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Show BREAK IN STOCKS. StrikeSituation Seriously Affects the Anthracite Roads. NEW YORK. March 30. Thi stocks of tho anlhniclU conl roods broke .teverely at tlio oponlnfr of tlio stock inurkvt today. Jersey Central declined 3 polnte. Philadelphia & Reading -lli. anil Delawnro & Hudson 2. Thn cnllro Hit vaa heavy In njtnimihy with theso duelling. The l.ackuwanim & Jx-hlgh Vnlloy Rnllroad compiinlc.i today decided not to ndno the present prlcu of coal while thflr supplies hold out. To Prevent Cornet;. To prevent "ns' far as posalblo nny corner and consequent rise In prices by Jobber or dealers, deal-ers, all tho anthracite roudm havo airfped not to 6ell more than n lived quantity of coal at any ono lime. Th action or tho Mitcholl committee com-mittee In ordering tho Htrlke. bus nrauged deep i eventing amonir coal operators, ono of whom characterized It as a "plecu of unpardonable felly." May Be Stubborn. This operator Intimated thut the operators mlKht refnso to nccpt tho Invitation of the committee for a. meeting hero noxt Tuesday un- ' less the. atrlka order In rescinded. President Truemlnlo of tho rjulnwnrc, Vicka-wnnna Vicka-wnnna & Western paid: May Continue Work. "The mines of the Lackawanna will bo continued con-tinued ln operation on Monday next anil the company will "nduavor to continue them In cpcrntlon. It Is our purpose to have, noilcea posted at tho mines notlfylnc our employees that they may continue ot work under tho furno conditions ns now exist under tho anthracite anthra-cite strlko award." Preparing for Trouble. In f-plte of denials. Jt Is persistently "re-lorted "re-lorted thnt two of the nnthraclle companies have prepared for trouble to the oxlcnt of onsnKlng pump men to take tho plucos ot the htrllconi. It wan reported today that the price of conl lll be raised at nnro. but no conllrmatlon of It could be obtained. |