, 1881-08-07

they would lose money at this rate they were
content to let the Grand Trunk take the
trade. They also said that much OF the bnsl-
ness done by the Grand Trunk did not orig
mate here, but was from people who canlc
here By the Grand Trunk. from Boston. liav.
ing taken advantage Of the low rates c1lered
by that line bDtll ways.
The Grand Trunk continues to 10 a very
heavy business. 1t sold yesterday about 2:'o
tickets, which brings up the Total number Of
day afternoon to nearly 1,1Uo- The Grand
Trunk people are highly elated over tic suc-
cess that has thus fur attended this move
mcnt, and they are now trying TO elect all
through to New York via Boston for about
S.. They think that such all arrangement
would meet with rs much announcement rs
their Boston movement, and they predict that
the regular trunk lines will not look on rs
complacently when this is done rs they do
now, and that it will force them to come
down with their rates also.
EAST-ROUSD FREIGHT BUSINESS.
Nothing could prove more forcib!y that
there is but little freight in the country than
the fact that in spite of the low rate, which
ought to induce shipments by rail, the busi-
ness remains very light. Another slight de-
crease is to be recorded in the shipments
during the past week, rs compared with
those of the week previous, and the pros
poets are that the shipments will continue to
fall off until the close Of navigation. Up to
about week ago corn was being Shipped
quite freely, tie prospects then being good
for Il large new crop. But since then these
prospects have radically changed. Owing to
i. continued drought and unprcccdcntcdly
hot weather in the best corn-producing sec
ton i'll the West and Southwest,
the growing corn has been ma
teriaIly damaged The hot and dry
weather during: the last few weeks following
the wet a.lu cool weather OF the early part Ut
the season has baked the ground almost as
hard Us bricks. The cobs colltain plenty Of
husk but 10 corn that amounts to anything.
ALI reports from tile best c0ril-EroWl1l- SEE
lions agree that even # the nycll-needed
rain should now occur. there will at least be
but half Il crop. AMI should the drought CON
tinue Il week longer the cr4, will prove al
most Il total failure in ,noSk sections. Under
these circumstances it is not surprising that
but little corn is being shipped now. for
shippers and producers expect big ad-
fore hold OH to what they have for
the present. as the wheat crop las also
turned out Il partial failure. the prospect of
Il large busl1ess"for tile r,EitlS from how for
ward, even if the present low rates arc MAIN
tanned, is not very encouraging. Should the
railroads agree upon all advance Ill rates ut
the meeting of The High Joints to be heltl i'll
New York Aug. 10, the little business that
HOW gUes forward BY rail would undoubtedly
he directed to the lake and river routes, and
tile roads would lave to lie comparatively
idle until the close of navigation, which they
can hardly afford to do.
The total shipments by rlil of grain. flour,
and provisions from this city East for the
week ending 4An@. 4 amount to Il, 035 tons,
against 5O,'i!6 tons the previous week, de-
crease Of l.;19S tons.
The following statement shows the amount
Of grain, flour, and Provisions shipped BY the
various roads running east from this city: