Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
new PRICES ON
COAL ARE MADE
Rock Island County is Placed IN
District No. in Regrcuping
of Counties.
LOCAL PREPARED IS $3.50
Fedora! Fuel Administration An
n0Hnces Change Yesterday
as Effective Today.

New coal prices covering the
state of Illinois, effective TODAY
were announced by Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield yesterday.
The state has been re classified
into six coal districts Fuel ad-
ministration officials sail it was
impossible for them TO give a
comparison of new prices and
those fixed by the president last
wear. because there has been
re-grouping of counties and coal
districts. In general. however.
they said the change is slight.
New coal prices wers effective
beginning at q. N. today. They
are as fellows:
District No 1-Including Mer-
Ger. Bureau, kankakee, La Sale,
Grundv, VIII, Putnam, Marshall,
Livingston, Woodford and Nc
Lean counties: Run of mine.
500; prepared sizes, $3.50; SLACK
or screenings, $40.
DISTRICT No. Including Rock
Island, Henry, Warren Knox,
Stark. Peoria. Hancock, Melon
Ough, Henderson, Fulton, TazeweH
and Schuyler counties: Run o.
mine, $40; prepared sizes. $3.50.
slack or screenings, $2-IC.
District No. 3.-Including Me
nard, Logan, De Witt, Champaign.
Vermilion. Sangamon, Macon.
Pratt, Christian, 1Ioultrie. Shelby,
Green, Nacoupin and Montgomery
counties and Madison COUNTY
north of the latitude Of Alton; also
all mines included in other rul-
ings: Run of mine. 50; prepared
sizes. 500; slack or screenings,
$40.
South Of Alton.
District No. 4.-IncIuding Bond,
St. Clair. Monroe and Randolph
counties and Madison count
south Of the latitude Of Alton, and
Clinton, Washington. and Perry
counties, not including mines
along the line of the Illinois Cen
ira, railroad between Fandalia
and Carbondale: Run Of mine, 50
prepared sizes $3.50; slack or
screenings. $1.7O.
District No. 5-Includirg Jack
son county, not including mines
on the line of the Illinois Central
Railroad between Carbonate ana
Duquoin: Run OF mine, @2.40; pre-
pared sizes, $3.50, slack Or screen
ings, $40.
District No. 6-IncIuding Mar
ion, Jefferson. Franklin. William
son. Johnson, Hamilton. Saline.
White, Gallatin, and mines along
the main line of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad between VandaIia
and Carbonate in Clinton, WASH
ington Perry and jackson coun-
ties: Run Of mine, 50. prepared
sizes, $2.20; slack or screenings.
$l7O.
The prices given above do not
include the additional As cents d
ton which may be charge by op-
orators complying with the Wash
ingtOn wage agreement.
These Prices Set Aside.
Coal prices now charged in Hi
nois, which are set aside by tie
new fuel administration order. are
as follows:
Ulinois-Run of mine, $195,
prepared sizes. $3.50; slack OF
screenings, $1.70.
Third vein-Run Of mine. s240;
prepared sizes, S2.65; slack o:
screenings, $2.15.
Mclean county Cwhen sold at
retail onlyD-Prepared sizes, 81
slack or screenings. $1.7O
Northern Illinois feld-Run Of
mine. 1865; prepared sizes, $3.50
CT. A
Matherville field, Mercer county
Run Of mine, $3.50; prepared
sizes, $3.50; slack Or screenings,
$40
More Rates ReScinded.
Under a special orde- the fol-
lowing prices went into opera
ton on Feb. 10 in two coal fields,
which are now set aside.
Coal mined by the Moweaqua
company at Moweaqua, Christian
county: Run Of mine, 800; pre-
pared sizes, $3.50; slack or screen
ings, $2l5.
Coal mined by the Assumption
Coal and Mining company, As
sumption, Christian county: Run
or mine, %: prepared sizes, S4.55.
slack or screenings. $2I5.
Operation of the Spoon rive
collIcry. at ElIisviIle: Run OF
mine. $265: prepared sizes, $3.50:
slack or screenings. $2.4D
Prices in zoe ohio, Pennsvl-
vania, Virginia and West Vi--
ginia fields announced yesterday
continue the mine prices in effect
last year All prices quoted are
on the f. o. b. mine basis for a ton
or 1000 pounds.
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