New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-05

merchants as well as tho Produce Exchange would he
glad to have an inyestsaon NE ina, p,%St be re-
ducef and the merchants were wlllnR 10 DC tu,ns
10 ns aIs anA G Inat a n rSs s he did not re-
gard the charged cX0rOitant. Caphl poi- VI w V'
which woud hold con bushels Of grain pai Tor wharf
age only 20 cents per day, While tsig vess OF the
same tonnage paid about 81 day. the nnloaulng VI
boat by Sieys'oTs eJiI ,bst the boat has 10 ray
The weighing OF the grain costs tlirec-ouItns ~ otu
per busSe Thic9 ia dSd equally ' s od 'fr from the
place of delivery cost from eo to }1 per boat wich
Inc grain was either pat in delivered for local
use In New York When IL pat Gu shlpDOiIu, 'he
Sac varied from to Of or '2 ba ' epd S was
PAID by the vessel on which IL was slpiet. n,, or
dd not believe that there w any The charges
established by custom, ana herc was iice 0''.N
tition among the various elevator assoclhllonT;
Mr. Annan President OF the International E!evatlnS
Association stated that there were in THIS cl'y rhree
were the Internationai E.evatng Association. which
owned 10 boats, the New YORK f.oaupg Xs rnyaf
ins ASSOCIATION owning Two boats Besides these
there were many individual owners OF gran yas
Among tnese associations and individuals there va" n
relation further than ordinary comfy y, T9ey
were no combined for the purpos s,o o. drv
Goods houses of this city. They each took what
they could get aud only when Inc f4Iegn as were
heavy was the business profitable TIC e1pendseS ncb
very heavy. Skilled men had TO be einployeu ha
mig at work done, and the wear ana oS
md world wear out in a few years. Mr. Amman sald tnM
the owners Of elevators we're as anxious as ue NJ
chants To bring trade 70 NewYOrk ana tnry Wuou uo
nothing TO avert it, Small as they conslne,o NH
prOfts tey were contemplating reduction oi gu to
cost OF cievating and weighing, but 10 sccVnpilsu
THE they would have to reduce then e1pehseS PoP'i
tonately.
THE PLANS OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The Canal Committee Of the Legislature, to
which has been referred the question OF tho prices
charged In the Cities Of NewYork and Buffalo upon 'he
transfers of grain. for elevang grain from canaDoais
the prices charged to the buyer and seller OF gram ana
to vessels receiving It, also the port charges etc.,
will hold It's session immediately IN Albany but Will not
for ehe present subpoena any witnesses before 1t.
Senator William Johnson OF Seneca Falls stated on
Saturday to a reporter OF THE TRIBUNE that the Com
mitee did not the necessity at present OF hoh9
session in NewYork of calling Witnesses as IL Was
believed that the information desired could be obtained
from the HaIbor Masters Port WGrdens, and DINER ON
Gals Toe Committee, lac said would communicate Win
persons engaged in the forwarding business and receive
their replies, and II there was nothing contradctoy
official reports and the commune atons wouu ne
able port upon the facts. Should there however
be any hesitation IN furnishing tie required lhiorna-
ton should any sermons contradictions appear tho
Committee would then, perhaps, ADOPT some ctDer
course through which TO obtain all the facts OF the
case. Senator johnson declined 10 talk on the merits
of tho Qleston at IN the Legislature a. he oc'
lieved tnat 1t would be- the better course Tor MIN 10
ADOPT.