New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08
STILL SLASHING FREIGHT RATES.
DEMoRALIzING THE EXPORT BUSINESS.


ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO DRIVE CHICAGO FOhNf
TURE MAKERS FROM EASTERN MARKETS
CuIcAGO Feb The first slash was mace 10
day Tito the Des Moines freight rates, when wefe
reduced early by the Rock Island to nrst-cass'
25 cents second, 20; third 10; fourth, IL LIZ;
fifth, o. and Glass A, 8. This is reduction u
60 per cent from the established rates ana per
cent below Mondays cut rates. The drive was
made against the Chicago, ST. Paul ana hahsaS
City road. The Des Moines rates are too low Ior
the Burlington which announces that IL Is Out u
Des Mones business.
The Rock Island and the Milwaukee and st.
Paul mode the latest cuts the basis or through
rates TO all junction points on the Union facinc al
Nebraska much against the will OF the latter r9au,
which was anxious to preserve Its local raUs, wv
by virtue of the old trpartite agreement, wnlcl
vet in force it was compelled to yield ana Pa Paro
pate This carries the cut rates all over Neor,sha
Lumber rates were evened up TO ten cents q
hundred to all Missouri River points, ana IL was war
rumored that some lines were contracting US iow t
as five cents, but this was denied me hgho sH
too hot for the ST. Louis and Kansas CIty roau,,
and they agreed TO make no reductions below ohc
rates put in effect Monday morning, sighc - ~.
duction of one cent hundred was made III eUIn
rates from Council Buns, but ths was c'us.u
class reductions and none OF the hnes t ~ rumnrs
the old grain rates. The air was full OF runors nor
of other reductions, but the above were al 'ha0
were authoritatvcly made.
Tho East-bound liues are demoralZing export
rates. it costing more, and in soine Instances .
less 10 ship grain and provisions from tnIs cry
to LIVERPOOL and other European ports thah 10
Ncw-Yorl1. The presidents and general manass
have become seriously alarmed Tor lear the lro4Dio
will crow, and II conference Will be helu on III
day at Ncw-York to reach some agreement "nci0
by rates may be restored ,;u.
Representatives of the Chicago Eastbound f ilnt9
to-day agreed to advance rates ON dresser 4od Pei
Chicago to Boston. from G7 TO 20 cents n hinore';
The Chicago and Grand Trunk Is to be permiu'eu
TO continue to charge go cents to i,osron 9y way
Of the Montreal route. The dresscd-beei silpperss ps
have combined to give the Chicago ana uranu
Trunk no dressed beef until II breaks away from
the association. The railroads make the " ctits e
difference in its favor in order TO tempt Swip " ~
Co. 10 give their business again To Tue Nh'o'o'
and Grand Trunk.
advanced from 30 TO 30 per efnt on renrui;S r;a
! by combination of the railroad companies.
Thty or forty furniture manufacturers mcb aI .Iic
Sherman House this afternoon to oppose tlc
advances and organized the Chicago Furniture
Manufacturers Association. John r. Schocn was
elected president. and James II. Taylor secretary
committee appointed TO prlare puiilon
to the railroad companies and preparc rcso,ons
concerning the increased rates The commI'tecs
will report at mccting to bc held the iatIer
part of the week. President Schoen stated the
situation thus:
"The new rates practically nrohibitory and
apply 10 al classes Of furniture There is gen
eral advance Of so per cent For instance. on
parlor frames used to pay 81 so per hundred
pounds The companies have lowered the first
class rate cents and rake us pay 81 13 per
hundred, 63 cents more. we Sent our dRtHb
down East last month TO sell frames. He has
usually sold 5000 or 1000. This trip he didn't
sell NOR than 300"
Mr. Dcimnl Of r. Deimel & Brothers. said to
reporter Tho fact OF the is that the interests
Of the railroad companies lie East The Eastern
manufacturers being unable TO compete with ms
have simply influenced the railroads to put up the
freights against us. We haven't any recourse
TO the Intrrstntc Commerce Commission because
there is no discrimination. II there were any
shipments of furniture West the charges would
he the same, but there not. II the rates are
not lowered cannot compete with the Fast
The general opinon at tc-day's meeting was
that unless the rates reduced Chicago manu-
factnrers will be entirely driven out Of the Eastern
market
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul's special
tariff on grain -four and mistuffs in carloads from
interior points to Eastern or seaboard tow''a. is
published to-day Following are the proportions
allowed east Of Chicago: Buffalo and common
points 15 cents per 90 pounds: Rochester and
common points, g 1-2 cents: Albany, "a cents;
New-YorlJ 25 cents: Boston, 20 cents: Philade!
pha % cents: Baltimore. % cents Montreal,
25 cents. II forwarded bv lake and rail from
Milwaukee. the usual difcrentia Of cents per
90 pounds less than the rates mentioned will
apply.
THE SOUTH PENN TROUBLES SETTLED
AN AGREEMENT REACHED by THE CONFLICTING
INTrprsTe Avn THE ROAD To RF FINISHED