Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-14
EMBARGO RAISED
ON EASTERN PORTS
High Prices May Put il Back
Grain is Now Moving to the
Gulf Ports.
GULF CAN HANDLE THE RUSH

Advices to the railroad and grain men
here are 10 the effect that the embargo
laid on grain shipments TO New York and
Baltimore has been raised and that ex-
port consienments are again moving
freely, though with the. continued high
prices being paid for wheat, the two
ports are again likely to be closed.
The uncertainty OF getting grain for
export through New York ana Baltimore
has started a heavy movement OF wheat
to Gulf ports and It is asserted that this
Is likely to continue.
Officials OF number Of the rail lines
operating into New York and Baltimore
have approached the representatives OF
tho omaha-Chicago roads. asking them
to Join with them in laying an embargo
for an indefinite period from all points
as far west as the Missouri river, com
pletely shutting off the shipment of
wheat and other grain. The western men
have refused and the result is that so
far as the railroads are able to, control
the situation and so long as prices on all
cereals keep on soaring, the heavy grain
movement will continue.
Omaha grain and elevator men have
Just received wires indicating that within
the last twenty -four hours the conditions
at both New York and Baltimore have
improved materially, as in each of the
ports steamers are docking to be loaded
with grain for the war zone OF Europe
Elevator Capacity exhausted.
The first of the week the situation in
New York was alarming. At that time the
elevator capacity along the docks was
exhausted. All vacant rooms IN the
vicinity had been leased and filled with
grain and besides, lying on the docks
were stacks OF grain in sacks. the aggre-
gate In storage and on the docks awaiting
shipment being 5000 carloads. Added to
this quantity the roads centering in New
York held something over 1000 cars, all
filled with grain. on which demurrsge
charges were accruing at the rate of
more than 5000 per day.
With this situation maintaining and
with a remote possibility OF boats ar
irving In sufficient numbers to carry the
grain abroad. officials of the eastern
roads became alarmed and made a strong
appeal TO officials OF lines west of Chi
cago. asking them TO apply the embargo
on all shipments until the surplus could
be moved. The appeal. however, fell on
deaf ears. tho lines called upon sending
word that II the Atlantic senboard could
not take care Of the shipments. they
would have to be routed by way OF the
gulf.
As 10 the situation along the gulf, II
is fully as favorable for handling export
shipments as one year ago, when the
grain movement TO Europe was heavy
It is asserted that right at this time
Galveston can take care OF 100000
bushels OF grain and New Orleans 5.OOO.oOo
TO 100000
The. Missouri Pacific alone has storage
capacity for around 100000 bushels at its
docks and In its warehouses at West
Weso,, the port near New Orleans
Omaha grain men. knowing. the condi-
lions maintaining on both the Atlantic
and gulf coasts, during the last three
days have been sending large shipments
south, buyers there having been clamor-
ing for the grain and sending word that
they have arranged for export Already
Kansas Is sending practically all its ex-,
port wheat through the gulf ports, and
Omaha is rapidly following the plan, due
to the fact that number of the largest
freighters are laying their plans to sail
from New Orleans and Galveston.