, 1874-12-22
THE NEW YORK CANALS.
Groat Reduction in Freight Ratcs-Tho
Transportation Companies
Losing 1lonoy.
Tho Volume OF Business Dccrcascd.-.
The Trade Gone 10 tho
Railroads.

From tho Ns,o Tort Times, De. 10.
Tho canal soaBon which closed on tho 18th
inst. naa been ono Of tho most disastrous on
record to tho 1ako aud canal transportation COM
pnuica. Tho combined ratcB for freight wcro
rnnolaly LOTT, boing on m average about n por
cont undor those Of tho previous yoar, anti "a
per cont under tho rntos OF 1879. From thcso
facts 1t would bo supposed TINT tho volume of
business would havo iucroasod, but tho contrary
Ia tho case. Thoro has boen largo FILLING of
in tho carrying trado, amounting 10 nearly 20
nor cont as compared with laat yoar, while Tho
railroads layo largely inoroaBed their traao.
This falling OF In tho quantity Of grain trauB-
ported by lnko and canal Is also remarkable
from tho fact that tho gross receipts Of grain Mt
thtH port during tho Ycar from MI nouroes will At
]oast bo 1T, 600 900 bushels moro than tho quati-
tity received tho previous yenr. In 1873 the
gross receipts Of bulk gsaln at New York wore
r. .370 bushels; tho receipts during tho pros-
ont year, up to Dec. l, woro 83,0o3. 140 buAho!s,
md It Ia estimated that bofore tho 31st Of this
month 100000 additional buelo1s will hnyo
boon received, mating tho total for tho year 1879
over 81, 100000 inoroaso OF Il, 100000 bush.
clH. Ihin dooH not include coAstwiao mud canal
receipts from Baltimore and rhitalophla Which,
added 10 tho increaao given aboyc, would 1naao
at lenAt tt, 000. .UD0 bisholg THO receipts Of grain
ut Buffalo by hike aud Grand Trunk Railway
from JG to IVY, 70: iSss e s1 Mctu, ~
c fo nSalJ n n1a IN 1s7a sown9 oersnso of sos
o23 bushels. Tho exports Of grain by canal, for
tho Balno period, woro 40 615 .GGl bushels against
AT tor Tho corresponding ner9a IN hs loS
sitowlTg @ iang o9 rot, o '49ao' fpan, no pnlt
a,s ny oAiorts " ,,,nrof,ro l'n ,,,,t an,r
ut 1000o, 000 bushels less than last ycar. Tho
icsss u raa3 ny nntre;. Nsrn,aud gu, ii
Tauheo, aoouo, n1sao't 1on onn nsa hua a,,ois H.
WY: ~ ,nn NJ ~ sl,ola +, is5 aI,,r;n1' ~
GMas ~ ~ ns ,H I'M atcIs Ink tho a.
!luls aln' ~ o ;Mo en ho, ~ o oa,,,.rd ,s,
were @ on,y laoogs' TO-. ~" p!0ne's so1oe"eu "'Nn
1o1 una'p.n It'll, ~ tna a IN rro;,,a
inc teuI9 M.e! ~ !n nh, ~, ~ iea
ttlnn TO- tho call'a. unt'ns tno heaaol,' laho
,.'snte "Ilo as ~ ra,a,ta o,,o"f NJ r conss
ruh az 10y. rLe.s 1lssa ~ I 9,,ms, Ee.ts "
snGl iu' Mleas . i1s H,r;,, "' ,,,,rtt ~,
mna ~ uu os II r,,na;ra ,3 at thn o,9,;us
whole season. .s haa ssalnSa ~ a, .n9 1icmp3f 3
tato lo ae,n,' uar
eks have hcen satsae!! bnt Is tnnl9lea aowh tap
uy % y M cenih ta 'a!o sasao ~ n
pct alu ~ es4Aho ~ ~ a a na,s. ~, t
boan ONLY ~ centa Tor wheat anu ~ ec9th aor
corn ont Of theso rates, too, rebate OF "a per
~ uooo pna1ses na W ~ NJ - ~ ht ill.,
lho chlal aieiS's oueIi i;.' ~ - @ .uasH. F. , Inv
a 1lln to tn carGa soa nr rons mr., tho ornrnno
per 1no enasgo VIZ IVY toss, ~ ILL a,,,n s1so ~,
ior lug heAhoh outy W elntp III +a1n NV r..
