The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-01
COAL CONSUMERS CAN KEEP TAB ON
 RETAIL PRICES
Prices at Mines Vary-State Fixes Margin of Profit Allowed to Retail Dealer.
 Freight Rates Factor

Freight Rates Factor
 By clipping and preserving for reference the display advertisement of the state fuel administration car ried on another page of The Age Herald today, domestic coal con sumers of Alabama-those con cerned in having their coal in their cellar-will know what this coal is to cost them when served by re- tailers.
 The range Is large one, depend ent on the grade and class of coal desired. Another element in the price to consumer Is the freight, which varies according to distance from the coal mines. The third ele- meht is the margin allowed the retail dealer
 General conditions are these: Price at mines varies from s3.25 at Gamble mines to $7.lO at the mines in the Montevallo district.
 Freight charges from mines to mu- nicipalities vary from STE cents and sl to $1.50, $2. $2.SL s2.6215, $2.S7i ia and as high as $3.
 The price at mines and the freight must be paid by the retailer. The retailers margin allowed by the fuel administration is as follows;
 Retailers Margin In iy1b hon gomery. $3.10 per ton in August and 10 cents more each following month until December is reached, when the charge will be $3.50 In other cities of 5000 population and up, the re- tailers gross margin is $2,S0. In cities of 5000 to 5000 the retailers gross margin is $2.5o. Where deliv- cry is from car on sidetrack retail CTS gross margin will be s1 plus un- loading and delivery charges,
 In the case of Montgomery for ex- ample, if consumer wishes Gamble mine coal, the price to him will be as follows:
 Montgomery Prices Price f. O. b. mine. $3.25 Freight from mine ........ 2,06 E War tax on freight ........ .06 Retailers gross margin ..... S.10
 Total .................... s.474 If the Montgomery consumer wishes the highest grade of Monte- vallo seam coal, the price to him will be as follows.
 Price f. o. b. mine .$TlO Freight from mine ......... lS7 F War tax on freight ......." .0b 1a Retailers gross margin 3lO
 -
 Total ,...,.,.......... SlZ.l3
 The citizen of Montgomery has the choice of coal at from $8.47 to $12.13, variance of nearly s4 per ton
 Birmingham Prices
 Tn case of Birmingham, Gamble coal would come to the consumer here as follows:
 Price f. 0. b. mines ......." $s.25 Freight from mine ........ 100 War tax on freight ...... 0S Retailers gross margin Slo
 Total ..........,.,.. $7.4o
 In case of highest grade Montevallo seam, the price will be as follows: Price f. O. b. mines ....... $Tlo Freight from mines ..... .e 12 War tax on freight ........ ,S2 Retailers gross margin 5.lo
 Total .....,....'' %lAlo
 These are the prices effective Au- gust 1. Changes that are made rom month to month will be given the public by the fuel administratloh' on
 These prices are based on delivery from retail coal yards.
 Other Offerings
 The Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company has entered with protfef of car loads to the consumer in Ala bama, Mississippi and Louisiana al following prices at mines: $3.o0 for Dora lump, s375 for washed Dora nut, sS for washed Dora slack, $3 for run of mines, Pratt seam coal from Coalburg; and $2 for breeze coke from it's by-product plant. Pratt Consolidated Coal company is offering the consumer car loads of Gamble lump at $s.25 at mines.
 w. o. Broyles continues to offer people of Birmingham nut coal at S4 and lump coal at s5 laid in the cellar. Ivey Leaf and Piper Coal company offers delivery of run of mine coal, good for furnace purposes, at $5. Shaddick Coal company through h. Pizitz offers nut at s425 and lump atts5.25 placed In icellar from wagon mine at Lewisburg.
 County Coal company offers egg, nut and lump coal at s6.5o placed in the cellar.
 This is the coal status to date. Never before in the history of the trade in Birmingham was there as many different kinds of offerings based on as many kinds of delivery.
 More advertising of offerings ot coal are being made than ever be- fore.