52D CONGRESS, SENATE. { EXTRACT FROM 2d Session. } { REPORT No. 1394. WHOLESALE PRICES, WAGES, AND TRANSPORTATION. REPORT OF CHANGES'IN RtAILWAY TRANSPORTATION RATES ON FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, 1852 to 1898. PIEPAREP BY IMcCAIN, FOR TpE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1893. APP:END)IX K. REPORT UPON CHANGES IN RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION RATES ON FREIGHT TRAiFFIC THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, 1852 TO 1893. 397 CONTENTS. Page. INTRODUCTOIRY............................................................................... 401 DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGIT CLASSIFICATION......-....-........................................ 403 In re basis of constructing freight classifications -—......................................... 403 Principal classifications in the United States.....................................-.......... 405 Manner in which articles receive a classification......................-................'..... 406 Consolidation of various classifications into official classiticat ion.........................407-409 Rate changes resulting from consolidation into official classification.........-............. 409 General results of consolidation........................-....................-........... 418 Increase in number of articles receiving a lower rate under offici:ll cl;ssification.-......... 418 Total number of descriptions in official classification -.... —. —........................... 418 Increase in number of articles receiving carload rates...............-.....................418-420 Percentage of number of articles in each class under official -......................... 418 Decrease il average rates...........-.......................-.........-............. 420 Application and growth of western classification..-........-....................... 421 Increase in numberof descriptions under western classilication sin(e 187;-........2.'... 422 Increase in number of articles receiving carload rates under western........-............. 422 Percentage of number of articles in each class under western.-.............................. 422 Comparison showing reductions in classification and rates under western froml 173 to 1893. 424 Application and increase in numler of articles carried under Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification.......................................................... 426 Percentage of number of articles in each class und(lr Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification —............................................... 426 Comparison showing reductions in cl.ssilicition:tid rates under Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification................................................... 427 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES -..................................................... 429 Method of constructing tariffs from the s: b:):trd to wo -t('rn pi)nit:s.-...................429, 430 Standard and differential westward rates........-.......-..............................- 431 Comparison of westward class rates from New Yorkl since 18'2 -............................. 432 Analysis of table showing the foregoing..-....................... 1................... 433, 434 Average class rates via all-rail routes, New York to Clhica-o, from 18 7. —-...-............. 435 Percentages of yearly average rates, New York to Clhica(go, from 18i7 —.............-...... 436 West-bound tonnage of trunlk lines from New Yorkl since 1878.,... —................. 436 Percentage of tonnage carried in each class froln New York from 1878 -.....4............. 437 Monthly average rates on traffic of trunk lines froml New York from 1878................... *438 Yearly average rates on various commodities via all-rail routes, New York to Chicago, from 1867-.. —... —-.......................................... 440 Percentages of yearly average rates on various comllodities from 1867..................... 442 Comparison of westward rates on various coinmnodities via all-rail routes New York to Clicago and various other western points from 1867 (see list of tables) -..................46 to 509 Decline in western rates from seaboard via rail-and-lake routes............................. 510 Westward rates via canal-and-lake routes.................................................. 512 Decline in eastward classified rates via all-rail routes, Chicago to seaboard, since 1871...... 512 Eastward bound tonnage from Chicago since 1880..-......-...................... 515 Decline in grain rates via all-rail routes from Chicago to the seaboard since 1864........... 516 Decline in grain rates via lake-and-rail routes from Chicago to the seaboard since 1877.516-518-522 Decline in grain rates via lake-and-canal routes from Chicago to the seaboard since 1877...516-520 Statement showing increase in lake equipment- 5....................:................... 523 Decline in grain rates via Erie Canal, Buffalo to New York, since 1856...................523-524 Decline in live stock and dressed meat rates from Chicago to the seaboard since 1872........ 524 Decline in oil rates between various points since 1877............................ 528 Decline in coal rates.-.......-....................................... 529 Decline in rates on classified traffic and commodities between various competitive points west of Chicago.................................... 531 399 400 CONTENTS. Page. Decline in live stock and grain rates, Kansas City to Chicago, sincb 1869................... 549 Decline in rates on grain and packing house products, Kansas City to St. Louis, from 1879.. 551 Grain rates from Kansas ahd Nebraska points............................................. 552 Decline in grain rates on Mississippi River routes.......................................... 546-555 Tonnage of grain carried by Mississippi River boats...................................... 558 Decline inrates on classifiedtraffic and commodities between various southern points since 1879 558 Cotton rates from Memphis since 1880................................................ 583 Cotton rates from New Orleans since 1880..................................583-584 Cotton rates between various southern points since 1886............................... 584 Rates on oranges from southern points to eastern cities since 1883........................... 585 Decline in rates on fertilizers from Charleston, S. C., since 1884.................................. 589 Decline in transcontinental rates westward since 1870....................................... 592 Decline in transcontinental rates eastward since 1870.................................... 599 MISCELLANEOUS DATA: Decline in ocean rate from New York since 1866..................................... 610 Average rates per ton per mile for various roads, since 1852............................. 614 Freight tonnage and earnings of principal railways for various years since 1852........... 617 Changes in local rates.............................629 LIST OF TABLES. Page. 1 Reduction in classification and rates between principal points under various classifications merged with official................................................. 409 2. Comparison of number of descriptions in various classifications merged with official....... 418 3. Increase in number of descriptions of furniture, etc......................................... 420 4. Comparison and increase of number of descriptions under western classification............ 422 5. Reduction in classification and rates between principal points under western classification, 1878 to 1893........................................................... 424 6. Comparison and increase of number of descriptions under southern railway and steamship classification................................................................................ 426 7. Reductions in classification and rates between principal points under southern railway and steamship classification, 1878 to 1893............................... 427 8. West-bound rates, seaboard cities to Chicago................................................ 430 9. West-bound differentials from Philadelphia and Baltimore.................... 430 10. West-bound rates, New York to Chicago via standard and differential lines................ 431 11. Rates of freight on classified traffic, all-rail routes, New York to Chicago, 1862 to 1893...... 432 12. Highest and lowest class rates, New York to Chicago, 1862 to 1893........................... 434 13. Average rates on classified traffic, all-rail routes, New York to Chicago, 1862 to 1893....... 435 14. Percentage of yearly average rates on classified traffic, all- rail routes, New York to Chicago, 1867 to 1892.................................................................. 436 15. West-bound tonnage from New York, 1878 to 1892....................................... 436 16. Per cent of tonnage in each class from New York, from 1878 to 1892...........-............. 437'17. Average rates New York to Chicago for each month, 1878 to 1892.......-................... 438 18. Yearly average rates various commodities New York to Chicago, 1867 to 1892............... 440 19. Percentages of yearly average rates various commodities New York to Chicago, 1867 to 1892. 442 20. Bates of freight, all rail, New York to Chicago from 1867 -.........-.... -.................. 446 21. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Milwaukee from 1867............................. 450 22. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Peoria from 1867...... —-....-.................. 454 23. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to St. Louis from 1867................-........-.. 458 24. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Cairo from 1867..................................... 462 25. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Memphis from 1867......-........................... 466 26. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Nashville from 1867........-.......................... 470 27. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Louisville from 1867......................... 474 28. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Cincinnati from 1867...........................-... 478 29. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Indianapolis from 1867.............................. 482 30. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Columbus from 1867................................. 486 31. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Detroit from 1867..... ——........................... 490 32. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Cleveland from 1867.............................-.. 494 33. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Erie, Pa., from 1867.................................. 498 34. Rates of freight, all rail, N ew York to Buffalo from 1867........ -......................... 502 35. Rates of freight, all rail, New York to Rochester from i867........................ 504 36. Rates of freight, all rail, Philadelphia to Pittsburg from 1868.......i....................... 506 37. Comparison of all-rail and rail-and-lake rates from New York, 1867 to 193................... 510 38. Rates of freight, lake-and-rail, New to Chicago from 1867................5......... 511 39. Rates of freight, differential lines, Boston to Chicago, 1887 to 1892........................... 511 40. Rates of freight, lake-and-canal, New York to Chicago.................................... 512 41. Rates of freight, lake-and-canal, Boston to Chicago....................................... 512 42. Rates of freight, all-rail, east bound from Chicago.-..-................................ 513 43. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to New York, from 1871.................................. 514 44. Tonnage, east bound, from Chicago. 1880-1892.............................................. 515 45. Rates on grain, all-rail, Chicago to New York, from 1864.................................... 516 46. Rates on grain, lake-and-rail, Chicago to New York, from 1877.............................. 518 400a 400 b LIST OF TABLES. Page. 47. Rates on grain, lake-and-canal, Chicago to New York, from 1878............................ 520 48. Rates on grain, lake-and-rail, Chicago to New York, from 1887 -.............................. 522 49. Floating equipment of the Great Lakes..................................................... 523 50. Rates on grain, via Erie Canal, Buffalo to New York, 1856-1857............................. 523 51. Rates on grain, via Erie Canal, Buffalo to Neaw York, from 1862............................ 524 52. Rates on live stock and dressed meats from Chicago, east bound..............-....-...... 525 53. Rates on live stock and dressed meats, all-rail, Chicago to New York, from 1873............ 525 54. Tonnage, live stock and dressed meats, east bound from Chicago, 1880 to 1892.............. 527 55. Rates on oil, Oil Regions to Philadelphia, etc., from 1877...-............................... 528 56. Rates on anthracite coal, all-rail. to Perth Amboy, from 1875 -...... -...................... 529 57. Pates on anthracite coal, all-rail, to Buffalo, from 1875..............................-...... 530 58. Rates on bituninous coal, all-rail, to Jersey City, etc., from 1873. —......................... 530 59. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to St. Paul, from 1883.................................. 531 60. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to St. Paul, from 1871..................................... 532 61. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Paul to Chicago, from 1883....... -............................ 534 62. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to Missouri River points, from 1877.-................. 535 63. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to Kansas City, from 1864.......................... 536 64. Rates of freight, all-rail, from St. -Louis to Missouri River points, from 1877................ 538 65. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Louis to Kansas City, from 1883.............................. 542 66. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Louis to St. Paul, from 1883..................................... 542 67. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Louis to St. Paul, from 1883................................... 544 68. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Paul to St. Louis, from 1883................................... 546 69. Rates on grain and flour, via steamers, St. Paul to St. Louis, from 1856..................... 546 70. Rates of freight, all-rail, Missouri River to Chicago, from 1877.............................. 547 71. Rates of freight, all-rail, Kansas City to Chicago, from 1869............................... 549 72. Rates of freight, all-rail, Missouri River to St. Louis, from 1877...-......................... 550 73. Rates of freight, all-rail, Kansas City to St. Louis, from 1879..................... 551 74. Rates on grain, all-rail, Nebraska points to Chicago, from 1883............................. 553 75. Rates on grain, all-rail, Kansas and Nebraska points to Chicago, from 1886................. 554 76. Rates on grain, via Mississippi River boats, St. Louis to New Orleans, from 1866........ 555 77. Rates of freight, via steamers, St. Louis to Memphis, etc., from 1866..................... 556 78. Quantity of grain, via river boats, St. Louis to New Orleans, from 1870.................... 558 79. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Louis to Chattanooga, from 1879............................. 559 80. Rates of freight, all-rail, from St. Louis to Atlanta,, from 1879 1-....................... 560 81. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Louis to Charleston and Savannah, from 1879.................. 561 82. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Louis to Jacksonville, Fla., from 1879......................... 562 83. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to Chattanooga, from 1879........................ 563 84. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to Atlanta, from 1879..................................... 564 85. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to Charleston and Savannah, from 1879.................. 565 86. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to Jacksonville, Fla., from 1879.......................... 566 87. Rates of freight, all-rail, Cincinnati to Chattanooga, from 1879..........................-. 567 88. Rates of freight, all-rail, Cincinnati to Atlanta, from 1879.................................. 568 89. Rates of freight, all-rail, Cincinnati to Charleston and Savannah, from 1879................ 569 90. Rates of freight, all-rail, from Cincinnati to Jacksonville, Fla., from 1879....:............ 570 91. Rates of freight, all-rail, Louisville to Chattanooga, from 1878....................... 571 92. Rates of freight, all-rail, Louisville to Atlanta, from 1870............................ 572 93. Rates of freight, all-rail, Louisville to Charleston and Savannah, from 1879 -............. 573 94. Rates of freight, all-rail, Louisville to Jacksonville, Fla., from 1879........................ 574 95. Rates of freight, all-rail, Nashville to Chattanooga, from 1879...-..................... 575 96. Rates of freight, all-rail, Nashville to Atlanta, from 1879................................. 576 97. Rates of freight, all-rail, Nashville to Charleston and Savannah, from 1879................. 577 98. Rates of freight, all-rail, Nashville to Jacksonville, Fla., from 1879 -.................. 578 99. Rates of freight, all-rail, Memphis to Chattanooga, from 1879............................ 579 100. Rates offreiglit, all-rail, Memphis to Atlanta, from 1879.........................-.... 580 101. Rates of freight, all-rail, Memphis to Charleston and Savannah, from 1879.................. 581 102. Rates of freight, all-rail. Memphis to Jacksonville, Fla., from 1879......................... 582 103. Rates on cotton, all-rail, Memphis to New York and Boston; fiom 1880..................... 583 104. Rates on cotton, all-rail, New Orleans to Atlantic seaboard, from 1880. —................... 583 1C5. Rates on cotton, via steamship, New Orleans to New York and Boston, from 1875......... 584 106. Rates on cotton, all-rail, Georgia and Alabama points to Atlantic seaboard, from 1886..-... 584 107. Rates on oranges, all-rail, Jacksonville, Fla., to New York, etc., from 1887..58.......... 585 108. Rates on oranges, rail and water, Jacksonville, Fla., to New York, etc., from 1883......... 585 109. Rates on oranges, rail and water, Jacksonville, Fla., to New York, etc., from 1881......... 586 110. Rates of freight, all-rail, Savannah to Atlanta, from 1878.................................. 586 111. Rates of freight, all-rail, Savannah to Chattanooga, from 1878.............................. 587 LIST OF TABLES. 400 c Page. 112. Rates of freight, all-rail, Savannah to Montgomery, from 1878............................. 588 113. Rates on fertilizers, all-rail, from Charleston, from 1884.................................... 589 114. Rates of freight, all-rail, New fork to Atlanta, from 1869.................................. 590 115. Rates of freight, all-rail, N~ew York to Selma, Ala., from 1877 -...........................-.. 591 116. Rates of freight, all-rail, New York to Montgomery, from 1877.............................. 592 117. Rates of freight, all-rail, New York to Pacific coast terminals, from 1871................ 593 118. Rates of freight, all-rail, Pittsburg to Pacific coast terminals, from 1876.................... 594 119. Rates of freight, all-rail, Cincinnati to Pacific coast terminals, from 1876.........-......... 595 120. Rates of freight, all-rail, Chicago to Pacific coast terminals, from 1870...................... 596 121. Rates of freight, all-rail, St. Louis to Pacific coast terminals, from 1870.- -................... 597 122. Rates of freight, all rail, Missouri River points to Pacific coast terminals, from 1870-....... 598 123. lRates of freight, all-rail, Pacific coast terminals to Omaha, from 1870....................... 600 124. Rates of freight, all-rail, Pacific coast terminals to St. Louis, from 1870 -................... 602 125. Rates of freight, all-rail, Pacific coast terminals to Chicago, from 1870...................... 604 126. Rates of freight, all-rail, Pacific coast terminals to Cincinnati, from 1881.................. 606 127. Rates of freight, all-rail, Pacific coast terminals to Pittsburg, from 1881.................... 607 128. Rates of freight, all-rail, Pacific coast terminals to NTew York, from 1870................... 608 129. Rates on wheat and provisions, via steamers, New York to Liverpool, from 1866........... 610 130. Average freight rates per ton per mile, various railways, from 1852......................... 615 131. Number of millions of tons of freight carried 1 mile, various railways, from 1852............ 518 132. Number of tons of freight carried, various railways, from 1852............................. 621 133. Gross earnings from freight, various railways, from 1852................................ 626 134. Local freight rates, M;iine Central R. R..................................................... 629 135. Local freight rates, Boston and Albany R. R -............................................... 530 136. Local freight rates, New York and New England I. R...................................... 631 137. Local freight rates, New York, Lake Erie and Western R. R............................... 632 138. Local fireight rates, New York, Lake Erie and Western R. R............................... 633 139. Local freight rates, Lehigh Valley R. R --................................................... 633 140. Local freight rates, Lehigh Valley R. P.R................................................... 634 141. Local freight rates, Pennsylvania R. RI........................................... 634 142. Local freight rates, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg R. R - -.................................. 635 143. Local freight rates, Lake Shore and Micligaii Southern Rwy —-.............................. 635 144. Local freight rates, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rwy............................... 636 145. Local freight rates, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rwy.... —................ —- ------...... 636 146. Local freight rates, Michigan Central R. R -....-............................................. 637 147. Local freight rates, Cincinnati, Jackson and Maclkinaw R. R............................... 637 148. Local freight rates, Grand Rapids and Indiana R. R... —................................... 638 149. Local freight rates, Detroit, Lansing and Northern. R.................................... 638 150. Local freight rates, Chicago and Grand Trunk Rwy..................-..................... 638 151. Local freight rates, Chicago and Grand Trunk Rwy.........-.....-........................ 639 152. Local freight rates, Chicago and Grand Trunk Rwy..................................... 639 153. Local freight rates, Chicago and Grand Trunk Rwy....................................... 639 154. Local freight rates, Lake Erie and Western R. R........................................... 540 155. Local freight rates, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Rwy -..................... 640 156. Local freight rates, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Rwy...................... 640 157. Local freight rates, Ohio and Mississippi Rwy -. —................-......................... 641 158. Local freight rates, Ohio and Mississippi Rwy........-...-.............. —.......... 641 159. Local freight rates, Wabash R. R....... —--.............................. —-......... 642 160. Local freight rates, Wabash R. R.. ----—................................................... 643 161. Local freight rates, Terre Haute and Indianapolis I. R.. —.-....-......................... 643 162. Local freight rates, Central Iowa Rwy..... —.........................-....... —............ 644 163. Local freight rates, Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Nortlhern R. R........................... 645 164. Local freight rates, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy......................-............ 645 165. Local freight rates, Chicago and Great Western Rwy..-.-......................-.......... 646 166. Local freight rates, Wisconsin Central Lines...-............................... —..........- 646 167. Local freight rates, Milwaukee and Northern R. R............................-.......... 647 168. Local freight rates, Milwaukee and Northern It. R -............................ 647 169. Local freight rates, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Rwy...................... 647 1760. Local freight rates, Northern Pacific R. R. --—............ ——..................................... 648 171. Local freight rates, Northern Pacific R................................................... 648 172. Local freight rates, Northern Pacific R. -................................................... 648 173. Local freight rates, Union Pacific Rwy..................................................... —. 649 174. Local freight rates, Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley R. R-.......................... 650 175. Local freight rates, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R. R.................................. 651 176. Local freight rates, Denver and Rio Grande R. R............................................. 651 400d LIST OF TABLES. Page. 177. Local freight rates, Atlantic and Pacific R................................................. 654 178. Local freight rates, Atlantic and Pacific. R........................................... 654 179. Local freight rates, Texas and Pacific Rwy.................... 655 180. Local freight rates, Texas and Pacific Rwy...................................-.............. 655 181. Local freight rates, Southern Pacific Company............................................. i56 182. Local freight rates, Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis R. R............................ 656 183. Local freight rates, Missouri Pacific Rwy................................................... 657 184. Local freight rates, Louisville and Nashville R. R...........................6............ 657 L85. Local freight rates, Savannah, Florida and Western Rwy................................... 658 RE PORT UPON CHANGES IN RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION RATES ON FREIGHT TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, 1852 TO 1893. Hon. NELSON W. ALDRICH, Chairman Subcommittee on Tariff (Finance Committee), United States Senate, Washington, D. C.: DEAR SIR: I have the honor to present herewith a report upon the investigation of changes in freight rates, in compliance with the request to place your committee in possession of data showing to what extent railroad freight charges throughout the United States have changed since 1850. An investigation of this character involves a wider range of inquiry than has probably previously been undertaken. The information sought by the committee is not known to have heretofore been collated to the extent now desired, either by the railroads or any of the numerous agencies from which statistics of the railways frequently emanate. The successful conclusion of the investigation, it will therefore be seen, has been largely if not wholly dependent upon the friendly cooperation of officials of the railways, from whom the schedules and records for the earlier dates were in the first place to be obtained. It is therefore proper to express appreciation of the courtesies uniformly extended by these officials. Wherever the records had been preserved and were thought of service every facility was offered for their inspection, and valuable assistance rendered in the work of analyzing the rate schedules, many of which had become obsolete years before the present incumbents in office had entered the service. From a preliminary examination of the field from which most of the records and material would have to be collected it was ascertained that it would be quite impossible to begin the investigation with a date as early as 1850. From personal inquiry at the principal offices of the railrords it was learned that in few cases were the rate schedules available for any considerable number of years. With some, a system had been adopted for the preservation of such records, but various occurrences, such as fire, bursting of steam pipes, removals, changes in official personnel of the roads, had caused their destruction or misplacement, and as no pressing necessity had arisen, their restoration had not been attempted. With other companies very complete records were -found, but only in one or two cases for years prior to 1864. In a majority of instances rates prior to the year named were only to be obtained from 401 S. Rep. 1394 26 402 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. the accounting records of the railroads, most of which have taken their place in the archives of the companies and could not now be reproduced without enormous labor to the roads, by whom the work would necessarily have to be perforlned. From 1864 to 1866 schedules were to be had in fragmentary form only and were not found to contain material sufficiently reliable to be of service. In view of this condition it was seen that if the investigation was to be concluded within a reasonable period no extended research for material could be made for years prior to 1867, as this would require much time without the assurance of results to justify the labor. The determination of the amount of data which would satisfactorily meet the requirements of a report of this character has not been the least of its troublesome features. In the several sections of the country are numerous railroads operating under the same general conditions and charging similar rates. To include the rates of all of such roads would result in much repetition and enlarge the report unnecessarily. The plan pursued has been to collect rates for as long a period as possible, for both competitive and local traffic of such rail and water carriers as will best represent the tendency of the changes in different sections. Articles of commercial prominence, such as grain, dressed beef, cotton, oil, coal, lumber, etc., are provided for by separate tables showing the rates between points where these articles comprise a large proportion of the traffic transported by the rail and water carriers. Territorial divisions of traffic associations and prominence of places have also largely guided in the selection of the rates. These, together with the somewhat elaborate exhibit of the operations and changes in freight classifications, as well as various data relating to mileage rates, it is believed will fully meet the purpose for which the investigation was undertaken. Apropos of the general subject there have been included various data arranged to show the increase in tonnage movement by the carriers in different parts of the country. From such statements some idea may be formed of the revenue involved by the rate reductions and the consequent benefit to the shipping public. The form of presentation chosen for the report will divide the data in four general headings, namely: 1. Development of Freight Classifications. 2. Changes in Competitive Rates. 3. Miscellaneous Data relating to Mileage Rates and Tonnage Movement. 4. Changes in Local Rates. The numerous tables given are arranged to simplify the work of comparison, and are accompanied by such analysis and explanation as has been deemed necessary. From all of the forms of comparison presented it is clearly demonstrated that there has been a constant downward tendency in freight charges in all sections of the country. Very respectfully submitted, G. a. CMcAIN. THE DEVELOPMIENT OF FREIGIHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 403 ~HE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. The freight traffic of the railways of the United States is carried under two general classes of schedules, commonly known as Class Tariffs and Commodity Tariffs. The latter has reference to schedules applicable to such articles as grain, lumber, coal, live-stock, dressed beef, fertilizers, oil, etc., transported between sections of the country where these articles have attained a commercial and shipping importance which has made necessary specific rules for their transportation differing from those covering classified traffic, as well as a somewhat lower scale of rates than is applied to the latter. Class tariffs are arranged to show the rates of the respective classes contained in the freight classifications. In the latter' are found the great majority of articles carried by the railways, classified in accordance with the various elements that properly enter into the determination of freight charges; under these are also found the commodities above mentioned, and although exceptionally treated in certain sections as to rates, they are all amenable to some rule of the classification. The rate-making foundation for all commodities is seen to lie largely in the freight classification. gWith the development of the railroad business of the country has followed the enlargment and extension of freight classifications. These publications are now current guides to the shipping public and have an enormous circulation. They are arranged in an enlarged and convenient manner, wherein may be found all commodities of commerce, described in every probable form of shipment, with a rate reference for each description, together with the rules and regulations under which each will be accepted for carriage. An effort will be here made to present the extent of the changes which have taken place in the principal classifications, and the advantages to the public resulting from the advancement in this branch of the railroad service. Concerning the basis of constructing classifications, it may be said to have been early discovered that the charges for transportation of different articles of freight could not be apportioned among such articles with regard alone to the cost of carriage. This basis of determining the charges, it was found, would confine to narrow limits the movement of different articles whose bulk or weight was large in comparison to their value, while heavier articles with less bulk would be made to pay disproportionately low rates. " Under the system of apportioning the charges strictly to the cost some kinds of commerce which have been very useful to the country, and have a, tendency to bring different sections into more intimate business and social relations, could never have amounted to any considerable magnitude, and in some cases could not have existed at all, for the simple reason that the value at the place of delivery would not equal the purchase price with the transportation added. The traffic would thus be precluded, because the charge for carriage would be greater than it could bear. On the other hand, the rates for the carriage of articles which, with small bulk or weight, concentrated great value would, on that system of making them, be absurdly low when compared to the value of the articles, and perhaps not 404 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. less so when the comparison was with the value of the service in transporting them." Accordingly it was found not to be unjust to distribute the entire cost of service among all articles carried, on a basis that gave greater consideration to the relative value of the service than to the cost. Such a method would be most beneficial to the country; it would enlarge commerce and extend colmmunication, and would be better for the railroads because of the increased traffic which would be brought to them. The value of the article, carried under this system, would be the most important element in determining what freight charge it should bear. Other considerations, however, equally important, must not be overlooked when the freight classification is to be made. The classifications as now constructed have for their foundation the following elements: The competitive element, or the rates made necessary by competition. The volume of the business; that is, the tonnage movement. The direction in which the freight moves; that is, whether it moves in the direction in which most of the freight is transported or in the reverse direction in which empty cars are running. The value of the article. The bulk and weight. The degree of risk attending transportation. The facilities required for particular or special shipments. The conditions attending transportation, such as furnishing special equipment, as in the case of private dressed-beef cars or cars specially adapted for freight of a perishable nature, or cars of large size for freight of extraordinary bulk. Another condition which has also received consideration is the analogy which the new articles to be classified bear to other articles found in the classification. The conditions under which railroad companies can afford to transport traffic have a large influence in determining the classification. These are the general rules under which classifications are constructed, and while to a large extent controlling, the classifications are, notwithstanding, in a great measure a series of compromises, the participants of which are not alone the railroads, but also the shippers and representatives of business interests throughout the country, the latter being afforded ample opportunity to join with the railroads in the discussion as to the proper classification of articles of shipment affecting their interests. While the pressure for reductions is very strong from certain localities, concessions are not now so readily granted, as the territory covered by the freight classifications is so large that great care in the assignment of articles to particular classes must be taken in order to avoid workinlg an injury to any particular section. The commercial and transportation interests are regarded as identical, and the welfare of the whole territory and all interests affected must be considered. It is, however, occasionally observed that particular localities are to some extent preferentially served by the action of carriers who resist proposed changes in the classification for the reason that in their opinion they will operate to the prejudice of certain patrons. Thus exceptions to the classification are created by a road continuing to carry some article at one class, when in the opinion of a majority of the roads using the classification, the articles could well stand a higher rating. At this time fewer articles are rated independently of the classification than ever before in the history of the railroads. THE DEVELOPMENT. OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 405 The tendency of the character of classification is constantly toward uniformity, and this frequently in the face of strong opposition made by different carriers who have found it difficult to repel the pressure for special changes sought by patrons in the districts which they serve, and especially in the face of local influences which would seemingly benefit both the road and the shipper. At this time there are practically but three freight classifications in use throughout the United States, namlely, the Olficial classification, the Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification, and the Western classification. The application of these is as follows: First. The Official classification is used almost exclusively throughout the territory east of TIke Michigan, Clicago, aind the MIisisisippi River, and north of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers, to the Atlantic seaboard. Second. The Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification is applied generally by roads south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi River to the seaboard. Third.. The Westemn classification governs in the territory north and west of Chicago, west of a line drawn from Chicago to St. Louis, and west of the Mississippi River, St. Louis to New Orleans. In each of the three divisions of territory described exceptions to these particular classifications are made to some extent by State conmissions, and by individual roads for State or local traffic. Traffic carried between different points in the sections above described is usually taken at either one or the other of these leading classifications. For example, the classified traffic fromn the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific coast is carried under the WAestern classificationl traffic fromn Chicago to Atlanta, Ga., is carried under the Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification. The territory throughout which the Official classification is shown to govern is the largest both in point of tonnage and communities served. At the date of the passage of the act to regulate commerce, one hundred and thirty-one railroad companies witlin the territory defined above as governed by the Official classification each had a separate classification. In addition to those classifications which had grown up mainly to foster local conditions, and were thought to be beneficial to the particular roads and shippers, there were five associations of railroad companies, each having a classification. These classifications were as follows: First. The local classification of each railroad comnpany. Second. The through west-bound classification, generally known as the " Trunk line west-bound classification," applying upon through traffic originating at the seaboard cities and points east of the western termini of the trunk lines, and destined to Bluffalo, Erie, Pittsburg, Parkersburg, etc., and to a number of competitive points, trade centers, or railroad junctions beyond. Third. The East-bound classification, which alone applied to eastbound traffic originating in the territory east of Chicago and the Mississippi River, west of the western termini of the trunk lines and north of the Ohio River and destined to tle western termini of the trunk lines and points east thereof. Fourth. Traffic between competitive interior points in the Middle States, namely, New York, Pennsylvania,;New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginlia, and between the several trunk lines and connecting roads was governed by the Joint Merchandise classification, which also applied to the local traffic on certain roads. 406 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FRPIIGHT RATES. Fifth. The Middle and Western States classification applied to traffic between competitive interior points west of the western termini of the trunk lines east of the Mississippi liver and north of the Ohio River. When it became certain that the interstate-commerce act would become a law, early in 1887, the railroad companies decided at a meeting held for the purpose that it would be necessary to cr eate and if possible adhere to a uniform classification. At this meeting there was appointed a special committee, composed of representatives of ten or twelve different roads, whose duty it was to go over the various classifications then in force and unite them into one classification, and the result of the work of this committee was the formation of Official classification No. 1. Under the former arrangement the thehrough or larger portion of the classified traffic-was carried in two classifications; the West-bound classification was applied to traffic moving westward while an entirely separate classification was applied to traffic moving eastward. These two classifications, as well as the rates of the respective classes, were entirely dissimilar; the latter made provision for twelve or thirteen classes which embraced the heavier or bulk freight carried mainly in carload quantities from the western centers to the seaboard, while the former provided almost exclusively for package freight, usually transported in small or less than carload shipments, the rules and regulations applicable to each classification being in a few instances similar. The conditions and the requirements upon which the present classification is based are of an entirely different character, as the new issue governs all traffic, through and local, between all stations of the roads within the territory described. It may be interesting to learn the methods under which an article may receive its place in the classification. This will be here briefly explained for the Official classification, which is applied exclusively by carriers covering more tonnage than any of the other classifications in use. The Official classification committee is composed of twelve general and assistant general freight agents, representing twelve of the principal lines in the territory using that classification. While the twelve men referred to are the official representatives of only twelve railroads the Official classification governs and is used by one hundred and fifty different railroads the total mileage of which is 65,000 miles. Over 50 per cent of the total tonnage of all roads in the United States is carried under the Official classification. This classification committee was created for the purpose of defining the classes under which freight shall be transported by the various lines within the territory above described. What is known as the " through" business of the Trunk Line Association and the Central Traffic Association is arranged for by a joint committee composed of members of the two associations named, and this joint committee appoints the classification committee, which latter committee has a permanent chairman. All applications bearing upon changes or additions in the classification may be submitted in writing at any time, either by the railroads or shippers, to the chairman of the classification committee, together with the various reasons in support of the application for such changes. The chairman acknowledges the receipt of every such application, following whlich an investigation is made as to the value, bulk, and various other features relating to the article for which a change is sought and which are usually considered when making a classification. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 407 Upon the conclusion of the investigation the chairman renders a report to the classification committee for-its consideration and action, with a recommendation for or against the granting of the application. The chairman may make temporary rulings regardilng the classification of any article, but the final classification of all articles is only obtained by vote of the roads in joint committee. Official classification No. 1 was issued April 1, 1887, and may be said to have been largely experimental, as it was hardly to be expected that the commerce of so large an area could at once be made to conform to the new conditions resulting from the consolidation of the widely different classifications formerly in use. Protests and applications for changes were at once received from shippers, as well as from many of the railroads, and a revision of the first issue was almost immediately begun, resulting in the publication of Official classification No. 2, on July 15, 1887. Applications from various interested parties, committees of shippers, and the railroads, were constantly before the classification committee, the greater portion of which received favorable consideration. The consequent revisions in the classifications have necessitated frequent issues of this publication, the last being No. 11 of January 2, 1893. It is proposed to show by comparative statements what changes have taken place in the classification of many of the important articles of shipment resulting from a consolidation of different classifications as well as from direct reductions in the existing classifications, together with the resulting changes in the rates. Data for this purpose are given to some extent for each of the leading classifiacations now in use. The separate tables are provided with notes of explanation from which it will be possible to determine to what extent lower rates are due to changes in the classification alone. The first of these tables is arranged to show for a large number of articles the classification and rates under the three important classifications employed between the Mississippi River and the seaboard prior to 1887, in comparison with the consolidated or Official classification as now governing throughout this territory. Changes in the rates under these comparisons result from three causes: First, a reduction in the classification; second, a reduction in the rate; third, the assignment of a carload classification to articles which were formerly provided for by a less than carload rate only and were charged the same rate when in carload quantities. The first comparison made is that of the Joint Merchandise classification, which prior to 1887 applied between interior points in the Middle States. The points selected for the comparison are Philadelphia, Pa., to Elmira, N. Y. The present rates between these points are shown to be somewhat lower than in 1886, and the Official classification is now applied, which is on a very much lower scale. The table is arranged to show the class and rate under which articles were taken in 1886 compared with the class and rate now charged. The effect of the change in the charge to the public resulting from the adoption of the new Official classification and the lowering of the rates in this territory is illustrated by the commodity of glassware N. O. S. (not otherwise specified). Under the Joint 1lerchandise classification glassware N. O. S., L. C. L. (less than car loads) was first class, rate 40 cents per 100 poulds. The same rate applied to shipments of carload quantities. Under the present Official classification glassware is classed as second class, rate 30 cents per 100 pounds; in less than carloads, and when in carloads, it is third class, rate 25 cents 408 REPORT ON CHANGES IN LPREIGHT BATES. per 100 pounds. If there had been no change in the rate the lowering of the classification would have reduced the rate from first class, 40 cents, to second class, 32 cents; but the combined result of the lower classification and the lower rate produces a reduction of 10 cents per 100 pounds for quantities less than carloads, and 15 cents per 100 pounds for carload shipments. The second comparison is that of the Middle and Western States classification, applying from Buffalo, Pittsburg, etc., to the Mississippi River, with the present Official, which embraces the same territory. The points and rates chosen for this comparison are those from Buffalo to East St. Louis; the rates of 1886 are given and those of 1893. There has been a material reduction in these rates, and a majority of the articles under the Official are found in lower classes than under the former or Middle and Western States classification. The combined results of these changes show important reductions in the charges to the public. The third comparison is that of the present Official, which applies in both directions between New York and Chicago with the two former classifications as applied westward and eastward between the same points. In 1886 the rates between these points were on a distinct basis as between eastward and westward traffic, the eastward rates being considerably higher than those applied to westward business. The eastward-bound traffic was divided into thirteen classes. By the adoption of the Official classification in 1887 the traffic was confined to six classes, and the rates in both directions were made alike. This effected very large reductions in the rates on traffic moving eastward formerly taken in the higher classes. The effect of this consolidation is illustrated by the article of liquid bluing, in glass. Less than carload shipments moving eastward, Chicago to New York, are now classified as second class, at a rate of 65 cents per 100 pounds, whereas formerly they were classified as second class at a rate of 85 cents per 100 pounds. Shipments in the same quantity moving westward were classified as first class with a rate of 75 cents, and are now taken at second class with a rate of 65 cents per 100 pounds. The same article in carload quantities prior to 1887 was carried from Chicago to New York at fourth class, 60 cents, and from New York to Chicago first class, 75 cents. At the present time carload shipments in both directions are taken at 30 cents per 100 pounds. These tables should be studied carefully, as it will be seen, from the points for which comparisons are given, important sections of the country are represented, throughout which an enormous traffic is annually carried by the railroads. Reductions in the rates will appear for most of the articles given. In a few cases the rates for the less than carload shipments have been advanced, but it is noticed that in all of such instances reductions have been made on the same articles when carried in carload quantities. COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES. TABLE 1-CLASSIFICATION AND RATES CHARGED ON IMPORTANT COMMODITIES BETWEEN PRINCIPAL POINTS UNDER THE SEVERAL FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS FORMERLY IN EFFECT AND WHICH HAVE BEEN IMERGED WITH THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION, AS COMPARED WITH THE CLASSIFICATION AND RATES CHARGED UNDER OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION NO. 11. The names of the former classifications and points between which rates are stated are as follows, viz: t Classes (Rates in cents per 100 pounds.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Philadelphia, Pa., to Elmira, N. Y.-Joint Merc; andise classification, 1886.................................. 0 32 23 18 15 14j 14 Official classification No. 11,1893...................................... 85 30 25 18 15 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 t Buffalo, N. Y., to East St. Louis, Ill.-Middle and Western States classification, 1886.............5...... 65 50 38 26 21 18 Official classification No. 11, 1893 4............................. 53 47 34 25 22 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 Special. I Between New York, N.Y., and Chicago, Il. —West-Bound Trunk-Line classification, 1886.............. 75 65 45 35 25 J East-Boundclassitication. 1886.............................. 100 85 70 60 45 40 35 30 25 25 30 30 Official classification No.11, 1893 6 0.......................... 755 t5Ua H~ o> a^ Joint Merchandise compared Middle and'Wes-tern States com w fi wit Oticitl~. 1. 1etwen hil- pree ~ih Oiical a. c. m-l East Bound and'West Bound comparred w~ith Official with Official No. 11. Between Phila- pared with Official zNo. 11. From -N~. 1............Yrk, i.JY, an.Cic.o 11.? delpqiia Pa.., and Elmira, N. Y. B;uffalo. O. Y., to East St.. Louis,rk XT. ana Cmcago,. Less than car- Calas{Less tl~an car- ~r - Carloads. LCarloads. Less than carloads. Carloads. loads. loads. Commodities. lS. Rt Class. Rate. Class. Rate.. Class. Rate. Cla~ss. Rate. Class.Rae loads a oacts. Raess t lalsa. t Rarlau. 