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Show BIG DEMAND FOR GRAINVESSELS Chartering in Great Lakes Grows More Active Early Movement Promises to Be Heavy. Duluth, Minn., March 17 Chartering Charter-ing in the grain trade on the Great Lakes becomes more active with tin1 approach of tho season of navigation and considerable grain is being offered offer-ed for early shipment. High prlce-s for grain In the May delivery in responsible for the demand for vessel room There is also the consideration of taxes to avoid which shippers are anxious to got their grain loaded for shipment by May 1 Shippers Ship-pers have obtained vessel capacity fo" T.noo.fiOO bushels bo far this se&6on and the early movement promises to be heavy, though probably of short duration. M.ost of the business was done at 1 1 2c on wheat to Buffalo Three steamers were chartered today, to-day, making eight that have been ta-Lop ta-Lop this week. Two of the boats placed will take wheat to Buffalo at 1 l-2c and a small steamer was named for a cargo of oats for Cleveland at 1 l-2c There is more tonnage on the market at 1 T2c on wheat for sailing during the first ten days of navigation. A number of steamei 3 in Duluth are being held at 1 3-4e and the owners say they will not take grain at a lower rate |