The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-20
ST. LOUIS COAL SUPPLY SHORT.
Dealers Deny There Is Il Trust
Prices Advancing.

The effects Of TIE Eastern anthracite coal
strike are making themselves frl, in -.
Louis. The price of anthracite. coal has
advanced rapidly ANA the price of hitumi-
nous coal is beginning 10 asceud. With a
i'H exceptions Ic'al dealers now have UI!
HAND Il smaller stock OF anthracite coal
than ever h'tor" at this season Of tho yea
and most OF TINS stock Is already sold and
- awaiting delivery. Within ths last lew
Gays ,H. price uf Hard Goa! has TlSta from
variety. ana from SO to IS for tn small
Consumers who ordered coal N the sum
fn,r are rla3nuTirc for its delivery and 10
'ai dealers are swainr'd with prospective
customers, who are turned away with N"
state gHlCHts that no more orders can be
"l'd at n" ptcS' III t'me under the sn-
iSiiCE conditions. There Is no prospect for
q speedy settlement of the strike ana it
Is expected that the price Of hdru coal Will
In" consumers.
The statements that local dealers have
formed II trust ia ORDER TO boost the price
oi hard coal are entirely without foUU1a-
ton. said Edward p'Vuv. president of the
Dewey y FucrbvTu coal aad Coke Com
EaEy, yesterday. and are working great
harm. not only arngHE the local coal deal
tfa. hut among Nh" consumers. II is true
mat the supply Of coal ia the city is short
er than IL should be at this time Of year.
hut ms IS partly due to the consumers
themselves. Our books al" filed with or
drrS Tor hard coal al so much Il ton. v hirn
were to he filed later. for in The. warm
-.
coal As we are compelled to unload ears
NiliH Iew days after arrival in the city
ana HDt Wishing To het J. a large stock ln
S'"faAe' We MADE n" ItidiiN' Iii-Ht. about
laying IN winter supply, il heirr Iha
general opinion that even with the strike
ON hand there was plenty of hard coal
N:lsh IL" opc1=fors W"re ready to ship at
4 moments notice. Now jhat the strike
IS on. The number Of carloads Of hard coal
thdl arrive m the city iS decreasing every
day. This Is because the operators them
SrEes were caught without supply on
hdud. Most IT The shipments made this
fat went to the Northwest where the
colder season IS already ON. Now that II
mas turned cool, every one who has ordered
iliitd immediately. We are about j week
behind on our orders on account of not
having been able 10 obtain enough teams
to deliver the orders.
All orders taken by US will be filled at
the prices quoted. bUt no more orders will
he taken, and the poorer ella who do not
order their supply Of coal In advance Will
nave TO pay the large prices. According TO
coal are received in St Louis yearly. Cf
tiiS possibly I5.pl0 is sold to city CON
SGmeiS, while the remainder is shipped TO
smaller towns in Missouri and neighborinC
states. II has been said that a; the pres
cnt tim. there are only lO.pyu tons Of an
thf3c;tc coal in the city, and that less than
0j.tS" tons Of the winters supply has been
sold. more correct estimate would DlgCe
tween 1868 and 2i.oJl. As for the amount
SoId Tor the winters supply, 100000 would
be nearer the correct figure than 5000
The annual consumption Of bituminouS
coal in 81. Louis yearly is about 4O9I 90
tons. II the price of this is affected in any
way II VIII mean a great deal. However,
more than half the supply OF soft coal con-
uacted for this winter has been delivered
ana therefore an advance in price Will NOT
have very much effect"
Other pronS1ent coal dealers were seen