The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-08-11
REVERE.

The Coal Trade.
The anthracite coal trade has more prosper.
GUS outlook, enforced by circumstances over
which the several companies engaged IN the
production and marketing OF coal have had lit
tie. II any, control. At the beginning OF the
coal sepsOn persistent efforts were made TO hit
upon some line OF policy by which the produc-
tion OF coal should be brought within the mar
ketable demand. What the chief companies
failed to effect in this regard has been pretty
eff ctually accomplished by lawless violence.
prohibiting both production and Transportation.
The miners for about ten days have stopped
production in five of the mining regions, leav.
ing the only source of coal supply for that time
TO the Reading Coal and Iron COmpany's mines
IN the Schulklll region, the most Of the mines
OF the individual miners there having stopped
on the lst instant the Reading Coal and Iron
Company issued an amended circular" in
which the prices of coal for the hne and city
trade for the current month were advanced Is
cents per ton Oh broken and egg sizes ana 20
cents per tOl on stove and small stove sizes
All tne other sizes we're left unchanged. The
shipping p1ceS OF this COmpauy's coal az New
\ orr are control cd Oy the prices OF the Della
ware aud Hudson Cahal Company az the slme
point and show an advance OF about % cents
per ton. These facts and figures show con-
si~tent policy in the management OF tue ltehu-
ing Railroad Company from the time OF the
u
las been 20 give Jhe market the fullest supply
OF coal possible. 1t has done SO, ana there rs
now prospect. II the men of the Scnuylkll 10
g.On wall exercise a graiu OF sense, that 1t may
| be rewarded with remunerRuve pIloes hence.
| forth 10 the end Of the year. On Friday and
| saturday last shipments Of cpal We're resumed
| over the Lehigh Valley railroad from the Ma,
! hHnOy region. That region, however, does not
supply more than titn OF sixth Of tue dGiy
/ tonnage Of the Lehigh Valley railroad II Ii
now autic plted that during The current week
the other IOcalItles finding narRet Tor their coal
| over the Lehiga Valley hallIOad Will be ~
| operation, but IL Is not Oelleved that the ad
| vance IN i,TiCes will be lost, even when al the
| coal regions are in operation. The check III
| pi OduotlOn that put prices up Will. IN c0nnee-
| ton with the fact that the coal season 10 mar
| rOwlDg to twelve or thirteen weeks, so stlInu
late the trade Us to keep them up TO az least 4
| paying point. The Lehieh Valley X Itroau dur
ing the weeks ending on the 25tn uitimo ana the
Alta instant reduced It's stock Oi UOsl NJ AmoOy
| about 90 ~ tons per Cav, aud last saturday even
Jug was supposed 70 have had an stsck on hanC
| there about 75,OOO tons. The price has been al
| Vance0 forty 10 httY cents per Ol, aIM here u
\ generalIY,a good demand for coal VheLeaigl
| Coal ana Navigation Company, or, MOI o proper
! lY. the Central Railroad of New Jersey. has o.
coal on hand about 100 OOn tons. very amai
3 ock compaIed WITH the tonnage eapaoity o
tue com pAny, and wnich capacity II rs expected
wal be soon called INTO T. Iisluun. a. IA eYl
denor OF tn improved hnanotal situation OF tn,
Lelngh Ma nga ION Company, we learn that IA
paYniAster Returned 70 the CT here on FRIDAY
evening Hast having completed tour Of severa
days, e.nployed IN hq aidaung balances OF Wasel