New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-29
GET YOUR COAL IN NOW.
AN ADVANCE IN THE RETAIL PRICES
EXPECTED IN FEW DAYS.
WHOLESALE DEALERS RAISE THE RATE TWENTY
FIVE CENTS A TON. AND THE LOCAL
MEN WILL BE FORCED TO
FOLLOW THEIR LEAD.


MEN WILL BE FORCED TO
FOLLOW THEIR LEAD.
Rrook,vnites who wish 10 get their coal at The
prices that have prevailed IN this city sinec july
2S will do we'll to order at once. because i''"'
retail dealers are so restless under the h"'i'"
,,orcin NJ nroft left them by the % cents ad-
vance in the wholesale price. that IL II o"!
question q, a week or two when they 100 WIN
advance their prices - cents the WholeS"'0
agents announced the adv ince In their prices Va
Thursday. and their advance was based uic'
,,o circulars Of the Reading and the Lackswan-
ma railroads. just issued. These TX 'he ""o''
sale nrces or the tidewater free on board prices.
as they are called at 81 20 ton for stove 81 -
for egg and chestnut. and 81 for CRATE Inc
prices that have prevailed in Brooklyn since
July IS when there was IN advance OF - cents
q ton Is S. for a single ton delivered on the size
walk. 81 in quantity, delivered In the cellar ana
81 - for delivery of three tons or more on Tie
sidewalk.
This leaves US so lit.,e margin OF profit that
unless We advance prices We would conduct pusl-
ness at a loss" said prominent coal dealer 10
q Tribune reporter yesterday. The cost 10 US
al Ambov Hoboken Weehawken IS - ~
add 10 that ~ or % cents for freight to BROOK
lyn. :, cents for insurance and creek towing anu
TX cents for unloading, and the cost or tnS RIoSs
70, "a rs is 81 s. Take off ~ cents to MAKE
The net tor and there remains 81 40, but 4"
rents n ton must he add II for waste in screen
Ing. leaving the actual cost a ton to us - o.
The difference between mat and the present
rate 81 is 30 cents and out Of that we must pa!
for orr rent for our wagons and our employee
You may Judge after this Is done how much We
have left as the profits Of business
The next regular meeting Of the Brooklyn Coal
VIGILANCE will be held on September I. and as
this organization usually decides when there snail
he q general advance in the retail price In Brook
,vn there Is not likely to be an advance TIL mat
,oeeting Is held 1t is questionable whether the
dealers would wait patiently that length OF time
81 II were not for the fact that many or them'
knowing that higher prices were sure TO come
have taken the precaution to fill their yards with
coal under the old prices.
Rrookynites can get one satisfaction out of TINS
advance in the price Of coal which the gigantic
trust IL forcing and that is that they get cheaper
coal than do New-Yorkers. Competition has al
WAYS been more keen among Brooklyn retail deal
ers than among NeT-YOrk retail dealers me
dealers explain il on the ground that coal mer-
chants IN New-York are more widely separated
but that in Brooklyn they punched in certain
sections Of the city and in that way come into
more immediate competition with each other. Did
ding as they do for the trade Of the same custom
ers Coal advanced in New-York 20 ~ - a ton
some time
Coal has advanced altogether. since the first OF
the year, 81 - ton.