The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-12-03

per cent of full capacity. Total losses
from all causes totaled 27.3 per cent /;
transportation disability, pol, and
mine disability, 40 per cent. The Utah
labor situation is good, there being
no losses whatever during the week
referred 20 on this score.
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absolute improvement as we'll. The
effect OF the holiday is shown in the
per cent Of time lost on account of
labor, which rose from go in the latest
fulltime week, 10 S.s. The observance
of the day varied greatly from field
10 field. From the record Of loadings
u appeared 10 count rs scven-tenths of
n normal Thursday. Over much of
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, aud the states
Immediately west Of the Mississippi,
about half the mines appear 10 have
closed down from four 10 eight hours
on Armistioe Day Exceptions 10 this
statement were found in Franklin and
Saline counties, Ills, where but few of
the mines observed the holiday, and
in Southern Ohio where IL was very
generally observed. In Pennsylvania
except parts of the Central fiold.
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky.
Virginia, Alabama and the Rocky
Mountain States, few mines reported
loss Of time because Of the holiday.
LATHE change in the labor disputes
in Alabama and the Williamson field
occurred. Tho hundred and forty
nine mines reporting from the former
state produced 2sG,D55 tons out Of a
present capacity Of $4,000 tons. Tho
losses attributed 90 labor amounted
70 20 per cent. In the Williamson, or
kenova-Thaoker field, eighty-t W o
mines reported n production Of So
6O4 tons, n slight increase over recent
weeks. Nearly half of the capacity
Of the field, however, remains down.
The strike in the Ignite field Of Colo
RADIO was settled Local disputes were
reported from Oklahoma and Ark
ansas. The market continued suffiei-
emily active 10 absorb all Of the ton
mage offered, except in Iowa and in
Toxas whore small losses on account
Of no orders were reported.
Some Gar Shortage.
With the existing demand the mines
are stu ordering ears sufficient for
operation at fulltime capacity. Meas
ured against this capacity the supply
Of ears is short Of the demand, and in
this sense ear shortage persists. In
the week of November 18th the mines
reporting were closed down 1875 per
cent on account of ear shortage and
other forms Of transportation dis
ability IL, however, by some miracle
ears could be furnished 10 load 49,
100000 or 100000 tons a week, Il
would nos be long before the market
would be oyesupplied and lack of de-
mand would become the dominoni fac
tor limiting production.
Certain districts stand out as still
receiving an inadequate supply Of
ears. Losses in excess of 80 per cent
Of fulltime were reported during the
week of Arlnistioe, Day from Fair
mont, the high volatile fields OF
Southern West Virginia, and the en-
tire State of Kentucky. In the West
and South the car supply is now very
good with two exceptions, Utah and
Colorado. In the former an improve
ment was reported, transportation
losses declining from 30.3 TO 2O1 pd
cent Beehive coke produced during
tho week ended November Goth total
ed $4,000 net tons, a decrease from
the revised figures for The preceding
week of $4,000 tons or slightly less
than 4 per cent. The decrease was
general, except in che Western States,
where no change was reported. The
output in the Conceivable region as
given by the Conceivable Courier,
was 2OO,36O tons, as compared with
2Ol,SlO during the preceding week.
Cumulative production for 1920 is
now lS,Sl9,O0O tons, which compared
with the production for the same
period during 1919 17,376,OOO tons) f,
shows an increase for 1920 of ], 443,-
900 tons. Figures for the week end
ed on November 18th arc subject TO
further revision as reports from GER
tain carriers have not been received.
Temporary Depression.
Recovering from a temporary de-
preston, the lake movement rose to
LISA tons during the week of No
vember GOTH OF the total dumped at
Lake Erie ports, according TO the Ore
ard Coal Exchange, 6S0, $40 tons were
cargo coal and $1,000 vessel fuel. This
was an increase of 1884 tons over the
preceding week and exceeded mater
tally the performance of the cores
ponding weeks of 1918 and 1919. Much
interest now centers on the cumulative
movement for the year, which now
stands at 22,274,000 tons. With the
season of navigation nearly at au end,
the year 1920 is about seven million
tons behind 1918, but has almost over
taken 1919.