, 1881-10-30

ranin, which. II It does not decide upon fur
over tho Vanderbilt lines. The Vanderbilt roads
make the rate OF GRIM AMI provisions the Same
to lh!ladclphia aud baltimore as to New York
while the Pennsylvania charge TWO cents less t.
Philadelphia and thret: cents less tn Baltimore
tllul! to New York. Thus, while the rate on xrui
ts9 m Is % to NeT roax
rate 10 philadctphia IS only Is cents and to Daltl
more II cents against 20 cents by the Wander
fo Sew Ss Tor Is eeNis 'o
Philadelphia, and II cents to Baltimore. while
tue Vanderbilt lines charge 25 cents TO I'LL three
points, 1t is probable, however. that THO Pcnn-
srlt,tnfn, when 1t leurns Of the further advance
that will be made BY the Vanderbilt roads Nov.
!, will niso advance its rates to those figures. ex
cept that it will continue to make the two and
more.
The sudden advance in rates was not tho re-
suit OF compromise bctwecn the various Eastern
roads. nor have the troubles between them come
any nenrer to asettement. As Will be seen, clcn
otber, except that tho Pennsylvania aud fs.ti-
more Ohio acted in har1nony. The reason
given by tho railroads for luMkiuE tho advance
Is that tho rush uf business during tho past lew
months ~us so great that their rt,ads have be-.
come blockadcd. and that tuey arc unable to
luke any new business Ut present. f3y making
tho advance they stop the cfntnor for chrs hy
shippers for the time beng. Tho deIiEnd Tor
cars has been so greHt lately 1hAr they ritk they
Gun get the new rates even nftcr tho ll"ckades
have been raised. nnd At the sa the time continue
+ TO do ns lhrEe business us ut present. While it
Is true that tho roAds are considerably block
enn It IS not true a hese sns
CAUSED by great rush OF hu slncss. TN the con
rfsrs. the east-lonnd freight shipments from
this point were very lirht. During the sMst four
ions averaged about $4,000 tnts per week by the
six Eastern tines. which IA NOT oIlc-haif OF what
the roatls should ana can carry: 5000 tons ty
the six Eastern lines in week gives each road
only nhnut four trains per thy on1 Of this city,
which everybody will admit IS very little. Tho
nu 1ITEf nj nc. f,rk S11E nf
cars is the increased demand fur rolling stock
for tho transportation Of i"cul business. On
which the rates hal nut been materially reduced
nna ~. which tho profits were much greater
thin on the thr,ugh business. The s::uhtion, It
is true. was somewhat aggravated by tho heavy
rains which prevailed in this section during 1ne
last four weeks, and which prevented me rGhants
from hauling away the gOnds coming here fr"n
the East, TINS keeping the cars 'tile which were
needed for the transportation of tho wcst-boln'l
business.
1!ndtr ordinary circumstances the sudden nd-
vance in freight rNtes wonll have told Heavily
lor some days ahead. and "hel, Is based Upon
the prevailing freight rAtcs. In this instance,
however, but little injury has been lono ship
,>crs hy rho sudden advance. Most Of tho turxe
shippers have sccurett contracts 1T the l5i:-cent
rs.,<. which will last them for digs ANA
tho Slnnller shippers have not hecn Ahttt 70 get
any cars for some time past. by the time the
railroads become able to tnke new business at
the new rates the shippers will b: prepared 10
1t is evidently tho desire Of the rat!run,1s to
,nantnln u rate On :a0-ccnt basis through
out the winter, unless the wAr should
be settled, when rates would no doubt
70 up TO about 5 or ~ cents. As
long us tho war prevails there is no probability
thas rates will 20 higher than - CENTS as TT ap
increased figure cutting would he freely In
ilulgci iI hy somr Of thb weaker lines III ortl'.r
to secure business against tho stronger ones.
II is even doubtful whether rebates Will mo- DC
given tn favored shippers by son.6of the lines
Ut the :M-cent 'rae. AS lung rs the various
roals ac1 Independently oi each afhcr, aud re-
fuse to cntcr intn nn agreement fur the mnintc-
nancc of uniform rates, it will be Il hard job to
keep up rates and prevent them from dropping
down ngnIn 70 ft,riiier figures.
The total shipments OF grain. flour, and pro-
visions from, this city by the six Eastern lines
for the week ending Oct. IS amounted To 10, ~.
tous-about the same rs for. each Of rho three
weeks previous. All this business, it is claimed,
has been taken ut the Old ratcs-i2i: cents grain
and IL cents provisions. New York. Some of tho
lines are known 10 hnvo contracts Mt thosc ls:.-
ures that will last them for Iwo ur three weeks
longer. Others claim to have nO contricrs ahead,
and ttur they will be nbse to take new business
this week, and they expect that they will hn:e
no difficulty In Retting all the business they
want at tho new rates. as shippers are unNiOuS
to get their goods forward ut any price.
The following statement shows the amount Of
grain, Hour, and provisions carried from this
city East by the various roads during tho past
week: