Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-09
The Trade of Now York.


The Trade of Now York.
The magnitude of this grain trade Of
/ New York may be judged from few sta
| t;stics. During the week ending Scptem-
bor s, the receipts at this port were: Flour,
ll2, "a BARI els; wheat, 2,271 ,492 bushels;
/ corn, 1897 OLA bushels; outs, 270,355
/ bushels; rye, l30, 1886 bushels; barley,
| 100 bushcls-about as much as was re-.
ceived ut all the other sea-board ports to-
gcthcr. During the same week the exports
Of brcadstulls from New York included
lib ,224 barrels of -four, 2,5l0 400 bushels
of wheat, 914, G23 bushels of corn, 2,99G
bushels of oats, l03,70l bushels of rye.
At the last date named, September 6, the
amount of grain in our city granarics and
ahoat in our hnrbor embraced in round num-
bcrs, $3.50, 100 bushels Of wheat, 3 ,1O0, 900
bushels of corn, $4,000 bushels of oats,
100, 900 bushels of rye, and 10000 bush
els of barley. The grain of all sorts in
store at New York was 6, 332,035 bushels
The storage capacity Of tive port is about
100000 bushels, but the present active
demand for grain for foreign shipment, due
TO the general deficiency OF European crops,
prevents any large accum,,Iu tion here.
Indeed, tho bulk Of SHIPPING devoted TO
the transportation of grain from this to
foreign ports is at this season solucthing
unprecedented in the history of thc world.
During the week ending September IL (six
dnys), the clcuranccs of flour and grain for
Europe alone embraced eighty five sscls
(45 barks, 30 steamships, 4 ships, S briggs, !
schooncr), carrying grand total of rs, liz
barrels Of -four, 1,942 ,24S bushels of wheat,
and ,240 002 bushels of coru. The prom.
ise for the current week is still greater.
During the year 1878 the receipts of
grain alone at this port were, by canal,
"a, ,GG3,O49 bushels; by vessel coastwisc.
l,O9O,236 bushels; by rail, 63,0G0,4SG
',c!s-a total Of 12S, S,G13,771 bushels.
ous'- t', hoIs and meal to their cquiva-
Una" ,a,s Gr"h hh,sbe,s tho receipts of grain, flour,
"nd u'1 mea, were, during tahc year, les se2' ITO
bushels. During tho same period nv eS-
MORT of cereals from New York amounted 10
iO7 $40 ,044 bushels, the cxports IRON all
the other Atlantic ports together ('hc'u'i"S
Montrcal) being 104,67S, lo7 bushe's,-ey'
dcnce enough that our city st.: ""'aS IN
hon's share Of this trade.
On September 13, seven large steamers
sailed FROM New York for Europe, laden
with American produce us follows:
The lIclvelia, of the National Steamship
Line, for Liverpool, had on board 1900
bales of cotton, $4,000 bushels of grain,
800 boxes of bacon, 900 boxes of cheese,
l50 packages of butter, 700 sacks of -four,
200 cases Of canned meats, 200 packages Of
sundrics and rs tons weight of fresh
meat.
10 Ston s,,o
for Liverpool, took out 600 boxes of
bncon. 3 ticrccs of pork, 100 barrels Of
pork, 700 barrels of sugar, 2l0 barrels of
syrup, $500 sncks of -four, 300 bales Of
cotton, 48 hogshcnds of tobacco, $4,000
bushels of corn, 500 barrels of flour. 45O
bales of hops, / 600 boxes of cheese,
3 900 boxes of butter, and 60 tons of fresh
meat.
Among other articles of merchandise tho
| Olympus, OF the Cunard Line, for Liver
| pool, had on board 1900 bales of cotton,
| 5000 bushels of wheat, 10000 bushels of
corn, 100 sacks of flour, 60 casks of skins,
80 tons of leather, 500 boxes of bacon,
400 cases of oanpcd meats, and 500 dried
hides
| The cargo of tho steamship Oder, of the
Imperial German Mail Line, for Bremen,
was composed Of S,032 bushels Of corn,
$3.50 bushels of wheat, $40 hogsheads OF
tobacco, $50 cases Of tobacco, 100 bales of to
bacco. 1920 packages of butter 800 sides
of leather, $50 tierccs Of lard, 50 tierccs Of
grease, 200 barrels of flour, 100 barrels of
[ peas, rs boxes of bacon, 800 boxes of
cornod beef, 1870 boxes Of sausages, and SO
barrels of corncd beef.
The Ethiopia, of the Anchor Line, for
Glasgow, carried 10000 bushels of corn,
| LOO bnrrcls of -four, 6,000 sacks of flour
1000 boxes of cheese, 20 hogshcads of
tallow, $50 tierces of beef, 900 boxes of
bacon, 1000 packages of butter, 900 quar-
tcrs Of fresh bcef, aud 200 ca:cassos of
sheep.
Tho Australia, of the Anchor Line. for
London, had on board $500 sacks Of flour,
$50 sacks of oatmeal 4,035 packages of
canned goods, $50 boxes of bacon, 125