The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-12

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE strike
OF the soft coal miners is having a tenn
porary disastrous effect on the coastinp
trade OF Philadelphia in which the cosl
shipments form a most important item.
SO great is the scarcity OF bitumlnous
coal that the Greenwich Point piers of
the Pennsylvania railroad, which are
exclusively devoted to this trade, have
mad to suspend operations entirely,
wnat little coal there is in transit
having. been taken by the railroad
company for use In its locomotives.
Inc same state of affairs prevails at
Fort Richmond piers of the Reading
railroad and. all the coal destined for
pier, OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has been seized by that company.
The result Of this embargo on soft
coal is that one OF the largest fleets of
ldle vessels ever seen on the Deleware
river now floats at anchor, awaiting the
termination OF The strike. Orders for
coal have been coming in freely from
New England points and the West
Indies, but they cannot bs filled.
One effect OF the strikers has been
that the river tugs which ordinarily use
SOFT coal, have taken to burning anthra-
cite pea coal and find it yery good
substitute.
Coal Dealers Resort to Strategy.
BALTIMORE, May 1.-The coal situa.
ton is daily growing more serious.
Dealers to-day resorted to heroic meas
ures 10 obtain q few hundred tons Of
fuel for their customers number of
cars were standing on the piers at Lo-
Gust Point. which tho Baltimore and
Ohio officials had hauled to their yards
An engine was dispatched to the piers,
but employees OF the dealers removed
several yards OF track. The cars were
then unloaded into scows, which were
coon safely anchored in tho harbor.
Although the news from the mining
districts has been favorable for a salts
factory settlement OF the strike, the
railroads continue to confiscate for their
own use all the coal on their lines,
Factories nave hesn forced to use other
fuel or 10 shu. down ontirely because of
the scarcity II bituminuus coal. Thus
far the steamers have been supplied
with coal, out not q pound Is being
shipped from this port. Several partly
Loaded vessels being unable to complete
their cargoes.
Advices from Maryland mines TO-DAY
are to the effect that but little work il
being done.
New York Ordering Coal From Abroad.
New YORK, May 11.-This city is al.
really feeling the effects OF the strike in
the coal regions. The scarcity of soft
coal at this port has precipitated heavy
imports OF Welsh bituminous coal.
Heavy orders have bave been sent from
here and already thousands of tons are
on the way. Among the companies
ordering is the Berwind White Coal
Company 1t was compelled to order
$1,000 tons OF bituminous from Cardiff,
Wales, and 5000 tons from Nova Scotia.
Big Drop In Coke Production.
CoNNELLsvI.LE, Pa, May 11.-Coke
production dropped $4,000 tons last week
as comp pared with tho week previous,
and sh pments were less by 1880 car.
loads The Illinois Steel Company got
the bulk OF tho shipments The demand
for coke had increased in proportion to
the decrease in production and OUTPUT.
Prices OF foundry have gone up &C.
cordingly No attempt is being made
to keeo the furnaces in fuel, and very
many OF the furnaces have been banked
ON account Of the scarcity of fuel.