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R.......,................... 3 4 2 IS 3 5 3 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22i 2.... 5 _ 5 5 3 Al, wod --' —-- ---- - 4{ 5 4 5I 5 3 33 3..........2 3 4:37 5 0 8 4 53513 Alum, in baresorodsk....................................S 4 38 34 1 4 4262 5 5 2122 4 47 35 5 3 4 570 5 30 Almmoiau, in barrel drums s.........................IS 1 2 1 4 4 26i 25a 5 {5 2,1 22 4 3 46353 04 0 Anchors~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ---------------------- 418I{I 4 5 ]815 22 3 4 4 262 4 5 26 35 Ammonia,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a2u2 i6 iro 4rm........... 35 265 6' 5 45 35 30 Appl~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 I 4: 3 5 35 45 3 esAgencihorres.................................. 3 36 232 4 5 68 30333 4 1 2 7 1 34 55 Arglsin arrls r csks —---------------- 4 ISIS 518 15 4 49.)25 4] 26 2 53 5 6 4 5 45 35 2 Asppalesgee, in barrels or......................... 4 S 8A 61 3 4 8 4 623 664 1 44 5 I'-5 0 4 2 3502 Apples drieds, in bcesorxeas............................25 48 181 15i 3 3 8'4 5 5 21 2 2 431 55 0 4 52 5 3 28 34tt 5 2~ BArgo meta, in bar rel s or ca sk s..................... 4.... I 5 -— 18 - 4 2 _5 — 2 6 3 4 54 5 8 3 53 5 3 Bacon~boxed_.... 4 4 1-8 1 4 5 IS 15 48 26 25 4 5 2:6 21 43 53 1 03 30 C ~n'' i;~ -1-a, W~r g~u —ni y — in b-a-1 ens- ----- 4 3 S25 4 4{S1 83~4 4262 013 5 6 41 4 45135{3 BArsenc r, papearel...............]..................{ 3 32 5 4 18 15 4 32 47 12 3 {06 01 4 8 5 5 305 Bakiia-powder...................... ---------- 3 3 23 25 3 4 23 IS 2 7 0 44 4 3 5 6 5 35' 4 3 5 Bsparb m wi narel...aks............................ 4 428I 5IS1 -"6 25 6 6 2128 0 4 4253 51 25 35 3 Bar etrct tane's i bares r ask ------ I 31 IS 25 B.6 1- 15 313 3 18 64 4 5 3 28 2/ 5121 2 5 50 6 54 BArrels, boxer,...................................... 2 3-~ - 23 13 3 32 4 I 8 4 4 36 5 5 9 4:1 3035 2 1Axletreas, cnbresottbone............................I{ 03 03 4 265 3 55 2 85 75 75 21 30 5 7 Bxeas dried.e inbacges or barres.................... 3I S1 62 521 2 9 4 430 3 51 53 3 Bed spriugs, wire, coiled, in barrels or boxes 1 1 40 ~354 5 4 5 3:1 385i3 53 2 6 1 14 57 o 1 2 5 30 Belting, leather, rubber, or cnvas................ 2 2 8210/243 S 3 23 7 3 43 5 2 2 28 06 4I 5 60 35 Binding~~~~~ ~ ~.. twne... cod5o avstri ae.... 4' / IS 25 4 8I1 3 26 34 5 4 2 5 4 2 06.5 6 5 3 ]Babird seed', or barrdl fod, in soxs.........................02 3 1 2 2 2 5. 71-,0 65 5 2 3 060 5 18 18{ 4/ 5 18'} 15 ] 38' ~'~ {1~~~~~~~~.2 3 2 35 12{3 4 4 70 35 3 Blacking, shenbox es.....................................25I 4 23683 3 83 25 3 4:8 25 3 4O ]Blankes ornbaggingwburlapsecifgun), in bales ---- 03 4 5 1 16 9 I 16 3~I I I......5.75 3 I 1 01 75{17 4 38; 34 4 4 65 3 2 ~Bags, pap e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Crc..................... 2/ i 26C 34 I5; 3 18 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 18C!~r= 4C 5', 18'; 15, [cijoga Ba r b wire..................... i 26 2 5 5 513 18~~~~~~~~~ 25 ]3. 5 ~i d c;~~~~~~~~~ 2 ]1 35 0/ 4o 5? 25 31 o: 13 18{1 30 ]arrlsbee, empt wo........~..~......-.........,......} I 25 S 38 3s14: 6 6 8 2: 31 535 30 J ]pls ren nBarrels,. flu...,......................~..... D 32 f l 89k 5 5'1 62 $ 1 34 5 53i jj 4 0 M apples, dried, in boxes 3~~~~~~~~~~~ { 3 8 75 1 5i3 33 4 12~7 2 34 0/FO 9 2 53 0V Battosin, cotnarl o ak.......................,......' J 8 4 5 1 15 4 615 53 16~ [ 1 4; 5'Fl~ 7 5 3 arsenic, crude, in barrel4or Ir5g 3 1}'; ~0 4O l35 5: 2 78413 (15 2{ ~ I 8i 5 (r 70. 5 ]Bansdried. in bagres or barres,. —. —............. 123 18 48 5 I 15 234 ~;2' 95 3 1 8 5:~ 510{ 4} 5 25 35{2 axe, oxd —.-.,..,....,,,,,..,.,,._3 4 261 215/4 s 25 5 {5',1 22 6 3 44 5 6 3 54 5 30 ]Bled springs wieo, in barrels o r boxes -...,. -... — i 38 53 3 { 5:80 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 {4 } 35 I81 5 4 0 15 22 6 5 55 10[ iI 25175 3 ~:Bab~ etlting leathrruber, or canvas. —.-.-...-....... 13{0 24 321 8 25 1 2. 16 5 2 { 2 ~8 5 48 5 6 0{ Bacnboed.., —-.,,,.~. ___,, __.,., 4 4.8It 4 [ 2 38 47 3 [ 4;8 354 0 3;3542 4 3 3 ]Binig ~ie o r cograi, for harvstersgnl, in bales..~.~. ]4 3 1 5 4 41 8 8 33 4 4 20 T 3. 8 5 [0 4 4513 35 Eakn~poTvdr,.,.,.,,,.,,.,,,,,.,,,., 3231 2 318 [2 35} 4~ 4[ ]8 8 25 4 3 50 4/ 41 4 3 5 Bird sedo ir d ionbxes -.-..-.. —.,_.,.-.,,......,. 4 4... 3 501 1 4 7 26 {5 3, 12 0 4 ~3 5 0 3 12!~ 4 6 18,2 1q 3 5 ~2 81 2 4 53 5 5/ 1 } 4 5 0 60}2 lBarekin, shee, iboesr~y c~................,,....{r —- 813i~ 5 31 38,34~ { 4 8 1 6 5 35 t5 Barrels. four D1 1 40 35 1 16:3 5/211 ~s IS,31'5o ~ 4 1 70 35 i Batfn~,coiton..-~.,,...,,,,.,..,,.,... 1 1 40135 1 3 65 53~ 1 { 5 1; 57 512 1 18 5 75 Bedsprnga wrecoied inbarelsorboxs —.. 1 1 I 1 1to'3 5 15 3 3~3 5 3 k!2 1 t 31 1 170751'51 52 5 3 Blankets, shoddy, pressed in bales............ 1 2 40 30 1 2 40 30 1 2 65 47 1 2 65 47 1 1 2 100 75 65 3 1 2 70 75 65 Bleaching-powder................................ 4 4 18 18 B 6 1413 4 4 2625 5 6 21 18 6 (*) 4 45 25 35 6 (*) 6 45 25 26 Bluing.liquid, inbarrels-.......................... 2 332 25 2 4 32 18 2 3 50 34 2 4 50 25 2 1 3 85 75 50 4 1 4 60 75 30 Bluing liquid, in glass........................... 2 40 30 1 4 40 18 2 2 50 47 2 4 50 25 2 1 2 85 7565 4 1 4 60 75 30 Boilerfiues, iron.................................. 3 4 23 18 A 51515 4 4 2625 5 521 22 4 3 46045 35 6 3 545 45 35 Bolts, iron, in boxes-.......................... 4 4 18.5 15 15 4 42625 5 5212210 3 425453510 3 52545 35 Bolts, iron, in kegs..................... 4 4 18 18 A 51515 4 426 25 5 5212210 4 425 353 10 4 52535 30 i-o Bonediust................................ 4 4 18 18 C 61413 4 426 25 6 61818 6 4 445335 35 6 4 64535 25 Books. in boxes................................. 1 14035 1 2 4030 1 165531 26547 2 1 1 857575 3 1 27075 65 Boots and shoes, boxed........................... 1 1 40 35 1 1 4035 1 1 65 531 1 1 65 53J 1 1 1 100 75 75 1 1 110075 75 Borax, in barrels.................................. 4 3 18 25 4 4 18 38 3 3 38 34J 3 4 38 25 2 4 3 85 35 50 6 4 4 45 35 35 Bottles, O. R. B., in boxes, or barrels............. 3 2 3 30 4 5 18 15 3 2 38 3 5 5 21 22 3 3 2 70 45 65 6 4 5 45 30 3 Boxes, paper......................................D 8D 1 3 t 1 80 105 3 tl 3t1195 160 113 tl t 1195 1603 t 14t3t1300 300 225 9 4t13t1300 300 225 Boxes, paper, nested-........................ D Dl 1 80 70 Dl Dl 1 80 70 3tl1 D 195 160*3 tlD 1 195 107 3tl2tlD 1 300 150 150 9 2tlDl 300 150 150 Brass, sheet -................................. 2 23230 2 23230 2 250 47 2 2 50 47 2 2 2 85 6065 2 2 285 60 65 Brass fittings, boxed -............................ 2 3 25 2 3 32 25 3 33834 3 33834 2 2 3856050 2 2 38560 50 0 Brass, scrap, inbarrelsorcasks -.................. 4 3 18 25 4 4 18 18 \4 3 26 25 4 4 26 25 4 3 3 60 45 50 8 3 4 35 45 35 0 Brick, common. —--------------------- - 4 5 18 15 C 61413 4 526.25 6 6.1818 6 4 545353010 4 62535 20 Brooms, in boxes or crates -...-.................... 1 2 40 30 1 24030 2 25047 2 2 50 47 2 1 2 85 75 65 6 1 245 75 65 Brimstone, in barrels or hogsheads............... —----- 4 4 1818 4 6 1813 4 42625 4 6 26 18 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 4 6 45 35 20 Cabbages, in barrels.............................. 4 3 18 25 A 31525 4 32634 5 3 21 34 3 3 3 70 45 50 3 3 37045 55 Cabbages, in crates............................... 4 4 18 18 A 4 15 18 4 4 26 25 5 4 21 25 6 3 4 45 45 35 6 3 4 45 45 35 Cabbages................................. 4 -. 18 A 5 15 5... 4... 25.... 5 22........ 4.... 3510 4 52535 35 Candles, less than 25 boxes 2 4 32 18 2 5 32 15 4 4 26.25 4 5 26 22 4 2 4 60 60 35 4 2 5 60 60 35 Candles, more than 25 boxes.................. 2 4 32 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21' 22 6 2 4 45 60 35 9 4 5 30 35 30 Canned vegetables............................ 3 42318 4 5 1815 4 42625 5 5 21 22 7 4 4 4403535 8 4 53535 35 Canned frnit and fish..31........................... 3 42318 4 51815 4 2625 5 52122 6 4 44535 5 7 4 54035 30 Carboys, empty, 0. R.............................. 1 34025 4 51815 1 36534*6 51822 1 1 31007550 6 4 54535 30 Cards, show chromo advertising.................. 1 40 35 1 3 40 25 1 1 65 53 1 3 6534 1 7575 6 1 34575 50 Carpeting......................................... 14035 1 1 4035 1 165 53J 1 1 65 53 1 1 11007575 1 1 110075 70 Carpeting, jute or hemp.......................... 1 2 40 30 1 2 40 30 1 2 65 47 1 2 65 47 1 2 2100 60 65 1 2 2100 60 60 Cartridges, metallic.......................... 2 2...32 30 2 4 3218.... 2-.. 47.... 4.... 256060654560 30 Cement, building 4 5 18 15 C 61413 5 5 21 22 (t) 6....18 8 *) 5 35 25 30 10 () 62525 20 Chains, iron, loose.................. 2 4 32 18 A 5 15 15 3 4 38 25 5 5 21 22 2 2 4 85 60 35 2 2 5 85 60 30 Chain, cable-............................... 2 4 3218 A 51515 44 2625 5 52122 6 4 445353510 4 52535 30 Charcoallump.................................... 4 3 18 25 B 6 14* 13 3 3 38 34J 6 6 18 18.... 3 3.... 45 50 10 4 6 25 35 25 Chinawareinboxes............................... 1 14035 1 14035 1 16553*1 16553*1 1 11007575 1 1 1 100 75 75 Chinaware in barrels or casks.-.............. 1 2 40 30 1 2 40 30 2 2 50 47 2 2 50 47 2 1 2 85 75 65 2 i 2 85 75 65 Chocolate........................................ 2 2 32 30 2 2 32 30 2 2 50 47 2 2 50 47 2 2 2 85 60 65 2 2 2 85 60 65 Ciderinwood.-.... —-...... —... —--.... —- -... - 4 3 18 25 A 5 15 15 4 3 26 25 5 5 21 22 6 4 3 45 35 50 10 4 5 25 35 30 Cigars in boxes, corded, sealed, and strapped -... I 1 40 35 1 1 40 35 1 1 65 53 1 1 65 53* 1 1 1 100 75 75 1 1 1 100 75 75 Clocks............1....3...........1....... 1 1.4035 1 1.40.35 1 1 65 53*1 16553*1 1 11007575 1 1 110075 75 Cloth, wire, in boxes or casks..................... 2 3 32 25 2 5 32 15 1 3 65 53 1 5 65 22 1 2 3 100 60 50 6 2 5 45 60 30 Cloth, wire, in rolls...-.......................... 3 32325 3 52315,1 36553*1 56522 1 3 31004550 6 3 5454545 30 Z Clothing,boxed................................... 1 14035 1 14035 1 16553*1 16553*1 1 11007575 1 1 110075 75 ^ Cohoa................ 2 2 32 30 2 2 32 30 2 2 50 47 2 2 50 47 2 2 2 85 60 65 2 265 Cocoanuts in bags......3...................... 2 23230 4 41818 1 26547 1 46525 2 2 2856065 2 2 48560 35 Coffee ground orroasted.......................... 4 4 18 18 4 6 18 13 4 4 26 25 5 6 21 18 5 4 4 50 35 35 5 (*) 6 50 25 25 Coffeegreen, in sacks............................. 4 1818 4 6 1813 4 4 2625 5 62118 6 4 4 5355 6(*) 64525 2 * Special t Special tariff. 0 Joint Merchandise compared Middle and'Western States con- w ffi with Official No. 11. Between Phila- pared with Official No. 11. From Eas t B ound and West Bound comp.,anred with Officiall. delphia, Pa., and Elmira, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y., to East'St. Louis, etweenicagoIll.. Less than car- Less than car-... les ds. Carloads. letoad Carloads. Less than carloads. Carloads. loads. loads. Com odities Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. ~ 0 ~ j0 0 a1 "0 ~0 ~Su n.5.,e.5... s''g -........ 0 0 0 C 00 0 OD 00 0 0 00 _____ __ ____ ______~__.-. — _.-..8 —. 8... o —- - -- -. —---- Cotton waste, pressed, in bales.................... 4 418 18 4 4 18 18 3 4 38 2 3 4 38 25 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 4 4 45 35 35 Cotton waste,notpressed......................... 1 40 35 1 1 40 35 1 1 65 534 1 1 65 534 1 1 1100 75 75 1 1 1 100 75 75 Currants, dried, in boxes, kegs, or bags........ 3 32325 3 4 23 18 3 3 38 34 4 4 26 25.....2 3...60 50 6 2 4 45 6 35 Cutlery-. —..-...........2...-..... —-....... 2 232 30 2 2 32 30 2 2 50 47 2 2 50 47 2 2 2 85 60 65 2 2 2 85 60 65 Dates -—............................... 3 2 23 30 4 4 18 18 2 2 50 47 2 4 50 25 2 2 2 85 60 65 2 2 48560 35 Demijohns —.. —-..... —--............................... D 80 70 4 D 18 70 D 130 107 4 DI 26 107 D 2 t DI 200 150 150 6 2tDI 45.150 150 Dry goods as follows: calicoes, Canton flan-nel, can-... vas, corset jeans, cottonades, cotton warp, cotton yarn, crash, domestic checks, stripes, and 4 cheviots, cotton duck, denims, twills, domestic, Z ginghams, glazed cambrics, etc., in bales or boxes -—................................. 1 34025 1 34025 1 3.65 34 1 365 4 1 1 31007550 1 1 3 100755 0 Dye woods in stock.......................... 3 32325 332325 3 338 3413 338134 3 3 3704550 3 3 37045 50 I Eggs, packed in barrels or boxes................. 2 2 32 30 4 2 18 30 2 2 50 47 4 2 26 47 3 1 2 70 75 65 3 1 2 70 75 65 Emery in barrels or casks.4 4 18 18 4 5 18 15 2 4 50 25 2 5 50 22 4 4 4 60 35 35........ 5.... 30 Emeryinkegs........................2 4 32 18 2 5 32 15 2 4 50 25 2 5 50 22 4 2 4 60 60 35 4 2 5 60 60 30 Emery whees.................................... 1 240130 1 4 40 18....2 47 4 25 3 2 2- 7060 65 8 2 4 3560 35 Engines,stationary............................. 3 2 2330 4 51815 2 25047 2 5 5022 1 1 2 100 7565 6 4 5 45 35 30 Excelsior in bales -......... 2 23230 515 15 2 250 47 6 51822 2 2 2856065 9 4 530 3 0 Extractoflogwoodin barrels..................... 3 3 23 25 A 5 15 15 2 3 50 344 6 5 18 22 2 2 3 85 60 50 2 2 5' 85 60 30 Extract of.malt packed in boxes.................. 1 1 40 35 1 3 40 25 2 1 50 53* 4 3 26 34 3 1 1 70 75 75 4 1 3 3 60 75 50 Farina.................................. 4 4 18 18 4 5 318 15 5 4 21 25" 6 5 18 22 12 4 4 30 35 35 13 4 5 30 35 30 Feltr of..oon...................................... 3 4 23 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 6 5 18 22 6 4 4 45 35 35 9 4 5 50 35 30 Fencing wire..a2........ 5 e...........n....................... 33 25. 5.... 22........ 3 —....... 50. 5.30 Fert —--— ilizers,-in-barrels... 4 4 18 18 C 6 14 13 4 4 26 25 6 6 18 18 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 (*) 6 45 25 25 Figs,indrms.................................... 1 1 40 35 1 1 40 35 1 1 65 53 1 1 65 53 11 1 1007575 1 110075 75 Floor tiling....................................... 4 1818 4 51815 4 42625 5 52122 6 4 4453535 6 4 54535 30 Flour, in barrels................................. 4 5 18 15 A 61513 5 5 21 22 (*) 6....1812 4 530353013 4 63035 25 Flour, in sacks.................................... 4 5 18 15 A 6 15 13 5 5 21 22 ) 6.... 1.8 12 2 53060 3013 2 6 3060 25 Gas fixtures —............................. 2 2 32 30 2 2 32 30 2 2 50 47 2 2 50 47 2 2 2 85 60 65 2 2 2 85 60 65 Gas pipe, iron................................... 4 1818 5 15 15 4 42625 5 5212210 4 42535 3510 4 5 25 35 30 G-inger-..........~~...........-.........~ -...... 2 2 32 30 2 2 32 30 2 2 50 47 2 2 50 47 2 2 2856065 2 2 28560 65 Ginsing, insacks....-......................... 14035 1 14035 1 655341 16553 1 1 1 100 7575 1 11 10075 75 Glass, window, over 80 united inches, 0. R.B...... 1 3 40 25 1 5 40 15 4 3 26 344 5 5 21 22.... 1 3....75 5. 1 5. —. 75 30 Glassware,.O.S................................ 1 2 40 30 1 3 40 25 3 2 38 47 3 3 38 344 3 1 2 70 75 65 6 2 3 45 60 50 Glue, in barrels or casks -..................... 4 4 18 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 26 25 4 5 26 22 4 4 4 60 35 35 4 4 5 60 35 30 Glycerin, crude, in barrels or drums........... 3 3 23 25 3 4 23 18 4 3 26 34 5 4 21 25 4 3 3 60 45 50 6 3 4 45 45 35 Grain, inbarrels.................................. 4 5 18 15 A 6 15 13.... 5... 22.... 6... 1812 4 5 30 35 30 13 4 6 30 35 25 Grain,in sacks-........................... 4 5 18 15 A 6 15 13 5 5 21 22 (*) --- 18 5 2 5 50 60 30 8 2 6 35 60 25 Graniteware, boxed..........................-... 2..... 30 2.... 4.... 1 26547 1 46525 3 2 2 706 6 65 6 2 44560 35 Grease, axle, in barrels or boxos-.......... 4 4 18 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 6 4 4 45 35 35 10 4 5 25 35 30 Grindstones, O.R -................................ 3 4 23 18 A 61513 4 426 25 4 6 26 18 6 4 4453535 9 4 6 3035 25 Grindstones, mounted, 0. R....................... 3 2 23 30 A 6 15 13 3 2 38 47 6 6 18 18 3 2 2 7060 65 9 2 6 30 60 25 Grits, in barrels-..31...................... 3 5 23 15 3 6 23 13 5 5 21 22 (*) 6.... 18 12 4 5 30 35 30 13 4 6 30 35 25 Groceries, assorted, N. 0. S....................... 2 1 32 335 2 1 32 35 2 1 50 534 2 1 50 534 2 2 1 85 60 75 2 2 1 85 60 75 Guano, in barrels or bags..................... 4 4 18 18 C 614113 4 42625 6 61818 6 4 445353510 4 62535 25 Gum, chewing, in cases or barrels.................... 2 30. 2 --- 25 1 2 65 47. 1 2 65 47 2 1 2 85 75 65 2 1 2 85 75 65 Hair, in sacks....................... 1 14035 1 54015 1 16553 1 56522 1 1 1 100 7575 1 1 510075 30 Hair, in bales................32325........ 3 3 23.25 3 5.23.15 1 3653441 56522 6 2 3456050 6 2 54560 30 Hams, inbas.................................... 2 3 32 25 2 4 32 18' 2 3 50 34 5 4 21 25 12 2 3 30 60 50 12 2 4 30 60 35 Ray, in bales..................................... 16 35 B 61413 1 165 534 6 61818 3 3 170 45 7513 4 63035 25 Hemp, covered.- 3 2 23 30 4 41818 3 23847 4 42625 4 2 2606065 4 3 46045 35 Hides, beef or calf, green, in bundles-.............. 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 6 4 4 45 35 35 12 4 5 30 35 30 Hinges,ironorsteel,inboxes......................... 4 18. S. 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 6 3 4 45 45 35 6 3 5 45 45 30 Hoes, in boxes, barrels, or casks............. 2 43218 4 41818 4 4.2625 5 42125 6 2 445 6035 6 4 44535 35 Honey in cans, boxed-.....-................... 1 2 40 30 1 4 40 18 2 2 50 47 2 4 50 25 3 1 2 70 75 65 3 1 4 70 75 35 Hoofs and horns,in packages-................... 4 4 18 18 C 5 14 15 4 4 26 25 6 5 18 22 6 3 4 45 45 35 9 4 5 30 35 30 7 lops,in bales2................................... 2 23230 3 32325 3 23847 3 3.38.3442 2 2.85.6065 2 2 38560 50 Horseshoes, inboxes orkegs.................... 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 10 4 4 25 35 35 10 4 5 25 35 30 Hose, rubber, canvas,,or leather, boxed-............ 2 3 32 25 2 4 32 18 3 3 38 34 3 4 38 25... 2 3.... 60 50 2 4.... 60 35 Q Household oods, second-and, 0............... 1 40 35 2 2 32 30 1 1 65 53 4 2 26 47 1 2tl 1100 150 75 6 1 2 45 75 65 Hubs, in barrels or boxes-..... — --------- 2 3 3 2 2 4 32' 18 4 3 26 34 5 4 21 25. 2 3 60 50 2 4 60 35 Indigo —.-...-. —-. -- -. — -. ------- 1 14035 1 14035 1 16553 1 16553 1 1 11007575 1 1 110075 75 Ink, writing or printing, in boxes or barrels-.... 2 2 32 30 2 3 32 25 3 2 38 47 3 3 38 34 3 2 2 70 60 65 4 2 3 60 60 50 0 Ink,inglassorstone, boxed. —-.. —. —.. —. —-.. 1 40 30 1 3 40 25 2 1 50 531 2 3 50 341 3 1 1 70 75 75 4 1 3 60 75 50 r Iron, castings, under 100poundseach -. —.. —-- 2 4 32 18 A 5 15 15 1 4 65 25 3 5 38 22 2 1 4 85 75 35 10 3 5 25 45 30 {> Iron, nuts, bolts, washers, rivets, and staples, in boxes..-...... —. —-—.............-.... —-- 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 10 3 4 25 45 35 10 3 52545 30 Iron, carwheels........................ 4 4 1818 I 614113 4 42625 5 6211810 4 4.25.35.35 10 4 6 251 35 25 Isinolass-1...................... ~-...-.........'1 14035 1 1 40 35 2 1505312 150534!s 2 1 1857575 2 1 18575 75 Tacks,iron,boxed.................................. 2 43218 2 43218 4 4 26 255 2 4 6035 2 4 60 35 Jute............................................. 3 32325 4 41818... 3 34.... 4..-. 25 6 3 3 4545 50 9 3 4 3045 35 Jute butts..........25...................... 4 418 18 A 61513 4 42625 5 62118.... 4 4.... 35 35.... 4 6.... 35 25 Ladders, step -...-....... — ~..... ——...-. — 1 1 40 35 1 5 40 15 1 1 65 534 3 5 38 22 1 1 1100 7575 6 1 5 45 75 30 Lard, in barrels or boxes......................... 4 18 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 12 4 4 30 35 35 12 4 5 30 35 30 Lead,black,in casks. -.. ——....-. —.. — -----—. -- 4 18 18 A 51515 4 42625 5 52122 3 3 4704535 3 4 57035 30 Lapblack...................................... —— 40 53 1 3 4025 1 165 80 5 321344 I 1 1415075113 141 315075 50 Leadwhite, in kegsorbarrels,-. 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 10 4 4 25 35 35 10 4 5 25 35 30 Leather, in rolls............3225..................... 2 3 4 18 18 3 3383 4 42625 4 2 3606 50 4 2 46060 35 Leather,scrap, inbagsorcrates.................. 3 323 25 3 5 2318.... 3.... 34...... 22 6 3 3 45 45 50 10 3 5 25 45 30 * Special. 1~~~~~~~~00 Joint Merchandise compared Middle..and Western States cornd ~ with Official No. 11. BetweenPhila- pared with Official No. 11. From E ast Bound and West Bound copared with Official I, delphia, Pa., and Elmira, N. Y.' Buffalo, N. Y., to East St.Louis, Ill. 11. Between New York, N.., and Chicago, 11. Less than car- Less than carlesst - Carloads. les st Carloads. Less than carloads. Carloads. loads. loads. Commodities. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. -4 a a 41 14 M 4 M M - - I - - - -14 lBon............ c.. a 2 0 3 2. 3 1 1a a ano~tn';,cn nan' o l an cc',o.o a an. o O.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0I "I0'T C Z 0- o 0 4z 8 cd~ 5o Lemons.......................................1 2 40 30' 2 3 32 25 1 2165 47 3 3 318 34 1 1 2 100 75 65 5 2 3 50 60 50 n Licorice,root..................................... 2 2 32 30 A 41518 3 23847 3 4 3825 2 2 285 60 65 2 2 4 85 60 35 Licorice, powdered, in barrels....................... 2.... 0.... 4....18 3 238 47 3 4 38 25 5 2 2 50 60 65 5 2 4 50 60 35 Lime, inbarrels............................. 4 5 18 15 B 6 14 1.3 5 5 21 22 (*) 6.. 18 8 4 5 35353010 4 62535 25 Lime-water, in barrels......................... 44....1 8 84 4 26 25 4 4225 2.... 4 85.... 35 2.... 4 85.... 35 Logs.............. —... —......... — 4 18.... 6.... 13 4 4 26 25 ( 6...18 6 4 445353511 4 62535 5 Lumber, sawed, not over 27 feet, pine and oak-... 4 4 18 18 B 6 14! 13 4 4 26 25 (*) 6.... 6 4 45 35 35 11 4 6 25 35 25 ^ Lye, concentrated —-..... —--—.......... 4 4 1818 4 51815 4 42625 5 52122 6 4 4453535 9 4 53035 30 Machines, sewing, K.D., boxed................... 1 40 35 4 3 18 25 3 1 38 53j 4 3 26 34J 2 2 1 85 60' 75 2 2 3 85 60 50 - Mahogany boards and planks.............. 3 3 23 25 4 5 18 15 3 3 38 34 4 5 26 22 3 3 3 70 45 50 3 4 5 70 35 30 Z Mahoganylogs.................................... 4 418 18 4 5'18!15 4 4 26 25" 4 5 2622 6 4 445353 5 645 35 30 fMalt in barrels............................. 51815 61513.... 5 6....... 1812 4 530353013 4 6 3035 25 Manganese................................. - 4 18 18 4 6 18 13 4 4 26 25 4 6 26 18 8 4 4 35 35 35 9 4 6 30 35 25 Manilla......................................... 4 318 25 4 4 18 18 3 3 38 341 3 4 38 25 6 4 3453550 6 4 44535 35 Marble slabs, unwrought, 0.R..........................18... 5.. —. 15- 4 44 26 25 5 521 22 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 4 545135 30 Marble dust...................................... 4 4 18 18 B 6 14j 13 5 4 21 25 6 6 18 18 6 4 4 45 35 35 10 4 6125 35 25 Mats, grass. 1....40................3... 4............ 1 40.... 3 1 2....100 60 Matting, hemp, jute, or pine fiber — -- —....... 2.... 30.... 4... 18 2 2 50 47 4 4 26 25 1 1 2 100 75 65 1 1 4 100 75 35 Meal, in bulk. ---—......................... 13............ 6 13.... () 6.-..18...... 6.... 25 25 13 4 6 30 35 25 Meats,canned,boxed, —-—............... 3 4231 18 4 51815 4 4 2625 5 5212212 4 4303513512 4 530351 30 Meats salted, boxed.........................-. —..- 4 418 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 2212 4 4 30- 35 35 12 4 5 30 35 30 Milk. condensed, in cans, boxed -................. 3 323 25 3 4 23 18 3 3 38 34 4 4 4 26 25 4 4 3 6035 50 6 4 445 35 35 Millstones, in rough.......................... - 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25" 5 5 2122 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 4 5 45 35 30 M Mineral water, in wood.......... -.. 3 4 23 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 2625 5 5 21 22 6 3 4 45 45 35 9 4 5 30 35 30 Mineral pu......................4 4 18 8 5 14 15... 4 25 5.... 22.... 35 35.... 4 5.... —-- 35 30 Nails and spikes, in kegs.......................... 4 4 18 18 A 515 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 10 4 4 25 3535 10 4 5 25 35 30 Nails, horseshoe, or finishing, in boxes...... —.... 3 4 23 18 3 5 2315 3 4 38 5 3 5382210 3 425453510 3 52545 30 Nail rods.-. ——. —...... —. — -...-......-.... —-- 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15. 4 5. —. 22 10 4 4 2535 1 35 10 4 5 25 35 30 Naphthaline, dry, inbarrels......................1 3 40 25 4 518 15. 3 4 5 22 2 - 3 85. —. 50 2.... 5 85 30 Nuts, hickory, in barrels.......................... 2 332 25 2 4 32118 4 3 26 34 4 4 26 25 6 2 3 45 60 50 6 2 4 45 60 35 Nuts,pecans, in barrels.......................... 2 3 32 25 2 4 3218 3 38 34 4 4 26 2 2 3 85 60 50 6 2 445 60 35 Oakum............................................ 2 23230 2 432 18 2 25047 2 450 25 2 2 2856065 2 2 48560 35'Oil, petroleum, coal, kerosene, carbon, naphtha..... 3.... 23 ---- 4.... 18.... 3... 38 -— (*) —--------- 3 2tl 70 150.... 4 70 3'Oranges.-1.-.-............................ 1 24030 2 33225 1 26547 3 3383441 1 210075 65 5 2 3 50 601 50'Oysters, fresh,in cans............................... 1 —. 53... 1.... 53 1 1 65 80* 1 1 65 80 1 1 14tl 1100 112 113 1 14 1 100 112J! 113 -Packing, rubber.................................. 2 33225 2 43218 3 3383443 43825 2 3 3854550 2 3 485 451 35..Paints, asbestos, asphalt, chemical earth, iron, lead, metallic, mineral, ocher, paraffine, rubber, I zinc, oxide, inoil,inbarrels -.................. 4 3 18 25 A 51515 3 3438434 3 553822 6 4 34535 50 6 4 5 4535130 Paper bags....................................... 2 3 32 25 4 5 18 15 4 3 26 344 5 5 21 22 5 4 3 50 35 50 10 4 5 25 351 30 -Paper, wrapping, straw or manilla................ 2 3 32 25 4 5 18 15 4 3 26 34 5 5 21 22 5. 3 50 50 10 4 5 25 35 30 Taraffinewax-4 —--------- - 4....18.... 5....15 4 4 2625 5 5 2122 8 1 4357535 8 1 53575 30 3?ease,dried,in barrelsor sacks................... 3 4 23 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 26 25 5 521 22 9 4 4 30 35 35 10 4 5 25 35 30 M ^Pegs,shoe,inbarrels-....-..................... 1 34025 4 51815 2 35013442 55022 4 2 3606050 9 2 5 30 60 O 0 Pickles, in barrels or casks...-.................... 4 3 18 25 4 5 18 15 4 3 26 344 5 5 21 22 6 4 3 45 35 50 9 4 5 30 35 30 W Pipe, lead, on reels or in rolls, O. R...-........... 2 3 32 25 2 4 32 18.... 3.... 34-.. 4.-.25 6 1 3 45 75 50 7 1 6 40 75 35 Pitch, inbarrels-.. -—.... —.......... -.............. 4 4 18 18 A 61513 4 426 25 6 6.18.18 6 4 4.45 35 3510 4 6I25 35 i 25 Potash, muriate of, for fertilizing purposes -..-... 4 4 18 18 C 6- 14 13 4 4 26 25 6 6 18 18 6 4 4 45 35 35 9 4 6 30 35 25 -j Presses, printing, boxed, 0. R.... -......... 1 240 30 1 5 4015 3 2 38 47 3 5 38 22 3 2 2 70 60 65 3 2 5 70 60 30 Printedmatter, in sheets, boxed..-.. —........... 1 1 40 35 1 3 40 25 1 1 65' 534 1 3 65 344 2 1 11 85 75 75 3 1 3 70 75 50 ~ Printed matter, in bundles - ---- ---- -....... 25.... 1............................... 1 1 100 75 75 1 1 3L 00 75 50 Pruncs in boxes or kes................................ 3 3 2325 4 4 18 1.8 2 3 50 34 2 45025 2 2 3 85 60 50 2 2 485 60 35 Prunes, in barrels or casks........................ 3 3 23 25 4 4 18 18 3 3 38 344 3 4 38 25 3 4 70 35 50 3 4 4 7035 35 Pulp, mineral.-.................................. 4 4 18 18 C 5 14 15.... 4.... 25.-. 5....22.... 3 4.. 45 35.. 4 5. 35 30 0 Pulp, wood, wet-.... —. —. —--—. ——..-.... —. —-- 4 4 18 18 A 6 15 13 2 4 50 25 6 618 18 6 4 4 45 35 35 10 4 625 35 25 umice stone, in boxes, kegs, or bags............. 3 4 23 18 3 5 23 15 3 4 38 25 3 5 38 22.... 2 4.. 60 35.. 2 5 60 30 PImice stone, in barrels or casks................. 4 3 23 15 3 4 38 25 3 5 38 22 3 4 4 70 35 35 3 4 5 70 35 30 2 Putty, in barrels-.............................. 4 418 18 4 51815 4 42625 4 5 26 22 6 4 4453535 6 4 545351 30 adiators, steam.................................. 3 23 25 4 5 8 5 4 2 34 5 5 21 22 6 3 3 45 45 50 9 4 530 35 30 a Rags,insacks-..... —.. —. —......... ——.. —..... —. 2.... 30 2. 30 1 21 6547 5 22147 1 2 2100601 65 1 2 210060 65 H Rags, pressed, in bales..................... 4 5 18 15 4 5 18 15 4 5 26 22 5 5 21 22 10 4 5 25 35 30 10 4 5 25 35 30 Raisins -----------------------—. —------------ 2 31 32 25 3 4 23 1 2 3 50 2 450 5 2 1 3 85 -5 50 2 3 4 85 45 35 Rattan.-.......... 1 1 4035 1 040 25 1 165 53 1 3 65 34 1 1 1 100 75 75 1 1 3100 75 50 Refrigerators —..................... ——........- 1 24030 1 24030 3 238847 3 23847 3 1 270 75 65 3 1 2 70 75 65 Rice ----—.. —-----—... —---------- --—... 4 4 1818 4 61813 4 4 2622 5 6 2118 6 4 44535 35 6 4 64535 25 Roofing, felt- -or -......................... 3 4 23 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 22 1 5 18 22 6 4 4 4535 35 9 4 5 30 35 0 5 Roofing, paper................... —. ——.-....... 3 4 38 18 A 515 15 4 4 26 22 6 518322 5 4 4550 3 5 10 4 525351 30 Rope, in coils....-4......... —-.. 4 31825 4 41818 4 3263415 42125 6 4 3.45 3550. 6 4 445 35 35 Rope, wire............................. 4 4 18 18 4 5 18 15 3 4' 38 25 3 5 38 22 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 4 5 45 35 30 - Rosin, in barrels................................. 4 4 18 18 A 6 15 13 4 4 26 25 6 6 6 18 [ 18 6 () 4 45 2 35 10 (*) 6 25 25 25 ( Pus, woolen, hemp, or jute -----—. —.. —.. — 1 1 40 35 1 4 4018 1 1 65 5 1 4 65 25 1'1 110075 5 1 1 4 100 75 35 Sadirons, in boxe-s.-............................ 4 4 18 18 A 5 1515 4 4 42625 5 52122 6 2 44516035 6 2 5 45 60 30 Snairons,inbarrels - ----- 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 2625.... 5 5 21...2 4 4 35 35 4 5.. 35 30 Salt, in boxes......................................... 4....18....4....18 4 2 4 25 6 2 4451 60 35 6 2 44560 35 Salt, in barrels.. —----------—........... —.-....- 4 5 18 15 3 5 14415 5 5 21 22 (*) 5.... 22 6 5 45125 30 6 (*) 5 4525 30 0 Salto, Epsom or Glauber, in barrels.-.. —-. —..... 4 4 18 18 4 5 18 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 3 4 4 70135 35 13 4 5170 35 30 2 Sardinesin boxese —-—... —... ——...... —. 1 44018 1 540115 2 45025 2 5.5022 2 2 4 85 6035 2 2 518560 30 P Sash weigts, loose -—........................ —---- 4 3 18 25 A 5 15115 3 3 38 34.5 52122 2 2 3 85 60 50 10 2 5 I 25 60 30 Sash weights, in bundles of 50 pounds 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 6 4 4 45 35 35 10 4 5125 35 30 Scales and scale beams,not boxed................. 2 1 3235 2 5 32 15 1 1 65 53 4 5 26 22 1 1 1 1007575 1 1 5100 75 30 * Special. 1 I 56 ['ii' 22[....~~~O Joint Merchandise compared Middle and Western States corn- s and W t u c it O a withOfficialNo. 11. Between Phila- paredwith OfficialNo. 11. From Est Bound and West Bound compared with Official delphia, Pa., and Elmira, N.Y. Buffalo, N. Y.,toEast St.Louis, Ill No. 11. BetweenNewYork,.Y.,andChicago, Ill. les sh Ccarloads. lost. Carloads. Less than carloads. Carloads. loads. loads. Commodities. lass. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. q ce 4 e c4 1 4 4s c 4 U 4 1.4`6 6 s = s - = 0; 0 ^10 10 woa 0 a1 ~ g a g a ~a 0 a a 0 o Scythesinboxes.................................. 2 33225 2 33225 1 [365J34 4 3I2634 3 J2 3706050 3 2 3 70C60 50 c" Seeds,garden..................................... 1 2 4330 1 5 4015 3 2 3847 4 526 22 3 1 2707565 6 4 54535 30 Seeds,grassororchard............................ 3 323 25 4 5 18 15 3 3 38 34^ 4 5 26 22 5 3 3 50 45350 8 4 5J35 35 30 Shotinkegs...................................... 3 423 18 3 52315 4 42625 5 52122 6 4 445 3535 8 4 53535 z30 Shovels or spadesinboxes....................... 2 43218 4 41818 3 4 82 42625 6 24456035 6 44535 35 Soap, commonin boxes.4 418 41813442625 5 62118 744403535 9463035 25 Sodasa........................... 1818 4 61813 42625 5 62118 6 4 4 4 3535 6 4 4535 25 Speltera,inboes.................................. 2 3 32 4 61813 4 26 3 2532 5 6 1 18 65 34 4 4 3 26 453435 3 2 3 70 6 5 50 3 2 3 70 60 50 Spieeeds,garden e...............4.................. 1 2 4 3 4 5 40 15 3 2 38 47 4 4 5 26 22 3 1 2 70 75 5 6 4 5 25 35 30 Seeds, grass rrelsorhardoxes........................ 3 183 218 4 5 18 1 3 3 38 34 4 5 26 2218 8 3 3 50 45 50 8 4 5 35 35 3025 Stear, in kegs ls................................. 4 18 18 3 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 21 22 12 4 4 305 35 35 812 4 5 3 35 30 Shov els or spades, in boxes.... —............ 2 4 32 1 4 4 182318 3 4338 2 4 43825 6 2 45 60 350 6 4 44535 35 Saroo,rapein 4 4 18 18 B 6 I......3 4.... 4 2....6..25 6 6 18 18.... 2 4....70 35 35.... 4 6.... 35 25 Sulphur, in barrels.4 3 4 23 18 1 5 4 15 3 4 26 25 4 4 2 2 6 43 3 4 70 45 35 3 3 5 70 45 3 Slats, bedirup, in buca nsboxed............ 2 225 321345 52122 34 6 3 45 60 50 11 1 3 25 75 50 Tacksoap, iron, in boxes -----—....................... —. 41832 18 4 6 18 1 4 4 26 25 4 5 6 2122 318 2 4 40 3560 35 9 4 6 30 35 25;SugamTallowe.....................4 4 183. 18 A. 15 15 4 4 26 i 25 5 6 2122126 4 430353512 4 53035 303 Tapioca...............1 34025 1 540152 3503432 55022.... 2 3./.6 5 0. 2 5.... 60 30 35 Spear rels....................... 4 18 18 A 6158 13 4 44 26 25 6 61818 6 4 4 4535 35 10 4 625 35 25 Spikes, in kegs a.14 4 18 1 15 405 4 4 26 2 5 5 21 6553 10 4 100755 35 10 4 1 2705 75 STearch, in barrels or boxes...... —-------- 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 1.... 4.... 25.... 5.... 22 6 4 453535 4 4535 30 Tubiniron...18 18 A 51515 4 426 25 5 521 22 12.... 4 4 30... 35 35 1.... 4 5 30....35 3 nibreasincas bndles............................ 2 3 32 1 5 1 15 3 26 34 5 5 2122 6 2 3 451 60 50 10 4 5 25 300 5 7530 Sugarnish, inmaple boxed........................... 3 3 24030 1 440 18 3 3847 42625 46 2 3 45 60 450 6 4 4 45 35 35 itriolblueinbarrels........................... 418 18 618 13 4 426 25 5 626 18 2 4 445 0 35 10 4 62535 25 Sugar, n. o. s....................................... 4 4 18 18 4 6 IS 13 5 4 21 25 5 6 21 18 6 4 45 25 35 6 6 45 25 Sulphur, in baorels................................... 4 4 18. 4 4 18 18 4. 4 26 25 4 4 26 25 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 4 4 45 35 35 Sirup, in ea-Ds, boxed............................../ 2 332 25 2 5 32 15 5 3 2 3 5 5 21 22 6 2 3 45 60 50 6 2 5 45 60 30'Tacks, iron,iu boxes....................... 2 4 32 18 1 4 5 18 15 4 4J26 25 4 5 26 22 3 2 4 70 60 35 6 2 5 45 60 30'Tallow.......................................... 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4 26 25 5 5 2122 12 4 4 30 35'Tapioca........................... 1 3 40 25 1 5 40 15 2 3 50 34J 2 5 50 22..-. 2 3 60 50..... 2 5....... 60 30 75 Tea............................................... I 1 40 35 1 1 40 35 1 ] 65 53~ 1 1 65 53J1 1 [100 75 75 3 7 Terra alba, in barrels......................... 4 4 18 I8 A 5 15 15'. —. 4 ---- 25.... 5. —. 22 6 4 4 45 35 35 6 4 5 45 35 30 Toys, n. o. s., boxed................................. Di 1 80 35 DI 1 80 35 1 1 65 53J 1 1 65 53J 1 Iltl 1 100 112i 76 1 1 100 112J 75 Tubing9, iron...................................... 4 4 18 18 A 5 15 15 4 4. 26 25 5 5 21 22.-.. 4 4 ---- 35 35..... 4 5 30 llmbrellas, in cases............................... 1 1 40 35 1 1 40 35 1 1 65 53J 1 1 65 53, 1 1 1 100 75 75 1 i1 1 100 75 75 Varnish, in cans, boxed...........................1 2 30 1 4 4 3 38 47 2 4 4 26 25 4 2 2 60 60 65 4 2 4 60 60 35 Vritriol, blue, in barrels........................... 4 18 4 6 S 1 4 4 26 25 4 6 26 18 6 4 4 45 35 35 10 4 6 25 35 25 'Viassiron-....................2 43218 2 53215 4 4262515 52122 62 4145160' 35' 6 2' 5 4560 30 Wadding......................................... 165532 1 1857575 211857575 Washboards.......-..................2232 30 4 518 15 3 238 47 5 521 22 2 706065 9 455 0 30 Wheatcracked.-4 41818A 51515 5 42125(*) 5.2212 4430353513 453035 30 Wheelbarrows,iron or wood.... - 1 34025 451815 1 365 34 5.... 21... 1 1 31507550 9 4 53035 30 ^ Whiting-................................... 4 46211864 4453535 646453525 Wirescreena.............................- 18.... 15 53^1 46525 1211 110015075 6244515035 ^ We ire,copper -- 2 33225 2 43218 3 338 34 3 43825 2 2 3856050 2 2 48560 35 ~ C/ Wire,biding.....................................32 18 4 5 18 15 3 4 38 25 5 5 21 22 5 2 4 50 60 35 6 4 5 45 35 30.................................... 4 4 18 18 A 6 15 13 2 4 50 25 6 6 18 18 6 4 4 45 35 35 10 4 6 25 35 25 ^~~ ~ ~ ~' ~ """~' ~ ~~ o S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*pecial. r~~~~~~~~~~ H 0 I0 22~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ij 0 0 I 18 115115~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~o ~ ] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~o ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~l~~~~~~~~~ F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Lo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~^ The most satisfactory form of presenting the general results of the consolidation of the classifications which was made s on April 1, 1887, is given by the following table, showing the number of articles covered by the former classifications oo which were superseded by the Official classifiication. The table is arranged to show the total number of classifications or descriptions, and also the proportion receiving separately less than car load and car-load rates, together with the percentage of the number of descriptions in each classification. TABLE 2-COMPARISON OF VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS FORMERLY IN USE IN THE TERRITORY NOW COVERED BY THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICA- t TION WITH OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION NO. 11, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 1893. Summary. H Clasified Classified classified Total | Las a as as Percentage of the number of classifications in each class to the total number in all I ~ number.L. C. L. L. CL classes. and C. L. an. C.L. - of quantity quantity with no' Name of classification. at at ri a an - tions. same lower for q Q ~ rating. rating..~. d m Classes. |P1 a _____er Per Per Per___ ______ _____________ r No. ce. No. er No. c. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 6. 8. 9. 0. 11. 12. 13.1 A. B. C. Sie Total. E ocent. cent. cent. cent. cial. Joint Merchandise.. 1,07 3100.00 710] 66.17 354 32.99 9.8433. 1517.52 953126.28.........................7.643.782.10.. 100.00 60. 20 39.80 Middle andWest'n States2, 68 10. 001, 673 62.40 669 24.95 339 12.6522.09 9.14118. 36125.19121.43 3.49........-................ —.. —-.30 100.00 49.59 50.41 5 West Bound... ---. -- 971i100. 00 824 84. 86 137 14.11 10 1. 03|31. 76123. 65111. 730.. 37 i 0.. -. —.......................... 2.26 100. 00 66. 78 33. 22 East Bound............2, 037 100. 001, 210 59.40 529 25.97 298 14. 6319.36110.2112. 39 5.81 3. 3922.14.983.867. 98.42 1. 013. 04 2. 30............. 100. 001t51. 16 48.84 Official N,. 1....... 2,840100. 001,564 55.0711,011 35.60 265 9. 3326.62110.41118.0020.15 19.29 5.53............................... 100.00 55.03 44.97 Officialo.11...........5634. 0012,121 37. 653, 105 55. 11 408 7. 2422. 5411.96 18 71 18.63 23.46 4. 70....... 100.00 5321 4679 * Percentage shown includes articles classified higher than 1 class as 4 t 1, D 1, etc. t tPercentage of number of articles in fifth class and higher. R +Percentage of number of articles in sixth and lower classes. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 419 In explanation of the figures in the foregoing table it should be stated that the number of items shown represents the entire number of descriptions under which classified freight is shipped, and is much greater than the actual number of articles classified. The class under which any particular article may be shipped and the rate that may be obtained often varies, depending upon its relative size, the manner in which it is packed for shipment, and the degree of risk assumed bythe carrier. For example, lead pipe is classified as follows: Class. Lead pipe, on reels or in rolls, carriers risk, less than car loads. —---—.... —. 1 car load.-...-..-..-........... —-. —---—.. — 4 Lead pipe, on reels or in rolls, owner's risk, less than car loads -- - —....- 3 -. 3 car load. —.............................. —- 4 Lead pipe, not boxed, not otherwise specified, less than car loads —...-....... 2 Lead pipe, in boxes or casks, less car load- ---—. —-.. —. —.... —-.. —. —. 4 This article is included in the total number of items given in the table as four descriptions, though in fact but one article is classified. The same rule is observed for each ot the classifications embraced in the table. The largest increase in the classification is shown from a comparison of the old West Bound classification in effect prior to April, 1887, which applied from the seaboard to Chicago and other western competitive points. This provided for only 971 separate items. Of this number 824 or 84;.86 per cent were classifications for shipments in quantities less than carloads, and which took the same rating when in carloads; 137 or 14.11 per cent were classifications for shipments in quantities less than carloads which had a separate lower rating when in carloads, and 10 or 1.3 per cent covered shipments in carloads only. In the present Official classification there are 5,634 separate items, of which 2,121 or 37.65 per cent are for shipments in quantities less than carloads, which are given the same rating when in carloads; 3,105 or 55.11 per cent are for shipments in less than carload quantities, which have a separate lower rating when in carloads; and 408 or 7.24 per cent are for shipments in carload quantities only. From these figures it is shown that the total number of items in the present Official classification exceeds by 4,663 the number in the former West Bound classification applying from the seaboard, and that the proportion classified as L. C. L., with the same rating for C. L., has decreased from 84.86 per cent in the old to 37.65 per cent in the new, while the proportion classified as L. C. L., with a lower rating when in carloads, has increased from 14.11 per cent in the old to 55.11 per cent in the new, and that 7.24 per cent of the present total number of items are for carload quantities only, as compared with 1.03per cent in the former West Bound classification. Of the total number of items in the old West Bound classification 66.78 per cent of the articles classified were classed above fourth-class, and 33.22 per cent were in fourth class or lower. These relations are shown to have greatly changed by the present Official classification, from which it is noticed that only 53.21 per cent of the articles classified are in classes higher than fourth class, and that 46.79 per cent are in fourth class or lower. The number of articles for which no distinction was made as between the I. C. L. and C. L. rates were relatively more in the old classification than in the Official as now arranged, and conversely the number of articles which are classified lower when in C. L. than in L. C. L. quantities in the Official is relatively greater than the number similarly provided for in the old classification. Including the number of articles classified only in carload quantities with the articles classified both L. 420 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. C. L. and C. L., the total ilumber of items in the former West Bound classification given a carload rating was 147 or 15.14 per cent, while in the present Official there are 3,513 or 62.35 per cent receiving a carload rating. A similar comparison made with the Joint Merchandise classification, which governed shipments between the interior points in the Middle States, shows that there has been relatively a much greater increase in the articles which now may be taken at carload rates. The same may be said for the Middle alnd Western States classification, formerly applied westward from Buffalo and Pittsburg. The former East Bound classification embraced a relatively larger tonnage taken at carload rates than either of the other old classifications mentioned, yet the application of the Official shows an increase of 2,686 items which may be now carried at carload rates between the points to which the East Bound classification formerly applied. While the total number of items in the new classification is much greater than in the old classifications, it should be again explained that this numerical increase does not imply an addition to the traffic of new articles of conmmerce; it simply means that in many cases a commodity which under the old classifications was found in one class only, regardless of the manlner in which it might be offered for shipment, is under the new classification placed in two or more different classes, according to the form in which it is received for transportation. It is made apparent' by a comparison of the percentages of classified items now receiving the carload rating, under the old and new classifications, that the public has been to a large degree benefited by the resulting lower rates thereon. A further illustration of the extent of the enlargement of the classification now under consideration is found in the articles of furniture, agricultural implements, and machinery, as shown by the following table: TABLE 3.-NUMBER OF DISC11PTIONS. 1867. 1876. 1887. 1893. 780..o 0.. V0.... H ^1 0 ^ H o0 H ^ 0 H~-i- 0 Furniture-....... —...-. 8 8.. 20 20 2 84 65 1 193 147 46 Agricultural iulplenionts... 4 44.... 5 5 2 114 89 25 180 128 52 Machinery. --—..-..... 5 5. 5 5 2 63 47 16 leO5 59 46 It would appear from the above figures that the carriers have now provided a classification and rating for every possible form of package in which these articles are offered for shipment, and that the number receiving a lower or carload rating has greatly increased. Throughout all the tables presented a gradual downward tendency is observed for the entire classification. The extent of these changes is further shown by a comparison of the average rates on all traffic from New York to Chicago. Expressed on the basis of the number of descriptions carried in each class the average rate for all descriptions in the classification was, in 1886, 63.53 cents, and in 1893, 48.77 cents per 100 lbs. Thus the variation in the classification of 20.91 per cent from the higher to lower classes is equivalent to a reduction in the average rate of 14.75 cents per 100 lbs. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 421 In the numerous publications which have appeared from time to time, intended to show the decline in rates, only passing comment has been bestowed upon changes in the rates resulting from changes in freight classifications. It is common to compare the rates for various classes between two points for different periods and to draw conclusions from the changes shown by such comparisons. When these comparisons omit reference to the changes made within the same period in the classification they are obviously incomplete. It is a part of the history of freight classifications that from the date of their adoption constant pressure is brought to bear upon carriers using them firom all classes of shippers for a lower classification of the articles in which they have business interest. These demands have usually been met by the carriers, as is shown by the frequent revision and changes in the leading classifications. The chanlges which lhave taken place in the classifications since 1887 have been far-reaching in their benefits to the public by the consequent reduction in the freight charges. This has been especially noticeable thronughout the section now governed by the Official classification, and the tables hlave been arranged to present as fully as possible the eftect of these changes. Similar results for the other sections governed by a general classification will be shown by appropriate tables. THE WESTERN CLASSIFICATION. The W'estern classification governs the territory north and west of Chicago, west of a line drawn from Chicago to St. Louis, and west of the Mississippi River and St. Louis to New Orleans. Prior to 1887 there were many local classifications used throughout this territory, which it is understood have since been superseded and there are now few roads in the territory described not using the Western classification exclusively. Traffic not covered by commodity rates to and from the Pacific coast was formerly carried under classifications different in name though similar to the Western. A comparison of these with the present Western would no doubt show important changes. As the greater portion of the traffic to and from the Pacific coast is carried at commodity rates, and a very full statement of the changes in these rates is given elsewhere, no comparison of the classifications applied to Pacific coast traffic will here be made. Seventy important Western roads, with a mileage of 90,000 miles officially announce the adoption of the present Western classification. The section served by this classification is seen to cover a vast area in which are located thousands of villages, towns, and cities, the transportation business of which is to a large extent affected by its operation. Excluding grain, coal, lumber, live stock, etc., which are principally carried at commodity rates, there yet remain many classes of merchandise, such as clothing, groceries, drugs, machinery, household effects, and innumerable other articles consumed in one form or another by the people, and which are covered by this classification. Important changes have taken place resulting in lower freight charges to the public, the extent of which will be shown in the following table: TABLE 4-COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS IN USE DURING THE PERIOD SINCE 187S INT THE TERRITORY NOW COVERED BY THE 4WESTERN CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 15. t Classified as Classified as Per- PerTotal num- Classified as an C C."L. andno cent- centber of classifi- L.C. L.; C L. atL quanitis at Percentage of total number of classifications in each class. aoe in age Year. cations. same r lo r rating. (eC. L. tird lower lower'~~~~~~~~rating. L.'~ ~class than'" ~_ ~- - _ _ ~ - ~ ~ ~_- _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - ---- - -or third ^ No. Per ct. No. Per ct. No. Per ct. No. Per ct. *1 2 3 4 A B C D E Special. Total. higher. class. M 1873....... 907 100. 00 769 84. 78 104 11.47 34 3. 75 43.42 20.28 7. 42 17.01 6.33 1.38 1. 98 2.18.............. 100.00 71.12 28.88 1878 897 100. 00 757 84. 9 133 14. 8 7 0. 78 38. 93 18. 45 12.52 1. 0......2.91 3.79 1.46 4.............. 100.00 69.90 30. 10 1882..... 1 102 0. 00 905 82. 12 172 15. 61 25 2. 27 38. 77 18. 92 12. 01 18. 76... 3.53 5. 65 2. 28 0.8....... 100. 00 69. 70 30. 30 1886....... 1,593 100. 00 939 58. 95 591 37.10 63 3.95 31.91 14.33 12.91 16.35 7.37 7.97 2.88 1.97 1.56.... 2. 75 100.00 59. 15 40. 85 1887....... 1, 672 100. 00 924 55. 26 666 39. 83 82 4.91 30. 62 14. 54 13. 60 15. 74 8.21 7. 57 3. 21 2.61 1.54 1.16 1.20 100. 00 58. 76 41. 24 1893...... 3, 658 100.00 o 1, 642 44. 89 1, 731 47.32 285 7. 79 28.39 12. 69 12.82 16.92 10.65 9.22 3.16 2.19 1.91 0.93 1. 12 100.00 53. 90 46.10 NTE. —1873, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad local freight classification, July 1,1873. 1878, Chicago, Burlington and Qllincv Railroad local freight classification, January 7, 1878. 0 1882, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad revised joint classification, January 1,1882.. 1886, Joint Western classification, February 1, 1886. U 1887, Western classsification April 1, 1887. 1893, Western classification, January 1, 1893. * Percentage shown includes articles classified higher than first-class as 4 times 1, D 1, etc. H iX a3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 423 The present Western classification contains 3.658 separate descriptions of articles. As compared with the classifications of previous years shown by the table, a large increase is observed. This increase is due to the addition of new articles, and principally from extending the classifications to provide for the different forms of shipment of articles already classified. By the arrangement adopted for the table it may be readily seen to what extent articles now receiving a carload rate have increased. For example, in 1882 only 17.88 per cent of the articles were given a carload rating. At the present time 47.32 per cent of the articles may be taken at lower rates when in carload quantities than when in less than carload quantities. There has also been alarge increase in the number of articles which are carried in carload quantities only, making a total of 55.11 percent assigned a carload classification. The tendency to reduction in the classification is also prominently shown by a comparison of the percentages of the articles carried in the separate classes. The summary of these percentages given in the last two columns shows that 46.10 per cent of the articles are now found in classes lower than third class, while in 1882 only 30 per cent of the articles were in such classes. The latter proportion is upon a total of only about a third of the number of articles now covered by the classification. As further illustrative of the operations of the Western classification the following table is inserted, showing for a number of important articles the changes in the classification from Chicago to Missouri River points, together with the changes in the rates for the same commodities. From this table it may be readily seen to what extent reductions have been made, both in the classification and in the rates. Similar reductions have taken place in the through and lohcal rates of all railroads throughout the territory covered by this classification. 424 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES. TABLE 5.-COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES EFF'CTIVE DURING THE YEARS 1878, 1887, AND 1893, IN TERRITORY GOVERNED BY WESTERN CLASSIFICATION. RATES USED ARE IN CENTS PER 100 POUNDS FROM CHICAGO, ILL., TO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI RIVER POINTS, VIZ': KANSAS CITY, MO.; ATCHISON, KANS., AND LEAVENWORTH, KANS. [In cents per 100 lbs.] 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E January, 1878....................... 85 70 40 30 25 37- 30 20... —------- April, 1887................... 90 75 50 35 30 32J 29J 23 23 16 January, 1893-.............................. 75 60 42 30 25 30 25 20 171 19 Less than carloads Carloads. Commodities. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. 1878 1.887 1893 1878 1887 1893 1878 1887 1893 1878 1887 1893 Agricultural implements as follows: Cultivators, iron or wood, K. D., flat, in bundles................. D1 I 1 170 90 75 D1 A A 170 321 30 Fanning mills, K. D., flat, in bundles....................... Dl 1 1 170 90 75 DI A A 170 32 30 Harvesting machines (self-binding harvesters, K. D.).......... 1 1 3 85 90 42 1 A A 85 321 30 Plows, n. o. s., K. D., boxed or crated.................... —...... 2 3 40 75 42 3 A A 40 321 30 Ale and porter in wood............. 3 3 3 40 50 42 4 3 5 30 50 25 Alum....... —.. —...-.. —.....-..- 3 3 3 40 50 42 3 3 4 40 50 30 Asbestus, in barrels or casks.... —. 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 5 5 30 30 25 Asphaltum........................ 4 4 4 30 35 30 C C D 20 23 17i Bags, burlap, gunny, or jute in balesA- 2 4 4 70 35 30 2 4 5 70 35 25 Baking powder, in tin boxes....... 2 3 3 70 50 2 2 4 7070 35 30 Blacking, shoe, in boxes or kegs.... 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 4 70 75 30 Blue vitriol.................. 2 2 4 70 75 30 2 4 5 70 35 25 Bluing............................... 1 1 1 85 90 75 1 1 4 85 90 30 Borax................................ 2 3 70 75 42 2 2 4 70 75 30 Brick, common, n. o. s. —-.... —-- 4 4 4 30 35 30 ) E E... 29. 16 Brimstone, in barrels and hogsheads 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 4 C 30 23 20 Canned.fish (not sardines), fruits, meats, soups, and vegetables, n. o. s. 3 4 4 40 35 30 4 5 5 30 30 25 Chloride of lime................... 3 3 3 40 50 42 3 3 D 40 50 17J Clay, common. —-—.............. 