The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23
FUEL WON'T GO Up.
Goal and Wood Two Thi lgs Not Greatly
affected By the Mckinley Bill.

Goal and Wood Two TIL l9s Not Greatly
affected By the Mckinley Bill.
One or two cool snaps have already noti-
fed people TO prepare for cold winter and
probably an early one. The unprec-
edentedly mild temperature OF last winter
is not likely to be repeated very soon. and
the provident man is considering ways and
means of making comfortable provision
for himself and family.
The prospect is rather discouraging
to the poor me as the recent advancein the
prices of provisions of almost every class
has made food dearer, and the passage of
the Mckinley bill is increasing the price of
clothing from rs to 50 per cent, aud winter
clothing is more affected by the bill than
any other class of clothing.
Shoes went up in price some time ago,
and IL seems that the cost of everything to
eat and wear is increased. Under these
circumstances 1t is some consolation TO
know, or at least a MORNING NEWS re-
porter has the assurance of a dealer to that
effect, that coal and wood have not in
creased in price aud are not likely to, coal
more especially.
About the same prices for fuel will pre-
vail this fall as last Good anthracite coal
for CRATE and stove use will bring from 50
% 80 so per ton, according to grade, red
ash bringing the former figures aud white
ash the latter. Alabama lump soft coal for
domestic use will bring about Sc 80 per ton.
Ought not coal to be cheaper this winter
than LAST" a dealer was asked. There
ought to be larger quantity of coal OF
hand than usual, because last winter was so
mild"
go, no." responded the GOAL man. "You
see the mines cut off production when the
demand fell short, and there is only about
the usual quantity of coal on hand now, and
about the same scale of prices will prevail
as last winter. Coal is lY as cheap now
as at the beginning of the summer"
The dealer exhibited the June and October
price lists in proof of this statement.
which showed that the different
grades of coal were only from
% to 30 cents per ton higher now than in
June, one of the dullest months in the year
with the coal men.
The dealer explained that the high price
Of coal In Savannah is caused by the high
freight rates. Said ne: ''To bring car load
of coal from Alabama, a distance
Of 426 miles, costs $79 so, or
81 65 ton. The Alabama ton
is 1900 pounds, and every car load of coal
that comes to Savannah from there is 9, 900
to 5000 pounds short, stolen from the cars
| along the line, the Alabama men say OF
course this adds to the cost of the coal, and
the cost ultimately comes out of the con-
sumer's pocket. Pennsylvania coal men sell
by English coal weight, or 2,240
pounds to the ton, and we get a
Shipping rate on this anthracite coal of 81
per ton. 1t is more than twice the distance
to the Pennsylvania that it is to the Ala
bama mines, but it costs much Less to lay
the coal down here from Pennsylvania.
The dealer said wood might be a little
higher than heretofore, as some trouble Is
ontiniDo rod in caNlIripcy tho
wood uncut is bringing SIS cord and oak
Sc cord, or 81 so load for oak and 81 %
for pine, load being quarter of a cord.
The buyer has to hire his wood cut