The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-26
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An examination of the table will show
that the shipments of the Reading, the
Lehigh Valley. the Jersey Central, the
Delaware and Hudson, and the Lacka-
wanna companies, and the Pennsyl.
vania Coal company were less than
their percentages. while the Pennsyl
vania railroad exceeded its allotment
by 66 per cent, and the Erie by no
less than 217 per cent The sales
agents met in New York Yesterday and
limited the output to 5000, 900 tons for
October. According to statements
made by people in position to know
whatever figure the output is fixed at
will be strictly adhered to, the anthra
cite presidents having, 1t is said.
agreed that the allotment will not be
exceeded. a
The anthracite coal sales agents at
theii meeting in New York yesterday
advanced the Eastern price of coal to
the May circular, which was SO. so for
broken and egg and $9 70 for stove and
chestnut. Western prices were ad-
vanced to 81 per ton for CRATE and
$4.15 for other sizes to Buffalo. The
prices to Chicago were advanced to
$4.75 for CRATE, S. per net ton for other
sizes These prices take effect imme-
diately. The output for October was
fixed at 5000. 600 tons against 2, 500. 900
tons last month.
A Pittsburg dispatch says: "There
are indications that the Steel Rail trust
is going to pieces In the pool are the
Carnegie Steel company, limited. the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company,
the Pennsylvania Steel company and
the Illinois Steel company. The trust
has kept the price to $24 ton since it
was formed. The Youngstown, O.,
mill and the Pueblo Colo, mill have
become factors The Iron Age says
that during the past year of armed
peace. preparations for vigorous com
petition have been going on. each con-
pany thinking itself strong enough to
hold its own" 1t will be news to local
officials Of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company that that company has
been in steel rail trust
The death of E. B. Leisenring, the
president of the Lehigh Coal and Nav
igation company, in Homburg, was a
great shock to his many Philadelphia
friends. Just before he went abroad
he purchased for $50. 900 the house in
group. built by the late A. ]. Drexel
for his son George w. Cbilds Drexel,
and expected upon his return to fur.
nish 1t magnifceutly.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
A run is reported on the Baltimore Il
Ohio where o special train covered 438
miles at an average speed Of fifty-eight
miles an hour.
The Illinois Steel company is said to be
working to its fullest capacity night and
day; orders for steel rails are coming In In
large quantity.
Richard Mainwaring superintendent for
Simpson and Watkins, will move his fam.
lily to West Pittston this week, where he
has purchased residence.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company Is
becoming more strict In its baggage de =
partment, and hereafter all baggage must
be accompanied by the ticket or mileage
coupons which must be marked or torn
out
The sinking Of shaft No. 2, Florence
Coal company, to the lower veins has
been completed by the contractor. Thomas
Smallcomb. The latter has now an agree.
ment to sink an air shaft similar to the
one he has sunk.
Owing to the increase in freight traffic
train crews on the Pennsylvania lines are
making more time and more money than
at any time in the last eighteen months.
During the depression as few men as pos
slble were laid off; instead OF this the
runs Of crews were lessened, but now all
are making up the losses Of the dull period.
The FIRST train Of coal was hauled from
the new Buttonwood shaft to Ashley on
Saturday by Central Railroad of New Jer.
sey engine 834, with Engineer Edward
Cole at the throttle, Lee Hannis fireman.
and William Sweeney conductor The
train consisted Of twenty-three small cars
and two gondolas and was pronounced by
the inspectors the finest coal in the valley.
The Pennsylvania railroad reports that
the quantity of coal and coke originating
on and carried over its lines east OF Pitts.
burg and Erie for the year thus far has
been 10, 493, SIG tons, compared with 13 $40, :
3O7 tons in the corresponding period Of
1898, decrease Of 2,S65. 791 tons, of which
S,4l8.877 tons were coal decrease Of l.
7s4, ,9S7 tons, and 2074, $50 tons coke. a de-
crease Of l,l80S04 tons.
Two type machines. produced by differ
ent manufacturers. but presenting very
similar appearance, ratified merrily in the
United States court Of appeals in the pres.
ence Of Judges Dallas, Acheson and Butler
in the post Office building yesterday, says
the Philadelphia Record. The machines had
been carted 10 to demonstrate the claims
Of the companies in patent suit The
complainant is the Mergenthaler Linotype
company and the defendant the the Rogers