New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
THE COAL SUPPLY RUNNING SHORT
RETAIL DEALERS BrYiNG ANp HphR'N'N"
STOCK PROM one ANOTHER MANY YARDS
I.,,L.rX nnIa-ll ADNA&CED.


RETAIL. DEALERS BtYING AND BORROWING
srocx PROM ONE ANOTHER MANY YARDS
EMrrY-rRIcEs NAY HE ADVANCED.
"There is some danger OF a coal famine In TINS
city" said prominent Wholesale and retail dealer
yvho ,s an officer and one Of the founders or inc
Retail Coal Exchange. No III East Ffty-eighth-si.'
10 a Tribune reporter yesterday. In i"''' ~
continued "a famine has virtually begun. ana I'M
less the great ice embargo IL broken within the
next two or at least three. days, the situation WI"
become grave and should the present intensely oo'
weather continue there Will be much suffering
among the poorer classes through lack OF iu'"
Many OF the retail dealers yards AZ ch"''H
empty and have been 50 for two days In DINERS
there Is only a scani supply. and 1t Is doubtful II
there Is sufficient coal in the city, or that can be
made Immediately available 10 supply the dem'h'
for local consumption I'll Tuesday night or ~
farthes Wednesday morning. Retailers nave beeh
buying and borrowing coal from one another SINCE
the storm In. and they cannot holi OUT ""'"
longer.
THE emarkabe and almost unprecedented
scarcity OF coal In retailers yards IL wholly due 10
the fact that the docks OF the great coal minnb
companies. In and near the city. are 50 blo'h'n
with ice that boats cannot get either In or ou OF
them. and. II they could the city docks espe-
cialy along the Hudson River. 80 frozen up
and packed with drift ice that the coal could mol
be landed. 80 supplies have been delivered 10
dealers during the last week. There j. plenty 81
coal Perth Amboy PORT Johnson, IloDoh'h'
Weeha vixen and. In fact. at all wholesale shipping
points but the boats all frozen In and can
neither be loaded nor released from the lee. Some
retailers IN trying get supplies. have chhrt'rel
tugboas at the high Of so an hour. but With
out achieving their object Tine delivery Of coal
By carts IN the city. since the heavy snowstorm SCI
in has been 80 Increased that the coal costs the
dealers from 80 TO - cents a ton than they
receive TO- H. so that they actually carrying
on business at large loss.
1--WE are go short Of coal that We are selling only
TO our regular customers and even then only
single ton al time far AS IS possible. strangers
whose regular dealers have OF coal ard
are unable to supply them have offered MS - Il ion
which IL 81 than the singleton price Tor the
best Iehgh white ash stove coal. but wc nave
been compelled decline their orders at any price
know personally Of many other dealers who have
had and still having similar experience, ne
price OF coal which has beer and Is to-day -
for a single ton Of the standard kind mentioned
and 81 u Tor number OF tons purchased lor ~
single delivery. will have to he advanced from -
10 - cents ton early next week. perhaps on Mon
day morning ,.
Hn extensive consumer OF coal. both for family
and factory use. on being told Of the foresoins
yevors OF the neccssaries Of life In this city are
! sei OF Oiiver Twists. who continually cry More
More" while fattenng upon the creduliiy or SOIL,
pusory submission OF their customers THIS move
FOR advanced prcss "qs e9' by he eos
Who begpn Juggling with the supply last NoVcnm'i.
MINI" wmrn for december 10 only 100000 TONS against
Sc in ,uns and issued bogus 4r, csn,s
,nn IN the kinds Of coal ordinarily used for fam
! iUy consumption. This radical restriction OF me
CIV Force II is simply dodge for bolstering up
The new priceliss, which however have no, DT"n
sTsn ssor Of '" MnSDoelse 70
days ,hsle the city limits il the ice embargo should
! Continue. hut 1t 10 only question OF re" oA''