New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-21

The receipts grain from January to April 40 1874 by
high rates OF freight, the hog crop being moved ana
absorbing very large portion OF the rolling STOCK OF ho
business OF the great trunk lines the New
York Central, Erie and Pennsylvania Companies INTO
which the network of railways In the great west pour
their through traffic Western men wonder why large
elevators not constructed aud the business OF tne
TEN. Were such elevators built we DOUBT they would
meet the requirements OF the trade, because by ,e
customs of this port system OF delivery OF grain along
side ship has been considered necessary to compete with
cry ship become, that competition has forced tue
railroad companies To deliver "hgherage free"-not
only grain, but cotton tobacco -four provisions petIo-
leum, Sc, when in large quantities. The reasons re-
quiIing delivery alongside ship are
l. Ii is the mode IN which grain has been handled Tor
export, coast~ise shipment, local consumption ana
milling since the establishment OF the gram trade by
the Erie Canal.
q The prerdices of buyers in favor of established Gus
toms difficult overcome especially fthose customs
g. Steamships and large sailing vessels take mixed
cargoes using grain for ballast and for partial cargo,
products of the country TO complete the same as
the latter usually pay better freight ~, ,oror,, ,or
chandse requiring dock facilities for unloading often
Seg eensSpt S wt the unloading OF their
II Is owing TO this question Of delivery to ship that
elevators at the erninI of the railroads not
sructed this, for II is not to be supposed that tho
three great trunk lines of railway have failed to build
Elevators through lack of enterprise or funds
been Win them purev n question of practicabity III
view OF the customs OF our grain trade. =, -, -
Notwithstanding the immense increase In the car
grain trade, Sew-YOrk has been Disseminated against
by requiring shipments OF hvc cars OF one knh
of gram TO insure delivery hghterage ree less than
Ave cars being subject ghterage whereas 10 Boston,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore single cars are taken at
tariff rates increasing their trade materially bv ship
mcnts That would naturally come mere Under present
methods OF raroadng Shipment OF nVe cars IRON any
Western point is not likely 10 arrive mere unprokeh
often several days intervene between arrivals OF the
first and last cars, rendering necessary tue noids Oh
the grain on the track, in boat awaiting arrival
OF the balance deliveries In small parcels THESE de-
lays very expensive prevent tue unIoa9lng o. cpS
promptly on arrival cause CROWDS upon ,u tren' , M
crease number of boats required and put upon tne
carrier of delivery in small parcels Under the
present system each shippers gram must DE kept sep
arate. ,- =, ,,.,o. -,
nineIHsix of whom are members of the Produce Elk
change and three of whom represent the three trunk
house II Temporarily aboard boats. This plan pro-
poses the establishment OF Newfork grades OF lhspec.
non for all grain, which would become the Icadlhg
grades OF the country, known IN all European
markets, and TO which the trade OF the M e5t
would naturally conform; grain 70 be weighed on track
scales aud loaded into boats irrespectvely OF owner
SHIP, all identity being lost III the grade Du qndhty
guaranteed. thus permitting consolidation Oh the re-
ceipts Oh boats ready for immediate delivery, hesO-
table receipts being Issued 10y tue Taroao cons'
any Of the grade named In such receipts from any
boat they choose precisely as II the property was III IN
elevator The merits of this plan are:
= lis simplicity; it does not overurn the existing
status Of our export trade and vainy endeavOr to force
it into channels that unnatural such as system VI
storage elevators involves. . , ,,o.
g. Ii relieves tine merchants OF vast amount Vi Iapor
II enables buyers to get what property they want
II establishes one of the soundest and most perfect
systes OF warehousing grain that has ever existed
For certain grade OF grain is loaded INTO boat hdt
sort must out 4! system OF elevators owned ny
nrvate capitalists Interested IN having gram go INTO
their warehouses low Inspection aud 20 out at
high one l. thus avoided.
g The expense storage board canal boats q cent
per bushe per day after the first live working days,
" bich are free such 10 insure prompt delivery
from boats and TO prevent unWarfaht"De specuatohs
in grain.
T. With elevators, we could not expect less rate OF
stroage than Two Oushe for the rt term ana "
delivery alongside then necessary II would involve
the cost EhteTagc 10 ship not less than two cents
more making discrimination OF at least four cents
bu- he AGAINST rail grain in favor OF the canals, with
winch the roads compete This nominal expense, APP
parent in every account Of sales rendered 10 Western
shippers would be Offset in part b. reduced rate Of
freight covering the expense OF delivery under the pro-
posed plan. whether appreciated or not
The plan does not interfere with the building OF ee
vators to any extent they found necessary; for
we believe II shadows such increase IN the grain
trade this port VII! absorb every facility that can
be provided FOR H. $50
In conclusion this plan simply adaptation OF the
grain trade 20 the necessity OF commerce here by
system or small floating warehouses that can De taken
10 our great ships. whereas at Chicago and Milwaukee,
the small vessels 20 10 the great warehouse.
BroOEIya, NAY -. 1874. III. I. KSEEIAND.