The New York herald., 1922-08-14
SMALL GAINS MADE
IN OUTPUT OF COAL
Increase Comes From Districts
Curtailed by Rail Conges-
ton During July.
LAKE DUMPINGS DROP
Lowest Point at This Season
i'm Years, Geological Sur
vcy Reports.
LAKE DUMPINGs DROP

WASHINGTON, Aug 1s.--The Geologi-
cal Survey in a statement to-day elab-
Grating its report on coal production for
the last week, issued yesterday, de-
clared that 1.-THE addition TO the coal
supply from mines that have reopened
Is small. although four weeks have
elapsed since the invitation to resume
production was extended"
"There have been only very small
gains in few OF the stronger organized
Districts the Survey added. ''and the
increase in shipments reported for this
week has come from those districts in
which production was curtailed by traf-
fic congestion during July
The bituminous production for the
week was estimated at about 1900. 900
tons. or 500, 900 more than the previous
week. In placing anthracite production
at 27.000 tons for the last week the
Survey said: Production is limited
chiefly to steam sizes drcdged from the
rivers"
Anthracite Output Small.
Anthracite continues to move forward
from the storage yards OF producers"
the statement continued, but the guam
tity is small and is decreasing. Ship
ments now made are practically con-
fined to pea coal or smaller sizes. The
total output OF anthracite since January
] now stands at 22,S00.o00 net tons In
comparison with 1921 this Is decrease
OF nearly 100000 tons.
Because the strike has curtailed ship
ments to the three northern ports-New
- a
cumulative tidewater movement from
January to July 81 was much below
normal Shipments during the first
seven months of 1922 were 20 per cent.
less than the average for the corre-
spending period in the three years pre-
oeding. The chief element In the de-
crease was sharp decline i'm exports.
Du npings for export and bunker total
led 4,144.000 tons against 13.s71,000 IN
1921. Shipments 70 New England were
greater than in any of the three years
preceding. because of the effort Of New
England consumers to obtain water
borne coal to replace dwindling all-rail
shipments.
Lake DumpinGs Drop Low.
Lake dumpings in the week ending
August dropped to the lowest point
reported at this season in years. The
total dumped. according to the Ore and
Coal Exchange, was 92,747 tons, OF
which 1924 tons was cargo coal and
1888 vessel fuel. A year ago 70S.ss1
tons were dumped. A total OF S.799
tons was consigned to destinations on
Lake Erie not ordinarily taking lake
cargo. and the quantity forwarded TO
regular lake destinations was only &c.
l25 tons.
I'm the middle and southern Appa-
lachians. which have been the principa!
sources OF supply. production has been
curtailed by the shopmens strike. but
has gradually increased during August.
AS indicated BY this weeks report. the
unorganized districts of this territory
gained by relief from traffic congestion,
about 10000 tons over the output OF
last week"
"The non-union and partly organized
fields of this region are now furnishing
about Al per cent. OF the total output
in the United States. whereas they fur
nished 5i per cent. in the week ending
June Il.
Gain I'm PennsyIvania.
THE districts in Pennsylvania and the
central competitive fields and those west
of the Mississippi have been less af
IttItu Dy GOfi8tctiol. III ItIlH-
sylvania the output since the last week
of July has increased somewhat, re-
turns this week indicating shipments
larger than reported for any other week
during the strike. Union districts In
West Virginia also reported slight in
creases. On the other hand, reports for
this week indicate decreased production
in the strongly organized districts Of
the central States.
The mine reports for the week ended
July 29 indicate that traffic conditions
improved In some fields. but grew worse
in others. As a result of this improve
ment. working time increased in the
Pocahontas. Tug River and Hazard dis
tricts. In Winding Gulf. New River
and western Kentucky greater traffic
congestion was responsible for increased
losses.
Service was resumed on the railroad
in Colorado that had temporarily sus-
pended operations and no difficulty in