Evening star., 1943-06-04
Ceiling Prices
Set for Coal
And Coke Here
Few Changes Seen
In New Schedule
Issued by OPA

Issued by OPA
Dollars-ano-cents ceiling prices on
coal and coke were announced to-
day. effective next Wednesday. for
the Washington area by the Once
Of Price Administration.
The new ceilings replace the old
formula ceilings under which deal
ers used percentage markups after
adding various costs. Under this
system maximum prices varied with
each dealer
Little change in prices generally
was expected as the result of the
new order, and OPA said dealers,
who had been consulted in the
formulation of the ceilings, had ex-
pressed satisfaction" with the CELL
lngs. In some instances, the OPA
said. dealers will be allowed to in
crease their present prices to bring
them in line with the ceilings, while
other coal dealers will be obliged to
roll back their prices.
Nearby Areas Covered.
The price control agency said the
new order was in line with the policy
OF OPA to extend specific ceilings to
as rnanv commodities as possible in
place of the formula or freeze"
ceilings. The new ceilings, it was
said, reflect margins over delivered
cost prevailing in December, 1871.
Specifically covered by the new
order in addition to the District,
were Arlington County and Falls
Church, Va, and Chevy Chase, Be
thesda. Sligo. Silver Spring. Takoma
Park, College Park, Seat Pleasant,
Riverdale, Capitol Heights, Oxon
Hill, Kensington, Mount Rainier,
Hyattsville and Brentwood in Mary
land. A separate set of ceilings will
govern coal and coke prices in Alex
andria, Va
The ceilings were set up in four
ma ior categories:
|. Prices for retail sales in the
area defined for deliveries of the
various sizes of coal and coke. These
prices include dumping the coal into
the consumers bin. Where it is i'm
possible to do this, the dealer may
charge an additional IS cents per
ton for moving the coal from the
truck to the bin when he is asked
to do so.
Dealers Can Add Tax.
2 Prices for the sale of coal at
yards in the area listed Prices in
this schedule are 81 a ton lower
than in the previous one, repre-
sentmg the savings in not having
the coal delivered.
g. Prices for the sale of nut size
In paper bags of Is pounds each.
4. Prices for all deliveries in Alex
sndria, Va.
To all of the ceiling prices, deal
ers may add the Federal transpor-
tation tax of cents ton, but no
additional charges may be levied
because of freight costs. Dealers
are required to post copies of the
new price schedules at their places
of business,
OPA pointed out that the new
ceilings come at a time when most
coal bins are empty and before con-
sumers have had chance to re-
plenish their supplies for the next
winter season.
sample Ceiling Prices.
Some sample ceiling prices fol-
low:
PENNSYLVANIA anthracite egg, stove
and nut, delivered, $l430 a gross
ton t2,240 pounds and Sl277 net
ton 1000 pounds, Pennsylvania
anthracite No. buckWheat, $10.45
a gross ton, 1898 a net ton, Vlr-
glnia anthracite pea, $ll.05 gross
and S987 net high volatile btu
minouS coal from districts !, :, 5,
7 or 8, egg stove, nut, S9.35 gross and
sS35 net; low volatile bituminous
coal from district 8, domestic run
of-the mine, S9l0 gross and s8.l3
net; briquetS, sll LAO gross, sl0,l8 net,
and coke, Sl3 net.
The same kinds of coal picked up
AL the yard will be exactly 81 lower
in all categOrles.
Sold in l5-pound bags, Pennsyl-
vania anthracite, 9la cents; Vir-
elnia anthracite, 7i2 cents, and btu
minous, 6i2 cents. Direct delivery"
sales to consumers of bagged Goa
in the same three Categories will be
l6i2 cents, Is cents and Ia cents.
Prices for Alexandria are general
lv somewhat higher and are quoted
only for net ton sales Non-do-
mestic buyers purchasing coal in
Alexandria buying 25 or more tons
a year are entitled to discounts of
30 cents ton if cash payment is
made and also the customary cash
discount