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Show Coal Price Hike Approved by OPA Retail price increases on certain sizes of coal have been authorized author-ized by the office of price administration ad-ministration for coal merchants in the Logan trade area, including includ-ing Benson, College ward and Providence, Richard A. Paradis, district price specialist, said today. to-day. The action was necessary to enable dealers to continue operation. op-eration. The ceiling price adjustment which is effective today, allows increases of 30c per ton, on eight inch lump and three inch lump, and 1 by 1 pea, and 25c per ton on 3 by 1 inch nut coal. This is in addition to the 25c per ton increase granted to bituminous bitumin-ous coal mined in February. New retail delivered ceiling prices per ton, exclusive of transportation trans-portation and sales tax: 8 and 10 inch lump, $9.43; 3, and 3x10 inch store, $9; 3x1 inch nut, $8.65; lxl inch pea, treated, $7.80, untreated, $7.70; 1x0 and 1x0 slack, treated, $7.05, untreated, untreat-ed, $6.80. |