The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-17
FORTUNES TO MAKE
BUSINESS MEN IN THE TERRITORY
ON THE HIGH ROAD.

BushsI, Which VIII be Shipped OF
Barxes to New Orleans While the Water
is BiEh-Trade Statement for Februar,
-Opium Transsctions-Ant Joint Traffic
Case Other Railway News - Cuisines:
| News and Notes in General.
| Perry, o. T., March 16.-Business men
Of Blackburn and Usage City. towns on
| the Arkansas river, are building half a
dozen barges or boats and during the
rise Of the river vii ship corn 10 New
| Orleans on the Arkansas River. They
buy corn a from TO II cents per bush
ell and get good prices in New Orleans.
MONTHS TRADE STATEMENT.
Washington. March 16.-The monthly
| statement Of the exports and imports Of
merchandise, gold and silver from and
| into the United. States during February
| last, issued by the bureau of statistics,
shows as follows: Merchandise export
ed s7s, 773, 1898, merchandise imported $751;
193,S6S (of which nearly s3S,000,000 was
free of duty; gold exported S336.697, gold
imported S544, 700; silver exported s4,s60,-
362, silver imported s762,942. As COM
pared with February, 1896, this state
ment shows an increase of about 5000
900 in the value of merchandise export
ed, and a decrease of over S., $50. 900 in
the amount imported. For the eigh,
months ended February % there was a
gain of over 1872 900, 900 in the amount
of merchandise exported, and a decrease
OF nearly $119,O00.000 in the amount I'M
ported The gold exports during Febru-
airy were s1,s47,00 less than year ago,
and the imports about 81, 100000 less
than February, 1896. The silver ex-
ports were about 100000 less than FEB
ruary, 1896 and the imports 100000 less.
OPIUM WITHDRAWN.
San Francisco, March 16.-Duty to the
amount of $4,000 was paid yesterday
on opium Withdrawn from bond. This is
one of the biggest days receipts from
this source in the history OF the custom
house az this port. The big Withdrawals
of the drug were due to the fact that the
big seizure OF February q left the mark
e. practically without stock on hand.
Orders from retail dealers in the city and
elsewhere had piled UP. The order for
the release of the opium received from
the treasury department by Collector
Wise enabled the importers 10 fill these
orders. To do it required the withdraw
al OF 100 boxes, each containing forty
one pounds The price of opium, which
Immediately after the seizure rose fully
80 per cent, has fallen back TO its normal
figure, about s12 pound. The increase
in the price was not as much as would
ordinarily been expected from the with
drawal of so large a quantity from the
market. The opinion, which was strong
ly held. that the treasury would release
the seizure, has been strong influence
In keeping down the price.
ANTI-JOINT TRAFFIC CASE.
New York, March 16-The interstate
commerce commission sat again today
for the purpose of investigating the
charges preferred against forty-four
railroads forming the Joint Traffic as
ISOLATION. alleging discrimination gains.
New York.
The first witness was Lloyd. grain
shipper for Power, Son & Co. He Vas
on the stand yesterday. He testified that
the arrangements at the port of Boston
was Of long standing. This arrangement
gives twenty days free storage.
"Did you testify that the elevator ar
rangements at Boston had anything to
do with the diversion of the trade from
New York in 1896. as compared with
1882" asked Lawyer Howard, who rep
resented the Boston and Albany.
'.No. l did not -
Witness was questioned and maintain
ed that the cheapest way to export grain
from Buffalo to the coast was via Phil
adelphia.
Frank Lewis, representing the New
York Central, asked the witness ques-
tons concerning the terminal charges at
New York.
Mr.. Blackmar said that at one time the
railway company allowed the vessels to
be loaded at the wharves through their
elevators. charging 4 cent a bushel, but
in 1892 they imposed an additional
charge Of ! cent.
john Valiant, Of the firm Of MILNE,
Rodman & Co. grain receivers. testified
thai the New York Central. the West
Shore. the Erie and Pennsylvania rail-
ways had grain elevators.
The charges put on by the railroad
Of IL cents per bushel, he
said. prevented the vessels being loaded
direct from the elevators
vANDERBILT-HIL DEAL.
Chicago, March 16.-It is reported on
reliable authority that the
Vanderbilt interests have entered into
sn agreement with J. J. Hill. president
OF the Great Northern road. for close
of traffic between the Great !
Northern road and Chicago and North
western al ST. Paul, similar in effect TO I!
that now IN existence between the Union |
Pacific and the Northwestern at Oma- |
ma. The effect of sucn an agreement |
would be to give the Vanderbilts trans |
continental routes and would give them |
a practical monopoly Of the transconti- |
mental traffic.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
Baltimore, March 15.-The earnings OF |
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM |
pany for the month OF February. 1897. |
were SLIPS, 2S5. an increase OF sis7.2S9 /
over the month OF February, 1895. The !
increase for eight months OF the fiscal /
year was s11o0.47S.
ERIE EASTERN CHARTERED.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 16.-The Ere
Eastern Railroad company. capitalized 1
al S250. 900, was chartered today by the |
state department. \. L. Tllden ot La
ooeuf is president ot the company.
RECEIvERSHIPS
Chicago, March 1s.-A receiver for the /
Garden State National Building and 1
Loan association was asked for today
oy W. z. Harris, one OF its stockholders.
no says that be gave notice OF with
irsNal four months ago hut that pay