The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-10-14
The Anthranite nonl Trahs.

The Anthracite Coal Trade.
Philadelphia Ledger, 9th inst: The an
thracite coal trade maintains cheerful as
pect. The production is large, yet the sup
ply is not allowed to increase, except per
haps for one or two of the larger sizes Of
coal. The stock on hand at Richmond is
scarcely more than half what it might be at
this season of the year, say about 10000
tons, and this principally Of broken. The
demand for stove coal and the other smaller
sizes is active, and they are freely taken al
most as fast as they are put on the market.
There is some diversity of opinion in the
trade as to the amount Of the years produc
tion compared with that of last year. Last
year the total production of anthracite was
2S,4s4, 1000 tons. Some are now of the opin-
ion that the product this year will cap the
odd half million OF tons, swelling the og-
gregate for the year to 29, 1000 900 OF tons the
largest years production ever known to the
anthracite coal trade. 1t is not to be infer
red from this, however, that the production
hence to the end of the year will be less
than in the corresponding time last year.
The annual tonnage reports of the Reading
and the Lehigh Valley Railroad Companies
end with the month of November, while
the December report is necessarily carried 10
the next year. Now it SO happens that the
two months Of November and December in
1881 were months of very large production,
especially by the Reading and Lehigh Val
ley Railroads. At the present time there is
nothing that indicates any falling off in the
trade of 1882. All the companies are pro.
ducing fully, especially of the domestic
sizes, and the supply GENES promptly into
market and finds ready buy ere at satlsfac.
tory prices. Circular rates are reasonably
well maintained, and we hear of little or
no undertaking. The prices of coal are be-
lieved to be maintained by the demand for
its uses in the manufacture of iron and in
the service of the sea marine. The Miners
journal, in its last notice of the Schuylkill
coal trade, says: "The orders are in excess
of the production, and, as usual in such
cases, buyers are very urgent to obtain their
supplies. At present they cannot be ac.
commodated, though the ccllierios are push
ed to their iull capacity. Other sizes are in
fair demand, with the exception Of broken
and pea, which are not in much request
in the month to speculate on the prices for
November, but the general impression is
that there will be no further advance. The
outlook OF the trade for the remainder of the
season is very bright, and an increased pro-
duction is confidently anticipated" As
usual at this season Of the yearthe frequent
black patches that discolor our pavements
show the very great activity in the domes-
tic trade, and ii is believed it would be
greater but for the fact of the effect of the
late storm of a week or two ago in retarding
the meyement Of vessels Eastward Just
row a good deal of coal is being moved
Westward, and the demand is likely to
continue in that direction for some weeks to
come.
The total tonnage of anthracite coal from
all the regions for the week ending Sept. 30,
as reported by the several carrying compan-
les, amounted to 724, ,O95 tons, against 5I3,-
449 tons in the corresponding week last
year, an increase of 2OO,G46 tons. The total
amount Of anthracite mined for the year is
2O,9O3,3O7 tons, against 2O,2l9,lG3 tons for
the same period last year, a increase of 6s4,
l44 tons.
For the week ending on the 7th inst.
,l39 tons of Goa! was transported ovel
the L. V. RR., making total of 5,l7s,99c
tons to that date, and showing decrease
OF lO,726 as compared with same time las
year.
For the five days ending October G, there
were 1880 tons Of coal shipped over the
L. Il s. RR., making a total to date of g.,
450,222 tons, ay increase as compared t.
same time last year of 26,s7l tons.