New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-24
GRAIN CHAECES AT THIS PORT


CONCLUSION or TnE SENATE INVESTIGATION IN
THIS CIrY-TEsTMONY UPON TIE INsUffl-
CIENCY or DOCK ROoM-RATgS FOR ELEVAIING
THOUGHT TOO niGu-vlLws OF SENATOR CON
NELLY.
The Canal Committee of the State Senate,
Which Ia engaged In tho Investigation OF The matter oi
terminal grain charges met yesterday morning at inc
rooms OF the New-YDrk Cheap Transporiaton Assooa-
ton at No. 40 Pear-st. senator Kellogg presiding
There few present beyond those suDpenael 70 give
testimony.
CE Rich again appeared before the Committee and
stated that the total expense OF handling grain mt tins
port instead $50 per bushe as testified by him
on Thursday. amounted TO Az cents per busheL The
grain brought two less per bushel In storage than
aaoat lie knew OF no combination to keep up rates
magnitude of the NewYork grain business, IN round
fp1lrcs amounted 10 9OOoOO00 bushels annually. W g
Fairfield President OF the Eutter AMI Checse Exchange,
said thut issue involved really os TO terminal IA
ciities The solution the introduction Of center for
all produce trade This fixed. the railroad companies
would give the facilities for reducing terminal charges.
william !. Preston, grain ana commission merchant,
SO he thOu ght that the charge for elcYang grain could
reduced per cent per busheland s lcaYea
farproh The charge ghts per cent 20 the seller
ana tho same 10 the buyer was not unreasonable Inc
want of system Of grading III ms market was MorkhS
and Sate. THIS system IN operation IN most al
of the othT large cities. 1's would very maten-
greater volume ~ handle. A system of this kind
mad been suggested by tho Ncw-iork Produce
Exchange and was fayorably considered by large
majority ~ tho grain d dtr5. Unless something Oh ms
Kind done, Baltimore and other cities would conlnjc
80 the lc from This city Ihs port was reay
the comm rcal conter. anu should be INC Bfit nInot
for its trans cr must be provided The erection
bOscs by the various trunk lines would greatly onhhnce
the CONNIE cal interests the State, ana tnough the
grain might this marEot by rail, 1t would indi-
Iccdy enhance the canal interest. -,
j. j. Tucker, narnOr MASTER sara that the TeSnilr
wharfage for oanabUais % cents per day. Tr dis
riot set apart Tor them was from "a No 20 Ioi 30 =
East River, but many pad hshor C'i 80 u.s.. "a ,U.
wharyos the accommodations Tor the can h-brats were
insufficient, and enabled much extra cNlGnSo upon the
own s 20 10 places OF s1iCiy. Ido number 81
b0lrs had Increased fuurOld from tho time wh,n This
district prt by tne Legislature JJhh " Iytf
harbos masr IL charge 90 tue Gti-D0at G'"'st' "ioC
stated mat tie space was greatly inSn,IL Many .i
days marked to Il exclusion Of diners sometimes
J,iW1rd Il seaman taldiiu OF the Port I'D ho was per
fccty satisfied tnIt cnIns OF tA0 wte-r1nt was gwen
up the cana bOas. TIE port charges On amounted
10 81 % per year Knew there were NJ other charges
ag;iins. the canal boats.
vs. C. Ciuk running, bouts on the canal between BufslD
and Ncw-YOrk, alsO testified regarding thc Insufficient
accommodations al this terminus. ricthuS ot tho
charge weighing at the elevators, ho sd TINS Ger
lany could bo reduced, Tor the companies wound D.
Obliged TO woign lin, g any@"y Tor tnrir own sI.oiy
senator johnson asked the win IS Tor particulars as 10
the profit ~ TIE captain IN tiip from B"Lo TO %sW-
Buffalo VITA 7,JV1 Dls"eS Oh gram al "i2 och" per
bIshr. From this treisnlage came the following "N-
IN Il tolls. S!5J: lowing in canal SOB 5O help ono
toIt 500; towing from Troy, SO cevatOr, So 30
" =
tie SIta,e SOL IL, oavcs Sl51 Ol as.iD duiuctE
tle return towasc SOB 90 e,yes net lrohl oI Sol ~
fhr bOals are usually ten days Vn tie canal and
e-uma!ed IT about $500 por year, nuth!ns
the owner, fvr they made on average only
MA or Sven trips during tao s1iSoh
VILWs or SENATOR C)NNrLIY.
Senator A. c. Connolly OF tbs Canal Committee in
to the question OF reporter Of IL hBJNE said
that they had ben quite xOus 10 examine james H. Rat
ter General Freight Agent of tne NcwYork Contra and
Hudson River Railroad especially IN regard "a tue
rebate made by that road the shipment Of
grain to Eastern merchants, but upon sen' Ing Tor
nnn hey found tnat he Lad been suddenly called
to Philadelphia. The investigation In tuls city lao
proved only partially successful, a. they had
gained ll.te Information IN mo iHIjt0r GyOnd
chat already known 10 them. Personally 40 favored a
reduction Of the canal tolls if OVJld TO done without
blDghg incres d tiXatUn for tDrr support upon tho
people state. could not WHY reduction III
fhc charges ShJull bc ma lc contingent upon ne
action the Leg sIluc, for was ~ % that sooner
later would b com. ncG"ssity. Even nJw 10 Was
und istOOd New Centi Raj ROAD Company
offered 10 transport grain AT GEMS per busti, ana
had SHOWN in testimony that upon the canIs Ji2
cents per Dusnei efC nb margin Tor t Ownrr ~ ho boat
II 10 b. mo- "a That dnctiOn Oi two CENTS per
bl,hcl-0ne-ia.f Cont at Buffalo. the same III NewiOTk
an one cent ON me cdnii-cuud be 'f'cied and then
there wOui b'ttrr opportunity for cOnpeti ion "
certainly would not do Ia abandon the canals. fOr then
should HvC long % wait before Inc railroads IN
creased the rate Of tr tn-pOrtitt'n