, 1873-01-27
Is tho average, NO got 10, 200 pairs shipped
during t1o rass year, ngenst . oN, ,oa6 for 1871,

Tho extcnt Of Tho trado In foreign gont-skna
now carried on In tho Unitod Statos may bo
during the yoar :: 1s7a j. amounted to 0,o5s,s25
ptocoa OF thoae, 878, 100 woro from htoxico,
513.0G5 from tho Cape Of Good Hope, 2,29S,606
from Cnloutsa, md a75, 900 from Duenos Ayfes
sixty In number, and arc located in phi1atlcl-
plia, Wilmington, Newark, Now York, Droollyn,
Lynn, and baltimore, Tho capacity Of tlioir
taotoros is sufficient to mako about 200 day,
ncBH for 1572 reached nhout 51o,oO0,ooo. Tho
aaason waB not profitable ono, owing 10 tho
dnllneaa Of trado aud lilo high prico Of tho raw
atocs.
THE RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE UoMM1sgroa.
10 ths Editor af lhe Chicago 7.'iD,tne:
IN these days Of railroad mud warehouse agitation 1t
Seens tano;ss!e for N Observer nj to !aks
Just nov aslatel about i, aud tlcr oonlinltseo
= 1tisee!laneons alat|ers" arc nov ng!tang their
and Warehouse Comrnissonors. Thcro ,nny DO
lutlons 60 far Aupmitsol 10 tho public. :"
To separate ono board q oommisBionora into two,
w @ m loa1s
to saSoo viii ea1lso m ii,croaso of s75oo por year IL
cxpensc say nothing Of cxra oxenae of attendant
roopo arc as nothing, compared with tho probnbitios
that such division wo1d destroy tho, usefulness Of
p1tn Wsrsnoaas s sse ac il oheaao e
arc ono and the Batno thing, md shoull DO
70 e 10 don Batting sgc t eo t9 f1s at
IL M / Q. s. oush Sons, ali ho elevators IN Chicago
railroads running to them, binding aurh roads to e
liver oil grain to hom for long term OF ycar8 II Ia
nao lilo reason for tese ralroas not cllverng grain
10 other elevators with which their tracka connect
direct other tracks which they in common
against Mum scott That certain former officials q
| &{,o n MARIN
Armour, Dolo 3 Co. wore inyolvea II beean1o known
aors IF j., D. Co. und that thoss ellsera woro tho
pss,ie s1 for thu h9 G. With
Should deifycr III grain IL bulk to H. D co. ani by
reason Of seh contract tho e. p G. 4 T. q ealed
Gat, lii Interest he railroads ana elevators or ware.
moro force Tho charter. Of each and every rail-
Toa M TEN to rec sSe'x " go a % ns
clasaiasation Of their tariff. They must furnish
place to receive carH 70 transport ill., ind 1opos or
for 'i storage or cars sueh can 10 eoeetd
from tho owner, nnlosa the freight Ia their nossea.
Inns been given Of It's arrival aud tho Companys read-
nesa deliver sucl property. III order 10 aocommo
date thor Luslcsa tho Companies build and atntain
at, OF through which oil kinds Of freight, except 1.-Two
| stock aud balk grain delivered. Tic grain Ia
snc4 freight. Tho r4ilroada carry grain III ths way
for various reaHons ono ,ccauso It ean 10 SO much
feny a. md pssy t;n ~
housulncu frea Of expense to tho railroads, and
nu men enough 10 bag mud deliver. depot grounl
enough to ntorehola or deliver though, the Immense
fasfps assppee e s hs rsesi @ d f ns % se
Il. r., OF N. W. II. H., Or G. a. St. Louis, with re-
Of from 200 to 5 sars neE; ay eash S 9ch
qulrs to unload byy bagging tho receipts 70.
to car-.ay e,ojo nsl- ide. horses, wagons, ind
toamasre; add to which delay Of cara and ts expense
so caused over waa: # INV eoss ho Companies to
s500ao pr dsy say s. 900 oo. Adj to this tho amount
~ oag r 9n over s zane in 1'E bia'so
t3,ooooco pcr anu, aay for four Of our railroads
1t eecu1s 10 that these elevators aro M much q
to e frGss a hfoGn wsn fe a
railroads !" duty hon4 to deliver such grain fec
Of esuc1s' to starugs lor q reasonable tfMc as as
tk Il W rarIy owning bills grim doiversa ~ ral
road in warehouse. having Paid such railroad tAeil
such elsystor iseo of ali chnrgs, aud a,ch DENIM;
would b eores and the only Gtsti;on to ho so!ySt
tlle for tho removal Of grain G&ored. Now, tht
a'spa tSsheis Sti 1 ii paid
ssi09,oco. III e1ponao 10 tho producer, for atorng
i coiuss o.it of thc hele, roinmrArd by tn
fartner with estimated saving to the COMPANIES b.
loading IL bu(h Instead Of In bage, etc., c u 500 o
Ia g. 900 Raved 10 the Companies aud lost By th
owners. But IL may bu claimed tla! largo amount
graiu remains iu ho:c for long io. It cant bs rtr
frHe for with the cspacity Of tin city tho past year
reduced to about 5000 900, would hare to 10 takel
In md out nome sixteen times during the year. to ens
blu It 10 10 handled. Now do not the foregoing fact
provo TINT all tho warehouses; Of Glass in this cit.
except (aaahsful} II. Nelson I! Co q, and Houghs, ar
merely derols Of thc railroads. through wllicl
could ~ not DELIVER, and into which the.
persist in delivering ouch property agaains
tho wfBhes OF tue and III violation Of tue laws
md ttoce It not prove that In tie enuEcratea
least they should not be separated FROM tho Rallroa
Connissie? Does IL nat treakc1 Guy arce to b. uael
or fa,c 10 BE- enforced to dirio te orcc so used or
divtRe the tau 70 1s enforced?
| In my next will exal1.io tho remaining proposi
ioun paria of Of them arc galuablc, but tart
| well considered. DEaALp.
| LATEST.
In the afternoon wheat waa fairly active mn
caHier. No. spring was nominal at 81 .242aaG
1914 aoller tho month, and sold at " :255ssG
1.2515 seller February, aud $1.28 seller 1!arcl
Corn waB in moderate request, and steady a
80gIo aoller tho month, and 305s@3lo sollo
February. Other grain ind proyipions wero il
active, and nominally unchanged.