The herald., 1896-04-21
Railroad Freight Rates Are Scheduled
for q Rise
Value Of Few Crops Prom Uncle sans Dig
Farm Changes in the Local Pro-
duce narkets
# agriculture gives the
volume of eight prin-

According to the report from which this
tan,e @ M lstsken im fifteen years the price se of
cents. an twenty-five years the price OF
per busllel; 1880 to 1889. ss.7 cents; 1880 to
1t IS given out that freight rates on west
bound traffic is to be raised on the 1st Of
May. The following table shows the old
ed. on carloads:
CANNED sgs! goods, from n. New York. present
rate. SIC; ney rate. SIC.
Baking powder, from New York. present
rate; f new s0 rate, NeM VIZ York nresen+ rsto
ste: new rate, 90c.
Cereals. from Chicago, present rate, soc;
Candles. from Chicago, present rate, 75c;
ST, Starch; &c from Chicago, present rate, 81;
Starch. from New York, present rate, 81;
new rate, sl.15.
Fish smoked or salted. from New York,
Pickles, from New York, present rate,
Pickles. from Chicago. present rate. soc:
Condensed milk, from Chicago, present
rate, Soc: new rate, 81.
Rates from other points will be adj
when the rate from New York is 81, Pitts
burg will be about % cents, Cincinnati 90c {;
Chicago. s5c st. Louis Soc. and Kansas
The greatest advance is made on goods;
in less than carload lots. The advance in
Is per cent. Tobacco and nd cigars viii be oe
affected as these goods are not as q rule
brought In carload lots. and the old and
Plug tobacco, from New York. present
rate, 1l.S0: new rate. $i.SS.
Plub tobacco. from Chicago, present
rate, $780, new rate. .sl.65.
Smoking tobacco from Chicago present
rate. $l.50: new rate. $1.S5.
Smoking tobacco, from New York. pres
Cigars. from New York, present rate.
y 90; new rate, 81.
This advance is no doubt the outgrowth
o. the new understanding brought about
between the Huntington railroads and the
lanama Railroad company. The competi-
tion is practically ended. and hence the
people must have the screws put on them
traffic association Of San % Francisco soon made aae
ar alliance with the Panama Railroad
company. and created g; genuine competi-
Elent showing the beneficial effects OF
such competitions
THE. introduction of competition in
through traffic resulted in the transconti-
mental roads waging war of extermina-
tion upon such competition, which inures
TO the benefit of the merchant. producer
and consumer in the state Careful esti-
mates based upon the earnings of the
transcontinental lines for last year shows
this to amount to at least $500, 900 per
month
Last season. dried fruits and raisins IN
boxes were. charged at the rate of s1.4O
per hundred pounds: now 81 by rail and
Doc by steamer, saving from 40d90c per
Canned goods from 81 per 100 pounds
last season to SOC by rail and SOC by sea
at this tine.
Wine reduced from 121sc per gallon all
rail and Tiac by sea, to &c per gallon by all
Ines.
"Borax from 81 by rail to S5c by rail or
sea.
wool in grease from sl50 per 100
pounds and. secured $3.50 per 100 pounds
to l5c by all lines.
Beans from $40 per 100 pounds by rail
to soc by rail and SOC by steamer.
BARLEY from soc by rail to soc by raj!
and Csc by steamer. Other California pro-
ducts ;lae;ts, inciudins leather have been SINH
II is stated at this time that there will be
no. change made In rates on California
products, such as dried fruits. beans,
honey. wool. etc But it is we'll to note
ped In large quantities at this time OF year,
and. the Clipper ships via Cape Horn af-
ford effective competition in this busi-
ress: 1t Is always the policy of the South
ern Pacific to keep rates low when there
IS nothing to ship and to put them up
when business is brisk.