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 E E0 0 10 16 Clothing, boxed............. —--.. —-.. 1 1 1 85 90 75 1 1 1 85 90 75 Coffee, green, in sacks..-..-.......... 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 5 5 30 30 25 Crockery and earthenware, in hogsheads, casks, or crates-........-..- 4 2 4 30 75 30 4 5 5 30 30 25 Dry goods, in boxes.................. 1 1 85 90 75 1 1 1 85 90 75 Drugs and medicines............... 1 1 1 85 90 75 1 1 1 85 90 75 Eggs packed in barrels or boxes, prepaid............................... 2 2 2 70 75 60 4 3 3 30 50 42 Farina....... —........................ 2 2 2 70 75 2 2 270 75 60 Felt for roofing...................... 3 3 4 40 50 30 B B 1 30 29 25 Fertilizers, n. o. s.. —.. —........ 4 4 4 30 35 30 D D E -. 23 16 Fruit, dried or desiccated, n. o. s., in cans, boxes, barrels, or sacks released.............................. 2 3 3 70 50 42 2 4 4 70 35 30 Fruit, green, n. o. as.............. 1 1 1 85 90 75 1 *3 3 85 46 42 Furniture, as follows: Bedsteads, n.o.s................. 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 A 70 32 30 Chairs, common 1. c. I., boxed.... 4 3 2 30 50 60 4 3 4 30 50 30 Mattresses.......... —--------—........ DI 1 1170 90 75 1 1 1 85 90 75 Glass, windoW, commTon, not exceeding 86 inches................ 4 4 4 30 35 30 B 4 5 30 35 25 Glassware, n. o. s., in boxes, barrels, casks, oi crates.................., 3 1 2 40 90 60 3 3 4 40 50 30 Groceries, n. o. s..................... 2 1 1 70 90 75 Hardware, n. o. s..................... 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 2 70 75 60 Hides, green, in bundles.......... 2 3 3 70 50 42 3 5 5 40 30 25 Hoops, hoop poles, C. L., loaded together............................. 4 4 4 30 35 30 C C D 20 23 17 Husks, in bales...................... 1 2 3 85 75 42 D D C......23 20 Ice, prepaid.......................... 1 1 1 85 90 75 D E.. 16 16 India-rubber goods.................. 1 1 1 85 90 75 1 1 1 85 90 75 Iron chain, loose (except cable)...... 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 2 70 75 60 Iron horse and mule shoes........ 4 4 4 30 35 30 B 5 5 30 30 25 Iron nails and saikes, n. o. s.,in kegs. 4 4 41 30 35 30 B 5 5 30 30 25 *15 per cent less than 3. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 4-25 COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES. TABLE 5. —COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES EFFECTIVE DURING THE YEARS 1878, 1887, AND 1893, ETC.-Continued. [Iln cents per 100 lbs.] Less than carloads. Carloads. Commodities. Class. Rate. Class. Rate. 1878 1887 1893 1878 1887 1893 1878 1887 1893 1878 1887 1893 Jute and jute butts, in bales........ 3 3 3 40 50 42 B B B 34 29i 25 Lard, in barrels or tierces-............ 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 5 5 30 30 25 Leather, in rolls or boxes............ 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 4 70 75 30 Licorice mass, in boxes.............. 2 2 3 70 75 42 2 2 4 70 75 30 Lime.-...4 4 4 30 35 30 C C C 20 23 20 Lime water in barrels............... 2 2 3 70 75 42 2 2 D 70 75 174 Looms -.............................. Dl D1 D 170 180 150 Dl Dl -A 170 180 30 Malt.-. 4 4 4 30 35 30 B B C 30 29- 20 Manila, in bales..................... 3 3 2 40 75 60 3 B B 40 291 25 Marble dust......................... 4 4 4 30 35 30 C CB D 20 23 17 Marbie dust. ------—. —-.-~4 4 4 30 35 30 C C ) 20 23 174 Matting, cocoa and hemp............ 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 2 70 75 60 Nuts, hickory, in barrels............. 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 3 A 70 50 30 Oakum, in bales. —----—................... 3 3 2 40 50 60 B B B 30 294 25 Oilcloth, floor, in boxes orcrates under 12 feet in length -..............-...-. 33 40 50 60 3 3 3 40 50 42 Paints in oil, white lead, or zinc, chemical paraffin, rubber, rubber in cans,boxed, or in kegs or barrels 4 4 4 30 35 30 5 5 5 25 30 25 Paper, building or roofing.....-... 3 3 4 40 50 30 B B B 30 294 25 Paraffin wax, in barrels or boxes..... 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 4 70 75 30 Paste, flour, in barrels —................ 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 4 5 30 30 25 Pipe, sewer, o. r. b..-.................. 2 2 3 70 75 42 C C E 20 23 16 Pipe, sewer, in crates or hogsheads - 2 2 4 70 75 30 C C 3 20 23 42 Pitch. -—. —---—......... 4 4 4 30 35 30 1) C D 23 17i Plaster, land, in sacks or barrels... 4 4 4 30 35 30 1) E C 16 20 Potatoes..-.......................... 2 4 4 70 35 30 A C C 37423 20 Presses, cider-........................ 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 A 70 75 30 Printers' cases, in bundles-........... 2 2 3 70.75 42 2 2 B 70 75 25 Pulp, wood........................... 3 3 3 40 52 42 C C C 20 23 20 Pumps and tubina, wooden.. ——........ 3 3 3 40 50 42 A A B 37 324 25 Raisins.............................. 2 2 2 70 75 60 3 3 3 40 50 42 Rice, in barrels...................... 4 4 4 30 35 30 5 5 5 25 30 25 Rope, one-quarter inch or over....... 4 4 3 30 35 42 4 4 4 30 35 30 Saddlery, n. o. s., boxed.........2...... 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 2 70 75 60 Sand, in bulk, c. 1.................... 4 4 4 30 35 30 D E E 16..... 16 Sardines or shardines, domestic and imported, in boxes or kegs......... 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 5 70 75 25 Seeds, broom corn.................... 1 3 3 85 50 42 4 5 A 30 30 30 Seeds, clover ----------—......................... 2 3 3 70 50 42 4 5 A 30 30 30 Shot, in kegs, boxes, or gunnies...... 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 4 5 30 35 25 Slate, school........................ 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 4 70 75 30 Slate, roofing....................... 3 3 3 40 50 42 B B D 30 294 174 Soda, nitrate of....................... 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 4 5 30 35 25 Soda, silicate of....-................. 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 5 5 30 30 25 Solder, in boxes.. -- - -................. 2 2 3 70 75 42 2 2 4 70 75 30 Starch, in boxes or barrels -......... 3 3 3 40 50 42 4 4 5 30 35 25 Staves and heading -.-.-.......... —. 4 4 4 30 35 30 C 5 D 20 30 174 Straw, baled and pressed -—............ 3 3 3 40 52 42 D C C 23 20 Sugar, n.o. s., in boxes, barrels, orsacks-.. —..-... —............ —- 4 4 4 30 35 30 5 5 5 25 30 25 Sulphur, in sacks, barrels, or hogsheads-............................ —- 4 4 4 30 35 30 4 4 C. 30 35 20 Sirup, n. o. s., in barrels, kegs, or kits-............................... 4 4 4 30 35 30 5 5 5 25 30 25 Tallow.... —........................... 4 4 4 30 35 30 5 5 5 25 30 25 Tar, in barrels or cases.............. 4 4 4 30 35 30 C 1) D 20 23 174 Tile, drain, in crates or hogsheads.. 4 4 4 30 35 30 D IE I) 16- 174 Tile, roofing...-...................... 3 3 4 40 50 30 B B D 30 293 174 Tin, pigor slab...................... 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 4 70 75 30 Tinware, nested in boxes, barrels, or crates.............................. 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 2 4 70 75 30 Wire cloth........................... 2 2 2 70 75 60 2 4 4 70 35 30 Wood, roofing....................... 1 3 4 85 50 -30 1 5 5 85 30 25 Wool, in sacks....................... 1 2 2 85 75 60 1 2 2 85 75 60 Wool, compressed in bales.......... 3 3 3 40 50 42 3 3 3 40 50 42 Yeast cakes, powder, or crumbs...... 3 3 3 40 50 42 3 3 4 40 50 30 Zinc, pig or slabs................... 4 4 4 30 35 30 5 5 5 25 30 25 SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION CLASSIFICATION. The classification of this association applies throughout t the territory south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, and east of the Mississippi River. In this classification, as well as in the previous ones mentioned, there have been extensive reductions by the increase in the number of descriptions of articles carried thereunder. A summary of the number of such descriptions is given below for several years: TABLR 6.-COMPARISON OF VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS ADOPTED BY THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION AND IN EFFECT t DURING THE YEARS NAMED. 0 1C.1s1Pc Summary. 0 ~ o=' b, * | Percentage of total number of classifications in each class. _____ 0; - bm —k b —..........a a. 188 7;;::: 983 100.00 829 8.33 117 l. 90 3713.77 26.18 12.65 1.55 15.00 11..45 6. 64/0.55 0. a 0. 09 1.18 0o.1 0.1 S0. 18 o. 09 2. 73 53. 28 46. 72 A 7ears. 1 0 11 5 9. n1 5. 1 4 Years. 1^17 Classes. Ca Z 1876..___cent. cent. N cent. cent._-_2_3_ —_____________________ca__ ^ H ^ T 1876.... 893 100.00 840 94.07 47 5.26 6 0.67 32.02 16.91 12.34 15.11 14.26 3.30 1.06 5.00 61.27 38.73 1880............ 983 100. 00 829 84. 33 117 11.90 37 3.77 26.18 12.55 14.55 15.00 19.45 6.64 0.55 0.45 0.09 1.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.09 2.73 53. 28 46.72 0 1887."'... 1,177 100.00 966 82.07 175 14.87 36 3.06 27.52 15.09 14.05 13.31 15.53 8.95 1.18 0.59 0.30 0.59 0.44 0.15. 0.08 2.22 56.66 43.34 1893..... 1,752 100.00 1,437 82.02 270 15.41 45 2.57 24.0915.38 14.59 14.54 12.27 12.76 2.27 0.64 0.30 0.84 0.54 0.10 0.05 1.63 54.06 45.94:-.. tii~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. 427 From the foregoing it is shown that 82 per cent of the articles are now classified at less than carload quantities only, and that 17.98 per cent are assigned a carload rating. The latter proportion is observed to be relatively lower than for either of the other classifications for which data has been given. The rate reductions will be more fully illustrated by table following, which shows the changes between two important points in this section. The arrangement of the table permits of a comparison of changes in the classification and also of the rate changes. COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES. TABLE 7.-COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES EFFECTIVE DURING THE YEARS 1876, 1880, 1887, AND 1893, IN THE TERRITORY GOVERNED BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION. RATES USED ARE IN CENTS PER 100 POUNDS FROM LOUISVILLE, KY. TO ATLANTA, GA., AS FOLLOWS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C D E F G II 1876.-.................... 150 125 100 85 58 46.. 85 73 132... 1.880...................... ——..... —-----------------—......119 104 89 76 61 46 28 47 43 38 52 81 138 71 1887.-........... —---.. —-................... —-----— 107 92 81 68 56 46 28 3631 27 48 54.,.. 53 1893 ------------ ------—. ——.. —-— 107 92 81 68 56 46 2835 28 24 48 48... 53 Louisville, Ky., to Atlanta, Ga. Commodities. Class. Rates in cents per 100 pounds. 1876 1880 1887 1893 1876 1880 1887 1893 Agricultural implements, C. L —.. —............. A.. —--- 5 6............ 56 46 Agricultural implements, L. C. L., as follows: Harrow teeth, packed. —..-.. —--------.-. -. 4 6 225...... —---- 68 46 Shellers, corn, packed.......... —-—............. 1 2 1 2 150 104 107 92 Spreaders, manure, K. D. --—......................... — - 2 3 -- 92 81 Babbitt, metal, C. L -............-................ — - 2 4 4 4 125 76 68 68 Barley, L. C. L................. —.................... 5 D 6 D 58 38 46 24 Barrels, half barrels, and kegs, except ale and beer, empty, C.L.- - 4 4 6... 76 68 46 IBatting, cotton, N. 0. S --—............................- D D D 2 300 238 214 92 pressed in bales-..................- - Dl D D 4 300 238 214 68 Bells, cast iron, L. C. L......... —................... 2 2 2 3 125 104 92 81 C.L. —. 2 2 2 5 125 104 92 56 Bluing liquid, in glass, packed —.............. -......- 1 1 2...- 119 107 92 Blue, stone, in barrels or casks, -—.-........ 4 5 5 6 85 61 56 46 Boilers, engines, or parts thereof, C. L -... —-------- -. —- -—. 5 6 -------- 56 46 Boots, and in cases, C. L... -. -................ 1 1 1 2 150 119 107 92 Brimstone in barrels, L. C. L ---—.. —----- 4 5 3 5 85 61 81 56 Brooms, C.L —-... —-. —-.... —----. - -1 1 1 2 150 119 107 92 Burlaps —-...........-...........-............... —-. 5 5 6 A 58 61 46.28 Canned goods, N. O. S., C. L........................ 4 4 4 5 85 76 68 56 Cider, in wood, 0. R. B. L., or spoiling..... —........ 5 5 2 5 5 8 61 92 56 Coffee, green, in double sacks.........5 6 6 6 58 46 46 46 Creameries, packed or wrapped.................... Dl 3........ —- 214 81 Dry goods made wholly of cotton, viz: calicoes, canton flannels, cotton rope or twine, drills, etc., L. C. L............................................ 1 1 3 5 150 119 81 6 C. L — 1. —..-.-~ —.-.~ —-. —.. — s,..,,..,,,,,,,,. I 1 3 5 150 119 81 56 Drugs and medicine, N.. S...................... 1 1 1 1 150 119 107 107 Dry goods, same as above, C. L.................... 1 4 5 150 119 68 56 Dye stuff, N. O. S., dry, in barrels.................. 1 1 1 150 119 107 107 Excelsior, pressed in bales, C. L-.................... 3 3 4 6 100 89 68 46 Facings, coal and iron, in barrels, L. C. L.......... 4 4 4 6 85 76 68 46 C.L.............. 4 4 4 A 85 76 68 28 Felting.. 2 2 2 3 125 104 92 81 Fish, in cans, boxed,. C. L —.. —---—.. —------—. 5 5 4 5 58 61 68 56 Fittings, iron pipe, in bundles, wired, L. C. L —— Dl 3...... 214 81 Foil, tin, in boxes................................ 2 2 1 2 125 104 107 92 Freezers, ice cream............... —................. 1 1 1 3 150 119 107 81 Fruit in cans, boxed, N. 0. S. C. L-.-............ 4 4 4 5 85 76 68 56 Fruit, green, N. 0. S., prepaid, guaranteed......... 2 3 6 125 89 81 46 Fuse............................................... 1 1 150 119 214 107 Glassware, common, N. 0. S. C. L.................. 3 2 3 3 100 104 81 81 Glue, scrap..................................................... 5 6............ 56 46 Grindstones, unmounted, C. L5 5 6 A 58 61 46 28 428 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 7.-COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATION AND RATES EFFECTIVE DURING THE YEARS 1876, 1880, 1887, AND 1893, ETC.-Continued. Louisville, Ky., to Atlanta, Ga. Commodities. Class. Rates in cents per 100 pounds. 1876 1880 1 1887 1893 1876 1880 1887 1893 Groceries, N. O. S ----- --------- ----- -. 2 2 2 125 104 92 92 Handles, N. 0. S., boxed or crated- -................ —--- 5 5 4 4 58 61 68 68 Hardware, N. O. S., boxed....................... 2... 2 2 2 125 104 92 92 Hessians, in originalbales..-..-.............. —.... -.-. 6 A.... 46 28 Hides, dry, in bales. -.-. —----------—. —...... 3 3 3 4 100 89 81 68 compressed..4.................. 4 5 85 76 68 56 green.............. —....................... 4 4 4 5 85 76 68 56 salted'... —..... —.. —.. 5 5 6...... 61 56 46 Hinges and nooks, in bbls. or casks-.-. 4 3 3 5 85 89 81 56 Iron roofing, N.O.S............................ 2 6 3 6 125 46 81 46 Jellies, in cans, boxed, C.L....................... 3 4 4 5 100 76 68 56 Logwood, extract, inbbls. or casks.................- 2 2 5 125 104 92 56 Machinery, all kinds, C. L.......................... 4 5 5 6 85 61 56 46 Matches, C. L............................-.......... 1 1 1 3 150 119 107 81 Meal, oat, in boxes, L. C. L.... 2 4...92 68 C.ML....,......................... 2 C... 92 28 Milk, condensed, boxed, C. L..... —-.. —----—. - 4 4 4 5 85 76 68 56 hMoss, pressed in bales, C. L....................... 3 3 4 4 100 89 68 68 Pins, clothes, boxed, L. C. L... —-. —-------------- 2 2 2 3 125 104 92 81 C.L........... -...... 2 2 2 5 125 104 92 56 Plaster, calcined, C. L... —--------- - --—... -.. A6 A............. 46 28 Plaster of Paris, C. L.......... —-—................... 5 5 6 A 58 61 46 28 Plumbago (ship's option), in sacks, bbls. or box...... 5 5 6...... 61 56 46 Radiators, steam, packed, L. C. L...-............... 4 3 4..... 76 81 68 C.L........ 4 3 5...... 76 81 56 Rice, rough... —------------—.. ——........- 5 5 5 D 58 61 56 24 Roots and herbs, value not over 6 cents per pound, L.C.L. ——.... —-—..-.. ----—. -—...... —.... -- 3 4 51......- 89 68 56 Roots and herbs, value not over 6 cents per pound, C.L. —------------- ------—... —.. --—.-.. ---- 3 4 6 89 68 46 ope, NO. S.,L. C.L............................. —--— 4 3 3 4 85 89 81 68 C.L —................................ 4 3 3 6 85 89 81 46 bedcord, L.C. L..................... 4 3 3 4 85 89 81 68 C. L........................... —----—..- 4 3 3 6 85 89 81 46 clothes line, L. C. L......................... 2 3 3 4 125 89 81 68 C.L...-. —-..... —---- -.. —. 2 3 3 6 125 89 81 46 wire.. —.......................-...-........ 4 4 4 5 85 176 68 56 Saddlery, horse collars, bark or shuck..- -.. —-... 2 2 2 4 125 104 92 68 Seed, garden, C. L.................................. 1 2 2 4 150 104 92 68 millet, C. L...................................3 6......-...... 81 46 sorghum, C. L........................ 2 6. —.. —-......92 46 Shot, in egs, or doubled sacked.............. 4 5 5 6 85 61 56 46 Slates, school, IL. C. L.............................. 3 3 2 3 100 89 92 81 C.L.............................. 3 3 2 4 100 89 92 68 Starch, except corn starch......................... 4 4 4 5 85 76 68 56 Sulphur, in barrels, L. C. L....................... 4 4 3 5 85 76 81 56 Tallow, in barrels.................................. 4 5 B B 85 61 36 35 Tacks, iron, in kegs........................... 3 3 2 5 100 89 92 56 Tar, coal, in barrels, L. C. L......................- 5 5 5 6 58 61 56 46 Tin plate, in boxes, 0. R. wet rust and damage to tin or packing, C.L...............3 5 5 6 100 61 56 46 Waters, mineral, in wood, C. L............... 4 5 5 58 76 56 56 Wheat, dracked, in barrels, C.L.IL........................ 5 6............ 56 46 boxes, L.C. L..............2 5............ 92 56 C.L................................. 2 5............ 92 56 Whiting, in barrels................................ 4 5 5 6 61 56 46 Wool, mineral....................................1 2... 107 92 Zinc, oxide........................................ ~ — 5 3 5... 61 81 56 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 429 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. The through or competitive traffic of the United States is divided into several well-defined sections, the rate-making basis of each of which, as well as the competition, is distinctive in many features. Briefly described these sections are as follows: (1) The territory north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of Chicago and the Mississippi River. (2) The territory south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi River. (3) The territory west of Chicago and the Mississippi River. (4) Competitive traffic to and from Pacific coast. In each of these sections the traffic is divided into several general descriptions, distinguishable by the character of the commodities, the direction of movement, and the operation of freight associations. For each the more important rates have been selected and such data given as will most fully present the tendency of the changes. CHANGES IN RATES ON TRAFFIC FROM EASTERN SEABOARD CITIES TO WESTERN COMPETITIVE POINTS, VIA ALL-RAIL ROUTES. Before proceeding to a study of the changes in the rates as shown by the tables for this traffic it is important that the methods under which the schedules are constructed should be first explained. Freight tariffs covering the traffic from the eastern seaboard territory to western points are established under the rules and regulations of the associations known as the Trunk Line and Central Traffic Associations, the former embraces the important roads leading from the eastern seaboard to Buffalo, Erie, Salamanca, Pittsburg, Parkersburg, and Wheeling, which points are known as the western termini of the trunk lines, and are also the eastern termini of roads in the Central Traffic Association. Under agreements of several years standing it has been the custom of these roads, forming by connections through lines from the seaboard to the West, to determine through rates from New York to Chicago, and to adopt such rates as the standard or basis for the construction of tariffs from other eastern cities and points adjacent thereto, which are directly or indirectly in competition for western business. The principal seaboard cities are, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and adjacent to each of these are important industries commanding for the points at which they are located equal transportation rates and facilities with the larger cities. For twenty years or more the rates from Boston to Western competitive points have been the same as from New York. From Philadelphia and Baltimore the rates are "agreed differentials" less than New York, the Baltimore rates being also lower than Philadelphia rates. 430 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. The westward traffic from the seaboard is carried principally under classified tariffs. The number of classes and the rates for each as now in effect are shown in the following table: TABLE 8.-WEST BOUND RATES, SEABOARD CITIES TO CHICAGO. Classes in cents per 100 pounds. 1 2 3 4 5 6 From New York to Chicago.................................... 75 65 50 35 30 25 From Boston to Chicago........................................ 75 65 50 35 30 25 From Philadelphia to Chicago............................... 69 59 48 33 28 23 Philadelphia lower than New York............................6 6 2 2 2 2 From Baltimore to Chicago...................................... 67 57 47 32 27 22 Baltimore lower than New York 3.......................... 8 8 3 3 3 3 Baltimore lower than Philadelphia............................ 2 1 1 1 1 It is not known what differentials were allowed Philadelphia and Baltimore prior to 1875. It is found that the differences in 1875 were as follows: TABLE 9.-WEST BOUND DIFFERENTIALS. Classes in cents per 100 pounds. 1 2 3 4 5 Philadelphia (lower than New York rates)...................... 7 7 6 4 3 Baltimore (lower than New York rates)............................... 10 9 8 6 5 In 1876 the system of determining the differentials was from time to time modified. Fixed differentials were again reestablished in 1877. Those shown in connection with the table of rates above have been continuously in effect since that time and may, for the purposes of studying the rates herein presented, be considered as applicable to the entire period covered. Under existing arrangements the roads leading from the East publish rates and issue through bills of lading to all western points located on the railroads within the territory west of Buffalo and Pittsburg, east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio rivers. The agreed rates and distances from New York to Chicago are taken as the standard, or 100 per cent. Through rates to the principal western cities, towns, and junction points in the territory above described are computed at a percentage of the New York-Chicago rates, based generally on the relative mileage of such points t tthe Chicago mileage. For example, rates New York to Detroit, Mich., are computed at 78 per cent of the rate New York to Chicago. In the same manner rates New York to Indianaplis, Ind., are 93 per cent of the New York-Chicago rates; Cincinnati,., 87 per cent; Erie, Penn., 60 per cent; Columbus, O., 77 per cent; Cleveland 0O., 71 per cent; St. Louis, Mo., 116 per cent. Thus the New York-Chicago rates being at all times applied as the basis would, when changed, create relative changes in the rates to the other western points. In a similar manner the relation as to rates is maintained from the other eastern cities. When rates from New York to western points are changed like changes are made from Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and points receiving the same rates, the " differentials" as between the eastern cities being at all times maintained. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 431 The general basis the construction of tariffs as here described from New York and other eastern cities to Chicago and other western points indicated, has been practically the same for years. With this explanation the tables presenting rates from New York may be accepted as indicating the changes from Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. STANDARD AND DIFFERENTIAL ROUTES. An important element in the arrangement of rate schedules is the distinction made in the class of railroads or routes, by which certain routes are under agreement allowed to charge lower rates than others to the same points of destination. This is another feature of the " differential^ plan, and has within recent years been extensively applied in the territory now under consideration. From each of the eastern cities there are two classes of roads, which are commonly termed the "standard lines" and the'differential lines." The standard lines are those which are conceded to possess advantages over their competitors by reason of shorter all-rail distance, and superior facilities arising from old and well-established connections and freight organizations. The differential lines are those which, on account of the longer routes and inadequate facilities, or owing to their through routes being partly by water, or from other disadvantages, cannot command, at even rates with the more direct lines an amount of tonnage which under customary methods for determining such matters would be considered a fair proportion. With a view to equalizing these conditions, and securing the permanency of the tariffs, as well as to bring about a fair distribution of the traffic, the cdifferential lines" are accorded somewhat lower rates than the "standard lines." At this time there are ten different lines leading from New York competing for western business. The rates upon classified traffic, New York to Chicago, as now established by each of these lines are as follows: TABLE 10.-WEST BOUND RATES, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO BY VARIOUS ROUTES. Classes (in cents per 100 pounds). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Standard lines: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad......... ) Pennsylvania Railroad.................................... 75 65 50 35 30 25 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad........ ).......... Differential lines: New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad............. Wehigh Valley Railroad —. 70 61 47 33 29 24 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad............ New York, Ontario and Western Railroad.-................. 67 59 46 32 27 33 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Route..-.-...........-....... 65 57 44 31 26 22 Central Vermont Railroad Route............................ 60 53 41 29 25 21 From other eastern cities similar arrangements exist, under which certain routes charge lower or differential rates. The data presented by the tables following, covering all-rail rates, has been obtained from the older established companies whose records were found more complete in this respect; such companies are the standard lines under the system just described. Their rates are standard and are higher than those of the differential lines. This should be borne in mind when the tables are studied for the years subsequent to 1881, as since that time traffic of the different classes and commodities appearing in the tables was taken at lower rates when carried by any of 432 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. the roads known as the differential lines. A statement covering the changes of each line, if such data were procurable, would present more fully the actual changes which have taken place. It does not, however, appear necessary to enlarge the report on this account, as under the methods described for constructing the rates the changes from New York may be accepted as representing the changes from all other eastern cities, both for the standard and differential lines. TABLE 11. —RATES OF FREIGHT ON CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC VIA ALL-RAIL ROUTES, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. NOTE. —The rates shown are those of the standard lines under the freight classifications from time to time prevailing. Rates from Boston have been the same. Philadelphia and Baltimore were lower by amount of differentials. Certain routes charge lower rates. Classes (rates in cents per 100 Classes (rates in cents per l00 pounds), pounds). Date. Date. Sp'l sp'l 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. or 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. or 6. 6. 1862-Jan. 1....... 160 128 107 66 —..-... 1872 —Oct. 14..... 125 110 85 65 50 Apr. 7-....... 149 117 85 50.. —.....- 1873-Apr. 14 -..... I00 90 75 60 45 Oct. 9........ 180 150 125 75 June 11...... 75 70 60 45 35 1863 —May 14..... 160 117 94 55........ Aug. 11...... 40 40 30 30 30 Oct. 5........ 160 128 107 66......... Aug. 13..-. 27 27 18 18 17. Nov. 23...... 180 150 124 85 5........ Dec. 1-....... 75 70 60 45 35. 1864 —July 25...... - 200 166 111 85......... 1874-Jan. 1....... 100 90 75 60 45. Sept. 20...... 215 180 120 96 Aug..3-...... 75 70 60 45 35. 1865-Mav 8.-..... 215 180 106 96........ 1875-Jan. 20...... 100 90 75 60 45 ('t. 16....... 215 180 90 82......... Mar.17...... 75 70 60 45 35. 1866 —Feb. 5....... 215 170 82 82......... Apr. 6....... 60 55 50 40 30. Mar. 5....... 188 160 127 82......... May 18.-..... 40 40 35 35 25 1867 —Nov. 5 —--—....... 202 170 138 86 A........u. 12...... 50 40 30 25 20.. 1868-June 4......- 188 160 127 82.....-... Nov. 15...... - 75 70 60 45 35.. Aug. 10...... 149 128 120 82......... Dec. 22..... 30 25 20 20 15. Sept. 7 —---—. 188 160 127 82......... 1876-Jan. 10...... 75 70 60 45 35.... Oct. 1........ 70 60 55 50......... June 12.. 25 25 25 16 16 Dec. 7....... 202 170 138 86 July 28-..... 5 15 15. 10 10. 1869 —Feb. 1....... --- 188 160 127 82 55..... Dec. 18..... 50 45 40 30 25.... Feb. 7....... - 45 45 45 45 45 1877-Mar. 12. —. — 75 70 CO 45 35 Mar. 15 —.... 160 160 127 82 55.... Oct. 8.......-. 75 70 60 40 —...... July 1-....... 188 160 127 82 55 Oct. 22....... 100 90 75 45. — Aug. 11 —...-.. 25 25 25 25 25. —.- Dec. 10...... 100 80 60 45.. Aug. 23......- 38 38 38 38 38 1878 —Feb. 15...... 75 60 50 40.. Aug. 30...... ---— 43 43 43 43 43 1881-Aug. 6 -..... 45 32 26 19....-... Sept. 22...... ---- 40 40 40 40 40 Nov. 14...... 60 50 40 28-....... Sept. 24.....-. 35 35 35'45 35 1882 —Jan. 24 ----- 45 32 26 19. Oct. 4...-.... 50 50 50 50 50 July....... 60 50 40 30 25. Oct. 9-........ 75 75'5 75 50.... Nov.1....... 75 60 45 35. — Nov. 1....... 140 125 100 80 50.... 1883-June 22..-.. 75 60 45 35 25 Nov. 29...... 150 130 100 80 55.... 1885-Jan. 26 ----- 50 40 30 25 18. 1870-Apr. 1l4...... 140 125 100 80 50 Oct. 5 60 50 40 25 --- 20 May 4...-..- 150 130 100 80 55... ov. 18...... 75 60 45 35 ---- 25 June 18...-.. 112 90 90 55 45 37 1887-Apr.1....... 75 65 50 35 30 25 July 13... —. 80 70 60 50 35 42 1888 —.an. 9....... 75 65 50 38, 33 27. July 18.. —-. 75 70 60 50 42 35 Mar. 5 75 65 50 35 30 25 July 21.-.... 65 60 60 50 42 35 Nov. 12 —---- 50 40.35 30 25 20 July 25... — 65 60 55 45 35 40 Dec. 17.... 75 65 50 35 30 25 July 28...-. 50 50 50 45 35 40 Aug. 12 -...... 50 50 50 50 40..... Aug. 22-...... 100 90 70 55 45 Sept. 8-...... 125 110 85 65 50 Nov. 28...-... 160 130 100 65 50 Dec. 26...... 180 150 120 80 60. 1871-Feb. 20...... 150 130 100 70 55..... Mar. 7-....... 100 90 70 55 45 ay 18.... 75 65 50 45 37.. June 1....... 100 90 70 55 45 July 8-..... 751 65 50 45 37. July 28...... 45 45 45 45 32 Aug.. 16 40 40 40 40 28. Aug. 21..... 35 35 35 35 26 Sept. 1....... 30 30 30 30 24 Nov. 27...... 100 90 70 55 45 Dec.15...... 125 110 85 65 50 1872-Aug. 1....... 75 70 60 45 35. Sept. 1-....... 125 110 85 65 50 Sept. 2....... 100 90 70 55 45. * In effect January 1, 1893. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 433 By this table is shown the changes in the rates of the several classes of freight from New York to Chicago from 1862 to the present time. The freight charges between the two most important shipping centers in the country are here presented for thirty years-a longer period than has ever previously appeared in one table. Absence of knowledge of the circumstances under which the varying rates of the different years were established precludes the adoption of any form of analysis which could be applied to the whole period. The character of the rates of certain years might be easily traced to the events of those years notably affecting the transportation interests; 1864 and 1865 were years near the end of and just after the war. In 1877 the Trunk Line Association was for:ed, and i4~, 1887 the Act to Regulate Commerce was passed. For these years higher rates are observed. During the summer months the all rail lines are in competition with the lake-and-rail and canal and-lake routes, to which competition has frequently been attributed the low all-rail rates; reductions by the latter at such times being necessary to retain a share of the business. While- this may explain the changes in many of the years, it loses force when applied to such years as 1869-1875, and 1882, when the low rates were charged on dates on which the lake routes were closed. In part only the foregoing may indicate the causes for cilaniges in different years. Throughout the table maybe recognized " war leriiods," which for the purpose of comparison it would be well to eliminate, if this could be correctly done, as only in this way may the changes in the normal rates of each class and commodity be shown. The rates of the table however, represent figures at which an enormous traffic was carried, and although not in all cases appearing upon the published schedules they were obtained from reliable sources, are accurate, and should be permitted to remain in the tables for what they are worth. It would be of interest to know the exact causes leading to the importalt fiuctuations of each year, and it is to be regretted that the necessary information for this purpose is not at hand. For the present, at least, we shall have to be content with the reasons frequently advanced, viz, that when low rates prevailed the cause has been " active competition," or a " rate war," and when advanced they were simply 4 restored" to what was at the time considered the "normal basis.' While the extent of the variations are shown, the tendency of the changes may not readily be determined by the figures of Table 1, in the absence of knowledge as to what were the normal rates; the latter might be assumed to be highest rates or the rates prevailing for the longest period. NV hile such a rule could well be applied to the rates of 1868, for example, when $2.02 first class per 100 pounds continued in effect for five months and was again restored after a period of lower rates, the same rule could not govern for 1869, during which there were thirteen changes and rates approaching the highest were in effect for an equal period. The comparison which shall show the tendency of the changes must therefore be made upon a basis having the merits of equality. For this purpose the system of averages and percentages has been adopted, as shown by Tables 13 and 14. While the presentation now made will be of interest, historically at least, it must be admitted that the tables furnish only a proximate basis for comparison, owing to the factthat in former years the methods of the carriers were such that the instances where the published tariff was charged were rather the exception than the rule. The devices for the secret lowering of rates to shippers commonly resorted to, S. Rep. 1394 28 434 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. in previous years were innumerable. The secret rates or reductionsby rebates of one road were generally based uipon the actual or assumed rates of a competitor, and while the rates of all ultimately fell to the same level and became the open rate, for a time at least, charges were made by some differing materially from any rates of record. Before passing to Tables 13 and 14 it may be interesting to notice some of the extreme changes appearing in the preceding table. We find the highest and lowest rates as follows: TABLE 12.-HIGHEST AND LOWEST WEST BOUND RATES. Cents per 100 pounds. Highest. Lowest. Class...........................1864 and 1865...$2.15 $0.15 in 1876 Class 2....-............................................ 1864 and 1865.... 1.80.15 in 1876 Class 3........................1867..............1. 38.15 in 1876 Class 4........................................................ 1864 and 1865...96.10 in 1876 Class 5..................................................1870.............60.10 in 1876 For the years prior to 1868 changes do not appear to have been made as often as in years following. In October, 1868, a reduction from $1.88 to 70 celts was made, the latter rate continuing until December 7, or two months. At no time in the previous six years had the firstclass rate been lower than $1.49, and for most of this time the normal rate had been nearer $2. The year 1869 was conspicuous for sharp fluctuations, with a rate at the beginning of the year of $2.02 first class, which was reduced on February 1 to $1.88, and again on the 17th of the same month to 45 cents. The latter was equivalent to a decline of 75 per cent on first class and about 50 per cent on fourth class. By this schedule it will be seen that the same rate was charged upon all classes. Here for the first time it is noticed that the principles of classification are entirely set aside. In March the rates were advanced as abruptly as they declined, and in July $1.88 was again reached. In August a rate of 25 cents was established for all classes, the lowest rate from 1862 to 1876. This rate (August, 1869) was advanced on different dates during August, September, October, and November, until the $1.50 basis was reached. In 1870 important reductions were made, followed by advances to the $1.80 basis in December, which was again reduced to $1.50 in February, 1871. During the summer of 1871 rates were very low and again the classification was ignored. In December the $1.25 basis was resumed, and after reductions, again adopted in October, 1872, continuing until April, 1873, after which date no higher basis than $1 was reached. In August, September, October, November, and part of December, 1873, a 27-cent first-class and 17-cent fifth-class basis was charged, which were unusually low rates. The rates for 1874 and 1875 were comparatively better. The rates of 1876 were far below the rates known to have been charged at any time within the periods covered by the table. In 1877 the 75-cent basis was restored, and in October of the same year the classification was reduced to four classes. In December the $1 basis was established, which lasted until February 15,1878, when the 75-cent basis was-again made effective. These rates continued in effect until August, 1881, three years and a half, an unusually long period. The CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 435 rates of 1881 and 1882 were low; 1883 and 1884 the rates were higher and more steady; 1885 rates were low. From 1886 to the present time the class rates have been practically on the same basis. These comments relate principally to first class, and apply generally to all, although the class relations were not always maintained by the changes. At times there were only four classes and at others five or six. Lower rates usually followed the introduction of new classes. TABLE 13. —A ERAGE RATES ON CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC, VIA ALL-RAIL ROUTES, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. Classes (rates in cents per 100 Classes (ratesin cents per 100 pounds). pounds). Date. Date. 1. 2. 3. 4.. 6or spel. 3. 4.' ^ sl | 4' 5 |spe'l. 1 3 6or 1862......... 59 127 100 60..... 1881...... 65 51 42 33....... 1863....... 169 134 110 67......... 1882....... 56 44 35 26..... 18t4. —.. -- 193 161 121 87..-....... 1883-..... 75 60 45 35.... 185........ 215 180 107 93. 1884.... 75 60 45 35 25.... 1866.. 193 163 120 82...... 1885.. 56 45 34 27.... 1867 -...-..10 19162 129 83 -.... 1886..... 75 60 45 35 25 1868...-.... 170 144 119 78... 1887.. —--- 75 64 49 35. 25 1869. —---- 132 122 100 72. —-. 888... —. 73 63 49 35 30 25 1870.... 130 113 90 69 50 1889-. 75 65 50 35 30 25 1871-. -... 90 79 65 51 40..-. 1890 —..... 75 65 50 35 30 25 1872...-. 118 104 81 62 48 -- 1891. —-..... 75 65 50 35 30 25 -1873. -.... 78 71 57 45 35... 1892.. 75 65 50 5 30 25 1874.. -..... 90 82 69 54 41.. 1875... -61 55 46 38 29 - - 1876..... 43 41 36 26 22 1877......... 75 68 58 42.. 1878....... 78 62 51 41.... 1879...... 75 60 50.40.... 1880..... 75 60 50 40..... This table gives the average rate of each class, New York to Chicago for each year. These averages are obtained by multiplying the rates by the number of days each were in effect and dividing the suml of the multiples by the number of days in the year. This method is thought to be fairly accurate, and is undoubtedly the best available when it is impossible to obtain tonnage statistics showing the exact quantity of traffic carried at the separate rates. The next table will show the percentage or ratio of change in the yearly class averages given above. For this purpose the rates of 1867 are counted as 100, and the rates of the years following are expressed in percentages of the rates of 1867. Thus, in 1892 the first-class rate was 39.47 per cent of the rates of 1867; or, in other words, the same weight of freight may be now carried from New York to Chicago for 39 cents as was charged $1 in 1867. 436 REPORT ON CHANGES. IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 14.-PERCENTAGES OF THE YEARLY AVERAGE RATES ON CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. Classes. Date. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1867..........................-... 100 100 100 100 1868..................................... 89.47 88.89 92.25 93.98................. 1869-.6.........- -—..:..-....... 69.47 75.31 77.52 86. 75...... ——......... —1870............................. —........ 68.42 75 69. 77 83.13 1 100..1871 —.... 47.37 48. 77 50.39 61.45 80..... 1872..-..-...............-............... —-—. 62.11 64.20, 62.79 74.70 96...1873.................................... 1. 05 43. 83 44.19 54.22 70....1874...............................-.... 47. 37 50. 62'53.49 65.06 82 —....1.875..................................... 32.11 33.95 35.66 45.78 58..1876................ -. —-... 22.63 25.31 27.91 31.33'44....... 1877..................................... 39.47 41.98 41.96.50.60.................. 1878.....................-..............'41.05 38.27 39.53 49.40........ 1879..................................... 39.47 37.04 38.76 48.19................. 39. 47 37.04 I 38.76 48.19. 1880..................................... 39.47 37.04 38. 76 48.'19.................. 1881.................................... 34.21 31.48 32.56 39.76........ 1882...................................... 47 27. 16 27.13 31.33..........- 1883..................................... 39.47 37. 04 34. 88 42. 17........ 1881..................................... 39.47 37. 04. 34. 88 42.17 50.......... 1885...................-................. 29.47 27.78 26.36 32.53... -..... 1886..................................... 39.47 37.04 34.88 42.17..................... 1886........,...,_-.-.-.-.. ——. —-.-'~' 39.47. 37.04 34.88 42.17. 1887.................... 39.47 39.51 37.98 42.17.................. 1888..................................... 38.42 38.89 37.98 42.17 60....... 1889.................................. 39.47 40. 12 38.76 42.17 60.......... 1890..................................... 39.47 40.12 38.76 42.17 60......... 1891.................................... 39.'47 40.12 38. 76 42.17 60.......... 1892................................ 39.47' 0.12 38.76 42.17 60. By this arrangement of the tables it may be seen at a glance what general changes have taken place. In many of the earlier years lower rates for some classes are noticed than have been charged since 1887. A study of the tables, however, will give prominence to the fact that the basis is now lower. In support of this conclusion it must be remembered that there is now a permanent fifth and sixth class, each ot which has rates lower than was formerly charged for fourth class. The yearly tonnage forwarded by the trunk lines from New York to a~nd beyond the western termini of each shows a marked increase; the shipments for 1892 were 38 per cent higher than in 1886. The business for several years is shown in the table next given: TABLE 15.-WEST BOUND TONNAGE. Tons. 1878 —... —---—.. —..... —-—.. ——..... ——. —----—... 715,808 1879. —.....-... —-- ------.. —-. —-.... —---—...- ---- --- 803, 770 1880 -..-..-.... —--- ---—.... —....-... —- ----—.. —-—.. 986, 013 1881.. --—.. —----—.. —.. —-... —---.. —-... —... —---- 1,198, 097 1882. —-----—...... — -—... --—.. —........ —..... -—..... 1, 363, 708 1883..-... —.... — ---- --—. —-... —--—.-..-. —.. ——. 997, 645 1884..... —---... —..-...1 —-...... —------.. — 1 115, 052 1885 --—........-.. ——.................... 1,194,350 1886... —....................................-...... 1, 125, 417 1887. —--. —........ —-..-......-.-.......... —... —-- 1,.314, 254 1888.............. ——...-. -.. —-.. —.. - ----—. —------ 1, 335, 343 1889 -. —------ --------—.. --—........... — - ------ 1,219, 769 1890................................... --- 1, 405,352 1891....... - —.-.......-, —--—..... 1, 465, 094 1892..................................... -. 1, 551, 357 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 437 The proportions carried in the respective classes during these years were as follows: TABLE 16.-PER CENT OF TONNAGE IN EACH CLASS. Class. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1881886. 1887. 1888. 188. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1-...... _.... —.... —. 30.4 31. 3 26.4 25.1 23.1 29. 5 25.6 24.8 23.3 18.9 19.3 22. 2 21. 0 19.4 19.9 2........... 6.9' 7.2 6.7 6.4 6.2 8.0 7.6 7.1 7.9 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.4 5.7 5.4 3.................... 4.8 5.0 4.4 5.1 4.2 4.9 4.1 4.2 5.2 8.1 10.4 12.8 12.3 11.4 11.3 4.................... 57.9 48.7 50.1 53.7 58.9 42.8 32.9 29.3 20.9 14.1 13.5 13.0 12.7 11.1 10.4 5................. 0.0 6.5 10.6 9.7 7.6 14.8 29.8 34.6 42.7 16.1 9.2 7.8 10.0 9.1 9.6 6.................... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0-.... 35.3 40.4 37. 37..6 43.3 43.4 Special.-....-....... 0.0 1.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0............. 100. 0 100. 01100. 01100.0 100. 0 100. 0 100. O 100. 01100. 0 100. 0100. 0100. 100. 0 100. 0 0b. 0 The principal purpose served by the introduction of the latter table is to point out that about sixty per cent of the tonnage is now carried in the fourth, fifth, and sixth classes, the rates of which are 35, 30, and 25 cents per 100 pounds, respectively, New York to Chicago. Prior to 1886 no considerable number of articles were permanently assigned to fifth and sixth classes; they embraced usually a few commodities which had been assigned a special rate, which rate was seldom lower than 35 cents per 100 pounds, and often higher. It has been shown from an analysis of the freight classifications that 47 per cent of the descriptions in the classification now applying westward from the seaboard are found in the fourth and lower classes, and the tonnage of the same classes from New York is 60 per cent of the total traffic. The traffic represented by these figures now permanently receive lower rates than in 1886. Similar results would appear from an analysis of the rates and classification applying from other seaboard cities to the West. The foregoing tables of rates, it will be noticed, refer to the yearly averages of the different classes. In order to ascertain the changes upon the entire traffic of all classes from New York, the following table has been compiled, by which is shown the monthly average rates for each year on the traffic from New York from 1878 to 1892, inclusive, and the yearly averages are given for the years 1886 to 1892, inclusive. These average rates, it should be explained, are arrived at on the assumption that all traffic from New York was destined to Chicago, and carried at the prevailing tariff rates for the years given. This rule is applied throughout the table, and when it is recalled that rates to all destinations east of the Mississippi River are made proportionate to the New York-Chicago rate, results sufficiently accurate are obtained to illustrate the charges for all traffic from the seaboard to western points other than Chicago, to which rates are made by the trunk lines. Especial attention is directed to this table, as it contains rates representative of a traffic more extensive than is carried under any other set of competitive rates in the United States. 438 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 17.-AVERAGE RATES PER HUNDRED POUNDS CHARGED TO CHICAGO, ILL., DURING EACH MONTH, 1878 TO 1892, INCLUSIVE, UPON FREIGHI-FROM NEW YORK, N. Y., TO POINTS BEYOND TRUINK LINE TERMINI. Year (average rate in cents per 190 poupds). Month. 187811879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 January..................... 64 53 47 49 23 47 45 40 43 40 45 45 43 43 41 February................... 60 55 49 51 26 49 47 30 45 40 47 45 43 45 42 March....................... 55 55 51 51 26 49 47 30 45 38 47 43 40 41 43 April....-............ 53 55 51 49 26 47 45 30 45 45 40 43 40 39 42 May...... ---------—....... 51 53 47 49 26 47 43 30 43 40 43 45 43 40 41 J ie --—..................... 51 53 47 47 26 45 43 23 40 43 40 43 43 40 39 July...................... 51 53 49 49 38 45 45 23 43 43 40 47 45 42 41 August ----—............... 53 55 53 30 38 47 47 26 43 40 43 45 43 43 42 September..........-.....'. 53 55 53 26 38 47 45 23 43 40 40 43 43 42 42 October -----................ 53 49 51 26 43 45 45 32 40 40 43 45 45 42 42 November -............... 51 47 51 26 49 45 45 38 38 40 33 43 43 41 42 December. —..-...-. - 51 45 49 26 47 43 45 45 40 43 33 43 43 42 41 Average yearly rate -— 53. 7 51. 9 49. 9 37. 529.4 47. 744. 630.1 42.6 41.0 41. 0 43.7 42.9 41.441.5 Applying to a number of commodities the same plan for computation of averages and percentages as shown above by Tables 13 and 14 for classes, similar results as to the extent of the reductious are obtained. Tables 18 and 19 next following present the yearly average charges and percentages for a number of selected articles; reference to each will show the rates to be upon a much lower basis in the more recent years than formerly. It will also be noticed that the majority have now been assigned a separate car-load rating, where in previous years this distinction was not made and the the shipments in carload quantities were taken at higher rates. An extended analysis of the changes in each article appears unnecessary, as the tables fully present the reductions. 440 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 18.-AVERAGE RATES ON VARIOUS COMMODITIES, Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soap. Furn. Stoves. Coffee. Starch. Sugar. Ic i tu~~~~~ ^^~Castile Cornt re Year. - D and fancy. mon. 1867 -............... 1190 190 190 190 190 190 190 162 162 162 16212912916216219083 83 18- - 170 170'170 170 170 170 170........144 144 78 7822122170. 186)...............']32 112 132 182 112 112 132- 122 122 72 72 00100 12 1870................130 130 130 110 130 110 130- - -... 113 113 69 69 90 90 130. 1871-. —9.............01 9 0 90 9 0 90 40 40, 79 79 51 51 6565 90 40 40 1872............... 118 118 118 1 18 118 118 1 18 48 48 104 104 62 62 81 81 118 48 48 187:.............. 170 70 787878783535 1 44 78 78 122 122 1703535,-871 ----------------- 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 40 40, 79 79 5. 51 6. 65 90 40 40 1874....-........ — 90 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 41 41 82 82 54 54 69 69 90 41 41 1875....... 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 28 28 55 55 38 38 46 46 61 28 28 1876................ 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 22 22 41 41 26 26 36 36 43 22 22 1877......... —-—....... 75 75 75 75 75 75 63 35 35 68 68 42 42 52 52 75 35 35 1878................ 78 78 78 78 78 78 41 41 41 62 62 41 41 41 41 78 41 41 1879...............7575 75 75 75 i. 75 40 40 40 60 60 40 40- 40 40 75 40 40 1880............-.. 75 75 75 75 75 75 40 40 40 60 60 40 40 40 40 75 40 40 1881..-.......-...... 65 65 65 65 65 65 33 33 33 51 51 33 33 33 33 65 33 33 1882.. —----—. —. 56156 56 56 56 56 26 26 26 44 44 26 26 26 26 56 24 24 188 —..............5. 75 7575 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 30 30 1884.......-..-..... 7 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 25 25 1885............... 56 556 6 56 56 56 27 27 27 45 45 27 27 27 27 56 20 20 1886..7...-........ 75,66 75 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 25 25 1887............... 75 50 75 75 67 56 31 35 27 64 64 35 31 35 27 75 33 25 1888................ 73 4973 73 63 49 30 35 25 63 63 35 30 35 25 73 35 25 188')................ 75 50 75 75 65 50 30 35 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 35 25 180................ 75 50 75 75 65 50 30 35 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 35 25 1891............... 75 50 75 75 65 35 26 35 25 49 44 35 26 35 25 75 35 25 1892...............75 50 75 75 65 30 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 75 35 24 * Eight months, to Augast 31, inclusive. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 441 VIA ALL-RAIL ROUTES, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). eCrock-y Agricul- Machin as3 ) PRice. ry and aggng er Lead. Nails. tural im- Beer. lasses. earthen- p M - e-ts ery. plemerits:: ware. ^3 ) ~j ~ U CU Co 1 a. ~. Z + S~T~ a o; ^ ~ b~ CI e a.la a 9a ar a 5 < a a e 00 0 0 00 00 ~0 ^ d, 0 00 00 o o. c) Ca O cl ~-U) Q ~u ) Q o Q Q c-;1 U ) Q. o U )1 Go; -1 Q oQ 0, 0- IV 83 83 83 83 162 190 162 162 162 162 162 162 83 83 83 83 162 190 190 162 162 129 129........78 78 144 170 144 144 144 144 144 144 78 78 78 78 144 170 170 144. 144 119' 114....... 72 72 122 132 —..-.. 122 122 122 122 72 72 72 72 122 132 132 122 122 100 100. -......... —....113 130......- 113 113 111 111 70 70 69 69 113 130 130 113 113 90 90 51 51 51 51 79 90. 55 55 79 79 79 79 44 44 51 51 79 90. 90 79 79 65 65 62 62 57 57 104 118 91 91 104 104 104 104 48 48 62 6262 104 118 118 104 104 81 81 45 45 35 35 71 78 35 35 71 71 71 7135 35 45 45 71.....62 71 71 57 57 54 54 41 41 82 90 41 41 8282 82 82 41 41 54 54-82... 54 82 82 69. 69 4747 29 29 55 61 33 33 5 55 5 55 29 29 38 38 55.. 38 5555 46 46 26 26 22 22 41 43 22 22 41 41 41 41 22 22 26 26 41... 26 41 4,1 36. 36 42 42 35 35 68 75 35 35 59 59 68 68 35 35 42'42 68.... 41 68 59 52 52 41 41 41 41 62 78 41 41 41 41 62 62 41 41 41 41. 62.. 41' 62.41 41, 41 40 40 40 40 60 75 40 40 40 40 60 60 40 40 40 40 60.. 40 60 40. 40 40 40 40 40 40 60 475 40 40 40 40 660 60 0 40 40 40 60..40 60 40. 40 40 33 33 33 33 51 65 33 33 33 33 51 51 33 33 33 33 51.....33 51, 3333 33 24 24 26 26 44 56 2 26 26 26 44 44 26 26 26 26 44.... 26 44 26 26 26 3030 35 35 60 75 35 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 60...36 60 35 35 35 25 25 35 35 60 75 3535 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 60...36 60..35 35 35 20 20 27 27 45 56 27 27 7 27 45 45 2727272745 274527 27 27 25 25 35 35 60 75 35 35 35 35 60 60 3535353560 356035 35 35 33 29 35 35 64 75 35 31 46 35 52 41 35 27 35 311 41 31 46 31 35 30 35 25 63 73 35 30 49 35 49 35 35 25 35 30 63 49 30 35 W) 49 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 35 30 65 50 30 35 30 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 35 30 65 50 30 35.. 