The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-06
GRAIN MOVEMENT
NOW SYSTEMATIZED
Inauguration Of Shipping Per-
mits Has Prevented
Congestion.
NEEDLESS DELAYS END
Transportation, Receiving and
Storage Facilities Employed
to Best Use.

The Inauguration OF shipping permits
has worked a distinct revolution in the
movement Of grain. Ordinarily the
movement Of grain or grain products
has continued to given point. or in a
given direction, until the transportation
facilities had become so congested that
the only relief was In embargoes. Owing
to the congestion and tying up OF cars
there has been, as was the case last
winter needless delay in the receipts and
the taking out OF commission OF thou
sands Of cars needed for the handling Of
grain.
The method adopted is a combination
OF the embargo by the Railroad Admin
istration and the system Of permits, is
sued upon approval Of the Grain Cor
poration. This method was first adopted
In the export business on this crop, in
order TO control the movement to diff
ferent ports so as to keep a free and
even now OF grain to meet tonnage con-
dltiohs at those ports. When winter
wheat was-noYinG heavily there was a
tremendous rush for permits to New
York and except for the control OF the
permits IL might easily have occurred
that the entire grain handling facilities
would have become so congested az to
prevent ready handling of grain and
tying up OF vessels for days ut a time.
The permit system was extended so as to
include both Atlantic and s<alf ports. and
the permits are issued for different
grain at those ports for the actual tom
mage and to supply expected tonnage
At the interior the movement Of wheat
became SO great that It was found neces-
sary to embargo all the leading points
OF the West and Northwest and handle
all kinds of grain on the permit system.
The stocks have accumulated TO such
extensive proportions of wheat, with a
heavy movement of other grain. that II
has become necessary to control all
movement 80 az to mako the best use
OF the receiving, storage and shipping
facilities at each point.
In the case OF point of big storage
facilities like Chicago 1t W necessary
mo-. only to use q certain portion OF
room for wheat for actual storage. but
q certain portion for handling the wheat,
and adequate facilities must be MAIN
tained for handling and storage Of other
grain. II the storage capacity ts, soy
OF grain that can be handled and
stored at that point In much less
than the capacity. as room must be
left for proper handling By keeping
the grain Of all KINDS flowing freely, 30
as to use to best advantage the facih-
ties OF each point, there will be the
greatest movement OF grain ut that
point This policy has been pursued
and IL now In effect at the seaboard
and in the interior. SO that cars are kept
in constant motion. Immediately un-
loaded. as no permits are issued at any
point II there Is any delay in ship
ments out or unloading into store. In
this way the use Of the cars is prac-
tically extended to the capacity Of the,
usefulness OF the cars.
CHICAGO. Oct. 5.-Progress in the
Of German defence lines made
the corn market to-day average lower.
and so likewise did renewal OF peace
talk. The close WAS heavy, "a to IL
down, with November at 129Ih to l2sat
and December 1883. Oats gained \.
to y. Provisions finished irregular, &c.
on to lie. advance.
Sharp watch OF war developments, es-
pecially in France and Belgium. shut
out all other factors in the corn mar
ket, except peace tactics and the need
Of week end adjustment Of trades. AS
a whole business was light, and any
disposition to. plunge on either side OF
the market appeared to be lacking. Tn
certainty caused by peace gossip was
just piquant enough to give bears the
advantage in connection with the steady
field successes OF the Entente. Few deal
ers, however, took the latest Teutonic
peace moves very seriously as promis-
ing genuine results. On the other hand,
all upturns in values proved transient
and were ascribed to shorts covering for
the week end.
Scantiness of offerings seemed to be
chiefly responsible for the frmness Of
oats. Seaboard call was slow, but in
custriaI demand quite keen.
CORN-Market again disturbed by war
there was q disposition TO cover short con-
tracts for over Sunday. and at one time
value; worked up Sysr cent It. Sashs
however, longs sold quito freely and tho
market reacted. closing with net losses OF
N@is In tho ' SSo.S cash eThst No
yellow. N.slh. cost and freight New York.
OArS-Local cash market was steady;
standard and No. 2 white quoted at $40
:shS ~ White; s'S S,,ao., No; wsts
0s5ho.. all elevator.
RYE-Market nrmer; No. : Western,
S1.77. elevator export.
BARLEY-Markst 6rmer: feeding, tl.I6;
milling, tl.ls, cost and freight New York
HAY-Market strongi No. !. t2.to92.soi
No. ., $500 2.95; No. 3, S2.2od230.
CHICAGO PRICES.
Fri
RYE Open. High. Low. Close. day.
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