The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-03


Their Prospects-First Coal TO Arrive
In This city by Water Since Strike
Settlement.
This week will undoubtedly mark
the end of the coal famine in New Ha-
ven, and although it is doubtful that
the supply here this winter will be any
where near that of former years, still
the anthracite will be obtainable at
nearly normal rates. There is such a
tremendous demand for coal in the
great cities that until that demand is
satisfied but small quantities will be
placed in any of the other cities or
towns. gentleman in this city who
Is well versed in the coal situation said
on Saturday that the reports in regard
to there being 100000 TO 100000 tons of
coal mined day at the present time
was entirely erroneous. He said that
the output day at the mines since the
resumption of mining did not amount
to over $4,000 to 100000 at the most and
that not over So per cent. of the miners
had yet gone back to work. He also
said that at this time there was less
than 1000 tons of coal among all the
twelve coal dealers in the city, but that
commencing Monday to-day the sup
ply would be gradually increased, the
dealers getting all they could possibly
buy to meet the demand About 400 tons
of anthracite coal arrived in the harbor
on Saturday afternoon, on the boat
"Berwind." This came from the New
Jersey coast and is for the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company. Now that the first quantity
of coal has come the officials expect the
anthracite every day and it is said in
the coming two weeks will have enough
to give to some of their engines to use.
More or less coal will undoubtedly ar
rive in the harbor to-day, but it is
doubtful if it can be delivered in this
city before Tomorrow on account Of
the tide. The price of egg, stove and
nut coal will be placed at SIPS per ton
No. 2 nut will be reduced to SS.25, and
soft coal to Sc. The hard coal to arrive
here on Saturday was the first by wa
ter In many months. A canvass of va
rious coal dealers in this city on Satur-
day proved the situation to be as fol-
lows: d. 7. WEIGH & Co. expects about
800 tons of anthracite on Tuesday or
Wednesday by the boat jackson"
They are at present practically out of
coal. Levi c. Gilbert 4 Co. have not
as yet got coal which was ordered by
them last March. They have some lit
tie left, and expect some at an early
date. T. E. Nugent & Co. have enough
to supply their trade for two weeks or
more and expect about $50 tons of hard
coal on one of the Empire boats this
week. H. A. Stevens has some engaged
but has no idea when he can get it, and
has only about thirty or forty tons left
Benedict, Downs & Co. have 1900 to
1900 tons on the way here on the
Zach Sherman" from Norfolk, Va.
They expect 1t now az any time. The
vessels of the James D. Dewell fleet are
engaged in carrying to Boston, so it is
not likely they will bring any coal to
this city. F. al. & d. r. Alling expect
load of anthracite coal this week.
Benedict & Pardee Co., have boats char
tered at shipping ports, but are uncer-
tain when they can be loaded. w. F.
Gilbert & Co. expect u supply by the
Schroeder expect from 300 to 700 tons or
hard coal on one of McWilliam's boats
to-day. They have been entirely out Of
coal for a month. The other dealers in
the city are almost entirely out of coal,
but expect that their supply will be re-
plenished this week. The local dealers
say that they have been flooded with
letters from various parts of the state
in regard to their ability to supply the
writers with coal During the strike
the sales of dealers dropped from
about 300 tons a day to from one to two
tons, and their losses from lack of bus
mess. therefore, has been very heavy.
The Empire Transportation company
expects ten or twelve of it's barges to
arrive to-day with about 5000 tons and
several more barges tomorrow. They
do mot know how much of this will be
hard coal, but that good percentage
of it will be. Some of it will be sent to
local dealers I'D the road. There has
been quite demand for coal since the
present cool weather set in, but very
little has been bought at the prevailing
prices.
In New London Saturday anthracite
coal was being sold at So per ton deliv-
cred in customers bins or $3.50 on the
sidewalk. This is a reduction of 81
from Fridays price.
Barges Nos 2 and II of the Transpor-
tation company's fleet left Perth Am
boy, N. j., Saturday evening in tow of
the tug Luther c. Ward, laden with an
thracite coal for two dealers in Hart
ford The barges will have aholIt 9nO
tons of egg, stove and chestnut coal.
The coal is taken to tidewater by the
Lehigh Valley Coal company. A tempt
ing price was offered for it at the load
ing port by others, but the coal will go
to Hartford. This will make the fourth
consignment of hard coal to reach there
by water since the strike went into eff
feet on May 90 A barge rea ched there
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