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tide is the pivot of discontent to shippers, because
on some roads facilities are inadequate. No improvement
is shown in the car supply, and on the
Virginia roads delays are aggravating. In the
coastwise market vessel rates continue low. From
Philadelphia large craft quote 70c. to Boston. Salem
and Portland; 60c. to the Sound; 75c. to Lynn
and Bath; 80c. to Newburyport; 75c. to Portsmouth.
Business in anthracite coal has improved daily.
the effects of the cold snap and snow storm
which prevailed over a large part of the Eastern
territory during the week having manifested themselves
in retail buying to an extent which is beginning
to be felt in the wholesale market. Production
continues steady, and there is every prospect
of a good tonnage in December bringing up
the year's total to a high figure. Prices are unchanged,
the schedule on domestic sizes being
fully maintained. The demand for steam sizes
is somewhat better, and the quotations show little
or no change. The schedule price, f. o. b. New
York harbor delivery points, is $4.75 for broken,
and $5 for egg, stove and chestnut. For steam
sizes quotations are $2.75@$3 for pea coal; $2.50
for free-burning, and $2.25 for hard buckwheat;
$1.45@$1.50 for rice, and Jl.30@fl.35 for barley,
or No. 3 buckwheat. In Chicago and Western
territory generally business has also improved.
owing to colder weather. Demand from Western
points is reported fair. Stocks on dock at Northwestern
points are generally pretty good, but there
will doubtless be some demand for rail shipments,
especially to Chicago. While the snow in the
East was not sufficient to affect the railroads materially,
transportation is not very good, considerable
delays being reported. With the end
of the lake season, rail shipments to Buffalo have
fallen off heavily, and there is a better supply ot
cars for shipment to other Western points.
Hull, Blyth & Co.. of London and Cardiff, report
slightly lower prices on certain grades of Welsh
coal. The quotations follow: Best Welsh steam
coal, $3.48; seconds, $3.36; thirds. $3.12; dry coals.
$3.18; best Monmouthshire, $3.06; seconds, $3;
best small steam coal, $1.98; seconds, $1.80; other
sorts, $1.68.
Conciliation Board In Session.
The anthracite conciliation board has been in
session at Scranton considering alleged grievances
of the miners of the Erie and other companies
that foremen threaten men who are disposed to
vote for a check weighman and check docking
boss with discharge, if they so vote, and in this
manner have prevented the majority of the miners
demanding these bosses.
THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN. 37
The official staff of the Pittsburgh-Buffalo Co.
has been slightly changed. Mr. H. P. Jones has
resigned as general manager of the Pittsburgh-
Buffalo Co. and has accepted the position of president
of the Big Hill Coal Co., of Richmond, Ky.
Mr. Thomas R. Jones, formerly vice-president of
the Pittsburgh-Buffalo Co., has also severed his
connection with that company and accepted the
presidency of the Pittsburgh & Buffalo Co., of
Buffalo, N. Y. He will hereafter make his headquarters
at Buffalo. The present officers of the
Pittsburgh-Buffalo Co. are Mr. John H. Jones, president;
Mr. David G. Jones, vice-president and general
manager; and Mr. William I. Jones, secretary
and treasurer.
Mr. Lee L. Malone, who has been elected general
manager of the Consolidated Coal Co., is now
practically general manager of the entire properties
of the Watsons and allied interests, which
include the Fairmont, Somerset and Consolidated
Coal Cos. Mr. Malone, who will retain his headquarters
at Fairmont, has grown up with the industry
in that field. He is a practical man from
the ground up and his knowledge and the extent
of the properties under his control make him one
of the notable captains of the soft coal industry-
Mr. G. F. Getz, president of the Globe Coal Co..
of Chicago, was married on December 7 to Miss
Susan D. Rankin, daughter of Mr. James E.
Rankin, of Henderson, Ky. They will be at home
after January 1 in Chicago, at the Auditorium
annex.
Mr. C. A. Eastman will, after January 1, represent
at Chicago the Susquehanna Coal Co., with
office in the Old Colony building. For the past
three years Mr. Eastman has been the Chicago
sales agent for the W. L. Scott Co.
Mr. Charles R. Williamson, a prominent coal
and lumberman of Media, Pa., and father of C.
Frank Williamson, treasurer of the Pennsylvania
Retail Coal Merchants' Association, died recently
in his 82nd year.
Mr. J. R. Thomas has resigned the presidency
of the Kanawha Fuel Co. He will be succeeded
by Mr. M. T. Roach, the present general manager
and secretary of the company.
Mr. C. H. Schlacks, vice-president of the Rio
Grande & Colorado Midland railroad, has been appointed
vice-president of the Utah Fuel Co.