THE CALL ON COAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 18 June 1912, Page 5

THE CALL ON COAL.

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P.YIDENCP 01 REAL SHORTAGE.

GIVbN BY MERCHANTS,

;fRjW T-iMY SEij-'TIIE-'CAUSES;

''the ■pi.ivch Of get.fiii'g ovenfsmiHr'quariV ■tl&s- -of coal is cansiiifj -tfonfs; just, nbv, and tli P- truiibiii'tfr : the- iieale'rS;;jWdipJ}in!Stiu'iii; iiavo ,'ii.ait .by }ui moans : a' :lnippy;linH!:;f6f' tiio 'lii/it; ijehk jii' r cjidcavp l ur'injj.il'o,. , pjacato"', 'Uio---h'nu'Sew-'iveft ''*/■:/

Aiiy' l kind, (if cop* wouldVfind.'.a readyi 'mai-Ke.i-, niid Sit practically- .any.'.' price'.;'. '%> eo'jild. 'soil :;i! iytliii^g'/Ufa said Ono dealer to ~a Wfiitfc oil' to: -.{el.|.- {.hat 'lie. ;hau/seeiu;peov)le,; in bis cstab'Sisninent jyjio, bail■'~ never? tv.ide.d with -Ti'iiU'. before, 'iit.i. hat lie-judged ; tl'ia't- pffror traders 'u>;iist lip 'p's/badly'iioff; its lie- .w'asv . /./'-'W^yS Furflip.r ;iu'nuirieß-,clse\Yher'c:'showed'-.that; ■ ljls) ■.c.usf'pnlevs.v.t'oo, ■haitlie'eiilgoing) abroad' -.iiv search- of'coai, :an<t/had/beeiv/seekiiig. /iii -vairi... Sp fthpir- prdmary/'ciistoincrs; and those' only. . ivith;;smalt.;iiuaiitities,f aiidlii" greatiniany. ; r'cpufdf ■ ■ supply /{until ;Uic>;cpai;,sfepmCTsiuhloadedj:yestcr-

!jViie"''.}iositip^i::. fMeni^ t'ierp !iiay.- : be/incbiiveiiiciiee,.'an(l; ; .high«t;:' ■pficjjsi (taiised/'byl-ilipvincreased; '-.cost/.ofj ■(iisfribnjdne//fn? ; 's ih ere/ should/ inptj 'be/; aV-)yf ani i n'ey a ;iiniess; .'.thefd- :is : ■au-!4uieh'\ip"tibni;;nt*i(lyeihbiines;; .'J.veh.^lii.^'.iyo'u'lilji'iiot^ieVl^ ! wheels ■.of s !.iiuiusJ : r.\%fprjusers/nf-;coal : :' iii. .rftwittti.e^':/iibl(!%ycryij- f ■:reserve, ;stdcks;. : ltJ.n i fpy;!lJi'VgM(l';'iiows,ta;tell that. , B;"|s'" , iiot tho '..hja'rnsi'. 'of,- j tlieXfailnrep'of.^thc; ilighi;, ;servicpsiby'kgas: or j:|/-

