New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-01
FLOUR EXPORTS IN DANGER
CARELESS HANDLING AND DELAYS IN SHIP.
MENT.
PECULIAR ACTIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES.
rnY IkLEGRAPH no TnE TnInuNE.I


rBY TELEGRAPH THE ThBUSEI
Washington, May 31.-According to information
ceived at the State Department from Consus in Eng
land and Scotland the export trade in nour seems 70
be in serious danger account Of the peculiar actions
Of tho transportation companies. In recent report
on this subject Consul Brown. Of Glasgow, calls az
tenton to some Of the difficulties, which have become
so great provoke official notice and action py 'he
Corn Trade Association Of that city. Consul Bfowh
appears TO have investigated the matter WIN great
care, and the showing which he makes Is one "fnc"
will startle many American millers ana exporters W
whose attention 1t may be brought In lou tne aoo
Of American -four received at Glasgow was S'ooVoooo
pounds and the Consul remarks that this very large
total would have been much larger but for the conu
tons hereinafter mentioned Similar conditions 90 not
exist Al TO the importaons OF Hungarian and other
than American -four"
Consul Brown mentions that ne had visited ware
house few days before where his attention was caeo
To twenty seven sacks Of -four out OF single snip
ment--" and a small one at that'-from each oi "'"'
owing TO careless handling, so to zoo pounds OF nour
had been lost Not only bills OF adng so "orueo
as virtually to relieve the transportation companies
responsibility but delays In transit are so eeae Do
to make purchase OF American -four BY an Enehsr VI
Scotch merchant sort of lottery investment A"o
Consul says:
that IN. hill. AZ ladne are worded that the
receiving railway company the privilege OF for"sns
by any line they choose. and nave aenS
In nOme cases shipped the -four to some oSher P'i' ~
that Of final destination, from thence TO De tfaSmpp
"A this mort Nor are they bound to the goods within
any specified time. IL rs common occurrence ior o
sgnments -four from any OF the interior shppins P
of United States to be from 100 TO zoo days NJ e
and I'm many cases q much longer time eapses altef snip
,nt before the -four is received The terms OF all pur-
ehsses sixty after sight (of the DIS OF isoe
say seventy sevyhve days after the shipment OF 'ne
nour.
II ia not dnicut to understand that when the buyer
here in addition TO all the drawbacks and losses
must calculate lying out Of the use OF nus money
for from three six months, and al the sahs time ouy
so to provide against fluctuations and possible decline
OF value he provide wide margin paid' In iac'
by the producer Amerca), or 90 out Oh the business
altogether or hundreds Of examples OF delays her'
with given desire call particular attention 70 an ex
hibt submitted by Messrs Bruce and WILSON, where IL
"a shown that $50 pounds 10 shillngs and IL pence
nssrly 00o) has been paid for nour snippeo Ho ~
United States ranging in dates OF shipment from NoVem
Der 30 1889 to November "a, 1s9O, oil WHICH, up 70
lsbfuarv 20 1881 not single sack has been received
they knowledge as to the time OF probable
arrival -
The following paragraph from bill OF lsding for
American -four will show some OF the saieguarus
adopted by the transportation companies wmcn, a.
the Consul says, seem disposed 10 Kill the goose Va'
LAYS the golden egg
Thieves vernin, baratry Of mariners, restraints Oh
princes and rulers peoples ana resulting from ssrAe
ar mobs sweating insucency Of package In size strengh
or otherwise leakage breakaee, perage, wastase RAM
spray rust FROST decay hook marks or injury from hooAs
stowage contact with smell or evaporation from any
other goods inaccuracies In obteraon INSURGENCY OF
absence OF marks numbers addresses or description OF
goods shipped injury song Of, wrappers or pack
ages however caused; lighterage TO or rom the
vessel trsnsshpment. iettson. explosion heas' IRE
at sea or on shore, at any time or In any place
boilers steam, machinery (incudlng consequences Oh
defect therein damage thereto) collision, stending
heeing over upsetting submergng, or sinking OF snip
ia harbor river admission OF water INTO the
vessel stranins other pers Of the sea- river naVga
ton or land transit Of whatever nature or no ana nov"
ever caused and all damage, loss or injury arising from
the pers Of or things mentioned and whether such
p.rs or things arising from the negligence oeiau' OF
error In Judgment pilot master mariners engineers
stevsdores other persons in the service OF sepo"ne
or whether occurring previously subsequently inc
vessels sailing by unseaworthness of the snip AZ OF
after of the voyage rovided all reeoh
able means have provide against such uheea
wortAlness) always excepted. With liberty TO sail WIN
mr. without pilots to deviation and to call 81 any
port or ports for purpose ana 10 Tow anu
assst vessels In all situations With liberty In the e'ei'
a, the steamer putting back into any port or other"se
bee prevented from beginning or procea
ms in the ordinary course OF her voyage TO proceed uue
,a or I'm tow of any vessel In any otner manner
which the shp-owner shall think IT. and TO ship ana Trans
ship the goods by any other vessel