The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-26
lGRAIN EXPORTS FALLING OFF.
Figures Showing New York's Loss
Given in n Report

NEW YORK. Oct. 26-Figures showing
a great falling off of New E0rks grain
export trade were given before the Inter
state Commerce Commission yesterday in
the Federal building. by J. G. Brown sta
tisticiau of the Produce Exchange. The
hearing vas on rates on grain and grain
products from the West Il has been de-
clarcd repeatedly that this city is losing
trade by the cutting Of railroad rates To
other ports. notably Baltimore
Mr.. Brown presented a statement Of re-
cel2ts Of flour. wheat and corn at the
ports Of New York. Philadelphia. Boston.
Baltimore, Norfolk and Newport News
IN June. July. August and September q
this year the period covered by the in
vestigation showing New Yorks heavy
loss Of grain exports.
The receipts In June were S.2f5.010 bush
els. Of which New York received ST. per
cent and Baltimore lib per cent In July
the receipts were 14.7Sa, 900 bushels. one
and thrce-qaarter times as large as in
June yet New York's snare dropped TO
81 per cent. while BaItimore's rose to 80
per cent I'm other words. New York lost
j per cent, and Baltimore gained q per
cent In August, with g. movement prac-
tic7lly az large as in July, 3 S9S 90 bush
els, New YoTks share dropped 10 25.4 per
cent Y lille BaltimCre's reached 361 per
cent Ia September the receipts were
gr"V" bushels. New York gained slight
~. receiving a2-3 per cent. while Balti-
more dropped to 29.4 per cent.
nathan GuilfOTd. Traffic Manager Of the
Ne0 York Central and Hudson River
Railroad testified that the rates on grain
from June To September were less than
the published rates. He did not know
whether that statement applied to flour
lie said that the rates were not made
here, but by the Western traffic manaE-
crS, and that the New York Central ac-
Western traffic managers made w. n
Joyce. Traffic Manager Of the PennsylVa-
ME Railroad, gave practically the same
testimony as Mr. trulifCrd. He admitted
that the rate 20 Baltimore was Oh cents.
while II cents was charged 10 this point.
T. D. Caldwell. Traffic Manager Of the
Delaware, Lackawanua, and Western
ltalTDal. told the same story q his two
predecessors on the stand and then C. S.
Wright. Traffic Manager Of the BaIti-
more and Ohio Railroad. was subjected
TO a searching examination by COmmis-
stcuer FrOUty- q. s Wright. Traffic Man
ager Of the Baltimore and Ohio. and r.
B. Chamberlain. Traffic Manager Of the
Erie, subsLautiated the statements Of the
other traffic managers
So Tar as this city was concerned. the
hearing was then closed u VIII be- re-
sumed in Chicago on November s. After
the hearing Commissioner PrOuty said
that the millers complained that the ez-
port rates ON wheat had been cut below
the published tariffs whereas export rates
ON -four had been maintained. the result
being discrimination against the domestic
milling interests. the wheat being ground
abroad instead Of here
Walter Moore. a ship broker. is ia con-
tempt Of the Commissioner. and appllca-
tion may be made in the United States
courts 10 punish him. He was sUbDoe-
uaed TO testify concerning ocean rates,
but failed 20 appear.