30 50 30 35 30 35 25 Q5 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 31 26 65 50 30 35 34 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 30 25 65 50 30 35 35 50 30 442 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 19.-PERCENTAGES OF THE YEARLY AVERAGE RATES ON VARIOUS Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Furniture. Stoves. Coffee. Year. Dry Cotton Boots goods. piece and goods, shoes. Less Car- Less r Less Car thn ccr- tl tha n car'- than car- oas loas. loads.. loads.lo. loa. load., 1867............. 100. 00 100. 00 100.00 100. 00 100 00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100.00 1868.............. 89.47 89.47 89.47 89.47 89.47 89.47 89.47.............. 1869............. 6947 69.47 47 69.47 69.47 69.47 69.47 69.47................. 1870............. 68.42 68.42 68.42 68.42 68.42 68.42 68.42...... 1871.............. 47.'37 47.37 47.37 47.37 47.37 47.37 47.37 24. 69 24.69 1872... 62.11 62. 11 6211 6. 11 62.11 62.11 62.11 29.63 29.63 1873 —.............. 41.05 41. 05 41.05 41.05 41.05 41. 05 41.05 21.60 21. 60 1874..- - 47. 37 47.... 37..47 3 47.37 47. 37 47 37 47 37 25.31 25. 31 1875.............. 32.11 32. 11 32.11 32.11 32.11 32.11 32.11 17. 28 17. 28 1876............. 22. 63 22. 63 22. 63 22.63 22. 63 22. 63 22. 63 13.58 13.58 1877........... 39... 4 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 33.16 21.60 21.60 1878.............. 41.05 41. 05 41.05 41.05 41.05 41.05 21.58 25.31 25.31 1879.............. 39.4747. 47 39. 47 39. 47 39. 47 39.47 21.05 24. 69 24.69 1880.............. 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 21. 05 24.69 24. 69 188i.............. 21 34. 21 34. 21 34. 21 34. 21 34. 21 17. 37 20. 37 20. 37 1:482........... 29. 47 29.47 29. 47 29. 47 29.47 29.47 13. 68 16. 05 16. 05 1883............. 3947 39. 47 39. 47 39. 47 39.47 39. 47 18.42 21.60 21.60 1884........... 39. 47 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 18.42 21.60 21.60 1885.............. 47 29. 47 29.47 29. 47 29. 47 29.57 14.06 16. 67 16. 67 88........... 39.47 34.74 39.47 39.47 39.47 39.47 18.42 21.60 21.60 1887.....39.47..... 26. 32 39.47 39.47 35.26 29.47 16. 32 21. 60 16.67, 1888............. 38.42 25.79 38.42 38.42 33.16 25.79 15.79 21.60 15.43 1889.............. 39.47 26. 32 39.47 39. 47 34. 21 26. 32 15.79 21.60 15.43 1890........ 39. 47 26 32 39. 47 39. 47 34. 21 26. 32 15. 79 21. 60 15. 43 1891.............. 39.47 26.32 39.47 39.47 34. 21 18.42 13.68 21.60 15.43 1892.............. 39. 47 26.32 39.47 39.47 34.21 15. 79 13.16 21.60 15.43 Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds), Rice. Crockery andeater. earthenware. Baging. Year. Less Groce Drugs. Less Less Less than Car- s than Car- than Car- than Carcar- loads, car- loads, car- loads, car- loads. loads. loads. loads, loads. 1867............. 1. 00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 1oo.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 1868.............. 93.98 93.98 88.89 89.47 88.89 88.89 88.89 88.89 88.89 88.89 1869.............. 86.75 86.75 75.31 69.47................ 75.31 75.31 75.31 75.31 1870.... 69.75 68.42...67..... 5.7 69.75 68.4 52 68.52 1871............. 61.45 61.45 48.77 47.37 33.95 33.95 48.77 48.77 48.77 48.77 1872.............. 68.67 68.67 64.20 62.11 56.17 56.17 64.20. 64.20 64.20 64.20 1873.............. 42.17 42.17 43.83 41.05 21.60 21. 60 43.83 43.83 43.83 43.83 1874.............. 49.40 49. 40 50. 62 47.37 25. 31 25. 31 50.62 50. 62 50. 62 50.62 1875.............. 34.94 34. 94 33.95 32.11 20.37 20. 37 33.95 33.95 33.95 33.95 1876............ 26.51 26. 51 25.31 22. 63 13.58 13.58 25.31 25. 31 25.31 25.31 1877.............. 42.17 42.17 41.98 39. 47 21.60 21.60 36.42 36.42 41.98 41.98 1878.............. 49.40 49.40 38.27 41.05 35.31 35.31 35.31 35.31 38.27 38.27 1879.............. 48.19 48.19 37.04 39.47 24.69 24.69 24.69 24.69 37.04 37.04 1880.............. 48.19 48.19 37.04 39.47 24. 69 24.69 24.69 24.69 37.04 37.04 1881.............. 39.76 39.76 31.48 34.21 20.37 20.37 20.37 20.37 31.48 31.48 1882...........-. 31.33 31.33 27.16 29.47 16.05 16.05 16.05 16.05 27.16 27.16 1883.............. 42.17 42.17 37. 04 39.47 21. 60 21.60 21.60 21.60 37. 01 37.04 1884.............. 42.17 42.17 37.04 39.47 21.60 21. CO 21.60 21.60 37.04 37.04 18858..........: 32. 53 32. 53 27.78 29. 47 16. 67 16. 67 1 16.67 16.67 27.78 27.78 1886.............. 42. 17 42.17 37.04 39. 47 21.60 21.60 21.60 21.60 37.04 37.04 1887............ 42. 17 42. 17 39. 51 39.47 21.60 19.14 28.40 21.60 32.10 25. 31 1888...........'... 42.17 30.12 38.89 38.42 21.60 18.52 30.25 21.60 30.25 21.60 1889............ 42.17.30.12 40.12 39.47 21.60 18.52 30.86 21.60 30.86 21.60 1890........... 42.17 30.12 40.12 39.47 21.60 18.52 30.86 21.60 30.86 21.60 1891.............. 42. 17 30.12 40.12 39.47 21.60 18.52 30. 86 21.60 30. 86 21.60 1892............. 42.17 30.12 40.12 39.47 21.60 18. 52 30.86 21.60 30. 86 21.60 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 443 COMMODITIES, VIA ALL-RAIL ROUTES, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soap. Starch. Sugar. Molasses. Castile and fancy. Common. ~ ~~ ~ ~_ _ ~__ - _ _ _ _ _ _T e a. Less Car Less Car Less Less Less than car- a, than car- than car- than car- s than carloads. dloads. loads, loads.... 100. 00 100.00 100.00 10. 00 100 00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100. 00 100.00 100. 00 88. 89 88.89 60. 47 60. 47 75.31 75.31 89.47..................... 75.31 75.31 55.81 55.81 61.73 61.73.69.47............... 69.75 69.75 53.49 53.49 55.56 55.56 68.42........... 48. 77 48. 77 39. 53 39. 53 40.12 40.12 47. 37 48.19 48.19 61.45 61. 45 64. 20 64.20 48. 06 48.06 50. 00 50. 00 62.11 57.83 57.83 74.70 74.70 43.83 43.83 34.88 34.88 35.19 39. 19 41.05 42.17 42.17 54.22 54. 22 50. 62 50.62 41.86 41.86 42. 59 42.59 47.37 49.40 49.40 65.06 65. 06 33. 95 33.95 29. 46 49. 46 28.40 28.40 32.11 33. 73 33.73 56. 63 56. 63 25.31 29.31 20.16 20.16 22. 22 22.22 22. 63 26. 51 26.51 31.33 31. 33 41.98 41.98 32. 56 32. 56 32.10 32.10 39.47 42.17 42.17 50.60 50. 60 38. 27 38. 27 31, 78 31. 78 25. 31 25. 31 41.05 49.40 49.40 49. 40 49.40 37.04 37.04 31.01 31.01 24. 69 24. 69 39.47 48.19 48.19 48.19 48. 19 37. 04 37. 04 31.01 31.01 24. 69 24. 69 39. 47 48.19 48.19 48.19 48.19 31.48 31. 48 25. 58 25.58 20. 37 20.37 34. 21 39. 76 39.76 39. 76 27.16 27. 16 20. 16 20. 16 16. 05 16. 05 29. 47 28. 92 28. 92 28. 92 28.92 37.04 37.04 27.13 27. 13 21.60 21.60 39.47 36.14 36.14 36.14 36. 14 37.04 37.04 27. 13 27. 13 21.60 21.60 39.47 30.12 30.12 30. 12 30.12 27.78 27.78 20. 93 20.93 16. 67 16. 67 29.47 24. 10 24.10 24. 10 24. 10 37.04 37. 04 27. 13 27. 13 21. 60 21.60 39. 47 30. 12 30.12 30.12 30.12 39.51 39. 51 27.13 24.03 21. 60 16. 67 39.47 39. 76 30.12 39. 76 34. 94 38.89 38. 89 27. 13 23. 26 21. 60 15.43 38. 42 42. 17 30.12 42.17 36. 14 40.12 40.12 27.13 23.26 21.60 15.43 39.47 42.17 30.12 42.17 36.14 40. 12 40.12 27. 13 23. 26 21. 60 15. 43 39. 47 42.17 30.12 42.17 36.14 30. 25 27. 16 27.13 23. 26 21.60 15.43 39. 47 42. 17 30. 12.42. 17 36. 14 27. 13 15. 43 27. 13 23. 26 21.60 15.43 39. 47 42. 17 28. 92 42. 17 36.14 Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Lead. ails. Agricltralim- achinery. Beer. plerments. HardLess Car Less ar ware. Less Ca r Less Car Less Ca than car- loads than car- than car- l than car- loads than car- ds. loads. loads. loads. loads. loads. 1000 100.00 1 00.00 10. 00. 0 000 100.00 1 00. 00 100. 00 100.00 100. 00 100.00 93.98 98. 98 93.98 93. 98 88. 89 89. 47 89.47 88. 89 88.89 92.25 92. 25 86. 75 86. 75'86. 75 86.75 75. 31 69.47 69.47 75.31 75.31 77. 52 77. 52 84.34 84.34 83.13 83.13 69.75 68. 42 68.42 69.75 69.75 69. 77 69.77 53.01 53. 01 61.45 61.45 48.77 47. 37 47.37 48.77 48.77 50. 39 50 39 57.83 557.83 74.70 74.70 64.20 62.11 62.11 64. 20 64.20 62.79 62. 79 42.17 42.17 54.22 54.22 43.83......... 32.63 43.83 43.83 44.19 44.1) 49.40 49.40 5 06 65.6 06 50.62.... 28. 42 50. 62 50.62 53.49 53.4. 34.94 34.94 45. 78 45. 78 33. 95......... 20.00 33.95 33.95 35.66 35.68 26. 51 26.51 31.33 31.33 25.31........ 13.68 25. 31 25.31 27.91 27.91 42.17 42.17 50.60 150.60 41.98 —..... 21.58 41.98 36.42 40.31 40.31 49.40 49.40 49.40 49.40 38.27...... 21.58 38.27 25.31 31.78 31.78 48.19 19 4819 48.19 37.04......... 21.05 37.04 24. 69 31.011 31.01 48.19 48.19 48.19 48.19 37.04......... 21. 05 37.04 24. 69 31.01 i 31.01 39.76 39.76 39.76 39.76 31.48........ 17.37 31.48 20.37 25.58 25.5S 31.33 31.33 31.33 31.33 27.16 1........ 13.68 27.16 16. 05 20.16 20. 16 42.17 42.17 42.17 42.17 37. 04......... 18.95 37.04 21.60 27.13 27.13 42.17 42. 17 42.17 42.17 37. 04... —-. 18.95 3704 21.60 27.13 27.13 32.53 32. 53 32. 53 32. 53 27.78........ 14.06 27.78 16. 67 20.93 20.93 42.17 42.17 42.17 42 7 37.04....... 18.42 37.04 21.60 27.13 27.13 42.17 32. 53 42. 17 37.35 39.51.......-. 16. 32 25.31 19.14 35.66 24.03 42.17 30.12 42.17 36.14 38.89 25.79 15.79 21.60 18.52 37.98 23.26 42. 17 30.12 42.17 36.14 40.12 26. 32 15.79 21.60 18.52 38.76 23. 26 42.17 30.12 42.17 36.14 40.12 26. 32 15.79 21.60 18. 52 38. 76 23. 26 42.17 30.12 37. 35 31.33 40.12 26.32 15.79 21.60 20.99 38.76 23.26 42.17 30.12 36.14 30.12 40.12 26.32 15.79 21.60 21. 60 38.76 23.26 I I I I I I I II 444 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. Next following will be presented numerous tables showing changes in rates on important commodities from New York to a number of western competitive points. These points have been selected principally on account of their importance as commercial and distributing trade centers, and to which the greater portion of the westward traffic from the seaboard cities is carried. The commodities given have been carefully selected and are intended to embrace (1) those representative of different commercial classes, (2) those of universal use, and (3) those which have been carried in practically the same form throughout the entire period covered. The shipping terms as now employed for many.classified articles are quite unlike those of 1867, and the frequent changes in the nomenclature of the freight classifications have made it very difficult to trace the rating for many of the articles; but so far as has been possible the rates shown throughout the tables, cover the salne form of package, or represent the standard commercial package from time to time prevailing for these articles. The dates appearing at the left hand in the tables indicate the dates on which a change was made in the rate itself of one or more articles, or a change in the classification of an article resulting in a change in the rate. The headlines are self-explanatory, columns being provided for less than carloads and carload rates for such articles as are carried in both forms. Where the figures are omitted and: special lrate" inserted the records of the railroads failed to show the actual ratecharged. ln such cases the rate maybe ssuined to have been lower than the preceding rate shown. In the parlance of the railroads in former yeLrs the-term "special rate" generally implied a secret rate, which was often omitted from the schedules and known only to the company and favored patrons. 446 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 20.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 912 miles; [NoTE.-Where the rates are not specifically described as applying on less than Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soap. ~6 Ftur- Stoves. Coffee. Starch. Sugar. I " niture. Castile CornmDate. and fancy. mon...... l —-~lT ~-0,y0 Jr, -- ) 0 S.ia. c~ a ~ na. a.. d- a. ~~(o aO M a M MC W d M 0 -0 0 ao ^~o a- a O o no o no o S'o o 1867-Jan. 1.....188 188 188 188 188 188 188 160 160 160 160 127 127 160 160 188 82 82 Nov. 5.....202 202 202 202 202 202 202 170 170 170 170 138 138 170 170 202 86 86 1868-Feb. 4.....202 202 202 202 202 202 202 Special 170 170 86 86 138 138 2'02 Special rate. rate. June 4...188 188 88 188 188 188 1 18888 8..do —.... 160 160 82 82 127 127 188.-do. —. Aug. 10...-.149 149 149 149 149 149 149..do.-.. 128 128 82 82 120 120 149 — do.... Sept. 7-.....188 188 188 188 188.188 188 160 1160 160 160 82 82 127 127 188..do.... Oct. 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Special 60 60 50 50 55 55 70..do.... rate. Dec. 7.....202 202 202 202 202 202 202..do.... 170 170 86 86 138 138 202 -.do...1869-Feb. 1...1188 188'188 188 188 188 188 — do.... 160 160 82 82 127 127 188 - do.... Feb. 17...-.. 45 45 45 45 45'45 45..do... — 45 45 45 45 45 45 45..do... Mar. 15..-...160 160 160 160 160 160 160.-.do... -. 160 160 82 82 127 127 160..o.. Apr. 12....160 160 160 160 160 160 160..do... 160 160 82 82 127 127 160..do.. July 1....188 188 188 1.88 188 188 188 -..do.... 160 160 82 82 127 127 188..do.-.. Aug. 1 1. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 I.do.... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 do... Aug. 23..... — 38 38 38 38 38 38 -do... 38 38 138 38 38 38 38.do... Aug. 30..... 43 43 43 43 43 43 43..do.... 43 43 43 43 43 43 43..do.... Sept. 22....40 40 40 40 40 40 40..do.... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40.do... Sept. 24-.... 35 35 35 35 35 35 35..do.... 35 35 35 35 35 35 35..do... Oct. 4.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50..do.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50..do —.. Oct. 9-.... 75 75 75 75 75 75.. 75 do.... 75 7 75 75 75 75 75..do... Nov. 1.._..140 140 140 140 140 140 140 -.do.... 125 125 80 80 100 100 140 -.do..... Nov. 29.....1150 150 150 150 150 150 150..do... 130 130 80 80 100 100 150..do.... 1870-Apr. 14.....140 140 140 140 140 140 140..do.-'. 125 125 80 80 100 100 140.-do ——. May 4.... 150 1150 150 150 150 150 150 -..do.... 130 130 80 - 80 100 100 150 38 38 May 7.....150 150 150 150 150 150 150..do... 130 0 0 80 80 100 100 150 38 38 June 18.....112 112 112 112 112 112 112.-do.-.. 90 90 55 55 90 90 11 38 38 I July 13.... 80 80 80 80 80 80 80..do.... 70 70 50 50 60 60 80 Special rate. July 18... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 — do.... 70 70 50 50 60 60 75.do.... July 21..... 69 65 65 65 65 65 65..do.... 60 60 50 50 60 60 65..do... July 25..... 65 65 65 65 65 65 65..do.... 60 60 45 45 55 55 65..do.... July 28-. —. 50 50 50 50 50 50 50..do —.. 50 50 45 45 50 50 50.do. —.. Aug. 12.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50..do.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 -.do.... Aug. 22 —-.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100..do.... 90 90 55 55 70 70 100..do.... Sept. 8... 125 125 125 125 125 125 125..do..-. 110 110 65 65 85 85 125..do.... Nov. 28:....160 160 160 160 160 160 160..do. —.. 130 130 65 65 100 100 160.do.... Dec. 26....180 180 180 180 180 180 180 60 60 150 150 80 80 120 120 180 60 60 1871-Feb. 20..... 150 150 150 150 150 1150 150 55 55 130 130 70 70 100 100 150 55 55 Mar. 7.-... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 55 55 70 70 100 45 45 May 18... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 37 37 65 65 45 45 50 50 75 3737 June 1....100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 55 55 70 70 100 45 July 8..... 7575 5 75 75 75 75 37 37 65 65 45,45 50 5075 3737 July 28.-. 45 45 4545 5 45 45 32 32 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 32 32 Aug. 16..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 28 28 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 28 28 Aug. 21..... 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 26 26 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 26 26 Sept. 1....30 30 30 30 30 30 30 24 24 30 30 30 30 30 30; 30 24 24 Nov. 27.... 100- 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 55 55 70 70 100 45 45 Dec. 15... 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 50 50 110 110 65 65 85 85 125 50 50 1872-Aug. 1. 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 Sept. 1....125 125 125 125 125 125 125 50 50 110 110 65 65 85 85 125 50 50 Sept. 2.....-100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 55 55 70 70 100 45 45 Oct. 14..... 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 50 50 110 11Q 65 65 85'85 125 50 50 1873-Apr. 14..100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 60 60 75 75 100 45 45 June 11... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 Au. 11..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 30 30 Aug. 13..... 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 17 17 27 27 18 18 18 18 27 17 -17 Dec. 1 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 1874-Jan. 1...100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90' 60 60 75 75 100 45. 45 Aug. 3... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 1875 —Jan. 20.....100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 60 60 75.75 100 45 45 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 447 FROM NEW YonK, N. Y., TO CHICAGO, ILL. Boston, 1,001 miles; Philadelphia, 822 miles; Baltimore, 801 miles. carload or carload quantities, they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.]' Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- AgriMo- Rice. ery and Bag- Leather. Lead. Nails. cultural Ma- lasses. earthen- ging. imple- chinery. Beer. ware. ments. a a aa C C; d aj' 13 o a e C'0 0 q 0 3 82 82 82 82 160 188 160 160 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 160 160 127 127 86 86 86 86 170 202 170 170 170 170 170 170 86 86 86 86 170 202 202 170 170 138 138 Special 86 86 170 202 170 170 170 170 170 170 86 86 86 86 170 202 202 170 170 138 138 rat e..do. --- 82 82 160 188 160 160 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 160 160 127 127 — do..- 82 82 128 149 128 128 128 128 128 128 82 82 82 82 128 149 1490 128 128 120 120 do.... 82 82 160 188 160 160 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 160 160 127 127..do.... 50 50 60 70 60 6060 60 60 60 52 52 50 50 60 70 70 60 60 55 55.do. - 86 86 170 202 170 170 170 170 170 170 86 86 86 86 170 202 202 170 170 138 138..do - 82 82 160 188 160 160 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 160 160 127 127 (do 45 45 45 4545 45 45 45 45454545 45 45 45 4145 4 454 45.do. -- 82 82 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 160 160 160 160 127 127..do.... 82 82 160 160 Special 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 160 160 160 160 127 127 rate...do.-.. 82 82 160 188..do....160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 160 160 127 127.do.....- 25 5 2 5 2 5 5 25 225 255 25 2 5 5 2 5 2 5 2 525 25 25 25 25.do.-..38 33 838 38-.do.i.. 38 38 38 38 38 38 3 8 38 38 3838 38 38 38..do..43 43 43 43 — do.-. 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43.-do. 4040 40 40 do....40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40.do.... 35 35 35.do....35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 do...50 50 50 50.do.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50[50 50.-do.-.. 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75do -- 75 75 75 7 75 75 75 7575 575 75.do..-. 80 80 125 140..do. —- 125 125 125 125 80 80 80 80 125 140 140 125 125 100 100..do.... 80 80 130 50..do. —-.130 130 125 125 80 80 80 80 130 150 150 130 130 100 100..do. 80 80 125'140 -do.... 125 125 125 125 80 80 80 80 125 140 140 125 125 100 100.-do-. 80 80 130 150 do. 130 130 130 130 80 80 80 80 130 150 150 11 0 131) 100 100 -.do-.. Special 130 150 do-.-. 130 130 130 130 80 80 80 80 1130 150 150 130 130 100 100 rate...do-.. do.-. 90 112..do... 90 90 90 90 70 70 55 55 90 112 112 90 90 90 90..do. do. —. 70 80..do.-.- 70 70 70 70 50 50 50 50 70 80 80 70 70 60 60 -.do --- -do.-.. 70 75.do.... 70 70 70 70 50 5 505070 7 75 70 70 60 60 do.-o -do.... 60 65..do.... 60 60 60 60 50 50 50 50 60 65 65 60 60 60 60.do....o.-. 60 65..do.-.. 60 60 60 60 45 45 45 45 60 65 65 60 60 55 55.do... —do... 50 50.do.... 50 50 50 50 45 45 45 45 50 50. 50 50 50 50 50.do - do.... 50 0 do 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 0 50 50 50 50 50 50 _do... do...90 100 1..do... 90 90 90 90 55 55 55 55 90 105 0 100 90 90 70 70 do-..do.... 110 125..do...110 110 110 110 65 65 65 65 110 15 1120 5 110 110 85 85.do..... - do... 130 160.do.... 130 130 130 130 65 65 65 65 1530 160 160 130 130 100 100 80 80 80 80 150 10o.150 150 150{ 50 150 150 80 80 80 80 150 180 180 150 150 120 120 70 70 70 70 130 150 55 55 130 130 130 130 70 70 70 70 130 150 150 130 130 100 100 55 5,5 55 55 90 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 55 55 90 100 100 90 90 70 70 45 45 45 45 65 75 37 37. 65 65 65 65 37 37 45 45 65 75 75 65 65 50 50) 55 55 55 55 90 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 55 55 90 100 100 90 90 70 70 45 45 45 45 65 75 37 37 65 65 65 65 37.37 45 45 65 75 75 65 65 50 50 45 45 45 45 45 45 32 32 45 45 45 45 32 32 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 28 28 40 40 40 40 28 28 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 35 35 35 35 35 26 26 35 35 35 35 26 26 35 35 35 35 25 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 30 24 24 30 30 30 30 24 24 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 130 55s 5.5 55 55 90 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 55 55 90 10O 100 90 90 170 70 65 65 65 65 110 125 110 110 110 110 110 110 50 50 65 65 110 125 125 110 110 85 85 45 45635 35 70 75 70 70 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 70 75 757 70 7060 60 65 65 65 65 110 125 110 110 110 110 110 110 50 50 65 65 110 125 125 110 110" 85 85 55 55 45 45 90 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 45 45 55 55 90 100 100 90 909070 70 65 65 50 50 110 125 50 50 110 110 110 110 50 50 65 65 110 125 125 110 110 85 85 6 40 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 60 60 90 Spe'l 60 90 90 75 75 i5. 45 1 35 i ~5 ('iO 7~ 1 35 1 35 i 90 ( $O 1 70 1 70 1 36 rate. 45 45135 35 70 75 35 35 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 70.do. 45 70'70 60 60 30: 30 1 30 30 40 40 30 30140 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 -do 30 40 40 130 30 18 18 17 17 27 27 17 17 27 27 27 27 17 17 18 18 27.do. 18 27 27 118 18 45 45 35 135 70 75 35 35 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 70 -do. 45 70 70160 60 60 60 45 45 90100 45 45 90 90 90.90 45 45 60 60 90 -do. 60 90 901 75 75 45 35 35 70 75 35 35 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 701-do. 45 70 90160 60 60160145 4590 90 100 45 45 90 10 90 10 45114 5 60 60 9 do 60 90 9 175 75 448 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHIT RATES. TABLE 20.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHCRTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 912 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates are not specifically described as applying on less than nture. Stoves. Coffee. Castile Com Starch. Suar. Dato. i C.___ _ ___c n and fancy. mon....... I y oy o lo ol oo/ ool~o~l~O~l.l0o o. o o o oo.oleo ed Cd D C C~ -a 5 1875-Feb. 23..100 100 100 100 100 100 100 30 30 90 90 60 60 75 75 100 30 30 Mar. 17.. 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 30 30.70 70 45 45 60 60 75 30 30 Apr. 6..... 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 30 30 55 55 40 40 50 50 60 30 30 May 18... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 25 25 40 40 35 35 35 35 4025 25 Aug. 12-.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 2 0 40 40 25 25 30 30 50 20 20 Nov. 15-.. 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 Dec. 22-... 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 15 15'25 25 20 20 20 20 30 15 15 1876-Jan. 10.. 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 June 12.... 25 25 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 25' 25 25 16 16 July 28. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 Dec. 18.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 25 25 45 45 30 30 40 40 50 25 25 1877-Mar. 12..,. 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 Oct. 8.. 75. 75 75 7 775 75 40 40 40 707 0 40 40 40 40 75 40 40 Oct. 22-.. 100 100 100 100 10100 45 45 45 90 90 45 45 45 45 00 45 45 Dec. 10-...100 1.0 0 10 100 100 45 45 45 80 80 45 45 45 45 100 45 45'1878-Feb. 15. 75 75 75 75 75 75 1 40 40 40 60 60 40 40 40 40 75 40 40 1881-Aug. 6.... 45 45 45 45 45 45 19 19 19 32 32 19 19 19 19 45 19 19 Nov. 14.. 60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 28 50 50 28 2828 28 60 28 28 1882-Jan. 24.... 45 45 45 45 45 45 19 19 19 32 32 19 19 19 45 19 19 July 1..... 60 60 60 60 60 60 30 30 30 50 50 30 30 30 30 60 25 25 Nov. 1.... 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 35 35 1883-June 22.... 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 25 25 1885-Jan. 26... 50 50 50 50 50 50 25 25 25 4 40 25 25 25 25 50 18 18 Oct. 5.... 60 60'60 60 60 60 25 25 25 50 50 |25 25 25 25 60 20 20 Nov. 18..... 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 25 25 1886-Aug. 26... 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 25 25 1887-Apr. 1.... 75 50 75 75 65 50 30 35 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 35 25 1888-Jan. 9..... 75 50 75 75 65 50 33 38' 271 65 65 381 33 381 271 75 381 271 M1ar. 5. 75 50 75 75 65 50 30 35 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 351 25 Nov. 12..... 50 35 50 50 40 35 125 30 20 40, 40 30 25 30 20 50 30 20 Dec. 17..... 75 50 75 65 50 30 35 25 65 65 35 30 3525 75 35 25 1891-Apr. 9.... 75 50 75 75 65 30 2535 25 65 65 5 25 35 25 75 35 25 June 20.. 75 50 75 75 65 30 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 75 35 25 1892-June 6... 75 50 75 75 65 30 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 75 35 23 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 449 NEW YORK, N. Y. ro CIICAGO, ILL. —Continued. *B3oston, 1,001 miles; Philadelphia, 822 miles; Baltimore, 801 miles. carload or carload quantities, they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Mo- ery and Bag cultural a a Riceery aren ginl Leather. Lead. N ails. iple- chi y. lasses. earthlen- gnr. imple- chinerynt ware. ments. UC aX d 3 O | ~ Si T C -t t; fM rt D Cd S t'Srt s Ct o ss. e. _ -. aao o.o l 5 60 )0 i0/ 5 55 55 2 5 0 3 4 0 55[ W 50 T es 5 ij, I.' rate. 60 601 35 35 70 75 35 35 7 -0 70 70 70 345 70 70 60 60 60 60 30 30 55 60 30 30 55 55 55. 55 30 30 40 40 55 -dlo 40 55 55 50 50 60 60 25 25 40 40 40 40 40 40 140 40 25 25 35 1 35 40 ( o 35 40 40 35.35 25 25 20 20 40 50 2 0 0 404 40 20 20 2o5 25 40 d 0 o 25 0 40 0 30 45 3 90 45 35 70 75 35 7 0 70 70 35 435 45 45 70.45 7 0 70 60 60 20 20 15 15 25 30 615 15 25 25,25 25 1 5 15 20 20 25.do 20 25 25 20 20 45 35rate. 45 45 35 35 70 75 35 35 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 5 70 o.45 70 70 60 60 16 16 16 163 2555 255 5 5 2 25 25 16 1 16 16 25. 25 25 23 10 110 10 10 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 1]5 10 10 |10 | 10 15 -do. 10o 15 15 15 1,5 30 60 25 2 25 45 50 25 25 45 45 45 45 25 25 3 0 30 5 do 25 45 45 4 40 40 40 40 70 75 0 40 4 70 700 4 40 40 4 0 270 2do. 40 70 140 40 400 45 45 45 45 90 10 45 45 45 45 90 90 45 45 5 45 45 90 -do.45 90 45 45 45 2 4 5 4 45 80 100 45 45 25 5 80 80 145 45 45 45 2 80 o.45 80 4 5 45 45 4 4 3 0 7540 4 0 60 40 60 60 40 0 40 40 7 -. o 40 60 40 40 40 10 19 19 19 32 15 19 10 1 19 321 32 10 10 19 0 0 915 do 10 15 19 19 19 28 28 28 28 15 50 28 25 45 45 45 45 25 2 30 30 4 5 do. 258 5 28 128 28 1419 19 11 9 319 32 45 14 9 1 9 1 3 3.do.4 9 32 19 19 1 9 25 25 30 30 0 0 60 3i0 30 30 30 50 50 30 30 30 300 50.do. 30 0 30 0 30 35 354 35 160 7 5 5 5 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 60.do. 35 60 35 35 35 25 25 455 801 345 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 60 do. 36 60 35 35 35 18 18 25 25 40 50 025 25 35 25 40 0 40 025 25 25 2.5 40 60 42.5 25 20 20 25 25 50 60 25 25 25 25 50 50 25 25 25 25 50 do 25 50 25 25 25 5 23 335 35 60 75 35 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 60 do. 35 60 35 35 35 25 25 35 35 60 75 35 35 35 6 35 6 60 35 35 35 35 60 do. 35 60 35 35 35 382 33 38 27 65 1 75 3821 33 50 38! 50 38 38 2 238. 33 50 o 1.33 385 1 33 25 3' 35 3 35 25 65 i 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 35 30 65 50 30 35 30 35 3 2530 25 30 20 40 50 30 2 3 35 0 35 30 35 1 0 30 20 30 25 35 25 360 25 35 5 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 35 30 65 50 30 35 30 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 30 25 65 50 30 35 35 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 335530 501 35 50 35 35 25 30 25 65 50 30 35 35 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 135 25 30 25 65 50 30 3535 50 30 S. Rep. 1394- 29 450 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 21.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 997 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps. FurniFurn Stoves. Coffee. Starch. Sugar. ture. Castile ComDate.! and fancy. mon. 112 0.o'~.u''a''a' ~. a'' ~ fi'0'a 18. 7. n.... 1d C c. 1 2 1 2.. 12 0 ra te. a a a I I I I ra te. Id 2 1867-Jan. 1..... 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 160 160 160 160 127 127 160 160 188 82 82 Nov. 5..2..022 203 202 202 202 202 202 170 170 170 170 138 138 160 160 202 86 86 1868 —'eb. 4.... 202 202 202 202 202 202 202 Special 170 170 86 86 138 138 202 Special June 4....l188 188 1i88 188 188 188 188..do.... 160 160 82 82 127 127 lf88..do.-.. Aug. 10.....149 149 149 149 149 1 149..do... 1 28 1 82 82 120 120 149..do.... Sept. 7....1.88 188 188 188..d -d.. 160 160 82 82 127 127 188..do.... Oct. 1. 88 88 88 88 88 88..do.... 74 74660 68 68 88..do.... Dec. 7.....202 202 202 202 202 23J2 202..do...- 170 170 86 86 138 138 202..do... 1869-Feb. 1... 188 188 18 188 188 1 188 18..d o.... 160 160 82 82 127 127 188 -.do.... Mar. 15..... 160 160 109 160 160 160 160 o.... ICO 160 82 82 127 127 160..do.... Apr 2.....11660 160 10 160 160 160 160..do.... 160 160 82 82 127 127 160..do..-. July'1[...1888 188 188 188 188 188..d'.... 160 160 82 82 127.127 188..do.... Aug. 11.... 44 44 44 44 44 44 44..do.... 42 42 36 36 39 39 44..do.... Aug. 23...... 56 56 56 5( 56 56 56..do.... 32 32 38 38 38 38 56..do._. Sept. 24.... 54 54 54 54 54 51 54.o.... 42 42 46 46 49 49 54..do.... Oct. 4.__ 69 69 9 69 69 69 69..do.... 67 67 61 61 64 64 69..do.... Oct. 9... 93 93 93 93 93 93 93..do.... 91 91 61 61 89 89 93..do.... N ov. 1 -.140 140 140 140 140 140 14O d.... 125 212 80 80 100 10U 140..do.... Nov. 29.... 150 15J 150 1.50 150 1150 150).. (o.... 130 130 80 80 100 100 150 -.do.... 1870-Apr. 14....140 10 40 1140 1t4 140 140..do " 12 125 80 80 100 100 1140 38 38 May. 7.....150 15 150 150 150 150 150..do::.. 130 130 80 80 100 100 150 38 38 June 18..-..112 112 112 112 112 112 112..do.... 90 90 55 55 70 70 112 38 38 July 13-...80 80 80 80 80 80 80 do.... 70 70 50 50 6 60 0 80 Special rate. July 25..... 65 65 65 65 65 65..do.... 60 60 45 45 55 55 65..do... Aug. 12....50 50 50 50 50 50. do.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50..do.... Aug. 22....100 100 100 100 100 100 100..do.... 90 90 55 55 70 70 100..do... Nov. 28.... 160 160 160 160 160 160 160..do.... 1:10 130 65 65 100 100 160..do.... Dec. 26.....180 180 180 180 180 i180 i80 60 60 150 150 80 80 120 120 180 60 60 1871-Feb. 20..... 150 150 150 150 150 1150 150 55 55 130 130 70 70 100 100 150 55 55 Mar. 13....0 100 100 100 100'100 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 70 70 100 45 45 May 18..... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 37 37 65 65 45 45 50 50 75 37 37 June 1.. 100 10 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 55 55 70 70 100 45 45 July 8..... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 3 37 65 654545505075 37 137 July 28.... 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 26 26 42 42 31 31 36 36 42 26 26 Dec. 15...... 125l125 125 125 125 125 125 50 50 110 110 65 65 85 85 125 50 50 1872-Aug 1..... 7 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 Sept.. 1... 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 50 50 110 110 65 65 85 85 125 50 50 Sept. 2..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 55 55 70 70 100 45 45 Oct. 14..... 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 50'50 110 110 65 65 85 85 125 50 50 1873-Apr. 14.....100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 60 60 75 75 100 45 45 June 11-.... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70454560607535 35 Aug. 13..... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 35 35 45 45 35 35 35 35 45 35 35 Aug. 21..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 30 30 Sept. 17..... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 1874 —Jan. 1... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 90 90 60 60 75 75 100 45 45 Aug. 3..... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 1875-Jan. 20.....100 0 100 100 100 100 1100 45 45 90 90 60 60 75 75 100 45 45 Mar. 17..... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 30 30 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 30 30 May 26.-... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 30 30 40 40 35 35 40 40 45 30 30 Aug. 12:.. 50 50 50 50 50 50'51 20 20 40 40 25 25 30 30 50 20 20 Nov. 15.... 68 68 68 68 68 68168 32 32 64 64141 1415555683232 Dec. 22....222 22 22 22 22 22 22 1111 19 19 16 16 15 15 22 11 11 1876-Jan. 10.... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 20 20 70 701 2525 6060752020 June 12... 25 25 25 25 252525116 6 25 25'161 25 25 16 16 1877-Jan. 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 25 125 45 45 30 30 40 40 50 25 25 Mar. 12. 75 75 75 75 75.75 75 35 35 70 70 45 45 60 60 75 35 35 Oct. 8. 75 75 75 75 75 75 40 40 401 70 70 40 40 40 40 75 4040 Oct. 22...1 100 100 100 100.100 45 45 451 90 90 45 45 45 45 100 45 45 Dec. 10. l10 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 45 80 80 45 45 45 45 100 45 45 1878~Feb. 15.. 75 75 75 75 75 75 40 40 40 607 60 40140 40 40 7540 40 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 451 NEW YORK, N. Y., TO MILWAUKEE, Wis. Boston, 1,086 miles; Philadelphia, 907 miles; Baltimore, 886 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- Agri-. Rice. er d Bag- Leather. Lead. Nails. Beer. lasses. earthen- ging. inuple- ery. ware. ments. ^-S-^^^M'= ~' rz 3z~' 4-e o ~is L: - N-S^ O 7~ / 0 1 / W 0 0 1 0 0 0 I-.o...l e 8 d a CZ CZ8 z ac I C C ce ) C160i 82 82 82 82 160 18860 160 1160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 160 160 127 127 86 86 86 86 170 202 170 170 170 170 170 170 86 86 86 86 170 202 202 170 170 138 138 Special 86 86 17iO 202 170 170 170 170 170 170 86 86 86 86 202 202 170 170 138 138 rate. do. _ - 82 82 160 188 160 160 160 160 160 160 82 82.82 82 1160 188 188 160 160 127 127.do. 82 82 128 149 128 128 1.28 128 128 128 82 82 82 82 1128 149 149 128 128 120 120 -do —-. 82 82 160 188 160 160 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 1160 188 188. 160 160 127 127..do... 0 60 74 88 74 74 74 74 74 74 00 60 60 74 188 74 74 68 68 do.- 86' 86 170 202 170 170 170 174'170 170 86 86 86 86 170 2u2 202 170 170 138 138..do.-. 82 82 188 0 10 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 160 160 127 127 do ---- 82 82 160 160 160 160 160 160 18 160 82 82 82 82 160 160 160 1160 160'127 127 -o..d 882 82 160 160 Special 160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 160 160 160 160 127 127 1 rate. -do... 82 82 160 188..do. -..160 160 160 160 82 82 82 82 160 188 188 1.60 160 127 127 do.... 36 3 42 1 44..do.... 42 42 142 42 36 36 36 36 42 44 44! 42 42 39 39...d. 38 38 32 56 -do... 38 38 38 38 38 8 38 38 38 56 5638 3838 do- 46 46 42 54.do.... 42 42 42 42 46 46 46 46 42 54 54142 42 49 49 do". 61 61 67 69 -.do.-.. 67 67 67 67 6161 61 61 67 69 69 67 67 64 64 _do.... 61 /61 91 3.do. 91 91 91191 61 61 61 61 91 93 93 91 91 89 89.do. 80 80 125 140..do.... 125 125 125'125 80 61 80 80 125 140 140 125 125 100 100 -.do- 80 80 130 150 -.do..-. 130 130 130 130 80 80 80 80 1:10 150 150 130 130 100 100.do.... 80 80 115 140 _.do..-..125 125 125 125 80 80 80 80 125 140 140 125 125 100 100.-do. — Special 130 150.do.. 30 130 130 130 80 80 80 80 130 150 150 130 130 100 100 -do -do.... 7080..do.".. 70o70 70 701 0 70 50 70 80 80 70 70 60 60 do.. do.-. 60 65.do..-. 60 6060 60 45 454545 60 65 65o60 60 55 55 do.... do.... 50 50.-do.... 50 5050505050505050 50 50 50 50 50 50 -do"-..' -do —-. 90 100..do.... 90 90 90 90 55 55 55 55 90 100 100 90 90 70 70.....do....130 160.do.... 130 130 130 130 65 65 65 65 130 160 160 130 130 100 100 80 80 80 80 150 180 150 150 150 150 150 150 80 80 80 80 150150 12) 120 70 70 70 70 130 150 55 55 130 130 130 130 55 55 70 70 130 150 150 130 130 101 101 55 55 55 55 90 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 55 55 90 100 100 90 90 70 70 45 45 45 45 65 75 37 37 65 65 65 65 37 37 45 45 65 75 75 65 65 50 50 55 55 55 55 90 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 55 55 90 100 100 90 90 70 70 45 45 45 45 65 75 37 37 65 65 65 65 37 37 4514565 75.75656550 50 31 31 31 31 42 42 26 26 42 42 42 42 26 26 31 31 42 42 42 42 42 36 36 65 65 65 65 110 125 110 110 110 110 110 110 50 50 65 65 110 125 125 110 110 85 85 45 45 35 35 70 75 70 70 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 70 75 75 70 70 60 60 65 65 I65 65 110 125 110 110 110 110 110 110 50 50 65 65 110 125 125 110 110 85 85 55 55 45 45 90 100 90 90 90 9090 90 45 45 55 55 90 100 100 90 90 70 70 65 65 50 50 110 125 50 50 110 110 110 110 50 50 65 65 110 125 125 110 110 85 85 60 60 45 45 90 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 60 60 90 Sp'l 60 90 90 75 75 rate 45 45 35 35 70 75 35 35 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 70 -do 45 707060 60 35 35 35 35 45 45 35 35 45 45 45 45 35 35 35 35 45 -do. 35 45 45 35 35 30 30 30 30 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 50 50 30 30 40.do. 30 40 40 30 30 45 45 35 35 70 75 35 35 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 70 -do. 45 70 70 60 60 60 60 45 45 90 100 45 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 60 60 90.do.60 909075 75 45 45 35 35 70 75 35 35 70 70 70 70 35 35 45 45 70.do. 45 70 70 60 60 60 60 45 45 90 100 4 45 90 90 90 90 45 45 60 60 90.do 60 90 90 75 75 30 30 35 35 0 75 35 35 70 75 35 35 70 7070703535454570 do. 45 70 70 60 60 30 30 30 30 40 45 30 30 40 40 40 40 30 30 35 35 40.do. 40 40 40 40 40 25 25 20 20 40 50 50 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 25 25 40 do 25 40 40 30 30 41 41 32 32 64 68 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 41 41 64:-do 41 64 64 55 55 16 16 11 11 19 22 11 11 19 19 19 19 11 11 16 16 19.do. 16 19 19 15 15 25 25 20 20 0 70 5 20 20 70 70 2 1 70 20 70 70252570.do 2570 70 60 60 16 16 16 16 25 2516 1625 25 25 16 16 16 16 25.do 16 25 25 25 25 30 30 25 25 45.50 25 25 45145 45 45 25 25 30 30 45 1 do 30 45 45 40 40 45 45 35 35 70 75 35 35 7070 70 70 35 35 45 45 70.do 45 70 70 60 60 4040 40 40 70 75 40 40 40140 70 70!40 40 41 40 704.do 40 70 70 40 40 45 45 4 45 90100 4 45 45 45 90 90 45 45 45 45 90do 45 90 45 45 45 45145 45 45 80 100 45 45 45 45 80 80 45145 45 45 80'do 45 80 45 45 45 40 40 40 40 6075 40 40 40 40 60 60 40140 40 40 60-do. 40 6040 40 40 452 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 21.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM NEW DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 997 miles; Boston, [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds.) Soap. Furni- Stoves. Coffee. Castile Com- Starch. Sugar. ture. Castile om Date. ] ] and fancy. mon. 1|81 - - A|g. 6 0 ~ | o 0 ~ 9 1 9 19 ~ ~ KO a.. c o I o o o c;! 3l C M i~ov. 1. _.. _.5 0 o 3 ca e^ a Oa c+ ao 03 a -.)a.+o ac 1881-JAug. 6.... 5 45 45 45 45 45 419 19 19 32 32 19 19 19 19 45 19 19 8Nov. 14.....60 60 60 60 0 50 50 28 28528 28 60 28 28 July 1.. 60 60 60 1 60 310 30 30 50 50130 0 130 T 60 25 25 Nov. 1.... 75 75 75 75 75 5 3 35 35 60 60 35 35 15 3 35 35 35 1883-Jnne 22.... 75 75 75 75 75 75 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 75 25 25 1885-Jan. 26.... 5015 50 50 50 50 25 25 25 40 40 25 25 25 25 50 18 18 Oct. 5-.... 60 60 60 60 60, 60 25 25 25 50 50 25 25 25 25 60 20 20 Nov. 181... 75 175 75 75 75 75 5 35 35 60 60 135 5 135 35 75 25 25 1886-Aug. 26..... 75 50 75 5 75 75 [75 35 35 35 60 60 351 35 35 35 75 25 25 1887-Apr. 1.... 7 50 75 75 65 50 30 25 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 35 25 Dec. 17..... 75 50 75 75 65 50 30 35 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 35 25 1889-Feb. 18..... 75 50 75 75 65 50 30 35 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 35 25 1891-Apr. 9.. 75 50 75 75 1 60 30 25 35 25 65 65 35 30 35 25 75 35 25 1892-une 6..... 75 50 75 75 60 30 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 35 25 75 35 23 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 453 YoRK, N. Y., TO MILWAUKEE, Wis.-Continued. 1,086 miles; Philadelphia, 907 miles; Baltimore, 886 miles-Continued. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). |Msola8s: Rice. e- i | Leather. Lead. Nails. cultural a - Beer. ses. earthen- ging. imple- cry. 19 /1 19] 19] 32 /, 19 19 19 19 %2 32 19 19 19 19 C 1 3 1 ware. 9 1 I 9 aets.1 19 19 19 19 32 45 19 19 19 19 32 32 19 19 19 19 32 Sp'l 19 32 19 19 19 rate. 28 28 28 28 50 6 28 28 28 28 5050 50 28 28 2do 28 50 28 28 28 19 19 19 19 32 45 19 19 19 19 32 32 19 19 19 19 32 do 19 32 19 19 19 25 25 30 30 50 60 30 30 30 30 50 50 30 30 30 30 50 do 30 50 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 60 75 35 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 60 do 35 60 35 35 35 25 25 35 35 60 75 35 35 35 35 60 60 35 35 35 35 60 do 35 60 3560 35 35 35 18 18 25 25 40 50 25 25 25 25 40 40 25 25 25 25 40 do. 25 40 25 25 25 20 20 25 25 50 60 25 25 25 25 50 50 25 25 25 25 50 do. 25 50 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 60 75 35 35 35 35 60 60'35 35 35 35 60. do. 35 60 35 35 35 25 25 35 35 60 75 35 35 35 35 60 60 3535 35 3535 60 do 35 60 35 35 35 35 30 35 35 65 75 35 30 50 3535 25 50 5 5030 35 30 50 30 381 33 381 271 65 75 381 33 50 381 381 27-1 381 271 381 33 65 50 271 381 33 50 33 301 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 3 35 35 25 35 30 65 50 30 35 930 50 30 30 25 30 20 40 50 30 25 35 30 35 30 30 20 30 25 40 35 25 30 25 35 25 30 25 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 35 30 65 50 30 35 30 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 30 50 35 50 35 35 25 35 30 65 50 30 35 30 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 3 503550 35 3525 302565 50 30 35 30 50 30 35 30 35 25 65 75 35 130 50 35 50 35 35 25 30 25 65 50 30 35 30 50 30 I I I 1 1 I f l l l l l _l _ I ~l l l:~~ 454 REPOlRT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 22.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York. 998 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soap. rnri- Stoves. Coffee. faStarch. Sugar oI, I "tu're. Castile Corn~Date. ^ ~ ___-________aund fancy. mon. ^o a _4 ~ ] _ Ca-t C CZ o.^ ^ S^ ^ ST: Tl S^ ^ ^^ 0 TGoTc c i.. a Z -h 0 an al CI-a, 3 C) a(On 1868-Feb. 4.235 235 235 2315 235 235 235 Special 198 198 99 99 161 161 235 Special i rate, i-ate. June 4- -...217 217 217 217 217 217 217 — do.... 185 185 94 94 148 148 217 -.do..'.. Sept. 7... 217 217 217 217 217 217 217 -do. -. — 185 185 94 94 148 148 217 — do... Oct. 1. 110 1210 110 110 110 110 110 -.do- 94 94 73 7.1 84 84 110 do... Oct. 22..- 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 -.do.... 59 59 59 59 59 59 59.do... Dec. 7.....235 235 235 f235 235 235 235..do.... 198 198 99 99 161 1161 235 -do ---- 1869-Feb. 1- 217 217 217 217 217 217 217 — do... 185 185 94 94 148 148 217 -.do. -.. Feb. 17-... 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 do. 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 do. Mar. 15-....185 185 185 185 185 185 185 -.o.o --- 185 185 94 94 148 148 185 -.do-... Apr. 12-.185 185 5 85 185 185 185 185.do ---- 185 185 94 94 148 148 185 — do —-.... July 1....217 217 217 217 217 217 217..do.... 185 185 94 94 148 148 217..do.... Aug. 1II-.. 3 5 35 35 35 35 35 do.... 35 35 35 35 35 35 3..do..Sept. 22-.....45 45 45 45 45 45 45..do.... 45 45 5 45 45 45 45..do.... Oct. 4..... 60 60 6 60 6 60 60 60..do.... 6 0 60 60 60.do... Oct.. ——. 87 87 87 87 8 7 87 do.... 87 87 60 60 87 87 87 do.... ov. 1....- 163 163 163 163 163 163 163..do.... 146 146 94 94 17 117 163..do..-. Nov. 29.....176 176 176 176 176 176 176..do.... 151 151 94 117 117 176. do. —. 1870-Apr. 14. —..176 176 176 176 176 176 176..do.... 151 151 94 94 117 11 176 45 45 May 7..-.176 176 176 176 176 176 176. do.-.. 151 151 94 94 117 117 176 45 45 June 18- 124 124 124 124 124 124 124..do. —. 99 99 63 63 80 80 124 45 45 July 13..... 92 92 92 92 92 92 92..do.... 80 80 55 5568 68 92 45 45 July 21.. 80 80 80 80 80 80 80.do.... 70 70 55 55 63 63 80 45 45 July 25..... 7 7575 75 75 75 7 7575..do.. —. 65 65 48 60 60 75 45 45 July 28.... 55 55 55 55 55 55 55.-do.... 55 55 48 48 55 55 55 45 45 Aug. 12.... 57 57 57 57 57 57 57.do.... 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 45 45 Aug. 22....1101 110 110 110 110 110 110..do..-. 99 99 63 63 80 80 110 45 45 Sept. 8._.. 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 —..do.... 129 129 76 76 99 99 145 45 45 Nov. 28.....178 178 178 178 178 178 178..do.... 144 144 72 72 113 113 178 45 45 Dec. 26.....202 202 202 202 202 202 292 67 67 168 168 89 89 134 134 202 67 67 1871Feb. 20... 168 168 168 168 168 168 168 62 62 144 144 79 79 113 113 168 62 62 Mar. 7...110 110 124 110 110 110 110 48 48 99 99 63 63 80 80 110 48 48 Mar. 13-. 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 51 51 101 101 62 62 79 79 113 51 51 May 18.. 84 84 84 84 84 84 8 41 41 72 72 50 50 57 57 84 41 41 June 1. 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 51 51 101 101 62 62 79 79 113 51 51 July 8.... 84 8 4 8 8 4 8 4 8 4 41 41 72 72 50 50 57 57 84 41 41 July 28..... 63 53 53 53 53 53 53 37 37 53 53 50 50 53 53 53 37 37 Aug. 16..... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 32 32 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 32 32 Aug. 22... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 29 29 40 40 40 0 40 40 40 29 29 Sept. 1 3... 35 5 35 35 35 35 27 27 35 35 35 35 35 3535 5 27 27 Nov. 27-.110 113 113 113 113 113 113 51 51 101 101 62 62 62 62 113 51 51 Dec. 15.....140 140 0 140 145 140 140 56 56 123 123 73 73 95 95 140 56 56 1 o872April 27.....140 140 140 140 1 1 78 140 56 56 123 123 73 73 95 95 140 56 56 Aug. 1. 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 39 39 78 78 50 50 67 67 84 39 39 Sept. 1...140 140 140 140 140 140 140 56 56 123 123 73 73 95 95 140 56 56 Sept. 2..... 112 112 112 112 12 112 112 5 50 101 101 62 62 78 78 112 50 50 Oct. 14.....140 140 140 140 140 140 140 56 56 123 123 73 73 95 95 140 56 56 1873April 14....112 112 11 11 112 112 112 50 50 101 101 67 67 84 84 112 50 50 June.....84 84 84 84 84 84 84 39 39 78 78 50 50 67 67 84 39 39 Aug..... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 34 34 45 45 34 34 34 34 45 34 34 Sept. 17.. —. 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 39 39 78 78 50 50 67 67 84 39 39 1874-Jan. 13....112 12 112 1123 11 2 112 112 50 50 101 101 67 67 84 84 112 50 51 Aug. 3..... 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 39 39 78 78 50 50 67 67 84 39 39 1875Jan. 20.. 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 50 50 101 101 67 67 84 84 112 50 50 Mar. 17.....[112 112 112 112 112 112 112 34 34 101 101 67 67 84 84 112 34 34 April 6..-.. 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 50 50 1 101 101 67 67 84 84 112 50 50 Dee. 22..... 55 55 55 55 5555 55132 32 45 45 32 3 32 36 45 5 323 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 455 NEW YORK, N. Y., TO PEORIA, ILL. Boston, 1,161 miles; Philadelphia, 908 miles; Baltimore, 887 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- AgriMolas- Rice. ery and Bag-Leather. Lead. Nails Beer. ses. eartlen- ging. imple- cry. ware. ments. Ca ZZa a w ^i - Ca W _ C I Ce't I ce 90 90 90 90 176 205 176 176 176 176 176 176 90 90 90 90 176 205 205 176 176 139 139 94 94 94 94 185 217 185 185 185 185 185 185 94 94 94 94 185 217 217 185 185 148 148 99 99 99 99 198 235 1198 198 198 198 198 198 99 99 99 99 198 235 235 198 198 161 161 Special 99 99 198 235 19 198 198 198 198 198.99 99 99 99 198 235 235 198 198 161 161 rate...do... 94 94 185 217 185 185 185 185 185 185 91 94 94 94 185 217 217 185 185 148 148..do.-.- 94 94 148 173 148 148 14848 148 148 148 94 94 94 94 148 173 173 148 i148 138 138..do- - 94 94 185 217 1185 185 185 185 185 185 91 94 94 9 185 217 217 185 185 148 148 7.do.7.. 73 94 110 94 94 94 94 91 94 73 73 73 73 94 110 110 94 194 8 84.do.... 59 59 59 5959 59 9 59 5 59 59 59 59 59 5 5 59 59..do-... 99 99 198 2:15 198 198 198 198 193 198 99 99 99 99 198 235 235 198 198 1,61 161 do... 94 94 185 217 185 185 1185 185 185 1185 94 94 94 94 185 217-217 185 185 148 148.do.. 57 57 5 557575757 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 5 57 57 57 57 57 57..do.-.. 94 94 185 85 1 85185 18 185 1885 1185 1185 94 94 94 94 185 185 185 185 185 148 148.do... 94 94 185 185 Special 185 185 185 185 91 94 94 94 185 185 185 185 185 148 148 rate. do 94 94 185'217..do. — 185 185 185 185 185 91 94 94 94!185 217 217 185 185 148 148.do... 35 35 3 35..do.-.. 35 535 15 35 5 35 135 35 35 35 3 35 35 5 35 135.do. 45 45 45!45..do-.... 45 45 45 45 45.45 5 45 45 4545.45 45 45.do. 60 60 60 60.-do... 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 6060 60 60 60 60.do... 60160 87 87..do. 87 87 87187 60 60 60 60 87 87 87 87 87 87 87.do... 94 94 146 163 -.do - - 146 146 146 146 91 94 94 94146 161 16:1146 146 117 117.do.. 94 94 151 1176 -do...do. 151.... 151 151 151 94 91 94 94 151 176 176 151 151 117 117 -. -do... 94 94 151:176 -do ---- 151 151 151 151 94 94 94 94 151 176 176 151 151 117 117.-do... Special 151 176. do.. 151 151 151 151 94 94 151 176 176 151 151 117 117 rate. do do... 99 124..o... 99 99 99 99 63 613 63 6199 124 121 99 99 80 80.do.....do...8092.do.... 80 80 80 80 55 55 55 55 80 92 9 80 80 68 68 - do..do- do.. 70 80..do....0 70 7070 55 55 55 55 70 80 8J 70 70 63 63.do..... do.... 65 75.do..165 65 65 65 48 48 48 48 65 75 75 65 65 6) 60..do —.. do.... 55 55 1.do...j55 55 55 55 48 48 48 48 55 55 55 55 55 55 55.do. — do. — 57 57.do.. 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57'-do-. — do.... 99 110..do... 99 99 99 99 63 63 63 63 99 1)0 110 99 99 80 80..do -d o.-. 129 145..do..1129 129 129 129 76 76 76 76 129 145 145 129 129 99 99 -do.. -d -..- 144 178 -..do..j144 144 144 144 72 72 72 72 144 178 178 1144 144 113 113 89 1 89 89 89 168 202 168 168 1168 168 168 168 89 89 89 89 168 202 202 168 168 134 134 79 179 79 79 144 168 62 62 144 144 144 144 62 62 79 79 144 168 168 144 144 113 113 63 63 63 63 99 11.0 48 48 99 99 99 99 48 48 63 63 99 110 110 99 99 80 80 62 62 62 62 101 113 51 51 101 101 101 101 51 51 62 62 101 113 113 101 101 79 79 50 50 50 50 72 84 41 41 72 72 72 72 41 41 50 50 72 84 84 72 72 57 57 62 62 62 62 101 113 51 51 101 101 101 101 51 51 62 62 101 -113 113 101 101 79 79 50 50 50 50 72 84 41 7250 50 72. 84 8472 7257 57 50 5 50 50 50 53 53 37 37 53 53 53 53 37 37 50 50 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 45 45 45. 45 451 45 32 32 45 45 45 45 32 32 45 45 45 45145 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 29 29 40 40 40 40 29 29 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 35 35 3 5 3 5 27 2735 35 35 275 35 27 35 35 35 35 35 5 35 35 35 62 62 62 62 101 113 51 51 101 101 101 101 51 51 62 62 101 11: 113 101 101 79 79 73 173 73 73 123 140 123 123 121 12 123 1223 56 56 73 7:3 123 140 140 123 12 95 95 73 73 56 56 123 140 121 121 123 123 121 121 56 56 73 73 123 140 140 121 123 95 95 50 50 39 39 7 7 84 78 78 78 78 39 39 50 50 78 84 84 78 78 67 67 73 I 73 73 123 140 56 56 113 123 123 123 56 56 73 71 121 141 140 123 123 95 95 62 62 50 50 101 112 101 101 101 101 1ol 101 50 50 62 62 101 112 112 101 101 78 78 73 73 56 56 121 140 56 56 123 123 123 123 56 56 73 73 123 140 140 123 123 95 95 67 67 50 50 101 112 50 50 101 101 101 101 50 50 67 67 101 Sp'l 67 101 101 84 84 rate. 50 50 39 39 78 84 39 39 7 8 78 78 39 3 50 50 78 do 50 78 78 67 67 34 34 34 14 4545 14 44545 45 45 34 34 34 34 45 -do. 34 45 45 34 34 50 50 39 39 78 84 39 39 78 78 78 78 9 39 50 508 7.do. 50 78 78 67 67 67 67 1 50 50 101 112 50 50 101 101 101 101 50 50 67 67 101 -do - 67 101 11)1 84 84 50 50 39 39 78 84 39 39 78 78 78 78 39 39 50 50 78 do.50 78 78 67 67 67 67 50 50 101 12 50 50 101 101 101 101 50 50 67 67 101.do - 67 llOI 101 84 84 34 34 50 50 101 112 50 50 101 101 101 101 50 50 67 67 101.do. 67 1101 84 84 62 62 48 4895 105 48 48 95 95 95 95 48 48 62 62 295 do. 62 95 95 81 81 67 67 50 50 101 112 50 50 101 101 101 101 50 50 67 67 101 do 67 101 101 84 84 37 37 30 30 60 80 30 30 60 60 60 60 30 30 37 37 60.do 37 0 60 46 46 32 32 32 32 45 55 32 132 45 45 145 145 32 32 32 32 45 do.132145 45136 38 456 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 22.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 998 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds)..I' Soap. a Furnitur Stoves. Coffee. Castile Corn Starch. Sugar at. I __ _ _ fand cy. mon. nI. _ _ _ ~- ~ 5 o o ao o o o o o 90 90 90 40 40 80 8050506565904040 Mar. 13.... 93 93 93 93 93 93 42 42 83 83 51 51 65 65 93 42 42 May 18..... 69 69 69 696169 69 34 34 59 594141 4 4669 3434 June 18..... 93 1 93 93 93 93 93 93 42 42 83 83 51151 65 65 93 42 42 July 8..... 69 69 69 69 69169 69 34 34 59 59 41 41 46 46 69 3434 July 26. 55 1 55 5 55 55 i 55 55 30 30- 51 51 37 37 42 42 55 3030 July 28..... 40 140 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 40 404040 40 40 3030 Aug. 16..... 35 35 35 35 35 35135 25 25 35 35353535335 3525125 Aug. 22. 32. 32 32 32 32 32 32 24 21 32 32 32 32 32:32 32 24124 Sept. 1.....28 28 28 28 28 28 28 23 23 28 28 28 28128128 28 23123 Sept. 8. 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 22 22 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 22 22 Nov. 27.. 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 42 42 83 83 51 51 65 65 93 42 42 Dec. 15... 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 46 46 101 101 60 60 78 178 115 46 46 1872-Apr. 27. 115 115 115 15 115 115 115 46 46 101 101 60 60 78 78 115 46 46 Aug. 1....70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 64 64 41141 55.55 70 32'32 Sept. 1...115 115 115 115 115 115 115 46 46 101 104 60 60 78 78 115 46 46 Sept. 2.... 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 41 41 83 83 51 51 64 64 92 41 41 Oct. 14..... 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 46 46 101 101 60 60 78 78 115 46 46 1873- Apr. 14. 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 41 41 83 83 55 55 70 70 92 41 41 June 11. 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 64 64 41 41 55 55 70 32 32 Aug. 11. 37 3 3 37 37 37 37 28 28 37 3728282828372828 Aug. 12..... 40 40 40 41 40 40 40 330 O 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 30 30 CHANGES IN COMPtLTITIVE RATES. 479 NEW YORK, N. Y., TO CINCINNATI, OHIO. Boston, 907 miles; Philadelphia, 667 miles; Baltimore, 593 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). o^ ^- RiceCr ock Agricul. "'Hoa a- ~ eryand 1MacbinnRcice. ]"ld Lg Leather. Lead. Nails. tural im- Bee sos. eastlien o.n plements. cry. 76 76 76 76 150 176 150 150 150 150 150 15 76 0 0 0 0 0 80 80 160 190 190 160 160 130 TL: QQ 011 %1-4: Qr.1 Z-1 Qz-4 0 Pi-4 0 Special 80 80 100 190 160 160 160 1.60 160 160 80 80 80 80 160 190 190 1.60 160 130 130 76..do — 76 76 150 176 150 150 150 150 150 1i50 76 76 76 76 150 176 176 150 150 120 120..do-... 76 76 120 140 120 120 120 120 120 120 76 76 76 76 120'140 140 1120 I20 112 112.do.... 76 76 1 50 ]176 150 150 150 150 150 150 76 76 76 76 150 176 176 150 150 i120 120. do-.... 