The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-10-18

. Correspondence The sun.
WAsuINGTON. u. G.. oct is.-
Analyses or working conditions the
country over ~ reported by the
operators Of siN thousand six hun
drcd and furty-one mines with
tutHl production Of tt.3f2,7g7 net
toms aud present capacity ~ 1890
4gG net TONS. shows the operators re-
porting produced during the week
ending october 5th approximately 81
per cent ~ the total estimated output.
such mines being operated at s5.5|
per cent ~ their full time az against
-. per cent during the week ended
September 2tst For the country asI
q whole slight Improvement u re-
ported IN bath transportation and
labor conditions. while slightly less
mine disability existed compared
with the week preceding \ better
supply 81 coal ears brought about
Improvement in Illinois and Indiana.
while both better ear and labor con-
ditiuns we're responsible Tor the i'm
pru,cmcut In the Somerset county
Pa. fields decrease In produc.
ton occurred IN Southern and North.
crn and Central ohio. Northwestern
Kentucky. In the Southern Appai.
arhian fields and IN Kansas and
Missouri. In Southern ohio the
operators attributed the decrease toI
labor shortage In Northern and Gem
trail ohio ana Kansas and Missouri To-
milne disability aud In the Kentucky
fields 90 car shortage
output OF Bliuminous.
THE output of bituminous coal dur.
Ink the week ended October 9Th dc.
creased tG2 900 net tons or SO per
cent compared with the week pre-
tedinK, but exceed Il production dur.
inF the week 81 October g. 1917. by
t.1it.00o net tons ur approximately
% per cent Estimates placed pro-
duction unciudinE ignite and coal
made into rukei 40 tg.Ssb.ooo net
tons nH compared with t3.0t1 900
ret tons during the week ended Sep.
tender 2Sth aud ns against to.sii.OO0
ret tons during the corresponding
week ~ 1911 The average produc-
ton per working day during the cur
rent week H. estimated "a 2.0g1 900
net tons. seventy eight thousand net
tons lower than the daily average of
the same week last year The produc.
ton during the week ~ October 6th
while considerably lower than the
week preceding. exceeded the weekly
requirements hy I per cent aud the
weekly requirements Co make up the
past deficit by 80 per cent
Production 0f anthracite during |
the week ended October Sth n est. !
mated at g.Os2.O0O net tons. slight |
decrease gompared "a the week pre-
tcding and the same tonnage A. pro.
duced during the corresponding week |
~ last year. Daily average h eati.
mated az $4,000 net tons ns com
pared with aaS. 900 net tons Tor the
coal year Co date and as against 13t.-
900 net tons during the same period /
81 isii. The total production FOR
the coal year 60 date IL estimated at
s1.T03.oo net tons, an increase Of
approximately ? per cent over last
year.
The Coke situation.
Conditions In the byproduct Ia
duHtry changed but little during the
week ended October kth rs against
the preceding week. The operators
Ia tho United States OF byproduct
ovens report production during the
week at bk5 2is net tons and the fun
time operation of their ovens al SIS
per cent as compared with sg.2 per
cent during the week precedins, and
"a ottal loss OF their fulltime OF ST.
"a per cent Is attributed 60 lack OF
coai. "a per cent "a labor shortage.
iS per cent "a repairs Ia plants ana
OF per cent To- all other causes,
Material improvement occurred dur
ing the week Ia Kentucky and West
Virginia In the former state the
operators attributed the Improvement
10 repaired plants. while no reason
was given by operators for improve
ment la the latter state A decrease
In production occurred In Maryland.
Minrestotn. New York and Tennessee.
Shortage of labor limited production
In Maryland and New York. repaired
plants In Tennessee. while the
operators IN Minnesota attributed
their production 60 other causes
Production 81 beehive coke coal
during the week ended October 5th
Is estimated az $4,000 net tons
decrease compared with the week
preceding 81 IS. 900 net tons or s3
Ter cent The average production
Per working day Is estimated at s5.-
900 net tons "a compared with iOf.-
900 net tons during the week ended
september 2Sth The operators OF
the Connellsyille. Greenburg and
i.atrobe districts OF Pennsylvania
report production OF beehive coke
during the week ended octobSr bth
az 3TS,A33 net tons and the operation
81 their plants al 1856 per cent OF
their fulltime as compared with f6.t
per cent during the week preceding.
Shortage OF yard labor Increased
during tho week.
LOsses Figured Out
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