The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-11-22

Correspondence The sun
| WASHINGTON. u. e.. Nov Is
Tho downward trend ~ production IT
bituminous coal. which began after
the record production during the week
ended September 2Sth when the out
put exceeded I 5000. 900 net tons. not
only continued through the week of
November 9TH but brought the out
put during the cuUent week which 81 /
estimated % tO.tOg. 600 net tons. be-
low the production ~ the correspond
INK week of 1917. Tor tho first time
during the present coal wear. u will
thus he seen that the Influenza epi- |
demic together with the Observance
of election day. during tho past week
and the celebration ~ the signing ~
the armisti,e, caused u decrease IN the |
weekly production during BE- period of |
six weeks ut over two and uue.hnif |
million net tons. The average daily
production during the week 81
November 9Th rs estimated 90 Las |
600 net tons. a1 compared with I.St1..
600 net tons during the week II /
November "a. and i.St5.o0O net tons |
during the corresponding week ~ last |
year. For the 1918 coal year tn date |
The daily average is estimated at Ill
]
I. iSN. 600 net tons. and u is now uccca- |
sHry under the budget 49, Just re. |
visod hy the fuel administration. 60 |
produce daily during the balance ~ /
the coal year 60 make 40 Tor the past |
deficit 2.03i 600 net tons. ffty.oight /
thousand net TOM or approximately /
? per cent In excess uf the average /
daily production for the period April /
isi e. November 9Th. The total pro-
duction Tor the coal year o. date |
~ estimated ut s7p. 36l. 900 net tons. /
no compared with 337.532.OOO net
tons during the same period uf 1917. |
an increase 81 it.S32. 900 net tons. ~ /
ts2 pct cent
The holidays which further limited |
production uf hituminous coal had no
effect On the production ~ anthracite. /
the output during the week ~ Nuvom- l
her Pih exceeding the preceding week |
hy $1,000 net tons. nr 5.S per cent 1
The production ~ anthracite during |
the current week d. estimated 90 g.
$50. 900 net tons HB compared with H.
SOC. unO net tons during the week 81 /
November "a aud s.0tt zoe not toms
during the week ~ November =. 1917. /
The average daily production h csti-
mated nt 2Gs. 900 net tons ~ COM
pared with a2s. 900 net tons Tor the
coal year a. date. and NJ against |
thirty-thrcc thousand net tons during |
the same period 81 last year Total
production of anthracite from April |
ist to November sth II estimated az
.gs.l5G,ooO net tons or az per cent bc-
hind the 1917 production.
Market Losses Light.
Analyses 81 working conditions ns
reported by the operators OF six thou |
sand and ftty-seyen mines the coun-
try over with production 81 s.ia9.- |
a3s tons ana present capacity Of H. |
.ata.t0l net tons during the weed |
ended November "a show these prop |
critics produced S8.3 per cent of the |
total estimated output. their mines
being operated ut 1915 per cent 81 fun |
time ns compared with ~ per cent
during the week of October goth, Inns |
proycment occurred during the week /
In transportation conditions. but was |
offset by greater labor shortage and |
mine disability 80 market losses |
also Increased slightly, Improve
ment In transportation conditions Tor |
the country nH o. whole was brought |
about hy better car supply IN Illinois. |
Indiana. Northern ana Central ohio |
and Somerset county. Pa, the high |
volatile district Of Southwest Nir- |
ginia. Fairmont. Hazard ana North |
east Kentucky and the Western and |
Pacific Coast states. Labor short |
age offset this advantage Ia some |
states. Greater labor shortage limit |
ed production IN the Pennsylvania |
districts West Virginia and Hazard |
and In the Northeastern Kentucky |
fields Market conditions took "a turn |
for the better Ia Illinois, while Ia the |
Western Pacific Coast and Rocky |
Mountain States lack OF market caused |
greater losses than during the week |
OF October 26th.
Shipments Of bituminous coal % |
New England during the week ended |
November 9th were 4t5.2i2 net tons |
ana fen per cent below the ship |
ments during the preceding week OF
this total. rain receipts. amounting "a |
i39,gG8 net tons. exceeded the re- |
ceipts during the preceding week hy
lT.G per cent. while tidewnter ship |
ments. amounting "a 305.27 net tons, |
fell behind the performance ~
November 2d by II per cent, The |
decrease In tidewnter shipments is at |
trihuted % the decline In tonnage |
loaded from New York ana Philadel- !
phia. tho decrease from these har-
bors thin week compared with last
amounting 20 50 per cent Baltimore |
tonnage again exceeded the weekly
average Tor the coal year % date.
while an other harhors as well as rail
receipts We're below this average.
l3ituminous coal dumped al tide
water harhors during the week ended
November sth Is estimated at 791 Oh |
net tons. decrease compared with
the week preceding Of 3.5 per cent.
This falling Off was caused by a drop
In shipments from New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, With only "a
slight increase from Hampton Roads. |
Total tidowater shipments from all
harbors Tor the coal year TO date now
amount 90 2S,A23.226 net tons,
The Coking Industry.
The production OF byproduct coke
during the week OF November eth.
estimated at 5S2.46S net tons. while
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