New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-23
TERMINAL GRAIN CHARGES.

ross,ptF IN ANY-?RnFiTs or EiIVAIVhs-'h"
SYSTEM OF REBATES.
The Sub Committee OF the Senate Commttee
m canals, composed OF Senators Charles keosg, William
Johnson. and A. G. Connolly, which was su''or,"e W
nahe into the matter OF ermnai cnaeo
an rs,n IN thi. city and Eunalo. met yesterday nofns
m the Managers Room Of the New-Nork frooo.1 -
shanr.. AZ No so Pcarlst., Senator Kellogg pre'%
Mathew DAILY was present at counsel Tor tue '"'""
rne,s was considerable number Of Interested Irs"hS
cr.nt and every facility given the Committee 10
A ,ertaln the information required j. NJ. haze"e'
who I. On ged the storage onsines- ~ NO ~ rea
was The speaker He aid tina, N aS 70
most ~ the qucetons viii 1t chwas expestSd .he con"
tee would pror"%nG DR. ~ nea Subject
I Toxins to and The place Oi delivery 3d. which
'.a S q o by the captain or owner of
%srens cargo half paid by tse sCpgSse OF
o. eT;S and s" ~ sS store or
nssEs Tor 90 ay 1 the ". sg' ansi ,sp JAY. ond Tho 80
srs further charge q cent per e@sd in hays ,Aerc
sSais. n sii,cn % l. Of cent Et5 bnse e aS SI
r.s, the s Csrs !" c az aSS per SS 70
soi1ps away the hobOth charges being paid by TIE
board ss SSsan y cent n Sq pr 's Ss.ss
ear TIE shin '%,Hs S ,D an x me- may the
'ATeT p a" 10 e ss on bSaT casting shs
Ss sT so.st or a aens he sso 10 the
tmMng and slowing away ts sarsS properly IN the N''
s s paSSs+ c,.so.a by blowing s ri
e.s psr Jay per boat oT 6e and 70 cents for in
paid by e captain or 0wge5 y,,, in addition Il,
The toSrs ioSss 3 s n n ss Ssats
S Grain vessel IN bag about two ANA
~ sa g .ss eva S fa sa
nse one huniTcG The cents ~ grain cleaned an addi
ipns eharse Nh OF one fourth cents .,o won't.
the question as 10 shI1nsaSe on the route,
Mr. Hsze,tne said IL usually amounted from one 10
two bushels the thousand, IL to ID TO the b"aoad
This loss a rule, fell to the carrier W. Barber sa
that aow should be made for this thrnkage All
Interested impressed with the fact that unless some
thing In the canal Interest the State would lose
It. The owners lost money last aud could
not do 1t agnin This crisis year IN the canal
trade, and there time when the state
Government should look into the canals Win
more sympathy The statement that excessive charges
A. handling grain made in this port was grave Out
IN reality not true. As far large proportion OF the
elevators were concerned, they did not receive the
amount charged against them Instead, however OF
taking quarter VI cent bushe from the charge
Of eievating and the for weighing ana reducing
terminal charges half cent, rebate was made TO tile
merchants who bought the grain, when this should 20 10
the canals The charges for storage low but In the
elevators they are much 1t is understood that,
the state would meet the canal interest," IN
the reduction Of tolls half cent would o taken on
the charges this port The dealers are willing 70 make
THE sacrifce.
To tine Question about difference in charges for ele-
,atpg grain weasel OF TO storehouse Mr. H@o'tine
stated that there is The regular wharfage for
eanaboas so day, and is only 10 exceptional
sases that larger amounts are charged. boaman
would NOT he allowed 10 "tnb" grain out II lies with
captain TO unload IN the ordinary way one me mo
Noa take two hours the other two day. OF n1T 1ee
.aa;sSs Of cent gSs SS'ss TSTagc ahs
aud hseS 10 the place where the tows were
made This charged oSans the 1 &C., Ss%HS1y ns
are very insufheent Adam r. Gray Of No ITO Broadst
has ct the f sSe had fwS sci s Than
present TOE business was not then az large as now ana
gain them had been defeated by the powerful shipping
Interest Sometimes the boats extended half way stloss
the inside boats At gsst % to nS
we're frequently blocked IN for two days lows
made up elsewhere would afford much relief In bis
per bosheL Much money invested in the elevators.
and much time they remain idle leading elevator
in the port charges If the tolls are reduced ...,
81" onehai cent We're taken en-, from the terminal nm "a,
effect upon the canal trade" asked senator Johnson
Mr. HaSeltne REPLIED m would Ser az in a rste
there would he fair remuneration IL we go down TO
don their competition The canals bringing the eeest
Volume OF trade. the surplus wond 90 to our own rail-
O. II. Nichols of the International Grain Eleyating
ASSOCIATION said he knew Of no continuation TO keep up
solution vLich he said was offered ut recent meeting
Baas recommended to The legislature BY the
The rate of tolls grain fr the ensuing year
80 pei cent and whereas the eatnTe Is
the ct 81 msRs aSe e ss I sat mnk a
IN New. YORK and buffalo, therefore ,-.--.-.
vi. T;S %ee t images as for wesns cent?
sS c the 60 sssi " Thy Canal a sos for
s REDUCTION Of 10. SIs ,,o,,n rcon,ro,s,v
that this reduction should lie made. lD sping Of the
Of the elevator business he said that between
nies handling from 100000 TO 30,OOO,oOO bushels Of
grain annually. The expenses are very heavy Repairs
rDuS
Us day aud night There thirty in the city
often Idle for many months. dHriig Which time the %x
I@nses remain nearly the The company he repre-
an average paid dividends 10 the amount of 20 per cent
lie could not say that 20 per cent dividends were made
rebate TO merchants shipper e,9 tLai1 In se,e Is
sometimes compelled to lighter and elevate the gram 70
hs ship; then rebate u sometimes allowed To secure
The business OF some heavy export hrnl some rebate
tr of rates. each company could make ITS OWL though
they seldom vary. ,,.
Elevator Company made statement ~ the dividends oi
tat Company May "a, 1861. 10 April le14 show
ing that the average was S2e,l3i "a.
Mr. Gray said the grain in transitu ID paid
by the carrier. combination among Inland s uranc.
cent first class threeqrartcrs second and one
third X H. Lamsesr Trca.nrer Of the s Gram Mare
q cent per busIc for uOlOadng canal boats and three
quarters of cent for weighing and storing for 80 days
Other charges the with the elevator comps
mics Tbey guarantee the quantity received They are not
making any money In the business Including blowing and
screening, full charges from the canal boat to the
house and then TO the sip come to abont SO cents per
headed Immediately from the canalbOa- To look upon
81 the terminal charge per bushel OF grain il
does Dot gouto store OF that stored very large pro
portion ID withdrawn FOR home consumption To reduce
onchal tleyatiDg and weighing would DC simply
rinous. With reductions of Onehf cent at Buffalo and
Noud be great increase IN the business here The re-
bate given by the railroad lines leading Ia Boston, Phila
The csniis have manifest superiority tie railroads;
tho former make good all quantities, while the shortage