The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
HARLEM SHIP CANAL.
COST OF DEEPENING AND WIDENING THE
RIvER--GENERAL MENTIONS EsTMATEs-
MERCHANTS VIEWS OF THE ADVANTAGE OF

COST OF DEEPENING AND WIDENING THE
RIvER-GENERAL MENTIONS ESTIMATES
MERCHANTS VIEWS OF THE ADVANTAGE OF
TIE IMPROVEMENT.
The widening and deepening OF the Harlem River,
from the Hudson at Spuyten Duyvn Crock to Port
Morris. the East River, has been brought prom
inentiy before Congress during The present session
measure OF tho greatest Importance TO the mercan-
tile and grain Interests Of the West and Northwest
and has excited much interest among the merchants
this CITY, By the great majority OF these gentlemen
the proposed Improvement il looked upon as one of
National importance, influencing greatly The future
export Of cora and other grain to England aud the
Continent Whatever opposition there may be TO the
measure believed by these merchants TO DO confined
TO few interested gentlemen. opwhom active OPP
position is expected.
The gentlemen who appeared before a committee OF
Congress some time since and explained the advan.
tages to TO the commercial world by the carry
ing out Of the proposed improvements have prepared
u statement from Official sources showing the onor-
nous benefit to the grain trade which would follow
the opening OF q ship canal.
GRAIN TRADE.
The following extracts from their statement,
showing the amount Of product from the gram grow
ing region OF United States that Ands Its outlet
through tho Erie, Champlarn and Oswego canals ana
Its market Tor homo consumption and export ut the
por. OF Now York. 1T will be conceded tho state
ment says, "that the contemp plated improvement, II
made, will materially reduce the cost OF placing this
product az market point In the port OF New York,
that the extent OF such reduction the value OF
the product Will be increased to the producer" The
tolls Ere Canal reduced tor tho year 1877
cent bushei on grain. aud, as bearing upon the
effect OF that reduction, the following extract from
report oil the Canal Auditor 0 Inns State Is given
Tho deliveries OF grain. including flour, al tho ports
Of New York. Boston, Portland. Montreal philadelphia,
aud New Orleans. from January to November
~ 1877 lS3.Jo7 oS busheis, against l9O $3.50
crease Of 10 bushels deliveries tide
w the Ere and Champaign canals from the opening
November ~, 1877 WERE in four and grain, equal
f37l2 bushels aiuSt 2SS4l lu4 bushels for
bushels There was decrease 6,54U l4J bushels
all Western lake and river and decrease
In the river and decrease Of
bushels in the deliveries tho previously
deliveries tidewater by tho Lrie and Cnamplain
canals, 1877, of l4.S7l 400 busnels This does In
clude nSal.
Tho report goes TO show that the canal shipments
OF gram nour and meal from Buffalo aud Oswego Tor
the years 1876 and 1877 announced respectively to
81 800 572 and 40 1874 U72 bushels. he receipts OF
barley oats rye the Inferior Of the state OF
aggregate receipts al New York oi grain, hour and
meal, by ram and water, wcre in 1871 lv3, 3l3 1872
busneis.
AN ENORMOUS TRADE.
The following table Will give some idea OF the en0r
aggregate gram trade az number OF tho prncl
pal lake. river aud seaDoard ports OF the country
Flour, Gguta md Neal