eonts ior corn w'im S1in aofI Ing Sno N
ratos BnoM ~ m e., eAtIno!n1y iai'uS -, - ~ ~
von'por. tot1' ~ & ., "''o s,,;;n ost ,,so,
Mheat nu !a.4 csntn ~ 1Js, ~ "' ae arr.a ~
sno enn1ge7 "r'o W. ony MY ~ ittc morn % tban
spect,Voty, Ut o"4y '!.sio ~. @ usoao su...'
nhe,thilu q tnp taseG ~ s"J sate III ~. ~,
Taklng the lako fatos lor tno wa9lo yeaT qoeo es
not lhaAe noo , sp,a ~ ata ,;a LII
ino avesaEo aa'e LUZ, ao "a ,o,,ta Ta ratoo
,n1s yeaf aa uoo.' % .osd !, -. s..na
by ian athouG c ,r; aqlresseo' @ ~ noe m snua .sla
suoh lnaeo Ieaactlon %itnia 'a 'Mo ye.s ~ ttas
wGn aS !agh se ~. ,nr ~o ~ ca;;ta for =. .rcut
scoer loa suo t atea ,,t Mv ~ ta poro o,G
H. ~ toi resnaci;vnl~ ~ nhnt n nor cont nf
Lug tates IN seain ~ - t,,;a o@ 49, Wy IN
faso w caua Wus ~ 10 eenIs 'ntn W.. ~ eeits~
1et sa o v ~ Ga v mn mi cona for s md is7
ea nn aasch Dy ,u ~ -, o f,ii;nc of rom >!
tnoto moea -. SPtona ~ w .at,n ~ 49, IN -
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an1a sI1n1ss ],n ,r,,,or ~ hnoia cIeorot1 f,'ia
49, a3o , ane tpur na "n,at ~ 5 lax roor 'n''
yoar "aa anous ooso Snhs v,'Io III '"a1 H.
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LIesseu ataso " M oa, 10 e =, aid;,s nG 1 Io;
tao tis9!s ua .t,u "eat ,~n11i -, o"En aa .sas
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tnJ
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GfG Is 3a g ~ hsaa To eranror4 oi,o oWovcr 3
VI scne =; dhcr movcn,nnt T. crcaso ho
no. suycpea M ~ ter ~ ssie n " ntor ELY .no
n.vo cn,1 cnnutyos ~ hnyue jnreo s,,rs Of Grain
en can'tee ta s,,a us ari.ca - M
auploiteM se lss ;,,,no1 ~ s tan
prlees. Ihn saefea1lua ab ito4ueuoM o. y. ssca III
On te tanas nb frniut nau 10 o m T.
dus o snna @ m Na Yor
ra co,ta ner hnsc hg rotnrnns viii earro Of
mcrchaialse, so snat, tsinE s uoaut1 a ale'sn.s
they rea2ea .gI I'ro np tn metn to e,
apen nrs e H. ane us orlory 'nui5
pfonnnens epos sit,, ii III H. 1uoaeo ,r;snr as1
chahGe IL -, a m,' tra ~ ~ ~ an!
tilat tno lasi'he " ~ .9 tIac T. ~ ,, cana. M
aoweu t,ao ieccsss ~ ~ ip .u.;s ~ ~
lno 1!f7o Cnnn!. epeah,uE " .ny ltlo eas'as 1'o
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so" o. !1 ,ca VI ,n ,a t9a SIa. IT,
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