The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-18
The Farm and the Farmer
ANTHRACITE COAL
BY William r. sanborn

ANTHRACITE COAL
The owners of baseburners who
have been anxious as to supplies OF
hard coal have been partially relieved
OF late, but this is only in spots, as
several elevators report being unable
to get hard coal for love nor money
until around Dec. /. The pressure for
coal for lake shipment, as well as the
eastern demand from those who de-
pend altogether on anthracite, ex-
plains this condition.
The report from the Eikenberry
elevator at Camden, on Friday, was to
the effect that they had been able to
meet the demand for soft coal right
along, of late. but that not a single
car of anthracite had come in, nor was
any expected until after Dec. l. They
said they were advised from the mines
that some hard coal would be shipped
them on the first of next month, and
that they could not promise to ship
day earlier than that The Eiken-
berry folks were paying $1,20 for
wheat on Friday, and So cents for new
corn at 10 pounds to the bushel. Set
eral farmers have wheat stored in
their. different elevators. it was said
and that some are now selling on the
advances.
The manager of the Green's Fork
elevator was bidding $1.18 for wheat
on Saturday forenoon and paying 81
cents for new corn, some of which Il
coming in daily now. They are pref,
| ty well supplied with coal at Green's
Fork Just now, having some Indiana
at $3.50, and both Kentucky and West
| Virginia Goals in their bins, priced al
around SO per ton. While it is true
/ that orders for anthracite were placed
weeks and weeks ago, said Mr.. Mar
lindale, I'VE are unable to guess when
the first car will arrive" He says
that the Indiana coal at $3.50 is giving
satisfaction.
Hard Coal at Lynn
A car of chestnut anthracite arrived
at Lynn on Thursday afternoon and
is selling at $3.50. This seems jusi
an ordinary occurrence, until you learI
that this is The third car Of hard coal
to be received receF tly at Lynn, while
many much larger Indiana towns have
been unable to get single car thi:
season The manager of the elevator
at that point said that he was glad
! to see this third car. as were mum
erous folks who did not get in on thf
| first arrivals The -four mill at Lynn
was paying $1.18 for wheat; rs cents
| per cwt for corn, and SO cents TO
oats, on Friday.
! Dropping down from Lynn a few
miles you reach Fountain City, on
of the local towns which doesn't seen
to get in correct touch with the anthra
| cite coal magnates; at least the ele
vator at that point hasn't received
a car of hard coal so far this season
Just now the manager of the Foun
tain City elevator is looking for ca
of Kentucky COAL also car of coke
both of which should be on track no
later than Monday, he said, as h
has way bills for them. He furthe
hopes that one car of chestnut anthra
cite may come in soon, as letters hav'
been received from the mine regard
ing shipments. The car of Kentuck!
coal will be billed at SO from tn
car and $1O.25 delivered in town. MI
| Hockett said that the car of Kentuck.
! coal received a week ago contained
"a tons, and was unloaded into farm
| wagons inside of s hours.
EIdorado Has Coal
E. V. Mcclure of Eldorado says the!
marked up wheat to $1.25 on Frida.
afternoon, and had mill bids to cove
at profit, should they care to ship
He further stated that they had quit
a lot of wheat in store, much of
brought considerably below presen
market prices. He has been payini
S5c per cwt. for corn during past fey
days and says some of the farmers ar
now selling. He reported car of Ken
lucky coal on the switch on Friday
which was being taken by farmer
, direct from the car at $40 per tor
There is car of chestnut anthracit
now rolling toward Eldorado, whic
,, Mr.. Mcclure says will be sold for 81
ton at the car. This is the loves
quotation on this grade of hard Goa
that we have learned of the presen
season.
Farmers have no complaint to max