The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-07-22

Inc hnLnTaclIo Goal lTaQe,
Philadelphia Ledger, nth inst. The an
thracite coal trade continues in much the
same condition that il has ruled for the
past two mopths-tse outlook is decidedly
good all around The supply Of coal is gem
orally full and the orders for coal on the
market quite up to what is usual at this sea-
son 5t the year. and they cone about as
promptly as operators care to take the stock
of the market. Prices are well maintained,
aud the outlook HVdrs the conclusion that
they viii continue 20. The average Of cit-
cular prices Of tjihl lor tile various SHES Is
this season ab6ht 81 per ton. At about The
corresponding time in 1850 and 1881 they
were SO 30 per ton. There is soiht talk HOW
of an advance Of prces hu the lst ol August
Uf the hfst Of the next month thereafter.
The better Informed in thc coal trade con
slider suth ah advance us quite Withiti the
range of Probability Especially fjt the sever
al sizes of egg, stove aud chestnut. ] lie
idea Of any stspehsibu Of coal production is
pfetty generally given up. This tondItidh
ol The ttsde givCs 10 II wholesome uhd
bdoyadt ASPECT. Operators are not hallihg
in their wrrk, but muvb confidently ior-
ward, seemingly ihlly asshred that thtfe
will be ready demand for all that they tan
get into the market, aud cuiisumets OF coal
manifest like dssti-hnre thst prizes will be
maintained to the end of the yeaf-it q
word, that present prices are not likely to
bb undersold this year,and that consequent
ly coal will be steadily taken oti the hiar-
ket as necessity for its use requires. So lon Z
as the present brisk movement for anthra-
cite is kept up confidence will lend its en-
copraging aid. Shippers are now busy filing
the orders that were given last month to es
cape the advances ihdde on tile LIST of July
1t IS now fairly manifest that large as the
anthracite product OF 1882 will be, it Is nit
| likely to exceed the current demand, and
large as the product will be, it is not proba
BILE that it will exceed the years esti,ilate ol
| thirty millions of tons This is an immense
pile 81 coal, But the part of all the coul ol
the world proddted in the United States in
1881 was only 6S, 500 900 out of 9O4 ,46S,OOO
tons. AS showing the coal increase OF the
worlds production annually, we may men
ton that the worlds productln 1869 was but
| l04 ,07O ,6S3 tons, from which amount il in
creased in the years following 1869 100,
33S,9l7 tons. The increased deniand ior
manufactured iron has materially increased
the consumption of coal ,and it is stated that
during the period from 1869 to 1880, while
the production of cast iron increased 81 pei
cent, the output OF coal shows an advance
of only 50 per cent This marked disparity
III the ratios of increase is due to the intro!
ductiUn of improved methods of manuiac.
tire tending to promote economy in the con.
sumption of fuel. Statistics complied by the
president of the British Iron and Steei
Institute show that in 1871 three tons o
coal were Consumed in the production oI
one of iron while in 1880 only two and one
fifth tons were required. 1t is also estimated
thut one-thirdL Of the coal ptoduced il
England in ISL was Used ID Tie rtanuTaS
ture of iron.
The total tonnage of untbtatitb coal from
all the regions for the week ending July
as reported by the several carrying compan
esi amounted to 4S7 1894 tons, against 1864 :,
5SS tons in the corresponding week las
year, an increase of 4s7 400 tons. The tota
amount OF anthracite mined for the yeat i
lSj276,957 tonsj against 1889 ,O46 tons 70
the saihe period last year, increase of S77,
SQl tons.
During the week ending July IA, ther
were 1854 tons Of coal shipped over th
Ia. a S. RR., making total to date of 2.
} 29l ,6fs tots, an increase as compared +
same time last year of 40 AGO tons.
For the week ending on the 18th inst
15S,7sS tons OF Goa! was transported owe
the L V. RR., making total of S,642,O6
tons to that date, and showing an iEcreas
II 32Sj3S6 ds compared with same time las
year.