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COAL STOCKS DROP SHARPLY SHARPLYStocks I Stocks of bituminous coal in the hands of industrial consumers and retail dealers fell to 36587000 net tons on May 1 from 50690 000 on April 1 as a result of suspension of mining operation during the month the United States Department of the Interior revealed yesterday This decrease of 14103 000 tons represented a drop of 278 per cent and carried stocks to the lowest level in a year