The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-02
The COaI Trade.

The business in anthracite coal the past
week, says Mondays Ledger, las been little
dull. The orders with some companies are
Stacking off somewhat, and in the hope of
stiifening up of prices the coal managers at a
recent meeting decided on a reduction of
rates, and most of the companies have issued
new circulars, to which all have agreed to
adhere. The Reading Railroad announces
the following prices for Goals delivered on
board vessels at Port Richmond, Philadelphia,
Pa, (for shipment beyond the Capes of the
Delaware), and Elizabethport, N. j.; From
Port Richmond-Hard white ash, lump and
steamboat, 81 so; broken, egg and stove, SO 90;
chestnut, SO 90; pea, 81 so. Free-burning and
North Franklin white ash, broken and chest
nut, SO So; egg, So 10; stove, SO So; pea, So 80.
Schuylkill red ASH egg, SO 70; stove, So %;
chestnut, SO 55; pea, 81 80. Shamokin, egg,
sS 80; stove, 81 10; chestnut, SO 55; pea, ~ so.
Lorberry, egg and stove, 81 20; chestnut,
90 e5. Lyken Valley (Brookslde), broken,
egg and stove, 81 65; chestnut, $4. From
Elizabethport-Hard white ash, lump and
steamboat, ga IS; broken, egg and stove,
~ 25; chestnut, 80 90: pea, S. Is. Free
burning and North Franklin white ash,
broken, So 30; egg, - vs., stove, 81 20;
chestnut, 50 9O pea, SO 10. Schuylkill
red ash, egg, "a 05, stove, - 80; chestnut,
s3 90; pea, 50 10. Shamokin, egg, u 25; stove,
81 As; chestnut, So 90 Lorberry, egg and
stove, 81 6Oi chestnut, 81. Lykens Valley
| (Brcokside), broken, egg and stove, So chest
nut, "a So. The company reserves the right
to change prices at any time, except on orders
.
sent in will not bind the company until ao-
cepted. The executive committees of the
Lehigh and Schuylkill Coal Exchanges held
meetings on Friday and fixed prices for
April. The Sehuylkill Exchange adopted
the following schedule Of prices for coal de-
livered on board of vessels at Port Richmond
for points within the harbor. Hard, white
ash, lump and steamboat, 81 90; broken and
egg, 81 35; stove 81 45; chestnut, 81 20; and
pea, SO 20, This is decline Of 25 cents pei
ton on broken and egg, 80 cents on pea, and
10 cents on stove and chestnut, while tn,
prices for lump and steamboat are unchanged
The line and city prices for white ash coal a
Schuylkill Haven were fixed as follows
Lump and steamboat, s.; broken and egg
s2 8; stove and small stove, 81 s5; chestnu
W. II % w. ShoeAhuh W. . oli peut rNo L
81 5Oi and pea No. 2, 81 81. This is a reduc
tion OF 20 cents per ton on broken and egg, II
cents on stove, small stove and chestnut anC
10 cents on pea. Prices for coal delivered a
Maueh Chunk for the city trade were ixeC
as follows; Lump and steamboat, 90; broker
and egg, 81 n; stove and small stove, 81 So
chestnut, 81 o; pea, 81 80. This is decline
OF rs cents on broken, egg and pea, and Il
cents on stove, small stove and chestnut. Thi
following are the new prices OF the Delaware
Laekawhnna and Western: Lump, steamboat
crate and chestnut, 50 ~; egg, q U6; stove
} 81 %; pea, IS 10. The new circular OF thu
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, dated
March q, reads following Will be the price
for our "Lackawanna" coal, subject 20 tn
terms Of our printed conditions of sale, deliy
cred free on board at W.eehawken: Furnace
lump, steamer lump and CRATE, 50 90; egg
81 o5; stove, a 20; chestnut, 81. The Penn
, sylvania Coal Company, which Initiated tn
, decline in price,, Issued their circular on IN
10Th, as follows Present prices for fresl
mined Pittston coal, for immediate deliver
at Company Coal Docks, Newburg, subiee
TO the usual conditions Of sale and shipment
Lump and steamer ss 95i CRATE, % s.; egl
and chestnut, % SOi stove, a O5i pea, 81 .,