The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-31
CUJC4GO AND THE WESTERN
lyp1JN TRADE

c,rrcspondont OF the new ork ITt-
bvy, recently interviewed Mr.. Charles
Randolph the well posted secretary OF the
Chicago Beard of Trade, and drew out the
following facts concerning the grain trade
of Chicago The information will prove
interesting to everybody who desires to IN n
form himself Of tho agricultural resources
of the West and the greatness of Chicago
as grain market ,--,
Tribu,,, Correspondcnt--As this sudden
declaration, of war had. ~ marked effect on
breadstufls, it becomes of great interest to
the farmer to know what grain there is in
the country. How much is there in the
Chicago elevators - =
Mr. Randolph--About $500, 900 bushels;
of wheat, we have I, 100000 of corn, 2, 600,
600; and of oats, less than million, and
some barley. But our wheat is, much Of IL,
in danger from This excessively warm and
moist weather; in fact we have D numbsi
Of bins Of hot grsin. A.
Tribme-What il your opinion of the
| incoming crop? s~As y
R--1t will be good if not large. In
wheat there WILDE more No. ] than last
year, and nearly ms much of MOP. Three
weeks ago there was much complaint Of
| drou,h, but / have noticed that in dry
year the crop always turns out better than
the farmer feared; the straw is scant, bu,
the grain is plump and clean. My estimate
IL that we shall handle, here and ut Mil.
wauke, within 10 per cent as much grair
as We did last year. Minnesota taiks Of !
two-thId crop, but she sowcd great deal
more than in 60. -
| Tr.-What can you say of the corr
crop? - p
R-It will be hcavy--,hc largest proba
bly, ever handled in the West. This ho
weather is the corn weather. Some field
have been set back by drouth, but sine
July many of tho great corn districts hav
had rain enough, it isimpossibie 10 sa
now whether tho war will do much for ii
price of corn. Oats wi
probably advance some, especially
J the European crop IS moderate The
will be needed by the horses of both n
, mics.
| Tr.-Talsing the Chicago price Of Shc
\ at IL rs, how much docs that mean
Q Now York, and what does tho farm
/ receive
!. R.-Whcri u bushel u wheat leaves Oh
: cage. ithas paid about half its transport
" tiun tax; 81 2jhcrc means 81 to tho farm
o and 81 90 10 the Eastern consumer. ~
Q late ,fiso in grain has induced the railroa
!. TO add TO their tariI, and this holds era
/, here that ough, 10 be moving. Somctim
l. we have freish,s 10 New York low enoug
X For instance, the rate by steam hence
!, l,uiials. and thence by railroad TO NJ
4 York, n ono timo touched 30 cent? pcr !
pouuds for grain and 50cents a barrel
Hour, and ruled under 40 cents the hun
red for grain for several weeks by che pr
:. pcllcr line running In connection with I
!, Rrie Railway. Lake freights by sail ha
y bccn very low. 80
q Tr.-Wbich railroads bring the me
o wheat TO Chicagor N.'.
al R-Thc Chicago and North-wcsts
and the lllinois Central. Last year 8
, Northwestern brought million and q hi
! more bushels than tho Central, M
together they brought nearly l$ot
, roads was IL O0O. 900. filFN AtNi
1r.--Tlow is IL in corn
R.-Thc Illinois and Michigan Cam
} brings more corn than any road. In 4
il landed over 6Ooo,o 900 bushels; Illino
Central brings over 6,000, 000; the road
Burlington and Quincy gives us the rise
100000; Rock Island little less. NJ
the Alton road notquite 5000, 900. In q
We receive over -, 100000 bushels or cor
and ship over 2l,0O0,00O
Tr.-What can you say Of the oats r
ccipts?
R.-lllinois Central leads oil on u
crop. 1t brought us In 90 almost 4,Oo0,o
bushels; the North cstern roads n,
quite 100000; Burlington and Quin'
, 1900, 900; in all 10, 100000.