Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-14
Montreal Leads in Grain Exports.

Washington, Nov 14.-New York Of
civ has lost the supremacy as the I
greatest grain exporting center oil
/ North America and the world ana c
must now take second place. The city '
Il Montreal has stepped into the brSl
uloce and the present trend In the eE- a
porting business Indicates tnat she
will hold it.
This may be matter OF surprise
20 most Of the people OF this county
who have grown accustomed 10 the
idea that the United States has the
biggest and the most and the best OF
overythIng. but 70 Is none the less true.
Ney York interests realize Il and are
heginnipg 10 study ways and means
Of recovering tie lost honor.
Ten years ago New York exported
% 000, 900 bushels OF grain 10 Mon
, trenl's 3S. 00O. 900. In 1914 the Canadian
city pass.d New York for the first time
with $4,000 900 to 6l 100000. but Ne"
; York took great jump 10 the front
the following year with l26.O900OO'
while Montreal dropped off T. 49,
z 600 900 In 1916 New York attained
her maximum in grain exports with
c n total Of ij4 900 900 bushels. Montreal
h did 20 millions that year. The rivals
s maintained the same relative position
70 the next year but then VI ntreal began
n to forge ahead until last year. she
e handled a total Of 130.O0O.o00 bushels
= while New York exported only $1,000
y 900.
Z The figures for 1922 are expected 20 |
4. show an even greater pred0mlnance |
% in favor Of Montreal
Experts say that THE seizure of 81 I
= premacy in grain was not the result /
a OF accident r or causes that could
- not have been corrected. Congestion
- on the railroads leading to New York
. or within the limits Of The port, to-
gcther with the excellent facilities OF
cred at Montreal resulted In the phe-
" nominal growth # the Canadian city.
y Some Of these factors are temporary.
We but It s feared that others Of them
VI may be permanent.
ed In any event IT, IL certain That con
G ditions with respect 70 railroad trans
portaton have been worse this year
DE- than they we're last. which will place
It's New York at a further disadvantage
x Railway cars and c-motives have
r. been in unusually bad condition rs a
ng result Of the ehopmen's strike. Ac-
,ll cordngIy the rsilrc ads have not been
les able 70 cope with the demands incident
,re 10 a normal revival in business, me
'or fall increase IN traffic and the move
al ment Of cne Of the biggest grain crops
,r, on record when the mining Of coal
c,I Was resumed that product was given
o, priority over grains in shipping and
.. undoubtedly millions of bushels have
- been diverted 10 Montreal that ordi
narlly would have gone through th'
pert Of New York
int May Use Barge Canal.
mes II New York is 20 regain first place
ry- il u said. her only hope lies In greater
the use Of the state Barge Canal. Thu
ma waterway should 10 used TO an exten
nc that would go far toward relieving th'
by rail- CONGESTION and stimulating IN
and grain traffic through the port Of New
leir York, but az yet the expectations O.
att its advocates have not been realized
rds with a capacity Of 100000 20 20,
af- 900 tons yearly the trade on IN
canal is but a fraction Of that volume
.vn Also, az a result of difficulties in RAJ
uch transportation rates on canal barge
has have been advanced until they ar
rye actually higher than rail rates, whera
.,cb they should be considerably lower.
&c The commercial victory which Mon
,at, all the more significant by reason g
and - g ~ 20 - =.
VI" New York IN the other hand has d
the advantage of a full twelve-mOnt
season. As a still further hand!cal
insurance rates up the 81. Lawrenc
by are higher, but Montreal IS Yinn.n
ort- in the race nevertheless.
ones AZ matter Of facts the Canada
dra- city IS making such strides that sh
). now ranks next 20 New York in vo
)l!cv ume and value of general exports an
with leads. Boston. Philadelphia, NorfoI
for New Orleans, San Francisco and 81
pro- attic. Thus Il IS apparent that Ne
must York has a real task 10 accomplF
ON II she is not to lose supremacy n 9th,
one phases OF trade as we'll as in graz
with As yet Montreal does not rival Ne
email York in size. financial power, or il
with dustrial activity. but commercial lea
ers OF Manhattan plan net 70 be caug
With mapping. They see various movemen
face now under way which might cas-.
fish develop TO the disadvantage Of N.
lone. port. New England cities are seeki
citing export and port differentials und
hold New York such as those now enjoy
ema. by Philadelphia and Baltimore. a
gun ports are making avery eH-rt
5 the secure rail rates whica would div
World 70 them freight from the interior 4
that mas found an outlet through New Y
gram for years.
other Some Of the transcontinental "a
DOW roads are also scekHg reductions FIR
they Middle West points 20 the Pac
pos which might result in the movem,
peace OF traffic overland 70 the western co
have that now goes 20 New York and thel
,cring to the Pacific by water through
won Panama Canal.
'oned. YClstead Law Also Blamed.
- Even prohibition is in the cousl
acy against New York. it IS claim
I. 10 and this is no vaudeville joke. II
Interpretation thus far placed on
So Nostead Law is sustained and IL 90
= ates TO keep liquor and wines off
- "a. vessels. domestic and foreign. I
A0'N enter or leave United States ports
IS regarded as highly probable /
a considerable part Of The trans
lanttc passenger traffic from the =