, 1881-12-04

snpposcd TO Contain 'High-Class
Goods Billed at Low
ftateS.
rhs Pennsylvania and Baltimore t. Ohio
Conclude Their New York Interests
Are Identical.
,,at,e rfeE;h;iIpl liIlage Nakiag II Unpleasant
fur lhe Wabash Hallway.
tn safp Of Bottle Of Beer from the Train Pre-
cjpi!ates lhe Trouble.

.,.s,- tsonntt E'rei:tst Shipments Con<insse
I.r1,t-t.nf11n:- of xsate* again Frac-
Tired.
ro.t.ho,ud freight shipments last week were
.,,na,Sh4t heavier than the week before but
,,,;. ms not hccr caused ly An Increased de-
n,ra tn 1he East because business is general
~ ;,,nn,yiuy THU demand for grain i'll The
e., and a.,rr,at remains lis light rs ever. Tho
;vc,ease i, due partly III the Intervention. Of
rn,,ssyiy.ns- bay, week i;,o last ThursdAy, the
shiuucn!s -: that day I:d tho two days follow
w. ,,c;2r t,;ull1Ad trull tho statement Of that
x,... .au :arrieA uvtr to lsst week : statement,
end parity to stronger competition among the
-.,;nus ro;.,s. which resulted III the cutting Of
Grain rate: Il; several u the lines. II Is claimed
ttat ,uuct, If the grain shipped last week WIS
o,o,racf.al for ut Is CENTS l'rr la pounds. while
1he regular tariff rate is ~ ct:ats pr i33 1'ouud$-
=, nr,,.a:;,,on Is SAID IL Eate Dce:i under coi-
ssrr,,un last ,:ce:S by tho Vanderbilt lines to
maSr !tc tc.. !ar rate on grail ~ ceu.S bot tAo
scheme was abanunncd ut1 lie syrpuud thai Under
uu-:,.lI circumstances such action w"nlti iiot
hfu n ir:,se s.1iptactlt@. aud that 1t ""Hl4 ot
a,,,r IN !,y I'LL. 1Arsl rate ut - c.1lt> bul ts4~
d,t>c large shippers by giving them ii cut rate.
II i. c,Ai,ne.l lst II wuElA hc Useless u ln;tKt
o. uaa., tttilc{i4;n IN rains. IA shea action NUuau
~, .r,.uu!tr business t, any great extent Int
r,ritci u: grain III the sa1s sllu III Europe are SO
1rn,ch Inwcr tna; in t1,is market t1aat sh1pptrS
cannot afford - 5h't,' no 'nat':r noM LOW ~, aap
fr,11nt RATES might tc. We're il nor aor tnt 1;tcl
1hsf Furopcnt -Ir:li;ltrs from Eastern 6t.nbtaru
r.uats take gram HI almost nnt,'na! rates ~
order tt SECURE ballast. haruly ANY graiu cou.u
he shir,cd from this point Ut present VI
nnt:sxe tpa xartus ronds are strongly cau!res-
iny for the ittt. business Icetieu by tue OCEAN
steamers tsr ballast aud consequently fAsc 20
lake it at very ~" lAtes. Uut besides tA's TIC
rstlrpa,.s have to ulctt the ss-on:s competltlon
AZ thr M.5s;ssipp: River DsrEc Lines. 1t Is re-
not,eo- that the barxes are taEtnG graft!
$.yiSf ffbF 1.fif!
]o Liverpool via New Orleans 1'ncy
IRE ena,,e,, 20 do this bernuse tnerc are !. large
ouyy1pr Of steamers WHICH calne to AcE Ur-
1esns with rai!suad iron lot Ine irSa3 10" ,, ~,
Mcx;cn unG these steamers mist have e;t:goes
to1 halnst on their return trip, aud therefore
prnsate with the laFeo lines IN ;he FerF lo"est
rrarts. TO 1nee; this competition the roads
lrad!n- East franz thi5 city must either MAKE
equally Iow rates Or % without business;
TIE peace negotiations: between the Wander
hill and the PENNSYLVANIA lines" seem 10 have
been abandoned. Tor the reaSo1l, no huunt- 1aal
IL vas useless ut present to take suco action. US
it will not be possible any way 70 advance rates
as Iarr rs the situation remains aS 1t IS now
We're the railroads to agree upon uniform ratcs
now, they could get no business nt ~,
and they cau secure g. Mtue Only or,s9y oy
iac:ors VINO stip IL European steamers.
that need IT for ballast. There is but one wa; in
wuich change for the bcttcr can be nrouEat
npout, and this is ny heavy decline in price: Ut
This point There is. huweycr, no prospect that
such decline will happen. The grain here is be-
ins held on to by the SPECTATORS. with dcath-
ike grip as they have hopes TO save their for
tunes Iii holding CUT till spring, " hen they cS-
pzcf an advau.:e in the East AMI in Europe
The total shipments Of grim. f'our. and pro-
visions fur the week epdng Dec. ) by the six
roads leading East fronl this city amounted 70
4fq5s tons against i5.si.4 1ous for the week pre-
yio15; IN increase OF II So 1ons.
the following statement shows the amount OF
flour, eran and provisions Carried during the
past week by the various roads leading East
FROM tha city: