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Show Coal Production The highest weekly production record in more than 15 years was established by the U. S. Bituminous Bi-tuminous Coal Mines during the first full week of operation under the new wage contract between the government and the miners, according to Harold L. Ickes, Solid Fuels Administrator for War. Production for the week ended November 20 was estimated at 12.700.000 tons. Bituminous coal price ceilings were raised an average av-erage of 17 cents a net ton to compensate operators to the extent ex-tent required by recent increases in labor costs. An -increase of 80 cents per net ton was made in ceiling prices for by product foundry and by-product blast furnace fur-nace coke manufactured in the Central West. A similar increase . is expected to be announced I shortly in maximum prices for . industrial and domestic by- product pro-duct in the Central West. |