne
young man who sa' behind Tie desk. Well prices viii
ia after M auction sale nc2t week" 81 guess not
much" sad the young man.