Hi Mark
To best of my memory the long defunct "Iron and Coal Trades Review " and
"Colliery Guardian" weekly trade papers carried regular coal price
quotations for all districts in Britain..
Regards
Johns
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From: "Mark Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:25 AM
Subject: Domestic Coal Prices in the North East of England during the early
1900s
Can any list members advise me on the price of house coal (any size grade
from cobbles to nuts etc.) in the NE of England during the 1910s-20s. I
would have thought that most coal depots would have sold domestic coal in
terms of CWTs or large fractions there of although in the case of the Harton
Coal Company of South Shields it appears that they had a particular local
market (I'm unclear at present what this was) for which they supplied graded
coal in multiple quantities of 11 lbs (i.e. 11, 22, 33 up to 66)? Has anyone
ever come across anything similar?
I am aware that most coal companies prior to 1947 issued the majority of
their miners with indifferent quality concessionary house coal (say 15 cwt
per month) which was delivered and off-loaded free of charge. Does anyone
know if clerical or administrative workers in the employ of such companies
also received such coal allowances? If so was it usually delivered and
off-loaded free of charge or was there ever a small charge levied for these
services?
Regards
Mark Smith
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