The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-06
GAR SUPPLY IS
HOLDING UP WELL
in THE REGION
Coal Market Continues To
Be Rather Firm All
Around

Empties are holding up fairly
well in the region today and the
supply is stronger than usual at
this time OF the week. On the
Monongah division OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad there are
twenty-five mines idle today. There
Is total Of 1854 empties on the
divi4lon with b eSrly morning
placement of 1876. Cars are clas-
sified as follows: Open, 996; coke.
80; NJ. V. T.. so; Is. NJ. l. X, 70.
Cars left over from the previous
day were 3l2. There were 1880
empties ordered by the mines OF
the division for today's loading, OF
which number SO were for coke
loading
Car supply along the NIononga-
hela railway today totaled 1873 in
the West Virginia district while
the mines In the Pennsylvania dis
trict were $40. or the empties
in the West Virginia and OF the
line today there are so cars as
signed. A forty percent car sup
ply is expected on the division for
Thursday.
Alongthe Helen's Run and Wy
att-BingAmon branches OF the
Western Maryland railway today
there Is a full run OF cars-fully
200 empties strunE1 Rround on
the spurs. There IL a full run or
cars in sight for Thursday also.
Daily Production
Fairmont region on Tuesday
loaded 1912 cars Of coal and coke,
1886 cars Of coal and 26 cars OF
coke.
Mines along the Monongah d.
vision OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on Tuesday loaded IVA
cars OF coal and coke-1148 cars
Of coal and 26 cars of coke. East
there were 743 cars of coal loadeo
was IA cars east and ~ west.
Operations along the Mononga
hela railway in West Virginia on
Tuesday loaded 3O6 cars OF coal.
The mines in the Pennsylvania dis
trict loaded BAL cars OF coal.
Mines along the Helen's Run and
WyattrBingamon branches OF the
Western Maryland railway Oh
Tuesday loaded 1872 cars OF coal.
Daily Shipments
These shipments were made off
the Monongah division Of the B..
and Y. raaroad yesterday: Curtis
Bay. 1872 cars; st. Georges. Il
cars; lakes. 314 cars; Michigan
points, 10 cars; Ohio points, 10
cars; miscellaneous western
points, 81 cars.
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel loading off the
Monongah division of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad yesterday
aggregated S17 carloads-a decided
increase over Mondays tonnage
for that purpose. Practically all
of the railroads made gradual in
creases and Maine Central again
broke in for tonnage.
These consignments were made
off the division for railroad fuel
yesterday, B. and O., "a cars; Ban
gor and Arostock, %; C. Of N.
j.. Is cars; Lehlgh Valley, q cars;
New York, New Haven and HAIR
ford, II cars; P. and r., 81 cars;
Boston and Maine, ! cars; Erie, 10
cars; West Shore. 81 cars: Cen
trail Of New England. % cars;
Maine Central. 90 cars.
Market Condition
While the coal market appears
to be Just as firm II not just lit
tie sitter than yesterday as far
as exports are concerned, it Is be-
lieVed that line shipments might
possibly soften little before
long. Certain auto factories in
the Detroit section have been lay
ing men of and the coal that was
formerly sent there in box cars
SO that. the plants might reload
them with autos Is affected. This
condition appears to have hit the
wagon mine in the region rather
sudden Jolt.
The general publicity OF the dan
ger of high-priced coal for do
nestle consumption is expected al.
80 so to have some beneficial eff
feet. The price of conl Is too
high and every operator who is
getting more than reasonable
profit" for line shipments Is taking
his chance OF getting in bad with
the government. Unless the price
of coal decreases the trouble tenn
porarly patched up in the federal
courts at Martinsburg will be back
again. The government apparent
" has made no protest as far as
export prices are concerned.
There is a tendency in the east
on the part Of consumers TO play
a game OF "watchful waiting" ana
are going slow on buying. This
should have an effect to force prtc-
es down.
Attending Meeting
r. NJ. Davis and E. H Gilbert,
of the Davis Coal Company. Nor.
gantown, and Everett Drennen. of
Elkins. president OF the West Vir-
ginia Coal and Coke Company, are
attending a meeting Of the fan
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