Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-04
FREIGHTS.
The New Southern Rates.

The following from the Baltimore San In
reference to the new schedule OF Southern
freight rates which went into operation on
the 1st inst, will be read with interest:
nThe advance in freights on the lines Of
the Southern Railroad and Steamship Asso
citation goes into effect on September l, al
pool points. The rates are to be put back
to the figures of 1881 for class goods, which
were materially reduced when the Western
roads commenced cutting. The schedule
of September rates on Atlanta, Athens and
other places has been received by the Balti-
more agents. The rates for intermediate
territory will not 20 into effect until Sep
TENDER 10. The agents say the lines for a
year or more have been doing business, etc ,
cheap, but the differences have been
settled under the pooling arrangement,
and II "a expected that rates will be main
tanned. The average advance is twenty per
cent. on freight 10 general and fifteen to
twenty per cent. on cotton. All the Balti-
more transportation lines are In the South
ern Association, Of which Mr.. Virgil Pow
ers ia the pool commissioner. When 1t be-
came known among the cotton trade yes
terday what the rates are to be there was
considerable Of q stir. The new rate on
cotton from Atlanta, which is a pivotal
local point to Savannah, Charleston and
Wilmington, N. c., is As cents per one hun
bred pounds; from Atlanta to Norfolk 1t is
Sc cents, and to Baltimore SO cents. In
other words. the cost on cotton from Nor
folk to Baltimore is 10 be 80 cents hun
dred pounds, or 81 As a bale. This is looked
upon by those interested in the cotton trade
here as so great q discrimination against
Baltimore that II will almost be prohibitorY.
Last year the rate per bale from Nortolk
was 50 cents and this was almost too heavy
for the trade. A leading concern In the
cotton interest said that the rate looks as II
it was made for the development or the
cotton trade of Norfolk at the expense OF
Baltimore Norfolk last year handled six
hundred thousand bales OF cotton, and
that item no doubt had an influence in
shaping the discriminating tariff. The rate
from Norfolk to New York is "a cents, or D
cents per 100 pounds more than the Balti-
more figures, but New York win get the
cotton anyhow. II The regular pool lines
do not carry it other water transportation
will be secured at rates that Will be sat
isfactory as regards Baltimore. 1t has
been intimated that the new schedule
opens q field for rivalry that will not be
under pool control. Baltimore fertilizer
houses control about 200, 900 bales OF cotton
per year, which seeks the most favorable
ports for shipment, and much OF 1t would
come here under a fair deal IS to rates. Last
year the cotton trade of Baltimore grew
rapidly, Notwithstanding obstacles In the
way of tariffs, and the cotton export was a
large item. The new schedule advances the
rate on fertilizers, but ON this item the Bal
tmore dealers do not complain. OF the
400, 900 tons of fertilizers used last year by
the South. this city furnished over 300, 600
tons, or rs per cent. Of the whole. The
pool lines have taken care to look out for
this trade in the new schedule"