Frostburg mining journal., 1881-01-01
COAL NOTES.
CITIZEN.

So much attention has been given to
holiday matters that the general mar
kets have been neglected, and from
this cause there has perhaps been some
falling off in the demand for anthra-
cite coal. Some of the shippers claim,
however, that under the present re-
striction of production they are unable
to get sufficient coal to fill their Or
ders. The pressure falls entirely on
certain sizes, while others are in good
supply all around. The demand from
the West continues to be quite large,
and will probably be in excess of the
ability to secure transportation during
the whole winter. There Is a very
good feeling in the trade, and while
the largest production on record is
predicted for next year, higher prices
are also talked of. Should the tenn
perature average for the rest of the
winter as low as it has so far it is very
safe to count on larger production
of coal than ever before; and if prices
are held where they are now, the pre-
duction should reach 28,000,000 tons,
and managers, stockholders and all
interested in the coal trade and the
carrying of coal should be satisfied.
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Three colored miners were buried
by the caving in of the Union coal
mine, in Chesterfield county, Va,
last Fridey. Only one of the bodies
has been recovered. The full force
of miners were out at dinner at the
time Of the accident, otherwise the
LOGS of life would have been greater.
An explosion Of e-damp occurred
Dec. 9th, in a coal pit at st. Etienne,
France, while the miners were at
work. Eleven bodies have been re.
covered up to the present time.
The amount of Pittsburg coal now
on hand in New Orleans is very small.
The present supply, with what is
available for this market. at points
above and ch route, will fill the wants
of this city for 60 days only. The
Ohio River is low, with a chance of
freezing over before any more coal
starts from Pittsburg, These facts
have made this a speculative market,
and prices have advanced materially.
We clip the following from the
Engineering and Mining Journal:
"There is but little to be said about
the demand for bituminous coal.
Prices are frmer, owing partially to
the usual winter restriction of produc-
ton, but largely to very good steady
consumption. One of the most i'm
portant events of the week to the BIZ
luminous coal trade, and, in fact, TO
the Whole coal trade, has been the
decision of the Court Of Appeals in
favor of the Georges Creek and Cum
berland Railroad interest against the
Consolidation Coal Company, or more
properly, the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad interest. The victory Is
most complete, and gives the new en-
terprise all that it has contended FIR,
establishing its right to connect with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, aud
thus reach the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, thereby giving the shippers
by the river route cheap and indie
pendent outlet to tidewater. We
congratulate Mr.. Henry Loveridge,
the President Of the Georges Creek
and Cumberland Railroad, on the
great success that has attended his
untiring efforts; while at the same
time we think the stockholders of the
Maryland and American and some
of the other coal companies should
receive still greater congratulations
in having had his invaluable services
in matter of such vital Importance
to their interests.
The production of anthracite coal
last week was 365, l62 tons, as COM
pared with 1858, ,l01 tons the previous
week, and 502,255 ions the cores
ponding week of 1879. The total
production from January lst to De-
cember 18th was 22,754,000 ions as
against 25, 5,526,l72 tons for the like
period of last year, showing decrease
of 2,762,07l tons.
There is a general strike of coal
miners at Jacksonville, Shawnee,
Straitsville and Corning, Ohio, osten-
sIbly for the payment Of wages twice
month. The Hooking Valley Rail-
way yesterday brought all their en-
gines and caboo.es away without coal
trains, and they will be kept at Co.
lumbus until the strike ends.