Show RAILROADS FORCED TO PLAGE PL A GEM mm fail A EXPORT FLOUR AND GRAIN FILL CARS NEEDED FOR OTHER commodities western dealers ship goods for ex port without engaging steamships to handle shipments caus cau ing congestion at terminal philadelphia the pennsylvania railroad announced monday that it 11 had placed embargoes on export flour flaur and lumber at now new york and on all export grain at philadelphia and hal dal tl inore no other commodities are at fectea by these embargoes according to the announcement which were placed to expedite the movement of other freight although pennsylvania railroad cers would not add anything to their announcement it was said by local grain dealers that the embargoes were necessitated by the scarcity of ships to carry tile the products across the atlantic many western dealers thoy they declare have shipped quantities or of goods for export without first edgag ing steam steamships to handle it causing congestion at terminal points as well as temporarily locking up thousands of freight cars care loaded with exmon goods freight cars loaded with grain for export havo have been pouring into philadelphia for weeks with but few vessels to take care of it As a result tho the pennsylvania elevators are filled to their capacity and it is estimated that between and loaded cars are parked on sidings and in the yards of the pastern eastern carriers |