The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-15
BRAZIL WANTS
TO BUY COAL.
A Virginia Company Makes the Lowest
Competitive Bid to Furnish 1t.
THEY SHOULD GET THE CONTRACT
Their Coal Being as Good as the En-
.lish Varieties Oncred-SOme Inter-
esting Comments on Our Coal
by Brazilian Newspapers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Special.-It
may interest the American coal trade 10
leain about the bids which were rendered
90 the brazilian Government on october
list Tor 10000 tons Of steam coal Tor the
Central railway Of Brazil.
The bids were as follows, and are or
interest as showing the prices OF coal III
different parts OF the world;
% Toms Creek Coal and Coke COM
pauy OF Virginia, To deliver at the wharf
40 .Ijs 1Od. (S6.2S) per ton, plus miireis
Is cents TO the wharf.
% The Brazilian coal Company, Cory
Brothers. 10 deliver In the railway wagons
I'D Visconde Rodrigues de Oliveira, to
deliver best Cardiff c. /. l. at IDS. 9d'
Cd the Tredegar Iron and Coal Com
pany. TO deliver Tredegar coal c. /. 1. Al
90 Empreza Industrial Brazileira, Can
dido CaetanO Ferraz 10 deliver CardlH
best steam C. I. f. at Dos sd. CPD
90 Norton Megaw * Co, New River
coal, run of mine, C. /. +. at rs. I'D.
S6.7O.
% John Smiley & Co. London, Wilson
sons 4 Co. to deliver best Cardiff steam
coal c. T. f. at 31s. 90. per ton SGD.
(D John Carew & Co., to deliver Vir-
ginia coal C. f. t. at 2Ss. Sd. per ton lSs.93).
(g) JOaO COrdeirO da Graca, TO deliver
best Cardiff steam coal C. T. T. at 2Ss. 81
G0 Marianne de Me deiros. to deliver
best Cardiff steam coal c. !. I. at rs. sd.
$3.50 per ton. NJ,
0D Lage Irmaos, to deliver Powell
Duffryn coal IN the cars at BIS. $500 per
TON. 10 deliver Crown patent fuel IN the
cars AT 92s. G7.79 per ton: 20 deliver 3D.
O0O tons of Pocahontas steam coal into
the railway wagons at Dos. (Siot) per ton'
exclusive of Clause III. OF Inc call Tor
The Bid No. II of Lage Irmaos was
made. it will be noted. exclusive or
clause Of the call for tenders when
reads as follows:
THE coal must be delivered in large
Jumps; not more than per cent. OF small
coal Of the size Of 30 cubic inches be-
ing admitted"
VIRGINIA THE LOWEST.
II will be seen by the above that one
of the American bids. that OF the Toms
Creek Coal and Coke Company, or VIZ
ginia. for 2Jc. 1od. is far the. lowest OF all.
The American coal offered In competition
with the so-called Cardiff coal Is certainly
Of equal quality If not Better than the
English varieties, and therefore II would
seem that the contract shoulf be award
ed 10 the Americans. The matter. how
ever. will probably not be decided before
the new President has entered upon his
duties, November 18th.
In connection with this matter. the fol-
lowing newspaper clippings are enclosed
by Consul-General Selger at Rio de ia
metro.
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
The Brazilian Review says:
THE Toms Creek Coke and Coal Com
nanv has consigned a trial shipment or
excellent coal to this market, which mas
lust arrived and been discharged at
rate that is rather unusual in this easy
going port, 5000 tons having been dis
charged in nine days. or $50 tons per
diem. whilst the usual rate Goes nor Inu uii
exceed $50 tons. The Toms Creek coal
comes from Pulaski IN Virginia, ard Is
said TO be better for steam purposes man
even the Pocahontas. that so much has
Leen heard Of lately. AT present. what
with the dissatisfaction caused by the
strike and substitution Of Scotch coal Tor
Welsh, taken with the dissatisfaction
rampant amongst coffee shippers, many
OF whom would support movement mat
would insure competition with the actual
shipping lines the moment could not DE
better chosen for an attack on what
Hitherto was regarded as British mo-
nOpoly. and which Britishers viii have
10 look sharply after In future II they 90
rot wish TO loose H.
The Times of Argentina SAYS:
1--WE have seen the Pocahontas coal
from Virginia that has lately arrived
here. and, unless more care be taken In
screening II, the chances are that strong
will be made by consumers.
The coal Is very soft and liable TO crum-
bic. II does not bear much handing'
and special care should therefore he OK
ercisel In having IL well screened before
shipment. The samples we have seen con-
tain too much dust for any practical pur-
pose. but we presume that more care IN
the shipments will be taken In future
there be disposition on the part OF those
Interested to cater for hold In this mar
lei Roth the Norfolk and Newport News
coal have sufficient difficulties TO contend
against with regard 70 freight ana quality
as romnared with Welsh coal without
having those difficulties increased by
means NJ insufficient screening