45 45 56 60i 56 56 56 56 56 4556 60 605 4 5 4556 6060 56 6 50 50 - do.... 80 I-8, 160 190 W16 60 1160 160 160 160 80 80 80 80 160 190 190 160 160 130 130..do.. 76 76 150 176 150 150 150 150 150 1.50 76 76 76 76 150 176 176 150 150 120 120..o.0 40 40 40 40 40 40 4 40 40 4040 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 — do.... 76 76 150 i150 150 150 150 150 1.50 150 76 76 76'76 150 150 150 150 150 120 120.do...76 76 150 150 Special 150 150 150 150 76 76 76 76 150 150 150 150 15i 120 1220 rate. do. 40 4040 40..do.-.. 40 0 40 40 40 40 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 40 40 40 40.do... 76 76 150 176..do.... 150 150 150 150 76 76 76 76 150 176 176 150.150 120 120..do.-.. 40 4040 40..do-.-. 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 do. 25 25 2525 2525 25 2525 525..do. 25 252525252525 25 25 2525 25 25 25 25..do. 35 35 35..do.... 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35..do. 40 40 40 40..do.... 40 40 140 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 3..do..- 35 35.` 35.-do....353535 355 353533535 35 3535353535 35..do-... 48 48 48 48..do.... 48 I 48 48 48 48 4.8 48 48 4848 48 4848 48 48 48..do. 70707070 4848 48 70 70..do. —. 70 70 70 7048 48484870 707070 70 70 70..do... 62 62 95 118..do.... 95 95 95 95 62 62 62 62 95 118 118 95 95 70 70.do.... 76 76 118 132.-do.... 118 118 118 118 76 76 76 76 118 132 132 118 118 94 94.do..-. 76 76 122 142..do....122 122 122 122 76 76 76 76 122 142 142 122 122 94 94..do.... 76 76 122 142..do.... 122 122 122 122 76 76 76 76 122 142 142 122 122 94 94..do. —-. Special 122 142 -do —-. 122 122 122 122 76 76 76 76 122 142 142 122 122 94 94 rate...do... o..... 80100..o..80 80 80 80 50 50 5 0 80 100 100 80 80 65 65..do.-.. do...5 74..do.. 65 65 65 65 45 45 45 45 65 74 74 65 65 55 55..do. do.... 65 70..do..-. 65 65 65 65 45 45 45 45 65 70 70 65 65 55 55..do...do. —... 60 65..do.... 60 60 60 60 145 45 45 45 60 65 65 60 60 55 55..do....do.... 54 60..do... 54545454 44040404054 6060545450 5..do- do....45 45.. o.... 45 45 45 45 40 40 40 40 45 45 45 45 45 45 45..do..do..... do....45 45.do. 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45. do-..do-.. 80 90..do...- 80 80 80 80 50 50 50 50 80 90 90 80 80 65 65 — do..-.. —do.... 104 118..do....104 104 104 104 62 62 62 62 104 118 118 104 104 80..do —— do...118 146.do.... 118 118 118 118 59 59 59 59 118 146 166 118 118 93 93 73 73 73! 73 138 166 138 138 138 138 138 138 73 73 73 73 138 166 166 138 138 110 110 65 65 65 65 118 138 51 51 1.18 118 i118 118 51 51 65 65 118 138 138 118 118 93 93 50 50 50 50 80 90 40 40 80 80 80 80 40 40 50 50 80 90 90 80 80 65 65 51 51 51 51 83 93 42 42 83 83 83 83 4 42 51 51. 83 93 93 83 83 65 65 41 41 41 41 59 69 34 34 59 59 59 34 34 41 41 59 69 69 59 59 46 46 51 51 5151 83 934242 83 83 83 83 42142 515183 93 93 83 83 65 65 41 41 41 41 59 69 34 34 59 59 59 59 34 34 41 41 59 69 69 59 59 46 46 37 37 37 37 51 55 30 30 51 51 51 51 30 30 37 37 51 55 55 51 51 42 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 30 30 40140 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 35 35 35 35 35 25 25 35 35 35 35 25 25 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 32 32 32 32 322 32 24 2 32 32 32 32 24 24 32 32 32 32 32323 32 32 28 28 28 28 28 28 23 23 28 28 28 28 23 23 2828 28 2828282828 28 28228 28828 28 2822 22 28 28 28 28 22 28 28 2 8 28 28 28 28 515151151 83 93 42 42 83 83 83 83 4242 51 51 83 93 93 83 83 65 65 60 60 00 0 101 115 101 101 101 101 101 101 46 46 60 60 101 115 115 101 151 78 78 60 60 -46 46 101 115 101 101 101 101 101 101 46 46 60 60 101 115 115 01 101'78 78 41 41 32 3 7064 6464 64 64 64 32 324141 6 70 670 0464 55 55 60 60 60 I 60 101 115 101 101 101 101 101 101 46 46 60 60 101 115 115 101 101 78 78 51 51 41 41 83 92 83 83 83 83 83 83 41 41 51 51 83 92 92 83 83 64 64 60 60 46 46 101 115 46 46 101 101 101 101 46 46 60 60 101' 115 115 101 101 78 78 55 55 41 41 83 92 41 41 83 83 83 83 41 41 55 55 83 Sp'l 55 83 83 70 70 rate. 41 41 32 32 64 70 32 3264 6464 6432.32 41 41 64 do. 41 64 64 55 55 28 28 2828 37 37 28 28 3737373728282828 37.do 28 37 37 28 28 30 3030 30 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 40.do. 30 40 4 30 30 480 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 28. —RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE, VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 757 miles; INOTE. —Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soap. z, Stoves. Coffee. astile Con Starch. Sugar. I tur^ Castile CornDate. andlfancye mon. p a T3 a a a0 1873-Aug. 16..... 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 28 28 37 37 28 28 28 28 37 28 28 Sept. 17. 70 70 70 7.0 70 70 7( 32 32 64 64 41 41 55 55 70 32 32 1874-Jan. 1.... 2 92 92 92 92 92 41 4 1 83 83 55 55 70 70 92 41 41 Aug. 3.-.. 70 70 1)7070707032 32 64 64 41 41 55 55 70 32 32 1875 —Jail. 20..... 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 41 41 83 83 55 55 70 70 92 41 41 Feb. 23... 92 92 92 92 92 2 92 41 28 83 83 55 55 70 70 92 41 28 MIar. 17..... 70 70 70 7 70 70 28 28 64 64 41 41 55 55 70 28 28 Apr.. 6..... 55 55 55 55 55 5 55 55 28 28 51 51 37 37 46 46 55128 28 -Apr. 23.... 40 40 40 140 40 40 40 25 25 40 40 35 35 35 35 40 25 25 Ma-,y 18..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 25 25 40 40 35 35 35 35 40 25 25 Ma- 29..... 28 28 28 2 8 28 28 28 19 1.9 28 28 23 23 25 25 28 19' 19 Aug. 12..... 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 19 19 37 37 23 23 28 28 46 19 1.9 Nov. 15-... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 64 6441415555703232 Dec. 22.. 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 15 15 25 25 20 20) 20 20 30 15 15 1876-~Jan. 10-.... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32'64 64 41 41 55 55 70 32 32 June 2..7.1 7 701 70 70 70 70 70 20 20 64 64 25 25 55 55 70 20 20 June 12..... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 -25 25 25 16 16 July 28-.... 15 15 15 1.5 15 1.5 15 10 10 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 Aun. 7'.... 25 25 25 25 i 25 25 1616 25 25 1625 16 16 De. 18....46 46 46 46 46 46 46 23 23 41 41 28 28 37 37 46 23 23 1877-Mar. 12.... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 64 64 41 41 55 55 70 32 32 Oct. 8..... 70 70 7 70 70 70 37 37 37 64 64 37 37 37 37 70 37 37 Oct. 22..... 92 92 92 92 92 41 41 41 83 83 41 41 41 41 92 41 41 Doc. 10..... 92 92 92 92 92 92 41 41 41 73 73 4 4 4 4 1 41 92 41 41 1878-Feb. 15....70 70 70 70 70 70 37 37 37 55 55 37 37 37 37 70 37 37 1881-Aug. 6..... 4141 411 41 41 I8 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 41 18 18 Nov. 14..... 55 55 55 55 55 55 26 26 261 46 46 26 26 26 26 55 26 26 1882-~Jan. 24.... 41 41 41 41 41 41 18 18 18 32 32 18 181 38 18 41 18 18 June 22...70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 32 55 55 32 3232 32 70 I 23 23 July 1..... 55 5 55 55 55 5 28 28 28 46 46 28 8 28 28 5523 23 Nov. 1. 7070 70 70 70 70 32 32 32 55 55 32 32 32 32 70 32 32 1883-June 22.... 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 32 55 55 32 32 32 32 70 23 23 1885- J an. 26.... 46 46 46 46 46 46 23 23 23 37 37 23 23 23 23 46 17 17 June 1.... 37 37 37 37 37 37 17 17 17 28 28 17 17 17 17 37 14 14 Oct. 5..... 55 55 55 55 55 55 23 23 23 46 46123 23 23 23 55 18 18 Nov. 18..... 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 32 55 55 32 32 32 32 70 23 23 1886-Mar. 10.. 65 65 65 65 65 65 30 30 30 52 52 30 30 30 30 65 22 22 Aug. 26.... 65 44 65 65 65 65 30 30 30 52 52 30 30 30 30 65 22 22 1887-Apr. 1.. 65 44 65 65 57 44 26 30 22 57 57 30 26 30 22 65 30 22 1888-Jan. 9.... 65 44 65 65 57 44 29 33 2 57 57 33 29 33 24 65 33 24 Mar. 5..... 65 44 65 65 57 44 26 30 22 57 57 30 26 30 22 65 30 22 Nov. 12... 44 30 44 44 35 30 22 26 17 35 35 26 22 26 1.7 44 26 17 Dec. 17..... 65 44 65 65 57 44 26 30 22 57 57 30 26 30 22 65 30 22 1891-Apr. 9_... 65 44 65 65 57 26 22 30 22 57 57 30 22 30 22 65 30 22 1892-~Mar. 6-.... 65 44 65 65 57 26 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 65 30 18 May 2..... 65 44 65 65 57 26 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 65 30 22 June 66.... 65 44 65 65 57 26 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 30 22 65 30 20 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 481 NEW YORK, N. Y., TO CINCINNATI, OHIIO-Contilnued. Boston, 907 miles; Philadelphia, 667 miles; Baltimore, 593 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- A g] Molas-. erynd g Leather Lead. Nails c ultural Machin- Beer. ]sos. Ill' I [ear;hen- ging. I0'1 ery. ware. ments. 0I 4.0 -001 tI hr a r hh rc ht a. /, O cn l. In /n I 1 o OQ ~t o- / ~lo I x x1o I /1 /c c_ ~o oii 1- a — - -- 1-J a; c; -F a; -. a - O - ~D0? u K 0 a a a a e oi 03 a. aa ee a>O a 28 28 28 28 37 37 28 2 37 7 37 37 28 28 28 2 3 S 28 37 37 28 28 41 41 32 32 64 70 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 41 41 64.do. 41 64 64 55 55 55 55 41 41 83 92 41 41 83 83 83 831 41 41 55 5 83.do. 55 83 83 70 70 41 41 32 32 64 70 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 41 41 64.do. 41 64 64 55 55 55 55 41 41 3 192 41 41 83 3 8383 83 41 41 55 55 83 ldo 55 83 83 70 70 55 55 41 41 83 92 41 41 83 83 83 8341 41 55 55 83.do. 55 83 83 70 70 28 28 32 32 64 70 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 141 41 64.o. 41 64 64 55 55 37 37 28 28 51 55 28 28 51 51 51 1 128 28 37 37 51 do. 37 51. 51 46 46 35 35 25 25 40 40 25 25 4 4 0 40 40 25 25 35 35 40.do 35 40 40 35 35 35 35 30 3 040 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 30 30 35 35 40.do. 35 40 40 35 35 23 23 1 19 2L8 28 19 19 28 2 28 28 19 19 23 23 28.d. 23 28 28 25 25 23 23 19 19 37 46 1 1 9 37 37 37 37 19199 23 23 37 -do 23 37 37 28 28 41 41 32 32 64 70 32 32 64 64 64 64 321 32 41 141 64.d(o 41 64 64 55 55 20 20 15 15 25 30 15 15 25 25 25 | 25 15 15 20 20 25.do. 20 25 25 20 20 41 41 32 32 6 1 70 32i 32 64 1 64 64 64 32 32 41. 41 64 dlo 41 64 64 55 55 25 25 20 20 64 7 70 | 20 20 64 1 64 64 64 20 20 25 251 64 -.do. 25 64 64 55 55 16 16 11f 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 25 16 6 1616 16 25.do. 16 25 25 25 25 10 10 10 10 1 5 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15.do! 0 1 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 25 16 16 16 16 25.do. 16 25 25 25 25 28 28 23 23 41 46 23 23 41 41 41 41 23 23 28 28 41 Ido. 28 41 i 41 37 37 41 41 32 32 64 70 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 41 41 64.do 41 64164 55 55 37 37 37 37 64 70 37 37 37 37 64 64 37 37 37 37 64.do. 37 64 37 37 37 41 41 41 41 83 92 41 41 41 41 83 83 41 41 41 41 83 _do.1 41 8:3 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 73 92 41 41 41 1 73 73 41 41 41 41 73 do. 41 7341 41 41 37 37 37 37 55 70 37 37 37 37 55 55 37 37 371 37 55..do. 37 55t 37 37 37 1818 181 29 41 18 18 18 1 2 29 18 18 18 18 1 29 do. 18 2 18 i1 18 26 26 26 26 46 55 26 26 26 26 46 46 26 26 26 26 46.do 26 46 26 26 26 1818 18 18 32 41 1818 18 18 32 3218 1818 18 32.do 1.8 32 18 18 18 2:3 23 32 32 55 70 32 32 32 32 55 55 32 32 32 32 55.do. 32 55 32 32 32 23 23 28 28 46 55 2 28 28 28 46 28 28 28 28 46.do l1 28 46 28 28 28 32. 32 132 32 55 70 32 32 12 32 55 655 32 32 32 32 55.do l 32 55 32 32 132 23 23 32 32 55 70 32 32 32 32 55 55 32 32 32 32 55.do. 32 55 32 32 32 17 17 23 123 37 46 23 231 23 23 37 37 23 23 23 23 37.do. 23 37 23 23 23 1.4 14 17 17 228 37 17 1717 7 28 17 7 17 1 28 do' 17 28 17 17 17 18 18 23 23 46 55 23 23 23 23 46 46 23 23 23 23 46.do 23 46 23 23 23 23 23 32 32 5570 32 2 32 32 55 55 32 32 32 32 55 do 32 55 32 32 32 22 22 30 130 52 65 30 30 30o 30 52 52 30 30 30 26 30 0 30 30 22 22 30 30 52 65 30 30 0 30 52 52 30 30 30 26 52 do 30 52 30 30 30 30 i 26 30 30 57 65 30 26 14 30 44130 30 22 30 26'57 4426 30 2644 26 33 29 33 24 57 65 33 29 44 33 44 33 33 24 33 29 57 44 29 33 29 44 29 30 26 30 22 57 65 30 26 44 30 44 30 30 22 30 26 57 44 26 30 26 44 26 26 22 26 17 35 44 26 22 30 2 263 6 2 126 17 26 22 35 30 22 26 22 30 22 30 26 30 22 57 65 30 26 44 3044 30 30 22 30 26 57 44 26 30 26 44 26 30 26 30 22 57 653026 4430 4430 30 22 26 2257 44 263026 44 26 30 26 225765 264430 44 30 30 22 26 22 4426 2644 26 30 26 30 22 57 65 30 26 44 30 44 30 30 22 26 22 57 44 26 30 26 44 2 30 26 30 22 57 65 30 26 44 30 44 30 30 22 26 22 57 44 26 302644 20 S. Rep. 1394 — 31 482 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHIT RATES. TABLE 29.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTI. —From New York, 825 miles; NOTE. — Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps.. Furni- Stoves. Coffee. Starch. Sugar. O. ture. Castile Cornb0 /and fancy.'' mon. Pi I.... S. i 1867Jan183183 3 183 183 183 183 16 156 156 156 124 124 1 56 83 7 79 Nov......199 199 199 199 199 199 199 166 166 166 166 135 135/166 166 199 83 83 1868-Feb. 4.....199 1 199 19 9 9 1.9199 199 Special 166 6 83 83 135 35 199 Special June: 4.....183 1.83 183 183 183 183 183..do.. 156 156 70 70 124 124 183 -.do.. Aug. 10.....1 46 146 140 146 146 146 146..do.. 125 125 79 79 117 117 146 -..do-. Sept. 7.....183 183 183 183 18 183 183..do..15 156 79 79 156 124 124 183 — do. Oct. 1 6 5 65 65 6 5 6 5 5.. do..- 58 58 48 48 53 5 65..do Dec. 7.....99 199 199 199 99 199.d 19966 d1 1 66 0 83 83 1 135 1 99 -do.... J183 —Feb. -. 1183 83 1883 183 183 1 183 183..do.-. 156 156 79 79 124 124 183 — do.. Feb. 17.... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45. do...( 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 -do... Mar. 15..... 156 1 5 156 156 156 156 -do —-. 156 1]56 79 79 124 124 156.do. April 12l..o.. G 6 15 15 15 15 156..do. 156 156 79 79 124 124 156..do... July....183 181 183 1183 183 183 183.(1o. — 156 156 79 79 124 124 183 do.-.. Aug. 2... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 d.o. 45 45 45 45 4 45..do.... Aug. 11... 130 310 30 30 30 30 30 -..do.... 30 30 30 30 30 0 30 -do.... Aug. 23./- 38 38 38 38 38 38 38.do.... 3,8 38 38 38 38 38 38 o..d.. A 30-.... 42 42 42 42 42 42 42.o_. 44 2 42 42 42 42 42.do... Sept. 22 —... 3 7 5 7 3737 37 37 --- 37 7 37 3 37 37 37.do... Oct. 4 —... 50.50 50 550 50 50 50 do. 50 50 50 50 50 50 do Oct. 9..-. 73 73 73 73 73 3 do. 7i 73 50 50 73 7. 73.o.... Oct. 13 122 122 122 122 ) 122 122 1122.do.-.. 98 98 64 64 74 74 122..do.. Nov. 1.... 137 137 137 1,7 1.37 1 137..do. 123 12: 79 79 98 98 137.o.... Nov. 29 -...148 148 148 148 1-18 148 148.(do.... 127 127 7 9 9 8 98 148..do.... 1870 —-April 14..148 1418 1148 148 1.48 1148..do.. 127 127 79 79 98 98 148 38 38 May 7 -...1148 148 148 1.8 1 448 1.48.do.... 127 127 79 79 98 98 148 38 38 June 18.. —.1104 104 104 j01 104 104 4 4 4 do 83 83 3 53 53 67 67 104 38 38 July 13... 78 78 78 78 78 7'8 o.... 67 67 47 47 57 57 78 38 38 July 18..... 74 74 74 74 741 74..do.-.. 67 67 47 47 57 57 74 38 38 July 21..... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70.do... 65 65 47 47 57 57 70 38 38 July 25....- 63 63 63 63 63 63 63..do... 56 56 42 42 52 52 63 38 38 July 28..... 7 4 4 7 47 47 47 do.. 47 4 42 49 4747 47 38 38 Aug. 12....47 47 47 47 47 47 47..do. 47 47 47 47 4 47 477 Special 1870~ Au<. 22..... 92 92 92 92 92 92..do... 83 83 53 53 67 67 92..do.... Sept,. 8.... 2 12 122 122 122 1.122.do.... 108 108 64 64 83 83 122.do.. Nov. 28.....151 151 151. 151. 151 151t..do... 122 122 61 61 96 96 151..do...Pec. 26 1.... 71 171 171 1171 171 171 171 56 56 142 142 75 7 11.3 11.3 171 56 56 181 —Fleb. 20..142 1. 142 142 142 142 142 52 52 124 122 67 67 906 9i 142 52 52 M'ar. 7. 92 92 92 92 92.92 92 42 42 83 83 53 5 7 67 92 42 42 Mar. 139.. 0 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 44 4.4 85 85 52 52 67 67 96 4. 44 May 18..... 71 7 1 71 71 71 71 35 35 61 61 42 42 48 48 71 35 35 June 1 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 44 44 85 85 52 52 67 67 96 44 44 July 8... 7 71 71 71 71. 71 71 35 35 61 61 42 42 48 48 71 35 1135 July 26..... 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 30 30 52 52 38 38 43 43 57 30 30 July 28... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 32 32 45 45 42 42 45 45 45 32 32. A. ug. 16.0...38 38 18 38 38 38 38 27 27 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 27 27 Ag. 22.... 33. 33 33 33 33 33 25 25 33 33 33 333 33 33 33 25 25 Sept. 1..... 29 2 29 29 2 2 2 2424 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 22424 Nov. 27..... 96 9 96 90 96 96 44 44 85 85 52 52 67 67 96 44 44 D)ec. 15....118 118 118 8 1 18 118 47 47 104 104 62 62 80 80 118 47 47 187 2 —April 27.... 118 118 118 118 118 118 111 47 47 104 10- 62 62 80 80 118 47 47 A ug. 1.... 71 71 71 71 7' 71 71 71 31 33 66 66 43 43 57 57 71 33 33 Sept. 1..-..118 118 118 118 118 118 118 47 47 104 104 62 62 80 80 118 47 47 Sept. 2.... 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 43 43 85 85 52 52 66 6695 43 43 Oct. 14.....1118 118 118 118 118 138 118 47 47 104 104 62 62 80 80 118 47 47 1873-April 14.... 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 43 43 85 85 57 57 71 71 95 43 43 June 1....71 71 71 71 71 71 71 33 33 66 66 43 43 57 57 71 33 33 Aug. 11... 3 38 38 38 38 38 38 3828 28 38 38 28 28 28 28 38 28 28 Aug. 12.... 40 40 40 40 40 140 40 30 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 3(0 30 Aug. 21-3... 38 38 38 38 38138 38 28 28 38 38 28 28 28 28 38 28 28 Sept. 17-.... 71 71 71 171 71 1 71 71 33 33 66 66 43 43 57 57 71 33 33 874 —Jan. 1..... 959 5 95 95 95 95 43 43 85 85 57 57 71 71 95 43 43 Aueg. 3.-. 7. 71 71171 71 171 71 33 33 66 66 43 43 57 57 71 33 331 1875Jan 2. 20.. 95 959595 95 95 95143 43 85 85 57 57 71 71 95 43 43 1eb. 23..... 95 195 95 95 95 95195 43 28 85 85 57 57 71 71 95 43 28 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 483 NifW Yorzi, N. Y., TO INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Boston, 91:6 miles; Philalelphia, 735 miles; Baltimore, 703 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] (Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds. ) Cr~ock- AgriAfrColas- i'a ll nea cultlral Macin - Beer. ola- ice 1 1 e.a (n- Bg- Leasther Lead. Nails. implc- cry. seS. e.rtlcni- ging e~ warie. ment. 1 C2152 ct. d c a - a bQ a a a af 0 0 0 1 " 0 a a a 0 52 0 15) 0Qi 79 79 79 79 156 1 683 156 156 156 156 156 79 79 79 79 156 1t3 183 156 156 124 124 83 83 83 8 1.66 199 166 166 16 16 16 83 83 83 83 166 199 199 166.1366 135 135 Special 83 83 Il'l) 199 166 166 166 1.06 166 166 83 83 83 83 166 199 199 166 166 135 135 -.do. 79 7916 18 1156 156 156 1..6 1. 1.56 9 79 79 79 156 183 183 156 156 124 124..do.... 79 791 1 461125 1 125 125 1.25 125 125 79 79 79 79 125 146 1468 125 125 117 117 -. o.... 79 79 (156i 181 156 136 156 4 616 150 1 79 79 79 79183 1156 183 18 156 156 124 124..do.. 48 48 1 58 65 58 5 58 58 58 58 48 48 48 48 58 65 65 58 58 53 53 ]do..do 83 83 1,66 199 166 166 166 166 166 166 83 83 83 83 166 199 199 166 1166 135 135 do.. 79 79 56 136 6 56 156 150 15 79; 79 79 79 156 183 183 156 156 124 124.do.. 45 45 45 45 1 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45..lo... 79 79 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 79 79 79 79 156 156 156 156 156 124 124..do.... 79 79 0156 156 Special 1.56.156 156 156 79'79 79 79 156 156 156 156 156 124 124 -.do. 79 79 156 1.83.-do.... 1.56 156 1 156 79 79 79 79 156 183 156 156 156 12 124 do. 45 45 4.5 45 -do 45 45 45 45 454545 5 45 45454545 45 -.do.. 30 30.. 330 30.do..30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 0. 30 30 30 30..do....38 383838 -do....38 38 38 38 8 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38..do... 42 42 42 42.-do... 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42..do.... 37 37 37 37..do... 3737 37 7373737 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 do.....50 50 50 50..do.-.. 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50. 50 50 do.... 50 5:) 73 73.-do....7373 73 73 50 50 50 50 73 73 737373 73 73 73..do.-.. 64 64 98 122..do... 98 98 98 98 64 61 64 64 98 122 122 98 98 74 74..do.. 7 79 1.23 137 do... 123 123 123 12:1 79 79 79 79 123 137 137 123 123 98 98..do..:. 79 79 1127 148..o.... 127 127 27 127 79 70 79 79 127 148 148 127 127 98 98..do.. 79 79 127 148 do.... 127 127 12 7 7 127 79 79 79 79 127 148 148 127 127 98 98..do.... Special 127 148.-do..127 127 127 127 79 79 79 79 127 148 148 127 127 98 98 o....do.... 83 1.04 do.... 83 83 83 83 53 53 53 53 83 1004 10 83 83: 67 67..do....do... 67 78.do-... 67 67 67 67 47 47 47 47 67 78 7867 67 57 57.do-.. do-... 67 74 -do... 67 67 67 167 47 47 47 47 67 74 74 67 67 57 57 do. —.do.... (65 770 do..do.. 65 65 65 65 47 47 47 47 65 70 70 65 65 57 57.do. -...do.... 56 63.-do.... 56 56 56 56 42 42 42 42 56 63 63 56 56 52 52 do. —— do.... 47 47 do. —.. 47 47 47 47 42 42 42 42 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 _.do.do.... 47 47.... 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 do. -do-.... 8: 92 do.... 83 83 83 83 53 53 53 53 83 92 92 83 83 67 67 -do... do... 108 122..do.... 108 108 108 108 64 64 1 64 108 1.22 122 108 108 83 83 do. -.. do-... 122 151.do. -.- 122 122 122 1122 61 61 61 61 122 1 151151 122 122 96 96 75 75 75 75 112 171 142 142 142 14 42 142 1.142 75 75 75 75 142 171 171 142 142 113 113 67 67 67 67 122 142 52 52 122 122 122 122 52 52 67 67 122 142 12 12.122 96 96 53 53 53 53 83 92 o2 42 83 83 83 83 42 42 53 53 83.92 92 83 83 67 67 52 52 52 52 85 96 4 44 85 85 85 85 44 44 52 2 85 2 96 9 685 85 67 67 42 42 42 42 61 71 35 35 61 61 61 61 335 35 42 42 61 71 i 71 61 61 48 48 52 52 52 52 85 96 44 44 85 85 85 85 44 44 52 52 85 96 96 85 85 67 67 42 42 42 42 61 71 3535 61 61 61 61 35 35 424261 71 71 61 61 48 48 38 38 38 38 52 57 30 30 52 52 52 52 30 30 38 38 52 57 57 52 52 43 43 42 42 42 42 45 45 32 32 45 45 45 45 32 32 42 42 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 38 38 38 38 38 38 27 27 38 38 38 38 27 27 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 33 33 33 33 33 33 25 25 33 33 33 33 25 25 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 38 29 29 29 29 29 29 24 24 29 29 29 29 24 24 29 29 29 29 29 23 29 29 29 52 52 52 52 85 96 44 44 85 85 85 85 44 414 52 52 85 96 96- 85 85 67 67 62 62 62 62 104 118 104 104 101 104 104 104 47 47 62 62 104 118 118 104 108 80 80 62 62 47 47 104 118 101 104 104 104 101 104 47 47 62 62 101 118 118 101 104 80 80 43 43 33 33 66 71 66 66 66 66 66 66 33 33 43 43 66 71 71 66 66 57 57 62 62 47 47 104 118 104 104 101 104 104 104 47 47 62 62 1.04 118 118 104 104 80 80 52 52 43 43 85 95 85 85 85 85 85 85 43 43 52 52 85 95 95 85 85 66 66 62 62 47 47 104 118 11 47 47 104 104 104 104 47 47 62 62 104 118 118 104 104 80 80 57 57 43 43 85 95 4343858585'854343 575785 Sp'l 57 85 85 71 71 43 43 33 33 66 71 33 33 66 66 66 66 33 33 43 43 66 -do 43 66 66 57 57 28 28 28 28 38 38 28 28 381 38 38 38 28 28 28 28 38. do. 28 38'38 28 28 10 30 30 30 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30.do 30 40 40 30 30 28 28 28 28 38 38 28 28 38 38 38 38 28 28 28 28 38.do. 28 38 38 28 28 43 43 33 33 66 71 33 33 66 66 66 66 33 33 4:1 43 66.do. 43 66 66 57 57 57 57 43 431 8? 95 43 43 85 85 85 85 43 43157 57 85.do. 57 85 85 71 71 43,3 33 66 71 33 33 66 66 66 66 33 33 43 43 66.do 43 66 66 57 57 57 7 43 43 85 95 43 43 85 85 85 85 43 4 57 57 85 -do 57 85 85 71- 71 7 57 43 43 85 95 43 43 8585 85 85 43 43 57 57 85.cdo. 67 85 85 71 7. 484 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 29.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 825 miles; [NOTE. —Where the rates showed are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds.) Soap. Date. ^ t and fancy. mnon. 1 nilI I I Id I I -I I I I I I I 4-1 c: o:ee I c DaC Fnri Stoes. Co as tile C or Starch 1875-Mar. 17.....71 71 71 71 71 71 71 28 28 66 66 43 43 57 5i 71 288 Apr. 6 57 5757 57 57 57 5 57 28 28 52 52 38 38 47 47 57 128128 May 18..... 5 51 5 51 51 51 51 25 25 47- 47 34 34 42 42 51 25125 May 29... 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 19 19 28 28 24 24 26 261 28191191 Aug. 12.... 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 19 19.38 38 24 24 28 28 47 19 1 19 Nov. 15..... 71 7171 71 71 71 71 33 33 66 66 43 43 57 57 71 331 33 Dec. 22 I.... 30 30 0 30 30 30 30 15 15 25 25 20 20 20120130 15 j 15 1876-Jan. 10.... 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 33 33 66 66 43 43 57 57 71 3333 June 2.... 71 71 1 71 71 71 71 20 20 66 66 25 25 57 57171 20120 June 12... 25 25 15 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 16 16 July 28-.... 15 15 15 15 15 1.5 15 10 100 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 Aug. 7..... 2 5 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 2525 25 16 16 Dec. 18.... 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 24 24 43 43 28 28 38 38 47 24 124 1S.-~Mar. 12....71 71 71 71 71 71 71 33 331 66 66 43 43 57 57 71 33 33 Oct.... 71 7 71 71 1 7 713 38 38 381 66 66 38 38 38 38 7138 38 Oct. 22..... 95 95 95 9595 95 95 43 43 43 85 85 43 43 43 43 95 43 431 Dec. 10.... 95 5 5 95 95 95 43 43 43 76 76 43 43 43 43 95 43 43 1878-Feb. 15..... 71 71 71 71 71 38 38 38 57 57 38 38 38 38 71 38138 1881-Aug. 6. 43 43 43 43 43 43 18 18 18 30 30 18 18 18 18 43 18 18 Nov. 14... 57 57 57 57 57 57 27 27 27 47 47 27 27 27 27 57-27 27 1882- -Jan. 24...43 43 4I 43 43 43 18 18 18 32 32 18 18 18 18 43 18 18 July- 1..... 57 57 57 57 57 57 28 281 28 47 47 28 28 28 28 572424'Nov. 1... 71 71 71 71 71 71 33 33 33 57 57 333333 33171 33 33 1883 —June 22..... 71 71 71 71 71. 71 33 33 33 57 57 33 33 33 33 71 24 24 1885 —Jan. 26..... 47 47 47 47 47 47 24 24 24 38 38 24 24 24 24 47117 17 June.....3838 38 38 38 38 17 17 7 28 28 17 17 17 17 38 14 14 Oct. 5.... 57 57 57 57 57 57 2424 24 47 4724 2 24 24 57 19 19 Nov. 18.... 71 171 71 71 1 71 33 33 57 33 33 33 33 71 24 24 1886-Mar. 10 —.. 7 70 70 70 70 33 33 3 56 56 33 33 33. 33 70 23 23 Aug. 26..... 70 47 70 70 70 70 33 33 31 56 56 33 33 33 33 70 23 23 1887-Apr 1.... 70 47 70 70 60 47 28 33 23 60 60 33 28 33 23 70 33 23 1888 —Jan. 9..... 70 47 70 70 60 47 31 36 2( 60 60 36 31 36 31 70 36 26 Mar. 5.... 70 47 70 70 60 47 28133 23 60 60 33 28 33 23 70 33 23 Nov. 12.... 47 33 47 47 37 33 23 28 19 37 37 28 23 28 19 47 28 19 Dec. 17.... 70 47 70 70 60 47 28 33 23 60 60 33 28 33 23 70 33 23 1891-Apr. 9.... 70 47 70 70 60 28 23 33 23 60 60 33 23 33 23 70 33 23 1892-Mar. 16..... 70 47 71) 70 60 28 23 33 23 33 23 3 33 23 33 23 70 33 20 May 2..... 70 47 70 70 60 28 23 33 23 33 23! 33 23 33 123 70 33 23 June 6..... 704770706028233323 33 23 33 23 i 70 33 21 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 485 NEW YOlK, N. Y., TO INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Continued. Bostol, 946 miles; Philadelphia, 735 miles; Baltimore, 708 miles. than carload or carload quanties they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). CrockMolas- e cry and g Agricul- Machinols- ice. |:_ Leather Lead. Nails. | tural im- - Beer. ses. otiee. e~artheia- gng. erya ~ ware. gu plements rY _ lM i l. l._.C C 0 0 42 o C +l1 C C+ e lc; ca.c C l 38 38 28 28 5-2 5,7 28 28 81a2 521522 28 8 38 38 52.do. 38 52 52 47 47 34 34 27 27 47 51 27 27 47 47 47 27 27 27 34 34 47 -do - 34 47 47 42 42 2[4 24 19 19 28 28:19 19 28 28 28 28 19 19 24 t24 128 do - 24 28 28 26 26 24 I 24 19 19 38 47 19 19 38 38 38 38 19 19 24 241 38 I-cdo-l 241 38 8 1 28 28 283 43 33 33 66 71 33 3 66 66 66 66 33 33 43 43 66 Spdo 43 66 66 57 57 38 38 28 28 52 57 28 28 52 52 525228 28 38 38 52 do. 38 52 52 47 47 341 4 27 27 47 51 27 27 47 47 47 27 27 27 34 34 47 do 3- 47 47 42 42 24 24 19 19 28 28 1-9 19 28 28 28 28 19 19 24 24 28-do A 924 28 28 26 26 24 24 19A1938 47 19 19 38 38 38 38 19 19 24 24 38 -do 24 38 38 28 28 3 43 33 133 166 71 33 33 66 66 66 66 33 33 43 43 66 -do 43 66 66 57 57 20 20 15 15 25 30 15 15 25 25 5 i25 15 15 20 20 25.do. 20 25 25 20 20 43 4'3 33 33 66 71 33 33 66 66 6 6 6 33 33 43 43 66.do. 43 66 66 57 57 25 25 20 20 66 71 20 2066 66 6 66 66 20/ 20 25 25 66 do 25 66 66 57 57 1t; 1 16 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 25 16 16 16 16 25 -do. 16 25 25 25 25 1010 0 110 1 5 15 10 10 1 115 15 15 13 10 10 10 -10 1.5 -do. 10 115 15 25 16 1 f6 16 16 25 25 16 1 25 2525 5 25 16 16 16 16 25 do.16 25 25 25 25 28 28 24 24 43 47 21 24 43 43 43 43 24 24 28 28 4:3.do. 28 43 43 38 38 43 43 33 33 66 71 33 33 66 66 66 66 33 33 43 43 66 -do. 43 66 6657 57 38 38 38 38. 66 71 38 38 38 38 66 66 38 38 38 138 66.do. 38 66 38 3 38 43 43 43 85 95 43 43 43 43 85 85 43 43 43 43 85 (o -. 43 85 43 43 43 43 3 4343 76 95 43 43 43 43 76 76. 43 43 43 4376 do 4376 4343 43 38 38 38 38 57 71o 38 3838 38157 57 38 38138 3 857 do.38 573838 38 18 1818 1 30 3 181 818 1830 30 1 18 18 18 18 30 -do 18 30 18 18 18 27 27274757 27 27 47 47 27 27 27 27 47 2 47 27 27 18 18 18 18 32 43 18 118 18 18 32 32 18 18 18 13 8 32.do.18321818 18 28 28 28 28 47 57 28 28 28 28 47 47 28 28 28 28 47 do. 28 47 2828 28 3 3 3 3 33 57 71 33 33 33 33 57 57 33 33 33 33 57 -do. 33 57 33 33 33 24 24 33 33 57 71 33 33 33 33 57 57 33 33 33 33 57 -do- 33 57 33 33 33 17 77 24 24 38 47 24 24 24 243838242424 38 24 24 24 24 do. 24 38 24 24 24 14 14 17 17 28381717171728.2817 17 17 17 28 do. 17 128 1717 17 19 19 21 224 471 57 2424 4 4 24 4747 24 24 24 24 47 -do- 24 47 24 24 24 21 24 33 33 57 71 33 33 33 33 57 57 33 33 33 33 57 dlo. 33 57 33 33 33 23 23 33 33 56 70 33 33 333 33 56 56 33 33 33 33 56 -do -33 56 33 33 33 23 23 33 33 56 70 33 33 33 33 56 56 33 33 33 33 56 -do. 33 56 33 33 33 33 28 33 33 60 70 33 28 47 33 47 33 33 23 33 28 60 47 28 33 28 47 28 36 31 36 26 60t 70 36 31 47 36 47 36 36 31 36 31 60 47 31 36 31 47 31 33 28 33 23 60 70 33 28 47 33 47 33 33 23 33 28 60 47 28 33 28 47 28 28 23 28 19 37 47 28 23 33 28 33 28 28 19 28 23 37 33 23 28 23 33 23 33 23 1 3 23 60 70 3328 47 33 47 33 33 23 33 28 60 4728 33 284,7 28 33 28 33 23 60 70 33 28 47 33 47 33 33 23 28 23 60 47 28 33 28 47 28 33 28 33 23 60 70 33 28 47 33 47 33 33 23 28 23 60 47 28 33 28 47 28 33 28 33 23 60 70 33 28 47 33 47 33 33 23 28 23 60 47 28 33 28 47 28 33 28 33 23 60 70 33 28 47 33 47 33 33 23 28 23 60 47 28 33 28 47 28 486 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 30.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FIROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-Fromn New York, 637 miles; [NoTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps. rn- Stoves. Coffe. CastileStrch. Sugar. ture. Cstil c Date. and fancy. mon. 1867-Jan. 1.....153 1153 4153 153 1153 1153 131 131 131 131 104 104 131 131 153 67 07 Nov. 1....166 166'166 166 166 166 166 140 140 140 140 114 114 140'140 1166 70 70 1868-Feb. 4.....166 16 166 166 166 166 166 0 Special 140 140 70 70 114 114 166 Special i:I r I ~D \~ \rate. rate. June 4.....153 153 153 153 1153 1153 3.do-... 131 131 67 67 104 104 153..do.... Ag. 10..12323 1123 121 123 123 123.do... 105 101 07 7 98 98 123.do.... 867Sep. 7...151153 1153 153 153 153 53..o.... 131 131 7 104 1 04 1 3..d67....67 Oct. 1..6.. 660 160 0 16 166 l 140 14do.... 0 10 114 11 4 10 140 60..do.... 18 De. 7. 1166'166 0 166 166 166 166.do.... 140 140 70 70 114 114 166..do.. 18 Feb 1 4 —-.153 1153 1153 153 1153 153 153 - do.... 131 131 67 67 104 104 153..do... 17..... 8 38 123 123 123 138 3838..do.... 10538 38 38 38 38 8 38..do.... Mar. 15....1 1' 13153 153 131 131 131..do.... 131 131 67 67 104 104 131..d... Oct. 1.....i 6 (jo 60 60j 60600 0I6 0.-do.... 56 56145 45 50 50 6 d Dec. 7..1..16!166 ]166 166 6166 1 166 — do-... 140 140 70 70 114 114 166.do J6 y. 1 —....153 153 153 153 153 153 153..do.. 131 131 67 67 104 104 153 do.... u. 1.... 26 20 26 26 2 26 2..do.. 20 2 2 26 26 2 26.o... 23.-... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32..do 32 32 32 32 32 32 32..do.. 30..... 35 35 35 35 35 35 5 do.. 35 3535 35 35 35 35..do... Sept. 22-.. 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 -.do... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32..do-.... 24. 30 30 30 30 30 30 30..do. 30 30 30 30 30 30 30..do... Oct. 4... 42 4242 42 42 42 42 do 42 42 42 42 42 42 42.do-... 9..-.. 61 61 1 61 1 1 61 1 61 -do. 61 61 41 41 61 6 1..do-. 13....1 103 103 103 103 103 103..do.... 82 82 52 52 62 62 103.-do.... Nov. 1.- -1115 115 115 115 115.115 11.5.do.. 103 103 67 67 82 82 115.do.... 29. —..124 124 124 124 124 124 124..do.... 107 107 67 67 82 82 124 - do... 1870- Apr. 14.... 124 124 124 124 124 124 124.-do.... 107 107 67 67 82 82 124 32 32 May 7..1...124 124 124 124 124 124 124:.do.... 107 107 67 67 82 82 124 32 32 June 18. 87 87 87 87 87 87 87..do.... 70 70 44 44 56 56 87 32 32 July 13..... 65 65 65 65 65 65..do.. — 5 5 39 39 48 48 5 32 32 21..... 60 i 60 60 60 60 60 60..do.... 55 55 30 39 48 48 60 32 32 251.... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53..do —.- 46 46 35 35 43 43 53 32 32 28ct... 40 40 40 40 40 4.do... 40 40 35 35 40 40 40 82 32 Aug. 12..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40..do.... 40 40 35 35 40 40 40 Special rate. 22..... 77.... 77 77 77 77 77.do... 70 70 44 44 56 56 77..do.... Sept. 8....1103 1 103 103 1 103 103 103..do.. — 91 91 54 54 70 70 103..do NTov. 28..... 121 i2i 1'127 127 127 127 -.do.... 103 103 51 51 81 81 127 -..do.... Iec. 26....144 144 141 1-11 141 1414 144 48 48 120 120 63 63 95 95 144 48 48 1871 -- Feb. 20.....120 0 0 120 120 120 120 120 44 44 103 103 56 56 81 81 120 44 44 Mar. 7.... 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 35 35 70 704444 5656773535 13..... 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 37 37 72 72 44 44 56 56 81 37 37 May 18. 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 29 29 51 51 35 35 40 40 60 29 29 Juiie 1.. 81 811 1 1 1 81 81 81 37 37 72 72 44 44 56 56 81 37 317 July 8..-.. 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 29 29 51 51 51 51 40 40 60 29 29 26..... 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 26 26 44 44 32 32 37 37 48 20 26 28..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 29 29 40 40 35 35 40 40 40 29 23 Aug. 16..... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 23 23 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 23 21 22..... 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 21 21 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 21. 21 Sept. 1 23 23 28 23 23 23 23 20 20 23 2323232323232020 Nov. 27. 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 37 37 72 72 44 44 56 56 81 37 37 lec. 15.....100'100 100 100 100 103 100 40 40 88 88 52 52 68 68 100 40 40 1872-Apr. 27.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 40 40 88 88 52 52 68 68 100 40 40 Aug...... 60 00 60 0 0 60 28 28 56 56 36 36 48 48 60 28 28 Sept....100 100 1030 100 100 100 100 40 40 88 88 52 52 68 68 100 40 40 2..... 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 36 36 72 72 44 44 56 56 80 36 36 Oct. 14..... 100 100 110) 100 100 100 100 40 40 88 88 52 52 68 68 100 40 40 1873-Apr. 14.... 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 36 36 72 72 48 48 60 60 80 36 36 June 1..... 60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 56 56 36 36 48 48 60 28 28 Au. 11... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 24 24 32 32 24 24 24 24 32 24 24 12....40 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 30 30 21.....32323232323232 2 24 32 32 24 23424 24 32 24 24 Sept. 17-... 60 60 60 60 60 600 60 28 28 56 56 306 3 48 48 60 28 28 1874-Jan. 1. 80 80 80 80 8 80 80 36 36 72 72 48 48 60 60 80'3 3 Aug. 3..... 60 60 I6GU.60 60 60 60 28 28 56 56 36 36 48 48 60 28 28 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 487 NEW YORIK, N. Y., TO COLMIMBUS, Oiiio. Boston, 801 miles; Philadelphia, 547 miles; Baltimore, 526 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- Agri-I Molas- Rery d Bag- Leath Lea culturl Macin- Beer Se ic earthlen- ging. r.Nl. imple- cry. ware. sents. 67 67 67 67 131 153 131 131 131 131 131 131 67 67 67 67 i131 153 153 131 131 104 104 70 70 70 70 140 166 140 140 140 140 140 140 70 70 70 70 140 166 166 140 140 114 114 Special 70 70 140 166 140 140 140 140 140 140 70 70 70 70 140 166 166 1140 14 0 114 114 rate. I..do... 67 67 131 153 131 131 131 131 131 131 67 67 67 67.131 153 153 131 131 104 104..do.... 67 67 105 121: 105 105 105 105 105 105 67 67 67 67 1105 123 123 105 105 98..do... 67 67 131 153 131 131 131 131 131 131 67 67 67 67 131 153 153 131 131 104 104..do_... 45 45 56 60 56 56 56 56 56 56 45 45 45 45 56 60 60 56 56 50 50.do.... 7 0 170 1140 166 40 1140 140 140 140 70 70 70 70 140 166 166 140 140 114 114..do.... 67 67 i131 153 131 131 131 131 131 111 67 67 67 67 131 153 153 131 131 104 104 -.do-.. 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 18 38 38 38 38 138 38 38 38 38 38 38 -do.... 67 67:31 i31 3131 [131 131 131 131 131 67 67 67 67 131 131 131 131 131 104 104..do.... 67 67 1131 11.Special 131 131 131 131 67 67 67 67 131 131 131 131 131 104 104 -do.... 67 67 131 153 -do 136 131 131 131 67 67 67 67 131 153 153 131 131 104 104..do.... 26 26 26 26.o 26 2626262626262626 26 26 26 26 26 26.-do.... 32 32 32 32 d.o... 32 312 32 32 32 32 3232 32 32 32 32 32 32 32..do....3535 35 35.do... 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35..do....3232 32 32 do.... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32..do.... 30 30 30,0 do. 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30..do.... 42 42 42 42.do.. 42 4242 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42..do.... 42 42 61 61.do.... 61 61 61 61 4242 42 42 61 61 61 61 6t 61 61..do.... 52 52 82 103 1 1.do.. 821 82 82 82 52 52 52 52 82 103 103 82 82 62 62 do.... 67 67 103 115..do.... 103 103 103 103 67 67 67 67 1.03 115 1.15 103 103 82 82 do-.. 67 67 107 124..do....1307 107 107 107 67 67 67 67 1107 124 124 107 107 82 82..do.... 67 67 1.07 124.do... 07 107 107 107 67 67 67 67 1107 124 124 107 107 82 82.o.... Special 107 124..do.... 107 107 107 107 67 67 67 67 107 124 124 107 107 82 82 rate...(lo.... —do.... 70 87..do... 70 70 70 70 444 44 44 70 87 87 70 70 56 56 (... do.... 56.65..do.... 56 56 56 56 39 39 39 39 56 65 65 56 56 48 48 (Io-0...l do.... 55 60.do. 55 55 55 5539 39 39 39 55 60 60 55 55 48 48..do... 1o.... 46 53..do.... 46 46 46 46 35 35 35 35 46 53 53 46 46 43 43..do.....do.... 40 40..do.... 40 40 40 40 35 35 35 35 40 40, 40 40 40 40 40 -do......do.... 40 40..do.... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40.o........ 70 77.do.... 70 70 70 70 44 44 44 44 70 77 77 70 70 56 56.. do.. _.-do..-.. 91 103..do.... 91 91 91 91 54 54 54 54 91 103 103 91 91 70 70.-o —....do... 103 127..do... 1303 103 103 1.03 51 51 51 51 103 127 127 103 103 81 81 63 I63 63 63 1320 144 120 1120 120 120 120 120 63 63 63 63 120 144 144 120 120 95 95 56 56 56 56 103 120 103.103 103 103 103 103 44 44 56 56 103 120 120 103 103 81 81 44444444 70 77 7070 70 70707035 35 444 70 77 7770 70 56 56 44 44 44 44 72 81 72 72 72 72 72 72 37 37 44 44 72 81 81 72 72 56 56 31 5 35 35 35 51 60 29 29 51. 51 51 51 29 29 35 35 51 60 60 51 51 40 40 44 44 44 44 72 81 37 37 72 72 72 72 37 37 44 44 72 81 81 72 72 56 56 51 51 51 51 51 60 29 29 51 51 51 29 29 29 51 51 51 60 60 51 51 40 40 32 32 32 32 44 48 26 26 44 44 44 44 26 26 32 32 44 48 48 44 44 37 37 35 35 35 35 40 40 29 29 40 40 40 40 29 29 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 32 32 32 32 32 32 23 23 32 32 32 32 23 23 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32.32 28 28 28 28 28 28 21 21 28 28 28 28 21 21 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 20 23 23 23 23 20 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 44 44 44 44 72 81 37 37 72 72 72' 72 37 37 44 44 72 81 81 72 72 56 56 52 52 52 52 88 100 88 88 88 88 8888 40 40 522 2 88 100 100 88 88 68 68 52 52 40 40 88 100 88 88 88 88 88 88 40 40 52 52 88 100 100 88 88 68 68 36 36 28 28 56 60 56 56 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56 60 60 56 56 48 48 52 52 40 40 88 100 88 88 88 88 88 88 40 40 52 52 88 100 100 88 88 68 68 44 44 36 36 72 80 72 72 72 72 72 72 36 36 44 44 72 80 80 72 72 56 56 52 52 40 40 88 100 40 40 88 88 88 88 40 40 52 52 88 100 100 88 88 68 68 Sp'l 48 48 363672 80 36 36 72 72 2 72 36 36 48 48 72 rate. 48 72 72 60 60 36 36 28 28 56 60 28 28 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56 do. 36 56 56 48 48 24 24 24 24 32 32 24 24 32 32 32 32 24 24 2424 32.do. 24 3232 24 24 30 30 30 30 40 40 30 30 40 4040 40 30 30 30 30 40 -do 30 4040 30 30.24 24 24 24 32 32 24 24 32 32 32 32 24 24 24 24 32 -do 24 32 32 24 24 36:16 28 28 56 60 28 28 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56 do 36 56 56 48 48 48 48 36 36 72 80 36 36 72 72 72 72 36 36 48 48 72.do.48 72 72 60 60 36 36 28 28 56 60 28 28 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56.do. 36 56 56 48 48 488 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 30.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 637 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specficially described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds.) ~.1~~ - ~~~~Soaps. d Furni- Stoves. Coffee. Sarch. S r. I ture. Castile Cornm- S S a Date. / andfancy. mon. Ie. I I F1 I o; I o; o1 1 _______ ft _cct^ ct t 0 0 0 eS cz CS 0. 4 CS 0. CS 0 0..... 80 80 2 6 72 72 48 48 l60 80 C 1871-Jan. 20...-. 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 36 36 72 72 48 48 60 60 50 36 36 Feb. 23...-. 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 24 24 72 72 48 48 60 60 80 24 24 Mar. 17..... 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 24 24 56 56 36 36 48 48 60 24 24 Apr. 6.... 48 4 48 8 48 48 48 48 24 24 44 44 32 32 40 40 48 24 24 May 18.... 43 43 43 43 43 13 43 22 22 40 40 29 29 36 36 43 22 22 29.... 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 18 18 27 27 20 20 25 25 27 18 18 Aug. 12-.... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 16 16 32 32 20 20 25 25 40 16 16 Nov. 15.....60 60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 56 56 36 36 48 48 60 28 28 D)ec. 22-..... 0 330 30 50 30 30 30 15 15 25 25 20 20 20 20 30 15 15 1876-Jan. 10-.... 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 56 56 36 36 48 48 60 28 28 June 2....60 60 60 60 60 60 60 20 20 56 56 25 25 48 48 60 20 20 12.... 25 25 2525 25 25 25 1 16 25 25 16 16 25 5 25 25 16 16 J'uly 28..... 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 110 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 1.0 Aug. 7.... 25 25 125 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 16 -16 Dec. 18...- 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 36 36 25 25 32 32 40 20 20 1877-Mar. 12....60 60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 56 56 36 36 48 48 60 28 28 Oct. 8. 60 60 60 60 60 60 32 32 32 56 56 32 32 32 32 60 32 32 22..... 80 80 80 80 80 36 36 36 72 72 36 36 36 36 80 36 36 Dec. 10..... 80 80 80 80 80 80 36 36 36 64 64 36 36 36 363 80 3636 1878 —Feb. 15-.... 60 60 60 60 60 60 32'32 32 48 48 32 32 32 32 60 32 32 1881 —Aug. 6.... 36 36 36 36 36 36 15 15 15 26 26 15 15 15 15 36 15 15 Nov. 14.... 48 48 48 48 48 48 22 22 22 40 40 22 22 22 22 48 22 22 1882-Jan. 24..... 39 39 39 39 39 39 18 18 18 32 32 18 18 18 18 39 18 1I8 July 1... 48 48 48 48 48 48 24 24 24 40 40 24 24 24 24 48 20 20 Nov....60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 28 48 48 28 28 28 28 60 28 28 1883-June 22,.... 60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 28 48 48 28 28 28 28 60 20 20 1885-Jan. 26.... 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 32 32 20 20 20 20 40 14 14 Juno 1... 32 32 3 32 3 32 32 14 14.14 24 24 14 14 14 14 32 12 12 Oct. 5. 48 48 48 48 48 48 20 20 20 40 40 20 20 20020 48 16116 Nov. 18..... 60 60 60 60 60 60 28 28 28 48 48 28 28 28 28 60 20 20 1886-Mar. 10..... 58 58 58 58 58 58 27 27 2W 46 46 27 27 27 27 58 19 19 Aug. 26..... 58 39 58 58 58 58 27 27 27 46 46 27 27 27 27 58 19 19 1887-Apr. 1...58 39 58 58 58 39 23 27 19 50 50 27 23 27 19 58 27 19 June 13..... 59 39 59 59 51 39 23 27 23 51 51 27 23 27 20 59 27 20 1888-Jan. 9..... 59 39 59 59 51 39 26 30 21 51 51 30 26 30 21 59 30 21 Mar. 5..... 59 39 59 59 51 39 23 27 20 51 51 27 23 27 20 59 27 20 Nov. 12.. 39 27 39 39 31 27 20 123 16 31 31 23 20 23 16 39 23 16 Dec. 17 —.... 59 39 59 59 51 39 23 27 20 51 51 27 23 27 20 59 27 20 1891-Apr. 9..... 59 39 59 59 51 23 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 59 27 20 1892-Mar. 16.... 59 39 59 59 51 23 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 59 27 16 May 2.... 59 39 59 59 51 23 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 59 27 20 June 6... 59 39 59 59 51 23 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 59 27 18 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 489 NEW YORK, N. Y., TO COLUMBUS, OHIO-Continued. Boston, 801 miles; Philadelphia, 547 miles; Baltimore, 526 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents 100 pounds.) Crock- AgriMols- Rice. ery anlld Bag- Leatler Lead. Nails. cultu- Machin- Beer. sej. Iriceeartllen- ging. ral i3n- ery. ware. pleinents M ct Cr d Cd M / 1 a ) a a e M 33 m I 1^ C 4 a, q 48 48 36 36 72 80 36 36 72 72 72 72 36 36 48 48 72 Sp'l 48 72 72 60 60 rate. 48 48 36 36 72 80 36 36 72 72 72 72 36 36 48 48 72 do 48 72 72 60 60 24 24 28 28 56 60 28 28 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56 do. 36 56 56 48 48 32 32 24 24 44 48 24 24 44 44 44 44 24 24 32 32 44 -do. 32 44 44 40 40 29 29 23 23 40 43 23 23 4 0 40 40 40 23 23 29 29 40 do. 29 40 40 36 36 28 28 18 18 27 27 18 18 27 27 27 27 18 18 20 20 27 -do. 20 27 27 25 25 20 20 16 16 32 40 16 16 32 32 32 32 16 16 20 20 32 -do 20 32 32 25 25 36 36 28 28 56 60 28 28 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56.do 36 56 56 48 48 20 20 15 15 25 30 15 15 25 25 25 25 15 15 20 20 25 (3o. 20 25 25 20 20 36 36 28 28 56 60 28 28 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56 do. 36 563 56 48 48 25 25 20 20 56 60 20 20 56 56 56 56 20 20 25 25 56 do- 25 56 566 48 48 16 16 16 16 25 25 16 16 2 25 25 25 2 16 1 16 16 25 do. 16 25 25 25 25 10 10 10 1 0 115 15 10 10 15 1 15 15 1 10 10 10 I0 15..do. 10 15 15 15 15 16 1 16 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 2 25 16 16 16 16 25 do. 16 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 36 40 20 20 36 36 36 36 20 20 25 25 36 do 25 36 36 32 32 36 36 28 28 56 60 28 28 56 56 56 56 28 28 36 36 56 do. 36 56 56 48 48 32 32 32 32 56 60 32 32 32 32 56 56 32 32 32 32 56.do. 32 56 32 32 32 36 36 36 36 72 80 36 36 36 36 72 72 36 36 36 36 72 do. 36 72 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 64 80 36 36 36 36 64 64 36 36 36 36 64 do. 36 84 36 36 36 32 32 32 32 48 60 32 32 32 32 48 48 32 32 32 32 48 do. 32 48 32 32 32 15 15 15 15 1 26 36 15 15 15 15 26 26 15 15 1 15 1 26 do 15 26 15 15 15 22 22 22 22 40 48 2222 2 22 22 40 40 22 22 22 22 40. dlo 22 40 22 22 22 8 18 18 18 32 39 18 18 18 18 32 2 2 18 18 8 18 32 do. 18 32 18 18 18 20 20 24 24 40 48 24 24 24 24 40 40 24 24 24 24 40.do 24 40 24 24 24 28 28 28 28 2 48 60 28 28 28 28 48 48 28 28 8 428 48. (do 28 48 2 8 2 28 20 20 28 28 48 60 28 28 28 28 48 48 28 28 8 48 -do. 28 48 28 28' 28 14 14 20 20 32 40 20 20 20 20 32 32 20 20 20 20 32 do. 20 32 20 20 20 12 12 14 1 4 4 32 14 14 1 4 14 24 24 1 14 4 14 14 24.do. 24 4 1 44 4 114 16 16 20 20 40 48 20 20 2 0 20 40 40 20 20 20 20 40.do. 20 40 20 10 20 20 20 28 28 48 60 28 28 28 28 48 48 28 28 28 28 48 -do 28 48 28 28 28 19 19 27 27 46 58 27 27 27 27 46 46 27 27 1 27 27 46 do. 27 46 27 27 27 19 19 27 127 4 76 27 27 27 346 46 1 27 27 27 27 46 do 27 46 27 27 27 27 23 27 27 50 58 7 2 27 237 19 7 236 50 l39 3 27 236 398 23 27'I 27 27 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 27 20 23 51 39 23 23 27 23 39 23 30 26 301 21 51 5 9 30 26 39 30 39 30 30 21 30 26 51 39 26 26 30 9 26 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 277 39 27 27 20 27 23 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 23 20 23 16 31 39 23 20 27 23 27 23 23 16 23 20 31 27 20 23 20 27 20 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 123 39 27 39 27 27 20 27 23 51 391 23 27 23 39 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 23 20 51 39 23 7 23 39 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 395 27 2 2 3 523 20 1 39 23 527 23 39 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 2 9 2 0 7 39 27 27 20 23 20 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 23 20 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 490 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 31.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 639 miles; [(NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps.. I Furni SStarch Sugar. tur Stoves. Coffee. C astile C o ar. I tni- Castile Co. - Datpe. and lancy. mon. Kj ^ j~.4. ~ j ~.' -. d 0~ nO C ~~ -iO o an: a ao a aoo.a a a a 0 C) " o 0 " 0 o o H 0 C ^ U 0 O 1867-Jan. 1....1131 134 134 134 134 134 134 114 114 114 114 92 92 114 114 134 58 58 MaIy 15.... 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 114 114 114 114 91 91 114 114 134 59 59 Nov. 5 —....144 1544 144 144 144 144 144 121 121 121 121 99 99 121 121 144 64 64 1868 —Feb. 4-...- 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 Special 121 121 64 64 99 99 144 Special Irate. rate. June 4.....1.34 134 134 134 134 134 134..dlo... 114 114 59 59 91 91 134 do. Ag. 10.... 10 6 106 106 106 106 106 16..do... 91 91 59 59 86 86 106.do.... Sept. 7-....1134 134 134 134 134 134 134..do.... 114 114 59 59 91 91 134.do.... Dec. 7...-. 150 150 15) 150 150 150 150..do.... 121 121 60 60 99 99 150 -.do.-.. 1869-Feb. 1..-.134 134 134 134 134 1134 134.(1o.. 114 114 59 59 59 59 134. (Tlo... Feb. 17. —. 57 57 57 57 57 57 57.... 57 57 57 57 57 57 57..do.-. Mar. 15.-.114 114 114 114 114 114 114 o.- 114 114 59 59 91 91 114 -.do..-. Apr. 12.....114 114 114 114 114 114 114 do... 114 114 59 59 91 91 114.do. - - July 1...134 134 134 134 134 134 134.do.... 114 114 59 59 91 91 134..do.... Ang. 23..... 28 28 28 28 28 28 28..do.... 28 28 28 28 28 28 28..do.-.. Oct. 9-.... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53..do.... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 do.... Oct. 13... 90 90 90 90 90 90 90..do.-.. 72 72 47 47 54 54 90 -do... Nov. 1.....100 100 100 100 100 100..do.... 90 90 58 58 72 72 100.-d0... Nov. 29.-. 108 108 108 108 1.08 108 108 -.do.... 93 93 58 58 72 72 108..do.... 1870-Apr. 14... 108 108 108 108 108 108 108.-do.... 93 93 58 58 72 72 108 31) 30 May 4..... 113 113 113 113 113 1.13 113..do.... 98 98 58 58 79 79 11.3 30 30 May 7.. 11- 113 113 113 113 113..do.... 98 98 58 58 79 79 113 30 30 June 18. 848484 84 84 84 84.do-... 68 68 43 43 54 54 84 30 3 July 25 46 46 4C 46 46 46 46..do..-. 42 42 31 31 39 39 46 30 30 July 28-. 35 3 35 35 35 35 35..do. —-. 35 35 31 31 35 35 35 30 30 Aug. 12.... 36 36 36 36 36 36 36..do.... 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 Special Irate. Aug. 22..... 72 72 72 72 72 72 72..do.... 68 68 43 43 54 54 72..do.... Sept. 8..-. 90 901 90 90 90 0..do.... 79 79 47 47 54 54 90..do.... Nov. 28.... 112 112 112 11'2 1.12 112 112..do..-. 91 91 45 45 71 71 112..do.... Dec. 26..... 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 42 42 106 106 56 56 84 84 127 42 42 1871-~Feb. 15..-.. 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 35 35 78 78 46 46 60 60 88 35 35 Feb. 20... 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 39 39 91 91 50 50 70 70 106 39 39 Mar. 13..... 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 32 32 64 64 39) 39 50 50 71 32 32 May 18...- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 26 26 45 45 26 26 36 36 53 26 26 June 1. 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 32 32 64 64 39 39 50 50 71 32 32 July 8... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 26 26 45 45 31 31 3636 53 26 26 July 26..... 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 23 23 39 39 28 28 32 32 42 23 23 July 29..... 52 52'52 52 52 52 52 10 30 44 44 35 35 39 39 52 30 30 Aug. 16. 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 21 21 31 31 21 21 31 31 31 21 21 Aug. 22.... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 19 19 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 19 19 Sept. 2.... 21 21 21 21 21 21 17 17 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 17 17 Sept. -5 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 30 30 44. 44 35 35 39 39 52 30 30 Nov. 27.... 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 32 32 64 64 39 39 50 50 71 32 32 lec. 15..... 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 35 35 78 78 46 46 60 0 88 35 35 1872 —Apr. 27.... 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 35 35 78 78 46 46 60 60 88 35 35 Aug. 1.... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 25 25 49 49 39 39 42 42 53 25 25 Sept. 1...... 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 35 35 78 78 46 46 60 60 88 35 35 Sept. 2.... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 63 633939 4949703232 Oct. 14... 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 35 35 78 78 46 46 60 60 88 35 35 1873-Apr. 15..... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 63 63 42 42 53 53 70 32 132 July 22..... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 25 25 49 49 32 32 42 42 53 25 25 Aug. 12..... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 30 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 50 30 30 Aug- 13..... 29 29 29 29I 29 29 29 22 22 29 29 2222 22 2 29 2222 Sept. 17..... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 25 25 49 49 32 32 42 42 53 25 25 1874-J an. 1.... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 63 63 42 42 53 53 70 32 32 Aug. 3..... 53 5 3 53 53 53 25 25 49 49 32 32 42 42 53 25125 1875- Jan. 20..... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 63 -63 42 42 53 53 70 32 32 Mar. 17..... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 21 21 49 49 32324242 53 21121 Aug. 12.....40 40 40 40 40 40 40 15 15 30 30 20 20 25 25 40 1515 Nov. 15.. 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 25 25 49 49 32 32 42 42 53 2525 Dec. 22.... 30 30 30 30 3 30 30 15 15 25 25 20 20 20 2030 1515 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 491 NEW YORK,N. Y., TO DETROIT, MicII. Boston, 710 miles; Philadelphia, 648 miles; Baltimore, 628 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rqtes in cents per 100 pounds). Crock. AgriMolas- Iiultural achi' M olas- Riery and Bag- Leather. Lead. Nails. n- Beer. ses. a. earthen- g ing. imple- ery. wa/re. ments. 1S / 1^ S lia 114 Si 9, SI~2 J^i imI 6r 1 J 41 S4 Ji S 1 4 SC, S- CC Cd + C. CCS-C ~ 4-. r S? J^ "^ _s'Q nj 4 ~ "" C)C O t C a CS w C a n a de te 58 58 58 58 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 58 58 58 58 114 134 134 114 114 92 92 59 59 59 59 114 114 114 114 1 114 114 11. 4 59 59 59 59 114 134 J134 114 114 91 91 64 64 64 64 1 121 121 121 121 121 121 64 64 64 64 121 144 1544 121 121 99 99 Special 64 64 121 144 121 121 121 121 121 121 64 64 64 64 121 144 144 121 121 99 99 rate...do.... 59 59 114 134 114 114 114 114 114 114 59 59 59 59 114 134 134 114 114 91.91..do... 59 91 106 91 91 91 91 91 91 59 59 59 59 91 106 106 91 91 86 86 -..do.... 59 59 114 134 114 114 114 1114 91 91 59 59 59 59 114 134 134 114 114 91 91..do..-. 60 60 121 150 121 121 121 121 99 99 60 60 60 60 121 150 150 121 121 99 99 -do.... 59 59 114 134 114 114 114 114 91 91 59 59 59 59 114 134 134 114 1.14 59 59 -do... 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57..do.... 59 59 114 1114 11p4.114 114 114 91 91 59 59 59 59 114 114 114 1114 114 91 91 -.do... 59 59 114 114 Special 114 114 91 91 59 59 59 59 114 114 114 114 114 91 91 rate...do.... 59 59 11.4 134._do....114 114 114 114 59 59 59 59 114 134 134 114 114 91 91..do.... 28 28 28 28-..do.... 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 2828 28 28 28 28..do.... 37 37 53 53.-do.... 53 53 53 53 37 37 37 37 53 53 53 53 53 3 53 53..do..... 47 47 72 90..do.... 72 72 72 72 47 47 47 47 72 90 90 72 72 54 54..do.... 58 58 90 100..do... 90 90 90 90 58 58 58 58 90 100 100 90 90 721 72..do.-... 58 58 93 108..do....93 93 93 93 58 58 58 58 93 108 108 93 93 72 72..do.... 58 58 93 108..do... 9393 93 93 58 58 58 58 93 108 108 93 93 93 2 72..do.... 58 58 98 1-13 d..d(o.... 98 98 98 98 58 58 58 58 98 113 113 98 98 79 79..do.... Special 98 113..do... 98 98 98 98 58 58 58 58 98 113 113 98.98 79 79 rate...do..-.. — do-... 68 84..do.... 68 68 68 68 43 43 43 43 68 84 84 68 68 54 54..do....