Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-11 | Page 2 | Coal Mining Costs in West Made Public

COAL MINING COSTS IN WEST MADE PUBLIC Washington! Feb ii; cost fig- ures on bituminous coal production' in tho thirteen coal producing states! west of the Mississippi river were submitted sub-mitted to congress today in a report from the federal trade commission,: the last of a series of seven reporLs ! covering cost figures, in the various producing districts. The fiKurejs. based on reports from ?2S mines producing about 6 1 ,000. 0"0 1 tons In 1018. show that for that -ut the average f. u. b. mine tost of pro-' auction raused by mining districts from $1.08 to $4.45 per ton The average av-erage sales margin realized, without' deduction for taxes. Interest, selling; costs and like charges ranged fioni $1.30 to $4. tiG per ton, the report showed. For selected districts in the suites i of Iowa, Oklahoma and Mputana tables were submitted ghowlng tljal f. o. b. mine costs In 1918 ranged from 42 to 48 per c-nt higher than in 1'.'16. while the Increase In the sales realisation ranged from 4 6 to 0!" per cent.