The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-22
THE COKE TRADE,
TIC Trhtcs TrihOnnl-ihe Cry ef Dul
Times In tho Region. 1t

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The Trndcs TrihHnni-lhe Cry er Dull
n Times In tho Region. S'f
.PlrrsnuRGiI, March 2l.-The Dispalcl
says ti,e Connellsvilie Courier in It's semi.
weekly review Of the coke trade to-day will
cay: ,i sfre
The coke trade presents the SINE old
story Q! dull times, poor prices and slack
orders. The past fortnight has developed
nothing new. There is as yet no increase
in:the demand. Things seem to be in statu
quo pending the starting in motion Of The
coke pool machinery on the lst Of April,
Oftke 0,740 ovensin the region, 7SS arc idle
because OF dull trade, while $40 are still in
thpiroa grasp Of the leaden.heelcd law lin all
there arc ] ,l07 idle oyens as against 977 two
weeks ago, and $50 a month ago. OF the
S,G42 active ovens, many arc running but
FIVE days in the week. This gradually
gtCwins'idleness has not been accident, but
is:part5 duo to o declining demand. The
output, which two weeks ago reached 700
cars daily has talloM to to OPS cars daily.
The decrease has come almost wholly from
eastern furnaces, tha western trade holding
lis own. Cans and labor are plenty. j. A.
Stricken, agent for the coke pool, IL busy
getting matters in shape for receiving and
forwarding thepool coke, aud our next re.
port promises to sec the law OF supply and
demand strictly observed and a correspon-
ding stiffness 10 the market. ~ ~, -
THE SITUATION IN DETAIL. otit
In. the basin about ConneIlsville, tho
Morrell, Wheeler, Coalbrook, and Edorado
are running full; Trotter, Leiseoring, West
Leisenring and Davidson arc running tiyo
days in the week; and Pennsville is still
idle. At Dunbar, Ferguson, Hill Farm,
Colv;n, Anchor and Uniondale arc run.
ming full; Mahouiug, which hps been idle
for the past year because Of the Brown, Bon
nell 4 20. afailure, was purcha9ed at sheriff d
sale last week by Judge Ewing, but wheth.
er it will bo started up soon IS not vet
known. In the southern end OF the Gsld,
Fairchance, Oliphant, Kyle, Leith, Stew.
art and Percy are running full; Redetone,
which has been running twothirda full IL
firing up all it7 3l3 ovens; Lamont ia run
ming 100 out Of 152 oyeus; Youngstown is
idle, principally because of water in the
pit, and secondarily because OF tho dispute
with the mine inspector about safety lamps;
Mt. BrGddock is still fmokelees, with no
immediate prospect OF being releGsed from
litigation. IS. 80
IN THE NORTHERN Esd. m
About Scottdale, the franklin, Clinton,
House, Daxter, Furnace and Keller are
iul|; Fountain is still idle, and Painter and
Diamond are running i've days out Of six.
Around Mt. Pleasant, Mullen is the only
works running full; Buckeye and Star are
laying oil one day in the week, Beyle is
running half its ovens five days, and Stand.
ard 500 ovens five days in the week. On
tho June Bug branch, Alice is running
full; Emma still has but 25 out OF SO ovens
in blast, and Morewood, .Bessemer, Rising
Sun und West 0verton are running fiye
dnvs in tho week. Es-'r7I Is K
From Scottdalo north on the Southwest
road, Southwest, Dillinner, Uniou, May :
tiald and Donnelly ara running five daye:
Warden and Enterprisa are idle. but the
latter expects to rehume work in few
days. From Connclsvilla westward on the
Baltimore & Ohio road, everything is run.
ming full. This includes Washington,
Tyrone, Jackson, Jimtown, Sterling,
Spring Grove and Cora, the latter having
resumed shipments to Mcclure. On the
Pittsburgh, NIckepsport and Youshio-
gheny road, Fort Hill and Clarissa are ,up.
ming full, aud the Mt. Pleasant branch
the nine works OF the II. O. Frick coke
company. aggregating l,O26 ovens, are
running five days in the week. s&