-.do.... 42 46 _.do.... 42 42 42 42 31 31 31 31 42 46 46 42 42 39 39..do.... — do.... 35..do.... 35 35 35 35 31 31 3135 353535353535..do -...-do.... 36 36.-do.... 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36..do-..-.- do-.... 68 72..do.... 68 68 68 68 43 43 43 43 68 72 72 68 68 54 54..do. -... —do. -... 79 90..do.... 79 79 79 79 47 47 47 47 79 90 90 79 79 61 61..do-.- -.do... 91 112..do... 91 91 91 91 45 45 45 45 91 112 112 91 91 71 71 56 56 56 56 106 127 106 106 106 106 106 10 56 56 56 56 106 127 127 106 106 84 84 46 46 46 46 78 88 35 35 78 78 78 78 35 35 46 46 78 88 88 78 78 60 60 50 50 50 50 91 106 39 39 91 91 91 91 39 39 50 50 91 106 106 91 91 71 71 39 39 39 39 64 71 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 39 19 64 71 71 64 64 50 50 31 31 31 31 45 53 26 26 45 45 45 45 26 26 31 31 45 53 53 45 45 36 36 39 19 39 39 64 71 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 39 39 64 71,1 71 64 64 50 50 31. 31 31 31 45 53 26 26 45 45 45 45 26 26 31 31 45 53 53 45 45 36 36 28 28 28 28 39 42 21 23 39 39 39 39 23 23 28 28 39 42 42 39 39 32 32 35 35 35 35 44 52 30 30 44 44 44 44 30 30 35 35 44 52 52 44 44 39 39 31 31 31 31 31 31 21 21 31 31 31 31 21 21 31 31 31 S1 31 31 31 3 31 25 25 25 25 25 25 19 19 25 25 25 25 19 19 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 21 21 21 21 21 21 17 17 21 21 21 21 17 17 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 35 35 35 35 44 52 30 30 44 44 44 44 30 30 35 35 44 52'52 44 44 39 39 39 39 39 39 64 71 32 32 64 64 64 64 32 32 39 39 64 71 71 64 64 50 50 46 46 46 46 78 88 78 78 78 78 78 78 35 35 46 46 78 88 88 78 78 60 60 46 46 35 35 78 88 78 78 78 78 78 78 35 35 46 46 78 88 88 78 78 60'60 32 32 251 25 49 53 49 49 49 49 49 49 25 25 32 32 49 53 53 49 49 42 42 46 4646 467888787878 7878 78 3535 464678 888878786060 39 39 32 32 63 70 63 63 663 63 32 32 39 39 63 70 70 63 63 49 49 46 46 35 35 78 88 35 35 78 78 78 78 35 35 46 46 78 88 88 78178 60 60 42 42 32 32 63 70 32 32 63 63 63 63 32 32 42 42 63 Spe'l 42 63 63 53 53 rate. 32 32 25 254953 25 25 49 49 4949 25 253232 49 do 32 4932 9 42 42 30 30 30 30 40 50 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 40 -do. 30 40 40 30 30 22 22 22 22 29 29 22 22 29 29 29 29 22 22 22 22 29 -do. 22 29 29 22 22 32 32 25 2549 53252549494949 25 25 32 32 49.do.32 49 49 42 42 42 423232 63 70 32 32 63 63 63 63 32 32 42 42 63 -do 42 63 63 53 53 32 32 25 25 49 53 25 25 49 49 49 49 25 25 32 32 49.do. 32 49 49 42 42 4242 32 32 63 70 32 32 63 63 63 63 32 32 42 42 63 -do. 42 63 63 53 53 32 32 25 25 49 53 25 25 49 49 49 49 25 25 3 32 49 -do. 32 49 49 4242 20 20 15 15 30 40 15 15 30 30 30 30 15 15 20 20 30 -do- 20 30 30 25 25 32 32 25 25 49 53 25 25 49 4949 49 25 25 32 32 49 -do. 32 49 49 42 42 20 20 15 15 25 30 15 15 25 25 25 25 15 15 20 20 25.do.30 25 25 2020 492 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 31.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALI, RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 639 miles; [NToTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Comme odities (rates in cents per 100 pounds.) I I 1 fSoaps. c Fi- Stoves. Coffee, Stach. Sugar. ture. Castile Coln- S c S tDate.. and fancy. mon. JDaten. 1 0...... ~' ~ J!r? /'e o o Jn 12.....- 25 -- 5 -- 1876-Jan. 1.... 53 53 53 53 53 53 5 25 25 49 49 32 42 42 53 25 25 June 12.... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 16. 16 Dec. 18....4 0 40 40 40 4 040 20 20 3515 25 3010 402020 1877 —Mar. 12..-.. 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 25 125 49 49 32 32 42 42 53 25 25 1877-Oct( 8.. 53 53 53 53 53 53 28 28 28 49 49 28 28 28 28 53 28 28 ct. 22 7.... 70 70 70 70 70 32 32 32 63 63 3232 32 2 70 32 32 Dec..... 70 7070 707017032 32 32 5 56 56 32 32 32 321 70 32 32 1878~Feb. 14..-.. 5 53 53 53 53 53 28 28 28 42 42 28 28 28 28 53.28 28 16818 Al 6l". 6... 32 32 32 32 32 14 34 144 22 22 14 14 14 14 32 14 14 Nov. 14.... 42 42 42 42 42 42 20 20 20 35 35 220 20 2 20 42 20 20 1882-Jl 1.... 42 42 42 42 42 42 21 21 21 35 35 21 21 21 21 42 18 18 Nov. 1.....53 53 5353 53 3 25 25 25 42 42 25 25 25 25 53 25 25 18813~June 22-.... 53 53 53 53 53 53 25 25 25 42 42 25 25 25 25 53 18 18 1885-Jan. 26.... 35 35 35 35 35 35 18 1.8 18 28 281 18 18 18 35 1313 Jne 1.... 28 28 28 28 28 28 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 28 11 11 Oct. 5-.. 42 28 424242 42 42 18 18 18 35 35 18 1 18 18 1 42 14 14 Nov. 18.... 53 32 53 53 53 53 25 25 25 42 42 25 25 25 25 53 18 18 1886 —Mar. 10.... 59 35 59 59 59 59 37 27 27 47 47 27 27 27 27 5:9 20 20 A i" 260.... 59 39 59 59 59 59 27 27 27 47 47 27 27 27 27 59 220 20 1887 —Apr 1... 59 39 59 59 51 39 23 27 20 51 51 27 23 27 20 59 27120 1888-Jan. 9].... 59 39 15 59 51 39 26 30 21 51 51 30 26 30 21 59 30 21 Mar. 5..... 5 39 59 59 51 39 23 27 20 51 51 27 23 27 20 59 27 20 Aun. 15.....59 39 59 59 51 59 23 27 20 51 51 27 23 27 20 59:127 20 Nov. 12.... 39 27 39 39 31 27 120 23 16 31 31 23 20 23 16 39 23 16 Dec. 17...... 59 39 590 59 51 39 23 27 20 51 51 27 23 27 20 59127 20 188 — eb. 18.....59 3959 59351 59 23 27120 51 51 27 23 27 20 59 27 20 181-AIpr.... 59 39 59 59 51 2320 27 20 51 51J27 20 2720 59 27 20 189M2-~Mar. 16..... 59 39 59 59 51 23 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 27 20 59 27 16 May 2.... 59 3959 59 51 23 20 27 20 27 20J27 20 27 20 59 27 20 June 6..... 59 39 59 59 51 23 20 27 20 21 20 27 20 27 20 59 27 18 CHANGES' IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 493 NEW YORK, N. Y., TO DETROIT, MICH.-Con(tinued. Boston, 710 miles; Philadelphia, 618 miles; Baltimore, 628 miles. thancarload or carload quantities they appl]y on shipments regardless of quantities.] Commodities (rate in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- A-ri- Rice. eryl adl Bag- Leather. Lead. Nails. ult ll Malin Beer. ses[ earthen- gingscs. me- w ry. ware. ments. ^ 4 ^2 94 2.^l~gl. __ I9 32 32 25 25 49 53 25 25 49 49 49 49 25 25 32 32 49 Spe'l 32 9 49 4242 rate. 160 G 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 25 16 16 16 16 25.do. 16 25 25 25 25 25 25 20203540 20 20 353535 3520202525 35 do 2535 35 30 30 32 32 25 25 49 53 25 2549 4 49 49 25 25 32 32 49 do 32 49 49 42 42 28 28 28 28 49 53 28 28 28 28 49 49 28 28 28 28 49.do. 28 49 28 28 28 32 32 32 32 63 70 32 32 32 32 63 63 32 32 32 32 63.do. 32 63 2 32 32 32 32 2 56 70 32 32 32 32 56 56 32 32 32 32 56 do - 32 56 32 32 32 28 28 28 28 42- 53 28 28 28 28 42 42 28 2828 28 42 do. 28 42 28 28 28 14 14 1i 14 22 32 1 1.4 14 14 22 22 14 14 14 14 22.do. 14 22 14 14 14 20 20 20 20 35 42 20 20202035 20 20 20 35 do 20 35 20 20 2035 20 3520 20 18 18 212 1 35 421 21 21 21 2 35 3521 21 21 21 35 do. 21 35 21 21 2i 25 25 25 20 42 53 25225 25 25 42 42 25 25 25 25 42 do. 25 42 a5 25 25 18 18 25 25 42 53 25 25 25 25 42 42 25 25 25 25 42 do. 25 42 25 25 2 13 13 18 18 28 35 18 18 18 18 28 28 18 18 18 18 28.do. 18 28 18 18 18 11 1 13 13 21 28 13 1 3 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 21 do. 13 21 13 13 L 14 14 1.8 18 35 42 18 18 18 18 35 35 1-8 18 8 18 35.do - 18 35 18 18 18 18 1.8 25 25 42 53 25 25 25 25 42 42 25 25 25 25 42 o 42.d25 25 25 20 20 27 27 47 59 27 27 27 27 4747 272 27 277 47 do. 27 47 27 27 27 20 20 27 27 47 159 27 27 27 27 27 47 47 27 27 7 27 47.do. 27 47 27 27 27 27 23 27 27 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 27 23 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 30 26 30 21 51 59 30 26 39 30 39 30 30 21 30 26 51 39 26 30 26 39 26 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 27 23 51 39 23 27 23 3 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 27 23 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 23 20 23 16 31 39 23 20 27 23 27 23 23 16 23 2 20 31 2 7 20 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 38 27 39 27 27 20 27 23 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 27 23 51 39 23 27 23 29 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 23 20 51 3923272339 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 127 123 39 27 39 27 27 20 23 20 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23 39 27 39 27 27 20 23 20 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 27 23 27 20 51 59 27 23. 39 27 39 27 27 20 23 20 51 39 23 27 23 39 23 /27/'~312712~1511591271=a -- ~ - I I i-a9 494 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 32 —RATES OF FREIGIIT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 592 miles; [NOT. —Where thelrates shown are not specially described as applying to less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soap. FurniI tare.'CSt oves. Coffee. rn Starch. Sugar. ture. Ca-,ile ComS Date. O a or fancy. mon. ate. _________ _____ o l Ia c- a- - a-.4 0. o a c-c 1867 —Jan. 0 I + C e Cot 4 oo c M as t It.R P C) - -4 C.)Q QC^ C) O40- C-) H Q 1867-Jan. 1. 126 126 1.26 126 126 126 126 1_07 107 107 107 86 86 107 107 126 54 54 Nov. 5....-136 136 1136 136.136 136 1,36 114 114 114 114 93 93 114 11.4 136 57 57 1.868 —Fleb. 4-.....136 136 136 136 136 136 136 Special 114 114 57 57 93 93 136 Special rate. rate. June 4.... 126 126 126 126 126 126 126.do... 107 107 54 54 86 86 126 d(o.... aug. 10...-.100o 1100 100 100 100 100 100..do. — 86 86 54 54 80 80 100 -do.. Sept. 7...-. 126 126 126 126 1126 126 126 -do. 107 107 54 54 86 86 126 -do.... Oct. 1.... 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 — do.-.. 56 56 45 45 50 50 60 do... Dec. 7.... 1136 136 136 136 136 136 136 -.do.... 114 114 57 57 93 93 136..do.... 1869-Feb. 1.... 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 -.do-.-. 107 107 54 54 86 86 126 -.do.-.. 17-.... 35 35 35 35 35 35 5 -.do. —. 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 - -do.... Mcbi. 15-.- 107 107 107 107 107 107 1007 d..do.. 107 107 54 54 86 86 107 -..do.... May 12-....107 107 107 107 107 107 107 -.do... 107 107 54 54 86 86 107..do.... July 1.....126 126 126 126 126 126 1.26..do-.. 107 107 54 54 86 86 126 -..do.... Aug. 11..... 202020 20 2 0 20.do.... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20.do.... 23..... 25 25 5 25 25 25 25.-do.... 25 25 25 25 2525 25 _.do... 30-.. 29 29 29 2 29 292929..o... Sept. 22.... 5 25 25 25 255 5 25..do.... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25..do.... 24..... 22 22 22 22 22 22 22.do 2.. 2 22.. 22 2222 22 22 22..do.... Oct. 4.... 34 34 34 34 34 34 34..do.-.. 34 34 34 34 34 34 34..do-.. 9-.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50.do.-. 50 50 3434 34 3450 -.do...13..... 84 84 84 84 84 84 8 — do.. 67 67 44 44 51 51 84..do.... Nov. 1.... 94 94 94 94 94 94 94..do.... 84 84 54 54 67 67 94 -do.... 29.... 101 1101 101 1.01 101 101 101..do.... 87 87 54 54 67 67 101..do.... 1870-Mch. 7...-.101 101 101 101 101 101 101. do... 87 87 54 54 67 67 101 -do. —. -Apr. 19. -.101 101 101 101 101 101 101 do.. 87 87 54 54 67 67 101 31 31 May 4-... 112 112. 112 12 112 112 112 -.do.. 96 96 62 62 76 76 1.12 Special rate. June 18..... 71 71 71 71 71 71 71..do.... 57 57. 36 36 46 46 71 -do... July 25.-...43 43 43 43 43 43 43 __do.... 38 38 28 28 35 35 43..do.... 28..... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32.do-... 32 32 28 28 32 32 32 — do.... Aug. 12...... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32.do.... 32 32 32 32 32 32 32..do.... 22..... 63 63 63 63 63 63 63..do... 57 57 36 36 46 46 63..do.... 24... 71 73 1 3 73 73 73 73 1.do 65 65 42 42 52 52 73..do.... 1870-Sept. 8..... 84 84 84 84 84 84 84..do... 74 74 44 44 57 57 84..do.... Nov. 28..... 104 1.04 104 1O04 104 1104 104..do. —- 84 84 42 42 66 66 104 — do. —. Dec. 26.. —118 118 118 118 118 118 118 39 39 98 98 52 52 78 78 118 39 39 1871-Feb. 20..... 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 36 36 84 84 46 46 66 66 98 36 36 Mch. 7-.... 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 28 28 57-, 57 36 36 46 46 63 28 28 13-...- 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 33 33 65 65 40 40 50 50 73 33 33 May 18.... 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 24 24 42 42 29 29 33 33 49 24 24 June 1.... 73 73 73 73 73 73 3 33 33'65 65 40 40 50 50 73 33 33 July 8...54 54 54 54 54 54 54 29 29 47 47 34 34 38 38 54 29 29 26-.... 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 21 21 36 36 26 26 30 30 39 21 21 28. 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 40 35 35 39 39 40 30 30 29-.... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 29 29 40 40 34 34 38 38 40 29 29 Aug. 16... 29 29 2 29 29 29 29 20 20 29 2929292929292020 22..... 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 17 17 23 2323232323123' 17 17 Sept. 5..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 4035 353939403030 6..... 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 20 11.... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 Nov. 27.... 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 33 33 65 65 40 40 50 50 73 33 33 Dec. 15.... 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 33 33 72 72 43 43 56 56 82 33 33 1872 —Aug..... 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 23 23 46 46 30 30 39 39 49 23 23 Sept...... 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 33 33 72 72 43 43 56 56 82 33 33 2..... 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 30 30 59 59 36 36 46 46 65 30130 Out. 14..... 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 33 33 72 72 43 43 56 56 82 33 33 1873-Apr. 14.... 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 30 30 59 59 39 39 49 49 65 30 30 June 1 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 23 23 46 46 30 30 39 39 49 23 23 11.... 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 20 20 26 26 20 20 20 20 26 20 20 12.....40 40 40 40 40 40 40 23 23 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 23 23 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 495 NEW YOR0t, N. Y., TO CLEVELAND, OHIO. Boston, 663 miles; Philadelphia., 541 miles; Baltimore, 521. miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- A I I grioas- Ric eryand a- Leather- Lead. Nails Beer. ses. carthen- ging. imple- ery. ware. ments. I —1... sIiII 10v1,01 11 10 c o^ a i ai_^ ed ^a? ^a~k c9 s~d ~ "4' 54 54 54 54 107 126 107 107 107 107 107 107 54 54 54 54 107 126.126 107 107 86 j 86 57 57 57 57 114 136 114 114 114 114 114 114 57 57 57 57 7 57 114 16 136 114 114 93 93 Special 57 57 114 136 114 114 114 114.114 11i4 57 57 57 57 114 136 136 114 114 93 93 rate. —..do... 54 54 107 126 107 107 107 107 107 1107 54 54 54 54 107 126 1.26 107 107 86 86 -.do-... 54 54 86 100 86 86 86 86 86 86 54 54 54 54 86 100 100 86 86 80 80..do....- 54 54 107 126 107 107 107 107 107 107 54 54 54 54 107 126 126 107 107 86 86 -.do... 45 45 56 60 56 56 56 56 56 56 45 45 45 45 56 60 60 56 56 50 50 do.. - 57 57 114 113 114 114 114 114 114 114 57 57 57 57 114 136 136 114 114 93 93 -..do. —.- 54 54 107 126 107 107 107 107 107 107 54 54 54 54 107 126 126 107 107 86 86..do. —. i335 35 35 35 35 335 35 3 35 35:15 35 35 35 35 35 35 1 35 35 35..do..-. 54 54 107 107 i07 107 107 107 107 107 54 54 54 54 107 107 107 107 1107 86 86 -.do... 54 54 107 107 Special 107 107 107 107 54 54 54 54 107 107 107 107 107 86 86 rate. -.do.... 54 54 107 126..do.-. 107 107 1.07 107 54 54 54 54 107 126 126 107 107 86 86 -.do... 20 20 20 20 do. 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 -.do. —. 25 25 25 25..do.. 25 25 25 25 25 25 5 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25.do.... 29 29 29 29..do. 29 29 29 2 929 29 2929 29 29 29 29 29 29 -.do.-.. 25 25 25 25..do... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25.do.. 22 22 22 22.do.... 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 222 2 22.do.-.- 34 34 34 34..do.... 34 34 34 34 3 34 34 3434 34 3434 343434..do... 34 3450 50 o.. 50 50 5050 34 34 34 34 50 50 50 50 50 50 5..do... 4 4 44 67 84..do....7 67 67 67 44 44 44 44 67 84 84 67 67 51 51..do....54 4 84 84 84 84 545454544 84 94' 94 84 84 67 67..do..... 54 5487101..do.. 87 8787 87 5454.545487 101101 8787 67 67..do.... Special 87 101..o.... 87 87 87 87 54 54 54 54 87 101 101 87 87 67 67 rate...do..,. —do.-.'. 87 101..do-... 87 87 87 87 54 54 54 54 87 101 101 87 87 67 67.do-.. 62 62 96 112 -.do... 96 96 96 96 62 62 62 62 96 112 112 ~6 96 76 76 — do.-.. Special 57 71..do.... 57 57 57 57 36 36 36 36 57 71 71 57 57 46 46 r-ate. -.do.-.. -.-do-..'. 38 43.do-... 38 38 38 38 28 28 28 28 38 43 43 38 38 35 35.do-...-do.... 32 32.do.... 32 32 32 32 28 28 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 32.do.-,..do.... 32 32.do.. 32 32 32 32 32 323232 3 2 32 32 32 32 32 -do —..do.... 57 63.do.... 57 57 57 57 36 36 36 36 57 63 63 57 57 46 46.do -. (.10do... 65 73.do.... 65 65 65 65 42 42 42 42 65 73 73 65 65 52 1 52.do. -...do.... 74 84..do.... 74 74 74 74 44 44 44 44 74 84 84 74 74 57 57..do......do-.. 84 104.do... 84 84 84 84 42 42 42 42 84 104 104 84 84 66 66 52 52 52 55 298 118 98198 98 98 98 98 52 52 52 98 118 118 98 98 78 78 46 46 46 46 84 98 36 36 84 84 84 84 36 36 46 46 84 98 98 84 84 66 66 36 36 36 36 57 63 28 28 570 57 57 57 28 28 36 36 57 63 63 57 57 46 46 40 40 40 40 65 73 33 33 65 65 65 65 33 33 40 40 65 73 73 65 65 50 50 29 29 29 29 42 49 24 24 42 42 42 42 24 24 29 29 42 49 49 42 42 33 33 40 40 40 40 65 73 33 33 65 65 65 65 33 33 40 40 65 73 73 6i 65 50 50 34 34 34 34 47 54 29 29 47 47 47 47 29 29 34 34 47 54 54 47 47 38 38 26 26 26 26 36 39 21 21 36 36 36 36 21 21 26 26 36 39 39 36 36 30 30 35 35 35 35 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 30 30 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 34 34 34 34 40 40 29 29 40 40 40 40 29 29 34 34 40 40 40 40 40 38 38 29 29 29 29 29 29 20 20 29 29 29 29 20 20 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 23 23 23 23 23 23 17 17 23 23 23 23 17 17 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 35 5 35 35 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 30 30 35 35 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 20 23 23 23 23 20 20 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 65 73 33 33 65 65 65 65 33 33 40 40 65 73 73 65 6550 50 43 43 33 33 72 82 72 72 72 72 72 72 33 33 43 43 72 82 82 72 72 56 56 30 30 23 231 46 49 46 46 4646 46 46 23 23 303046 49 49464639 39 43 43 33 33 72 82 72 72 72 72 72 72 33 33 43 43 72 82 82 72 72 56 56 36 36 30 30 55 59 59 59 30 30 36 36 59 65 65 59 59 46 46 43 43 33 33 72 82 33 33 72 72 72 72 33 33 43 43 72 82 82 72 72 56 56 39 39303059 65 30 30 59 59 59 59 30 30 39 39 59 39 Sp'l 59 59 49 49 rate 30 30 23 23 46 49 23 23 46 46 46 46 23 23 30 30 46 30 -do 46 46 49 49 20 20 20 20 26 26 20 20 26 26 26 26 20 20 20 30 26 20 -do 26 26 20 20 0 30 23 2 23 40 40 23 23 40 40 40 40 23 23 30 30 40 30 -do 40 40 s0 39 4U(J REPORT ON CIANGES IN FREIGH'' RATES. TABLE 32. —RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL. FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 592 miles;,[OTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps.. Furni- Stoves. Coffee. Starch Sugar. Date., andfanllc. nion. ^1ur -1 1 -1. 1- a1 -1. I ft~ 0 V O V - V O V Q V H 0 O _ C.. __ a) Cs Cd a) _._ C -. _-. _C_ C 1873-June 13.... 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 22 22 29 29 22 22 22 22 29 22 22 16. 5 35 3 5 35 35 3523 23 35 3 26 26 26 26 35 2 23 Sept. ]7.... 49 49 49 49 49 49 23 23 46 46 30 30 39 39 49 23 23 1874-Jan. 1.... 65 65 65 65 65 65 0 30 59 59 9 9 49 49 65 30 3030 Aug. 3..... 49 49 4 49 49 49 49 49 23 23 35 35 30 30 26 26 49 23 23 1875-Jan. 20..... 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 30 30 59 59 39 39 49 49 65 30 30 Mar. 17..... 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 20 20 35 35 30 30 26 26 49 20 20 May 26... 35 35 35 5 35 35 35 1.8 18 32 32 23 23 30 30 35 18 18 29-.. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 15 15 25 25 18 18 2) 20 25 15 15 Aug. 12..... 4040 40 40 40 40 40 15 30 30 20 20 25 25 40 115 15 Nov. 15.....49 49 49 49 49 49 49 2 23 46 30 30 3 9 9 23 23 I)e. 22... 3030 30 30 30 30 30 15 15 25 25 20 20 20 20 30 15 15 1876-Jan. 10... 4 49 49 49 49 23123 46 46 30 30 3939 49 23 23 June 12-... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 16 16 Jily 28-...15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 15 1.5 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 1877 —Mar. 12.-... 4 49 49 49 49 49 49 23 23 46 46 30 30 39 39 49 23 23 Oct. 8..... 49 49 49. 49 49 j 49 26 26 26 46 46 26 26 26 26 49 26- 26 22.... 65 65 65 65 65 65 30 30 30 59 59 30 30 3030 65 30 30 Dec. 10..-.. 65 65 65 05 65 65 30 30 30 52 52 30 1 30 30 30 65 30 30 1878-Feb. 14.-... 49 49 49 49 49 49 26 26 26 39 39 26 1 26 26 26 49 26 26 1S8.-Aug. 6.... 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 1 30 13 13 Nov. 14..... 39 39 39 39 39 39 19 19 19 33 33 19 19 19 19 39 19 19 1882-Jan. 24-. 39 39 39 39 29 39 18 18 18 32 32 18 18 1 18 39 18 18 July 1.. 39.. 39 39 39 39 39 20 20 20 33 1 33 20 20 20 20 39 1]7 137 Nov. 1.. 49 49 49 49 49 49 23 23 23 39 39 23 23 23 23 49 23 23 1883-June 22-. —. 49 49 49 49 49 49 23 1 23 23 39 39 23 23 23 23 49 17 17 Jan. 26... 33 33 33 33 33 17 17 17 26 26 17 17 17 17 33 12 12 June 1. 26 2 26 6 2 26 12 12 12 20 20 12 12 12 12 26 10 10 Oct. 5 39 26 9 9 39 17 17 17 33 33 17 17 17 17 39 13 13 Nov. 18.... 49 30 49 49 49 49 23 23 23 39 39 23 23 1 23 23 49 17 17 1886-Mar. 10 -... 53 32 53 53 53 53 25 25 25 43 43 25 25 25 25 53 18 18 Aug. 26.... 3 3 5 3 3 53 53 53 25 25 25 43 43 25 5 25 25 53 18 18 1887-Apr. 1.... 53 36 53 53 46 36 21 25 8 4 46 2 5 21 2 18 53 25 18 1888-Jan. 9. 53 36 53 53 6 46 36 23 27 20 46 46 27 23 27 20 53 27 20 Aug. 15.... 53 36 53 53 46 53 2 25 18 46 46 25 21 25 18 53 25 18 Nov. 12.. 3. 25 36 36 28 25 18 21 14 25 25 21 18 21 14 36 21 14 Dec. 17..... 53 36 5346 36 21 25 18 46 46 25 21 25 18 53 25 18 1891-Apr. 9.... 53 36 53 53 46 21 18 25 18 46 46 25 21 25 18 53 25 18 1892 —Mar. 16..... 53 36 53 53 46 21 18 25 18 25 18 25 18 25 18 53 25 15 May 2.. 53 36 53 53 46 21 18 25 18 25 18 2518 25 18 53 25 118 June 6..... 53 36 53 53 46 21 18 25 18 25 18 25 18 25 18 53 25 16 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 497 NEW YoRK, N. Y., TO CLEVELAND, OHIO-Continued. Boston, 663 miles; Philadephia, 541 miles; Baltimore, 521 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- AgriMolas- Rice. ery and Bag Lether. Lead. Nails cultural achin Beer. ses. earthen- ging. imple- cry. ware. inents. -^ ~ (-1. ^ a.. d ~,da.. ri ~ ~ + ~ c cJ' a.do a [n a5 J a 6a 2 39 39 30 30 59a 65 30 a 50 5 59 30 30 39 3 30 30I 232 23 i35 3 23 2322 35 29 2 5 29 23 22 2235 2 -do 35 26S'p 39 39 30 30159165 30130 59 59159159 30 30 39 3959 - 3 5959 49 94 23 23 18181 318 1832321 2 318 182 2 32 - do 23 32 2300 20 20 30 201 15 0 15 30 15 15 202 0 30 do 20 301 0 25 o 2230 22 22 22 2469 23 22 246 2929 246 46 9 22 23 2 22 29 22 Sp'046 2 39 26 206 23 23 351 5 1523 23 35 5 5 25 23 23 2 26 35 do20 5 25 26 20 30 30 23/23a46 49 a23 a23 461464646 23 2330 3046 30- o 46 46 39 39 16 1.6 16 16 25 25 16}16 25 25J25 25 161 1616 16 25 do 16 25 25 25 25 1039 39 31 0 10 59 61 5 1010 1059 15/15 30 30 39 139 59 39do o 59 15 15 30 30 2323 3 35 3549 23 23 4635 35 3465 35 2323 303 30 30 46 35 35 26 39 39 3901 30 30 59 65 30 30 59 5930 59 59 30 30 39 39 59.do. 30 59 59 49 30 30 30 2 3 2 3 35 49 23 23 3 35 35 35 23 23 30 30 35.do 30 52 30 30 30 23 23 18 126 3 2 35 18 18 32 32 3 32 18 18 226 2 39 -do 26 39 32 306 26 18 18 1515 2525 1530 15 251313 252515 1 1 1 25.do. 1 25 2513 20 20 20 19 15 159 33 9 19 1 33 33 19 1 1 1 920 30.do. 20 30 30 25 2519 1730 3017 23 23 46 49 23 23 46 46 46 4633 230 23 30 30 346 do. 30 46 46 39 039 20 20 15 15 23 23 39 49 23 2315 25 2.23 39 39 23 23 2 2 5.do. 2 2 253 39 2 2 2 170 3017 23 23 3949 23 23 2346 46 46 46 2333 23 30 30 46do. 30 46 46 39 23 16 12 16 17 2 25 16 16 25 25 26 26 17 17 17 16 25 -do, 1 25 215 25 25 10 10 12 1 20215 6 12 12 15 15 12205 1520 10 120 102 120 15.do 10 15 15 15 15 130730 2 3 33049 2 3 23 46 46 46 46 232323 39 o 3 23 2323 26 18 26 26 46 4953 26 25 26 25 46 43 25 26 26 26 46.do 25 46 26 265 126 2530 30 30 30 52 65 30 30 30 30 52 52 30 30 30 52 po 30 521 30 306 2130 26 26 26 27 46 39 4953 26 7 6 2336 267 3639 27 26 26 246 36.o 23 27 2336 26 2513 13 13 1 463 21 30 13 13 13 13 2136 21 1325 13 13 13 21.do 13215213 13 13 18 18 18 18 32 39 18 8 18 1 32 32 18 18 21 18 32.do 25 18 32 18 18 25 18 2517 17 20 20 33 39 25 0 20 20 3 63 2 25 20 20 20 33 do 20 3325 2106 2 25 21 25 18 46 53 21 18 36 2 39 3925 25 18 23 23 39 do. 36 21 25 21 23 2 2517 17 23 23 39 4 23 21 18 36 25 36 25 25 18 21 18 46 36 23 3925 23 23 21 10 10 12 12 20 26 12 2 12 20 20 12 12 12 12 20.do. 12 20 12 12 12 13 13 17 17 33 39. 17 17 17 17 33 33 17 17 17 17 33.do.37 33 17171 18 18 25 25 43 53 25 25 25 25 43 43 25 25 25 2 43.do i 25 43 25 25 125 18 18 25 25 43 53 25 25 25 25 43 43 25 25 25 25 43 Ido. 25 43 25 25125 27 23 27 27 46, 53 27 23 36 27 36 27 27 20 27 23 46 36 23 27 23 36 23 25 21 25 18 46 53 21 18 36 25 36 25 25 18 25 21 46 36 21 25 21 36 21 211821 14 253621 18 25 2121 14 21 14 2118 25 25 18 21 18 25 18 25 gl21 25 18 46 53 25 21 36 25 36 25 25 18 25 21 46 36 21 25 21 36 21 25 1 25 18 46 53 21 18 36 25 36 25 25 18 21 18 46 36 21 25 21 36 21 25 21 25 18 46 53 21 18 36 25 36 25 25 18 21 18 46 36 21 25 21 36 21 25 21 25 18 46 53 21 18 36 5 36 25 25 18 21 18 46 36 21 25 21 36 21 25 21 25 18 46 53 21 18 36 3536 2525 18 211846 36 2125 2136 21 S. Bep. 1394:~ —325 498 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 33.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 497 miles; [NoTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less than Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Furni-' _ Soaps. I. ~tore. Stoves. Coffee. Coff stilee.om Starch Sugar. Date. 02 22 oI U I 2 I Nov. 5 20.120 120 120 120 120 120 100 100 100 100 80 80 100 100 120 52 52 rate, rate. Co f Aug. 10. 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 d..do... 80 80 50 50 71 95 do.... Sept. 7.... 113 113 113 113 113.. do.... 95 95 50 50 75 75 113 — do.... lec. 7 120 120 12 120 120 120 120 — do.... 100.1 52 52 80 80 120 0do......April 12 - 9. 5 5 5 9 95 90 0 5.do.... July 1.....108 108 108 108 108 108 108.do... 95 95 50 50 75 75 1.08 -.do. -. Aug. 1.. 35 35 35 35 35 35 35..do.... 35 35 35 35 35 35 35..do... Aug. 30.... 320 30 30 30 30 30 30..do.12 0 3 00 30 30 3.0 0 do.... Sep' 24. 25.. 25 25 25 25 25 25. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25..do.... Oct. 4-.- 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 do....i 45 45 35 35 40 050..do.... Oct. 3 1. 8 0 88 0 80 80 80 80 -do.... 63 063 41 41 48 48180.do... Nov 83.... 3 83 83 83 83 83..do.. 749 74 48 48 59 59 83..do.... Nov. 29. 89.8 8 9 89 59 89 99 76 76 48 48 5 89.d o. 1870-May 7. 89 89 59 89 89 89 89..do. —. 76 70 48 48 59 59 89..do.-.. June 22.... 71 71 71 71 71 71 71..do.. 57 57 36 36 46 46 71.(do... July 7.. 755 75 75 75 75 75..do.... 560 60 38 38 50 5075..do... July 25. 38 38 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 -do.... 34 34 2 5 2 5 31 38..do.... July 28. 325 32 2 2 3 2 3 2 32 3 do- 32 32 25 25 31 31 32..do.... Aug. 12.. 32 32 3 2 32 32 3 2 3..do.-.. 32 32 32 32 32 3 2.3.do.... Aug. 23.555 5 5 5 5 do.... 50 50 32 32 40 40 53 -.do.... Sept, 8..... 74 74 74 74 74 74 74..do.... 6 5 5 40 540 50 74.do... Nov. 28 0 90 9 0 9 0 9 0 90 90 do.-.. 71 71 36 36 56 56 90..do... Dec. 26.... 106 8 106 1 06 1 06 06 35 35 88 88 46 46 70 70 108 35 35 N1871~Fe. 20 88 88 88 88 8888 8832 32 75 75 41 41 58 58188 32.32 13... 59 595959 59 59 59'52 52 32 32 41 59 26 26 May 18... 45 45 4 5 4 5 4522 22 40 40 27 27 32 32145 22 22 June 1... 597 7 9 59 5 1 26 572 52 32 32 41 41 59 26.26 July 8 4- 5 45 4 45 4 5 45 5452 02 40 40 27 2 0 27 5 2o. 22 Aug. 16....:29 29 2929 29 29 2920 2( 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 20 20 Aug. 18. 27 27127 27 27 27 2717 17 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 17 17 Aug. 22. 2 3 23 23123 23 21 2 3234 23 23 2 3 23 23 1do17 Novl. 29.2 5'. 5 5 59 3 59 26 26 52 52 32 32 41 41 59 26 do ADec. 15.. 82 8 28 2 82 82 2 3 72 43 43 56 56 82 33 33 1872-Apr. 27..8.. 82 82 82 82 82 82 33 33 72 72 43 43 56 56 82 33 33 Aug. 1..9 49 49 4 49 9 9 23 23 46 46 30 30 39 39 49 23 23 Sept. 1 8.... 8 2 82 8 2 72 4 7 72 43 33 56 5682 3333 Sept. 2.... 55 55 555 552525 50 50 31 31393955 2525 Oct. 14 - 82 82 2 82 82 82832 33 33 72 72 43 43 56 56 82 33 33 1873Apr. 14.- 5 65 65 65 65 65 65 25 25 55 55 35 35 45 45 65 25 25 June... 9 9 49 49 49 49 49 23 23 46 46 30 30 39 39 49 23 2 July 22. 4949 49 94 49492020 40 40 3030 3535492020 Aug. I.. 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 1722 17 2 22 7 117 7 22 17 17 Aug. 12..... 40 40 0 40 40 3o0 40 40 30 30 30 30 40 30 30 Aug. 13. 3 3 5 35.1 3 6.. 35 35 35 35 35 26 26 8 Aug. 16..... 35 35 35 35 35 35 26 7 21 26 35 23 23 Aug. 21..2.. 29 29 29 2 29 5 2 22 2 52 32 2 2 22 2241 59 2 22 Sept. 17.....45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20.20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 1874-Jan. 1.... 60 60 6 0 60 0 25 2 50 50 30 30 40 40 60 25 25 Aug. 3..... 45 45 4545 45 4 45 20 2 40 40 30.30 30 35 45 20 20 1875-Jan. 20.. 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 25 25 50 50 30 30 40 40 60 25 25 Mar. 17.... 5 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 2( Dec. 22... 9 3030 3030 30 309 0 20 20 250 2020 20 201515 1876Jan. 10. 45 45 45 4 5 45 45 23 23 2 4 46 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 June 12... 25 25 5 25 25 25 16 18 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 16 16 July. 28..1.. 15 15 15 15 15 151 10.15 15 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 CHANGES IN COMPEJITIVE RATES. 499 FROM NEW YORK, N. Y., TO ERIE, PA. Boston, 568 miles; Philadelphia, 446 miles; Baltimore, 425 miles. carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- AgriMolas-I c eryand Ba - Leather. ai ls. cultural i Machin-_ ses, earthen- in.Lead.. Beer ware. ments. - y a i 7i~ -~ -n ~ ~ aI a' PI + aon l,.-Fc 50 ~ n 50 50 0 95 3 90 50 50 50 9 1 a1 3 " c-c' a os a a ci -c rate. I.do.... 50 5e 80 95 80 80 80 80 80,80 50 50 50 50180 9595 0595 71 71..do....1 50 9 95 95195195 95'95505050501951139113 113 113 75 75.do.... 50 5095 95 95 95 95 95 55 95 50 50 50 50 95 95 95 95 957575.-do-....50 50 95 95 Special 95 95 95 95 50 50. 50 50 95 95 95 05 95 75 75..d.. 50 50 95 108..do.... 95 95 95 95 95 50 50 50 50 95 10813 1083 11953 13 75 75..do.... 50 50 95 3 9. 35 5 395 395 35 5 5 95 5 5 5 3 1 13 113 75 3 75..do..... 0 30 30 30 d. 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30130 30 30 30..do.... 2 0 95 13 95 95 95 95 5 I 5 50 55 50 50 95 113 115 3 1135 11325 275 75..do. i.. 35 35 450 9.do.... 45 45 45 45 5 35 45 50 145 45 40 410..do... 5 4 6 0 5 95 6395 395 63 95 41 50 41 41 50 50 51 109 13 19 75 i 754848..do.... 48 48 76 89..do.... 76176 76 70 48 48 48 48 76 89 8917 76K 959 59..do.... Special 76 89..do.... 76 76 76 76 48 48 48 48 76 89897 0 76159' 59 r ate...do.... 50 50 95 11 o.... 6095 95 5 95 50 50 50 38 38 38 38 60 75 91 75 50..do.d.. 3 3......do.... 345 345 354 34 25 25 25 5 34 358 5 13 35 14 31 31..do- 0 do.... 32 32..do.... 32 32 30 30 30 32 302320 3 32 30 32 32 32 3..o..... /d... 50 55..do.... 451 45 50 50 1351 3 50 15 0 451 5 40 40..do....41 41 65 74..do.. 65 65 65 65 40 40 40 40 65 8074 7480 6 63 48 48..do.....do..... 741 7 71 71 3 48 48 48 48 71 8390 9 74 74 56 59 46o 46 4646 88106 888888 78888 8 6 76 46 486 48 8 06 8 89 76 76 59'70 41 41do 41.... 41 5 Special 7 8....76 75 5 75 32 48 3248 41 4 75 8 8976 7 59 rate. / r 323232 32 32 525926265 2 52 52 52 26 26 32 32 52 3 259 59 52 52 4141 27 27 27 27 40 45 22 22-40 40 40 40 22 22 27 27 40 45 45 40 40 32 32 32 32..do 32 32 52 592626 52 52 5252 26 26 32 32 52 59 59 52 52 41 4 27do.27 27 27 0 45 22do22. 40 40 40 40 22 322 327 327 40 45 45 40 40 32 32 2929292929..d o 29... 5 2.do.. 6 6 65 2 0 5 0 0 2 62 9 250 021)..do-..353545... 5o....4 45 45 11 35 35 35 354 0 _0 45 45 40 40 23 23 23 23 23 23 17 17 23 23 23 23 17 17 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 32 32 32 32 52 259 26 26 52 52 52 5226261 32 3252 59 59 52 5241 41 43 4343 43 72 82 7272 72 72 72 7233 33 43 43 72 82 82 72 72 5 156 30 30 23 236 6 49 46 46 46 46 46 23 23 0 30 40 49 49 46 46 39 3 43 43 43 43 727227 27 72 72 72 3333 43 43 7282 282 72 2 256 56 31 31 25 25 50 55o50 50 50 50 50 50 25 25 31 31 50 5 55 50 50 439 39..do --—.[.-do —1 90 -do-... 71 71 71 71J36J36J36J 36 71 90190 71 71t56 56 43 43 33 33 72 82 33 32 72 72 72 72 33 33 43 431 7 82 82 75272 58 58 35 35 2, 25 55 65 25 26555 55 52555 25 25 3 35 1 555Spe'l 35 525 55 45 45 327 3027 23 23 46 49 23 23 46 46 46 46 23 23 0 2730 146.do. 30 4 46 39 39 30 30 20 20 40 4 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 40 do. 30 40 40 35 35 17 17 17 17 27 22 17 17 2 2 22 22 22 17 17 17 17 22 2do 2 17 22 22 17 17 30 30 30 30 4(1 40 30 30 1 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 40.do - 30 40 40 30 30( 26 26 18 18 35 35 18 18 35 35 35 35 18 18 26 26 35.do. 26 35 35 28 28 26 26 23 23 35 35 23 23 175 35 35 35 23 2 2 3 26 26 35.o 23 3535 26 26 22 22 22 22 29 29 22 22 29 29 29 29,22 22 22 22 29 do. 22 29 29 22 22 30 30 20120 40 45 20 20140 40 40 40120 20 30 30 40.do. 310 40 40 35 35 30 30 232 32 50 6 25 256 50 5 50 50 26 26 30 30 5.do. 30 52 40 40 301 30 20 20 40 45 20 20 40 4 40 40 20 20 30 30 46 40.do. 30 40 40 35 35 30 30 25 25 50 60 25 25 50 50 50 50 25 25 30 30 50.do. 30 5 50 40 439 30 30 20 23 40 45 2020 0 40 40 40 4 20 20 30 30 40.do. 30 46 40 35 35 20 20 17 17 5 25 3 17 15 25 5 25 25 15 15 20 20 25.do. 20 25 25 20 20 30 30 20 20 4 45 / 23 23 46 46 46 46 20 20 30 30 46.do. 30 46 46 35 30 16 16 16 16255 16 6 5 25 25 25 16 16 16 16 25.do. 16 2525 25 25 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15.do. 10 15 15 15 51 500 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 33.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCII VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 497 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps. ]F'urniturnei Stoves. Coffee. aStarch. Sugar. tur Ce. Castile Corn- Starch. S Dato. 4 t and fancy. mon. Date. h o O2 s'2'2 ac3 Q''2'2'' V.... _ 4.. a: ~.l 0 3 Hd eg Ma4)a a a a M a Cna ft Qt O C1 C d 0 1877-Oct. 8-... 40 40 40 40 40 40 24 24 24 35 35 24 24 24 24 40 24 24 Oct. 22.... 60 60 60 60 60 60 26 26 26 50 50 26 26 26 26 60 26 26 Dec. 10... 60 60 60 60 60 60 26 26 26 44 44 26 26 26 26 60 26 26 Dec. 18.....40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 35 35 25125 35 30 40 20120 1878-Feb. 14.... 43 41 43 43 43 43 23 23 23 35 35 23 23 23 23 43 23 23 1882-Jan. 24.... 30 30 30 30 30 30 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 30 13 13 Apr. 24.....19 19 19 19 19 10 10 10 16 16 10 10 10 10 19 10 10 July 1... 5 35 35 35 35 35 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 35 13 13 Nov. 1.-. 4 43 4343 43 43 43 20 20 20 35 35 20 20 20 20 43 20 20 1883-June 22....43 43 4 43 3 43 43 20 20 20 35 35 20 20 20 20 43 15 15 1887-Apr. 1. 45 30 45 45 39 30 18 21 15 39 39 23 20 23 161 45 21 15 1888-Jan. 9.. 45 30 45 45 39 30 20 23 161 39 39 23 20 23 161 45 23 16Mar. 5..... 45 30 45 45 39 30 18 21 15 39 39 21 18 21 15 45 21 15 Nov. 12.... 30 21 30 30 24 21 15 18 1.2 24 24 18 15 18 12 30 18 12 Dec. 17... 45 30 4545 39 30 18 21 15 39 39 21 18 21 15 45 21 15 1889-Feb. 18.....45 30 45 45 39 45 18 21 15 39 39 21 18 21 15 45 21 15 1891-Apr. 9..... 45 30 45 45 39 18 15 21 15 39 39 21 18 21 15 45 21 15 1892-Mar. 16.... 45 30 45 45 39 18 15 21 15 21 18 21 18 21 18 45 21 13 May 2....45 30 45 45.39 18 15 1 15 21 15 21 15 21 15 45 21 15 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 501 NEW YOIK, N. Y., TO ERIE, PA.-Continued. Boston, 568 miles; Philadelphia, 446 miles; Baltimore, 425 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Colmmodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- AgriMos- Rice. ery and Bag- Leather Lead. Nails. ult l M hin Beer. ~~ses. earthen- ging. imple- ery. ware. ments. -.^* %'. a 8 "3 13 33 al ^ aT: ^'I ~'' 0'' 24 24 24 24 354024 24 2 24 40 40 24 24 24 24 35 Se' 24 40 24 24 24 I I I II I I I Irate. 26 26 26 26 50 60 26 26 26 26 50 50 26 2 26 I 26 50 do 26 50 26 26 36 26 2 26 2 60 26 2 2 2661 26 2 26 4.do. 26 44 26 26 26 525 20 20 20 20 35 35 35 20 20 25 o5 3 25 35 20 130 30 23 24 3 4 2 23 2 423 4323 23 23 35 S 2 23 23 23 13 13 13 13 21 30 13 13133 213 i 21 13 13 13 1 13 21 do 13 21 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 16 19 10 10 10 10 1616 6 10 10 10 10 16 do 10 16 10 10 10 13 13 17 17 0 351 171 1 30 30 1 17 17 7 do17 1730 17 17 17 20 20 20 20 35 43 2 200 0 135 35 20 20 20 20 35 do 20 35 20 20 20 15 151 2 220 35 43 20 20 20 20 35 35 20 20 20 20 35 do 20 35 20 20 20 21 18 21 21 39 45 21 18 30 21 30 121 21 15 21 18 39 30 18 21 18 30 18 23 20 23 161 39 45 23 20 30 23 30 23 23 16 23 20 39 23 20 23 20 30 20 21 1818 21 15 39 21 301 0 21 21 15 21 18 39 30 18 21 18 30 18 18 15 18 12 24 30 18 15 21 18 21 18 18 12 18 15 24 21 15 18 15 21 15 21 18 21 15 39 45 21 18 30 211 30 21 21 15 21 18 39 30 18 21 18 30 18 21 18 21 15 39 45 21 18 30 21 30 21 21 15 21 18 39 30 18 21 18 30 18 21 18 21 15 39 45 21 18 30 21 30 21 21 15 1 15 39 30 18 21 18 30 18 21 18 21 15 39 45 21 18 30 21 30 21 21 15 18 15 39 45 18 21 18 30 18 21 18 21 15 39 45 21 18 30 21 30 21 21 15 18 15 39 45 18 21 18 30 18 502 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 34.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE. —From New York, 409 miles; [NOTE. —Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds.) Soap. F Stoves. Cof r-ee. Starch. C Sugar. o tore. Castile Comat o and fancy. mon. Date. e~ ~ ~ - __ ___ ___ ~ 00. ^ ^ d.. cj' d'. d.. d - d- - 7 5. a aQ^^^QC ^m C50 ( M a Cd C O aa a C a a a c 4 C P- o o- O-. -, - C -,- r- i i^ C 4 1867-May 15.-.. 8 88 88 s88 88 88 8 75 75 75 75 50 50 75 75 88 33 33 NoV. 5 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 80 80 80 80 65 65 80 80 95 40 40 Dec. 23-. 110 110 110 110 110110 1110 95 95 95 95 75 75 95 95 110 55 55 1868-Feb. 4-.'..'.o 110 11 110 110 110 110 110 Special 95 95 55 55 75 75 110 Special rate. rate. Mar. 24- 95 95 95 95 95 95 95..do.-.. 80 80 40 40 65 65 95..do.... May 8..... 95 95 95 95 95 95..do.... 80 80 35 35 65 65 95..do.-.. June 23- 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 -.do.... 71 71 35 35 58 58 87..do-... DI)ec. 8. 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 -.do.... 95 9 05 55 55 75 75 110..do..-. 1869 —Mar. 1 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 do.... 80 80 40 40 65 65 95..do... Apr. 12-. 95 95 959 9 95 5 95 95 95..do... 80 80 40 40 65 65 95..do.... Apr. 16..... 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 — do.... 71 71 35 35 58 58 87 — do.. Sept. 24.-.. 50 50 50 50 50 50 50..do —.... 40 40 20 20 30 30 50.do... Oct,. 4 6 60 60 60 60 60 60..do. —. 50 50 130 30 40 40 i 60..do.... Nov. 18 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 — do.... 59 59 38 38 47 47 66..do... Dec. 7- 110 110 110 110 110 O10 110..do.. — 95 95 55 55 75 7 110 do... 1870-Mar. 7-. 10 110 110 110 110 110 110..do. —. 95 95 55 55 75 75 110..do..-. Apr. 1-. 87 87 8787 87 87 87 -.do.... 71 71 35 35 71 71 87 -.do.July 7 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 do. —. 50 50 30 130 40 40 60.do —.Nov. 28 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 -.do.... 65 65 32 32 50 50 80 do.... Dec. 26- 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 30 30 72 72 4040 60 60 90 30 30 1871 —Feb. 20-.. 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 30 72 72 40 40 60 60 90 30 30 May 1.8 _.. 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 25 25 60 60 35 35 50 50 70 25 25 Dec. 2- 9090 90 90 90 90 90 10 30 72 72 40 40 60 60 90 30 30 Dec. 8..-.. 85 85 85 8585 855 858 ----- 65 65 40 40 60 60 85. —Dec. 1-5... 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 3030 72 7243 1 43565682 3030 1872-Apr. 27.-. 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 25 25 60 60 35 135 50 50 70 25 25 Aug. 1 55 55555 55 55 55 55 55 55 25 25 45 45 35 135 40 40 55 25 25 Sept. 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 —------ 65 65 4040 60 60 85 — Sept. 2... 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 25 25 60 60 35 35 50 50 70 25 25 Oct. 14- 05 85 85 85 85 85 85 30 30 65 65 40 40 60 60 85 30 30 1873-Jan. 14.... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 30 30 60 60 40 40 50 50 75 30 30 Apr. 14... 6 65 65 65 65 65 65 25 25 55 55 35 35 45 45 65 25 25 July 22.. 50 50 50 5050 50 50 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 -50 20 20 Aug. 13... 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 17 17 22 2217 1717 17 22 1.7 17 1874-Jan. 1... 0 60 60 60 60 60 60 25 25 50 50 10 0 40 40 60 25 25 Aug. 4545 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 Dec. 24. 85 85 85 85 85 85 85........ 65 65 40 40 60 60 85 1875-Jan. 20-. 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 25 25 50 50 30 30 40 40 60 25 25 Mar. 17... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 Dec. 22.... 30 30 30 30 30 030 30 15 15 25 2520 20'20 20 30 15 15 1876 —Jan. 10... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 June 12.. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 16 16 July 28... 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 Aug. 7.... 25 25 25 25 2 225 16 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 16 16 Dec. 18..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 35 35 25 25 30 30 40 20 20 1877-Mar. 12... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 Oct. 8... 4 4 45 45 45 45 24 24 24 40 40 24 24 24 24 45 24 24 Oct. 22._. 60 60 60 60 60 60 26 26 26 50 50 26 26 26 26 60 26 26 Dec. 10... 60 60 60 60 60 60 26 26 26 44 44 26 26 26 26 60 26 26 1878-Feb. 14.... 43 43 43 43 43 43 23 23 23 35 35 23 23 23 23 43 23 23 Mar. 28..... 43 43 43 43 43 43 23 2123 35 35 23 23 23 23 43 23 23 1880 —Jan. 43 43 43 43 43 43 23 23 23 35 35 23 23 23 23 43 23 23 1881-Aug. 6._. 30 30 30 30 30 30 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 30 13 13 1882-Jan. 24.... 39 39 39 39 39 39 18 18 18 32 32 18 18 18 18 39 18 18 July 1 35..... 3 5 35 35 35 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 35 13 13 Nov. 1. 43 4343 3 43 43 20 20 20 35 35 17 17 17 17 43-20 20 1883-June 22... 43 43 43 43 43 43 20 20 20 35 5 20 20 20 20 43 15 15 1887 —Apr. 1.... 39 28 39 39 33 28 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 19 13 39 19 13 1888-JOan. 9. 39 28 39 39 33 28 17 20 14 33 33 20 17 20 14 39 20 14 Mar. 5..... 39 28 39 39 33 28 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 19 13 39 19 13 1891-June 20..... 39 28 39 19 33 28 16 19 13 19 13 19 13 19 13 39 19 13 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 503 Nliw YonI, N. Y., TO BUFFALO, N. Y. Boston, 480 miles; Philadelphia, 418 miles; Baltimore, 398 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents). ware. ments. 00. f r — I 0 __ 1 0 0 a 0: v ~4 L.: 33 33 3333 75 8875757575757575 333 33 3333 75 1 88 88 75 7550 50 40 40 40 40 80 95 80 80 80 80 80 80 140 40 40 40 80 195 95 80 80 65 65 55 55 55 55 95 110 95 95 95 95 95 95 155 55 55 51 95 110 110 95 95 75 75 Special 55 55 95 1110 95 95 95 95 95 95 55 55 55 55 95 110 110 95 95 75 75. rate. —.do...40 40 80 95 80 80 0180 80 040 40 40 80 95 95 80 80 65 65 do... 35 35 80 95 80 80 80 80 8S180 35 135 135 35 80 95 95 80 80 65 65 -do.. 35 35 71 87 71 71 71 71 71 71 35 35 35 35 71 87 87 71 71 58 58..do.... 555.95 110 95 95 95 95 95 95 55 55 55 55 95 1110 o 95 95 75 75 (.do... 401 40 8095 80 80 808S o80 80 40 40 4040 o 80 95 95 80180 65 65..do-.. 40 40 80 95 Special 80 80 80 80 40 40 40 40 80 95 95 80 80 65 65 rate. I -.do.-.. 35 35 1 87 do- 771 71 7 1 71 5 35 35 35 71 87 87 71 71 5 58.do.... Special 40 40 50 -do... 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 40 50 50 40 40 20 30 rate. -o- -d o-... — 50 60 do.... 50 50 50 50 30 30 0 30 50 60 60 50 50 40 40.do - -—.-do..-. -59 66.do. 59 9 59 59 38 38 38 38 59 66 66 59 59 47 47 do.... 55 155 95 110..do. 95 95 95 95 55 55 55 55 95 110 110 95 95 75 75..do... Special 95 110..do. - 95 95 95 95 55 55 55 55 95 110 110 95 95 75 75 d rate...do- do.. - 5 60 d 50 50 0 3 305 0 30 50 60 6 50 50 30 40 40..do -..do.. —65 80 do..-. 65 65 65 65 32 32- 32 321- 65 80 80 80 80 50 50 40140 40 4(1 72 90 72 72 72 72 72 72 40" 40,40 4072 90 90 90 90 60160 40 40 40 I 40 40 40 60 60 40 40 40 40 72 90 0 0 72 7240 40 72 39. 3940 90 601 60 35 35 35 35 60 70 25 25 60 60 60 60 25 25 5 5 35 160 70 70 70 70 501 50 40 40 40 -60 72 90 10 10 72 72 72 72 10 0 40 40 72 9 90 90 60 60 ---- —.. 40 40 65 865....65 65 65 65. —.-. 40 40 65 85 85 65 65 60 60'43 43 43 43 72 82 72 72 72 72 72 72 3O 30 43 43 72 82 82 72 72 56 56 35 I5 30 30 60 70 60 60 60 60 60 60 25 15 35 35160 70 70 60 60 50 50 35 35 25 255 5545 5 45 45 45 45 45 25 125 35 35 i 45 55 55 45 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 65 85 65 65 65 65 65 65:32 321 40 40 1 65 85 85 65 65 60 60 35 35 25 25 60 70 60 60 60 60 60 60 25 25 35 35 60 70 70 60 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 65 85 30 30 65 65 65 65 30 40 40 165 85 85 65. 65 60 60 40 40 30 3(0 60 75 30 30 60 60 60 60 30 30 40 40160 75 75 60 60 50 50 35 35 25 25 55 65 25 25 55 55 55 55 25 25 35 35 55 Sp'l 35 55 55 45 45 30 30 20 20 40 50 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 40-o30 0 0 40 35 35 17 17 117 17 22 272 2 17 17 22 22 22 2 13 17 17 17 22 -do 17 22 22 17 17 350 30 25 25 50 60 25 25 50 50 50 50 25 25 30 30 50 -do 3 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 40 45 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 0 40 do 30 40 40 35 35 40 40 40 --- 65 85 65 65 5 65 40 40 65do 40 65 65 60 60 30 30 25 25 50 60 25 25 50 50 50 50 25 25 30 30 50 do 30 50 50 40 40 30 30 201 20 40 45 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 40 do. 30 40 40 35 35 20 0 0 2015 15 25 10 15 15 25 25 25 25 15 15 20 20 25 5 5 do 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 40 45 20 2040 40 40 4 0 20 20 30 30 40 -do. 300 4040135 35 16 1616 16 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 25 16 16 16 16 25 -do. 16 25 25 25 125 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 0155 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 do. 10 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 10 25 25 16 16 25 25 25 25 16 16 16 16 25 -do. 16 25 25 25 25 25 25 2 20 35 4020 20 5 5 5 5 20 20 25 25 35 5 do 25 35 35 30 30 30 30 20 20 40 45 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 40 do. 30 40 40 35 35 24 24 24 24 40 45 24 2 2 4 40 40 24 24 24 24 4017 do. 24 40 24 24 2 26 26 26 26 50 60 26 26 26 26 50 50 26 2626 26 50.do 26 50 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 44 60 26 26 26 26 44 44 26 26 26 26 44.do 26 44 26 26 26 23 23 23 23 35 43 23 23 23 23 35 35 23 23 23 23 35 do 25 35 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 35 43 23 23 23 23 35 35 23 23 23 23 35.do. 23 43 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 35 43 23 23 23 23 35 35 23 23 23 23 35 do. 23 35 23 23 23 13 13 13 13 21 30 13 13 13 13 2 21 21 13 13 13 13 21.do. 13 21 13 13 13 18 18 18 18 32 39 18 18 18 18 32 32 1 18 18 t8 32 -doi 18 32 18 185 18 13 13 17 17 30 35 17 1 1 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 30.do 17 30 17 17- 17 201 210 120 20 35 43 20 20 20 20 35 35 20 20 20 20 35 -do. 20 35 20 20 20 15 15 20 20 35 43 20 20 20 20 35 35 20 20 20 20 35 do. 20 35 20,20 20 19 16 19 19 3:} 39 19 16 28 19 28 19 19 13 19 16 33 28 16 19 16 28 16 20 17 20 14 3 39 20 17 28 202 20 282 0 14 20 17 33 28 17 20 17 28 17 19 1 1 1 33 39 1 16 28 1 28 19 19 13 19 16 33 28 1 19 16 28 16 19 16 19 13 33 39 19 16 28 19 28 19 19 13 19 16 33 28 16 19 16 28 16 504 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 35.-RATES OF FREIGHI ALL RAIL DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 359 miles; [NOTE. —Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soap. Furni-.ato.m i- Stoves. Coffee. Starch. Sugar. ture, Castile ComDae.b and fancy. men. D0.. CC ~,~ ~ ~ Si ~. ~cJC. d M ~..d c e ~ d o o o o o ~ o ~ o o - o 1867-May 15.....84 84 84 84 84 84 84 71 71 71 71 46 46 71 71 84 32 32 Nov. 5.-.. 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 75 75 75 75 60 60 75 75 90 36 36 Dec. 23.. - 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 90 90 90 90'70 70 90 90 105 53 53 1868-Feb. 4..... 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 Special 90 90 53 53 70 70 70105 Special rate. rate. Mar. 23..... 85 85 85 85 85 85 85..do.-.. 70 70 36 36 58 58 85..do.... May 8. 85 85 85 85 85 85 85..do.... 70 70 30 30 58 58 85....do May 15-.I.. 77 77 77 77 77 77 77..do.... 66 66 30 30 55 55 77..do.... 1869-Mar.....I 85 85.85 85 85 85 85 I..do.... 70 70 36 36 58 58 85..do.... Apr. 15.- 7 7 77 77 77 77 77...do.... 66 66 30 30 55 55 77 do. Dec. 7-..105 105 105 105 105 105 105 — do-... 90 90 53 53 70 70 105..do.... 1870~-Mar. 7.... 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 -.do.-.. — 90 90 53 53 70 70 105.-do.... Apr. 1. 77 77 77 77 77 77 77..do.... 66 66 30 30 55 55 77..do:... Nov. 28. —.. 77 77 7777 77 7777.... 62 62 30 30 48 48 77. -- Dec. 26..... 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 30 30 67 67 40 40 55 55 85 30 30 1871 —Feb. 20....85 85 85 85 85 85 85 0 30 67 67 0 40 55 55 85 30 30 Mar. 131..._ 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 30 30 68 68 34 34 58 58 81 30 30 May 18 —. 60 60 6 60 60 60 60 60 25 25 50 50 30 30 40 40 60 25 25 Dec. 2. — 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 30 30 67 67 40 40 55 55 85 30 30 Dec..-...77 77 77 777 77 77 —.. 62 62 6 37 37 55 55 77 Dec. 15.... 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 30 30 62. 62 37 37 55 55 77 30 30 1872-Apr. 5 —.. 77 77 77 77 77 77 77...... 62 62 34 34 55 55 77........ Apr. 27..... 762 62 37 37 555577 30 30 Se.pt. 2... 77 77 77 77 77 77' 77 30 30 62 62 34 3455 55 77 30 30 Oct. 14..... 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 30 30 62 62 34 34 55 55 77 30 30 1873-Jan. 14. 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 27 27 55 55 35 35 45 45 70 27 27 Apr. 14. —.- 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 22 22 50 50 30 30 40 40 60 22 22 Ang. 8. —.- 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 50 20 20 Dec. 6....- 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 1874-Jan. 1 55..... 55 55 55 55 55 55 22 22 45 45 30 30 35 35 55 22 22 Aug. 1... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 Dec. 24..... 77 7777777777 7 77 7 7762 62 37 37 55 55 77. 1875 —Jan. 20... 5 55 55 55 55 55 55 22 22 45 45 30 0 40 40 55 22 22 Mar. 17.....45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 2 40 30 30 35 3545 20 20 Dec. 2..... 777777 77 7 7 77...... 62 62 37 37 55 55 77...... Dec. 22. 0.. 30 30 3 0 30 30 30 15 15 25 25 20 20 20 20 301515 1876-Jan. 10-.... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 Apr. 31.... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 Jne 12c.... 4 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 30 30 35 35 45 20 20 1877-Oct. 45 45 45 45 45 45 22 22 22 40- 40 22 22 22 22 45 22 22 Oct. 22..... 55 55 55 55 55 55 24 24 24 45 45 24 24 24 24 55 24 24 Dec. 1.0... 55 55 55 55 55 55 424 242 40 4024242424552424 1878-Feb. 14....40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 40 20 20 1881-Aug. 6-.... 305 30 30 10 10 10 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 30 13 13 1882 —Jan. 24... 39 39 39 39 39 39 18 18 18 32 32 18 18 18 18 39 18 18 July 1..... 35 35 5 35 5 35 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 35 13 13 1892-Feb. 1.. 39 9 39 39 33 28 16 19 13 19 13 19 13 19 13 39 19 13 Jul 1... 3 85[ 3 ] 7 7 3 1 7 1 3 1 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 505 FROM NEW YOIIK, N. Y., TO ROCHIESTER, N. Y. Boston, 412 miles; Philadelphia, 375 miles; Baltimore, 354 miles. lhan carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity,] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- A griMol- Rice. ery and Bag- Leather. Lead. Nails, cultural Machin- Beer. ses, earthen- ging. imple- ery. ware. ents. ^^0 ^^a 0 ft Cd 2; 0 m 0 ) " m t Cd 0 ^ c Qt 32 32 32 32 71 84 71 71 71 71 71 71 32 32 32 32 71 84 84 71 71 46 46 36 36 36 36 75 90 75 75 75 75 75 75 36 36 36 36 75 90 90 75 75 60 60 53 53 53 53 90 105 90 90 91) 90 90 90 53 53 53 53 90 105 105 90 90 70 70 Special 53 53 90 105 90 90 90 90 90 90 53 53 53 53 90 105 105 90 90 70 70 rate...do —.- 36 36 70 85 70 70 70 70 70 70 36 36 36 36 70 85 85 70 70 58 58..do.... 30 30 70 85 70 70 70 70 70 70 30 30 30 30 70 85 85 70 70 58 58 —..do.. 30 30 66 77666666666666 30 30 3030 66 77 77 66 66 55 55..do.... 36 36 70 85 Special 70 70 70 70 36 36 36 36 70 85 85 70 70 58 58 rate. 4 0 40 40 40 67 8105 0 0 6790 9067 0 90 53 53 53 0 1030 40 40 67 85 105 6790 90 70 7055 55..do.-.. Special 90 1015 62162 90 8 91) 0 53 53 53 53 90 105 105 90 90 70 70 30 30 30 3 0 50 60 25 25 -50 50 50 50 25 25 30 30 50 60 60 50 50 40 40 40 40 4'0 40 67 85 30 30 67 67 67 67 30 30 40 40 67 85 85 67 67 55 55 37 37 37 37 62 77 ---- 62 62 62 62..... 37 37 62 77 77 62 62 55 55 37 37 37 36 7 62 77 62 62 62 62 62 6 30 30 37 37 62 77 77 62 62 55 55 34 34 34 34 62 77 -. —. 62 62 62 62 -.. — 34 34 62 77 77 62 62 55 55 37 37 30 30 62 77 6262626262 62 30 30 37 37 62 77 77 62 62 55 55 34 34 30 30 62 77 62 62 62 62 62 62 30 30 34 34 62 77 77 62 62 55 55 34 1 34 30 30 62 677 30 30 2 2 62 62 30 30 34 34 62 77 77 62 62 55 55 35 35 2 7 5 7 27 55 70 27 27 55 55 55 55 27 27 35 35 55 70 70 55 55 45 45 30 30 22 22 50 6 22 27 50 50 50 50 22 22 30 30 0 50 Sp'l 301 50 50 40 40 rate. 30 30 20 20 40 50 20 20 40 40 40 0 20 20 30 30 40 do. 30 40 40 35 35 30 34 4045 2 20 40 40 47 67 2 300 0 40 -do 3040 40 35 35 22 22 22 22 45 55 22 22 45 45 45 45 22 22 30 30 45.do. 30 45 45 40 40 20 20 20 20 40 45 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 40 -do. 30 40 40 35 35 37 37 62 77. 62 62 62 62... __37 37 62.do. 37 62 62 55 55 30 30 22 22 45 55 22 22 45 45 45 45 22 22 30 30 45 do. 30 45 45 40 550 30 30 20 20 40 45 20 20 40 40 0 40 20 2030 0 30 40 do. 30 40 40 35 35 3737346277 3 6262 62 62 32 d.......3 37 37 62 62 55 55 20 20 15 55 25 30 15 15 25 25 25 25 1 15 20 20 25 do. 20 25 25 20 20 300 0 202040 45 20120 40 40 40 40 20203 0 30 40 -do. 30 40 40 35 35 30 30 20 20 40 45 20 20 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 40.do. 30 40 40 35 35 30 30 20 20 40 45 20 120 40 40 40 40 20 20 30 30 40 -do. 30 40 40 35 35 22 22 22 22 40 45 22 22 22 22 40 40 22 22 22 22 40 do 22 40 22 22 2 22 24 24 24 24 45 55 24 24 24 24 5 45 24 24 24 24 45.do. 24 45 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 40 55 24 24 24 24 40 40 24 24 24 24 40.do 24 40 24 24 24 20 20 20 20 30 40 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 20 2 30 do 20 3 20 20 20 13 13 13 13 21 30 13 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13. 21 -do. 13 21 13 13 13 18 18 18 18 32 39 18 18 18 18 32 32 18 18 18 18 32.do. 18 32 18 18 18 13 13 17 17 30 35 17 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 30 do. 17 30 17 17 17 19 16 19 13 33 39 19 16 28 19 28 19 19 13 19 16 33 28 16 19 16228 16 506 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 36. —RATES OF FREIGIIT, ALL RAIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE.-From New York, 444 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps. Furni-Stvs o. Starch. ture. es Cofee Castile I Corn Sta Sugar. Da t and fancy.I mon. JDate.; a.'_. -- - CZ M 5 j ~ -i....1..-.5 7 —H~^5 1o o u0 i Nov. 86 2..71 7 71 711 1 71 71 71 do.. 56 56 3333 46 46 7..do.... Dec. l... 86 86 86 86 86 86 86..do.-.. 71 71 331I33 56 56 86..do.,.. 1869 —May 12.. 86 86 86 86 86 86 86.do.... 71 71 33 33 56 56 86..do.... Nov. 29.. 71 71 71 71 71 71..do.... 56 56 36136 46 46 71..do.... 1870 —May 7.... 71.71 71 71 71 71 71..do.... 5 56 36 36 46 46 71..do.... Jldl 132 52 52 52 52 52 52 -..do.... 45 45 31 31 35 3 5 52 23 23 July 28 38 38 38 38 38 — 38o.. 38 38 28 28 35 38 22 22 Aug. 11 39 32 32 32 32 32 32..do.... 32 32 28 28 32 32 32 22 22 Aug. 15. 3232 32 3232 32 32..do.... 32 32 3 30 32 32 32 Special I - -i~ rate. Aug. 22..-.. 