Show The Advance in Coke As announced exclusively by The Tribune the advance of 51 per ton on coke went Into effect yesterday and the producers sre taking out of local consumers of which the smelters are tile principal ones nearly 200 a day more than when the curtains were drawn upon 1SOO The explanation volunteered by the producer for the advance In his article is that the cost of production has been Increased the main Item that Is now weighing upon tIle Industry that of an advance In the wages of labor That this will last is not believed by many who look for the Hemmingway process to come to the relief of the market In short time Relief from that source however is not likely as the owners of that pro cess is not yet through with the ex perimental work and until that time the Went is not likely to derive benefit from that source Meanwhile Manager Jones of the American Manager White of the Highland Boy and thosewho preside over other cokeusing plants will stand the raise |