New Britain herald., 1918-07-31
COAL DEALERS GET
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disclose to the fair-minded that they are ample to allow coal dealers to meet the difficult conditions under which their business must be done and leave a legitimate profit.
 "A glance at the table accompany ing this article will show the cost of white ash coal (conVerted to net tOns) at the mines for so-called Company and Independent coals. Assuming the proportions of three of the dO- mestic sizes sold to be 70 per cent egg, 50 per cent stove and 70 per cent nut, (and considering the large amount of pea cold sold in New Brit ain this estimate is fairly close), we arrive at an average cost of Company and Independent coals per net ton at the mines of $40 and SASS re- spectively. Now assuming the propor- tions of Company and Independent c0als purchased by local dealers to be one-third Company and tWO-thirds Independent (for the year ending April first the figure was GA and a fraction per cent Independent and so far this year is 45 per cent Independ- ent), we arrive at an average cost per net ton of coal at the mines of S4.65. To this must be added $3.17 freight (net ton) and .09 cents war tax on the freight. JObbers are al- lowed a commission of IS cents per net ton and as part of the coal sold in New Britain is bought through jobbers We add 10 cents as part of the jObber's commission making an average total cost of $S.01 per net ton for egg, stove and nut coal on the cars in New Britain.
 '"The average cost of doing coal 1ifi rNH towns in this state, including profit, but not including delivery, has been found by the state fuel administra ton to be between $1.65 and $1.75 per net ton. CThese figures have been checked very closely by the cost in Massachusetts which has been found to be SLID. Delivery cost was left out of this figure because this is the greatest variable and it has been thought best to add the delivery cost as a separate item in each town. However, we may say that no one questions the fact that the cost Of delivery in Waterbury, because of the very hilly condition, averages higher than in any other city in Connecticut, and the cost of delivery in Waterbury has been figured by the fuel admin istration at $1.25 per ton. To our cost of coal on the cars in New Britain then we should add S1.75 (notice we have used the low figure) making the cost of a ton Of coal, including deal CTS profit-but not including delivery of $9.76.
 With the delivered price, $11.2O, which is the price at the present time, the dealer is allowed $1.44 for dellV- cry.
 For the purpose of more clearly indicating the fairness of these fig ures assume that a dealer bought all Independent coal, and bought it all through a jobber; which would be about the worst position dealer could be in, and the figures would be as follows: Cost per net vDn at the mines in the proportions sold $4.SS, add freight $3.17 net ton, war tax , cents net ton, iobbers commission IS cents net ton, making the cost per net ton on cars at New Britain $S34 adding $175 as before to cover cost of doing business and profit, but not including delivery makes $1O.O7 per ret ton. With the delivered price $11.20 a dealer even in the untaVor- able position suggested would have $1.13 to cover his delivery cost
 "It is not the purpose of this com mittce to enter a newspaper contro- yersy the information cOntalned herein being published so that the public may be informed as to coal prices and the method of determining them.
 "LOCAL FUEL COMMITTEE,
 U. s. NORTH, Chairman