Show RETAIL COAL MAY GO cou UP Threatened d Increase of Rate at Mine to 2 65 Per Ton f for fOI of Lump Lumu Would Id Mean 6 to Consumer r Say D De eaters Dealers lers Here T THE lIE IE price pries of Jump lump coal may be increased increased in- in 1 creased froia 57 to 6 G per ton tOll on August l. 1 J when proportionate in increases increases in- in creases arc expected in ill the price of nut coal and slack coal Retail coal dealers are arc sending circular letter letters t ti to J their theil customers warning th then them n of the im impending lending in increase in- in crea crease e. e and advising sing that purchases of fall and winter coal conI be made before before be be- fore August 1 1 when it is said coal coalmines coalmines coalmines mines will en endeavor eavor to boost the price i 11 We c e are arc buying our lump coal for 2 ton per pet at the mine said T. T J J J. 0 OBrien O'Brien Brien sales agent for the thc Federal Coal company compan Retailers can stan stand an increase ase to 2 10 per per ton for lump but should the tho mines demand more than that it will be necessary to Increase the retail price e. e We e expect that the price will rise to 40 for lump August 1 That Tha t js js' s' s what wo we paid until last laut May ola Should Shou d the mines ask 65 per ton for forI I lump It Is Ia ver very probable the price of ot lump coal coall retail will rise to 6 1 per ton Sales agents agents t for r mining companies companies com com- paI les would w ld not not admit yesterday of ot oto contemplating o an ait increase to H I t Aug st 41 11 1 beyond 40 2 the price de demanded demanded de de- at t the mine until last May Q v 1 ui d u ft r 1 Con Continued U on a rage fago Q 11 Col Column urn 11 1 I L COAl PRICES r MAY BE INCREASED IS Isis i f is OP OF DEALERS t 00 oost St 4 of Mine one Rate to J r per Ton on for 0 f Lump Would Ud I Mean can 6 6 t to o Consumer r Continued from Page 1 i falters In fn Idaho Nevada Montana and states will be bo asked ed edU her r ton for or lump coal U per e tinted A AtIt At lt I It If wo 0 sell seU coal coni at the mine to re- re Idlers In Idaho Nevada NO and other t tat tea at 1275 per ton why should we well weH I the same saino coal for tor lesH less money to mill k tah H ll retailers asked cd Lewis M M. r. r Canon Can Can- on local agent for tor the Spring Spring- Canyon ifs ton l Mining company compau last night Our Ouri Vp coal will be in great reat demand In J i 1 M s ho o Nevada Nada N ada and other states outside 7 lUt Utah h at Mr Cannon said however that he ho 0 I without absolute information that Mal to-al mining companies will demand demando yoro oro o than of ot retailers for tor lump I teal after August 1 1 He admitted that t I increases beyond had been dis- dis among amonI coal mining companies r tit seethed positive nothing had been I J Vl 1 feel almost certain that the price pricer r f jr f tn in lump coal at the mine thine to retailers lII not t exceed 40 said A. A D. D Pier Pier- fan sales gales i l s agent for tor the tha Utah Fuel com com- rap py uT What That at was tho the price asked allf all i f Wt lut winter when retailers got pel'S per pel perSI is S SI lea Ion tan for lump for lump coal It is a fact tact that r reif re- re l' l tillers in Idaho Nevada e ad and other Q states Utes outside out of Utah will be bo asked aske Il is per ton for lump coal at tho the mine I t i ant alit AUgust 1 That Is about what Ibe y have hac been Pa paying right along and coil cod 01 Is highly in demand at points out out- 1 fi tide e of oC Utah 6 Ellas S S. Woodruff president of the then n Sheets Morris Coal ConI company compan t a declared In last t night that he and George Georgek Smith of or tho the Martin Coal company compan k al piled on officials of or the Consolidated l peel company compan recently to ascertain ifIll If It l Ill n Increase beyond was lt lt- lt plated He says officials would not noto o ut finitely assure them that an increase 11 not not be made e ei lie Retail t nil Dealers Uncertain o J As a matter of fact retail coal conI deals deal- deal i irl arc are uncertain regarding what price pricer i s th they r will actually be asked cd b by the coal r mining ning companies added Mr I ruff ft ff Last year ear at O for Cor lump coal coals t s did not earn 10 cents net per ton I is a matter of or fact our OUI net earning I IN N elleve e was only 8 3 1 cents per ton 19 s wring Turing s- s the present summer Hummer w wo e have not notI I the tho usual storage rate which if course means losses to us r Sot Not Not long ago mining minim companies Jn- Jn l 11 ormed the retailers of ot a mat material Ina In- In a 1 tease rease In the price of or coal August 1 w increase e me means mens ns er very little to toI retail coal dealer An n increase of or 5 eats naturally would be material So I called Mr Ml Smith of or the tho Martin Coal and we interviewed ed officials t. t the i-the the Consolidated Coal company compan to Rl certain Ascertain the m moaning aning of material Int Ini In- In t i rase use Though h we wo explained it was wasI I I that we should bo ho familiare familiar- familiar ed e with the Increase we could get rt riK definite information t r rt When hen wo We purchased d our lump coal coalt t winter at the mine at 40 per perIt perIt perit it meant an expenditure of or ton freight tarl tariff making a total t-I t per ton Then comes an addi- addi il iceal t al 75 cents per por ton for tor handling d 4 en ln top of ot that 25 5 cents per ton for tor fording ding and unloading in th the tho course of ot livery Also retailers figure a a. loss lossi I i t r about 10 per por cent on slag found in int Ine e t coal cORl This will show that our net ping j of ot last winter was only 8 S 3 1 tits per ton net on lump coal at r T ton J Should coal mining mining- companies compani e arge barge th th s retailer moro than r ton continued Mr Woodruff he he heIll Ill find rind it absolutely necessary to incase in- in r case cise the retail price on coal Should e t mining company's compans figures extend E yond be increased d to 2 5 L e price to be charged Idaho and Neda Xe- Xe a. a retailers it will be ruination to tos s 8 11 coal retail at 01 E II president of ot the l id ns Coat Coal company compano one of ot thoo those who i 1 his Ills customers of ot a n possible increase crease in the price of or coal admitted 1 r ster ay that to the eye of ot a coals coal coal- r t s Ise retailer It does look like an Int in- in t ease fase cue However he says coal mining II Ics are arc holding their hand so 1 1 cutely that it Is impossible to deter- deter PO iio ice Ine just what increases they will ex- ex h v t on coal Ye 10 It was suggested by a 3 retail coal aler yesterday that th the D D. D R R. R G G. cont contemplated increased freight Pitts ts tes on coal t Nothing of the kind has been conF cont con- con l LF F said S S. S V Derrah assistant general freight a agent ent of ot th the D. D R. R G. G You Tou can tell those interested that there will be n. n no chan changes es in freight rates on coal Lot L Jt t it be remembered that we i reduced educed the tho freight rates on coal from 2 per per- ton toil to 15 per ton and later made another rc reduction to per ton You ma may feel fedl fe l assured that there thore will be he no increase A circular letter which E E. H. H OBrien O'Brien of ot the Citizens Coal company compan is sending sendIng sendIng send send- ing its ts customers says ays in part On account of there being being- no storage storage storage stor stor- age rate made lJ by th the no reduction re reduction reduction re- re has been heck made in the price of or lump coal this season We e believe however that the price of C G j per ton is lower than it will twill be bc this fall tall falland falland talland and wint winter r. r |