New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-03
PROSPECTS OF TIE ICE CROP.
THE FIELDS OF ICE READY FOR HARvEST-TH
ICEMEN GREATLY ENCOURAGED.

THg FIELDS OF ICE READY FOR HARvESr-THE
ICEMEN GREATLY ENCOURAGED.
The low temperature of the last two days
has been very grateful TO the officers OF the ice com
Danes and to all who have been agitaed about the
certainty OF insufficient ice harvest this The
satisfaction Of the ice getters somewhat marred by
She heavy OF yesterday afternoon and evening"
mach labor and expense will required TO remove this
before cutting Built has ts advantage. too, it will
cover the from the direct rays OF February sun
which often makes porous and almost vaueless The
Winter had been so mild hitherto that the companies
had almost begun TO despair OF getting their supply
Sn the neighbOrhood OF New-York-llthough during
the last quarter century ten seasons have been
backward a this for the ice crop-and bad begun to
make arrangements to get their harvest elsewhere in
OF failure. The warning of the Winter OF 19690
which was followed by severe scarcity Of ice in the
Summer-wben 1t rose 10 SIS per ton at whOlesale-has
made them wary TO provide in time and they have so
enlarged their facilities that repetition OF that caam-
sty is hardly possible. Last Winter there was cold
enough for the icemen. for the ice from foot
half TO two feet thick, 100 bulky to be handled to
advantage. That which has been formed already this
eeason and which OF the companies have already
begun " gather, is only from to inches III
fhickness too thin TO be stored without much loss The
cost OF the Summers supply will depend on the
weather for the next fortnight. II there are ten
or twelve DAYS Of sharp cold, followed by
Two three weeks, when the temperature By day does
not much above the freezing point, full supply may
set be got from the Hudson and neighborng lakes and
prices rule higher than last Summer when s. per ton
Was the price 20 brewers and other great consumers
But II tne weather does not serve until after the
middle OK this month"; will be late 20 hope for any
thing like an adequate supply from NewYOrk State. In
any case ice enough for the needs OF city VIII
be got from somewhere but II It chiefly comes from
Maine. Massachusetts, and Halifax, the cost trans
pOrtaton and the loss by frequent handling will nnch
enhance It's price The officers OF the Ice Companies
yesterday made the following statements:
President Leonard OF the Washington ice ComDany
said that Saturday AT COeyman's-,yhlch Is ON the
Hudson little below Abany-the ice was nine and ten
3nches thick and Of excellent quality aud arrangements
we're made 10 begin cutting yesterday AT RndOut
Greek, EsOpus Washington Point Kingston Point Gias-
gov. and Athens-the other depOts OF the ComDanv-
1t was one or two inches thinner. by Tomorrow the
Company expect 10 begin work AZ Glasgow and Wash
ington Point and perhaps Athens II the weather he
favorable $1,000 tons may be gathered IN these places
week The seasons stock Of this Company Is 25OOt
tons Very little OF last winters crop-not more haI
10 seyOn inches Of snow on the zee Az me company
stations. Last Winter The cost OF removing snow wa
very heavy. THIS covering 10 FEBRUARY y, however
advantageous ia preventing the see rom becoming sol
and fragile "a the sun. -
Vice President Macay Of the Kniekerbocker fee Com
pany said that the outlook for the ice harvest Is nov
favorable This Company needs about 6OO,OOO tons
None has been gathered yet and the amount lett owe
IrUm last year very small It's sources or supply oil
tho HudsOn River Al New-BAlitn0re ana az W.
Islands Just below COXssckie, EyespOrt, Athens, Ham
burg CaLAku Point, RGBdOut, Staatsburg BarrytO~b
khtnebeck. Clear Water, Sew.Paltz, opposite POugh
keepso and at Marlborough. near Sewburgh On Satur
gay at Bamore there were ak or seven inches OF Ice
a. EyeapOrt about three inches, 40 COXsackle abou
Three IneDes with covering OF four five inches Of
snow. while at Rondout and other places IL was only
tbck enough ~ hold together Dispatches were re
eelvef yesterday trom Catsk staatsburgh, Schodack
eAl vlsI Vidoes Ia6S5 showed scYen ana eight inches