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Re: (erielack) Notes on the Types and sizes of Anthracite

Mr. Bahrs asks:

So my question still is, what size coal by name was the most  abundantly
produced, shipped, sold, consumed, etc.


I have access to the station agent's books for 1931, for the Perry (NY) 
station of the BR&P.   They list the cars shipped into Perry, by week, and 
in the case of Anthracite, also list the size, and origin of the coal. 
Topic disclaimers:  1) Perry was not located on the DL&W or Erie (although 
it was geographically close to both).  2) All of the shipments are from RDG 
or LV.

The data below is offered as a representative sample of what was consumed - 
I think you could call Perry a "typical" northeastern village of that 
period, with a pretty good mix of manufacturing, agriculture, commerce, and 
residential housing.  The data is broken out by month, in order to show the 
seasonal changes in the traffic.  Each type of coal is followed by the car 
count for a given month.

January:  Nut 4, Pea 3, Egg 2, Stove 8, BW 1, Rice 1
February:  Egg 3, Pea 4, Nut 3, Stove 6, Rice 1
March:  Nut 4, Rice 2, BW 2, Pea 4, Egg 1, Stove 3
April:  Nut 2, Pea 3, BW 2, Stove 3, Egg 1, Rice 2
May:  Stove 2, Nut 4, Egg 2
June:  Stove 3, Rice 3, Pea 2
July:  Nut 2, Stove 2, Egg 1
Aug:  Pea 1, BW 1, Egg 1, Stove 2, Nut 2, Rice 1
Sept:  Pea 1, Stove 1
Oct:  Stove 7, Nut 4, Egg 2, Pea 3, Rice 1, BW 1
Nov:  Pea 3, Chest 1, Egg 1, Stove 3, Nut 2, BW 1
Dec:  Egg 2, Rice 1, Stove 4, Nut 3, BW 1, Pea 2

Total 1931 anthracite car counts: Nut 30, Pea 26, Egg 16, Stove 44, BW 9, 
Rice 12, Chest 1 


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