The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-31
FORTY-FOUR MINES
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placement this morning at 4 O'Clock
at the mines is 1917. This is a slight
improvement over yesterday when
the placement was 167 but 81 cars
shy of Tuesday. Two mines are idle
today because Of car shortage. There
are so cars in sight for tomorrow.
Wednesdays Loading.
The Faarmon!t region yesterday load
ed 9s1 loads Of coal. On the B. &
o. there were SIT cars loaded and on
the Monongahela Railway there were
ia cars loaded. In the region there
were 92S cars of coal loaded and 8
cars of coke.
Coal loaded east by the B. & o.
yesterday was sos cars and west 116
cars.
To Curtis Bay.
Yesterday there were 116 cars Of
coal shipped to Curtis Bay. This Is
the largest shipment to that port
since July II, when 1t was 244 cars.
Shipments TO st. Georges yester-
day were 81 cars, This is q drop OF
ten cars over the previous day.
Lake Shipments.
Lake shipments yesterday totaled
60 yars. This is q drop Of AZ loads
off yesterdays consignment to the
lakes.
The beginning of the week opened
strong with lake traffic.
Other carload shipments were as
Iollows: Michigan points %; miscel,
laneous points, 49, Ohio points II.
Uneonslsned Cars.
Today there are but eight uneon.
signed cars on the B. & O.. This Is
the same number as yesterday.
Working Conditions.
Today there are So mines Idle In
the region. Forty-two are down on
the B. & o. because Of car shortage
and forty-or.e because Of Lack OF Or
ders. Two mines are down on the
Monongahela Railway because Of car
shortage.
Coal Transportation.
East of Grafton yesterday the Bal.
timore and Ohio railroad drew 1io4
loads. The favorable movement has
been continuing for some time.
Because OF empties arriving late In
the region yesterday the B. & o.
sent an extra crew on the western
Maryland lines at Chietton.
Coal Prices Quoted.
This weeks Issue OF The Digest,
the weekly organ Of The National
Coal ssociation, gives the following
quotations OF prices In Northern West
Virginia: Sales In tho Northern West
Virginia fields were handicapped by
an acute car shortage During the
week Of July IS to "a the sale on con-
tract Of 2,0e0 cars Of prepared sizes
at $500 was reported. Spot sales Of
l57 cars Of prepared sizes were re-
ported, Of which 134 cars were sold
at $3.50 and the remainder at prices
ranging from $2.35 to $500. The sale
through jobbers Of IA cars at S2.25
was reported. Mine run csntract
sales totaled 1,412 cars, Of which $50
cars were reported sold at S1,S0. 1900
cars at $2.10 and 80 cars at $2,31
Spot sales direct to commercial users,
total of111 cars, were reported at
price range Of from $3.50 10 $3.50,
81 cars being sold at $40 cars
at $500, 4 cars at $2.25, and 81 cars
at $2.35. Sales through jobbers, a
from S1.5o to $2.46, 40 cars Of the lot
moving at the latter figure. Tho
contract sale of 700 cars of slack at
$3.50 Was reported. Spot sales Of
slack, totaIlinE eS carss wore reported
at from $1.45 to $1.75."
Coke Ovens Sold.
Holdings Of W. Harry Brown, be-
You'd Brownsville, Pa, have been pur-
chased by the P1ttsburg Steel Com
pany. The sale involves more than
a million dollars and includes the
coke ovens in the Brownsville Sec
ton.
Thompson Case.
In the United States district court