Show S STEAMSHIP hAMS HIP RATE WAR Shippers to South Africa Now Playing in Best of Luck NEW YORK No Nov 20 RIval RI Rival steamship steamship steam steam- ship lines plying between New York i and South Africa are arc waging a 1 vigorous vigor vigor- I ous war in rates Toda Today a ton of or general genral gen gen- I I eral ral cargo can be shipped to Capetown for tor less mone money than a merchant can bring half a ton of f potatoes to this ell city from the Carolinas The rate on general cargo to the South African can ports has been cu cut t re repeatedly repeatedly re- re until now It Is only 2 43 a a- a ton toil Including all an the expenses of or loading load load- ing lag and unloading the ton of or cargo costs the shipper less freight than If Ir he were paying for the transportation of ot fifteen trunks from rom the Battery Batter to Four street |