The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-30
The Anthracite Coal Trade.

The Anthracite Coal Trade.
Philadelphia Ledger, 25th insti The an
'hracile coal trade Is fairly enrouraginges
pecially for egg, stove and chestnut sizes
the demand for which continues brisk, an,
there is also slight Improvement in th
other sises. Prices have corresponding,
improved, the full circular rates being de
'nanded here for delivery during the re
ihainder Of the month. Speaking of IN,
product Of the SchuSlkill coal region ro
The week ending September 10, the Miners
Journal says il was ,342 tons, us agains
Io15sS tons for the week previous and lG2
l66 tons for the corresponding week of lss
year. The total product Of the week wa,
f26,ls6 tons, against $685. tons for th,
same week oi last year, an increase Of 49,.
623 tons. The Mining Herald, Of shenan.
doah' schuylkill county, Pennsyl, ania
says "the strikes in the coal district.
throughout the county are all settled, and
nrarly every colliery is working. The very
favorable crops of this year, the favorable
condition Of business generality and the ap.
proach ci the winter season, when large
quantities ui coal are required Tor domestic
c"nsumptioni have The effect OF creating q
large dehiahd, which is btihg filled at fair
but not high prices. Unless the trade should
break lown through the winter proving uu-
usually mild, as was the case last season,
the prospects are that the wiutet will be h
iairly prosperous one for the coal interest
all over the country. The warm spell of
the last few days, and the fact that the
yards Of dealers are all full, owing to the
repeated advances in prices by the compan :
les, have had the effect of making the bus-
ness dull In the large cities. Except tor
very desirable Goals circular prices are not
obtained. The manager of one Of the largest
hard white ash colieries in the Schuylkill
reginn Iufnrms us that the line and city
trade, from his standpoint, look favorable.
uousekeepers are laying in their supplies.
knowing that prices are more favorable now
than they will be later in the season He
is OF the opinion that the collieries will be
able to work for the balance Of the season
withoutan stoprages except those unavoid :.
able ones such as are due TO accidents md
holidays. Unless this winter should be as
mild as last winter was, and should be bs
slow setting in, there will be very active
demand for coal this fall, and whenever the
coal is wanted it is shipped. There is the
capacity aud the required number Of mlp-
ers in the anthracite region to mine and
prepare for market, if it is needed, from 3d.
100000 to $4,000 900 tons annually. We
lost o. days through stoprpges for restric-
ton IN 1881, and mined and shipped 2S,-
100000 tons; we have lost as much time
this year and will ship ,OOO, 900 tons more
Than last year. If one or two of the com
panies, through failure to keep up their
plants, are unable for the time being TO in.
crease their shipments, the majority Of the
companies are always in shape to largely
Increase their production. Thus this year,
although the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company, with a tonnage of4,-
254,5s3 tons, had fallen off I I ,yO2 tons, the
Delaware LackAwanDa aud Western, with
a tonnage Of but 3,74s,3l3 tons, had increas
ed, up to August 81, I95,OO5 tons. When
ever the coal is wanted some of the regions
are in condition To furnish it, and, there.
fore, il the winter sets in early and prom.
lses TO be severe, we may mine and shin
tons for the year ending Decem
Der 81"
The total tonnage of anthracite coal from
all the regions for the week ending Sept. 10.
rs reported by the several carrying compan-
les, amounted to 72s,2S6 tons, against 662,
'63 tons in the corresponding week last
year, an increase of 63,623 tons. The total
amount OF anthracite mined for the year is |
I9,425,336 tuns, against l9,O57,25I tons for
he same period last year, increase OF 1885,.
lS5 tons.
For the week ending on the 22d inst.f
1923 tons OF Goa! was Transported over
he L. V. RR., making q total of 4,S7S ,OS5
ons to that date, and showing an Increase
4 SO5,SO4 as compared with same time last
'ear.
For the week ending Sept. %, there
we're ll2,252 tons Of coal shipped over the
!. a S. RR., making a total 10 date Of g.
5O'l5l tons, ay increase as compared to
anne time last year Of 1885 tons.