Stnks In Enghnd First Cause

\. ''Shortago';:qf,cbalS«.'oflobnrseLlherb - is?a:; ■■.sh'bf,'agb.|i.tli.wb ;: :^^ ;Cliristnirts v ;??a'!ut : ,-.it- ; :'i^iike!y : :to\,lnst for some:!:time>:yet.''s ; ;Tlio\foregoing'istatemeiit. .:was"' shipping ■ epHij)nhy-;wlii'cliilisJa ; bis.,liter, carrier, and ■supiilier- cE.'ebal 'to-, certain consumers.;: , ■.■""tl\o"-,itroubletnns;bcen i occentuated:of: Taic-'bv,lkul-..weatheiv : inaking. tlie" : ports ofJAVeslport.sand'.: GrcymontU'-. unworkable, i-hD- : ebntinued;S''butitlie;seat : of the- matter,; iH'eV'-(le?pcrri;--Wheh--.tlf<!.'-coal. strike,,was Kome-going 'vessels- took >all*tiii-:fuelKii-?cossary ■■for«- the journey,. ;raih,br;?;tbaiui:ake;- the- chance of ■ getnng : .fjbi\Lat'cal!.por.t3„en"routc. Tho same cause ,'-iias;;mado-'dt:;iihpbssib!o to -'get..coal-from '■Newcastle;; -Tlierorwere .big stocks, of, coal iiV:;-Xe'w.;Zenlanu.-,beforc'fthis extraordinary. fdeniansUcaiiiei anilvthe coal was'sold free■'!lv;',,b'ut,: iib\v-'-\v.eUiaven't-,got it to supply. ■:■" >ohe-factoi* that:is,interfering to retard i'fiie'.t'raiisport'bf coal.froni the' West Coast ! ; 'is- :; trucks .'e'verv'wiiere.'';This'delays. the discharge oi i'-stea'uie'rsfandi-'expeditiousldisciiarge. of. a rapid load-ing?:''On?-of'ciii^boats-was dclavecl five ?days'' : at..i;vtteHoir, recently owing to ..this ofctrucksV-This.all goes lo make. ;tho-':Veal : ::short agovbfS;supply more >.incon-■'.wiientHSi'''--'A>V<HV;s'-; - ; ■ " ;: -, ' '" ' , ?'■';■ "Tho'p"bsitioii" : is ; really: very serious, and "if'anything'occurred to.-interrupt (or. scr-"'ibiislv-curtaiDlthc 1 supply. we.;should.. bo ';ii&a*bail J 'wa'v"iit;'oncc..-.-Why,* y»V,,, !ulve ■fonly'to? lookiat the hulks lying off Thorn;:don?;to 'see, How : ,tlie stocks are. 'ilie.v;are ■ 'all:;empfy;:.ilpo.ting..h!S;!i' i lik«. 100 "-'.*- :- ■ f^owii:V'io : ':W«'ip'byi;C'oal: 1 (;ompany Sees It. |^ : Sr ; >AySH;: :: SViavell-i?Mai!ager'' for the sWcsfportSCoalXCompany,. was more opti-, :nvistici;oi J tb the --prospects.'.; "Umloiibterily 'a^shortage;' 1 ■ he,.said,, ."but. we "llielieve iitf. to-, ' temporary. It .irttri?jiitabl( , ','s i iii,--'fomc;>7iieas«rc, to_ tiw '.:s:tr'ike'at,,Hbiiiesaiiipugst;,:tlie. eoal-nnners, ,''udiiclF'c'iiiis''ed.-':Hoin : e : goihE.vessels to tuKC 1 v>-rv-'?iiiiiclrlarger:*(iuaiitities:ii!' New | Zea/lancV'thaui.Uieyi usually do, ami.- it is nci'.reiit.uate<l'bv'ttho"fact- that the prevailing 1 labour unrest Iws given'rise to the idea -.inthe iiiiiids,,of;.agreat. many people that -there'-is a-possibility of'a.strike occurring at'iiiuw lime. any users of- coal have en-, 'dea'voured to lay?.up reserve stocks, so as ; :.to-beiii , epavcd : :.fbr..-.f | .ris emergency. . ■■■ '■">- L ."lt'woii!d'be possible for. us to liioreaso Tour--oi'.tput'?provided'men were obtamial)le^,but, present,: we are, in need o. -ftt-least lOOimeifat bin' collieries. Our onl-put-:-i=''i,.ot''nbw--:below'- normal, but we if .we-could- set ■ those :.eStra>:'inev<:/."' ;: ■'■' -""':-' ; ■• ..,.?', H'f'ltniustnotbo forgotten, too, that there .'■■lvaii I 'increasing'"demand' year by year in •Xsw Zealand, and.apparently, tho output .'-fsTiiofc;. keeping:, 'P-ace. with the growing de':maiid\--.;;,-,■■»:;■; ■;■,::■:'■ ~ , ■ ' , '■X'4!\K6'ah hoping'that- things will become '-'easier shortly in- Wellington, ships . m Juort-to-day are the Komota, Polierua, mid ,'Mapourika.STlwy, will unload about, uOOO tons''of >oai; : ' and about 1500 tons ot that : will?.bo-household coal.'- I do not think ' that" anvbodv: has been unable to pteoal; .'Va'th'Driheyih'avel'.ad.to wait a day or two ?to:ircfcit.-...;ii.r -■■<■. "■ ?'■■ .'":-'"Spe'aking'-;gene'rall5 i , i the -inconvenience suffare'dbv,the: sliore-trnde has besn very : . i!ight;. : altlioiigh.'probably, the shortage has people-a''little anxiety.. I do iiiot'-k'n'ow that'the shortage would'nave' bc'ir'sb: noticeable- this week., or Inst.'but: ■Ofbr'thebad'---:-weather,,:-that prevailed on ithe'-iWesK.Cbabt-a.-.fortniijht ago. -So far incst of tho dealers are vi-hVabautrUhe. ,samov position 'as- regards ''stbcksfebfe6al.- : i-/.They-r-bnve-been-living: 'frbu't ; haiidV.fo?iiioilfh ..lately, and. they. idiave-'iia'iW-tiirTiciiH.yJrf: supplying .custom-' i'crsr:K'Bnfi:"drit-ofi the,coal which..we nn .<lis^!ihrgiti.g?-'-i"rnin'-' i : .'i.he,,-Knniata,... to-day,. :nl)'n'utV'lfl(lu'Stoiis - ;'will go -.-to the dealers. ;This,- if shbnld-,::' prevent ■-.the . possibility * or, aiiybbdyjimnningjout, of .coal' for ,a A lovv .dayVi ;at-.aii'y: : ''S:? ; ;- ■',■ :? ; J?', : ;:?:

