, 1881-11-06
India Rubber Rates the Feat
ure Yesterday in Grain
Freights.
Coal Carriers Utterly Unable to Oh
tain Cargoes at Buffalo at ANY
Price.
The United States Marine Hos
pitaI Seryice the Past
Ycar.
Around the Lakes-Vessel Charters
and Other Notes-Arrivals and
Departures.
LAKE FI1EIGIITS.

Grain frcights were very elastic yesterday,
the charters made being Mt lGltsGt2 ceuts OH
corn to Buffalo Three vessels we're taken at
these India rubber rates, and one (stcam) for
tlAxsced ut. cents. Most of the big gratn-car-
riers both steam anu sail, now in port are still
unloaded, there being no roosn at the coal docks
for their carghes. The sharp drop III coal
trcights ut Buffalo has had Il very depressing
effect on yesscl-owucrs, and many mude final
nrcpura tons yesterday to put their crafts in
winter quarters. The following embrace what
wns taken yesterday:
FDr I,ufulo. Bushels,
Propeller ketchu:u, corll l,..............'GigU0
Propeller Queen of tic West, tiaxseed..... :ra0t1
Schooner Jnhu NJ. lluichitlSon cOru....... $1,000
Propeller Juniata. cora sm a,s. 9,on
Propeller Philadelphia. corn......-........ $1,000
Total capacity. ::ssi GOO
LUMBER,
There was a somewhat better demand yester-
day for carriers. littcs have underwent rs yet
no change, but it il hardly possible for owncrs
to secure tho present rates beyond the 18th inst,
ut least such is tho Judgment Of those clnitning
to be well Informed In lumber ulatters. The
following are the accepted rntcs:
From East Saginaw to Lake Erie
From E..st sasi.,uw to Chic.tsc. SIS Sz35S, @
Erom bay Eity 10 Luke Er1c ports. Is ct...5O
From lny Csly TO Cbicngo. ......... i.75
From Munistce TO Chicago, ,......... 2:..5
From l.uli1lEtnn 10 Chicugo. 200 @..l21:
FroIu White Lake to Chicago, ..... .Uu
From Grand Haven to Chicugo..... 1b7!3
From Muskegnn to Chcagu.. l.sT1:
From Ncnolniucc to Chicago....... I.S7s:
1ROS-OItE.
Ore carriers are in moderate demand. Char /
tcrs arc made at tho following figures:
From Escanabi tn Chicago. .........S 91nIOO |
From l.Sc.1abM to Grand Hayen. QOa1l l.O0 |
From EscAnuba to South EhicuEo...... !aJIgl.W |
From Escunaba to Lake Eric ports.... 1-4ui.l.10 |
fFom Marquette 10 Luke Erie ports... 4. .l5l53.225
coal. |
. Vessels are unuhlc to obtain cargoes of co,.l |
at Bunuo Mt iluy price, aud several or the larg- |
est %esSes ut that port will 10 to Hay City and |
load snit fur Chicago The reduction since last !
Monday i'll freights from BufIalo Is u. cents a I
ton, nisu the probability is that 81 will be the |
price paid week from today, it not sooner.
The following are the nominal rates:
From ItutfAlo to Ehicngo.. la0
FROM isulhtO to milwaukee,. 1.D
trnEl !iuil:o to Duluth. ..-...-.-....-.. LIS
From Lake Erie purrs to Chicugo.... l.25Il.N
FROM Lake Eric ports to bfll!rnukcc.. 1.ajltl.tU
FROM lAak ke Erie ports to Kacnc:.-...- LAO
FROM l.akc l.rle pOrts to ;s,'tslen. 1.lu
From Lake Eric ports to Dututh....... La
! rom Lake Eric ports to Jetruft... 45I so
From Cleveland to Buffalo, .., ESQ Ii
FROM DswcEo to Chicago. 3.iGGta..U
From UswcSo to milwaukee,. ::.4llJJ3..51
by Lake Eric ports is meant any port Oh Lake |
Eric, Wcst OF and INCLUDING Erie, to when trun-
ore Is consigned auu from which coal is shipped. |