New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-03
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS CHECKED.


TIE IMPORT SUFFERS MUCH MORE THAN THE TX
PORT TRADE-A SLIGHT FALLING OFF IN SLIP
MENTs TO THE INTERIOR.
According to the statements Of the officers
Of all the principal railway and steamship companies
carrying goods to and from Newlork,s the financial
troubles have had the effect Of greatly checking and
ducing al inwaTCbound freight while the export trade
and shipments 10 the interior have not decreased TO the
same extent. The dry goods import trade especially
10 nave suffered ana while the European steamers
continue 10 go out from this port well laden, and
freight rates sin continue high usual the imports
10 have fallen TO almost nothing. and steam
often return only half loaded. The great railroad
companies report reduction both inward aud outward
bound freight, but Ike the foreign steamship companies
the great decrease is generally found 20 be III the snip
ments 10 this city.
The New Haven Railroad Company agents state that
traffic the road, both inward and outward.
third less than al this time last year. Shipments have
Remained the low cbb the beginning Of the
panic, while ordinary they increase about 90
per cent during October the monetary strngency hav
ing begun ust tune 20 check this trade the falling OF
in the inward bound freight Of dry goods hardware and
manufactured goods from New-EnSand being particu-
larry noticeable. The outward shipments this road
arc principally groceries, provisions and breadstufs
The FIRE cht charges remain they have been for the
past yeas and not likely to DC reduced and the
Company expect the traffic 70 be not more than one
road are cutting down expenses and they intend TO dis
charge some employees aud reduce the OF others
The freight agent OF the NewYork Central and HudGon
River Railroad reports that the eastward hound frchts
are larger than year ago, hut the westward bound
shipments per cent less The usual increase
ia tariff was made sept 20 Eve cents per hundred
being added eastward bound freiehs and So cents
per hundred western, but the charges the latter
from % 10 20 cents less than year ago. The snip
ments to the West generally light for three months
after Oct. l. and this year they were particularly So
because Western merchants well stocked carly IN
the Fall Goods East generally consist Of farm
which The supply and demand have been so affected
that still greater reduction Is booked FOR by me rail-
road company The force OF lahorers on this road has
been reduced and the have been cut down 10 per
cent.
The Erie Railway Company claims tina, the eastward
shipments are a. heavy ar ihey were q year ago. but
that westward freight al least one-hait less Rates
slightly raised recently but this not thought 20
nave had anything To DO with the decrease il frame
The merchandise SHIPPED over tins i0ac s OF course OF
the kinds that sent over the Central About
oneha the aborng force OF the road was discharged
on Oct l. and wages have been cut down l43 per cent
The force OF clerks IN the freight once mas aso peeb re-
duced, and FRIDAY number OF workmen were dis
charged from tine workshops ia jersey CITY when are
now run on thrct-quaTters time.
The freight agent Of the Harlem Railroad states that
both the inward and outward bound freight has fallen
OF day 10y day for the ast Two weeA@ ana II now one
quarter less than u fortnight ago Ihe greatest
owing to the slackenng Of work al Tie factories OF
groceries large par OF the outward fIcigbt-ihe Snip
]
but the reduction groceries has not been as great
IN dry goods only oneear Load Of which now passes
oyer the road in day. No further reduction IN eroee-
res apprrhended, but it il feared that The shipments
OF dry goods will decrease stil more during tue Winter
All the European steamers which left this port on Sat
urday laden TO their fun carrying power nut none
OF the companies appear 10 tank that Their steamers
Will return with anything Ike full cargoes Some OF the
companies think that the le3ing dry goods importers
here must have olegraphed to conntermanu helr usual
orders is the falling OF III the Importation OF
this class merchandise The following are the steam
which sailed ON Saturday:
The Elyp of the National line, for Liverpool claimed
carry the largest freight Of any Her cargo consisted
of cotton grain and provisions. During TINS week the
Greece will sail for Liverpool and the Holland for Lon
dOn, and both have fail crg0es Insured al good rates
Tie Europe, Of the French Company, for Hayre car
rec full cargo Of wheat ana bacon with little cotton
Very little freight is now ordered but the demand
for freight outward is very good aud rates are n
proving IL reported by this Company that passenger
uafhc to the other side much heavier than usual.
Tue Baltic slIOyds steamship Washington, which
sailed for StoItn and Copenhagen, had iul cargo Oh
tallUw lard. machinery and sundr1es, at hgher rates
than Tor time back. The Ardnt OF this Company
will sail the 18th. and her freight LET u nearly iu
The Will lower their rates from date. The im
ports have decreased very greatly BY TINS line as by ~
Others. Incoming frelghts which have been GfhJ ali
Summer. are Lighter than ever now.
The Oceanic of the White star Line, CARED full
cargo Of grain. cheese and bacon and lsp bales OF cot
ton &C rates higher than during Tie past tEe or SIX
months the rise beng due, IL said, 10 the shipment
TO Europe Of cotton which ~as useless here OWES 10 the
closing " tue mills.
The Innisn steamer City of Montreal took ont ?4O0
bales OF cotton 1900 bOxc OF bacon 1000 cheeses. 1000
bushels OF wheat aud other miscellaneous goods al id
rates.
cotton ana uli cargo OF grain nacOL heel pork nOur
oil cake, good Freight room the Casta-
ia Anglia aud Alexandria to Fan this week, s already
reported scarce
Another steamer sailed with $500 bales Of cotton and
iull cargo The North German Lloyd steamer Hermann
was heavily laden with cotton, gram, provisions. and
tobacco.
The Havana steamers carrying little OF nothing
either To nom Cuba, the company stating that the
trde Las been almost killed 10y the money etIueeney