The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-17

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west. a total of eleven cars of coal
was loaded by wagon mines on the
division on Tuesday.
Loading on the MohOngahela rail
way on Tuesday totaled go cars
of coal OF which "65 cars were pro.
duced by the mines in the West Eir-
ginia district and 4O5 cars by the
in the Pennsylvania dis
trict.
Tonnage loaded on the Heleu's
Run and Wyatt BinGamon branches
OF the Western Maryland railway
on Tuesday held up we'll with a
total number Of l2l cars OF coal
loaded. or this there were &c cars
loaded on the IIelen's Run branch
and Sc on the Wyatt.Bingamon
branch.
Along the Charleston division OF
the B. and o. II. Il on Tuesday the
mines loaded III cars OF coal and
coke-l62 cars of coal and . cars OF
coke. A total OF 30 cars OF railroad
fuel were loaded Of which cars
were for 3, and O. fuel and % cars
for foreign roads. The division turn
cd over 20 cars OF coal TO the Buff
falo Creek and Gaulcy Railroad.
Daily Shipments
These daily shipments were made
on The Monongah division of the b.
and o. railroad on Tuesday: Cur
It's Bay. c. cars; ST. Georges. 10
ca.r3: Lake.. 81 cars: Michigan
roAts. cars; Ohio points, IL
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Market Conditions
Practically no change has result
ed in the coal market today Pitts
burgh, Sewickley. kitlanninG and
Freeport coal are selling at $4.75.
Lake business appears TO be firm
ut the general price The lake ship
ments have been holding up well
and this provides an avenue for the
surplus coal in the region.
When the lake business goes of
on Saturday there Is question as
to the future market, but coal
tradesmen are just as sure as they
have a nose on their face that the
prica cannot drop more than fifty
or seventy-fvn cents probably not
that because there Is some business
from the west, which Is developing
and also there is some limited eX-
port business to keep the market
from further marked decreases. AS
a matter OF fact the high cost OF
coal production will not permit too
big a slump.
Railroads are offering $3.50 for
spot business now and even should
they offer but "a or $4.25 later the
market will hardly go below the 81
mark. While there Is a slack up
in the demand there is sufficient
business in sight to tide over the
lull that would have ordinarily oc-
Cured by the close Of the lake sea-
son.
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel loading on the Mon
ongah division of the D. and o rail-
road Tuesday totaled $40 cars This
was 81 cars stronger than on Mon.
day despite the limited car supply
on Tuesday, B. and @. fuel was 81
cars and foreign fuel totaled 229
cars.
These cunsignmGnts were made:
b. and O.. 81 cars; Bangor and
20 cars; c. Of n. j., 8
ears: Lrhigh Valley. Is cars: New
York. New Haven and Hartford. u
cars: p. and r., 60 cars; Boston
and Maine II cars; Maine. Central,
36 cars; Maryland, Pennsylvania. !
car; Erie cars; West Shore. IS
cars; c. of n. E., 20 cars.
Usage Company Buys
According to deed fileh in Nor
yeutOwn On Monday The Usage Coal
Company purchased IS acres ~
coal from Sarah f. Mar
tin for $4,000. This will straight
en- the company's property lines.
Large Coal Deal
According to the New Dominion.
MoTgaitown, the real baG;crs cf
the big coal deal in Ohio ami Mar
shall counties, West Virginia, and
Greene and Washington counties in
Pennsylvania, are the FricK Estate.
The Cleveland Trust
Company. Cleveland; Judge VIII
liam Grosscip. Chico go; Lewis "
Hill and Son, head Of the S.. Paul
syndicate connected with the Great
Northern Railway and others.
The deal was engineered by
James r. Paisley, of Cleveland, o.
1t is claimed that the coal recent
ly taken oyer will be consolidated
with that formerly controlled by the
J. " Thompson interests which was
at S32,647, 300 by theIofri-
ciaIs of Greene county, Pa. y
in addition to the foregoing pur-
chase it is said a number OF options
have been taken in that section
along the Wheeling Creek Valley.
Purchased Coal.
The LeMar Coal company. Nor
gentown, has purchased $50 acres
OF Sewlckley coal between the west
ern city limits and BarrackVille
from o. S. Mckinney ana NJ. A.
Jollifre. The coal land will be
tapped from the 3. G. D. r. 4. and
u modern plant will be installed.
Working Coal Land.
The United States Steel Corpora. !
ton has begun to develop 5000
acres OF coal land near Phllippi In
Barbour county. Practically all the
blankets and bedding in the town
was bought by the company for the