New-York tribune., 1902-10-23
TO MOVE 10000 TONS TO-DAY.
OPERATORS SAY IT SHOULD REACH THIS
CITY BY TOMORROW OR SATURDAY.

The coal operators yesterday were busy with
plans for getting coal TO the CITY speedily as
possible after work in the anthracite mines is re-
sumed to-day. One Of their representatives, sala
yesterday that about forty thousand tons Of coal
that had been held in reserve during the strike
would be set moving toward the city this morning
and would be in the market by tomorrow night or
Saturday. Other coal trains. loaded at the mines,
would arrive at the shipping ports on Monday. ne
said and the city's supply Of anthracite would be
increased steadily every day thereafter.
II Is not believed by the coal dealers that the
price Of anthracite be reduced to 81 a ton for
a week or so. but they are advising customers not
to try to lay in large supplies present but to get
along with ton at time until the supply for the
city is largely increased, when prices will have 10
fan.
1t was waiting game in the coal market to-
day. said Michael Burns. of the firm OF burns
Brothers. No. IS Cortlandt-st last evening There
has been no anthracite in the market The opera
tors have had none and would not book orders ior
future delivery. Dealers received almost no oroets
from consumers. none except from those who need
ed coal for immediate use and then on'y 'ne
amount needed was ordered. For soft coal now
ever, there has been an increased demand ana
the price has ranged from s. . to s. % a ton.
Anthracite was said by several dealers TO have
been quoted at the prices that prevailed on lues
day, although there surprisingly light de-
mand.
J. Samuel smoot. one Of the advisory committee
Of i've Of the Retail Coal Dealers Association was
asked last evening regarding report tha' d me-
ing is TO be held to-day by the retail dealers TO ar
for maintaining the price of anthracite al Slo
a ton for a couple of weeks
THAT is ridiculous" ne said. There is not TO
be meeting Of the retail dealers o-m9rr99w 9SaIfp fpT
have no thought Of attempting maintain hign 9i
prices. The only action taken by the asSociaI@ion non
fix a price OF s. ton lower than the PIlSe
that dealers who had coal wanted 10 ask ,.,..
Few dealers agree regarding the time NlILliii
which anthracite VIII sell something IKE hoiiLls
prices. Some say II will fall to that ngure NltLlu
q
weeks or a month, would be nearer the marx. Al
agree that they are guessing when they attempt 10
say what coal will sell for day ahead
Apparently the news that NewNork Was Eopu
market for coal In almost any quantity has traN-
elled far Like the farmers boy who senuS zen
quarts of chestnuts TO the city 10 be disposed m 0I
thu market. some one in Italy the steam
er IombaTdia. which arrived here yesterday rom rom
Genoa and Naples, two hundred bags ot dnthratllg
consigned to c L. Lamprey. The directory doeS
not contain Mr.. lampreys name. but. according 10
the ships manifest. there l. such a man
The steamer Bristol City also arrived here yes
terday from Swansea with l5S2 tons Of Welsh codl
consigned 70 ". c. Atwater & Co II looks very
much II there would soon be pront IN the
Importation OF coal. In the time there are
other coal laden steamers the way from ing
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