Central Appalachian coal spot dealspick up, prices steady: brokers

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The number of Central Appalachian spot coal dealspicked up over the past two weeks as utilities’ generation outputand needs rose, industry players say, but prices are unchanged.“There’s not a lot going on, but its more than there hasbeen,” a long-time broker said Monday.Recent spot transactions have increased CAPP coal shipmentsby “a handful of trains a month,” the broker said ofhis contracts, adding that there have been other deals in theregion but it is “not a lot of tonnage” compared to years past.