The evening times., 1900-10-11
THE COAL OUTLOOK IN EUROPE.
consuI Jackson Points Ont an Oppor-
tunity for American Producers.

SoHaHl Jackson Points Ont an Oppor-
funity for American Producers.
The State Department has published a
second series of extracts from recent
special consular reports en- the eoal out
look in Europe, and the possibility for
successful American competition in va
rtous localities.
Consul Jackson, at La Rochelle, gives
particulars relating to an offer TO buy
coal soon TO oe made by the Frent
State Railway Bids will be called t.
supply SO eco tons, Mr.. Jackson says. H
states that the bids will be received
early in November. probably. AMI pc. .nts
out the difficulty to American bidders
that the time between the official noties
and the date when the bids are to be
made is usually very short
Mr.. Jackson gives the following in
formation regarding the probable terms
of the contract:
''Tshe coal Is to be delivered at La Ro-
chelle.> probably in the basin known as
La Pailice. in the company's sars. The
price per ton must include cost, trans
port. and duty The duty is 23.16 cents
per ton of 1000 kilograms. 4 certain
proportion of humps is required. This
should receive special attention, as 1t Is
said in France that American ceaI is s.
friable that it is nearly all fine when DE-
livered III EuroDe.
81 have no reason to believe that in
formation concerning conditions OF pur-
chase will be officially given by the -di-
recteur to any party seeking to submit
tenders until the public notice is pub
lished General information can be So
cured at this Office. The prices paid by
the Government for their last purchaS IS
were about as follows: Fine coal lme2ul,
containing a large percentage ef dust,
$3.50 per ton; coal with a fair percent
age of Jumps l25 TO 80 per cent?. SS.57 per
ton These prices were franco. that IS
duty paid (by selier), delivered on cars
alongside ship. At this pert, s1ip can
discharge 1T least 400 tons per day. There
is a perfect network of railway lines.
SO there need be no delay awaiting cars.
4 submit this report believing that. II
view of the great interest taken b.
American mine owners in the exporta-
tion OF their product, someone may w.s1
TO capture this trade of a road that burns
220 600 tons OF coal annually
Consul Britain of Nantes, France. says
that the price Of Welsh coal has been ad-
vanced during the anthracite strike. 1t is
a fiction generally circulated. he says. that
the reason for the advance is that there
will not be enough coal TO go around. The
fact is that the English operators think
American coal Will cease to be a conpeti-
tor during the strike. and will, there, ,ar,
advance prices TO a speculative figure.
Consul General WiIdnlan az Hongkong
reports that probably there Is little chance
for American coal in that colony, as Car
din, Australian, and Japanese Goals in their
grades fully fill requirement at compara-
lively low prices.
The Brazilian Government has advertised
for bids for 1904 600 tons of coal TO be open
ed November 80. a sample of two tons viii
be required early in November. For par
ticuIars reference may be made TO the last
contract for coal made by Brazil year
ago, described in special consular reports
Foreign Markets for Coal page 257-