The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-14
Third WEEK OF REDUCED COAL PRODUCTION
Correspondence The sun.

Correspondence The sun.
WASHINGTON. u. g.. Feb. TO-
The third successive week of decreas-
ing production was recorded during
the week of February LIST when the
output Of biiuminous coal declined TO
the lowest level during the past few
wears with the exception Of Christmas
week of 1918. The production during
this week Is estimated at S,3i5,O0O
net tons and is $4,000 net tons oe
~ per cent below the production Of
the week of January 35th and l,27i.-
600 net tons or 1913 per cent below
the week Of February 2d of 1918. The
average production per working Ia
during the week OF February ist' ~
ESTIMATED at 1891. 600 net tons ~
compared with l,ST2,000 net tons the
daily average for the coal year ;o
date. and l.TiiOOO net tons the daily
average for the same period of lnsI
year. The production for the coal
wear Ia date now totals 10 iDi,OSl 900
net tons a. compared with 4G0,il7.000
net tons for the period April /, 1917.
To- February >, 1919 Anthracite pro-
duciion during the week OF February
LIST is estimated at l,S2l 900 net tons,
. decrease compared with the week
preceding of $4,000 net tons or 3.h
per cent. hut exceeds produellOs dur
ing the samc week of last year by o.,
600 net tons or 81 per cent. ~ dai
average per working day is estimated
nj $4,000 net tons and for the coal
year Ia date at $4,000 net tons, com
pared with $4,000 net tons for the
same period Of last year. Total pro-
duciiun for the coal year to date II
estimated at S2.363000 net tons aud
falls behind production of last year
by 1910 net tons or l.G per cent.
Working Conditions.
Analyses Of working conditions as
reported by operators of five thou
sand aud iifty-six mines with a pro.
duciion of 7.27g,s63 net tons and
present capacity of ll,9l3,bl5 net
tons during the week of January Goth
show these properties produced 79.i
per cent OF the total estimated OUT
put, the mines being operated at GIL
ler cent of their tull time. as COM
pared with 6S pr cent during the
week of January 18th and 81 pee
cent during the corresponding week
oi last year. Both ear and labor con
dliluns were exceedingly favorable
md IA addition very little time was
lost by the operators on account OF
repairs 10 plants or other factors not
specified, their output being limited
entirely by lack OF demand which ia-
creased during he week form 23.l per
cent of ipll time 10 81 per cent, the
mines m the country as a whole now
Operating al not more than four DAYS
per week. Alabama still remains the
lone district ia which loss OF time on
account of mo- market is insignificant.
In other districts losses of Time on ac-
count of lack of market range from
/ z per cent IA kansas and Missouri 20
$50 per cent IN Southern Ohio. In
Western Pennsylvania, whore until
recently the demand was continuous,
the operators are now losing 23.2 per
cent ar approximately one-quarter of
their time.
With the Cokemen.
Production of byproduct coke IN
tine United States during the weel,
ended February LIST is estimated at
b54,639 net tons and while approx
mately 10000 net tons or ? per cent
below The production OF the week pre-
cedlng, exceeded production during
lhe corresponding week of 1918 by
lsS,OOO net tons or 90 per cent. The
plants of the country were operate
.al ~ per cent of their full time dur
ing the week as compared with $50
per cent during the week ended Jan
uary 18th The loss of capacity
amounted % rs per cent during the
week of February lst and is due 10
repairs 10 plants which amounted a.
- per cent lack OF business, which
amounted TO b,S per cent as eomnared
with IA per cent during the week
previous. Operating conditions chang
ed but slightly in the yarions states