The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-29
THE ENTIRE BLOCK,
Broadway. 9th Av, 9Th & 10th SnI
PRODUCE STOPS IN JERSEY Crfnt
Commission Men Object to the Fe..syHva.aa
Rosd's New System.

Commission Men Object to the FeHnsykvnuaA
Road's New System.
For q week. beginning with last Monday.
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company hes
been refusing TO receive Southern farm prod
uce. for delivery in this city. has made all de-
liveries Of It in Jersey City. has announced
that this is to be its policy for the future. and
has thereby raised q tremendous kick ana
protest from the produce commission trade
OF this city.
On the part Of the road IL may be said that n
has built large covered platforms at the foot
OF Bay street. in Jersey City. ample. as 10 ad-
mitted. for the handling OF all OF this kind Of
goods which may arrive. even when. as In the
height OF the season for Southern vegetables.
200 or more car loads arrive daily. In addition
to the railroad ferries. the road has put on
other boats which run from the foot Of Bay
street to West Thirteenth street and Des-
brosses street. in this city. This. the produce
men say, does not help the case for them nor
heretofore. nearly all the Southern produce
has. come to this city and has been elivered
blocks. and the customs Of the trade have
grown up in accordance with these circum.
one. half Of these goods aud delivered them &C
Pier 20. At Pier 20. at the foot OF Beach street,
freight. and at Canal street tho Ocean Steam.
ship Company has its terminus
Because of this concentration OF these goods
the custom has been for the com misslon men
and their customer. to meet RICH, at the
ehs the at
final destination without delay. Little or none
Of i went Into the com som dealers stores;
to him by one line and move to another with
out losing valuable time or interfering with
the Pennsylvanis road are higher than those
by the steamer lines. but this was Offset by the
Tho results to the grower were a bout the same.
There were times. It 10 true. when the feolli-
growing demand for the river-front facilities
| In this city are given as reasons why the road
say y that the Change is In the line Of Develop
ment. that the handling OF these goods In Jer.
the rsa
OF the trade. The commission dealers do not
They had some experience Of its disadvan-
tages last year in addition 20 that OF the past
| week. In A pril Of last pear the L. X r. began
proGace in Jersey CITY. The Merchants founS
it impossible to take the buyers over there.
| and were therefore compelled TO cart nearly
| all Of these goods to this city and sell them
steamer wharves. This added q large item to
| the cost OF doing the business. and. OF course.
the extra sum came out OF the returns to the
That the ommission men say. will he the re-
suit now In relation to all the produce received
80 OF course" said one of them yesterday.
1T will be good thing for the Pennsylvania
~
| for In the first place they will save the cost Of
| bringing tho cars over on floats to Iier ~. as
well as the use OF that pier. and besides that.
| they will get the forriage on all the trucks
that go and come for the produce For
| cents for taking It over light and Ia cents for
| bringing IL back. and the round trip for double
trucks costs U3 cents. Ii will add S26.U uO at
least to the companys receipts from this
source in the two or three months that these
70 s. "gd ESy fst the ses nave s
| getting to New York. How we will manage to
| handle their goods we don't know. III the
Pennsylvania did the bulk OF the business OF
| course IL would be- simple. for the market
would De at. once transferred to jersey
pers are finding out that they are not
| getting as Gooi returns from goods sent that
| way. and where they have competing lines
which Will take their produce 10 tho steamers
| they are sending them that way. tut there ara
! must send by the railroad or not at all. and
| will continue to ship until they have their re-
| turns SO cut down aR to take away all their
| PROFIT. Besides the direct addition made to
the cost OF handling by reason OF the ferriageH.
| truckmen to make their trips, So far there has
! been no deiay caused by having to bring
| all the stun in trucks on the boats,
| but DO not believe that will be true when the
| rush comes for don't see how the boats can
| handle so many trucks as will be required. II
| wilt on the hot platforms in Jersey City. and
| much Of il will be delayed in reaching here
as 70 lose the best OF the early morning
market"
Many Of the buyers say they will not go to
Jersey CITY as long as they can get goods in
! this city. unless the market produce over there
sells at prices SO low as to mako IL particularly
worth their while