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Show COM, SUIll. '! M Hli.lll.lt IN CHICAOO MMtKICT hOON CHICAGO. Dec 31 In the face of tremendous effort on the part if railroad, coal dealer and state ofll-Itial ofll-Itial to relieve the fuel famine w tilth now Krl the city, the l lie of coal I destined to sour still higher during i the t timing week Thl dlnurnglng .prediction vta made today by (leotge H Cushlng, editor or Illack Diamond, and conceded be t or the bet In- funned men lu the countr) on the ooal situation Ctuhliig voiced the opinion that all grade of coal will sell for fifty cent u ton morn than the highest price or last week. "These new price are record breaker," said Cushlng "There never was a time whun Illinois coal sold for )0. OS a ton before, and I uxpoct thosa figure will bo maintained for thu i next ten ilu). If not throughout thu winter." I Ijtbor shoitago lu the mines, made more acute by tho holiday cclebra-itlon cclebra-itlon and the activities of speculators who hive been holding fuel within thu law Itching district ot Chicago I blamed fur the latent Increase |