With the advent of colder weather, attention naturally turns to thoughts of fuel, of which supplies are still only fair and prices above normal. The best anthracite sells at $35.30 a metric ton, on $6 per cent. above normal, No, 1 House coal has risen from $23 to $24 a metric ton, and the present price is now 9 per cent. above normal.
No. 1 kitchen coal has remained steady at $22.50 a metric ton, or 25 per cent. above the normal price. Firewood has also shown a slight increase in the various categories, prices and percentage above normal being as follows:—
20 large bundles $125 (250%)
15 large bundles 30:97 (200%)
53 small bundles $122 (220)
30 small bundles—...... $109 (171%)
All these prices have risen slightly, with the exception of that for 15 large bundles, which has dropped from 42 per cent. above normal to 29 per cent above normal,
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