The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-01-17
M sun Special Service.

The sun Special Service.
WASHINGTON, u. G.. Jan. 10
Considerable Improvement occurred
during The week ended January 4th
ir the production of bituninous coat.
The output being estimated ut 1854
100 net tons. approximately 30 PEI
rcni above the production during the
week preceding. Estimates place pro
luciion during the current week nj
S.il4,0G0 net tons. and while in ex
cess nf the production during thu
week ended December 2Sth, when
amounted to 6.i61.000 net tons, fell
below production of the week ended
January 4, 1918, ~ l,020,000 net tons
or II per cent The daily average
during the current week, based on
five day operation Of the mines, -
estimated at 100000 net tons,
half million net tons behind the daily
average of the coal year 10 date and
approximately three hundred and
fifty thousand not tons behind thr
similar period ending January >. 1915.
Total production this coal year 30
date, estimated ut 4j6.2a3, 900 net tons,
exceeds that of last year by 34,2iS,OOc
net tons or 81 per cent.
Anthracite production during the
Ucck of january 18th improved 10 Tia
extent of 100000 net tous over the
week preceding and is estimated nc
l,3S0,OOO net tons, M against 1,3l7..
200 not tons during the correspond
ing week Of 1918 The daily average
during the current week based on
five day operation of the mines itI
estimated At 27S,OdO net tons for the
coal year 10 date. md 100000 net tons
FOR similar period of last year. Tho
total production ion the period April
J, 1918 to January 4. 1919. Is cstimnt-
I'd ut 1j.3lO,00O net tons aud falls b.
low production of lOl7-lS coal yelr
through January 4ih by approximate
~ million aud half net tons.
Production Figures.
Analyses Of working conditions the
country over rs reported by the oper. |
nlors of five thousand two hundred
and eighiy-lwo wines with a toini |
production col 5000 900 net tons aud |
prcsen, capacity Of s.5Oi.6l0 net tons
during the week OF December 18th.
show the operators reporting pro.
duced TS.5 per cent of the total csii- |
mated output, the mines being oper. |
ntod at 90 per cent of their full time
as compared with -i6 per cent durne
the week ended December 2ist and
t5S per cent during the week ended
December 20. 1917 Comparatively
little car shortage ar loss of time dug
10 mine disability WAS rcported dur
ing the week. labor shortage aud mine
disability being the limiting factor
Approximately ons-third of Christ
mas Week was lost ON account OF
these Two causes. The labor SHORTAGE
here reported was but temporary and
w 40 doubt, show considerable i'm.
proyement during the week Of Jan.
uary 4lh. the miners during Christ
iGas Week laying off and losing con
siderable time both previous 20, aud
otter Christmas. Day As in the pre-
oeding week all fields with the ex-
oeption of PENNSYLVANIA, Fairmont,
cumberland -PiedRcnt and Alabama
fields continue Ia report considerable
loss of time ON acet nut of no demand.
In Iowa and the Western and Rocky
Mountain States greater demand
existed than during the week of De-
'ember 2lsl, while in all other dis
iricts with the exception of those
specified above as not losing any time
un account of lacl; of demand con-
siderably less business was reported
Than during the week preceding Con.
siderable Improvement occurred dur.
ing the week In transportation con
dtions.
Improvement Shown.