[TheForge] Coal prices

[Bob Ehrenberger]

It sounds kind of high when you put it that way.  I get mine bulk from a
coal yard in Piken Ill.  The last batch was $250/ton (May 2004). At about
one ton per
year that's cheeper than keeping the lights on in the shop.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


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Holly Crap!! Excuse the French,
That's $400 a ton, WHEW!!I believe I will stick with natural gas or
propane.....

Ray
Cincinnati


---- Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net> wrote:
> I usually get coal a couple tons at a time and it lasts me about a year
and
> a half.
> I'm getting ready to get some more and hope that there isn't going to be a
> big sticker shock from the May 04 price.
>
> In the positive side BAM restocked a few months ago and the price was only
> slightlly higher than before.  The price to members has gone from $7/50#
in
> 95 to $10/50# now.  Most of the increase is transpertation costs.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
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