New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
GRAIN RUSHING ABROAD.
HEAVY SHIPMENTS FROM BRoOKLYN's
WATER FRONT.
AUSTRALIA NOW ~ THE MARKET FOR AMERICAN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEMAND

AUSTRALIA NOW IN THE MARKET For AMERICAN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEMAND
STILL ACTIVE.
The foreign demand for American grain has n,w
reached Australia. The steel clipper ship West
gate. of Liverpool. has just finished londing-s'oW
tons Of wheat ut McCormick's elevator In the At
iantic Dock for the island continent. where the
long drouth has, produced a state OF anairs
nearly akin TO famine. She will also load large
quantity Of general cargo
The South African trade goes merriiy on, not
wIthstandng the fact that enormous quantities OF
the grain and sent out earlier In the year
were lost There means OF caring Tor H.
and az II was thrown In piles, the grain heated
and was spilled
The steamship Lady Furness. OF London, az
rived at the north pier. Atlantic Dock yesterlay
after her third voyage to the South African ports
She has been chartered for the same trip again ny
Norton Son. who had her for two voyages, the
other one being made for Barber & Co. Her cap
tain said last evening that there was a great de-
fciency OF transportation at all the East Coast
Forts The railroads were unable to handle ne
rush Of grain. although they were putting on new
trucks all the time This led to heavy losses ana
the supply had 10 be kept up In order 10 me, thesc
losses. One OF the engineers said the grain was
being transported inland az rapidly IA possible, %
Mafeking, Buluwayo. Pretoria. and other points
but much Of II had to be carried OH OK or mule
trains. lie said that thousands OF mules were ne
Ing shipped to South Africa from South America
for transportation purposes. The dlihcuites OF
dlscharging cargo on the Eost Coast he described
as serious At N.w-Ion1) ~ a ship drawing i"ur-
teen feet can so inside tie bar otherwise sne
must discharge outside At Port Elizabeth there IL
an open roadstead where vessel rolls so that IL
is Impossible TO stand OH the deck. the hea'y
seas come rolling up from the Antarctic IN one IN
broken sweep. making the coast ABOUT the WE
I'm the world. Ore steams: was fourteen DAYS us
charging light cargo at this port Hence IL Is
that all grain for the East Coast ports must be
bagged: otherwise II could not be discharged NJ
all One result Of the g:eat rush OF gram was '"c
glut OF It, and some OF the African specuia'oi'
got badly caught in the fall. The demand III ne
Interior for American grain Is great, but the GIN"
culties of transportation arc not easily overcome.
The Lady FurEtss VIII peeih 'o-""S W '' ~
for the same ports.
The British steamship KurdIstan Is loading
wheat and general cargo at Barker q 20. p'e'
for the Cape ports. The Norwegian Dark Noio'e'
Is loading 10000 bushels of corn at the IRON elevator
for the same ports. These vesseis all carry iais
quantities OF general cargo especially mining ma
chner,. wagons axles. axle grease and foou-
stufrs. and cigarettes by the million. ,r.oro
"a ieadnr wheat at Elevator the steamer scaws-
by OF Hull, and the steamer Empire, at hi ,,h,n
the last few days the steamer iarrowdae' ioG dn
bushels OF wheat corn and oass ior oou,it ,haa,
the Tuskar, same ports, IUWU Dusueio ~, 49,,
corn and oats and the Sir Rc ,ard Granville same
Ever steamer leaving here lately for South Africa
carries complement Of mules as o aee9 Geo
hwshse ~ corn at the Iron elevator for Port Nata
evening the big Wilson Liner Hns0 Of wheat
FOR Hull When this is compl tied a lot more VIII
be put in at her pier BY floating ,os5,nr 81 coo
bushels OF barley for Cork for orders. Within the
few days there loaded at pswS the of
hnckwhssf: the Graphic, 81 900 bushels OF wheat;
the Pacific 5000 bushels Of wheat iss o hmsbe
~ oats and the James Turpie. 5000 bushels OF
harley. Most OF these sailed for orders.
Notwithstanding these heavy shipments, supple,
nented by the sayy cargoes or ocean liners ana
vessels loaded at their piers by floating elevators
there Is an enormous quantity OF grain anoat In
canalboats OF which the larger part Is probapiy
railroad grain. The slips are crowded with grain
laden canalboats, and there were propao'y never