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Show Uuliv.uj Kales. New York, 4. The Times, in ft fruit article, thinks an investigation neceesary regarding the discrepancy in railroad charges to Now York, and navH the companies charge $115 a car load, or kbout 16,000 ponuds, for a distance :! 200 miles, on Ireight nme, beejmuig no rii-k, while for the same qiautily I rom San Francisco, express train time, the cbargo is $1,200. R .ilroada collect a third more for Irauporting peaches than lor bL-rruj and live times more than lor gram. 1 110 Ihruld gays the subject ol railroad rail-road charges for American tupplieB over roads of England has been brought to tbe notice of parliament, complaint being made by Eogiish prrdocen that preferred rales are given lo American beef and corn on f-evorai Kngiish railways beiuae the UtiT co.ivt.y Iniger bulk than they get from Ei.glirdi (armors. |