The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-08-23
Correspondence The sun.

Production of bituminous coal during
the week OF August 10th decreased
two hundred and sevcnty.eight thouA-
and net tons ar 80 per cent. and re-.
corded the fourth successive week Of
decreased output. The decrease in
production during this period was
equivalent 90 200. 900 net tons or 7.s
per cent below the record week ~
July i3th. when production reached
I ,. ass. 900 net tons. and makes neces.
sary an output of 1850. 900 net tons
during the balance of the summer
months 10 make up the deficit for the
coal year up 90 date. The output dur
ing the week of August 10th (includ-
inR ignite and coal cokedD ~ esti.
mated az i2.27t.O0O net tons ~
against i2.552.0OO net tons during the
week Of August "a and 10. sac. 900 net
tons during the current week % 1917.
Tho average production per work.
ing day during the week of August
10th ~ estimated az 2.Ol6. 900 net tons
as compared with 2.092 900 net tons
during the week preceding and i.73a..
600 not tons dWing the week ~ Aug
uat 10. 1917. The daily average dur
Ing the current week fell $1,000 net
tons or 80 per cent behind the daily
summer requirements established by
the United States fuel administration.
shipments during the past week de-
creased from all districts with cNccp.
ton ~ Southwest Virginia. Alabama
and the district including Illinois. In.
diana aud Western Kentucky. The
increase from Southwest Virginia
amounted 10 2i.i per cent. from Ala
hama ~ per cent and from Illinois.
Indiana and Western Kentucky 90
per cent.
Material decreases during the
week were Central Pennsylvania az
per cent. Western Pennsylvania tS
per cent. Piedmont aud
Somerset 50 pcr cent. Fairmont 90
per cent. ohio SO per cont. and Ten
n,ssee and Kentucky IS per cent
Conditions Analysed.
Analysis of working conditions ~
reported by m. operators 81 my |
seven hundred and eighty-two mines |
with total production ~ p.SGG. sGa
ret tons and a present capacity OF H..
stt,0sT net tons during the week end |
% August "a shows the operators ~.
porting produced - per cent of the |
total output. the mines being nper. !
ntcd at sac per cent ar against ss.t |
per cent during the week ~ July |
gfth.
car shortage limited production
during the week % August 81 IN
Southern and Northern ohio. West !
more'and. Southwest Virginia and
Alabama. white both ear nHb labor |
shortage caused losses IN Illinois. ana |
labor shortage alone caused losses IN
PocahontaH district
Improved transportation conditions |
brought about Increased production
In Illinois. fairmont. Hazard ana
Western Kentucky while better labor
conditions caused Improvement In
Knnnar and Missouri
Coke and Anthracite.
Production ~ beehive coke la the
United Staten during the week ended |
August 10th ~ estimated at G0g 600 |
MT tons decrease compared with |
the week preceding ~ I :. 900 net tons
80 less than per cent, The average
production per working day II esti- |
mated at 100. 900 net tons as against
iOs 600 net tons during the week snd. |
ID August "a. Operators in the con- |
noiisyilir. Grrenshurg ana I.ntrohe |
districts ~ PENNSYLVANIA rrpost pro-
auction ~ beehive coke during tho
week of August 10Th at abs,sS6 net
tons. aud the operation of their plants
nt Io.i per cent at their present ca
pnrity a. against TG.i pet cent during
the week preceding. Production was
limited during the week by yard labor
shortage. Hlight mine disability and
other causes not reported. Tho same
operators produced sos,lbo net tons
~ coal
Anthracite production during the
week nf August l0th o. estimated at
s,oAt,a1s net tons. q decrease COM
pared with thu week preceding Of GO
PER cent shipments during the same
week tntaWd a. $3.50 carloads. de-