\ ■ v."•r.'-StateCCoaifOfficii' Stuck; ;,'?'£ ; ■■'•■'%TO'!M?ii : .v^si"Vi:'(lniWi- : nn ; takin?"nKlprs''; atitlio -.Stale'■fialwiftiw? lli'ftliircpst distributiiu; rented Hip Vily;~".\YhatV i '.lffo v 'i;o'o'(i- ; "of.'-'.lnkinif.::or.ilprß; tlinUvc can t. : Tilf ,f for lureo',:weclis?;:-fe\VeVliavcivl; bad n wapiiof^coalV^iiico^l'riflaxH ll '?]'. l had,-' a'-jsliorJaßo' e?lr thinlivfinco we vo open-' ■f"(l ; :iip'i'"■'^ThoSFoherua 3 is : . iambus about; thp.Mnnnuvika' hljmitVlsoKtonf=V: but JAvaipuf onl: 100 tons The'.fad; srenis ■ , tb , ''ls.o''.H)'at'.':t:fe i "'.nuiiPSj' output-is limited, :k'lwV.''H^V6r'cau!ti.g<!t:■.t.he*coal:' , ..,.■'!'!.■ '

; i ; \ .iNoßiipplies^from':;Newcastle. /, ■'£■; ! :S^Broivri; r nfyii?,fil-:n 'of SninneV other's rmiMiifnf coal., ae*" tff-=Hie ; .conrri 1i«for >-,-.• causes. ■ He ■fioiiitcd';out:alsos;tlifitl its had liwn'■ found year, !;io :; :lx\Homs':lwim;.available.for.. the traus:pbr,Co'f::it:;^.There) was..'also iiiclvu, rush : for ''-.the"Newcastle;; output :■. from.- various Vu^irtcfs'th"nt",rt*amprs. i -goinsr-.Vthcrp , '-.-foi; >J\v>wriv\vorert subjected -yto : long delays* >ni* ; coal in the (vaf&iuidSliacV'uorthance; of. having more 'VthaW for.sale ■to hou'e■li>Vid'cWi'or -iivivwccV ■ orlso- i Naturally:; .rwitra'r#:.''lin'ii ; . consider.!:..: Hon ."-'jtsicl 10. =riu : ;':Vv;"- v -—"--v *'*: i ; K! s iv '- ' As. '■sliowiiiߣlio>-.-ith(i'; supplies:' ui: Now. b?!iiEf>lnxecMo their;utmost, ife'rieiitionoil: iliat:tlio : T?ailway:l)oparf-.mciif!,i\ii(l;:plabMl-:orilpr's'for;. l )s,ofln i {-oi\s'of SNp'\ycasUe?i , onl ; ' tcfrho I ' delivered "within i.irp'n?xt'H«''nlvo.;iuoiiihs.'i'l-r'/.'■■ : . : So , llia'Hl!isro r is''oauK> for (lie prevalent ,aiisicfe.about('coAl. vswThero is at least :'i'bo;u,'.for.::difl'ereuce' of opinion .as (o how ! Tpi'itr , :'thoS'i)inclp.:,v,ill; conlinue. and whotiler':it'.rn«y:inot'be morn acutely felt-in tlio;next few. weeks." New Zealand sisji-allies'-caAhof-'-lsatirfy the growing demand, ■ami': tli? first leading from' Newcastle wili 'be.'about:. July 1,.:; ';. v.-"" I ,'