The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-08-13

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cause for a decrease in the percentage
oil time lost on account of transporta-
ton disability. Over the country as
whole the transportation loss tlur-
ing the week of July oath was DOG
per cent, as compared with 3.-.3 per
cent during the preceding week. Tx
animation of the reports from fields
not affected by the strike. however.
indicates no widespread improvement
IN ear supply. In some districts a
change for the better was. indeed. re-
ported, but in others the losses grew
even more acute than before.
Improvement in the ear supply was
reported from the Pittsburg district.
from Sections A and G of Central
Pennsylvania, from the Cumberland
Piedmont field. the high volatile
fields of Southern West Virginia.
Northwestern Kentucky. and West
ern Kentucky. In Indiana. Ohio. West
Virginia Panhandle. and Southeast
em Kentucky little change occurred.
Among the districts Ia report n loss
adequate car supply were westmore-
land, Section y Of Central Pennsyl-
vania, Somerset, Fairmont. New
River Hazard, and Southwestern Vir.
ginia.
The Coke Situation.
A decrease Of $4,000 tons marked
the production of beehive coke during
the week ended July 3lst. The total
output is estimated on the basis of
shipments over the principal carriers
at 10000 net tons, ( per cent less
than Of the preceding week. produc-
ton in the Conceivable region. as re-
ported by the Connellsyillc Courier.
decreased from 1s2,1i5 to 1880
tons.
The cumulative output since the
beginning Of the year now amounts to
l2,3S6,0OO tons, an increase of 10 per
cent over 1919.
Coal Movements.
Tidcwater shipments during the
week ended July 3lst established
what is believed to be a new record
for coal handled over tidewater pier,
in a single week.
The total dumpings ut the foui
North Atlantic ports and Charleston
nccording to reports furnished IN,
geological survey by courtesy Of tn,
American Railroad association, wcr,
27.iBi ears This exceeded the pre-
ceding week by i77l ears, and wa,
1901 ears greater than the weekly
average for June, 1920, hitherto IN,
maximum month.
Hampton Roads.
Statistics on the destination of Goa
dumped ut tidcwntcr during the wccl
ended July 3lst are NJ present avail
able only for the port of Hampton
Roads. A total of 100000 net ton
were handled By the three exchange
there, an increase of $1,000 tons owe
the preceding week. The increas
went almost entirely 10 exports, Their
was a slight decrease In the quantit!
shipped 10 New England
The average movement 10 New
England through Hampton Roads wa
1874 net tons per week during th
b five weeks ended July 3lst. Through
out this period Service Order No.
was in effect. Order No. IL, directing
further measures of priority and pre-
ference for the New England move
ment, did not become effective unit
August 2d,
Rail Shipments 10 New England.
; The rail movement of bituminou
coal 10 New England continued 10 b
very heavy during the last week o
% July According 10 reports furnish
ed the geological suryery by the Am
! erican Railroad association, 636s ear
% were forwarded to New Englan
destinations through the five Hudso
? River gateways of Harlem River
Maybrook, Albany, Rotterdam, an
: Mechanics'ille. With the exception
of the preceding week, this was IN
largest mo1ement of the year an
one of the largest of record. II wa
1889 ears, or 30 per cent, greater tha
that of the corresponding week o
Ill0l0.
Stocks Of Dealers.
In weekly coal report No, 1850, pag
o, estimates were presented of th
total quantity of bituminous coal he'll
in storage by commercial consumer
and dealers. II was shown that tota
commercial stocks had ranged durin
the period over which he records eS
tend, from 270OO,0O0 tons in the faI
of 1916, TO a maximum of 63,0O0,0O
tons ON the day Of the armistiee. !
was further shown that stocks o.
June /, 1920, were in the neighbor
hoon of 20,0O0,0O0 tons, the loves
figure at any time for which data ar
available.
The rapid canvass of stocks Of Goa
held by representative consumers, n
Gently conducted by the geological
survey with the assistance of fund
provided by the Bituminous Goa
Commission, included reports froI
1867 retail dealers well distribute
over the country.
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