New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-09
THE ICE H1RJLST.

HOUSES ONLY PARTIALLY flILED-iifGHF; FATS.
The season for ice-gathcring is over. The
recent and warm weather have cleared the lower
Hudson aud n upper portions the river contains only
foes OF rotten lee, unfit for storage ana melting
away. The last of This years supply few days
ago in sheltered c.sc-, np the yer, and ROcklaud
Lake From inquiries ~ the Offices Of several ice com
panics IL is learned that the harvest much smaller
than that obtained last year. Nany OF the houses
along the lower Hudson are nearly empty, and the
entire yield said To be OF poor quality. Much
u anticipated account Of the tinness 81 the ice An
increase the prices Of ice In this city will Dc made by
all the companies. At the beginning of last month the
Knickerbockcr Ice Company sent to its customers
statement That account Of the unrayorabic prospect
OF "a supply Of Ice,' families would be supplied at the
rate Of 20 cents per week for fifteen pounds daily aud
that the retail rates would be- GO cents per 100 pounds.
further increase in rates VIII be made soon.
The officers Of the hnckefbOcker Company said, the
other ~ TINT tho rates for tho would be- fixed
some time during the present ith. when accurate
estimates OF amount OF Ice stored had been obtained
The company, they say, about nifty cchouses
the and at Ocklani Lake. and the entire store
III these houses Is about twotlrds Of what IL was last
year. Many temporary struciurc' have been hlt and
filed by Spectators IN anticipation OF short harvest
the amount thus secured for cJn-umDti0n in NcwYork
Is not definitely khowh Ihe spectators VIII seek 10 get
Tie ghcs prices possible for the lee thus stored and
tie ice companies Will ask Tor an increase of rates be-
the lee VIII have 10 hc IolKht from longer di5
lance up the river than usual! The demand ior lee In
city not yet grown lurE ana The company
enyl1yinG only small number OF mru.
Wiiidm G.. heack, prcsd ut Of the Consumers les
Company, SAID th1t the storage cGpIciY of the lee
houses he Hudson River ana no Ecklaud Lake.
aDOut ,j0O.UDO tons, corresponding with The quantity
annually consumed III tnIs city. The total amount
stored the- hOtI1Cs ils hr Thought To he ABOUT
900 900 lOns IN anticipation of q short yield on the
Hudson the company mas filed five houses the kcnne
beck RIVER, Name. where tnc Ice abundant ami Of a
equality, III. ocIrhcA said the InIpany would prob
ably incr, It's rates rom ~ 30 - ton during the
present week. account OF the greater expense in
bringing, the ciy. The kenncbcc RIVER IL lined
VITA ice-oIscs which able to hOid supply equal to
any possible deficiency the NowYork nirhet. Much
q the taken from tie kcuncbcc shipped to Ph.la
dclpHa, BALTIMORE aui towns on Long island Last
year in" Schuylki.i River supplied ali the ice used IN
PAIildc PIMA but the crop there this year has been
failure. during the winter some lee has been brought
10 Ls ci;y from Maine In coal sOOs which would have
return empty 10 tIs port II they ana not carry car
goes During the summer the cost of bringing lee
from Mdnr together with the waste ,hc way cqu is
the pcuse OF cutting storing and shipping from
the lugsOu River. The owners of iCc-hOuses on tie
kcnHobcc River unable, therefore. 70 supply the
NcRNOrk mATket except III Of'a serious deficiency
here Several NcWiOrk dealers said yesterday thai no
ice WOuld be- Drought from Main" THIS scas0n uncss the
NewYoTk companies raised their prices higher than
the present deficiency in the Hudson River yield would
- fTT