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Show PRICES ARE SET FOR UTAH COAL """ . Mia prices of Utah bituminous coal fixed at Wuhinfton Thursdsy by the bituminous coal commiaaion ar precisely thoa suggested by the Utah Coal Operators' association, it was announced Friday at the Salt Laice City headquarters of the organisation. or-ganisation. Pending return from Washington I Monday of the association's tuecu- I live secretary, B. P. Manley. employes em-ployes reserved opinions as to the I f exact effect the new schedules may have on local coal prices, but agreed with officials of the national com-minion com-minion that the schedule rosy result re-sult in cheaper domestic fuel and , higher priced Industrial coaL Railroad freight executives said thst to the mine prices fixed by the commission could be added a general gen-eral average of Sl.M a ton freight charge to Salt Lake City. Lump carries a higher freight rata than entailer sised coal. It was explained, and the smallest sire, slack, constituting consti-tuting 40 per cent of the total tonnage ton-nage into Salt Lake City, travels ' at tl,M a ton. while lump Is transported trans-ported at S1.M a ton. The commission fixed the following follow-ing prices for Utah coal at the mines: Eight-Inch lump. S3 50 to 14: three-inch Jump, KM lo ti-U. stove, W 35 to i.70; gg. 159 to S3.10; mine run. 12.26 to J 70; slack, Sl.tS (no spread), and railroad fuel, , 11.70 to 2.T0. |