The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-10-25

per cent. hut an Increase over the
corresponding week Ut last wear vt
l.3l1 1000 net tons or 2 per cent The
average production per working day
during the current week g. estimated
at 2.0b3.000 net TONS ns compared
with 2.Os9. 600 net TONS during the
week of October tth. and i.S34, goo
net tons during the week 1T October
~. 1917. tiituminous coal prudur-
ton during the month 81 September.
1915. b. estimated NJ 5i,6s7.O3l net
tons. and exceeds production during
the same month uf 1917 by G.57g.O75
net tons or ti.6 per cent September
production. limited. first 10y l"ss of
time On Labor DAY. second. l"ss 81
timc on Registration DAY. aud third.
10y the short month. WIS nppruNi-
mntciy 1000. 600 net tons less than
production during either July ur
August. aud fell slightly below the
production Ut June. hut exceeded al
revurds prior e. June 1918.
For the first six months ~ the
coal year 1918. production Of bitumin-
Gus coal u estimated at 3t2.2S2.4i4
net tons az against 27i.b37.i72 not
toms during the same period ~ 1917
or nn inrreas. ~ 37.7tb.2t2 net tons
~ 49, por cent The requirements
during those first siN months uf tho
coal year 1915. however. exceeded the
production during these months NJ
last year hy ta.4lN.s2N net tons. -r
that even with the large increase.
production during the first half y,1t
fell lt.7O3.ssG net tons or ~ per
cent behind the estimated require
ments
Production Tor the first nine months
of the calendar year 81 1918 is cstis
mated nt lt7.sOb.s72 net tons. az In
crease over the same nine months ~
last year NJ 3s.tTg.7s3 net tons ur 81
per cent This tremendous Increase
over last year was really brought ~
August and September. the inrr"ir"
during this period amounting a.
g4.g3l.GSt net tunr ~ 10 per cent,
and more than duubicd the improve
mcnt that occurred during the first
six months ~ the calendar year. the
Increase during this period over last
year amounting To- hut ii.a45.i02 not
tons nr a. per cent
For the week ended October u,
1918, production Of anthrncit" h
estimated az 1855. 900 net tons. u de-
crease ~ ~ per cent compared with
the week nf october 9Th, ~" daily
average during the current week uf
ago 900 net tons was lower than a."
daily average for the coal year o.
date during either 1915 ~ 1917,
Total production Tor the coal year Go
date now amounts Co 5i.GbS,o0O net
tons compared with b1.6s3.0oo net
tons for 1917. an increase ~ Is per
cent
Working Conditions.
Analyses 81 working conditions the
country over a. reported h' tho
operntnrs nf six thousand riN hum
dred aud twenty-four mines with "
totnl production Of ii,0ab,ea5 net
tons and present working capacity
of ig.a7T.4i9 tons during tho week
ended October 5th show IN" OPERATOR
reporting produced approximately "
Der cent uf the totnl estimated output
such mines being operated nt Na,'
per cent during the week 'udcd Sep
temher 2sth LoFges at time httri
buted to ear shortage remained con
slant during the week at SO per cent
losses attributed Co labor shortage Z"
20 Der cent we're slightly CREATE
than the losses reported during tn
week preceding, while Slightly lrs
time was lost ON account "f mini
disability
Improvement was reported durinl
the week In Northern and Cenirh
Ohio. Hazard ana Northern kenlurkI
fields. Alabama and Kansas AM
Missouri In the Kentucky fields IN
Improvement In attributed o. bette
Transportation conditions, in North
ern ana Central ohio 60 lees min
disability. In Alabama to both Of tn
Iabove causes Material failing OFT u
production h reported by the opera
Itors in Indiana. Central Penny Nani
land Somerset county, high volatil
district OF Southwest virginia and y
Southwestern Virginia.
| In Indiana, Somerset county, ana q
the high volatile district of Southwes
Virginia decreased production n al
tributed ~ shortage Of coal ears, u
lCsntral Pennsylvania and Southwest
ern virginia shortage of labor wa
1.-THE limiting factor, Lack ot mufke
lin the Far Western States cause
slightly greater losses of time tina
during the week preceding
Production Of Coke.
The production ~ beehive coke 1
the United states during the wee
ended October 18th II estimated a
bsf OOO net tons. an increase over IA
week preceding of $4,000 net tons q
approximately per cent. The aver
lage production per working day aus
ling the current week Is estimated
9S. 900 net tons as against $4,000 M
lions during the current week pre-
ceding. The operators In the Con
nelIsvllle, GreenHburg and l.atroh
districts OF Pennsylvania report Pre-
auction Of beehive coke at a1l,bb
net tons, and the operation Of the.
plants at II per cent Of their tu
time as against 75.5 per cont durin
the week OF October 9TH. A sligf
NalH In n IA