The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-10
COAL Is VERY SCARCE AGAIN
AND THE WELL-TO-DO ARR FEEL
ING THE PIN(H MOST.
No special suppl, b, the pain Of Low Prices
for Them and the Retailers Have
Little for sale 10y the Ton Old Gus.
TONERS Getting the Cold shoulder.

Though the amount II anthracite mined
last month has broken all records, even in
Guiding that Of last April, when the strike
Of the miners was anticipated this city and
all its suburbs are suffering from lack II
coal This suffering falls not much on
the poor. for whom special provision has
been made to get coal cheaply. bu, on the
middl" class and even on wel-to-dp people,
who really cannot get coal.
Even influence, did not work with the coal
dealers yesterday in securing coal. The
coal which arrived at tidewatrr. though it
was above the normal in quantity. was sold
in such short time that by noon most of the
coal dealers had none left To deliver The
tenement jewellers, who bought coal by the
pail, We're really better warmed than many
people who bought il 10y the ton, for every
one with his ten cents was served AT the
t"n-c"nt coal depotS. while wrll-tu-du people
received the cold shoulder when they went
to buy coal by the ton for immediate dcliN-
cry.
\ SUS reporter who tried Yesterday to
find what became of the coal that did not
come to New York saw President Baer
OF ia" Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
Mr.. Baer said that the companies We're maxi
ing ext Efforts to rush coal to tldewatcr,
but TIA" shortage caused 10y the strike and
the demand caused by the sudden cold
wave left an enormous hole 10 fill.
TAX" the outp up To the end of Novem-
Der. 1901" he said, which was a., 495 600
tons for the entire anthracite region. and
compare 1t with the outpu, Up TO Nov-m-
Der IF this wear, which was ~. 100. 600 tons
| and YOU will Sec what "A shortage there l.
The shortage has been os~encd no doubt
to some extent by the burning of htum-
nous coal, but in spite of thu the shortage
L. -'lli enormous.
An Of the companies are maniug special
! efforts 20 inin" coal. Last November
| the total output wa 31 go tons less than
this November Last D,.,rnb..r there were.
| floods which retarded mining and TIA" total
out put for ia" month wa- 5000 900 tons
This December II L. likely to reach 500 .OUU
! tons unless there are snow blockade-.
Every month i, expected 10 lessen the
shortage, but II i impossible" to predict
| just 10y how much. Ii depends on tn" de
| mand which will follow the mdns-~ or
| severity of IA" winter"
Other coal operators made similar staie-
| menl- and all agree that there viii h" more
| or less Of "A shortage ali winter. tn" fol-
| loving were given a. the nuiui"r q! tons
! of mined coal reaching tlicwdler here
daily
Delaware. Il,knwuuua and Western. u $50
i
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