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Show JsaasMiasBsBsTBsaasMBsagidls iinsieii COALPRiCESTO ' BE RnlSEO HERE Utah Fuel to Go Up 50 Cents Ton; Wyomirvcj Product Dollar a Ton With the rates on interstate frolnht advanced twenty per rent, stiirtlns; today, to-day, coal in Utah will advance September Sep-tember f. according to local dealers. deal-ers. Officials of the Premier Coal company t.i:-'l toelay that while the action of the public utilities commission commis-sion was ajralnat a raize on coal mined in I'tah. I'tah coal would, in all probabilities, prob-abilities, be advanced flty rents per ton. starting 8eptcmbor 1. I'tah eoal onw selling ut 9 25 per ton undor the new rates will seil for 19.75 per ton. while Wyoming coal, now retailing at '9.75. will be advanced ad-vanced 11 per ton. making the retail price f 10.75 per ton. starting immediately imme-diately mrOMIWG t L GOJEfl I P The advance on Womtng coal will aTsmTasweasraVenniTiT iiiwugaiaiMj be minli during the present week, according ac-cording to N. H. Krlc'tson. sa'e. manager man-ager for the Premier Coal company. With the advance of 25 per cent on the freight rates the Wyoming coal will bo the moat expensive oal on tho market. Although tho advance will take effect ef-fect on Wyoming coal this week, due to the Incri ufi- m frclnlit iat. ret tilers til-ers of coal in ilon have the lowest margin of profit on coal of any weat-ern weat-ern city." said Mr. Erl-kaon. Many consumer'' of I den have been storing coal during the summer for winter use and at the present time the coal companies of the city arc imported im-ported to have a large amount of coal on hand. The mines in I'tah and Wyoming are producing thousands of tons uf coal dally In efforts to fill ordors. thu orders in many cases being delayed, due to the face that the companies prod u lag the coal are unable to moot the domands, dH'lt-- the fact that they have record crewa mplo .i With tho general advance to take effect Septcmbor 1. I't-ah coal will n -tall cheaper than tho Wyoming coal, which will hamper the sales of the Wyoming coal, according to local coal dealers With this In favor of the I I'tah coal the dealora oxpoct to retail I a record amount of Utah coal during I the coming aeaaon. |