The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-15
EXPORT RATES ON COTTON.
4 Discrimination That Hurts tho
Southeastern Ports.

Norfolk Given an Unfair Advantage
by tho Tariff Charges Out of Atlanta.
The Total Charge from Atlanta TO
Liverpool Via Norfolk n Cents The
Rate Via Savannah 9I Cents Plus
the Cost of Marine Insurance.
Atlanta, Ga, June 14.-In view of the
probable action OF the executive commit
tee of tho Southern Railway and Steam
sbip Association on that subject during
its present meeting IN New York railroad
men are engaged In discussing the fight
over export cotton rates now waging be-
tween lines leading to nearby
coast points and such coast points
as Norfolk, West Point, New York
and Baltimore. Commissioner Stshlman.
who is now in New York, is using every
effort TO stop the fight and he may sue
ceed, but railroad officials In Atlanta say
there will have to be great changes ia the
present rates before he restores order.
At present the ocean rate from Norfolk
and West Point to Liverpool is % cents,
which makes the total rate from Atlanta
TO Liverpool a cents. To this should DO
added the cost of marine insurance.
THE RATE FROM SAVANNAH
The ocenn rate from Savannah, Bruns-
wick aud Charleston TO Liverpool is
usually 10 cents higher than from Norfolk
to Liverpool, but at present the rate is 85
cents, making tho total rate from Atlanta
to Liverpool by either of the three ports
81 cents. To this should DO added the
rate OF marine insurance, which is much
higher than from Norfolk 20 Llver-
pool. Under the present rates
cotton goes via Norfolk to Liver
pool, without including the
cost of insurance, for cents less than the
ratio via either Charleston, Brunswick on
SavnnnHh. This great difference viii
have a tendency to reduce the receipts of
export cotton at Savannah, Charleston
and Brunswick, and increase the receipts
ut Norfolk, thus greatly lowering the
exports at the three first named points.
MAKES THE OUTLOOK BAD.
Tho representatives of lines leading to
Savannah, Charleston and Brunswick arc
very much disturbed over the outlook for
business during the comiug season, and
shippers who prefer the southern ports
characterize the present rates as down
right discrimination, abetted by the South
erp Railroad and Steamship Association.
and they want change in the rate
so as 20 put southern ports on the
sarnp footing with Norfolk and West
Point. Previous 10 the completion of the
Seaboard Air Linz 10 this city by the
ratio then In effect Savannah and Charles
ton were enabled to control large ship
ments on account of the practical equality
OF their combined railway and ocean rates
and marine Insurance. with the Norfolk
and West Point rates
MADE THINGS EQUAL.
Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick,
Port Royal and Wilmington had an ad-
vantage Of II cents per hundred pounds
on cotton from Atlanta as against Nor
folk and West Point, but the ocean rate
and thc-rate OF marine insurance from
Norfork and West Point 90 European
ports being much less than the ocean and
marine insurance rates from the other
ports this made the cost Of transporting
cotton from Atlanta territory 90 European
ports through all Of the American ports
about equal The demand pow is TO have
the old rutes restored so that Savannah
and other ports will have an equal shovvs
ing for export cotton shipments.