New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-07
VET. YORK'S NY TRADE.

GROWTH OF THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS EXPECTS
OF CABLE AID TROLLEY CARS.
A, Interesting record Of the commerce Of New
York for 1894 Is that Of hay. During that year
l9S 1ls IONS were received In this city II was te
fret year in which organized me'hop Wa
adopted to obtain compre hersive s'atlS''S "' ''''
kind and rs other receiving points are f"io"lhs
,hn a,,a,or,so of the Ncv,-York Produce Exchange.
usccul records of quantity viii prove To b' 81
valuable aid TO both seller and producer. 'h &C.
conn, OF its Indispensable use throughout IN"
count. the hay crop is regarded as equal Il no.
superior 10 any other lire Of agriculture. heei
cattle and dairy stock have to be wntor"d WIN
f. while the millions OF horses. which are aoso-
utely necessary to most farm movements ana
other labor derive their chief subsistence from
this economy OF simple grass
II was thought by many that the extensive IN
PRODUCTION Of electric and cable cars WoHll 'a's'
, runous falling of in the hay trade OF large
cities but the numerous merchants AT the various
ay-handling dcpots seem TO be quite aS busy az
they were before the horses o. the surface carS
were taken of. True there Is less outlet JOY CONF
mon though sound qualities OF hay since me
departure of the car-horse. hnt dealers assert 'h'
thc r,arke, is more or less BENEFITED by thc fact
because the low grades Ct hay used 10 form .
bur,iensomc surplus that was detrimental to gem
eral supplies. and. as the inclination OF nearly
all present local buyers has steadily tirn'" 10 i
few classifcations OF choice, hay. farmers nav
bocn forced 70 improve the standard OF od's "''
there il therefore less LIKELIHOOD OF cohN"''''"
quotations in the future
The figures noted indicate that the nay V"H'
or this civ has obtained immense and Inn 'ri""'
proporti 1ps. The time can easily he reiir4H'''''
b. d large number - citizens wh"n the upper
deck loads Of bales on the North River ha.f's'
n few canalboat loads ana Inc driven wIsor-i'ads
OF loose hay from Long Island and Ncw-JeiS'N
about filed all local requirements. Now IN ".ii-
ton to the barges and canal boats-the picturesque
wagor-load is now IA rare city sight ten proni-
nont railroads daily bring heavy commercial lots.
four;h-st. and the Hudson River. a station OF me
New-York Central Railroad. Here a great portion
OF New YorAs choice hay is handled ana h"usei
by a large number OF old established hrms. J. ne
West shore Erie PENNSYLVANIA. Lchlgh valley,
Delaware and LackaHanna. Baltimore ana ONO
New-York Ontario and Western. Central Of New
Jersey and the Vermont Central railroads an con-
stanty contribute supplies from "lir Va,i %
country Of the Eastern, Western ana Middle
States. ,.-
There have been strong efforts made TO intro,
duce an EXPORT trade in hay from the United
States hut as far England is concerned 'dnada
has long had the precedence Inc continent ..
Europe takes considerable from this country, but
the business Is ntful and heavy calls from me
other side only occur during severe dIonths
| tween this country and the West Indies. cuba
being the largest buyer. Tariff complications nave
| lately caused considerable interruption ~ ms
Southern trade, but II II said that the trouble VIII
| be adjusted. Hay for the West Indies used 10 go
| mainly from this port. but with the network OF
| Southern ports have gained most Of the export
|