The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-11-15
Correspondence The Sun.

Correspondence The Sun.
wAsHtNGTON. ~. g.. Nov. Ill
The production " bituminous cnai
during the week 81 November I'd. ~
the preceding four weeks. continued
IN the downward grade. estimates
placing the output Including Ignite
and coal made into cuke) ut 1895
UO0 net tons. decrease compared
with the preceding week - pcr
cent and but GO per cent over the
corresponding week uf 1917 Tho
average production per working day
during the current week is estimated
vt .s2S. 900 not tons NJ against .SS5.-
zoe net tons during the week ~ Oc-
tuber 26th and $4,000 net tons dur
ing the week uf November "a uf last
wear This b. the nearest approach
tp the level or 1917 since last Fcbru-
ury and Indicates that unless produ,-
lion soon increases. the probability ~
shortage. largely overcome hS the
recordhrcaking output ct the past
few months. will again boz before the
country The epidemic ~ influenza
atili continues In some Ut the fields
and Co this together with the uneN-
pocted warm weather generally. b. at
tributcd temporary iuli In the pro-
duction aud transportation of coal aud
IN the previous strenuous industrial
demand Tho production 1T hitumin.
GUS coal from April id e. date ~
iGh. 900 net tons nH against 12G.
i2i 900 net tons Ia 1917. an Increase
uf i2,f3I.0 900 net tons or - per cent
Anthracite production continued to-
fall during the week ~ November %
estimates placing the output nt I 500.
900 net tons 49, compared With t.1iA.-|
600 net tous during the week proceed.
ing. decrease nf 2if.OOO net tons ut
2.b per cent The current week
production fell even further bohind
the corresponding week of 1917. tho
dcCrcnac amounting to $1,000 net
tons or "a pet cent The daily aver
nge during the week ended Noycm.
her 81 h estimated az $4,000 not
tons as compared with 33i. 600 net
tons. the daily average Tor the coal
year To- date and NJ against 332. Oo0
net tons the daily average for the
coal year 1917 For the first time
the production from April LIT a. date
lnlla behind the total production fpr
the corresponding period of 1917.
estimates placing the 1918 production
from April iN Ia November "a AT
ton al sO.Sas. 900 net tons
Working Conditions
Analyses of WORKING conditions aH
reported by five thousand seven hum
dred and four mines the country
over with total production 90 $3.50
afs net tons and present capacity ~
i0.b0O.bTs net tons during the week
~ October goth, shows lint because nf
the failure of the Western pennHyi-
Nania and Southern Appalachian dis /
trictA 10 make report Ia time to be-
Included In this weeks mbuiatlou the |
production ~ the operators report
INK IN but 10 per cent 0f the total
estimated output. such mines being
operated at IS.f per cent as compared |
with 79.t per cent during tho week
uf October 18Th. During the week of /
November "a slightly greater inssoa
are attributed a. both ear and labor I
shortagc than during the week pre-
Deding. car shortage limited pro- /
duction during the current week In
Illinois. Indiana and Northern ana l
central Ohio. labor shortage limited /
production In Southern ohio. West,
moreland. Pennsylvania and North.
eastern Kentucky. while both ear and .
labor shortage limited production To-
the Hazard ky fields ~ the North
eastern Kentucky field, Improvement
ln ear conditions are reported By tie
operators of Somerset. New River aud /
Winding Gulf and the high volatile
fields OF Southwest Virginia The
unly field To report Improvement IN
labor conditions was the Cumber.
land Piedmont. while labor shortage
IN Southwest Virginia reported dur
Ing the week preceding. continued
during the week, In Illinois. Oklaho-
ma, and Arkansas greater losses due
Co the lack of market were reported
while la the Western ana Rock,
Mountain States slight improve
mcnt In these conditions n noted
Production OF Coke.
The production of byproduct, coke
lu the United States during the weeg
ended November "a h estimate az
h11 .006 net tons. AZ compared with
faf,HSi net tons during the cores
bonding week 81 1917, or AN Increase
ct approximately 80 per cent, Tho
production during the current week
was brought about hy the operation ui
the byproduCt plants al $40 per cont
~ their fun time out of "a tgtHl lnss
~ fun time of l0A per cent ~ pci
cent Is attributed 10 lack ~ coat. d.
per cent % labor shortage, G.3 ncr
ent 60 repairs 90 plants and rs per
cent 90 other causes.
Operating conditions fai,ou 4.
equal those 81 the preceding a,'h ID.
Illinois Maryland. Minnesota ana
ohio. In Illinois the output ni the
plants WIS limited by both shortage
~ coal ana repairs ca plants, In ohio
ly repairs 90 plants and other causes.
boo Maryland by shortage uf labor
and In Minnesota by other causes. No
material Improvement was reported
ls the operators In any Of iha states.
REHABILITATION Of even capacity 'auscs
y increase In capacity 90 ne reported
n certain states.
viTor the calendar year a. date. the Z
X lduction OF byproduct coke Is tstl- .
a ted az 2i,365.2Ts net tons, as com {