Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-21
SUPPLY NOW GOING TO NORTH
WEST MAY BE SENT TO
OTHER POINTS.
FUEL FOR FACTORIES TO
SPEED UP WAR SUPPLIES
Supply in Northwest Now Deemed
Sufficient for Present Needs-Has
Been Favored by Federal Order and
Cheap Lake Transportaton-Ba
Price for Coke.

Washington, Nov. 21.-With the close
of navigation on the great lakees APP
preaching, the fuel administration is
considering cancellation Of the priority
order giving preference to coal ship
ments to the northwest and diverting
coal to central and eastern states where
war manufactures are in need of ex-
ira fuel supply.
To that end Fuel Administrator Gar
field conferred today with F. c. Baird
Of Cleveland, O., representative of the
fuel administration on the great lakes,
and w. P. Grovermann, of Minneapo-
lis, secretary Of the Northwestern Coal
Dock Operators Association.
Following the conference Admins
traitor Garfield let it be known that the
lake shipments for the northwest prob
ably would cease within n few days.
SAYS Northwest Has Coal.
1.-The coal supply of the northwestern
states" he said. has been steadily
built up under the priority order CIV
ing preference to coal shipments to the
northwest by way Of the lakes. The
conference considered the cancellation
of the lake priority order. With the
close Of navigation on the great lakes
for the winter and an adequate supply
of coal available for the northwest, the
fuel administration plans to change the
course of shipments from the lakes to
central and eastern states.
THE lifting of the priority order,
II trty lief n
the section of the country where rs
per cent Of the war work Of the nation
is being done. 1t will also release a
quantity of coal for domestic consump-
ton in this section"
Basic Prices For Coke.
Basic prices for by products coke
were announced by the fuel admins
tration today. supplementing the prices
for beehive coke decreed some weeks
ago The order is as follows:
The price of coke shall be under
stood as the price per ton of 1000
pounds f. O. b. cars at the plant where
the coke is manufactured.
All the maximum prices mentioned
herein shall apply to car lots sold to
consumers or to dealers for wagon de-
livery: any commissions paid to selling
agencies or margins allowed to jobbers
shall be paid by the vendors and shall
not be add to the prices established
hereby.
IN all cases where wagon deliveries
are made. either by the coke producer
or by dealers. reasonable charge for
such handling and delivery may be
made; such charge shall be subject to
approval of the state fuel admin
istrator.
Freight Plus Basic Price.
"By product coke: Except for by
prod uct coke produced in New England
the maximum prices for each grade Of
production shall be the sum Of the base
price for the grade, and the freight rate
from the competing beehive coke dis
trict which takes the lowest freight to
the point where such by product coke
is produced. The base prices are as
follows: Run of ovens, IS; selected
foundry, 81; and crushed, over one
inch size. $3.50.
Gas coke: The maximum price OF
gas coke sold for industrial or metal
lursical use shall be fixed at the price
established by the United States fuel
administrator for the corresponding
grade of coke produced in by product
ovens"