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Show JUMP TAKEN BY COAt AT MINES Prices Ho Up to Meet Labor Demands; Retailers' Raise Not Decided n account of the recent Increase in labor schedules In the coal mines of I I'tah and Wyoming coal prices at the : mines took a Jump today. At the J various mines of Utah, lump went up GO cents per ton. making the price now $.1.00 per ton at the mines. Nut alSo jumped 50 centa per ion, mak-j mak-j Iiik the price $4 50 per ton at the mines. Slack Jumped 5 cents per ton, the' ' prltie at the mines now selling at i j $2.50 per ton. Lump IS now selling at retail prices for $9.25 per ton in ! Utah, while nut coal is retailing I8..7E per ton. Slack Is retailing at $6.00 per ton. Wyoming coals are also scheduled tot.ikc i tump, according to local coal dealers. Wyoming lump coal i Is now selling at $11 per ton, while, nut Is retailing at $10.50 per ton. Although the coal dealers of the state have failed to resell a decision; on the proposed Increase on coal ; j due to the Increase In freight rates i It is expected that a derision will he, j reached during the next ten days Railroad officials and coal officials are 1 scheduled to settle this argument at' I a conference scheduled for Denver I i during the early part of next week, it Is said. oo |