, 1870-08-29
CHICAGO AS A PRODUCE MAR
KET.
An lntcrylc.v .vttsl mr.. Charles Kan.
d0lphs
Chind9o, Juy eG,) Correspondence u the .Ntr FORK

d0lphs
Chino9o, July eo> Correspondence n the Nt,r York
Trtbnnt.
Ten years ago the Board Of Trsde in this
city went into operation uzacr an act Of ill., !
corpor1 tion. This il a part OF their pream- !
bic I" Desiring to advance the commercial |
character and promote the manufacturing III |
forests Of the cily Of Ch,cago, and wishing to |
incnlcate just and equitable pE1nciplssin trade,
to acquire, preseryo and disseminate valuable
bueinese information, re. the membern, fc
About l,5u0 merchants, the flower Of Chicago
business talent, compose this boarj- Thpy
Fay, upon entering, Sloo, aud the yearly dues
are S30t These hGurea tencs out transient
operators aud men about whom nothing is
kLown. A stock company Of its nembors
have erected a spacious hall in the heart at
the city Hera are tables with marble tops
and massy frames OF carved black wal
nut. The walls CLOS with csstoons-a far
meT surveying his wide estate; cLtAe
to golden sunset stout team turning
prairie sod; the casks and bales. the milla
and ships, that production go rast must sula-
mon to it's aid. This handsome and ample
room has been leased to the Board Of Irs5e
for 100 years. Resting thus on lirm foun-
lation, this aociolY may haye before it long
and beneGceut career. Tho nen and the
ideas tAat make Chscsgo the shining nlatropo::
liz 1t is, hera find sympathy, comparison, aud
support. .-.....
T.
Rotary Of the board, and il justly regarded ss
the bent informed man in the city On Ill mat
ters OF trade, commerce, aud Development.
Judged that i wc4-aieec:ed talk With him
would enable me to spread before Tribune
readers many facts that they will bo glad to
knuw. While the mercury stood high anon5
the niueties, thus ths, conversation ran:
Tribune Correspondent. As this sudden de-
clztutien of war has Ind marked effect On
brca1stuf1s, it becomes of great interest to
the farmer to know what grain there is n the
couutry. How much there is in the Chicago
Mr. llsndolpb. About $500 900 bushels: Of
wheat, we have !, III, 600; Of corn, 1.909, 500;
and Ct oats, less than million, and some
bailey. lsut our wheat Is, much OF it. in dau-
ger frcm this excessively WARN ARD moist
| Hcsthez: in fact, We have number OF bins
Tribune, What is sour opinion of the in
Il. i vii be good il 10, large: In wheat
there will be more No. than last yeat' ano
nea1;? aa much os No.. Three .S weeks aso as'a
there was much eornplaaas Of a1oosh: nat
| 1 have nct,ced that in dry yeat the
crop always turns ont better thsn
the fa:mor feared; the etraw il
ecant, but the grain is plump and clean. MF
estimate IL that We s:lall hnadle here and ~
Milwaukee. within 10 rer cent ii much grain
as 40 did last ,ear. Minnesota talks Of =
two-th;1sl crcr. but she eowed great deal
lore than in 10.
II. What can you Say Of the corn csop2
Il. II will be hc2vy-tho largest probably
ever handled in the West: This hot weather
back by drontb. but since !uss many cf the
great corn districts have had rain enough It
L impceeihle to sag nov whether the war will
do much for the price OF corn. Oats viii
probably advance eome, especi.i's il the
I la f1y-& ri hJ1fh
Tr. Taking the Chicago price Of wheat Al
Sl25, how much does that mean in New York,
and what does the farmer receive
X. When bushel Of wheat leaves Chicago
il has paid abou, ha1f ita trsusportatlon ta1
sl.o5 herc means II to the farmer and el.ot
10 the Eastern consumer. The late rise ID
graft has induced the railroads 10 add to then
. tar;N, ard this holds grain here that onsh, te
be moving. Sometimes we lsse our fseiehts
to New York low enough. For instance. tat
, rate by steam hence to fuhAan sno easpcg y &
railroad to New York, At one time touched ~
cents yer 100 poupds for grssn, and 5o cents
!, barrel for -four, and ruled under ~ eeEts th'
hundred for grain for several veekaos ~ Ply
, | reller line running in connection "lln ~
: Ere Railway, Like fresshss Q! ea4l nave oee'
: Il. Which railroads bring the most wheat II
. ChicaEo2 49,, A.
!. Illinois Central. Last seaE. the AoEto*eatet1
a | brought million and bali more bushels tina
= the Central, ara together they brought nea1l
: Il. ,000; tho whole amount brought By a
n the roads wzs Ii, ,000, 900.
~ Tr How il it in corn?
R. The Illinois and Michigan Canal hf1ns
more com tran any road. In 69 It Iande
over 6, ,010, 600 bushels: Illinois Central efl't
over 5000, coo; the road to Darlington an
Ouincv gives us tho rise Of 4.n'0, ,0v0; Not
Islard 1ittle less, md the Alton Road II
70 quite 100000. In all, we receive or
.E3,o00, Geo Gushele Of corn, and atl2 oS
~. Wha, ran vou esy of the oat Eeceiptss
IT. Il Illinois Central leads IN on thss crop.
3 broucht US in co almost I,000.0 COO bashel:
=. he northwestern Road not quite S,00o.0of
= burlington + Quincy, 1.5oo,oos' in =
i IF. chicago has great name for it's eatt
ia trade; from which dirsction do naost Of the
- r, In 1869 the Burlington sud Quincy Ro
~ | led of. giving ue nearly l30.0Do the A!st
Is Ro.d -lnrred 5000: Illinois censrai; 10y y
re leland, 5s.Oo0. In al. Chicago re:eived ~
~ loo. and shipped E..s about 800 ,Gn; shou!'
~ that ne slaughter for barrel and TOT dty ca
n ing ore-fourth Of the beaves that come he1
:e and send East three. fousshs-
IA Tr. Which roads take them Ea-s"Ma:
ia R, More 70 Tia FoFt Wayne md Chitss
Il. II 20 this foxd took nearly l25. 900; NieMg
to Central. 1000; Michigan Southern sno Ia
Us Shore, $1,000. .
= II. Haa Chicago large trade in pork !:
IT, r. Yes. and it ls increasing tAat. LAST
~ the Burlington i Quincy Road brought
IL oTe7 half ! million e~ine, live and dresse
The Illinois Central almost - naoE:, !.
ID Rcck Island. ! fourth of a million; sno
ho AItcn Road nearly the same. OF these, os
to = million Annually 60 East over the La
re Shore and Fort Wayne Roads
is II. ob.es1e that Eou note the ffatae
each road quite carefully.