. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ? ???' ^'^'vijry'^ 84 The Florists' Review Mat 13, 1916. turns, and attach a mercury genera- tor. THE COAL lu tliese times of sluggish fuel busi- ness, the coal dealers are continuing to derive their chief encouragement from the source mentioned in this column last week; namely, the prospect of an increased foreign demand. '' The truly big feature of the national coal mar- ket this week," say the coal men, "is the aniiouncement that England has de- cided to confine its -export shipments to its own possessions and to allied countr
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ? ???' ^'^'vijry'^ 84 The Florists' Review Mat 13, 1916. turns, and attach a mercury genera- tor. THE COAL lu tliese times of sluggish fuel busi- ness, the coal dealers are continuing to derive their chief encouragement from the source mentioned in this column last week; namely, the prospect of an increased foreign demand. '' The truly big feature of the national coal mar- ket this week," say the coal men, "is the aniiouncement that England has de- cided to confine its -export shipments to its own possessions and to allied countries. It is estimated that Eng- land has withdrawn from the export market to the extent of about 2,000,000 tons a month. This will mean that America's export trade will be increased by that same amount. The smokeless coal field"—and here is where the flo- rists should sit up and take particular notice—*' the smokeless coal field is nat- urally the one from which this supply will come first, but even by abandoning completely the home market, the smoke- less field could not produce that ton- nage. This means strength both at home and abroad for smokeless ; With reference especially to the Chi- cago market, it is said that "selling smokeless coal is uphill work. The re- tailers are not interested in putting coal in storage, as a general rule. There are some exceptions, of course. Also some retailers are disposed to dispute the cir- cular price named by the operators. The two things are making for a back- ward market. The weather is almost unseasonably warm and has been re- lieved in the List four weeks by only a few days of coal-burning weather. This has shut off current buying. The oper- ators are- maintaining prices only by keeping unsold coal off the market and in this respect the situation is entirely satisfactory. Only a little free coal has made its ; The price of smokeless remains unchanged. WROUGHT IRON PIPE with new threads and coupl
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