60 60 60 60 60 60 60..do-.. 50 50 31 31 40 40 60..do-... Aug. 24...1 59 59 59 5959 59 59..do. 50 50 31 31 40 40 59.do.... Sept. 8... 71 71 71 71 71 71 71..do... 56 56336 46 46 71..do.... Nov. 29.... 71 71 71 71 71 71 do. 56 56 33 33 46146 71 i..do.-.. Dec.- 1... 186 8686 86 86 86 86.do... 71 71 33 56 56 86 -..do-... Dec. 26. 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 33 33 71 71 33 33 56 56 86 33 33 1871-Jan. 1 186 86 86 86 86 86 86 33 3 71 71 36 36 56:56 86i3333 Feb. 20..... 86 86 86 86 86 8 86' 30 71 71 36 36 56 56 86 30 30 Mar. 13.. 59 59 59 5 59 59 59 26 26 52 52 32 32 41 i 41 59 26 26 Apr. 21.... 5 55 55 55 55 55 55 25 25 50 53 30 30 40 40 55 25 25 May 18... 4 45 45 45 45 45 122 22 40 40 27 27 32132 45 22 22 June 1. 59 59 59 59 59 59 5 25 25 22 52 32 32 41 41 59 25 25 June 15 —- 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 22 40 40 2 26 3232 39 22 22 July 28. 38 38 3838 38 38 3 8 22 8 38 16 26 32 32 38 22 22 Aug. 7. 32 32 32132 32 32 32 22 22 39 322626 3232 32 262 22 Aug. 16. 29 29 29229 29 20 29120 20 29 29026 26129 29 20 21 20 Aug. 22. 23123 23 123 23 23 23 17 17 23 2323 23 23 23 23 17 17 Set. 5. 20 20 20120 20 20 2016 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 Ieec. 1 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 28 28 48 48 30 30 38 38 54 28 28 3Dee. 15i 54 54 5 54 54, 54 248'030 38 38 54 28128 1872-1Jan. 1 54 54 54]54 54 54 154123213 481 48130 30 38 38 54 23123 1872-Apr. 27.- 54 54 54 54 54 54 54123 23 48 48 30 30 38 38 54 23 23 Aug. I 45 45 445 45 45 45 45 20 20 43 43 25 2537 37 45 20 20 Aug. 6 —... 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 19 19 39 39 25 25 33 33 43 19 19 Sept. 2. 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 23 23 48 48 30 30 37 37 53 23 23 Oct. 14.... 5353 53 53 53 3 23 23 48 48 30 30 37 37 53 23123 Oct. 15.....66 66 66 66 66 66 66 25 25 51 51 31 31 41 41 66 25 25 Oct. 19. 45 45 4.545 45 45 45 23 23 40 40 27 27 32 32 45 23 23 Oct. 29 6.... 66 66666 6 6 6 25 25 51 51 31 31 41 41 66 25 25 1873-A pr. 14..... 55 55 5 55 55 55 55- 20 20 51 51 27 27 41 41 55 20 20 June 26.....50 50 50 50 50 50 50 20 20 40 40 27 27 35 35 50 20 20 July 22.... 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 27 27 35 35 45 20 20 Aug. 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 18 18 36 36 26 26 31 3.1 44 18 18 Aug. 11.....38 38 38 38 38 38 38 18 18 36 36 26 26 28 28 38 18 18 Au 13. 35 35 35 35353535 1818 35 35 26 28 28 35 2618 18 Aug. 16.... 33 33 33 33 33 33.33 18 18:33 33)25 25 25 25 33 18 1.8 Aug. 20-.-... 292929 29 29 29 29118118129 29122 22 22 22 29 18 18 Sept. 17.... 45 4545 45 45 45 45 20 20 40 40 27 27 35 35 45 20 20 Sept. 18..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40118118 35 3527 27 30 30140 18 18 Sept. 22....40 40 40 40 40 40 40 18i 18 35 35 27 27 30 30140 18 18 1874 —Apr. 20.... 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 20 20 40 40 25 25 35 3550 20 20 July 31..... 40 40 40 40 40 40 40118 18 35 35 25 2530 30140 18 18 1875 —Jan. 19.....' 53 53153 3 53 53 53 23 23 44 44)28 28 35 35 53 23 23 Feb. 17 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 20 20 44 44028 28135 35 53 20 20 Mar. 16. 40 40 4040 40 40 40 18 18 35 35 25 25130 30401818 June 21... 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 16 16 23 23 1 16 19 19 23 16 16 Aug. 12. 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 14 14. 25 251 18 22122 35 14 14 Aug. 13....35 35 35 35 35 35 15 15 25;5 20 20 23123 35 15 15 /Nov. 15.. 36 36 3636 36 33 6 36 36 16 16 32 32 24 24 28128 36 16 16 Dec. 22... 27127 27127 27 27 27 14114 23 23118 IS 18 1 27 14 14 CHANGES MN COMPETITIVE RATES. 507 PIHILADELPIIIA, PA., TO PITTSBURG, PA. Boston, 657 miles; Philadelphia, 354 miles; Baltimore, 333 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- AgriMolas- ii erad gig. cultural Machin- Beer. Mlses. ie. cry and Balg. Leather. Lead. Nails. maple- ery. ware. ments. nn ac a. a. an an CDmri: ~ ~ ~ ~c I ci < o C, co D C C a- 0 1"a Q f i32 c. 0 l^ "- 0 o ^ou ou~ou W!C 0'O W 0 C Special 33 33 53 55 53 53 51 53 53 53 33 33 33 33 53 55 55 53 53 46 46 rate..-do-.. 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 3 3 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 3 33.-do....... 56 71 56 56 i 56 56 56 56 33 33 33133 56 71 71 56 56 46 46..do............ 71 86 71 71 I71 71 71 71 33 3 3 33 1 33 71 86 86 71 71 56 56..do —.. 71 86 Special 71 71 71 71 33 33 33 33 71 86 86 71 71 56 56 1 "i""' i~"irate...do.-.. 36 36 1 56 71..do... 156 56 6 56 36 36 36 36 56 71 71 56 56 46 46 -.do.... Special 56 71 -..do.... 6 56 56 56 36 36 363656 7171565646 46 rate. 656 7 7 5 do- - do. 45 52..do —. 45 45 45 45 31 3131 31 45 5252 45 45 535 35..do-..do..-.. 38 38..do.-. - 38 38 38 38 28 28 28 28 38 38 38 38 38 15 35 do -- I do... 32 32..do —. 32 32 32 32 28 28 28 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 32.do.....do.. 32 32..do.-.. 32 32 32 32 30 30 30 30 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 do.. do.... 50 60..do-... 50 50 50 50 31 31 31 31 50 60 60 50 50 40 40 do.. 50 59.do.. — 5050505031313131 50 59 59 595950 50 40 40 -do do..-5671..do.... 56 56 56 56 36 3636 36 56 71715 56 46 46 do.... do.-... 56 71.. do..-. 56 56 56 56 33 33 33 33 56 71 71 56 56 46 46..do.. do. -..1 71 86..do.-.. 71 71 71 71 33 33 33 33 71 86 86 71 71 56 56 33 33. 3 33 3 71 86 71 71 71 71 71 71 33 33 33 33 71 86 86 71 71 56 56 36 6 36.36 1718671717171717136336363 71 86 86717156 56 36 3636 6171 86 30 30 71 71 7171 30 30 36 36 71 86 86 71 71 56 56 32 32 32 32 52 59 26 26 52 52 52 52 26 26. 32 32 52 59 59 52 52 41 41 30 30 30 30 50 55 25 25 50 50 50 50 25 25 30 30 50 55 55 50 50 40 40 27 27 27 27 40 45 22 22 40 40 40 40 22 22 27 27 40 45 45 40 40 32 32 32 32 32 32 52 59 25 25 52 52 52 5225 25 132 32 52 59 59 52 52 41 41 26 26 26 26 40 45 22 22 40 40 40 40 22 22 26 26 40 45 45 40 40 32 32 26 26 26 26 3822228 38. 38 38 22 2826 26 38 38 38 38 38 32 32 26 26 26 26 32 32 22 22 32 32 32 32 22 22 26 26 32 32 32 3 32 32 32 26 26 26 26 20 29 20 20 29 29 29 29 20 20 26 26 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 23 23 23 23 23 23 17 17 23 23 23 23 17 17 213 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 48 54 28 28 48 48 48 48 28 28 30 30 48 54 54 48 48 38 38 30 30 30 30 48 54 48 48 48 48 48 48 28 28 30 30 48 54 54 48 48 38 38 30 30 30 30 48 54 48 48 48 48 48 48 23 23 30 30 48 54 54. 48 48 38 38 30 30 23 23 48 54 48 48 48 48 48 48 23 23 30 30 48 54 54 48 48 38 38 25 25 20 20 43 45 43 43 43 43 43 43 20 20 25 25 43 45 45 43 43 37 37 25 -25 19 19 39 43 39 39 39 39 39 39 19 19 25 25 39 43 43 39 39 33 33 30 30 23 23 48 53 48 48 48 48 48 48 23 23 30 30 48 53 53 48 48 37 37 30 302 23 48 2 23 48 53 23 23 48 48 48 48 23 23 30 30 48 53 53 48 48 37 37 31 31 25 25 51 66 25 25 51 51 51 51 25 25 31 31 51 66 66 51 51 41 41 27 27 23 23 40 45 23 23 40 40 40 40 23 23 27 27 40 45 45 40 40 32 32 31 31 25 25 51 66 25 25 51 51 51 51 25 25 31 31 51 66 66 51 51 41 41 27 27 20 20 51 55 20 20 51 51 51 51 20 20 27 27 51 Spel 27 51 51 41 41 rate. 27 27 20 20 40 50 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 27.d 27404035 35 27272020404520 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 27 27 40 do. 27 40 40 35 35 26 26 18 18 36 44 18 18 36 36 36 36 18 18 26 26 36 do. 26 36 36 31 31 26 26 18 18 36 38 18 18 36 36 36 36 18 18 26 26 36 do. 26 36 36 28 28 26 26 18 18 35 35 18 18 35 35 35 35 18 18 26 26 35 -do. 26 35 35 28 28 25 2518 18 3333 18 1833 33 33 33 18 18 25 25 33.doo.25 333 33 25'25 22 22 18 18 29 29 18 18 29 29 29 29 18 18 22 22 29-do-22 29 29 22 22 2727 20 20 40 45 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 27 27 40 -do 27 40 40 35 35 27 27 18 18 35 40 18 18 35 35 35 35 18 18 27 27 35.do 27 35 35 30 30 25 2518 183 35 40 18 18 35 35 35 35 18 18 25 25 35 do - 25 35 35 30 30 25 25 20 20 40 50 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 20 25 25 40 do 25 40 40 35 35 25 25 18 18 35 40 18 18 35 35 35 35 18 18 25 25 35.do 25 35 35 30 30 28 28 23 23 44 53 23 23 44 44 44 44 23 23 28 28 44 -do. 28 44 44 35 35 257257 0 04453 2 20 44 44 44 44 20420 25 25 44.do. 25 44 44 35 35 25 25 18 18 35 40 18 1835 35 35 35 18 1825 25 35. do 25 35 35 30 30 10 16 16 16 23 23 16 16 23 23 23 23 16 16 16 16 23 -do. 16 23 23 19 19 18 18 14 14 25 35 14 14 25 25 25 25 14 14 18 18 25.do- 18 25 25 22 22 20 20 15 15 25 35 15 15 25 25 25 25 15 15 20 20 25 -do. 20 25 25 23 23 21 24 16 16 32 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 16 16 24 24 32.do. 24 32 32 28 28 18 18 1423 23 14 1 4 23 23 23 23 1 14 1818 23 do. 18 23 2318 18 508 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 36.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RUIL, FROM DISTANCE VIA SHORTEST ROUTE. — From, New York, 444 miles; [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Soaps. Furni Stoves. Coffee. Starch. I ture. i ^' Co~Castile'Com.- ~~~~~~Date. ~ ~ a I 1876-Jan. 10. 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 16 June 3. 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 16 16 32 32 20 20 28 28 36 16 16 June 12. 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 14 14 22 22 14 14 22 22 22 14 14 Dec. 18 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 18 18 32 32 23 23 27 27 36 18 15 1877 —Mar. 12.-..41 41 41 41 41 41 41 18 18 36 36 27 27 32 32 41 18 18 Apr. 7-.-.. 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 19 19 89 39127 27 34 34 42 19 19 Oct. 8....42 42 42 42 42 42 22 22 22 39 39 22 22 22 22 42 22 22 22. 54 54 54 54 54 54 24 24 24 44 44 24 24 24 24 54 24 24 Dec. 10.... 545454 54 54 54l24 24. 24/3 3824242424542424 1878 —Feb. 15... 37 37 37 37 37 37 21 -21 21 29 29 21 21 21 21 37 21 21 1879 —-Jan. 1 37 37 37 37 37 37 21 21 21 29 29 21 21 21 21 37 21 21 1880-Jan. 1... 37 37 37 37 37 37 21 21 21 29 29 21 21 21 21 37 21 21 1881 —Ag. 6-. 30 30 30 30 30 30 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 30 13 13 Nov. 12. —— 37 37 37 37 37 37 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 37 17 17 1882-Jan. 24.... 37 37 37 37 37 37 17 17 17 30 30 12 7 17 17 17 37 17 17 June 283..... 33 33 33 31 33 33 16 16 16 28 28 16 16 16 16 33 16 16 July 12....33 33 33 33 33 33 16 16 16 28 28 16 16 16 16 33 12 12 Nov. 1. 37 37 37 3 37 37 i 18 18 i 18 29 2918 18 18 18 37 18 18 1883-June 23..... 37j37 37 37 37 37 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 37 13 13 S1884 —Jan. 1. 37 37 37 37 37 37 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 37 13 13 1885-Jan. 26.... 21 21 21 21 21 21 13 13 13 16 16 13 13 13 13 21 10 10 June 1. 20 2020 20 20 20 11 11 11 16 16 11'91111 11 20 9 9 Oct. 1. 29 29 29 29 29 29 13 13 13 24 24 13 13 13 13 29 10 10 Nov. 18. 37 37 37 37 37 37 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 37 13 13 1886 —Jan. 21.... 37 37 37 37 37 37 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 37 13 13 1887 —Apr. 1....39 39 39 39 33 28 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 16 13 39 19 13 J-ly 15..... 39 39 39 39 33 28 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 16 13 39 19 13 1888 —Jan. 9.... 39 39 39 33 28 18 21 147 33 33 21 18 21 141 39 213 14 Mar. 5 -.... 39 39 39 39 33 28 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 19 13 39 19 13 Nov. 14. —-- 24 24 24 24 19 19 13 16 10 19 19 16 13 16 10 24 16 10 Dec. 17. 39 39 39 39 33 28 16 19 1 3 33 33 19 16 19 13 39 19 13 1891-Apr. 9..... 39 39 39 39 33 16 13 19 13 33 33 19 13 19 13 39 19 13 June 20. 39 39 39 39 33 16 13 19 13 19 13 19 13 19 13 39 19 13 188~Ja. 2. —. 7 3 3737 7 7 1 1818 9 9 18 818 837 31 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 509 PHILADELPHIA, PA., TO PITTSBURG, PA.-Continued. Boston, 657 miles; Philadelphia, 354 miles; Baltimore, 333 miles. than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock- Agri- Molas- Rice. ery and Bag- cultural Machin- Beer. ses. ic. earthen- gmn. Leather. Lead. JTails. i l e Beer. ses. earthen- ging. imple- cry. ware. ments. |~r~~r~~(O O~ O bs~~ O O Ir ] 4 t 3 t t: X t. I ipe1 [3 3 Ij I VO. O O V 2 0 M V O.... _I 24 24 16 16 32 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 16 16 24 24 32 Sp'l 24 32 32 28 28 rate. 1 20 20 16 16 32 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 16 16 20 20 32.do 20 32 32 28 28 14 141414 22 14 14 22 22 22 22 14 14 14 14 22 do, 14 22 222 22 22 93 23 18 18 32 32 18 18 32 32 32 32 18 18 23 23 32 -do. 23 32 32 27 27 27 27 18 18 36 36 18 18 36 36 36 36 18 18 27 27 36 do. 27 363632 32 27 27 199 19 9 39 19 19 39 39 39 39 19 19 27 27 39 -do. 27 39 39 34 34 22 22 22 22 39 39 22 22 222 39 39 2222 22 22....I-do- 22 39 22 22 22 24 24 2 24 44 44 24 24 24 24 44 44 24 24- 241 24 44 1do- 24 44 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 38 38 24 24 24 24 38 38 24 24 24 24 38. do 24 38 24 24 24 21 21 21 21 29 29 21 21 21 21 29 29 21 21 21 21 29.do. 21 29 21 21 21 21 11 21 21 29 29 21 21 21 21 29 29 21 221 21 21 29 do 21 29 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 29 29 21 21212129292121 21 21 29 d2 o 21 29 21 21 21 13 13 13 13 21 21 13 13 13 13 21 21 13 1313 1 21 do 13 21 13 13 13 17 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 30 17 17 17 17 30 3 17 17 17 17 30.do 17 30 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 30 30 17 17 17 17 30 do. 17 30 1717 17 16 16 16 16 28 28 16 16 16 16 28 28 16 1 16 16 28 do 16 28 16 16 16 12 12 16 16 16 8 28 16 16116 16 28 28 16 16 16 28 do 16 28 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 29 -do. 18 29 1818 18 18 18 I18 18 29 29 18 18 1 8 829 29 18 18 18 18 29.do 18 29 18 18 18 18, 1818 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 29.do 18 29 1818 18 13 13 113 13 16 16 13 13 13 13 16 16 13 13 13 13 16.do 13 16 13 13 1.3 1 11 11 I11 16 16 11 11 11 16 16 11 11 11 11 16 -do 11 16 11 1 11 13 13 13 13 2 24 13 13 13 13 24 24 3 13 1313 24.do 13 24113 13 13 18 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 18 29 do. 18 29 18 18 18 18 181 18 18 2 29 18 18 18 18 29 29 18 18 18 29.do. 18 29 18 18 18 19 16 1 19333 16 19 193333281 19 19 13 19 16 33 28 16 19 16 28 16 19 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 28 19 28 19 1 131 9 16 33 28 16 19 16 28 16 21 18 21 141 33 33 21 18 282128 21 148 21 1 18 33 28 18 21 18 28 18 19 16 19 13 3 33 19 16 28 19 28 19 19 13 19 16 33 28 16 19 16 28 16 16 13 16 10 19 9 16 13 19 16 19 16 16 1016 13 19 1913 16 13 19 13 19 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 28 19 28 19 19 13 19 16 33 28 16 19 16 28 16 19 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 28 19 28 19 19 16 13 16 33 28 16 19 16 28 16 19 16 19 13 33 33 19 16 28 19 28119 19 16 13 16 33 28116 19 16 28 16 510 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. RATES FROM THE SEABOARD VIA RAIL AND LAKE ROUT ES. The season of navigation upon the Great Lakes usually extends from April i to November 30 of each year. During this period from 17 to 20 per cent of the traffic from the seaboard to points beyond the western termini of the trunk lines is transported by the routes operating via the lakes. Such traffic is carried by the rail lines to Ogdensburg and Buffalo, N. Y., and Erie, Pa., thence via the lakes to Toledo, Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Duluth; at the latter points connection is again made with rail carriers, thus forming through routes to all principal competitive points in the West, Southwest, and Northwest. Under long existing arrangements the rates via the rail-and-lake routes have been lower than those of the all-rail routes. The basis upon which these relations were established is not known for the entire period under consideration. Inferior facilities and longer time have been the principal disadvantages of the lake routes, in recognition of which the differential system of rates has been applied. With these rates, as in the case of the all-rail rates, New York to Chicago are the standard points on which tariffs are constructed. The differences existing in the all-rail and lake-and-rail rates between New York and Chicago represent the difference between the rates of these respective routes from other seaboard points to the West generally. These differences for several years have been as follows: TABLE 37.-WEST BOUND RAIL AND LAKE RATES, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. Classes (in cents per 100 pounds). Year. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 186 All rail................................................. 202 170 138 86..... 1Lake route —............. -—. —..................... -—.. 118 100 85 57..... 18 ( AH rail..-186.................................... 188 160 127 82. 1868Lake route 1 Lake route............................................... 126 106 91 60.... 1872 All rail —.......1........ —... ------—...-....-..1. —.. 125 110 85 65 50.' Lake route.. —-..-.........-.. -. --—..-.. —-.. 87 77 60 46 35... 1893 All rail- - -. —-- ----- ----- -.- --.. -1 -5 65 50 35 30 25 ~ Lake route. --------------- --- - - 54 47 37 27 23 20 The classes, it will be seen, correspond to those of the Official classification, and classified traffic via the lake routes has been taken for the years indicated under the classifications applying from the seaboard which were superseded by the Official. The foregoing shows very large reductions, especially in the rates of the lower classes; articles formerly taken at fourth and fifth classes, at the rates of 45 and 35 cents, respectively, are now found in the three lower classes, namely, fourth, fifth, and sixth, at rates of 27, 23, aiad 20 cents per 100 pounds. It should also be remembered that the changes and reductions in the freight classifications have also operated to reduce the rates carried via the lake routes. The successive changes since 1867, so far as it has been possible to obtain them, are shown in tables to follow. Many of the articles covered by the classes have been and are still, front time to time, carried at commodity rates independently of the classification. In such instances the rates are invariably lower than the rates these articles would receive under the classifications. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 511 TABLE 38.-FREIGIIT IRATES CHARGED FOR TIIE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO, VIA LAKE AND RAIL LINES, FROM MAY 6, 1867, GOVERNED BY OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION. Classes (in cents per 100 pounds). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. eal. 867-May 6..-........................... —- ------------------------—........ 118 100 85 57........ Nov. 5..-.......................................... ----------— 127 106 87 58..... 1868 —Apr. 8 -. —----.............- -—.................. 126 106 91 60..... Juie 4.-.....-.....-..'.. —-.-.. — ---—. —--—.- 117 100 86 57..... June 9...............-..-.........-.......-. 117 100 85 5.................. Aug. 10. —--------------- -----------------—.......... 94 80 76 57........... Sept. 1 -. —..-..-. —-.... -— ~.. ------- ---—.. —- 117 100 85 57... —-..- 38 1869 —Apr. 16................ —------- ---—... —-.. —------—.. --------- 100 100 85 57... —--- 38 July 1 -.................-.. —. -........ —--- 117 100 85 57..... 38 Nov. 1..........................-............. —.. —- 100 90 70 57..35 1870-Apr. 11 106 91 70 5738 1872 —Apr. 27....................... —-—.... 87 77 60 46..... 35 Aumg. 1.... —-........ —-----.. —---- ------------ 51 48 40 31..... ----- 24 Oct. 14........ —------. -------—. —----------------- 87 77 60 46..._. 35 Oct. 25.. —.... —---.................. -..... -—..... — 87 77 60 45... —. —--- 35 1873 -Apr. 14. —---—.. —.-...... -... —--.. —----. 70 63 53 42......... —- 32 1877-Oct. 22. ---------—.. ---—............................. —------------------- 70 63 53 31.............. —1878-May 20.................................. —--- 51 41 34 27........... Oct. 24...... — ------—.. —...... —.. -...-......... 54 44 37 30........... 1879 —Apr. 28. —----—. -—. --—... —-—.- -—. —-- 54 44 37 30...... 1880 —Apr. 2... —-—............... —-...... —...-........... —--- 54 44 37 30............ 1881 — May 2 —--........................................... 54 44 37 30....... 1882-July 1.... ——.............. —-.. -.......-......... -- 44 37 30 23 20... -Nov.1....-.... —-.. —-. -—........-.. —. 54 44 34 27...... 1883-Apr. 25 ---------------------------—......................... —------------ 54 44 34 27.............. — June22.......-.. —-.. —-.....-........... —...... 54 44 34 27... 20 1884-Apr. 21-.. ---------------------- ---- ------- 54 44 34 27... 20 1885-Apr. 27..-..-....- -..-......................... 37 30 23 20 15. —... Junel. -.. —-----.. —---- ------------—.......................... —--- 30 23 20 15 13.......... Oct. 5.-........... — —........ —------------------—.... 44 37 30 20 17...... Nov. 18..-.-..........................-.......... 54 44 34 27 20......1886-Apr. 12.. —.......... —--------—......... —... —--------—........... —-. 54 44 34 27 20...... 1887-Apr. 5........ ——. —------...-.-. —.. —--- —.. —-. 54 47 37 27 23 20...... 1888 —Apr. 6.................. —-----—....... ——.............. 5 47 37 27 23 20. —-.. May 14.. —-—............ —- —.. —... ---—............ 44 39 31 23 19 16...... Oct. 13. -—. —-----------—.-.... 51 45 35 24 20 17...... 1889-Apr. 8. —.-.-. —..-. —. —.... —. — -.. ------ 54 47 37 27 23 20...... 1890 —Apr. 7.. —....................................... 54 47 37 27 23 20...... 1891-Apr. 15.................. —-......................... 54 47 37 27 23 20..... 1892-Apr. 18 ---—..............-............................ —--- ---- 54 47 37 27 23 20...... By the standard lines the same rates apply from Boston and adjacent territory. From Philadelphia and Baltimore somewhat lower rates are made, aind certain routes from New York and Boston are allowed differential rates, which are lower than the lowest rates of the standard lake routes. By such differential lines the rates are upon an extremely low basis, as will be seen by reference to the following rates of a differential line from Boston to Chicago: TABLE 39.-RATES VIA DIFFERENTIAL LINE. Cents per 100 pounds. Class. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1..........................- 44 27 44 44 36 41 2. —----------—.. —-------- 39 24 39 39 31 36 3. —-----.. — ------- -...- -.. ----—....... —-.. —-- 31 19 31 24 29 4 —------—.- -----------------------—.. 23 15 23 23 18 21 5-' —-------.. —.. —---—. —--------- - ----------------- 19 14 20 20 15 19 6... —- - -16 15 18 18 15 17 Boots and shoes- -. —-... ------- ----------—... ——.. —-.... -- -...- 30 -. —..... —-- 25 30 Dry goods...30.-............ 22 25 Binder's twine ----—.... —................ --—......................... —- 17 15...... 13 15 Caustic soda and soda ash -.. —.............. 13 1..................... 13 13 12 14 Sugar........... —---....................... -..........-. 3 —- 1313 13 16 laxnned goods.............................................................. 12.. Fl x - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - ---- -- -- - - - - - -- 1 512 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. The foregoing are representative of the very low basis that would be charged to other Western points the rates to which are made relatively higher than the Chicago rates. RATES VIA THE CANAL AND LAKE ROUTES. Another through route largely patronized by the public is that from New York via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, thence via the lake lines to Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, and the West. The scale of rates in effect during the last season by this route to Chicago was as follows: TABLE 40.-LAKE-CANAL RATES NEW YORK TO CHICAGO, 1892. Cents Classes. per 100 pounds. 1 -------------------------------- --- --------- ----- -- --------— 30 2 -------- ----- "v —--------------------------------— 25 — 25 3 --------- ---- wewoX ----- -- 20 -..-..............................-.....................-.................................... 304 From Boston certain carriers operate through lines, connecting with the Erie Canal at points in eastern New York State, thence to Buffalo via canal, in connection with lake lines to the West. By this line the rates of the past season from Boston to Chicago were: TABLE 41.-LAKE AND CANAL RATES FROM BOSTON. Cents Classes. per 100 pounds. 1 -------—... —.....,.. —..-.- -O. —-- 40 2..................'.'......-............................................................ 35 2. —-.3.......-.. —------- ---- 35 3. —..-...........-............................................... 29 4 o D.'.'.'. - -1-. ----.- -- -.. -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- - -. 17 6............................................... The traffic seeking these routes is mainly composed of heavy or bulky articles, usually found in the lower classes of the classification or carried at commodity rates. There is no data at this time available to show the decline of the rates by these routes. Nearly all of the points covered by the foregoing statements of commodity rates may be reached by the lake and rail and canal routes, which are open to the public, during the summer months of each year and at a scale of charges much lower than the rates of the all-rail routes as given in the tables referred to. CLASSIFED RATES VIA ALL-RAIL ROUTES CHICAGO TO NEW YORK. It has been shown with respect to westward rates from the seaboard that New York and Chicago are taken as the standard points or basis upon which rates to other Western points are computed. The same general plan is observed with regard to the rates eastward from Chicago and other Western points to the Atlantic seaboard. The present rates CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 513 by the standard routes from Chicago to the various Eastern cities are as folldws: TABLE 42.-EAST BOUND RATES —ALL-RAIL. Classes (in cents per 100 pounds). Chicago to- _ 1. 2.. 3. 4 5. 6. Boston... —---..8.................................. 82.71 55 39 33 27 Ne York....................................................... 75 65 50 35 30 25 Philadelphia.-.-....................................... 73 63 48 33 28 23 Baltimore..................................................... 72 62 47 32 27 22 The Chesapeake and Ohio route, owing to its longer distance, charges somewhat lower rates. With the tables presenting the westward rates from New York to Chicago it was fully explained how the charges to other western points are made by the percentage basis, and also that when the rates New York to Chicago are changed, similar changes are made from the seabord to western points generally. The same plan is applied when making rates from Chicago and other western points to the seaboard cities and points in the vicinity thereof, the rates to which are made with regard to the seaboard rates. When a change is made in the Chicago rates, all other points are similarly affected. Therefore astatement of the changes in the rates from Chicago to New York will serve to illustrate the changes which have taken place from other western points to the seaboard cities. Such a table here follows, showing the class rates from 1871 up to the present time. During the period covered there have been several changes in the character of the classification which applied to these rates. Prior to 1880 it is shown that the traffic was confined to 4 classes; from 1880 to 1.887 the traffic was distributed among eleven or twelve classes, and subsequent to 1887 the classification governing provided for six classes only. Since 1887 the rates for all classes are shown to be on a considerably lower basis than prior to that year. This result was brought about by the adjustment at that time, by which the rates, both eastward and westward, were made alike, and further by the adoption of the Official classification for eastward traffic. It is again mentioned that similar reductions were made from all points north of the Ohio, east of the Mississippi, and west of Buffalo and Pittsburg, to the principal seaboard points, and, further, that traffic originating west of the territory indicated has also received the benefit of these lower rates. S. Rep. 1394; —-33 514 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 43.-FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRASPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM CHICAGO, ILL., TO NEW YORK, N. Y., FROM OCTOBER 22, 1871. Rates in cents per 100 pounds. Date. 1. 2. ~ 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. 12. 1871 —Oct. 22 —........................... 160 12 85 65.. 1872- ar. 26...............-............. 160 125 85 i 60......... Mayl —...-.-. —---—. -... —... —-. 60 125 85 50..-.. Aug. 26..2.. —.. —------ -. —. —- - 160 125 85 6 45......... 1 ent." 160 125 85 50.-...... Apr. 2......-..-.... —-.. -........... 10 125 S5 50. —- ---- Sept.' --—: —--------—:::: —-- -- ---------..... 160 1 85 4...........-.......... — -. Sept. 16 -......... —-....... 0 125 85...... —--------—.............-......-.. —Sept. 16 -—.-.-... —.-. - 60 /125 85 6 -—..-..... — -- 187 Apr. 1.. —------ -----—.. —- 160 125 85 (....................... Apr. 29e. —---—.. ——. —--...1 —--- -'60 125 85 50.........May 20 -------------------- 160 125 85 5.......... — ---- Sept. 5.............................. 160 125 85 4 50 Sept.. 15 -----—.. —--—................. 12 8 5....... Dec. 20-0 —----—. -- -----... —160 15 25 1 85 7 0 4..... 0............. —--—. 1874-Feb. -------—.. —.. —... -—...................... 160 121 85 55............... Feb. 216-1..5.... —- 150 105 85 50. —......-.....-....- -- DMa.r. 9 —-----—. —. —---—.-....... 160 125 85 45...........1875~Oct. 1..............................................-.... Mar18. 18-.......-............ —--—. 160 1.25 85 40.......... —-- Apr. 20-... —.................... 150 110 70 40-...........Apr.27............-........- -- 150 110 80 40 ---—......................-...... May 6........................... 150 110 80 45.......................... Oct. 1.-... —-—. ——...- -----—.. -- 150 110 80 40............... Nov. 241-.-0 ——. —..-... —.-.- - 150 10 85 45..... Dec. I............................. 150 110 85 45............... Dec. 11.... —-----—.. ——......... 150 110 85 40-...-........... —--—. —. — 1875-Oct. 1. —---—.......... ——.... 150 110 85 35..... —--- Oct. 11........................... 150 110 85 40. — Oct. 12............................. 10 110 85 40 c.9 —. —... —-. —--—.... 150 110 85 405.......... Dec.320. —-—. —-—.. —--—.. —...... 150 110 85 40...../...../ - 186-Oct.............................. ------------ 150 110 85 4035..... Mar. 1........................... 150 110 85 50.... Mar.. —..1....................... 10 0 85 45 Apr. 1.... ——......................... 0 110 5 40. apr. 1................0............ 40 Dec.25..18.. —....8 —.. —-—.. ——. 1-0 110 5 35......... 1877-Janr.I4..... —. —. —-----------—. - 1-0 110 85 40Jarn...15 —------— 0..-.. —- -... 1 10 85 45 ---- --—............................ —----------- Feb. 12 -------------- ----------- 150 110 85 40. Apr.9 -------------- ----------- 150 110 85 35Apr. 30.......................... 10 110 85 40........... July 2 ------------------------------- 150 110 85 35. Oct.-17 ---------------—. —--------- 150 110 85 4018A78-.Feb-.11 —-------- 10 110 85 30.................... Apr. I5 —-—........ —... —.. —-—.. 120 90 70 30.......... — May 17 ------ --------------- 120 90 70 25. Aur. 5...-.. —.................... 120 90 70 30..................... Sept............................ 120 90 70 35..... Nov.lO25.-........................ 120 90 70 40...... —-.... —........ ----.. — 1879-Mar. 21..... —.............. —---- 120 90 70 25. 4 5 3 3 3 5. Ja e.............................. -- -- - 120 90 70 20 -.......:: Ju. 1e 23.............................. 120 90 70 25.....I.... nAug. 4. —.. —. — -............. —-. 120 90 70 30 -......5.... 5....5...I.... Aug.7....25..-........ —---—.2-.. 90 70 50 35 -45 40..........~... Oct. 1.............................. 120 90 70 35........../.... Oct.13-.-.. —--—... —... —.. —..-.. 120 90 70 40........ Nov. 10... ——........................... 120 90 70 45 0.........1880-Mar. 8 (new classilication) Mar..8 ——....... —-.. —-. —-..-.. 120 90 70 60 50 45 45 35 35 33 50.... Apr. 1 -.-.... ——..-..... —... 10 90 70 60 50 45 45 35 35 30 50.... Apr.143-i.......... -......... —. 120 90 70 60 50 45 35 30 350 30 40... Novr.31......... — —..... —-.-..... 1 — 0 90 70 60 50 45 35 30 5353 0 40.... Nov.22.............................. 10 90 70 60 50 45 40 35 35 35 45.... 1881-Dar. 7....0...................... 1 90 90 70 60 50 45 40 35 45 35 45 Apr.l......... -............. 120 90 70 60 50 45 35 30 40 30 45.... Apr. 11 -120 90 70 60 50 45 35 25 40 30 45 Apr. 18 12..................... 0 90 70 60 50 45 35 30 40 30 45... May 9......-..................... 100 85 70 60 50 45 35 30 40 30 45.... June 8............................. 100 85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 30 45.. June 15......................... 100 85 70 60 50 45 25 20 30 30 45... 1882-Jan.523............................ 100 85 70 60 50 45 25 20 30 35 45 Mar. 13.-..............;........ 100 85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 30 45.... Nov. 1...........~..............I. 100 85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 35 45..... DecI...........-..........-100 85 70 60 50 45 35 30 40 35 45 1883-Apr. 1........................... 100 85 70 60 50 45 35 30 40 30 45.. Apr. 19............... 100 85 70 60 50 45 35 25 40 30 45 Apr. 23..........................100 85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 30 45 Nov. 1....10............ 10 85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 35 45.... Nov.26.................. 100 85 70 60 50 45 35 30 40 35 45 188-Jag......................5...... 100 85 70 60 50 45 25 0.30 35 45 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 515 TABLE 43.-FRETGFHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM CHICAGO, ILL., ETC. —Contiinued. Rates in cents per 100 pounds. Date. ~ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1884-Jan. 14............................. 100 85 70 60 50 45 35 30 40 35 45.. Mar. 14...............-........... 100 85 70 60 50 45 25 20 30 35 45.... Mar. 21............................ 100 85 70 60 50 45 20 15 25 35 45.. Apr. 1........................... —. 100 85 70 60 50 45 20 15 25 30 45.... June24.. —.. —.......... 100 85 70 60 50 45 25 25 30 30 45.... July 21. --—.. —..-...... —--- 100'85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 30 45.... Nov. 1....................... —---- 100 85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 35........ Dcc. 15........1................... 100 85 70 60 50 45 30 25 35 32....1885-Apr. 6........................-.. — 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 30 25 Nov. 1........-.....-....... —..... 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 35 25 Nov. 23...-.. —----—........... —- 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 35 30 Dec. 21.-..-.. —-........-... —.. 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 35 30 1886-Jan. 15.. ——...-.............-.. — 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 30 30 Apr.I...-..- -....-..... —-. 1030 85 70 60 50 45'40 35 30 25 25 30 Nov. I............. —......... —. 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 30 30 Dec. 20 —.. —---.... —............. —- 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 30 25 30 35 Dec. 27......................... 100 85 70 60 50 45 40 35 35 30 30 35 1887-Api. 1 (new Official classification).... Apr. 1. ——........................... 75 65 50 35 30 25 1888- Jan,. 9 —-............- 75 65 50 38} 33 27..... Mar. 5..........75 65 50 35 30 25.... Nov.12 —-------------— 2.-....... 50 40 35 30 25 20. Dec. 17............................ 75 65 501 35 30 25.... 1892 —May 9... -.. —.. —---....... —--- 75 65 50 35 30 20 June 13.....5....................... 65 50 35 30 25............... Data have been collected showing the tonnage mnovenent of the classified traffic via the all-rail routes Chicago to New York taken under these rates, which is shown to have largely increased. A statement of such tonnage is below given, from which may be seen the volume of traffic affected by these rates. The statement covers only traffic originating at or passing through Chicago, and does not embrace the numerous other points east of the Mississippi iiver; the rates from which, as before explained, have been correspondingly reduced. TABLE 44.-EAST BOUND TONNAGE. Tons. 1880................................................... 2, 340, 346 1881 -...-. 2, 871 100 1882.................................................... 2, 106,877 1883.-. — 2, 257, 703 1884.................................................... 2,839,449 1885..-.. —-... —--.... —------------ - ---—.- -- —.. 3, 187, 023 1886.................................................... 1,872,388 1886 -- 1, 872, 388 1887. —...-.. —............................. 2, 210, 043 1888- 2, 366,889 1889 -.............................. 2, 462, 664 1890...-................... — 3,066,460 1891.................................-..-. 2,556, 624 1892...........-......................................... 2,421,206 NOT. —The foregoing does not include tonnage of livestock and dressed meats, f% o which see Table 54, 516 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. GRAIN RATES, ALL RAIL, CHICAGO TO NEW YORK. The following table presents the changes which have taken place in the grain rates by the all-rail routes from Chicago to New York from 1864. The methods previously mentioned as to the manner of constructing rates from points other than Chicago to the seaboard apply also to this table, and the rates there shown may be accepted as representing the changes which have taken place from all competitive points east of the Mississippi Iliver to the seaboard: GRAIN RATES ALL RAIL, CHICAGO TO NEW YORK. TABLE 45.-RATES IN CENTS PER 100 POUNDS CHARGED UPON GRAIN, ALL RAIL, FROM CHICAGO, ILL., TO NEW YORK, N. Y., FROM MARCH 28, 1864. Date. Rate. Date. Rate. Date. Rate. Date. Rate. 1864-Mar. 28... 100 1867-Sept. 2... 75 1875 —Dec. 1... 45 1884 —Mar. 21.. 15 Apr. 4... 90 Sept. 23..- 85 1876-Mar. 7.. 40 June 24... 20 Apr. 12... 80 1868-Sept. 1... 60 Apr. 13... 35 July 21... 25 Apr. 14... 75 Sept. 7... 65 Apr. 26... 224 1885 —Mar. 10... 20 July 11... 80 Sept. 14 - 70 May 5... 20 Nov. 23... 25 July 22... 85 Dec. 7... 75 Dec. 18... 30 1886-Dec. 20.. 30 July 28... 80 1869-Jan. 25... 70 1877-Jan. 2... 35 1887-Mar. 23... 25 Sept. 7... 90 Mar. 11... 50 Apr. 2... 30 1888-Jan. 8_.... 27x Sept. 10..- 95 1870-Jan. 22... 55 Sept. 4... 35 Mar.8.... 25 Nov. 12... 100 Mar. 4... 50 Oct. 17... 40 Oct. 10... 20 Nov. 16... 115 Mar. 22... 45 1878-Mar. 11.. -30 Dec. 15... 25 Nov. 28... 125 May 23... 40 Apr. 1... 25 1889-July 13. 20 Dec. 13... 138 Aug. 29.. 45 May 17... 20 Aug. 1: Dec. 24... 160 Aug. 31... 50 Aug. 5... 25 Wheat.. 25 1865 —Apr. 22... 100 Oct. 31... 55 Aug. 17... 30 Corn.... 20 May 15... 70 TNov. 22... 60 Nov. 25... 35 1890-May 12: Sept. 6... 621 1871-Mar. 4... 50 1870-Mar. 24... 20 Oats - 22 Sept. 11... 70 Apr. 7... 45 June 9... 15 May 26: Sept. 27... 77A June 26... 40 June 23... 22 Oats. 20 Oct. 10... 85 July 10... 45 Aug. 4. 25 June 9; Oct. 17... 95 Aug. 50 Ag. 25.. 30 Grain, Oct. 27... 105 Sept. 21... 55 Oct. 13... 35 except Nov. 2... 115 Oct. 2.. 60 Nov. 10_... corn, Nov. 7... 120 Oct. 25... 65 1880 —Mar. 1... 35 andoats 22q Nov. 9... 130 1872 —Mar. 25... 60 Apr. 14... 30 1891-Nov. 24: 1866-Jan. 9.. 80 May 1... 50 Nov. 22... 35 Grain, Feb. 26... 70 Aug. 26... 45 1881-Apr. 1... 30 except May 11. 55 Sept. 2.. 50 Apr. 11... 25 corn 22 June 7 —... 60 Sept. 9... 55 Apr. 18... 30 Dec. 29. 25 July 5... 65 Sept. 16... 60 June 8.. 25 1892-May 9... 20 Sept. 18... 75 Oct. 14... 65 June 15... 15-20 June 13.. 224 Sept. 27... 85 1873-Apr. 14... 16 Sept. 26..:.12~-20 Oct. 10... 25 Oct. 10... 90 May 20... 45 Oct. 10... 124-15 Oct. 15... lC0 Sept. 5... 50 Nov. 1... 20 Nov. 5... 105 Nov. 20... 55 Dec. 9... 12-20 Dec. 8... 90 Dec. 8... 60 1882-Mar. 13... 25 1867-Feb. 7.. 80 1874-Feb. 3... 58 Dec. 1... 30 Mar. 4... 70 Apr. 15... 40 1883-Apr. 19... 25 Mar. 22... 60 May 6... 45 Nov. 26... 30 Apr. 15... 50 Dec. 11... 40 1884-Jan. 5... 20 June 8... 75 1875-Oct. 1... 30 Jan. 14... 30 June 21... 70 Oct. 12... 40 Mar. 14... 20 GRAIN RATES VIA LAKE-AND-RAIL AND LAKE-AND-CANAL ROUTES, CHICAGO TO THE SEABOARD. Through routes are formed by the lake lines running to Buffalo and there connecting with the rail carriers, and also with the Erie Canal. Via each of these routes a large traffic is carried, destined to the seaboard. The principal shipments are wheat, corn, and other grains. Large reductions have been made in the rates by these routes. Here following is given' a statement showing the changes in the rates on wheat and corn from Chicago to New York from 1877, when forwarded by CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 517 routes operating via the lakes to Buffalo and thence via rail. A second table shows rates for a similar period on like commodities from Chicago to New York when taken by lake to Buffalo and thence via the canal. These two tables are compiled from the reports of the Chicago Board of Trade, and are understood to cover the quotations of the prevailing rates for the period covered. A third table, compiled from the tariffs of the Western Transit Company, a lake line operating from Chicago to Buffalo, which publishes through rates to the seaborad, shows changes in the rates on various grain articles from 1887. A comparison of the wheat rates for the seasons of 1887 and 1892 shows the former to have been 14 cents, while for the latter year it was 8 cents. The fourth table following shows the average rates charged on wheat and corn when carried by canal from Buffalo to New York, for each month during the season of navigation, for the years 1856 and 1857 and from 1862, and also shows the highest rate during each year charged on wheat and the average for the season for the same commodity. The average season rate on wheat for the first year given upon the table is shown as 14.4 cents per bushel, while that for 1892 was 3.4 cents. The rates from St. Louis to the seaboard are computed at 116 per cent of the rates from Chicago to New York. For the purpose of equalizing the rates via the various routes crossing the Mississippi River, it is agreed by the lines interested that the rates from St. Louis shall be applied at the other river crossings on such traffic as may originate at points west of the Mississippi River. Under this arrangement the rates upon such traffic to New York from Dubuque, Clinton, lock Island, East Burlington, East Hannibal, and the other river crossings, are the same as from St. Louis. When changes occurred in the rates from Chicago, similar changes were made necessary from other western points on and east of the Mississippi River which are governed by the percentage basis. The rates upon grain and other traffic passing eastward via the Mississippi River points named would be correspondingly changed. While a more extended reference might be made to the influences which operate to reduce the grain rates by the various routes from Chicago, this appears unnecessary, as the tables present a very full history of the reductions which have taken place. 518 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 46. —FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF WHEAT THE OPENING OF THE SEASON Rates in cents per bushel. In effect during- Wheat. 1877. 1878. 18 79. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886.1*18871888. 1889. 1890. 1891, Apr. — First week......... 12.................... 11................................. 8 Second week...... 12............... 12 12.....9.................... 9 9 84 Third week....... 11.....17.....12 12......................... 8 9 8 Fourthweek...... 10..... 17..... 10 12 12.......... —-..... 101 8 81 8 Fit'th week..- - -..-.............. —...-. -..-........../............... May-Firstweek... 13 11 12. 1.6 15 10 11 12... 12..... 10* 8* 85 84 Second week. 13 101 12 15i 15 10 10* 11 92 12..... 8 84 81 Third week.. 13 10 11[ 15 141 9* 10 10 9.4 12..... 10 8 8 8 Fourth week. 124 9 11[ 124 131 9] 10 10 84[ 12 104 84 84 8* Fifthweek............ 11 15 —.... —.......... 10 8 --—.............. —--..... 8 7June-Firstweek... 13 8* 11 154 11 9 10 10 74 12 104 810 88 7I Se-cond week. 13 9 101 16 101 9 10 10 7 12.....10 84 84 7 Third week.. 13 9 10~ 16 11 9 108 10 71 12.... 10 84 8 74 Fourth week. 13 9 91 16 91 91 9 10 10 7* 12 104 84 81 7* FYifth week.. 13 9......104.10*84 Fifth week.................... 10~.................... 10~[ 8~.......... July -First week..13 9 9 16 94 91 10 10 7* 12..... 10 8 8 7* Second week. 12 74 8* 16 9 8* 94 10 84 12 101 8 8* 7*1 Third week. 12 74 9 13 8* 8A- 9 10 10~ 12. 10* 81 84 71 Fourthweek. 12 74 94 134 74 81 10 9 102 12 10k 8 84 74 Fifth week -....-.- 12 7.... 1.. Aug.-First week.. 12 7* 10 13 6 10 11 9 10[ 12. 1.... II 8 Second week 12 74 11 144 6- 10 11." 9 9 12 11..... 8 8 8 Third week.. 124 8 11 13 7 9 11 10 911 10 12.....11 84 8 [ - Fourth week k. 12 91 11 12 8 94 12 10 9* 12 1 4... Il 8 4. 9 Fifth week I... —. - 11- 12 1 —-2. ]............... 10 [...................- 9 84 9Sept. —~First week - 13 12 12 144 84 94 121 12 74 12..... 11 9 8 91K Second week. 13 12 12 12 8 9 12 1.1 7 1 9 84 9, Third week. 14 13 13 12 84 10 124 10 7. 12.....12 9 8- 94[ Fourth week. 16 14 14 12 71 10 12 9 7 12.....12 9 84 94 Fifth week 16 —.....1 —0 —..... 12 F week.- 6........../...... 10~ I.........-..........12 I............... Oct. -Firstweek. 16 14 15 12 64 104 124 9 74 12. 11 9 8* 9 Second week. 18 14 15 124 6 10 114 9 71 12..... 94 84 9 Third week. 18 14* 15 14 94 104 11 9 84 12 11 94, 84 8 Fourth week. 18 J4 154 14 91 10[ 1141 1 10 12..... 1 94 84 8 Fifth week —............ 14 9 -—............... 10 —......................... 8 Nov. —First week.. 18 14 174 14 9* 11 114 11 104 12..... 114 10- 8k 81 Second week- 17 19 14 9 111 9 114 12 114 10* 81 9 Third week. 17 134 20 17 91 11 114 9 11 12.....I 10 81 9 Fourth week. 18 134 19 17 1.0..4.. OI 11 9 124 12. 11 8 84 1.0 Fifth week..- 14 18i......... ——........- 9......................... 8..... Dec. — First week....'" 184........ 10 Dec............... a......................... 1 *%o rates. e 4.to o01 6 T8 --- ------- — T TT1 L8 O O1- 11 —- 6 91 6 I 8. 01. "" l. T.OTT.8 OT. OT 6. 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TABLE 47.- FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TIRANSPORTATION OF WHEAT THE OPENING OF THE SEASON Rates in cents per bushel. Wheat. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. Apr. -First week........ 9j..................................................... Second. week...... 9.. 131........................................ 7 Third week....... 9. 1 9.....12.....9...................-...... FThird week [9.9 4 I.... 12a I..... 9... —-7 Fourth week --—... 9.. 10.... 9..............-.. Fifth week. -. —-—.- -8.1....1... 81 ---------- 10. May -First week........9.....9 8 7.......... -..... 71 61 54 Second week...... 90 84 101 13 8 10 6..... 9-j 91 5i 74 64 5 Third week...... 8 7 10 104 8 7 61 5 91 8..... 71 61 41 Fourth week...... 74 7 11. 94 7 7.... 8 6 8 4 Fifth week.. 6 12......................... 8..... 6 5 June -First week.... 8~ 4 64 13 94 7 74.......... 63 81..... 7 6 4 Second week.....- 84 64 144 94 71 7.......... 6' 10.... 74- - 64 44 Third week....... 7 61 14 1 9 8 751 6 7 11..... 7 I..... 68l 5 Fourth week..... 74' 64 14 74 7 7 6-..... 7-, 10... 6I 74'5. Fifthweek....6............................... 6.........6 July — Firstweek........ 7 12 8 6 6.......... 7. 9..... 6 7 5 Second week..-... 64 7- 121 8 61 64.......... 74 84..... 6G 61 44 Third week....... 64 8 10 7 7 61.......... 8 71.-.. 7 6 5 Fourth week -.-.. 7 9 10K 73 7 74 64 3 8 7 6 6.... Fi... k......... 8-1........................ Fiftlrweek........ 11 64 72.8.... Aug-First week-........ 7 - 91 6 81 71 66 6 6 6 Second week.... 8 11 I 64 8 84 6-... 8..... 74 64 71 Third week....... 8 L14 11H- 71 71 9 64.... 10 71 81 71 6' 71 Fourth week...... 11 114 11 7- 8 9 74 44 12 8..... 7 6 7 Fifth week........ 12 12....................... 1 7 Sept.-First week........ 134 12 10)4 84 71 10. 7. -- 114 8 8. 61 7Second week...... 131 13 ll4 84 8 11..... 3 11 8 8 8 6 8 Third week.......14 14 114 84 84 114...-.....11 8..... 81 64 81 Fourth week...... 13 144 11- 7 9 11 7 104 9 8 6 8 Fifth week..............-.. —. - 9 11 Oct. -First week. —....... 13 154 114 6 9 11.......... 11 9 4i.... 8 7 8 Second week...... 14 151 121 64 94 10.....1..... 1 91 8 s 71 Third week....... 13I 174 14 814 104 91........ 10 10-.... 9 71 7 Fourth week. -—.- 11 18 144 84 104 9..... 51 9 101 84 64 74 Fifth week.................. 161 81............... 9..... 7 Nov. — First week........ 124 191 17 8 9 94. 09-104 84 64 74 Second week...... 11i 19 16.....10 9 10 10'. 8. 6. 84 Third week....... 1241 21 154-...101....... ——..... 12..... 51. 91 Fourth week. -.-.......................................................... 94 5.. Fifth week....................... 6..... Dec. -First week.................. -----..-.. ---- CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 521 AND CORN FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YORK, VIA LAKE AND CANAL ROUTES FROM OF NAVIGATION OF 1878. Rates in cents per bushel. Corn. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 8.''".':'.'...''...'::.:.::::1:]:: 6::::::::::......... 11 - --- - - I.............................-..........I... 6...... 74 6.. 16.............. 51 91 9 6 - 6 — 49 7 131 7.1 651 -91 4, 58- 91 6 8 6.............6 4 6 7 91 — 61.............. 7 6 6 9 7 9 1 71 1 5P 8' 81 66 61 65 46 67 9I 91 71 61 56 9.. 8... I 8 5 6 6 4 6 6 106 - 8 --- 6' I —-- ---- 8 6 6% 54 3% 6 11? 6' 4% 172 6I 103 8-1 6 91 ---- 1 ----- - -......5% 71 4 61 61 107310.... 4 9 8 7 1 8% 6% 6% 4% 67 51 1 6% 61 6 5% 301 61.. 8 1 9 4 6 6 471 1........ 7 8.......2 13 131 III 51 9 91.......I...-... 30181 61 53 6G 16 6 12 9 65 6% 13 71 5%1 6 61 8%......., - 6 4. 5% 68 11 67 1 69.611 8 4% 6 61 41 6 7 9141 6.. 6' 7% 59 6% 6 4% 6II 19 181%. 910 5................ 1 876 5% 6:1 7 10% 10g 5 7%?. I 77 5 7% 6% 5%; 7 7 10% 10I I6-6. 6% 5% 6% 11% 11% — 6 4%'1 ---- - ---- 6 1 i - - - - 7% 5 6 %4 12% 11% 10 8' 7 9% 7 4% 10 8% 7 —----- 7- 5% 7 12% 12 10 71 7% 10% 4 —--- a 95 8 7- 8 6%-74 13 12% 10 85 8 ao 10-71 6 ------- 7 81 8. 7% 5 11% 13 6 8% 104 6. 10% 8% 6 11% 14 10% 5' 8% 10%.. 10% 8.....- 8 6%- 74 12 1i 12 71 6%6- 5% 6 10% 16%q~ 11 7 9%(, 8%..... 8 9% 6 % 7 14% 2 4 4 - - - 4 10% 18% 15' 7 9% 9 I5% 88 9% 7 8% - 6% 7 11 18% 14 9.9 0%a.. 7% 5% 8% 2~'"iii...~DI-l~- -~~~-r —-.ii 1-. —-— 1. —1... —---- 11% 19......./ 14'1 9%...... 1..1 7 4% 8% 7%:51...%.*.::::::................................................... %a.... 522 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 48 —PIREIGHT RATES IN CENTS PER BUSHEL AND TIIEIR EQUIVALENTS IN CENTS PER 100 POUNDS CI1AR(GTFD FOR TIHE TRANSPORTATION 01' GRAIN FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YORK, VIA LAKE TO -BUFFALO, N. Y., AND THENCE VIA RAIL, DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE RECORDS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. Commodities (rates in cents). Wheat. Corn. Rye. Flaxseed. Barley. Oats. Date.. I o pp. P ~ N Pp 0 -p, 1887 —.Apr. 18_. 14.125 23. 542 13.125 23.438 13.125 23.438 13.125 23.438 11.5 23.958 8.5 26. 563 Apr. 28.. 13.125 21. 875 12.125 21. 652 12.1.25 21. 652 12.125, 21.652 10.5 21.8751 8 25 Apr. 30.. 12 20 11.2 20 11.2 20 11.2 20 10 20. 833 8 25 Oct. 7-. 12.75 21.25 12 21.429 12 21.429 12 21.429 11 22. 917 8.5 26.563 Oct. 25.. 13.5 22.5 12.5 22.321 12.5 22. 321 12.5 22. 321 11.5 23. 958' 9 28.125 Oct. 31.. 13.75 22. 917 12. 75 22. 768 12.75 22.7681 12. 75 22.768 11.75 24.479 9. 25 28. 506 Nov. 4.. 13.5 22. 5 12.5 2 2. 3211 12.5 5 22.321 11.5 23.958 9 28. 125 Nov. 7-. 12.25 20. 457 11.5 20. 536 11.5 20. 536 11.5 20. 536 10.5 21.875 8 25 Nov. 19.. 12.75 21. 25 12 21.4291 12 1. 429 12 21.429 11 22.917 8.5 26. 503 1888-Apr. 20.. 10. 75 17.917 10 17. 857 10 17. 857 10 17.857 9 18. 75 6. 75 21. 094 May 5.. 10.5 17. 5 9. 75 17. 411 9. 75 17.411 9.75 17. 411 8.75 18; 229 6.5 20. 313 May 17.. 10.25 17.083 9.5 16.964 9.5 16.964 9.5 16.964 8.5 17.708 6.5 20.313 Aug. -1.L. 11 18.333 10.5 18.75 10.5 18.75 10.5 18.75 9.5 19.792 7.25 22. 6560 Aug. 14.. 11.5 19.167 10.75 19.196 10. 75 19.196 10.75 19.196 9.75 20.313 7.5 23. 438 Aug. 22.. 11.75 19.583 11 19.I 643 11 19.643 11 19. 643 10 20.833 7.75 24.219) Sept. 10.. 12 20 11.25 20.081) 11.25 20.089111.25 20.089 10.25 21. 354 8.25 25.781 Oct. 5.. 11.5 19.167 10.75 19. 1961 10.75 19.196 10.75 19.196 9.75 20.313 7.75 24.2)9 Oct. 20.. 11 18.333 10 25 18304 10. 25 18.304 10.25 18.304 9.2519.271 7.25 22. 656 Nov. 1.. 11.5 19.167 10.75 19.196 10.75 19.196 10..75 19.196 9.75 20.313 7.75 24. 219 Nov. 22.. 11 18. 333 10.25 18.304 10.25 18.304 10.25 18.304 9.251 19.271 7.25 22. 656 1889-Apr. 8.. 9.25 15.417 8.75 8 1. 625 8.75 15.625 9. 25 16.5184 8.75 18.229 6.25 19. 511 Apr. 17.. 8.5 14.167 8 148.286 8 14.286 8.5 15.2179 8 146. 667 5. 5 17. 188 M-ay 13.. 8.25 13.75 7.75 13.839 7.75 13.839 8.25 14. 7321 7.75 16.8146 5.25 16. 406 July 12.. 8 13.333 7.58 13.395 7.5 13.393 8 14. 281 7. 5 15.1625 5. 25 16.406 July 22.. 8.75 14.583 7. 5 13.393 7.5 13.393 8.75 15. 625 7. 5 15.625 5.5 17.1 88 July 29.. 8 13. 333 7. 25 12.946 7. 25 12. 946 8 14.286 7.25 15.104 5. 25 16.406 Aug. 16.. 8. 25 13. 75 7.5 13.393 7. 5 13. 393 8.25 14.732 7.5 15. 625. 5.5 17.188 Aug. 20.. 8. 5 14.167 7.75 13.839 7.75 13. 89 8.5 15.179 7. 75 16.146 5. 5 17.188 Aug. 28.. 9 15 8. 25 14. 732 8.25 14.732 9 16.071 8.25 17.188 6 18. 75 Sept. 17.. 9 15 8. 25 14. 732 8. 25 14. 732 9 16.071 8.25 17.1_88 6.375 19.922 Oct. 7-.. 9.5 15. 833 8.5 15.179 8.5 15.17 9.5 16. 964 8.5 17. 708 6. 5 20.:313 Nov. 4.. 10.5 17. 5 9.5 16. 964 9.5 16.964 10.5 18.75 9.5 19.792 7.5 23. 438 Nov. 8.. 9.5 15.833 8..5 15.179 8.5 15,179 9.5 16.964 8.5 17.708 6.5 20. 313 Nov. 15.. 8.75 14,583 7.75 13. 839 7.75 13. 839 8.75 15. 625 7.75 16.146 6.5 20. 13 1890-Apr. 10.. 9.75 16. 25 8.5 15.179 9 16.071 9.75 17.411 9 18.75 6.5 20. 313 Apr. 15.. 9 15 8 14.286 8.5 15.179 9 16.071 8.5 17.708 6 18. 75 Apr. 19.. 8. 75 14. 583 7. 75 13. 839 8. 25 14. 732 8. 75 15. 625 8. 25 17. 188 5. 75 17. 969 Apr. 28.. 8.25 13.75 7.25 12.946 7.75 13.839 8.25 14.732 7.75 16.146 5.25 16.406 May 12.. 8.25 13.75 7.25 12.946 7.75 13.839 8.25 14.732 7.75 16.146 5.25 16.406 Jane 2.. 8. 25 13. 75 7 12. 5 7. 75 13. 8?9 8. 25 14.732 7.75 16.146 5.25 16.406 June 20.. 8. 5 14.167 7. 25 12.946 8 14.286 8.5 15.179 8 16.667 5.5 17.188 July 5.. 8. 75 14. 583 7. 5 13.393 8.25 14.732 8.75 15.625 8.25 17.188 5.75 17.969 July 16.. 8. 5 14.167 7. 25 12.946 8 14. 286 8.5 15.179 8 16.667 5.25 16. 406 Aug. 18-. 8. 5 14. 167 7.25 12.946 8 14. 286 8. 5 15.179 8 16.667 5.25 16. 406 1891-~May 26.. 7. 5 12. 5 6. 25 11.161 6. 25 11.161 7.5 13.393 6. 25 13. (021 4. 5 14. 063 July 25.. 8 13.333 7 12.5 7 12.5 8 14.286 7 14.583 4.75 14.844 Aug. 7. 8. 5 14.167 7. 25 12. 946 8 14. 286 8. 5 15.179 8 16.667 5.25 16. 406 Aug. 11.. 9 15 7.5 13.393 8 14. 286 8.5 15. 179 8 16.:667 5.25 16. 406 Aug. 12. 10 16. 666 8.75 15. 625 8.75 15.625 10 17.857 8.75 18.229 6.5 20. 313 Aug. 14.. 9.5 15.833 8.5 15.179 8.5 15.179 9.5 16.964 8.5 17.708 6.5 20.313 Oct. 10-. 9 15 8 14.286 8 14.28(1 9 16.071 8 16. 667 6 18.75 Oct. 14.. 8 13.333 7 12.5 7 12.5 8 14.286 7 14.583 5.5 17.188 Nov. 6..- 8.5 14167 8 14.286 8 14.286 8.5 15.179 8 16.667 6 18.75 Nov. 12 9 15 8.5 15.179 8.5 15.179 9 16.071 8.5 17.708 6 18.75 Nov. 16.. 9. 5 15.833 9- 16.071 9 16.071 9. 5 16.964 9 18.75 6 18.75 Nov. 20.. 10 16. 666 95 16. 964 9. 5 16.96410 17.857 9. 5 19.792 6. 25 19. 531 1892-Apr. 13.. 1 13.333 7. 