, 1861-03-26
The Carrying Capacity or tho lakes
and CAMats-&.rNIn in Store &cc.-

The Carrying Capacity on tho Lakes
and CAMats-&.rain in store, 6ce.-
This following communication VIC pnalsl, atthc
request Of the writer. With regard. however, 10
the adsice rendered to farmers to hold bncl their
grain from market, We would satc that It has nev-
Ct been the policy Of this paper to tender such cd.
vice, uudera1y circumstances, Ne place before
readers tbs facts, and allow every man to Judge
for himself when 1t Is best to eel. Of to bold. -
+ -" - Ca1cAeo;; March 10th. 1EGl.
Ideaire to give q few facts and dgurcs, showing
thd* amount sof grain in stere- on our lakes, the
carrying capacity On The lakes and Erie ca
nal 1heir bearing upon future prices and the aEri
70 ha = persistent determination in sonc Of ibe
Eastern papers to write up the vesec and canal in
tefest, BY e1fgserations Of smountjn store. and
And Erie canal For instance, the B1ifIalo Erpress
OF March 2lst hAs statement that there ts $,OC0-
600 bushels Of grain In store Mt Detroit : Turning
70 the Detroit papers for En- explanation Of this
wonderful abatement, Nc fnd that the: receipts
from january tito Mfrch 1st 1861, were less tfan
y oG,eels H. s o. A ssSes Se Ttsi IT. e
bon 90 bushels Of grain In stora here by theopen-
ing hi navigation bow e1aegcEated tlIs is can
1rAde Report places cur storage capacity a, a:t0-
900 buahel4- il L. true; We are full and have slont
4oue.ooc bushels Of sil kinds Of grain in store,
ln Ailwankee on Match 1st, there was 1,aC5 rs
bushels Of wheat IN eto,e ngainel 630,CoO It 1he
corresponding period In 1850. THIS faci.ts shown
BY these figures that we hare at the two pr2ncipaI
ports "a Like Michigan, a,0D.oo0 huEhe]s nj Re
grain IN stotc than at The same time last ycor.
Bat this additional a0oo.ooo. e4rtstnlf does not
warrant the statement VIC find In The sa1nc paper,
that it will require three months OF sthe tEttta
carrying capse,ty Of 1hc hike 1nstfne 10 remove
Tbs prexeut accun!llntiona at Lake Michigan pu1te
Ehsn the table OF shipments by lake from the 1st or
Angpas. til close VI avigat{nn, ehowo that in
fooI months shs lsss nee: carried: nor, our port
from the ooat yarde zlong thelinc Of the Erie ca
mi prove that there will bo an increase OF thirty
1n5ss eer ss, q 1hs 1sa number Of the
These facts aSe cisa!ly concaustvc, ,that clormons
t&tes OF freight on Lake and E.ie anal cannot 10
ths rednetion Of fright viii be added to III tnrirs
for Etatn the farmers receive Theta 1aes tic far-
mes5 II tho Northwest can control, Il they abstain
from pushing their grain into market til unyfra-
zion e 1atray n. umed and not crowd the carrying
:capzc3ty 1t The opening. :. *?s..--
t sns rofn hcts, =. LOT ns
and canal interest viii be paid {atf rates, Int not
the Uon's EhnEe. .
~, Tbs ttock IN our Easteru ala,ge In.
that N New; Tntk there q now less than an, ,Vof
hsxsels ai aou1 &eaina 90 barrels st1
= store With double lie atnouht S At M ror4popdine
time lsst sea.on. And contend, without fear a
s1 what ieednns ths hnr ~ ssss oE y 9eas
eque1 to the stock held In the earaa nunrtera npe
year xgo while It is potent fact that exports in
Hty now Being ahlnpsd from cur Atlantic ports.
another 1aet. having direct teasthE upun future
prices, il to be considered and that Iucs ts thai
seaa: tsnm Europe On :heway TO the Atlantic. thar
-. - 49, ns3o4s Known ut sny prsyIous time: Thlt
z01a1 Leno 70 feduea ocean rom their pres
aI r. sssus CIT 70 ratst and eEeTy cent of sue rednc
@ noa VII r. mtg ~ posket4 OF Weatern producers
& ~pIa 1a r,e Sn@and iheee facts to The coneldera
!nsnt Hby sthey should wf1haold 1h.sr etocis ~
,.ke * aaa ssasl nay1gstion i tatfly ysasd md bet
foX1I8z1oT Nfxrxi~~T +
-. -..- - = ~. Il