Show 45 PER CENT JUMP IN PROFIT ON COAL WASHINGTON June 25 Coal Coal production production tion statistics complied compiled by the federal tra trade le c commission from reports submitted by 1081 operators for the month of March indicate an increase in the p profit per tonof tonof ton tonof of 13 cents or 45 per cent The margin of profit per ton In March the commission declared was 42 cents against 29 in February average cost per ton was reduced 4 per cent in the Intervening intervening intervening inter Inter- month and the output per workday workIng work- work I. I Ing day Increased 5 6 per cent The average aver- aver averI I dad age aire number er of days by each miner during March was given as nineteen against seventeen In February Production Production in March Starch by the operators reporting to the commission aggregated tons as compared with tons in the preceding month and a monthly average of tons in 1918 |