New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
MONTREAL TAKINI NEW-YORK'S CHEESE
THE CANADIAN CITY AIDED BY CHEAPER FREIGHTS


THE CANADIAN CITY AIDED BY CHEAPER FREIGHT5
AND AMERICAN MISTAKES.
"let me show you something" remarked Hudsonst
exporter of cheese TO TRIBUNE reporter yesterday reach
ing as he spoke for printed list of statistics that hing
from file on the wall of his Office "Maybe you've heard
of such thing" he continued, killing the goose that
laws the golden egg nOw that's just what of these
railroads doing that running and ont of this CITY,
My business only instance What Is the case with
me is the complaint of dozens of other exporters
OF different productsthat is that high freight rates
are driving trade from New-York Nearly all
the cheese that is exported from the United
States is made in New-York State. Cheese made
in the West is consumed there, for they cannot af
ford to pay freight the seaboard Heretofore this has
been almost the only port Of expectation but study OF
the figures shows that Montreal is steadily driving New
York out of the business"
How do you for that :" asked the reporter
"The railroads are doing it," replied the exporter.
Take Utica, for instance which is great shipping
point for Central ewYoTk cheese factories. The Cana
dian brokers go in there and can offer 1l6 OF cent
pound for cheese than the NewYork City brokers'
for they favored by low freight rates which enable
them to get their goods TO Lake Ontario chiefly over the
Rome Waterown and Ogdensburg road Once on the
lake the rates trivial to Montreal where inc eApoSs
connect with the brokers and get the cheese 10 SNIP Inc
result is seen IN these figures and the speaker read
from the list OF statistics during the perlou from
January 1885 TO November 13 OF the same year the
exports from Montreal Of cheese 900 packages
of fifty pounds each during that time New YORK exported
100000 packages From January toNovember 1856,
MOntreals exports amounted to 12O3OOO packages. n
gain $4,000 packages, While New OK shows ialng
off having exported In the period l,63OOOO pack
ages a loss of 10000 Previously New-Iork had been
steadily increasing the expectations but for the hrst time
sh9 shows q falling of. 1t is all due to the railroad
| freiChts" e,
OTHER cheese handlers spoken the subject talked
pretty much in the same vein. John Martin, however,
who one the largest exporters OF the article III the
CITY, thought the question Of railroad charges was not the
only the decrease of cheese exports
"The Montreal shippers, said he are favored by lower
ocean reighs In addition they have derived immense
benefit the fact that American dairymen werr so
tnderingy anxious TO ship their cheese before II was
properly cured in order TO avoid srinkage that they have
gradually given American cheese, especially tat made
iu the summer time, bad name Ten years ago Cana
cheese could be compared With ours; now III fai
Outranks the Canadians have learned their lesson
take time their product and ship in line shape
II makes difference in cheese whether took six months
II ought twenty days is often the case cure
| When cured quickly IL has a sharp navOl
that spols It, 1t lacks what the English term the tasty
quality. But there Is evidence now that American
daynen beginning to realize their error and are In
| proving the quality of their cheese"
pound dearer than this time last year. :" Fancy full
2l2 cents: last year II quoted at cents The chief
farmers who last sold their milk TO the cheese facto
res have this year taken TO the creameIcs where ii l.
made into butter Owing to the OleomaTgane law the
price of butter nearly five cents pound higher
and the farmers turning their milk into butter The
factories consequently forced 10 offer more fo
the needed fluid and consumers pay the bill In the higher
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