, 1870-03-27

Ao1E AEian tas id p1.ds & Gnviss have also nAde up
vail , cn,niensed statement, the footings Of
which diner little from the above.
The warehouse controversy Is not enaeo;
We referred day Or two egot % tne ~; ot 5Gs ~
Tho mo1lrietora Of the IoWs Elevator, Then Is
sitnaIed near the Northwestern track, hare
offered to receive grain Ut lc fot ene et1a lnst
twenty DAYS. aud 1<c for each ten days there.
after. It Is we'll known that tho propI1eto!rS3 os
this warehouse have had track Laid to M1th1h
few inches Of the horthNesseln. ea7 Iea M ~
about sir months past, but have not oecn sole
to obtain switch connection. On tho grounu
that fhcv nrn under contract with another eio-
Tator. tie railroad officials refuse to allow
ggitch to be put in; and, on the ground tnat II
would be too much trouble, they nov teluse 70
taken in teams by tho prop1ietors OF the Iowa
Tifs morning fire carloads Of com arrived
in ti1ie citv over the Northwestern Aaat1osd,
and Mesefs. Spruance, Preston & Co. notified
the 1ai1road authorities that they Wished INC
Fused, It was intimated that the grain must
20 into tho "Wheoler" Elevator, and thithez,
We presume, it has gone, contrary to the Wishes
Of the parties to whom it was consigned
The faiIroad authorities take the ground that
they have rights, other than as common car
portation. Should they make such claim
| With regard to othar property, how long would
| thev be able to maintain it, Suppose a lot of
| furniture to be sent by rail TO this city, and
| the owner or his agent to appear at tho depot,
1VaI Would the railroad officials have the
| inpudenee to tell him that ho cannot take
| away the goods, but that they must first be
| stored away in the freight house, and IN extra
1 charge Of &c per 100 lbs be made for the delay,
| while to cap the climax Of injustice the con
| sieneo would not DO able to obtain the specific
lot Of furniture sent to him, but must take his
chance out Of lot OF furniture which Is nom.
iually OF the samo yaluo per piece or pound :
| Ii it likely that the wrong would be pe1pe1atee
many times before The wronHs-loer e wao 1toao So,
certaiu 1aiIrpad officials claim to hare the nghl
to do in the case of over 80, 900 600 bushels o.
| grain received in our city each year. lne
| charges for transportation are enough to pal
the railroad company for carrying properly
bnt it seems necessary that the WarehousemeI
It is required to be stored or not. The fact tha
certain railroad officials recognize this as ii
| imperative necessity suggests that there mus
be eome strong 1sason why they ahou1d beal
| the thing in mind SO constantly and pe1s1st
emily. ..-..
Tow. Elevator TO insist on their right to te
ceiye directly all grain consigned to them. y
SO doing, they viii be sustained by the wholt
commercial community, and by the great pub
l lie, ENGh OF whom QAV8 al etlAA4 4!&Ak ~ ~
ceiye whatever is sent to them, without tn
compulsory payment Of extertionAte charge
to n1iddlemen Of any sort The man VIII
should stop car OF grain On the railway, an
e1trnct his ts ta1iH" thercfrom before alow1n
It to proceed, would be called Eobber, viii!
the man who takes his toll at the depot
called gentleman. Verify, We need q revision
either in our commercial practice OF noner
clature-
The following te1eg1ana wcre received Q
EEW Yonr, March ea-Flour inactive ~
steady at $s.sik7A7o. Wheat dnl and faiF No.
Chicago. <1.03a1.G7 B1out; MllnauEee, h0s
store; amber, <1.f+t91.e6 tn store an9 snos %
Corn scarce and better; new, sscE1l,ol auoat: ~
$10aa1.os in store- Oats strong at 'Ec aa. Eye
| Iard dun at 14K@t41<c. Whtskey dul AZ "
) Gold, 111i
Four-Suund shipping less plenty and nt3e1
| $lGA34Th Wheat Inactive and neaVyf 40.
Chicago at x1.10 adoat; No. milwaukee, az 4
in store: amber Minnesota at 4l1a Corn 2 ne1. =.
NJ gsc@sloa for new atoat; Yellow new, SLg4 sl.s
J pork, s26.1Q. Lari dnIi Whlskey, sc.
5 LJykKPco1, March 2e-11 is g. -m.-F1our, 19s
; ! Winter WHEAT, as 9@ss 10d: red wheat, g
! ! ss Cd; white wheat, % sd@ss Id Corn, e
| Pork, 9thE Lard. 6aA
LATER.
l At the "Open Board, No. spring whe
wa8 in light demand, but fl1ner feelu
prevailed, the market closing steady at.759
April. A sman lot sold at Soc, seller Ma
: Com and oats were neglected Pork produc
ruled firm, with sales Of 500 brls mess pork
| sa6.0O cash In the evening business "
neglected.