The New York herald., 1879-09-26


ter pront; the average rate per bushe grain this
year was about two ana half cents from Buffalo to
Chcago think that the price ten years ago for ele
waiting and transferring grain per bushel abont
two cents; know of rates on hour from st. Louis
To Albany to be thrtysix cents per barrel and the
fault with present rates.
To Mr.. shipman-Have not dealt in grain for three
SPECIAL RATES REFUSED
George I. Enos testified :-Have resided in Buffalo
eihgt years; before that time at Waterford about
have suffered by freight Determinations since
March. 1875 felt it by falling OF; thini
Buffalo as they can in the west~that d.
there there are no mo- freight Determinations existingi
sell all kinds of grain here but now cannot there
Is not so much call now, on account OF tho through
shipments to New York millers now go to the west
Tor their grain. not purchasing Buffalo In March,
1873. our business was large; we were then paying
thirty cents per barrel flour from Buffalo to New
York. and eight cents per bushe for wheat from St.
Louis to New York.
To Mr.. Lanine-Have eight run of stone in Bur.
falo; manufacture about fifty thousand barrels ok
-four year: bought none of my wheat out West:
made about forty thousand barrels of flour at nv
Waterford mills; the market price in Buffalo Is ren
lated by the supply and demand; there is slioifd
think. about fifty times wheat sold than is
raised; the rate by lake for wheat during tha past
year has been three cents per bushe; sell most OF
my -four in the New England States think that the
-four was carried through tho State over the,New
TO Mr. shipman-The New York exporter Dor er'te: for
eight years bought very largely IN Buffalo, but now
buys out west; th1nk the change bv
freight determinations; don't know that European
out West - -, ~ :!
To Mr.. sterne--I have applied to Mr. Cum,nins.
freight agent OF the New York Central road for
special rates did not get ONE; also to Mr.. Hammond,
OF the Erie road; was refused by him; he gave me
FAVORED MILLER
George y. Matthew'S sworn Am engaged in The
milling business in Buffalo; have eight run of stone
there, and in Niagara Falls twenty-three run of
stone; ship -four to the European market; also for
,Cxv'sH 50
all our flour that passes over the line of the New
York Central road; haye had special rates; hegius
special rate most OF the time II have written con-
tract with the New York Central road; 4 will
ras as though we were fos tn:
got 1t at all times under contract; from time to
time during the past ten years we have shipped a
special rates; the contract relates to the Niagara,
Falls mill; received drawbac varying from fiya
to ten cents per barrel from the New York Central
road have never received any rebate off of the open
rate of twenty cents; during 1878 gotta rebate OF ten
cents per barrel that was to enable us to compete
with the Chicago Dealers Mr.. Rutter gave me the
contract; it only applied to the Niagara Falls mill:
the reason why did not get contract from Buffalo
was that we felt secure in Buffalo, because there
competition there; tho condition of the contrsct
was that we were to ship the New York Central
road to competing points: built the Niagara mill
about year ago; applied to Guther. of the Erie
road. for special rates. but refused; will fur.
nish to the committee the amounts of my rebates
West by tho railroad; we pay quarter of cent pen
bushel on grain from Buffalo to Niagara Falls;
l..
got special rates. EA pAa
70 Mr.. Lanng-My Niagara mill cost s15o0O0: I
manufacture 750 barrels Of flour per day; make
from 600 to 700 barrels; run the mill day and
night it is the limo of the railroads the capacity
OF the Buffalo mill is $50 barrels OF -four per day ~
By MIR. Baker--My mill in Buffalo is run to its full
capacity. ~
BY Mr.. Laning-I manufactured million bushels
of wheat into flour last year. tr .tt5e1
ALWAYS GOT REBATES.
John b. Griffin said:-I am miller; have been
In business in Buffalo for the past fifteen years;
business has diminished since the close OF the war
in 1877 and 1878 paid from Twenty-Five cents to
fort- cents per barrel for -four from Buffalo to New
York, shipped by the New York Central road by the
carload and 500 barrels and 1000 barrels at times;
l can manufacture 500 barrels of -four per day:
nave two mills, seven run OF stone each; always got
monhs the present rate is three cents; never got
rebate of ten cents per barrel; most of my hour s
made for exporting; 1t IS shipped free Of ghterage
the Liverpool quotations sometimes govern the
price of -four in New York city; there are times
when we cannot get orders for flour for exportiug:
buy my wheat in Milwaukee. Chicago and Buffalo;
from 1864 to 1865 had to give it up on account Of
not having enough grain accumulated in Buffalo to
buy; my rate on wheat from Buffalo to Black Rock
is one cent per bushel by boat don't send there by
rail.
10 Mr. Laning-I have been in the milling busi-
ness for thirty years; know of large houses in
points beyond and buy their grain there when Buf.
falo was large grain market they bought here;
market prices here are governed by the Eastern and
Western rates; there two steam -four mills in
Buffalo and five at Black Rock; they are making
patent Hour now; have cause for complaint against
the railroadvz. that Western dealers were selling
-four cheaper than could afford to. tas II. sf,0
To Judge Shipman-It takes more power and costs
moro to make the patent -four than the old kind.
Chairman Hepburn called upon the witness to fur.
nisi the amount of shipments, rebates. &c. eafe
The committee then adjourned until tomorrow
morning.