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THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN. 27
CONNELLSVILLE COKE PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR 1913
The production of coke in the Connellsville region
for the year 1913, according to statistics gathered
by Mr. H. P. Snyder, editor of the Connellsville
Courier, together with the number of ovens
in the region, the number in blast and the number
idle, each week, was:
Week. Ovens. In blast. Idle. Tons.
.. 38,844
Jan. 11 .. 38,858
Jan. 18 . . 38,822
Jan. 25 .. 38,822
Feb. 1 . . 38,822
Feb. 8 .. 38,822
Feb. 15 .. 38,822
Feb. 22 . . 38,772
March 1 . . .. 38,772
March 8 . . ,.. 38,772
March 15 . , .. 38,772
March 22 . .. . 38,718
March 29 . ... 38,815
April 5 ... . .. 38,835
April 12 . . .. . 38,835
April 19 . . .. . 38,835
April 26 . . .. 38,843
May 3 . .. 38,992
May 10 . .. . . . 39,003
May 17 ... . . . 39,006
May 24 . .. . . . 39,003
May 31 . . . . . 39,003
. . . 39,103
June 14 . . ... 39,103
June 21 . . ... 39,103
June 28 . . .. . 39,103
July 5 ... . . . 39,127
July 12 . . .. 39,127
July 19 . . .. 39,066
July 26 . . .. . 39,066
Aug. 2 ... .. . 39,066
Aug. 9 . .. .. . 39,066
Aug. 16 . . .. . 39,068
Aug. 23 . . ... 39,068
Aug. 30 . . .. . 39,068
Sept. 6 . .. . . . 39,068
Sept. 13 . . .. 39,068
Sept. 20 . . . . 39,067
Sept. 27 . . ... 39,067
Oct. 4 ... 39,067
Oct. 11 . . .. . . 39,067
Oct. 18 . .. .. . 39,067
Oct, 25 . .. . . . 39,067
Nov. 1 ... 39,067
Nov. 8 ... 39,067
Nov. 15 . .. ... 39,067
Nov. 22 . . ... . 39,067
Nov. 29 .. . ... 39,067
32,840
32,881
33,013
32,971
33,003
33,039
33,062
33,008
33,078
33,116
33,147
33,018
32,925
32,781
32,682
32,228
32,241
32,270
32,134
32,155
32,052
32,074
31,948
31,923
32,000
31,900
32,413
31,801
31,501
31,319
31,258
31,429
31,540
30,864
30,814
30,322
30,124
30,073
30,207
29,995
29,763
30,039
30,036
29,933
29,669
29,506
28,481
28,433
6,004
5,977
5,809
5,851
5,819
5,783
5,756
5,764
5,694
5,656
5,625
5,700
5,890
6,054
6,153
6,607
6,602
6,657
6,869
6,851
6,954
6,929
7,155
7,180
7,103
7,203
6,714
7,326
7,565
7,747
7,808
7,637
7,528
8,204
8,254
8,746
8,944
8,994
8,860
9,072
9,304
9,028
9,031
9,134
9,398
9,561
10,586
10,634
384,204
404,397
429,828
416,282
422,753
410,443
435,441
441,645
432,645
413,285
445,494
430,885
353,933
373,634
370,676
408,407
415,745
403,069
414,486
409,428
396,904
401,321
409,015
410,608
402,305
409,999
333,358
390,470
399,704
9Q9 9 99
0.11,0.0
385,065
392,825
396,617
369,476
403,030
369,459
374,810
378,437
385,494
358,298
386,890
379,605
385,670
375,230
354,045
336,162
355,240
344,108
Dec. 6 39,067
Dec. 13 39,067
Dec. 20 39,067
Dec. 27 39,067
26,791
26,695
26,428
12,276
12,372
12,639
321,927
307,790
284,964
*250,000
Total 20,568,945
This is aagin of 536,670 tons over the production
of 1912. The year started in with production
growing and it continued to climb each week
until the high point was reached the week of
March 15, when 445,494 tons were produced.
From that date production dropped but clung
close to the 400,000 tons mark until the week of
Aug. 23, when the retrograde movement really
started and the low weekly figure was reached during
the week of Dec. 20, when production dropped
below 300,000 tons for the first time during the
year. The largest number of ovens were in blast
March 15, the total being 33,147 and the smallest
number was active Dec. 20, when only 26,428 were
burning.
A. W. CALLOWAY PREDICTS
EARLY TRADE REVIVAL.
Following an inspection of the Davis Coal &
Coke Co. properties in the Western Maryland's
territory, General Manager A. W. Calloway, of Baltimore,
but recently of Indiana, Pa., where he was
associated with the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh
coal interests, predicted a trade revival. He
said in part:
"It is natural that manufacturers and others
should not feel disposed to close the present year
with heavy stocks, etc., on hand and this desire
to clean house, so to speak has, no doubt, brought
with it an easing up in some particular lines. At
this time, there is a slackening demand for coal.
Y'et I cannot help but feel that normal trade conditions
will continue next year. It might be well
for the business community to take advantage of
this breathing spell in the trade situation to adjust
matters so that they will be better able to
meet the normal demand during the year.
"One important factor in the business world—
the tariff bill—is now behind us and manufacturers
have been gradually adjusting their affairs to
meet the new conditions with which they are now
face to face. This adjustment has been progressing
gradually and without any serious interruption
to business."
The Kansas Public Utilities commission is wrestling
with the problem of re-classifying intra-state
coal freight rates according to sizes.