New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-08

DIVERSION OF WINTER FREIGHTs FROM TIE
NoRTH-THE Cause.-The current Winter is marked
by some changes IN the course Of transportation be-
tween the West and the East. Our own State rail-
roads have heretofore largely participated IN the
traffic, bat diversion thereof 10 some extent has
taken place. The short crop Of 1858 acd pIic5s pre-
vaiirg a, Western points higher than those on the
seabosrd, have much reduced lie ordinary volume.
In cold times, reaching back not very far in the
memory of the present generation freight destined for
the West in Winter sought the Ohio River AZ th jse
points where the shortest transit could be effected
over the Aleghanies. The bulk Of this trade fell INTO
the City of Baltimore as the starting point Whole
armies Of teamsters, with large wagons, were enl-
p.oyed in transporting merchandise over the National
Rosd to Wheeling, the Ohio River, whence distri-
button was made over all the Wet.
The construction Of the Lake Shore Road and its
corrections reachipg the State Of Ohio to Cln-
cinnst with other subsequent ike connections through
Indiana Grd Illinois broke up the wagon traffic on the
southern routes, and for time turned all the Winter
trade through our own State. Baltimore end Phia-
depha rapidly pushed their iron tracks toward the
OHIO Terminating az Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Par
kersburg, the latter point in connection with Balu-
more being 200 miles below Pittsburgh Railroad con-
nectens made by these southern roads with ell others
through Ohio with the additional facilities of the Ohio
River have afforded them advantages OF competition of
which they have not been slow TO avail themselves.
This matter Of water transportation has been fruitful
souIce Of annoy 10 all the railroads, and has
CURED delicate and astu'e hguration.
The completion lsst Fall OF the Pittsburgh and Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad has brought another
Richmond in the field. This road is O continuation Of
the Pennsy lvana Central from Philadelphia ID Pitts
buIgh. Both are under the Management, of one Presi-
dent and act a unit Intersecting in it's course 70
Chcseo al the railroads from the Ohio River to the
Great Lakes and connecting with all west of Chicago,
it bas entered the market powerful rival, and has
advantages over competing routes with diverse local
intere'ts Thts diversion has operated against our
New-YoIk roads.
The Ohio River has now thirty feet Of water in it's
chspne at Pittsburgh, and near sixty feet at Gin
cinnsti. Shipments OF merchandise are freely made
from the sesports TO points the Mississippi far in
the southwest, even to Ndtchez, Nicksburg and New
Ofleans The came down bill arrangement gives d.
recton to the provisions and other hesyy freight Of
the West 10 New Orleans, and by sea toward New
York. The curious anomaly is thus presented Of
eastward and westward bound freight both going
down the Mississippi in the same boat
TIE result Of all these competing influences added
TO the state Of the market is-uoprecsdented low
prices Of W inter- trans poraton eastward and the pro-
portion transported by our New-YoTk roads largely
diminished by division. OF course, the return of
Summer and the reOpeniDg Of Lake navigation will
now restore trade to is usual channels through
this State. Albany Journal.
Narkets-ClkEFULLY REPORTED FOR THE N. Y. fRisvsk.
MONDAY, March Z 1853.