Show The JBobsGrafxi Transaction Chicago 7 The InterOcean has this interesting history During October J B Hobbs of this city bought and sold 60000000 bushels ot corn the largest grain deal evar made orconceived by one man or firm He signed checks for 10 000000 while making this deal The chief point in this connection is that during dur-ing October he had some3COO000 bush of corn ready for shipment east Ho told the vessel men he would give them all they could do for the rest of the falloff fall-off ring them 3c a Bushel to carry the corn to Buffalo Vessel men held off for 3Mc and after consultng together peremptorily declined his offer The decision de-cision was terrible Within one hour railways rail-ways learned of it and offered to carry corn to New YorK for 7c which sum was to include the 3c terminal charges It was an unprecedented offer which no man could refuse and Mr Hobbs principals prin-cipals telegraphed in haste for him to accept ac-cept The offer was taken and in a twinkling the vessel men found the most gigantic game on which the eyes of an old salt had ever laid they hd kicked from their own grasp They hive since come down to 3c 2c lj cIt c-It and even cffred vessel freefEO as to have ballast and are now stripping for the winter having refused work enough to occupy every vessel onthe lake till winter 1 u zi |