, 1880-01-28
TIE GRAIN BLOCKADE,

GAIY.
TIE GRAIN BLOCKADE,
Opin1o,is OF Now York Men ln lses,,,
Ntto I1ork Htru1d, Jun. 2.
The excitement IN shipping Circles over N,
grain blockade, especially nmong owners ~,
sailing vessels, still continues, antl the ere,t.
est anxiety prevails to learn when tho so-
called syndicate will be forced 10 sell ,hai.
wheat md nllnw few Of tho vessels IN ia.
part TINT have remained hero for mouIh,
waiting for cargoes. Tile agents Of the Iarps
steamship companies are not SO loud III tbcl,
complaints, rs taloy cnrry certain uuanlt,
Of grain right along; but IN order 10 sec,,a
1t they we're forced to reduce their frefrht
charges from I'll. to I'd. and &c. per husln
Still, u II stated OIL good authority that tlev
would almost takc It without any chnsee. fl,
ballast, If they could not get it III my other
wny.
Several prominent shipping firms Int,
estcd III the carrying Of grain to Europt,o
markets were interviewed yesterday, ani
they nil expressed the opinion that the out.
tioil OF tho grain blockade depended alta
getl,er OIL tho purses Of the syndicate. Tlty
said that. Ii tho latter llnd money cnoughta
hold out longer than their European custom.
ers, they would be victorious; hut from
present appearances It was almost certain
that the syndicate would be forced to sup,
cllmb before two months. Capt. Anbros
Snow, Of Snow Il Burgess, sa1sl tlnt such
MI amount of tOnnago now lying Idle at
New York WINS never before known In I.
history, md that II was tho same In u|l other
ports. rs llfs firm hud ships waiting fur
freig!lts Mt Boston, Philadelphia. Ba1ti.
more, ,and San francisco. LIE clau,ea
that Mt the present timo there wery
fully 30 ships of sufficient tonnage IL eo
across tho otean llow lying idle nj New Yors,
aM that Innny, If them .laI heel here Il;
months Ills firm alone. lasl forty ships lilr,
mud sono Of tle,n liayn been: here si,Ire Jas!!
OctolWr.. IN tho meantime the crews, which
nrt, cnllir0setl OF foreigners, llnye to E,u maa.
talnct! ut tho EXPENSE OF sl!ilsowners. and
Wharfage l!as to be paid, making 4 heavy e1.
present time It was y very rare occurrence
10 have Mare thnl twenty-five ocean.sallln,
craft wNitllg for carEots ut this port. Ihss
cause Of the trouble was tho actloll Of .hs
syndicate, In hotling bacls: the grain fat
ads MI Would las, far some tine, ns tic tic syndi, s,r
eatc. were al! rich plen and could n1iorh 10
hold ont, nlMl nlsp because England was fully
Determined ,iot, to. Yield, having nude Al.
rlltlsellents 70 90fHl,i tl!cir supply Of wheat
IRON britlSti lntii., Australia, ald Ssw
price Of wheat WIS dropiing iii ,Chieaso
vo 'U tie eiIset Of Z milling f IL tue ela expe: ss'
demand my better, because t!le Engllsh
Er.t, 9ea9rs nf ta stt wsse kGpt coil,lnnny III
liable agents III the United St,ues, and hal
llntlo Mp tEle!r minds to h!!y no wheat Until
the price suited them. The general feeling
was, w salti, th9t TIC syndicate WIS weak
Gninf7," nut ~ ttollFht tlilH was too Eood 70
eSaSaet sssf aes for s Shf aeat, and ID wS @ H !
wil!lng t0 take cargoes ut any reasonable
price.
Mr. j. Ernest Miller, OF Miller q lionglEt9a
M !tcl2euncetl tile members OF tho sylltil'ne W
a% s E ti{ hss theS @o S psS5sr ssss ss !
glye !ii; lle said tint business WIS very enol
lust fall, and shippers were looking f'!waro
to NJ, eFn 9f prosperty, put tho sy'.dleateb bet
gun 10 sDck 1lp tic wheat III the early part
~ a ,nyerytng %aS Ss ow "n|an y
However. that some or them woaM
u, p1rt Of their wheat Mt high prices.
,an M!lls tey woaia never nant fee,fs r. ~
!lect Of ,sailt'tg-vesscLs, said tint he was will.
ing to take. grnla-frptghts Of lnte Mt allnoss
iiliy price; but, oven II lo offered to take M tha
Wheut for nothing. 1t would bo It difficult
task 70 get customer. ie expected. NlW'
ttlcnt w!,cn It occurred TINT frciglts would
~ Up Will. q lntlllec, and tllnt tllo tonnage
now lyil!E !tlleA ut tho different Atlantic staA
ports would I'LL ittltl ample employment at r.
m,lt!erAtiso PRICES. IL predicted TINT the
syhutcttu wollla bo l!enyy losers, NJ, wien
tIH f3nis]lIG wis nI1rf1 Rtrit0 tlrinrH NitlIJ 70