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Show MINIMUM OF $9 IS . PUT ON YANK COAL PARIS, Feb. I The French government gov-ernment has fixed a new maximum price of l ner ton for all American coal, free on board at French Atlantic At-lantic ports. This Is the lowest level American coal has resched since It began declining Inst October, when the figvre wss 112 per ton. Reprc entatlves of the coal dealers of France, who are meeting In Paris In a national convention, said today that the Rovemment'e action was In effect sn embargo on American coal, because no American company could afford to sell at the new price, which after the payment of freight, would net . ot more than f 4 a ton. 1 The chief purpose of the present meeting of the dealers, however, is to protest against the action of the government In fixing the purchase Snd sale prices for all the coal In France. ' |