The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-31
five GOOD
CARG0ES
IN PORT
-Four Bargss and a Schooner,
Coal Laden, Have Reached Pro.
vIdencG-- --Ona Barge Down Bay

The arrival OF coal shipments within the
past "a hours number Ave in all. the ar
rivals including four barges and one
schooner. with one barge fast on the fats
near Nayatt Point yet TO be reported.
These were the schooner Mary Neville,
Norfolk, with 1906 tons OF soft coal for
the Consolidated road; the barge Liberty
with 1871 tons OF anthracite and the barge
Monarch with 1897 tons OF soft coal. which
were brought IN by the tug Patience, the
cargo OF the first consigned TO the Con-
solidated road and the cargo OF the sec
ond consigned TO the Eastern Coal Co..;
the barge Suffolk, Philadelphia, which
was brought up from Newport last night
by the tug Gaspee, with 1850 tons or soft
coal to the Consolidated road and the
barge Emily which was brought from
South Amboy by the tug n. 4 w No. 1,
with 1867 tons OF hard coal consigned 10
Parker T. Hanson, Boston jobbers.
j. will be noted that OF the five cargoes
only one is consigned to local dealers, and
that Is the cargo OF the barge Monarch,
which is soft coal The cargo OF the Emil
ly may be purchased by the local dealers.
but that Is uncertain. AT any event three
of the cargoes will be sent out over the
Consolidated road TO dealers In the INLAND
towns and cities.
The total amount OF coal received was
1891 tons, or which 4458 tons was eoft coal.
1t Is possible that the cargo of the Emily
will be disposed OF here, but nothing
aside from the cargo OF soft coal for the
Eastern Coal Co. can be considered as
being available for local consumption.
The large number OF barges and vessels
to depart today would seem TO indicate
Al. -. q -
cargoes had made good headway in this
work but Il Is fact that some OF the
vessels that arrived here a week or more
ago are still at the wharves. the discharg
ing still going on.
1t has been necessary to shift some Of
the vessels because OF the congestion
about the coal pockets and the steamer
Albeura. which was docked at the
Wilkesbarre Pier because of the great
depth of water needed has been brought
TO the Pomeroy station OF the Eastern
Coal Co. and the big barge Independence
dropped down the stream TO the Little
station of the same coal company TO make
room for the steamer
About the Harbor Junction and Wilkes
barre piers OF the Consolidated road there
Is the greatest scene of activity. There
are many vessels waiting their turn TO
discharge and IL is probable that not less
than 20 vessels OF all kinds are ready to
The forces OF men are worked day and
night and the work goes on rapidly, all
things considered
The good weather Is expected to bring
other vessels into the bay and II would
not be surprising 10 have a goodly num-
Der of arrivals each day, but II Is stated
by the masters of vessels that they do
not have to wait for many days In order
to load at the shipping ports One OF the
commanders of tug that came in today
from New York says that the same con-
ditions obtain I'm New York and vicinity
and that It is impossible Tor the forces
available I'm that city 10 handle the
amount of coal that is afost
This man says that this fact tells the
story TO a large extent and that I'm addi-
ton to having inadequate handling facil-
ities the dealers are handicapped by the
inability 10 deliver the coal that has been
ordered. The effort TO crowd full sum
mer's work into couple OF months,
which the delay in mining the coal has
created, cannot be successful. and there
must be delay. The weather conditions
are partly responsible for the present
conditions as we'll.
The charter OF shipping are generally
made on time and the fact that the ves-
sells must wait brings the cost OF delay
onto somebody. and the delay of the ves-
sells I'm the harbor by the present conges-
ton means an additional cost TO the con-
sumner, who has 10 pay the freight.
None OF the dealers are selling coal to-
day. The large dealers have been strug-
ghng 10 overcome the handicap OF having
little coal and many orders that deliveries
are weeks behind time without much sue
cess John X. White * Son has no coal 10
sell and no more orders are taken. The
Eastern Coal Co. has no coal OF any kind
for sale.
The 900 tons OF pea coal bought by the
,,ftaIf l,I.
by the Eastern Coal Co, has been entire
ly disposed OF. and while effort was made
to reach all deserving people possible,
there could have been sold thousands In
stead OF hundreds OF tons and the de-
mand would have continued.
The general outlook has not improved
greatly despite the many arrivals OF coal
In the harbor. and Il Is not believed
there will be material Improvement be-
fore spring. People who have coal should
economize 10 the greatest extent and
this economy Will perhaps have some ef-
feet In lessening the demand.