The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

tons The mines sye capable pt pro.
ducing 14,o5S, S56 tons. IN the FAIR
mont field 1pi ,c45 tons were produced.
No market caused 4 loss n production
OF IL, 5s5 tons.
Falunont Prices.
The Weekly Digest commenting on
prices in the Fairmont region states
the following:
Spot sales OF prepared sizes In the
Fairmont. West Virginia. field were
reported uniformly at $1.76. with the
exception Of s cars sold ut S2.35, / at
$3.50 and ut Sass. or the SOS cars
OF prepared sizes shipped during the
week ending May 2, 176 cars went to
the lakes and 1l2 cars to tidewater
at prices TO be determined later. Mine
run sales OF spot coal, small In guam.
tity, were reported at from SITS to
1855, the bulk OF the tonnage moving
at from $2.15 to Sass. twenty-five
cars were sent to ddewaker at . prico
to be determined later. Contract sales
OF 1S4 cars OF mine run were report
ed. OF which 1855 were ct $3.50, Is at
$2.36 and ut $1.S5. Sales of slack
were reported ut prices ranging from
$1.60 to sass IN the case OF contract
shipments. and at from $50 % $2.l0
for spot coal to commercial usefs.
Production Drops.
Bituminous coal production during
the week ending April %, 10 estimated
by the Geological Survey at 1885,, 900
net tons and Is slight falling OF com.
pared with the output of the week of
April 10, estimated at 7,413,000 net
tons. During the same week OF 1918
the operators OF the country produced
11,720,000 net tons. The daily aver.
age per working day during the cur
rent week Is estimated at "a, 900 net
tons, as against ], 1895, 900 net tons dur.
ing the week preceding. and 1885 900
net tons for the calendar year to date.
For the period Of January I to April
26, 1913, the production OF bituminous
coal is estimated at 135,76s, 900 net
tons, and falls 42,313.000 net tons, or
"a per cent. below the output of the
same period Of 1918, estimated at 49,
072, 1000 net tons.
Production Of anthracite In the Uni
ted States during the week ending
April rs, is estimated at 1,401, 900 net
tons. as compared with 1,568,000 net
tons for the week ending April 10, and
100000 net tons during the CORE.
spending week OF last year.
Beehive coke production Is lower
now than It has been for many years.
For the week ending April 26. the pro-
i duction has dropped to 261,767 net
tons as compared with 294, S4s net tons
during the preceding week and 656..
1913 net tons during the week Of April
l27, 1918.
Lake Movement Good.
Early opening of the lake season has
resulted in loadings Of lake tonnage
approximately 100 per cent. in excess
Of loadings last year. up to April 10,
the Geological Survey estimates. Dur.
ing the week the tonnage loaded
amounted to 2S8,524 net tons, 80 per
cent. more than the tonnage loaded
during the same week last year. For
the season to date loadings aggregate
ISL ,235 net tons, as compared with
2S8,186 net tons during the same per.
Tod OF 1918.
Tldewater Shipments.
Improvement is noted in the tide.
water shipments during the week end
ing April rs, according to the United
States Geological Survey. Then they
were 453,074 net tons, as compared
with 405, HI net tons during the week
preceding and S73.630 tons during tho
same week Of last year. Tidewater
shipments to New England amounted
to 102,7s9 tons during the week OF
April 26, as compared with rs, 491 tons
the preceding week.