, 1881-10-09
: A Brisk Demand for Vessels
to Carry Corn to Buf-
fa1o.
Three Cents Freely Offered by
Grain Shippers for
Room.
Around the Lakes-Vessel Charters
and Other Notes-Ar1ivals and
Departures.

GRAIN.
Grain-carricrs for the lowcr-lakc ports, and
respectfully for Buffalo, we're in active demand
yesterday ind ) cents u bushel on corn was
freely lid and paid by shippers for rooHl. BUT
few vessels are IL port, pnrtcuiarly sail. availA-
bic for 4yain. largc numbers heretofore engaged
in that 1fadc betty cnGurcu in carrying ore
and lumber to Lake Erie ports. having been
driven into those trades by the low AMI ruinous
. 1utcs offered last mouth during the continuance
Of the corner" in corn. Many Of these <cs-
scis have contracts for the balance Of the
Season, and the Indications are tllar tho
demand for carriers Dy shippers Of erain will
carry rites up higher than ever owners anticl-
pa1cd this fail. 1t is freely predicted by vessel,
men tha. :Gl7 cents will be offered for :,ra!n-
vessels before the close Of tho week, Us only
nbuut Six weeks reMain in which TO move corn,
wncat> etc, by lake. The following comprise
the craft taken yesterday:
For Buffalo. Bushels.
Propeller Boston. corn. s-,DO
Propeller Ncwbur.h corn. 45.EU
Propeller brunswick corn.- ;.l.(hD
Schooner l:rsastus Corning. corn. 4S,no
Schooner H. i. Bruce. corn.--- ,----.-...-- 59,0o9
For C0!ingroos1-
Schooner Mellon, corn -->ND
Total capacity ...-.-. @r1',Ooo
LCMuEE.
Lumber frcights ren1ain stcady and firm at
the ruling rates. Vessels are III good demand,
especially for cast-shore ports. \ few charters
were madc yesterday, the bulk Of the tlee1 now
being after c;.rgoes. The following are tho
rates prevailing from the ports named:
From Last Saginaw to Lake Erie
From @ f; East Saginaw to Chicago So S;9
From Bay City to Lake Erie ports. :;D ea:i.:5
From lay City to Chicago 500 453.:!5
From M;:nis1ec 10 Chicago. :3,3!.s
From ludiuEion TO ChicaGD.-.--.. .-l9t7
Frum Grand Haven 1o Chicago..--- lS.t3Ga.M
From NiuSkcrDu 10 ChiCHEU lStl.GE1U}
1EoS-UKE.
Ore frcEnts are reported rs very strong. tho
revival OF grain frei-hts being likely to draw
eo1nc Of the grain vessels engaged in carrying
ore n present back to their proper trade An
advance ct cents per ton Is reported from Is
CANADA TO Chicago, South Chicago, and Grand
Haven, and an advance OH cnrgoes TO Lake Erie |
ports Of 5GJ10 cents is predicted this week. The
following are now the rates:
From Escanaba to Chicago: :-...-...----$ >: Los !
FroM Escanaba to Grand Haven.--.-.. l.05 !
From EscAt1abn to South Chicago l-ta5 |
From EScAuat,u III Lake Erie pnrts.-. 1.G0E;l.tI5
From Marquette TO Lake Erie poris..-- :.Goll.-:23
COAL,
Yesterdays advices from Buffalo represent |
coal freiehts rs YER; unsettled, with the tcud- |
cncy i'll favor of still higher rates. Coal-car-
rers very scarce at that port, and the stocks
for shipment exceedingly large md daily grow
ir- But little time remains to ship it by water,
and it is quite likely TINT freights will not record
Il decline from there the balaccc Of the season-
From Eric and Cleveland the same remarks do
no: apply, US stocks are represented as rather
small and but slight demand for carriers. The
following the figures from the ports named
below:
From Buffalo to Chicago. S1.40Gl50
From i!unaio to Milwaukee, L40lILAJ
From 1su!alO to Duluth LII l.
From Lake Eric ports to Chicago. .... 1.3yG1.D
From Like Erie ports to Milwaukee,. 1.335lE1.31
From Lake Eric ports to ltsciae..--... l.s1 |
FTs,u Lake Eric ports to Esca,luba~ 1.u5
From Like Erie ports to Duiuth.-..--. l.G3 |
From Lake Erie ports TO Dctroit.- 40 % |
From Cleveland to buffalo. ............ G5G3 Is
Fruln O5wcEo 10 Chicago. n.-.....~-.- 9.:ut53.D
Fx1m Oswe:-o TO Milwaukee. 2.4u?13,.59
BY Lake Erie ports is meant any ports OIL Lake
Erie vest Of and including Eric To which iron ore