New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
THE PRICE OF SALT.
nr1rrs DO NOT AGREE UPON THE ooSi VI
THE ENGLISH PRODUCT N NEw-Yohh'

ne no xoT AGREE UPON THE COST VI
n.,,,, ,.xc,,su PRODUCT N NEw-yORK.
-, .Ao Editor Of The Tribune. In
e., A., o.,ention has just been caIied u "
, e., vour issue of December w. -
..,ror,n on Salt Necessary. In whlc" So'' CO. ~
r.nresents Edward W. Brown OIL Inv - thu,
ros.er Brown e. Co., of New-forK' a. '." a. ron
,oro,gn salt is sold in New-York al e ~ ,he
dutv maid The inference Is that ne - r,vor
cheapest grade of English salt kio"" ,,rornd :.
.oo, as common" and here as Liverpoo' o"'.,,.
pDo , h COOS on 20 explain that rates ol i'e'b",
hitch mako this possible average Shi''''e ,
nence per ton sterling G02 ceh'S' i r,,s
rool and adds that the freight iroi" @ Wv T., 90
:, Western New-York to New-for D'. ,rs.
a ton: and further tha. the hri''S" l ,,,,n,, -
CON cell and make the proht it Is now "','i"S
~ - ,o c..,,s = ton less than the freiSht ray
r Western New-York 70 New-i orh '''' -.
- cents q ton less than the freight 10
In all Of the years that have been !" NV -
husi,ess have never known TINS sr'ue - ,1
be sold at anything IKE - ~ p,rnest pgr e in wha, he
~ jii'r rronort"d AS stating 1 will now pfoloSv he de-
chase from him any par, within the next three
n,nnths nj s., per ton. net casn r'iN,lo =. be the
9or& but if Mr.. Brown copsidTyi n IS not y feel like
| fair market price, nope Nc ",h,,is . shlllings
! n1.4rcharging me II MIR. Brown thinhS ~ fright
ana . PemrIG ii,ear from Liverpool. will now o'isr
- ~ cnntr,rt S' % with him for the tonnage we may
! ,,,ra ia
ebillinps per ton. | cannot agree thil i'.N .ba,
mon silt can be sold al 10 cents per -" -, Tew.Y"rk
,h fraghi from Western New-Nork 10 Nv i ~" - "
~, ,h the duty removed. and as tnls pr 20, !.
for i,inw what We have been paying VIII, VIII ~.
/ a. uurchase from Mr.. Brown our suppnr,S co., %' IN
Grade Of salt for the year ls9f al - ~ r.,sa ot
hoard Liverpool mot putting MN 10 u'' ny a,,ur,
/ fr,,hfirg ~ New-YorhO this being ,nr nr,',,'if ~ H.
| named bv Mr. Brown AT when TINS H''' ''''' "
delivered at this port - - 90, ,o MAX,
The argument which Mr. Brown goes on 1., TO ma, ,h
tn show that English salt can compete WIN WIZ, ~ -
/ American At Buffalo and other Western poln', N ~
making use Of canal transportation l. r,n''' n,
inc0eciivc In that his premises are WIunN,
makes his deductions on II" theOrt 'H'l l.' f'
~ foreign salt In New-York is 8 q" per i'"' W..
Maid have known Mr.. Brown As Hool, sq"1' A.,
man fon ,ong 10 believe that hc viii, "h'h ~
attention Is called % this matter confirm H., u. :.
| figures which am sure you misunh"rs'o'' III"
with salt enough in Western N"w.f"rk' VIM
| about forty niles Of Buffalo 10 supply thr ".t y
| a. ,.yerv ON. knows. 20 s1y nothing oi ne l"V
that Michigan ~ literally covered with SAT- ~ 1i,S
with an iucXhaustibr supply. West virginia IN
Louisiana and other States large producers i
reasonable To suppose that the American salt "
dus,ry will perish without the present dnlN
,ha foreign salt Is to-day in such Keen coinp"tNo
vvi.h tho American. why is II that the mine
. Western Nov.-Y York which Mr.. Brown represents
selling IFS product free on board cars Al the worn
at u lower price than the existing duty 70 -
nothing ~ the ocean freight and cost of salt
II Mr. Brown is unwilling - subscribe to TINS N"'
7 | VIII nox offer 20 sell him salt Of the same graz
AZ a less price than the existing duty.
- WILLIAM \. HAZARD.
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