Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-07
NO CHANGE IN. COKE.
scant Car Supply Still Causing an Unsettled
Condition of Things-Shipments to the
West ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Indi-
cations for Abundant Trade.

West Increasing-FavorableI Indi-
cations for Abundant Trade.
ESPECIAL TKLEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
SCoTTDALE. November T. - No changes
Ithy of special mention are noticeable in the
coke market The situation is still unsatis-
factory to the producing companies. These
car supply is still the principal barrier which
renders transportation inadequate. The de-
mand is certainly up to the standard, however.
and warrants fully six days operations at all
the plants. The mammoth strike which has
been threatened at the Frick plants came off
" Nednesday, but was rather abruptly termi-
mated the same evening by the appointing of
arbitration committee to adjust the difficult
ties In consequence, all the Frick works are
once more in operation. and the utmost tran
guilty prevails throughout the region.
The indications for an abundant trade for
several months to come were never better so
far as the demand is concerned. Activity
seems to be its only characteristic, as last week
with splendid results. A highly creditable
showing in tace of the many drawbacks in
transportation is predicted for this month.
The coke sent out from the region last month
bore no marked contrast with the record of the
month before. The shipments were fully as
large, with prices firm and the region remarka-
bly, free of labor difficulties.
Speaking of the coke market, an operator
said to-day The drawback to trade is still
lack of transportation. Railroad officials are of
the opinion that an improvement in shipping
facilities is shortly forthcoming. as there will
be slight falling of in the volume of general
business. We only hopS that the assertion, rela-
tive to transportation, will be verified. The
demand is still excellent, and the outlook for
the future is generally satisfactory"
There is still considerable coke being stocked
on the yards because of no cars. Many of
the works were idle one day this week, some
on account of the strike, others by reason of
blocked stock yards. The Opportune settle
ment of the Frick coke works trouble has not
left the furnac cemen in the luTch, and they are
correspondingly happy. No suspensions of
furnaces have been noted for sometime.
The idle list of ovens is still about 700. and
the active ovens about 1850. The Leisenring
No. plant of 500 ovens is still out of blast.
Work is moving along on the new Lemont
plant. The Inflated Hill Farm mine is still
idle. Il consists of 150 ovens. Thirty-seven
ovens have been fired at Calumet and 80 at
Hecla No. 2 No other changes are reported.
An increase in Western shipments is noted,
while Eastern and Pittsburg shipments also
picked up. The shipments last week averaged
l,l24 cars per day. compared with OILS cars
the week before. The total increase was l09
cars. The following was the distribution: To
points west of Plttsburg. 4, 4l0 cars; to Pitts
burg ard river points. loo cars: to points east
of PItsburg, L2O0 cars total $40 cars. Fol-
To points west OF PittsburE. 42I0 cars; to
Pittsburg and river points. $50 cars; to points
east of Pittshurg. 1000 cars: total, 6.090 cars.
Prices are without any changes and the fol-
lowing quotations are Still being asked: Fur
mace COKE 81 Is; foundry. 81 As: crushed, 81 IS:
all {. o. b. cars at ovens per ton of 1000 pounds.
Freight rates from the region are: