The herald., 1896-04-17
A Raise in Rates From Cali
fOrnia Eastward
EFFECTIVE ON MAY FIRST
Wines and Brsndies, Mustard Seed
and Canned Goods
Must Pay Rates From Pity to Hundred
Per Gent Higher Than the Pres
elt Schedule
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The
transcontinental freight rate commit
tee, which has been in session in Mil
waukee for several days, has concluded
its labors and adjourned. According
to advices received today by William
Sproule, assistant general freight agent
of the Southern Pacific company, the
representatives of the transcontinen-
tai lines accomplished a great deal IN
the way of readjusting freight rates,
and a new tariff will be issued in rev
days providing for anumber of import
ant changes in both east and west
bound rates. Mr.. Sproule said that the
new tariffs would be published as ef-
fective May l. No word has been re-
ceived as yet concerning the changes
to be made in west-bound rates, but
advices received by Mr. Sproule show
the changes in eaSt-bound rates on all
the principal commodities affected
The most important of the many
changes are as follows: California
wines, in wood, car loads, released, II
tons minimum, rs cents per 100 pounds.
The existing rate to New York is so
cents per 100 pounds. California wine,
in glass, released, car load, IL tons min
imum, 80 cents per 100 pounds. Old
rate to New York, so cents per 100
pounds.
Brandy in wood, carload, released, 10
( tons minimum, IS cents per 100 pounds;
old rate, 60 cents per 100 pounds.
Brandy in glass, boxed, released, Is
tons minimum, 81 per 100 pounds.
Quicksilver in TASKS, carloads, Is
tons minimum, 81 per 100 pounds; old
rate, so cents per 100 pounds.
Mustard seed, carloads, Is tons mini
mum, rs cents per 100 pounds; old rate,
80 cents per 100 pounds.
Canned goods, including fish.
g. fa1 1.J o,,1 -a1
fruits, in tin, glass or earthenware
packages Theoretically sealed, single or
mixed carloads, IL tons minimum. rs
cents per 100 pounds; old rate. SO cents
per 100 pounds.
These are the principal commodities
affected by the new tariff, but as they
are among the most important Of the
products shipped from California to
the Atlantic seaboard cities, the new
Z rates are calculated to prove of consid-
cradle interest to shippers.
AUSTRALASIA RATES.
+, CHICAGO, April 16.-The Canadian
. Pacific has put in a through rate from
the Atlantic seaboard points to AUS
tralia via aVncouver which is $40 less
than the Southern Pacific rate via San
Francisco. The Southern Pacific has
asked the chairman of the Transconti-
mental and the Western Passenger AS
sociations to afford 1t relief. The Trans
continental Association has no jurisdc-
tion over trans-Pacific rates, and so far
as it is concerned the aggrieved road
may take what rate 1t pleases. The
only difficulty in the matter is in regard
to the divisions of the through rate
The Southern Pacific wants divisions
made on the basis of a through over
land rate, $64 first-class and $5S.50 sec
ond class. The western roads claim
they are entitled to divisions on the
basis of through overland rates of $6S. rs
first-class and $62.75 second-class, and
there the matter stands. While the dis
pute remains unsettled the Canadian
Pacific continues to derive benefit from
its $40 differential
RAILWAY INDEBTEDNESS
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Consider-
alton of the bill for the settling of the
Pacific railway debts at this session by
the house seems assured. At meeting
of the house committee today Chairman
Powers announced that Spe 2ker Reed
had promised the bill should be brought
up in the house within two weeks and
all the time necessary for it's considera-
tion be given.