Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-11
QUIET AND STRONG
IL the Condition of the Coke Market at
scottdaIe-Furnnces Shutting Down Tor
Annual Repairs-Bright Prospects for
the Fall Trade.

IL the Condition of the Coke Market at
scottdaIe-Furnnces Shutting Down for
ANIMAL Repairs-Bright Prospects for
the Fall Trade.
rrrCIAL TELKGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
SCOTT DALE, July lO-The condition of the
coke trade is still healthy. The months OF July
and August are noted for the suspension OF
furnaces on account of needed repairs, and al
ready several large consumers have banked
their furnaces. The encouraging condltion OF
the iron trade with the demand for the same
will, however, materially assist trade IN the
coke region.
Furnacemen will have their furnaces re-
paired as quickly as possible and put in resump'
ton, so as to catch some big orders.
A marked decrease in shipments has occurred
during the last three weeks, but it has caused
no alarm ana is one of the noticeable features
of trade at this stage of the year. The fall
trade will be good, as several large furnaces
now being erected will be in operation. Nc
operators are complaining of the present de.
mand for COKE and will be well satlsned IL II
keeps up. With some companies orders are
seemingly on the increase, instead OF decline.
Over 200 ovens at the mammoth plant Oh tne s
Frick Coke Company, which have been out OF
blast for over three months, were lignted up
Yesterday. The same company has the Trotter,
Standard and Valley plants IN ful opera'ion
again. oo,
The car supply was little short last week.
but a s uffieient supply assured this week.
Otherwise transportation was all right
Prices are still the same with no ilkehnooo
of a change until September or October, when
the fall trade opens up An operator said yes
terday when spoken TO about prices, Inere
will hardly be a change in prices. We antlcl-
nate no change at least from our standpoint
The present prices may rule for the balance OF
the year.
The restriction policy was used to the same
extent last week as in preceding weeks rive
days predominating.
The shipments last week, while not so large
as the previous week, were quite falr. snip,
ments per day averaged 9S4 cars against l,Ol6
cars of the week before. Western shipments
decreased 200 cars and Eastern shipments
diminished $50 cars. Plttsburg shipments in
creased sos cars but not enough to overcome
the decline in Eastern and W Western shipments.
They were distributed to the points of con-
sumption as follows: To points west OF Pitts
burg $500 cars; to Pittsburg and river points.
lSOo cars; to points east of Pittsburg, $50 cars;
Totals, $3.50 cars. This is the record for the
previous week: To points west of Pittsburg,
$500 cars; to Pittsburg and river points. 1,50O
cars: to points east of Pittsburg, l,lOO cars;
total, 6.100 cars.
Leisenrlng No. plant, of 500 ovens, is idle on
account of repairs.
The YOUNGSTOWN plant of 240 ovens is still
idle Thereare nearly 1000 idle ovens In the
coke region. The Charlotte Furnace consum-
ing the output Of the Fountain Coke Works,
closed to-day.
Prices for coke are: Furnace coke. 81 Is;
foundry 81 IS; crushed, 81 IS; all +. o. b. cars
at ovens per ton of 2, 600 pounds.
Freight rates are without much change: