The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-08
COFFEE HOLD-UP 0UTCRY.
sByPPJyG NEy AND BANKERS APPEAL
EnR COMMON SENSE.

AGENTS Of tho Coffee ships waiting Tor
Final Decision by the Health Board
Before Taking Hobson's choice an"
Sending the santos Trade to other Cities.
Tho Murphy Cosby York hold-up was stu
affective yesterday against the santos conee
living In the Narrows. which has been pro-
nounced by DR. Doty TO be In condition 10 De
landed here without menace TO heath'
Tho coffee market fell on from hve To
tan points but the quotations on Santos MOI on
theCofee Exchnrge arc still from three eighths
toabalf n cent pound above the prices pre-
waiting before the Health Boards decision that
the cargo of the j. W. Taylor could not be landed
here Traders whose confidence i'll tho hold
IN sas such IA TO make them fear coffee
famine were enabled to push up the price Tor
January deliveries a whole cent pound on
Tuesday but the willingness OF the Boston
health authorities to receive coffee or ships
p,ssed by the health officer OF this port. took
of half OF that In tho trading OF wednesday
and yesterday
Or. Doty received yesterday morning nm
Official communication from the Boston Board
O, Health stating that that body endorsed the
methods pursued hy the Health Olllcer OF
New York in relation to tho coffee ships now IN
hits harbor and that noD SeIsc rs.d gIs' sar
treatment. This stNtemen, T. in line with tho
boston boards advice TO- ne B93to1 iGe ,i,'
Homan Trincc. now here, belongs, that
a ship or cargo ,disinfected ard certified
land in Boston. The quarantine q lo.ton IS
municipal Institution 80 that tho liealth Bonrd
he H'alth Ofiicer OF the Port, who is state
ofIlcial. anil 10y H.. city board. thereby doing
away with the conflict OF nn horitY tHat Is n Nv
blocking the commerce OF New YORK and the
chirf roadstcad of the port at the same time
ThcJ. e. SanRer COMPANY. New loIk agents OF
whether TO send the Roman Prince to Boston
or 10 await the action Of the Health Board here
favor forwarding the coffee to Boston. theirs
hope SO confidently that the three ruling Tam
op I' tRa, they wsh TO have the ship held here
gusa. will neither lighter that ships cargo
Boari answers the direct question they have
put to t. ns TO what tn" board viii allow ,eRard-
COI Murphy savs that The hoard will not reply
until after Saturdays hearing.
poo pI IN ballast ss next ext wcpi whcthcr they viii
reship the coffee TO Boston vii, probably not
be ctesmin"d gmt ai@rt1.m0rrowss ~ hs ToyIoS
II may he that Its discharge with lighters VIII
he construed IA livery here; The l.assssll's
SofYec IN the farwnri hold has been swclei
by the water let in by the COLLISION with
bags holding IL have hurst and tn. steamers
forward decks have started. decS beams and
s,nnchions within a,so navng Ggep st5%inEs "d
weather comes IN not only will all the light
cred coffee in III" roud-t'ad be ruined or lost.
bur the Ias-rl will he likely to 60 To- ni"cHs.
The petitions sent To Ma or Van OK and
Coz Murphy. asking Tor n rcronsid. Frat Ton ~ the
prohibItory orders of the BOARD az Health.
were signed hv the agents al tlfty-four steam:
chip lines. nineteen insurance companies and
these banking firms: Brown Brothers & co.
j j. Morgan Go. Barring. Nagoun 4 Co.
August Belmont Il Co. the London and
brazilian Bank. Limited: Layard FrAres.
the Guarantee Trust Cpmrany. the Bank
~ New York 'hc London and River Plate
Hank Limited: Heit-lbach, Ickelheim"r Il
90. ]. W Se'ismHn 4 20. and Winter Il
Smile The pr',tionI viii ask that, "cpnsis
tent with ,he protection of the public health,
sanitary and scientific measures b" alop'et
iha'. while accomplishing tn" first. will permit
n continuance 81 IA" commerce Of tn tort"
The Chamber NJ Commerce Yesterday adopt
nd resolutions urging the authorities " IN =
port not TO take .l-iluitc action without careful
nxaminatl on ~ III" nets and careful con Silera-
zion Of the far-reach ng results affecting the
commerce ri This city that must inevitably
follow the wholesale embargo that Is threat
ened." and expressing Tho Chamber full
confidence in the ability ~ tho Health officer oi
this port ampyto protect the city and the coun-
try against the Introduction OF foreign and in
fictitious diseases
Angelo Nicola, 80 wears Old. n stevcdore. who
had been cmIloy.d in tho lichtar.ng Of the
cargo Of the Lass y died 81 denly on
wadn"s nv nigh AZ Hoffman Island An
autopsy made Yesterday showed that h" lied
81 fatty degeneration OF the heart. There were
no signs OF AN infect iOus disease