, 1881-09-23
An Advance Of Five to Ten Cents Per
Ton on Coal from Buffalo to
This Port.
The Collision Between the Propeller
Buffalo and Schooner Gen.
Worth.
A Fierce Sgnnlt from the NORTH.
wcst-A Gallant and Heroic
Sailor.
Around the Lakes-Miacel1aneous-A Arriv-
ala and Departures-Dook and
Other Notes.
LAKE FHEIGIITS.
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Grain frcIehta took another downward jump
yesterday, ~ cents being tho hest bid by ship
rers tor cnrn 10 Dutfnlo. Many agents md
owners refused 10 charter thor vessels even at y
cents nnu express their determination to
either lay tholr vessels mp for tho present or
put them In tho ison.ore trade rathGr tlian curry
rrain to the lower lakes ut the present low
rates. There was quite demand for carriers,
but tho wide difference Of 0piuon regarding
carrying rates bewecn shippers nnl carriers
prevented any considerable number Of cnEaEe.
lnents being made. Somu Of tho largest Grahs
curriers' On tho lakes ,nre n0w IN p0rt. and hnve
becn for several days. but, As snd bcforc. those
controlling them prefer to lot them lie In port
rathur than load nt tho prevailing figures. Thu
following comprise the vessels taken yesterday,
and were all for corn:
For Buffalo. Hua1t1s
Propeller Commodore, curn n................ 13,00
Propeller lay uonId. corn.. :sGt9
Propeller ArAbtA. corn. l,UW
Schooner +. ". blanchard. curIl. ........ -. E UO
Fur Cuiithp.tu01.
schr F. u. 0ardncr, coru... @,000
Total capacity .......... ............. -: oo0
LuMiiElt.
No further nlvnnce In lumhcr frelRhte WAS
reported yesterday, 6nt rates wcre very tlrtu ut
tie recent advance. With very good lcn,aua
for carriers. especially for cast ehuru ports Tho
following arc tho ruling l4nres:
From East sagnaw to 1axu Eric
FtSn East $aXiaw 10 CcaEo. *se 5SeiS
From l!ay C!ty tu Lake Erie ports.. 3.iaabI;5
from lay City to ChlchKo. ........".' 3.o19t:i.5
EruH Mnn!stce tn Chsc'go s:Es{
From Illdtf1xtOn to ChtGAgn. .......:. 2lss.i
Fon, Fro Mhise 1aE, tako t. cns,Sago S
From Stuskegon to ChlcnkO.... 1b1!s
lNOk-0nE.
There was no change yostertlny In iron-oro
frefghts. but vessels were In urgent nnl netlyc
demand ut tho advanced rntcs. 1aatcs retun,n
1rm at tho following tguros from tho points
named:
Frnm Escanabn to Chcago,., 100
From Escanaba to Luke Eric portB..... 1.G0ds LII
From Marquette to IakR Ersn porta... ".UOlbs....5
COAL.
Advtces from Buffalo represent coal. carrIers
very scarce, md mn ndvanep of 51l0 cents per
tou has beon conccdcl by shippers. Tho shutcs
nj thnt port aro rtltl 10 ovortluwtnR, and room
fer tho immense nsnount arriving tEero must bo
made, and tho prospect ts that stIl better rntea
will be pnid bY Mon..ay next. At OsweEo and
Lake Erie ports the same is trun. and better
rates from those ports may alao bu looked for
tho coming week. Tho following uro now tho
rates from tho points named:
From Duf1alo 10 ChtcMEO 16Ghl..D
FROM nufA0 TO MtlWhukGD..... 1.lnBl.n
Erotn Luke Eric ports to ChicRK9...... t.:AM9l.
From Lake Eric ports to Milwaukee,. i.tHlQbl.Is
From Iaku Eric ports To Duluth ...... l:b
From Lnkv Erie ports u potrot....... $50 20
From Cleveland t9 inuRlo.... ..-..... a
From OsweKo IN b1alwAukec.. 6.i.
.By Lnke Eric ports Is meant any ports on
Lake Eric ives. OF and including Eric. to which
trnn.ore Ia consigned, md from which coal 10
shipped.