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Show REDUCTION IN PRICE OF COAL ANNOUNCED A reduction In tlie price of nut ma! from $.'.. ",0 to $". 25 per ton, beginning: this mornine. is announced hy the Bamberger foal company, the Marsh Coal oninpany and the Martin f'oal company. This makeH the differential hetwpen lump end nut mai 50 rents Instead of 25 cents, as formerly. The reduction was caused by a reduction in price by tlie producers to the dealers. The preference of the pub-lie pub-lie appeared to be for lump coal and nut coal was'slow to move. Pealors say that the heating valnp of nut coal is just tin sTPfit ay lump coal. The only difference is in the size of ihe picc-'s. |