Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
CHECKED BY THE FAMINE.

The Short Car Supply Continues to Block
the Coke Market-Other DEFICIENCIES In
Observation-Disclosures characterized by
the Usual Active Demand.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.I
scoTTDALE, October 3O-The inadequate
car supply, together with other DEFICIENCIES in
transportation, continue to check the tendency
to a remarkable coke market Transportation
is apparently becoming more entangled. Last
week the volume Of business did not salts
| factorily compare with the previous week,
| being disparaging to the coke producer. The
shipping facilities are equally insufficient for
the coke traffic on the Baltimore and Ohiu
| PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, and Lake Shore line
in the face of their efforts for improvement
The individual cars are of invaluable aid to
| the coke companies which fully demonstrates
| the wisdom in having them constructed. The
efforts of the railroad companies to supply
needy consumers have not been unavailing.
however. 1t is given out that special trains
are now being run through to different points
| in the West to soothe the wants OF distressed
| furnacemen. Other means are being tried TO
| aid in the transportation of coke. A fast Ft
Wayne engine now makes trip daily to the
coke region and takes out a train.
The market is barren of any special features.
The usual active demand still characterizes
the trade. The other conditions, that of too
much coke on the yards throughout the region
and the consumers confronted with exhausted
stockhouses, are still prevalent
A coke superintendent conversaut with the
trade. spoke in the following tone to your cor
respondent to-day.
tThe demand for production is stiff from all
directions, but under this Republican admins
tration the business is of such enormous pro-
portions that the railroad companies are totally
unable to handle II. The demand is all that
could be desired. and have no fears but that
it will be retained"
Notwithstanding the fact that some coke is
being stocked in the yards for the want of
10 fro futi fhn nnl rnr arc
making SIX days right along. There is a limited
number of exceptions TO the rule. This week the
Dexter, Kyle. Valley, Eagle, White and Sum-
NIT plants laid of one day for the restriction of
production The main trouble over which
strike is threatened may be settled. All the
furnaces still in operation and the owners
doing seasonable amount of kicking over the
high prices and failure of coke to reach them.
The idle list of ovens Is over !, 700. There are
no signs of resumption of operations at the
Charlotte plant here. The fire is still on. The
new Rainey plant of 100 ovens is completed.
Thirty-four ovens are out of blast at Lemout.
Leisening No. l, of 500 ovens, is still
extinct. There is talk of extending the
Pemickey Railroad. Fifty-one ovens are out
of blast at Donnelly. and ITO ovens are still
building at Lippincott The list Of ovens In
the region is about 10000. Orders are quite
shipments is noted in that direction. Pittsburg
and Eastern shipments fell Off The shipments
last week averaged LOIS cars per day, as COM
pared with LOCI cars the week before. The
total decrease was 275 cars. The following was
the Distribution: To points west of Plttsburg
1910 cars; to Pittsburg and river points, $40
cars; to points east of Pittsburg, 900 cars. To-
tai, 6,090 cars. The following was the record of
the preceding week: To points west of Pitts
burg, 1850 cars; TO Pittsburg and river points,
LIS cars: to points east of Pittsburg, 200 cars
Total, $685. cars.
Prices are being firmly mainta tanned. No devi-
ations are reported They are: Furnace coke,
81 IS: foundry, 81 40; crushed, & IS; all f. O. b.
cars at ovens per ton of 1000 pounds.
Freight rates from the region are as follows: