The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-25
Since Outbreak Of War in ElI-
rope, According toGMcAdoo
and RedfieId in Report
DESIGNED FOR RESCUE
|Of President WiIsonin the Fight
for Passage of the Ship
Purchase Bill

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. lcyi-
dence of extraordinary advances Ia
'trans-A Atlantic freight rates since the
outbreak of the European war.
amounting In some instances to 500
and even 1,150 per cent, Was pre-
sented to the Senate today in q joint
report from Secretaries McAdoo and
Redfeid. (, :,
While this report is being writ,
ten, the statement says, .inforna-
tion Is received that rates are high
ier than those. given In some of tho
tables presented, and that even al
these extraordinary figures. Il Is d ~
ficult to obtain cargo space for ear
;lter sailings than March and Aprtl.'
The report contains numerous ta-
5bies Of rates on various coninodi
tiesfrom American to European
ports and summarizes the princi pie
advances since August 4, last as fol-
lows:
New York to Rotterdam on grain.
900 per cent; on -four S 90 per cent.
New York to Liverpool on the same
commodities. from 900 to 500 per
cent.
Baltimore to European ports, ex-|
cepting Germany. on grain, 800 per
cent; on -four, sG4 per cent ON cot
ton, 614 per cent. x s
Norfolk to Liverpool on grain. / s 4.
to 200 per cent; on cotton, $50 per
cent. IA
Norfolk to Rotterdam ON cotton.
All per cent; to Bremen ], 100 per
cent, namely from 81 .25 10 200
per bale.
Savannah to Liverpool ON cotton.
$50 per cent; to Bremen, $50 per
cent. K 3 < ~
Galveston to Liverpool ON gam
s174 perg cent; on cotton. 81 per cent:
to Bremen on cotton, ], ,06 1 to 81
per cent.
The report declares; that IA one
year, II American exports mall b.
tain the December 191 Level; the
Increased rates will make a charge
Of $216.224,4O0 on American ship
pers and that if the imports be n :
cluded ON the same basis of ca lc,ilis
ton. the amount would reach the gum
,of $311, 1884 90. sor i a. g per cent
over the usual cost. II normal rates
are taken In conjuncti ion with the al.
normal on the December basis the
freight charge ON both exports and
imports in a year would make the
grand total of ST LILO, 600. 81 4; IA
The report contains several score
of letters from business men over
the country, declaring their inability
to get bottoms for their frei Rtt md
charging determination by such car
riers as are in business against
freight that pays a low rate and the
breaking Of contracts by at least one
Of the big transatlantic steanasl,ip
companies. The charges are sums
married. as follows:
Ocean freight rates have beer ar
bftrartly increased to ariunparaileie
heighth, without regard to the inter
ests of American tradee, 1, q
High rates are not only restrict
ing the general volume of our ex4
port trade, but are actually stopuiiig
expectations in some lines. Some bus
Iiness plants have been shut down
as a aresult of the Sexhorbi bitant rates.
Ship owners II, some Instances.
are taking only those goods or com
Ismodities which will pay the hi chest
rates of freight and are easily titis
loaded, and are declining to- accept
| lshipments of other commoditi ties, such.
| for instance as lumber. because the
character Of the shipments and tfie
lrates obtainable thereon make III
more to. the interest Of the steam
ship owner to accept one class 0f
goods than another. If common car
lriers on land were to practice such