Show I SUPPLY OF FUEL FOR WINTER Information From All Sections Sections Sec Sec- of Country Shows I Prices About Same a aLast as i Last Year Buying Slack CHICAGO Oct 14 By United Press There Press There will be coal enough for all this winter despite a long continue continued continued contin contin- ue slump In mine production information in- in In Information formation gathered by the tho United in I Press from every section of the co country country coun coun- n- n try showed today If the railroad strike threatened for October 30 materializes there may bea be bea a shortage In some localities but dealers deal deal- ers curs rs in most cities report a reserve sufficient sufficient suf sut- to carry them through the winter Kansas and neighboring states re report report report re- re port the lowest coal stocks due duo to the I IOther strike e. e Other f facts dl disclosed by th the survey c are That despite the tall fall in of many commodities co coal l remains reh about the same price as last year That partly because of this and partly because consumers are awaitIng awaiting awaiting await await- ing a fall in freight rates most householders householders house house- householders holders delayed laying In winter stocks until the recent cold snap caused a a- rush in buying NO SHORTAGE EXPECTED On the basis of present conditions government officials do not expect any winter shortage The total production production production pro pro- of soft coal for 1021 1921 Is es estimated ds- ds s- s as tons as com com- with tons last year Part of this falling off is explained by slack condit ons and part by the falling failing off In the export trade Government figures also show that many miners are out of work worle an and railroad coal carrying equipment Is Idle It Is believed therefore that thai production could be speeded up quiCkly quick quick- ly Mst Mast sections sections-of sections of the country reported report report- ed slack buying until a few days ago a 5 good supply In the hands of dealers and md only slightly lower prices pc pi Ices In the Eastern cities such as New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and Wilmington stocks were re reported re- re ported normal or above with slack buying and prices about the same as last yea year PRICES LOW Pennsylvania cities in the heart of tro tto coal district report lowest prices with no fear of a shortage Cleveland reports only a thirty day reserve on hand but shipments speeding speed speed- in ing ag up Kansas City and St. St Louis report small reserves and little advance buying but no f fear f ar of a shortage In Chicago coal prices are 4 a ton toness less ess than last year ear but only a thirty or r thirty five supply on hand Southern cities in many cases re reI report re- re port ort stocks lower than ordinary ordinary- be because because be- be I cause ause tho belief bellef by dealers and consumers consumers con con- conI I I sumers th that t a fall in freight rates was due lue II |