SLACKNESS IN COAL TRADE
•jfjE WESTPORT MINIS. fev teleoap'n- Press Aasoeiatloo. Westport, Wednesday. In connection with the refaction of attO of the iands at the local colliery, tne following information is pub lifted:' -"'The mines can only be worked at their full capacity when the demand Jot the different sorts is in wtflnprtion. At present the demand is chiefly for screened coal. Orders for this class' of £al cannot all be fulfilled owing to the nooT'demand for steam and smal coal and Newcastle coal, when screened rive's 80 per cent, screened and 20 per cent, small. Tlie company loses heavily by discontinuing, the abaft at Granity. i.is trade improves more ba«<U wiII be nut on immediately, but it is doubtful if a second sbift can be resumed this' ■vear The company sent a man to the last to try and open a m*<*Pt there •■and followed this up by consignments of coal. But the loss was disastrous, «4 shipments had to be discontinued/
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 179, 2 September 1909, Page 3
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163SLACKNESS IN COAL TRADE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 179, 2 September 1909, Page 3
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