New-York tribune., 1903-01-17
A BREAK IN $40 COAL.
SOLD At 50 so .4ND 50 70.
Charitable Societies Ask for Delay
an Free Distribution.

further break is looked for to-day or NAoHuaS' ~
with the increased amount of So coal expected 70
arrive next week there should be still lower
prices for the independent product IheFe "0@
not much independent coal sold. as the dealers
were looking FOR lower prices holding back tie
orders and advising their customers 10 40 lihe"i0
1t was Learned yesterday that owing TO the pros
pects of general drop in the prices OF the an
thracite controlled by the independent operators an
agitation has been started among them 10 rehapiA-
tate the Anthracite Coal Operators Assoclauon'
composed Of independent operators which mas oeei
in a n1oribund state for some time The mae
pendent operators are afraid of cutthroat com
petition among themselves and want TO nave Soii'
understanding about prices. None OF thern "oui1 ~
he quoted by name. A member Of the assooidti0H
said that il had once been a strong orsah%a'iVpn'
hut had nearly gone to pieces owing TO tne at0llS
OF its members. Beyond exchanging views M
formally the independent operators took no ao'i0i
yesterday. ,z.
Regarding the present attitude of the
orerators a representative of Robinson q nay!
don. indepehdeat operators, No. ! broau"0N' S''0
yesterday:
Our price what can set We 9o nG1 cbaTeing Heln
20 x 1aI The mild Weather makes less demanod
We are simply following the RUE OF ;II sTFs fske it,
# We can get only s. 80 VII sell f for +se s oe an'
5f we cannot get more than 81 we VIII 1aAe 81
President Thomas Of the Lehigh Valley hallicau
is Yesterday that on account of the lessenlns oI
-. demand through the mild weather one lnoe-
rendent operator had dropped the price 10 . d '0-
T5s 5nrli-e5 70 give the name OF Snls opeIa'"i-
Though We have been subjected 10 a great oeal
~ ,,ri,is+ criticism" ne continued. the coa COM
-..-.a- have honestly endeavored to keep prices
down by uniformly sticking 10 the . ION -, -
wafer price. The officials Of this rallroao' ". ~
=. o+ s-r.ood having road. have been criticised ny
the shareholders for not raising the price '" - ~
! ~, -ha head OF this company. however 1 sildlA
SIN keen TO nv stand. that. as anthraclle Is
necessity. we should not raise the pr1oe-
As was predicted when the Independents ., pl'. -
hRd
-,f cits- as the most available spot cash rnarhe
Here thez h1ve been unable TO hold hacR tne coai
tecause Of the need for cars. and WIN oet oea,el
chsrv about placing orders at hsh pIlCes -
have come to the point where. unless suouell
cold spell increases the demand. they VIII haNe -
sell away below their present prices :
coal at $ 80 ton was yesterday freeIS p'euiO'
for next week. -,
The enforcement Of the rules that no future snip
-,ents viii be accepted when cars are deiayeo anu
-h.- e. de77urrage must be paid when cars are
e.ld more than four days made trouble fof one me
sndepeudents Some coal was loaded on pai
and kept there, but oennuItdes N'
are IS and IS a day
T.e,e hes beretofore been an effort TO keep the
oal of each independent shipper separate ana TINS
snvclred much trouble and took much time Al tne
Delaware. LackawaRna and ~ eSlelh ooeAe Ni'
vas no. kept M yesterday. hut all coal "dS
,.rdle5 in = mass and each independent operator
:. - have his quantity without regard to the par
.icular shipper 1t supposed that the same
-,,rooed3re would be followed out IN the case OF
the other roads
-erdav much less and many dealers reported let
-ers asking when the price would drop instead OF
when fuel could be obtained. Coal by the pan
was sold AT the Salvation Army stations ana al
the coal yards the East Side.
7T.xor Low announced ! D Curtis, of Curtis d
rslaie5eII. Michael F Burns. of Burns Bros. and
G l. Herbert. of Herbert & Co. committee OF
three TO confer with the Committee of Five from
the coal carrying roads appointed at the recent
conference with the Mayor The Mayor. IN re-
sronee 10 the one hundred letters he sent TO re-
tail coal dealers Tuesday. has received ABOUT
17frv replies, the general tenor OF which is De
lieved TO be encouraging
REPRESENTATIVES Of charitable societies declared
Yesterday that they were in receipt Of coal at
rea sonable Price and in good quantity
The following letter was sent yesterday 10 the
Speaker of the State Assembly and 10 State Sena-
tor Horace White. chairman of the Senate Com
,n.ttee on Cities:
The undersigned charitable societies earnestly beg
that will exert your influence to have action nn
In New-York City. Our chief reasons Tor this re-
Demsn6e unon charitable societies are in
creased above those that are usual at this season.
We are satisfied that the people Of this city do
not desire charity, but opportunity TO buy coal
We are reiably assured that within a few days
Supply of Of coal i, aT6s Eers f9T T ae o T T e to @
and keep open many addltlonal yards lot 'tle Sale
xbfle SS The citg could doubtless purchase imne-
ssy % SG de G5 o92 ahd i The "2qq GUYS
would be perverted to the proht OF operators ana
speculafors who now taking advantage Of our
Association for Improving the Condition
United Hebrew Charities,
seety SEE CofTtsS of st vinoenf nee De PAUL.
Charity Organization Society.
A sirniIsr letter was sent by the Brooklyn Or
snzstio, for Improving the Condition of the Poor
4s,a rSrooE 1xrlR Charities.
The movement begun Thursday at the conference
trder the auspices Of the Association for ImproV-
ing the Condition of the Poor 10 plan for furnish
Ing coal IN half ton lots fiat dwellers is expected
70 take more definite shape after the conference of
TIE coal road presidents in this city next Tues
cay.
In Froollyn The firm of Arbuckle Bros, coffee
dealers. gave notice 10 its employees that they
would soon be able 10 buy their coal from the firm
st about s. ton.
George T. Baer, the president OF the Philadelphia
and Reading Rsiroad. has replied to a letter sent
&c him by J. M EedWayi Of Of Mount Vernon. and
has deeq ne @ eT @ @ e e2 aaye a6 6een en- maze @
hundred tons of coal at speculative price.
ized him 10 deny the statement. and ADDS that
whoever made it is base fellow" Mr.. Baer fur
7her saws that If Mr.. Reoway get the name Of
the dealer who is alleged 10 have made the state
inert ne WIZ see 70 & y maj & ne peVer gets any coal
At Perth 1Amboy the price of coal handled by
6ropped rom SO to S. % yesterdsy 1t is not
expected there that the price viii be raised again
than 2lOe 900 tons of anthracite hand Its wnarves
are working Gay ana ngn; i shipping coal 10 this
bic handle more than 5000 tons in twenty-four
several residents near sixty-ninth-st and Third
purchased large bags of coal for 10 cents from
81 No. Si9 West Th-ty-eighth-st.. before the sale
was stopped and the men arrested. yesterday. a
rerreserfstfYe Of the firm said the three men ha6
been sent Jersey City for fifteen tons of cosl
10 be delivered the apartment houses No IS 10
Yves One He said