5 13.393 7. 5 13. 393 8 14.286 7.5 15.625 5. 5 17.188 May 9.. 7 11.666 6.75 12.054 6.75 12.054 7 12. 5 6.75 14.063 5 15. 625 Sept. 24.. 7.5 12.5 7 12.55 7 12.5 7 12.5 7 14.583 5 15.625 Oct. 10.. 8 13.333 7.5 13 33 7.5 13.393 8 14. 286 7. 5 15. 625 5.5 17. 188 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 523 LAKE EQUIPMENT. The following table is presented to show the increase in the number and capacity of boats operating on the Great Lakes. The table is arranged to show the character of each vessel and its tonnage capacity, comparison being made for the years 1886 and 1890. The principal fact brought out by this table is, that steel propellers of greater capacity are rapidly taking the places of sailing vessels: ~TARLE 49.-COMPARISON OF NUMBER AND NET TONNAGE OF ALL CLASSES OF BOATS COMPRISING THE FLOATING EQUIPMENT OF THE GREAT LAKES AND TIHE NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF EACH CLASS DURING 1886 AND 1890. [Compiled from reports of Eleventh Census.] Vessels.:Net tonnage capacity. Classification. Number. Percentage. Tons. Percentage. 1886. 1890. Increase. Decrease. 1886. 1890. Increase. Decrease. Total........... 1,997 2, 055 2. 9.......... 634, 652 826, 360 30. 2 A-Structure: Side-wheel steamers.. 43 42.......... 2.3 14,150 16, 949 19.8........ Propellers u n d e r 1,000 tons — 335 431 25.7......... 177,402 154,232.......... 13.1 Propelle*'a between 1,000 anii 1,500 tons. 72 122 69.4......... 86,728 151,611 74.8.......... Propellers over 1,500 tons............... 21 110 423.8 ]......-... 34,868 188, 390 440. 3.......... Tugs................ 466 448.......... 3.:9 11,737 12,520 6.7 -......Schooners............ 730 557.......... 23.7 183, 792 158, 620.13. 7 Barges............. 330. 325.......... 1.5 125, 975 144, 038 14.3....... B —Material: Steel................ 6 68 1, 033.3.......... 6,459 99,457 1,439.8 -......... Iron................ 35 39 11.4.......... 22,714 24,673 8.6.......... Composite........... 2 13 550. 0.......... 63 13, 554 21,414. 3......... Wood.......... 1, 954 1, 935. —----- 1. 0 605, 416 688, 676 13. 8......... C-Motive power: Steam vessels........ 937 1,153 23.1...... 324, 885 523, 702 61...... Sailing vessels....... 1, 060 902.. —--—.. 14.99 309, 769 302, 658 2,.... 2. 3 TABLE 50.-RATES CHARG ED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF, WHEAT AND CORN FROM BUFFALO TO NEW YORK, VIA ERIE CANAL, DURING THE YEARS 1856 AND 1857. Rates (in cents. Rates (in cents Rates (in cents per bushel). per bushel). per bushel). Date. _Date. Date. Wheat. Corn. Wheat. Corn. Wheat. Corn. 1856-May 13... 18 15 1856-Sept. 16.. 20 16 1857-July 15.. 13 94 May 20... 19 151 Sept. 23.. 21 16 July 22.. 15 11 May 27... 22 17* Sept. 30.. 222 18 July 29.'. 14 11 June 3... 22 17i Oct. 7.. 224 18 Aug. 5.. 14 o10 June 10... 16* 13 Oct. 14.. 23 18 Aug. 12.. -14 102 June 17... 17 13 Oct. 21..- 23 18 Aug. 19.. 14 10q June 24... 18 14 Oct. 28.. 23 18 Aug. 26.. 13[ 9 July 1... 18 14 Nov. 4.. 23 18 Sept. 2..- 13 9 July 8... 18 14 Nov. 11.. 21 16 Sept. 9.. 15 12 July 15... 18 14 1857 —May 13.. 171 14-[ Sept. 16.. 15 11 July 22... 18 14 May 20.. 171 14t- Sept. 23.. 15 12 July 29... 17* 14 May 27.. 17 121 Sept. 30.. 14 1 1 Aug. 5... 19 15 June 3.. 17* 13* Oct. 4.. 18 12-. Aug. 12... 18 14 June 10.. 17 [ 11 Oct. 7.. 15 11 Aug. 19... 17 13 June 17.. 15. 11 II Oct. 11.- 16........ Aug. 26... 16 12 June 24.. 13 10 Oct. 14.. 16 12 Sept. 2... 17 13 July 1.. 121 9I Oct. 21.. 18 16 Sept. 9... 19 15 July 8.. 12I 10 Oct. 28.. 16,13 524 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 51.-TiHE AVERAGE RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF WIIEAl' AND CORN VIA CANAL FROM BUFFALO TO NEW YORK, DURING EACH ]MONTH OF THE SEASON OF NAVIGATION, FROM 1862, AND ALSO THE HIGHEST AND AVERAGE RATE ON WHEAT DURING EACH SEASON. Rates (ii cents per bushel). May. June. Jul. August eptem- October. ber. ber., Years. ~- M i u 6 a I a ~ 1862............ 13.5 11.5 12.8 10.8 14.2 12 2 15.1 13.1 17.2 15.1 18.3 16.1 19.6 17.3 244 14.4 1863........ —. 14.6 12.6 14.3 12.3 14.6 12.6 13.9 11.9 14.0 12.0 16.4 14.4 19.6 17.6 25 15.3 1864... -------- 16.8& 14.8 18.1 16.2 19.0 16.9 21.3 18.8 18.4 16.3 18.7 16.2 18.9 16.4 22 18.7 18t5:....-. —--- 14.7t 12.7 13.6 11.6 14.4 12.4 14.5 12.5 15.6 13.6 21.7 19.2 23.1 20.3 26 16.8 1866 -.......... 13.6i 11.6 16.6 14.3 17.8 14.8 15.7 13.3 17.5 14.6 17.7 14.8 19.6 16.3 23 16.9 1867....-.... 12. 3 10.3 13.2 11.2 13.8 11.8 13.7 11.7 16.3 13.4 21.1 18.1 19.1 1 6.3 25 15.6 188.... 14.5 11.8 13.5 11/0 13.7 11.2 14.1 11.6 16.2 13.6 18. 01 15.3 19.2 16.2 24 15.6 1869...-..... — 13.9 11.6 13.7 11.7 12.5 10.5 14.0 12.0 16 13.7 21.5 18.4 21.7 19.0 24 16.2 1870... —-—.... 11.5' 10.7 10.8 9.6 10.9 9.5 9.4 9.2 10.8 10.0 13.3 11.9 11.91 11.5 16 11.2 1871...-..-.. 11.6 10.6 10.2 9.2 11.1 10.1 1.1.7 10.7 13.6 12.6 13.9 12.9 16.0 14.5 17 12.6 1872........ 12.8 11.8 12.1 11.0 11.5 10.5 12.0 11.0 12.5 11.3 14.2 12.6 15.0 13.9 18 13 1873............ 11.8 10.6 10.6 9.6 10.2 9.2 10.6 9.6 11.8 10.0.12.7 11.3 12.3 10.6 14 11.4 187-t............ 11.8 10.8 11.3 10.3 9.5 8.6 9.0 8.0 9.5 8.6 9.5 8.5 9.7 8.7 12 10 1875............ 7.4 6..6 6.9 6.3 7.5 6.9 8.1 7.4 7.0 6.5 8.2 7.4 10.5 9.1 11 7.9 1876........... 6.7 5.8 6.2 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.3 6.2 5.6 8.3 7.5 7.6 5.5 10 6.6 1877...-...... 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.4 4.7 7.0 6.4 7.7 6.7 10.9 9.2 10.0 8.7 12 7.4 1878........... 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.1 4.3 3.8 5.2 4.6 8.0 7.1 8.0 7.0 5.8 5.2 8.5 6 1879........... 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.6 5.2 4.7 6.5 5.9 8.1 7.4 8.0 7.9 10.2 8.8 12 6.8 1880............ 6.9 5.5 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.9 5. 5 6.7 6.01 8.8 7.51 9 6.5 1881........... 5.3 4.8 4,7 4.2 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.5 4.8 4.3 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.6 7 4.6 1882......... 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.4 4.0 5.4 4.9 5.8 5.3 6.8 6.21 6.1 5.5 8 5.4 1883........ 5. 0 4. 5 4.3.3. 9 3.9 3.6 4.6 4.3 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.1 6.54.9 1884........ 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.6 3.2 4.21 3.8 4.7 4.2 5.0 4.41 4.7 4.2 5.5 4. 2 1885... -....... 4.2 3.8 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 4.2 3.9; 5.0 4.5 6 3.8 1886......... 5.7 5.1 3.8 3.4 4.0 3.6 5.4 4.8 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.0i 4.8 4.5 6.5 5 1887.. —.... 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.4 4.0 3.6 4.5 4.1 4.8 4.4 5.8 5.3 7 4.6 1888......... 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.5 3. 2 4.5 3.4 1889......... 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.4 4.0 3.6 4.4 3.9 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.4i 5 4.8 1890........... 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.4 3. 3.3.2 3.8 3.4 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.11 4.2 3.8 1891.......... 2.8 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.5 3.8 3.5 4.2 3.8 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.6 4" 3.5 1892.......... 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.2 3.0 2.6 3.8 3.4 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.3 6 3.4 LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED MEATS TRAFFIC FROM CHICAGO. Practically all the live stock and dressed meat traffic forwarded to the Atlantic seaboard may be said to originate at Chicago, so far as the purposes of the rates now to be referred to are concerned. The basis.upon which the rates covering this traffic are constructed is similar to that explained for the previous tables covering what is called the " dead freight " traffic; the rates from other Western points east of the Mississippi River to the seaboard are made with regard to the rates from Chicago. In former years it was not invariably the custom to preserve the relation between such points; the roads from St. Louis and other Western points would make such rates as the interests of the business might require without regard to the rates from Chicago. St. Louis has been an important shipping point for traffic of this character, and it has been generally the custom to maintain the rate from St. Louis to the seaboard on these articles 5 cents higher than from Chicago. The present rates from Chicago to the Eastern cities are as follows: CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES., 525 TABLE 52.-EAST BOUND LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED MEATS RATES. Rates (in cents per 100 pounds) from Chicago to+oston. Phjladel- Balti- New phia. more. York. Cattle-............. ——......................................... 28 26 25 28 Hogs............... —................................- 30 28 27 30 Sheep-.....-........................-.....-..-..... 30 28 27 30 Horses and mules -....................... —.................. 60 58 57 60 Dressed beef —-—........................-......... --—. ——.. 45 43 42 45 Dressed hogs, refrigerator cars.-....... —..-..... —-.-. —. 45 43 42 45 Dressed hogs, commiion cars 45 43 42 45 Here following is given a, statement showing the rates on live stock and dressed meats from Chicago to New York, from 1872 to the present time. The differences shown in the above table for points other than New York may, for the purposes of comparison, be accepted as applying throughout the period covered by this table; and it may be also understood that the changes from Chicago. were followed by similar changes from other points east of the Mississippi River from which this traffic is forwarded. TABLE 53. —FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED MEATS FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YOlK VIA ALL RAIL LINES FROM MARCH 26, 1872. Rates (in cents per 100 pounds.) Dressed Dressed Drdsdre ssed )ato. Hors es e hos, e Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. and beef refiger- mules. ator cai cars. ars. 1872 —Mar. 26 - -................ --.............. -- -- 90 Nov. 20 --—............................. 95 1874-Dec. 1................................... 85 1875- N ov. 2....................................................... 70 - - - - - - - - 1876-Nov, 18................................................. 65 1877-Apr. 30 - —........................................................... 85 Sept. 4...................................... 70 Oct. 22 -..-........... 75 1878-Sept. 2........................................ 90 1879-June 9...-..........1.... 35 35 60 60 67............... June 26..-.................. 35 35 60 60 56" Aug. 4........................... 50 40 60 60 80 Aug. 25 - -................. 50 45 60 60 80....... Oct. 13 -..-............... 50 50 60 60 80.................. Nov. 10 -.. —-... 55 55 65 65 88 1880-Mar. 1......................... 55 50 65 65 88 Apr. 14...................... 55 40 65 65 88.. Sept. 20 —................... 55 35 65 65 88 Nov. 1-.... — -- 55 40 65 65 88 1881-^Mar. 14...............; —...-. 50 40 60 60 80................. Apr. 1.......................... 50 35 60 60 80 May 9.......................... 25 35 60 60 40 -. June 8........................... 25 30 60 60 40 June 15.. 25 25 60 60 40 1882 —Mar. 13.................... 25 30 60 60 40 Apr. 17....... --—. —- 0 30 50 60 64 Dec. 14..........40 35 50 60 64 1883-Apr. 23... - -- —.... -.... 40 30 50 60 64 Nov. 26 —...........-..... 40 35 50 60 64 1884-Jan. 5..-........................ 40 25 50 60 64.................. Jan. 14-........................... 40 35 50 60 64.................. Mar.14........................... 40 25 50 60 64.. Mar. 21..................... 40 20 50 60 64 May 5........................... 30 20 40 60 48 June 24........................... 30 25 40 60.48 July 21........................ 30 30 40 60 48 Sept. 1.-. —- 20 30 40 60 32 Dec. 8........................... I 40 30 50 60 70 1885-Mar. 23.............. 40 25 50 60 70. 526 REPORT ON CHANGES. IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 53.-FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED MEATS FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YORK; ETC. —Continned. Rates (in cents per 100 pounds.) Dressed Dressed Date. Horses sed hogs, ogs, Cattle. Hogs. Sheep, and bD ofe refriger- co on mules. ator ca rs. cars. 1885 —May 3 —-... —.............-....... 30 25 40 60 52............... July 1...... -- --—.. —. 25 20 40 60 43 - July 13 ----------—.. ——. —.. —. 25 25 40 60 4......... Nov. 23................. — -.......... 25 30 40 60 43.......... 1886-Jan. 1... —-—.. —. —----------- 25 30 25 60 43 434 35 Mar. 1 —-.. —-........................- 35 30 45 60 65 55 50 Dec. 20........................ —. 35 35 45 60 65 55 50 1887 —Apr. 22 - -.............. —.......... 340 60 65 35 40 60 65 60 June 4-.-.....-.. — -. —-.- 35 30 40 60 65 65 60 Nov. 21 -... —--- —.. -—........... 3 30 36 60 58. 584 54 Nov. 23............... —-...-.... —-- 28 30 32 60 524 524 485 Nov. 24..............-............ 25 30 29 60 47 47 43 Nov. 25... 23 30 26 60 424 4242 39 Nov. 26.................. 20 30 23 60 384 384 35 Nov. 28 - - -18....................... 30 21 60 34 34 31 Nov.29-... 16 30 19 60 31 31 28S Dec. 26............................ 35 30 40 60 65 65 60 1888 —May 14 -.............-............ —- 25 30 25 60 65 65 60 June 18..-...... 2................... 25 25 60 65 65 60 June 25 —---—.. —-. —----—.-...16 25 25 60 40 40 40 June 26........................... 25 25 60 35 35 35 June 29........................ 16 25 25 60 304 30o 304 July 2. —-.-. —-.-. —-. ——.. — 144 25 25 60 264 264 264 July 3-.-.-..-.......-.......... 124 25 25 60 23 23 23 July 5........-.................. 11 20 25 60 20 20 20 July 6........................... 9 20 25 60 174 17' 174 July 7-........................ 84 20 25 60 154 151 154 July 9........................... 7 20 25 60 134 134 134 July 10.................-......... 6 20 25 60 12 12 12 July 11. —--— 54.-........... 59 20 25 60 104 104 12 0 July 12........................... 5 20 25 60 9 9 9 July 13- 5 20 25 60 8 8 8 July 14. 5 18 25 60 7 7 7 Aug. 3........................... 5 18 25 60 224 224 224 Aug. 20........................... 14 18 25 60 25 25 25 Aug. 25........................... 10 18 25 60 25 25 25 Sept. 24........................... 15 18 25 60 35 35 35 Oct. 15........................... 15 25 25 60 35 35 35 Oct. 22-................ 15 30 25 60 35 35 35 Nov. 7..-....................... 15 25 25 60 35 35 35 Dec. 17........................... 22 30 30 60 50 50 45 1889-May 1........................... 26 30 30 60 45 45 45 1890-May 26........................... 26 25 30 60 45 45 45 Ju 16........................... 22 25 30 60 42 42 42 June 20........................... 22 25 30 60 39 39 39 June 26..-......................... 21 25 30 60 36 36 36 June 30........................... 19 25 30 60 33 33 33 July 3........................... 18 25 30 60 30 30 30 July 11.................. 18 23 30 60 30 30 30 Nov. 24.............. 26 30 30 60 45 45 45 1891-Apr. 20........................... 28 30 30 60 45 45 45 1892-June 16........................... 28 25 30 60 45 45 45 Oct. 10........................... 28 30 30 -60 45 45 45 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 527 From the above it is. shown that following each period of reduction the rates were again advanced to a figure considered by the railroads as the normal rate. In 1882, 1883, and 18.84 the normal rates were not higher than 40,30, 50, 60, and 64 cents per 100 pounds on the respective commodities. The rates established in March, 1886, namely, 35, 30, 45, 60, and 65, were apparently deemed the maximum rates which could then be obtained. This basis continued until November, 1887, when the rates rapidly declined, and were again restored, in December, to the preceding basis. In May, 1888, certain reductions were made, which were followed in June and July by frequent and greater declines, when the following lowest open rates found were reached, namely, 5-, 18, 25, 60, and 7. Slight advances were made on difterent dates until December 17, when the following basis was adopted, 22^, 30, 30, 60, and 50. Further adjustment occurred on May 1, 1889, when the rates were changed to 26, 30, 30, 60, 45. These rates continued until June 16, 1890, over a year, without change, but the rates were again several times reduced until July 3, when the low basis of 18, 25, 30, 50, 30 was reached. Advances were made in November of the same year, and again in April, 1891, when the following rates were established, namely, 28, 30, 30, 60, 45, which have continued in effect up to the present time. The changes in the cattle rates show that the normal or standard rates have been considerably reduced. The normal rate in 1885 was 40 cents, 1886 35 cents, and in 1891 and 1892 28 cents. No higher rate than 28 cents on cattle from Chicago to New York has been charged since May, 1888. Similar results are shown for the dressed beef rates; in 1885 the normal rate was 70 cents; 1886, 65 cents.. This latter rate prevailed a part of 1887 and 1888, but the restoration which took place after the nuimerous reductions in 1888 gave the rate of 50 cents to dressed beef, which'on May 1, 1889, was reduced to 45 cents.'Further reductions were made in 1890, and the 45 cent rate was restored in the latter part of the same year, since which time it has not been higher. The highest rates now applied to this traffic, when peace prevails between the competitive carriers, are on a much lower basis than were charged under similar conditions in former years. The tonnage of live stock and dressed beef carried from Chicago and points west thereof to the Eastern cities and the Atlantic seaboard at the above rates is shown in the following table, covering from 1880 to and including 1892. From this table it is possible to estimate the enormous savhig in revenue to the public by the reductions in the rates for this traffic. TABLE 54-LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED MEATS TONNAGE FROM CHICAGO. Year. Tons. 1880...........................-..............-.... 649, 464 1881.-................... —-......................... 720, 923 1882 -... ---—.................................... —............. 775, 406 1883 ----—......- --- —... —- -...... 847, 793 1884....- -....................-......................... 788, 111 1885 -.......... —- -. --—..-. —.-. —------ 848, 020 1886............- -.......................-................ 912, 352 1887... -................................................ 1, 047, 273 1888.................................................... 1, 194, 224 1889-........... —........................................ 1, 498, 226 1890... —------- - --------........... — - 1, 639, 495 1891.........-............... — - -----—......... 1, 569, 396 1892.......................................... 11 582, 254 528 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. OIL RATES. Here below is given a table showing the changes in the rates on crude petroleum and its products from, the points in the oil region as indicated by the table to the seaboard points named, from 1877 to 1888. TABLE 55.-FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS FROM THE OIL RIEGIONS TO PHILADELPHIA, PA., BALTIMORE, MD. AND COMMUNIPAW, N. J., FROM DECEMBER 1, 1877. Rates (in cents, per barrel). Refinery products. Crude. From Olean, From PittsFrom Pittsburg, Pa., Oil City, N. Y. Claren- lburg and Oil Pa., and Olean, N. Y., to- dcon, Kane, and City districts Date. Warren, Pa, to- toPhiladelpia, Communipaw, Bal- BalB Pa., and 1N. J. thmore, Com- timore, Cromr Baltimore, Md. MNd., mni- Md., dl'li aul 1 and ~hila- p~aw, Phila- Pa-w, In In In In N. J phia N. J. tanks. barrels. tanks. barrels. ila, dphia Pa. IPa. 1877-Dec. 1...................... 175 175 190 190 100 115 125 140 1879-Jan. 23..........-........ 45 45 50 50................ May 9.................................... 70 85....... J une 2................................................................. 95 110 June 2.................... 2 5 30 50 55110 June 23....... 25 30 50 55 1880-April 1............... 50 50 63 63 50 60 75 85 May 15.. —-............. 691 691 82* 82J 65 75 90 100 June 7 -............... —.. 38 51 51 41 60 41 51 Aug. 10................. 50 50 60 60 50 50 50 60 Sept. 27..............................-..-..... 33 33 48 48 1881-Oct. 1................ —... 43 43 48 48... 1884-Feb..................... 45 45 52 52 40 45 50 55 1888-Sept. 13.................. 45 58 52 66............................ CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 529 COAL RATES. Here following are given three statements showing the rates on anthracite and bituminous coal from the principal regions on the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania railroads. The first, table shows anthracite coal rates to tide-water and the successive changes therein from 1877 to the present time. The second table covers rates from the same regions westward to Buffalo for the same period. The third covers the changes in the bituminous coal rates from collieries in the Clearfield region on the Pennsylvania railroad to Jersey City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. TABLE 56.-THE AVERAGE FREIGHT RATES PER TON OF 2,240 POUNDS CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF ANTHRACITE COAL FROM COLLIERIES ON THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD IN THE LEHIGH, MAHANOY, AND WYOMING REGIONS, TO PERTH AMBOY, FROM JUNE 7, 1875. From Lehigh From Wyoming From Lehigh From Wyoming and Mahanoy reio. and Mahanoy region. regions. regions..:Date...d Date. Date. I 0 I a 8 "j ^ nP. - iH P gH Pl a 1875-June 7... $2.56..........$2.86........... 1880-Jan. 4...$1. 40 $1........... July 1... 2.541......... 2.84....... Mar. 1... 1.60.......... 1.81......... Augn. 1.... 2.56.......... 2.86......... Apr. 5... 1.75.......... 1.968......... Sept. 1.... 2.5..... 2.88......... Sept. 13.. 1.90.......... 2.11 —....... Oct. 1.... 2.60. 2.90.......... 1882-May 29... 1.75.......... 1.96........ 1876-Feb. 1.... 2.41.......... 2.71.......... July 10... 1.90.-.. — -. 2.11 —......Mar. 1 2.30..2..30 21884-Apr. 1... 77$1.57$1.57 1. 86$1.66$1.66 May 1.... 2.32.......... 2.6. —....... 1885 —Feb. 2... 1.57 1.37 1.37 1.66 1.46 1.46 June 1.... 2.34.. —. 2.4.......... Aug. 27... 1.37 1.17 1.17 1.46 1.26 1.26 Jialy 1.... -2.36 —------- 2.668 -1886 —Oct. 1... 1.47 1.27 1.27 1.56 1.36 1.36 Aug. 1..-. 2.42 2. 72 1887-Apr. 4... 1.56 1.41 1.41 1.67 1.52 1.52 Sept. 1.... 1.59.8-... 89 Nov. 21... 1.81 1.66 1.66 1.92 1.77 1.77 Nov. 1... 1.62.......... 1.92.......... Dec. 12... 1.90 1.75 1.75 2.00 1.85 1.85 1877-Apr. 1.... 1. 1.57..-. —. 1888-Mar. 12... 1.70 1.55 1. 55 1.80 1.65 1.65 Sept. 1.... 1.49.. 1.70......... Apr. 2... 1.70 1.45 1.45 1.80 1.55 1.55 Sept. 24.... 1.59..-...... 1.80 May 1... 1.70 1.40 1.20 1.80 1.50 1.30 Oct. 29.... 1.49.......... 1.70.. —.....- Sept. 1.. 1.80 1.40 1.20 1.90 1.50 1.30 1878-Feb. 1.... 1.62-......... 1.83. 1889-Apr. 15*.. 1. 70 1.40 1.20 1.75 1. 45 1. 25 Mar. 25..-. 1.67......... 1.8......... 1892-Sept. 12... 1.85 1.55 1.35 1.85 1.55 1.35 June 3.... 1.72. 1.93.......... June 26.... 1.75.......... 1.96.......... 1879-Jan. 13.... 1.62.......... 1.83......... Feb. 17.... 1.49.......... 1.70.......... Mar. 1.... 1.36......... —. 1.57.-....... Mar. 19.... 1.25.. 1 -.... 1.46.......... Apr. 1..-. 1.10....... 1.313........... Apr. 14.... 1.00........!.21...-..... Nov. 1.... 1.15 1.136. Nov. 10.... 25.......... 1.46.......... Nov. 24.... 1.40. — I —--- 1.61.. * On and after this date buckwheat takes the same rate as culm. S. Rep. 1394:~34 530 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 57-AVERAGE FREIGHT RATES, PER TON OF 2,240 POUNDS, CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF ANTHRACITE COAL FROM COLLIERIES ON THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD, IN THE WYOMING AND LEHIGH REGIONS, TO BUFFALO, N. Y., FROM AUGUST 1, 1875. WFrom Lehigh Fro From Lehigh ryoming region. Wyoming region. Date. region. Dat. region. Coal Box Coal Box Coal Box Coal Box cars. cars. cars. cars. cars. cars. cars. cars. 1875-Ang. 1....... $4.09 1882-July 10...... $2.92 $2.62 $3.49 $3.19 Sept. 1 -.... 4.12..................... Sept. 4...... 3.00 2.70 3.57 3.27 1876-May 1....... 3.80...................... Nov. 1...... 3.11 2.81 3.68 3.38 June 1-...... 3. 72..................... 1883-Apr. 23...... 2. 74 2. 44 3.06 2.76 Sept. 1....... 2.83..................... 2.87 2.57 3.19 2.89 Oct. 1....... 2.97..................... Sept. 1...... 2.93 2.63 3.25 2.95 Oct. 27....... 3.22..................... 1884-May I...... 2.62 2.32 2.94 2.64 1877-Jan. 1....... 3.26.... Aug....... 2.71 2. 41 3.03 2.73 May 1....... 2.61.....................1885 —May 1...... 2.35 2.15 2.74 2.62 May 21....... 2.43 NNov. 2...... 2.50 2.30 2.97 2.77 June 1..-. 2.38................. 1886-May 1...... 2.20 2.00 2.57 2.47 Aug. 6....... 2.61..................... Aug. 2...... 2.30 2.00 2.77 2.47 Aug. 20....... 3.41..................... Nov. 15...... 2.30 2.15 2.72 2.62 Oct. 15....... 2.97..................... 1887-Apr. 4...... 2. 25 2. 25 2. 72 2. 72 Oct. 22....... 2.74.................... Apr. 21...... 2.00 2.00 2.32 2.32 1878-Feb. 1....... 2.90..................... Nov. 7...... 2.25'2.25 2.25 2.25 May 1....... 2.53..................... 1888-Apr. 16...... 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 July 1...... 2.69.... May 1...... 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Sept. 2...... 2.85 $2.85.............. Sept. 1...... 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 1879-Apr. I....... 2.00 1. 85............. 1889-Apr. 15... 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Oct. 20....... 2.16 1.85.............. 1892-May 2...... 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 May 1....... 2.34 2.05.............. Sept. 12...... 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 Dec. I....... 2.58 2.38.............. Sept. 19...... 2.50 2.50 2.70 2.70 1880-Apr. 1...... 2. 77 2.47.............. May 3....... 2.77 2.47....... $3.02 June 1....... 2.87 2.57....... 3.07 Aug. 2....... 2.96 2.66....... 3.13 Dec. 1. 3.12 2.82....... 3.29 1881-Jan. I....... 3.26 2.96.... 3.58 Apr. 25....... 2.93 2.63....... 3.25 July 1....... 3.01 2.71....... 3.13 Oct. 1....... 3.15 2.85.. 3.27 1882-Apr. 17....... 2.84 2.54..... 2.96 June 1....... 2.78 2. 48 $3.35 3.05 TABLE 58-AVERAGE FREIGHT RATES CHARGED DURING EACH YEAR FROM 1873 FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF BITUMINOUS COAL FROM COLLIERIES IN THE CLEARFIELD REGION, ON PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, TO JERSEY CITY, PHILADELPHIA, AND BALTIMORE. Year. ersey Phila Balti. Jersey Phil Balti PJersey BaltiYcar. le del- BaYear. ley de - Year.rse. BaltiCity. phia. more. City. phia more. City. phia. more. 1873.. $4.05 $3. 55 $3.55 1883...... $3.33 $2.50 $2. 25 1874..- 4.05 3.55 3.55 1884...... 2.93 2.20 2.20 1875....... 3.80 3.55 3.55 1885...... 2.45 [2.00 2.00 1876....... 3.55 3.55 3.55 1886...... 2.45 2.00 2.00 1877....... 3.55 3.25 3.25 ]887...... 2.25 2.10 2.00 1878....... 3.55 2.25 3.25 1888...... 2.25 2.10 2.00 1879....... 3.55 2.50 2.50 1889...... 2.25 2.00 2.00 1880....... 3.75 2.50 2.50 1890...... 2.25 2.00 2.00 1881....... 3.33 2.50 2.50 1891...... 2.25 2.00 2.00 1882....... 3.33 2.50 2.50 1892...... 2.25 2.00 2.00 Ratea shown for years 1873 to 1886, inclusive, are for net ton; subsequent rates are for gross tons. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 531 RATES ON CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC AND COMMODITIES BETWEEN VARI OUS WESTERN POINTS. Here following will be given a series of tables showing the changes in rates between principal competitive localities west of Chicago and the Mississippi River. The points selected are the termini of the principal competitive routes in the section indicated. The-rates between such points are the standard, or basis upon which the charges to numerous other places are established, and should be accepted not alone as showing the changes between the points given by the tables, but as also representing the reductions which have taken place in a large area of country tributary to the carriers operating between the points embraced in the tables. Traffic coming to or destined beyond these terminii has also been to a large extent affected by these changes: RATES ON CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC AND COMMODITIES FROM CHICAGO TO ST. PAUL, MINN. The two tables following show the rates from Chicago to St. Paul. The first embraces the class rates from 1883 to the present time; the second covers the rates on the various commodities, some of which are shown for as early as 1871. The class rates are governed by the Western classification, in connection with which it should be remembered that the classification has been greatly reduced. The table of commodities is compiled based upon the rates of the commodoties and the classification, and embraces for such articles both the changes which may have taken place in the rates and in the classification. TABLE 59.-FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM CHICAGO TO ST. PAUL, FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1883. [Governed by Western classification.] Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Date. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. 1883-Nov. 1........................ 75 60 40 30 25 25 20 174 15.... Nov. 21........................ 75 60 40 30 25 25 20 174 15 1884-Apr. 1....................... 60 45 35 25 20 25 20 174 15..... 1885-Apr. 13........................ 50 40 30) 20 15 20 171 15 12..... Nov. 16..-.................. 60 45 35 221 17N 224 20 17 15..... 1886-July 20........................ 40 30 20 15 10 17 15 121 10...... Nov. 1.......-...........-. 72 60 40 28 24 26 23 18 18.... 1887-Apr. 1........................ 80 70 48 33 28 30 26 23 20... June 16....................... 75 60 45 30 20 25 20 16 13 12 Aug. 1..... 50 40 30 20 124 177 15 13 10 8 Sept. 1....................... 50 40 30 20 12 17 15 13 10 8 Nov. 15........................ 50 40 30 20 124 171 15 13 10 8 188-June 4...-............ 60 50 35 25 17 18 16 14 12 10 July 19....-.. —---... 60 50 35 25 17 174 15 14 12 10 Oct. 10.................... 60 50 40 25 20 25 20 17 14 13 1889-July 8.............. 60 50 40 25 20 25 20 17 14 13 Sept. 25 o.......... 40 35 22 17 12o 17 13 10 10 10 Nov. 20............ 60 50 40 25 20 25 20 17 14 13 1890-Feb. 17...................... 40 35 22 17 12 17 15 12 10 10 Aug. 1....................... 40 0 30 20 15 20 15 12A 11 10 Nov. 17.......... 60 50 40 25 18 25 18 15 13 12 1891-Jan. 1..................... 60 50 40 25 20 25 20 17 14 13 532 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 60.-RATIE.S OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM [NOTE. —Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less than Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). MoStoves. Coffee. Sugar. lasses. Date. ___________ ___________ D ~ ~ ~ ~., - to.o. R u ^ 0 K " U ^^ 0 H " 0 ^J 0 1871-Jan. 9................... 130. —-. 130 70 35.............. 70. —...... 70. —. — Mar. 25.................-.. 85 o-.. 85 35 35................ 35....... —. 35 ---- Ang. 10.................... 70.... 70 25 25.............. 25......... 25........Oct. 16... 100.... 100 50 30.... 50 Oct. 16............................ 50......... 50........ Dec. 1....-..-.-.....I1. —.. 130 70 35.-.. —....- --- 70 -—.. —.. 70 ---- 1872-Apr. 22.................... 75. 75 30 30.... 30 30 —-. - Aug. 15................... 75.. 75 30 25.............. 30......... 30...... 1873 —~Nov. 17.......-....... 100.... 100 50 30.....-......- 50......... 50........ 1874-Apr. 7.................. 80.-.. 80 35 30.............. 35 --—.. 5... May 21..........-...... 80.... 80...30..... 35... —-... 35 Aug. 10.............. 80 80 35......... 35........ Sept. 1.................... 80.... 80 35 30............ 35........- 35........ Nov. 23.................... 100.... 100 55 22.......... 55...... 55......... 1879-Jan. I........ 90.... 90 80 20............ - 45. —.. —.. 45 --- Mar. 30.................... 60.... 60 60 15....... 25.... —-.............. Nov. 3.. 75................. 00 5.............. 35......... 35........ 1880-Mar. 22....................60.... 60 60 20.............. 25.........25 1881-Jan. 24........ 75.... 75 90 20.............. 35......... 35....... Apr.................. 60 60 70 20.............. 25......... 25. Nov. 15.........60.... 60 60 60 15...... 25.. 25... 1882-Feb. 2................... 75.... 75 25 20.............. 35......... 35........ Feb. 20 -.................. 60.... 60 20 15.............. 25......... 25....... 1883 —Nov. 1................... 75 75 759..-... 40 25 30 25 75 30 25 30 25 1884Ma. 1... 75........75 75........40 25 30 25 75 30 25 30 25 A pr. 1....6060 60.. — 35 20 25 20 60 25 20 25 20 1885-Apr. 3.................... 50 50 50........ — 30 15 20 15 50 20 15 20 15 Nov. 16.................... 60 60 60........ 35 175 225 174 60 22. 171 174 174 1886-July 1... 60 60......35 17 22........ 17..... 60 226 170 174 174 July 20................... 40 40 40... 2010 15 1040 15 10 15 10 Nov. 1.... 72 772....:... 4024 28 24 72 28 24 28 24 1887-Apr. 1..... —...... —-. -- 80 80 80........ 48 28 33 28 80 33 28 33 28 June 6............ 75 75 75........ 45 20 30 20 75 30 20 30 20 A. 1................... 50 50 50.. 30 12 20 12 50 20 12 20 12 Nov. 15.................... 50 30 50 124 10 30 124 20 12j 50 20 124 20 124 1888-June 4 —------—.... - 60 35 60 17 10 35 17 25 17 60 25 17 25 17 July 19.. ---—.. —-. —. —.. 60 35 60 17 1.0 35 17 25 17 60 25 17 25 17 Sept. 4.- -. —.. —-........ 60.... 60 17 10........... 17....... 17..... Oct. 10............ 60 35 60 20 124 40 20 25 20 62 25 20 25 20 Nov. 20.................... 60.... 60 17 12... 20.. 20 1889-Jan. 10.................... 60 35 60 25 12 40 20 25 20 60 25 20 25 20 Apr. 1......-............. 0 25 20 60 25 0 5 2 25 20 July 5.................... 60.... 60 25 124..........~.. 10..... —.- 10.-..... Sept. 5................... 60.... 60 1 12.............. 20. —---—. 12-........ Sept. 25.................... 40 40 40 124 12I 22 19 17 121 40 17 124 17 127 Nov. 20................ —- 60 60 60 12 124 40 20 25 20 60 25 20 25 20 1890-Feb. 17................... 4 0 40 124 12. 22 10 17 124 40 17 124 17 124 Aug. 1.................... 50 50' 0 012/ 12. 30 10 2015150 20 15 20 15 Nov. 17..................-. 60 60 60 1.2 121- 30 10 25 18 60 25 18 25 18 1891-Ja.n. 1................... 60... 60 10 12.............. 20........ 20 Jan. 22.................. 60 12 12.............. 20.... 20 1892-June 10.................... 60.. 60 15 12.............. 20..... 20 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 533 CHICAGO, ILL., TO ST. PAUL, MINN. carload or carload quantities ihey apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crock Rice. Bag. Leather. Lead. Nails. chiry Beer. eat gma. chinery. ware. I41 C ~.a.. I...................................................................... 0 * 0...................................................................................'..'30.6..'................. 30 25 75 75....0...0...0..U....60 30 25..30 25......... 60......... 25 20 60 60 25 20................... 25 5........................................................................................................................................... r17k 12. 1252 7575 10 102828 60 60 3' 17 12560........ 6026 4022 302507575 30 20 30 30 6060 3025 3025 60...... 6025 4 24 25.12 506060 25 12. 20 255 4545 2520.2 5.201245... 4. 525. 352.....016 20 15250150 20 17. 20 20 40. 40 20)152 20 15250.. 40 20 20 1 -30 16 /224 174 60l 60 225 201 225 225 45 / 45 225. 174 224 174 456 1... 45 2 45 3I 5 1 {224 17. 60 60 2245 221 224 225 45 45. 224 17 225 17.6 45 2 1.......45 7 35 18!151040 140 l 151 15' 1 515 130 1510 15'103 030 14 20 -I 25 4 12 28 2 272 72 28 28..2828 606 0 28 24 28 260.....6 650 26 40 24 3020 75 75 30 20 30 3 0 60 60 300 3020 60.....6.. 0 25 45024 2520612 50 50 2 0 2 20520 40540 25 2 0 1 25 2012 405....0 14 25 016 20 12 50 50 20 127 20 20 40 40 20 124 20 12440 124 10 40 174 10 16 25 17 1 60 60 251 17 25 25 50 5 2 175 225 17 60 1 2 — 12 50 18 35 201 25 17 60 60 25 17 25 25 50 50 25 17 25 417 60 1201 4 12 50 17 351201 25 120 60 60 25 12 25 25 50 50 25 21 25 12 50 14 12 50 25 40 20................................................................... 14 14................ 1712 40 40 17 12417 124 3 5 17 1217 35 14 84 35 1 224 20 25 20 60 60 25 20 25 20 50 25 25 20 25 20 50 14. 14. 50 25 40 20 20 15 50 50 20 15 40 15 40 20 20 15 20 10 40 14 124 40 20 30 15 25 18 60 60 25 18 25 18 50 25 25 18 25 18 50 14 124 50 25 40 18 ~Rate in cents per barrel. 534 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. RATES ON CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC, ST. PAUL, MINN.I TO CHICAGO. The following table shows the changes which have taken place in rates of freight carried in the classes from St. Paul, Minn., to Chicago from 1883 up to the present time. With this table, as well as the others referred to, the changes which have been pointed out for the Western classification are to be also here considered, in order that the correct result of the reductions which have taken place may be fully understood. TABLE 61. —FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC AND GRAIN FROM ST. PAUL TO CHICAGO FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1883. [Governed by Western classification.] Class (rates in cents per 100 pounds.) Date. 0 e a. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. - 1883-Nov. 1.................... 75 60 40 30 25 25 20 17 15.. 20 20 20 1884-Apr. -.................. 60 45 35 25 20 25 1 15 20 171 17 1885 —Apr. 13.................... 50 40 30 20 15 20 17 15 12 17 15 15 Nov. 16 - -60 45 35 224 171- 22j 20 172 15... 171 15 15 1886-July 20.............. 45 35 25 20 15 20 17. 15 12*..... Nov................... 72 60 48 28 24 26 23 18 18........ 12 12 1887-Apr. 1.................. 80 70 48 33 28 30 26 23 20.. 18 18 June 16................... 75 60 45 30 20 25 20 16 13 12........... Aug. 1. -.-.......-.. 50 40 30 20 124 17 15 13 10 8..... Sept. 1.................. 50 40 30 20 124 171 15 13 10 8 124 121 12* June 4................. 60 50 35 25 17 18 16 14 12 10 124 124 12* July 19.................... 60 50 35 25 17 17 15 14 12 10 124 121 Oct. 10............ 60 50 40 25205 20 25 17 14 13 121 12 12* 1890-Nov. 17............. 60 50 40 2 5 128 15 13 12 12j 121 12* 1891-Jan I 1.............. 60 50 40 25 20 25 20 17 14 13 121 124 12* RATES FROM CHICAGO TO MISSOURI RIVER POINTS. Rates from Chicago to Missouri River points, such as Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo., and Atchinson and Leavenworth, Kans,, are used as a basis for constructing the rates from Chicago to points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Utah. They are therefore important rates, at which a large traffic is carried, and when changed similarly affect rates to the western points indicated. A table is here given showing the changes in rates from Chicago to the Missouri River from 1877 to date. The traffic taken between these points is governed by the Western classification, which, it has elsewhere been shown, has by its expansion reduced the classification on a large proportion of articles carried thereunder. Accordingly the traffic taken at the classified rates here given has received the benefit of the changes in the classification, and this fact should be kept in mind when the rates of this table are under consideration. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 535 Data have also been collected showing the actual changes in the rates of a number of articles between Chicago and Kansas City, and are given in the second table following. This table covers a period of nearly thirty years, and the rates of 1892 are shown to be in many instances less than a third of those of 1864. Some remarkable reductions are observed, notably the rates on stoves. TABLE 62. —FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM CHICAGO TO KANSAS CITY MO.; ATCHISON, KANS.; LEAVENWORTH, KANS., AND ST. JOSEPH, MO., FROM JANUARY 1, 1877. [Governed by Western classification.] Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Date. 1. 2. 3. 4. A.. B.. D. E. 1877-Jan. 1 -............... 85 70 40 30 25 37j 30 20.......... 1882 —Aug. 1...................o-... 90 75 50 32 28 37k 32 23....... Nov. 1.................. 90 75 50 32 28 371 32 23 23.... 1884-JuLne 2 —..-..................... 90 75 50 35 30 322 29 23 23.. 1887 —April 1.-............-...-..... 90 75 50 35 30 32] 291 23 20 16 Aug. 1..-.....9................ 90 -75 50 35 30 32. 29j 23 20 16 Dec. 20-.............. -75 60 40 30 25 30 25 20 171 16 1888-Jan. 9.......................... 75 60 40 30 25 30 25 15 15 15 Mar. 26...................-..... 75 60 40 30 25 30 25 20 17k 16 1890-Feb. 22.. 60 50 35 25 18 25 20 15 14 13 Aug. 1......................... 70 58 42 28 21 28 23 18 16 15 1891-Jan. 1............. 75 60 42 30 25 30 25 20 17j 16 536 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 63-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL-RAIL, FROM [NOTE. — Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less than carload Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). o Stoves. Coffee. Sugar. Molasses. Date. I a I I I C, S o a " "," "w ".a C' d 0 0 a a t a a; M C a^ C 1864-Feb. 12................... 154 i54 154 154 154 94 94 131 94 94 94 94 1865 -Mar. 27-..... —-. —- -- 170 170 170 170 170 103 103 152 103 103 103 103 1869-O)ct. 25 -----—................... 120 120 120 120 65 65 65 85 65 65 65 65 1870 —Mar. 24.............. 0.... 100 100 100' 50 50 50 70 50 50 50 50 1871 —Nov. 1................... 100 100 100 45 45 45 45 70 45 45 45 45 1874- Apr. 20................. 90 90 90 75 *8500 60 35 90 40 35 40 35 1875-Mar. 1 -—................ 100 100 100 60 45 60 45 100 45 40 45 40 1876-Jain. 19 —.. —................ 51 85 5 45' 25 45 25 85 30 25 30 25 Feb. 1....-.............. 90 90 90 50 40 50 35 90 40 35 40 35 1877 —Jan. 29................... 85 85 85 45 25 30 25 85 30 25 30 25 Nov. 1 85 85 85 45 25 30 30 85 30 30 30 1878-Jan. 28..............-.... 85 85 85 451 25 30 30 85 30 30 30 30 Mar. 25................... 85 85 85 45 25 30 25 85 30 25 30 25 1882-): - 1. —............... 90 90 90 501 28 32 28 90 32 28 32 28 o. 1.................90 0 28 2 28 90 32 28 32 28 1883oJan. 1.. —......-......... 90 90 90 501 28 32 28 90 32 28-32 28 Apr. 16.. ----—................ —-—. 90 90 90 50 28 32 28 90 32 28 32 28 1884 -JLun 2..-.-..90-...-....-. 90 90 50 30 35 30 90 35 30 35 30 1885 —Nov. 23.... —..............- 90 90 90 50 30 334 30 90 334 30 334 30 1887-Aug. 1 —................... 90 90 90 50 30 33 30 90 33 30 334 30 Dec. 20........... 75 55 75 40 25 28 25 75 28 25 28 25 1888-Janii. 975 45 75 40 25 28' 25 75 284 25 284 25 Mar. 26................... 75 55 75 40 25 284 25 75 284 25 28 25 Apr. 2................... 75 45 75 40 25 281 25 75 284 25 284 25 1889-Jan. 10 -.-.......-...-... 75' 45) 75 40 25 284 25 75 284 25 28 25 Apr. 1................... 75' 45 75 40 25 284 25 75 284 25 284 25 1890-Feb. 22................ 60 40 60 35 18 234 18 60 234 18 234 18 Aug. 1 -..................- 70 47 70 42 21 28 21 70 28 21 28 21 1891-Jan. 1-..... 75 47 75. 42 25 30 25 75 30 25 30 25 1892-Sept. 1-................. 75 47 75 42 25 30 25 75 30 25 30 25 * Per carload. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 537 CHICAGO, ILL., TO KANSAS CITY, MO. or carload quantities, they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). AgriRc Gunny, Lahe Soap, cultural Machin. Rice. SoapadLNails. Beer. burlaps.. common. imple- ery. ^^ 0 S bf) M2 O^ 0 ^ 0 ~ w. 0 w e OD M x4 C Hi C "S 0 ff a h''5 "3 I "'Tl - c C< CZ CZPi ^ Ci 5CI a CS aCS aC CS SS aC a a! u 94 94 131 131 131 131 131 131 94 94 112 112 112 Special 131 131...... 103 103 152 152 152 152 152 152 103 103 119 119 119.. —do.....12 152......... 65 65 65 120 105 105 85 85 65 65 65 65 85 1201......- 120 Sp'l. — -- 50 50 50 100 70 70 70 70 50 50 50 50 90 100.do 70*$110 5050 45 45 45 100 70 70 70 70 45 45 45 45 70 100 *$100 70 *$100 50 50 40 35 75 90 40 40 75 75 40 35 40 *$85 60 90*$85 90*$85 4040 45 40 75 100 45 45 75 75 45 40 45 40 60 100 -$90 100I'$9 60 645 40 35 70 90 40 40 50 50 40 35 40 35 50 90*$80 90-80 50 40 30 25 70 85 30 30 70 70 30 25 30 25 45 85*575 85*$75 45 30 30 25 85 85 30 30 70 70 30 25 30 25 45....37 70 371 4530 30 30 85 85 30 30 70 70 30 30 30 30 45..... 37 70 375 3030 30 30 85 85 30 30 70 70 30 30 30 30 45..... 37 70 37 4530 30 25 85 85 30 30 70 70 30 25 30 25 45....371 70 371 45130 32 28 90 90 32 32 75 75 32 28 32 23 50...375 75 37 50ol30 32 28 90 90 32 32 75 75 32 28 32 25 75..... 375 75 37- 5025 32 28 90 90 32 32 75 75 32 28 32 28 75..... 371 75137 5025 32 28 90 90 32 32 75 75 32 28 32 28 75.....37 75 371 5025.6 35 30 90 90 35 35 75 75 35 30 35:0 75..... 321 751 325 5028 335 30 90 90 35 35 75 75 35 30 35 30 75....32 75 32 5028 33. 30 90 90 35 35 75 75 35 30 35 25 75. 32 75 32A 50 28 281 25 75 75 30 30 60 60 30 25 30 25 60.....30 6030 4024 284 25 75 75 30 30 60 60 30 25 30 25 60....30 6030 4024 285 25 75 750 30 30 60 60 30 25 30 25 60.....30 60 30 40 24 285 25 75 75 30 30 60 60 30 25 30 25 60.....30 60 30 4024 285 25 75 75 30 30 60 60 30 25 30 25 60.....30 60 30 40i 25 28 25 75 75 30 25 60 30 30 25 30 25 75 75 30 25 60 30 30 25.....30 25 60 30 60 30 40,25 231- 18 6060 25 18 50 25 25 18.25 18 50.... 25 50 25 35118 28 21 70 70 28 21 58 28 28 21 28 21 58.....28 5828 42 21 30 25 75 75 30 25 60 30 30 25 30 25 60..... 30 60 30 4225 30 25 75 75, 30 25 60 30 25 30 25 60 30 60 30 42 25 * Per carload. 538 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. RATES FROM ST. LOUIS TO MISSOURI RIVER POINTS. Two tables following are given, the first table showing the rates on various classes from St. Louis to Missouri River points, and the second table showing the rates on a number of commodities between the same points. These tables are governed by the Western classification: TABLE 64.-WEST-BOUND RATES, ST. LOUIS TO MISSOURI RIVER POINTS, VIZ, KANSAS CITY, ST. JOSEPH, ATCHISON, AND LEAVENWORTH. Classes (in cents per 100 pounds). Date. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. 1877-Jan. 1 -............. 65 50 35 25 20 25 20 15...... 1882 —Aug. 1.......................... 70 55 40 27 23 25 22 18 Nov. 1......................... 70 55 40 27 23 25 22 18 18..... 1884 —J une 2.......................... 70 55 40 30 25 25 22 18 18..... 1887 —Apr. 1......................... 70 55 40 30 25 25 22 18 15 12 Aug. 1......................... 70 55 40 30 25 25 22 18 15 11 Dec. 20 -........ - -...... 55 40 30 25 20 224 171 15 124 11 1888-Jan. 9........................ 55 40 30 25 20 224 171 10 10 10 Mar. 26.......................... 55 40 30 25 20 224 174 15 124 11 1890-Feb. 22.......................... 40 30 25 20 13 174 124 10 9 8 Mar. 3.......................... 50 38 32 23 16 204 15J 13 11 10 1891-Jan. 1........................ 55 40 32 25 20 224 174 15 124 11 540 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 65.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less than Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). o o Stoves. Coffee. Sugar. Molasses. Date.. a 1884-Mar. 0 70 70 40 2 70 27 23 27 2 Julne 2 7 0 70 70 40 25 30 25 70 30 25 30 25 1883-Jan. 12.................. 70 70 70 40 23 27 23 70 27 23 27 23 Apr. 16...... -........... 70 70 70 40 23 27 23 70 27 23 27 23 1884-Mar. 1................... 70 70 70 40 23 27 23 70 27 23 27 23 June 2............ 70 70 70 40 25 230 25 70 30 25 30 25 1885-Nov. 23... 70 70 70 40 25 281 25 70 238 25 281 25 1886-July 1.................. 70 70 70 40 25 28^ 25 70 281 25 281 25 1887-Apr. 1............... 70 70 70 40 25 281 25 70 28j 25 283 25 Aug. 6............ 70 70 5 0 25 283 25 70 28- 25 281 25 Dec. 20................... 55 40 55 30 20 231 20 55 231 20 235 20 1888-Jan. 9.................. 55 30 55 30 20 23i 20 55 235 20 23- 20 Mar. 26................... 55 40 55 30 20 235 20 55 235 20 231 20 Apr. 2...............- 55 30 55 30 20 235 20 55 231 20 231 20 1889-Jan. 10................ 55 30 55 30 20 231 20 55 235 20 231 20 Apr. 1................... 55 30 55 30 20 235 20 55 231 20 235 20 1890-Feb. 22........ 40 25 40 25 13 185 13 40 18b 13 181 13 Aug. 1.................. 50 32 50 32 16 23 16 50 23 16 23 16 1891-Jan. 1.... 55 32 55 32 20 23 20 55 25 20 25 20 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 541 ST. LouIs, Mo., TO KANSAS CITY, MO. carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Crockery Ma Rice. and earth- Bagging. Leather. Lead. Nails. hi ry Beer. en ware. i-i Id d I'd' 13Z~ ~ nv' 27 23 70 70 27 23 27 27 55 55 27 2. 27 23 55 55 25 40 21 0. 27 23 70 27 227 55 55 27 2 23 55 55 25 40.2 1 28- 25 70 70 30 25 30 5 30 0 25 55 55 25 40 24 281 25 70 70 30 25 30 30 55 55 30 123 30 20 55 55 25 40 24 27 23 70 70 27 23 27 27 55 15 27 23 27 23 55 55 25 40 21^ 283 25 70 70 30 25 30 30 55 55 30 42 30 25 55 55 25 40 24 231 20 55 55 25 20 25 25 40 40 25 121 25 20 40 40 221 30 20 231 20 55 55 25 20 25 25 40 40 25 121 25 20 40 40 22 30 20 23.20 55 55 25 20 25 25 40 40 25 12- 25 20 40 40 221 30 20 231 20 55 55 25 20 25 25 40 40 25 121 25 20 40 40 22. 30 20 231 20 55 55 40 20 25 25 40 40 25 12- 25 20 40 40 221 30 20 231 20 55 55 25 20 25 20 40 25 25 124 25 20' 40 40 221 30 20 181 13 40 40 20 13 20 13 30 20 20 12- 20 13 30 30 171 25 13 23 16 50 50 23 16 23 16 38 23 23 121 23 16 38 38 201 32 16 25 20 55 55 25 20 25 20 40 25 25 12, 25 20 40 40 221 32 20 542 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. RATES FROM ST. LOUIS, M,0, TO ST. PAUL, MINN. The following table presents the rates from 1883 to 1890, inclusive, on the traffic above indicated. Important reductions are shown to have taken place in the rates of each class. It will also be recalled that the Western classification, which governs this traffic, has been greatly reduced. A second table covering the same points is given, which shows for an equal period the changes in the various important commodities. TABLE 66.-FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC AND GRAIN FROM ST. LOUIS, MO., TO ST. PAUL, MINN., VIA ALL-RAIL LINES, FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1883. [Governed by Western classification.] Rates (in cents per 100 pounds). Date. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. ~' 1883 —No. 1.......... 75 60 40 30 25 25 20 174 15...... 20 20 1884-Apr. 1......... 60 45 35 25 20 25 20 174 15. —... 20 174 1885-Apr. 13.......... 50 40 30 20 15 20 174 15 124...... 174 15 Nov. 16......... 60 45 35 224 174 22 20 174 15.-..... 17 15 1886-July 20............ 40 30 20 15 10 174 15 124 10...... 15 15 Nov. 1..... 72 60 40 28 24 26 23 18 18... 174 17l 1887-Apr. 1....... —.. 84 731 504 344 294 314 27. 24 21...... 174 19 June 16.......... 79 63 47 314 21 26 21 17 13 124 174 19 Aug. 1....... 52 42 314 21 13 18 16 14 104 84 174 19 Sept............. 521 42 314 21 13 18 16 14 104 84 13 13 1888-June 4.-........ 63 524 37 26 18 19 17 15 13 104 13 13 July 19....... 63 524 37 26 18 184 16 15 13 104 13 13 Oct. 0..-. - 63 524 42 26 21 26 21 18 15 134 13 13 Nov. 10....... 63 524 42 26 21 26 - 21 18 15 134 15 15 1889-Sept. 25-......... 52 454 284 22 15 22 15 13 13 12 15 15 Sept. 26........ 63 524 42 26 21 26 21 18 15 134 15 15 Oct. 19........... 52 454 284 22 15 22 15 13 13 12 15 15 NoV. 1..........55 45 30 25 15 224 174 15 13 12 15 15 Nov. 20....... 63 524 42 26 21 26 21 18 15 134 15 15 1890 — Feb. 17........ 42 314 23 18 13 18 16 124 104 104 15 15 Aug. 1........... 524 42 314 21 16 21 16 13 114 104 15 15 Nov. 17......... 63 524 42 26 19 26 19 16 134 124 15 15 .544 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 67.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). o Stoves. Coffee. Sugar. Molasses. Da-to.e- -. - 0.. 0 a o 4 o cS 0 -i l a l ~ii o o o rO < o cOs 0 -I.d 00co:co / co 30 0 05 5 00 cc oo c M cO Cc coO co 0cc0 co .;^.o -^ 0^. ton, SCO. C., W e1 O 4 c / co co C1'~' 0 to- CD -g 04 4 a~,-4 C)- 0 -4 8i c Albany, Ga. $4. 30 $4. 30 $4. 15 $4. 15 $4. 00 $4.00 $4. 00 $3. 45 $3. 45 $3. 00 $3. 00 $3. 00 $3. 00 $2. 75 $2. 75 $2. 59 Americus, Ga. 4. 48 4. 48 4. 3 4.33 4.33 4.33 4.33 4. 3 4.18 3.00 3.00 3.00 3. 00 3. 00 3.00 2. 7.5 Anniston, Ala. 3. 6 5 3.65 3.78 3.78 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 Ates,Ga.. 3.42 342 342 3.42 342 3.42 3.42 3.42 3.42 3.42 3.42 3.25 3.25 3.25 Atlanta, Ga..- 3.42 3.42 3. 42 3.42 3.42 3.42 3.42 3. 42 3.42 3.42 3. 42 3.42 3.42 3.14.14 3.14 Augulsta, Ga.. 20012.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Biridii 1hamI ^Bir..'ha00 400 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.251 3.25 3.25 3.50 3.50 3.50 Brandon, Miss. 5.60 5.60 5. 60 5.25. 00 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4. 4.50 4. 50 4.50 4.50 4.50 ufod, Ga..... 450 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.461 4.46 4.46 4.46 4.46 3.74 3.95 3.95 Calera, Ala.... 5.20 5. 20 4.80 4.80 4.601 3.25 3.25 3.25 4.45 4.45 4.45 4.45 4.45 4.45 3.50 3.50 Carrollton, Ga 4. 84 4. 84 4.69 4.69 4.691 4. 69 4.69 4.69 4.541 3.66 3. 67i 3. 66 3.66 3.36 3.36 3.36 Charlotte,N.C. 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.20 3.66 3.20 3.20 3.20 3. 20 3.20 3.20 Ch fiat(tano o g a,''e-;n... — 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4. 00 3.50 3.501 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 Cinceinnati, Ohio..... 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.501 4.25 4.25 4.80 Colmnbus, Ga. 4.30 4. 30 4 00 4.00 3. 501 4. 00 4. 00 3.00 300 3. 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Columbus, Miss 5. 60 5.60 5.60 5.25 5.00 4.60 4.60 4.00 400 4. 00 4.00 4.00 4. 00 400. 00 4.00 Corinth, Miss.. 4. 60 4. G6 4.25 4.251 4.25 4.25 4. 25 4.25 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.00 4. 00 )alton, Ga-.. 3.65 3. 65 3.65 6 3.78 3.78 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 adlsden, Ala.. 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.20 4.20 4.20 4.20 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 350 3.50 Grenada,Miss' 6.00 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.00 5.10 5.10 5.10 4.75 5.10 10 5.00 Gre en viile, Tenn...... 5.80 5.80 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.00 5.00 4.55 4.55 4.55 4.55 4.55 4.55 4.55 4.551 4.55 HaAl klinsville, Ga..... 3.44 3.44 3.44 3.44 3.32 3.32 3.16 3.16 3.16 3.16 3.16 3.16 3.16 3.08 3.08! 3.08 H:tenderson, Tenn. 5.4.. 5. 40 5. 0 5.40 5.05 4.80 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.40 4.90 4.90 4.90 4.90 4.75 4.751 5.00 Hernando, Miss 5.75 5. 50.0 5. 5 5. 50 5.50, 5.50 5. 50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5. 50 5. 50 5. 501H u II nb old t, I I TeLnn. 5.60* 5.60 5.600 5.25 5.00 4.4 445 4.45 4. 4.70 5.20 5.20 5.201 5.20 5.20 5.20 5.20 Jackson,Miss 5.60 5.60 5.60 5.25 5. 00 4.50 4. 50 4.50 40 4. 50 4.0 4.50.550 Lauderdale, [ I Mi;ses..l... 4.60 4.601 4. 60 4 4.60 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.10 4.10 4.1 4.10 4.10 4.10 3.50 3.50 Louisville, Ky. 4. 4. 25 4. 251 4. 25 4.25 4. 25 4.25 4.25. 4. 25 4.25 4. 254.225 4.25 4.25.25 4.80 Macon, Ga..... 2 2. 88 2.88 2 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.641 2.64 Maridtta, Ga.. 4.50 4.501 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.31 4.31 3.66 3.66 3.66 3.64 3.641 3.64 Memphis, Tenn 4.50 4.25 4.25 4. 4.25 41 4. 00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4. 00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Mill(odgevill e, Ga.......... 2 88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.88 2.64 2.64 2.64 Mobile, Ala.... 4.50 4. 50 4.50 4.50 4.001 3.50 3.50 3. 50 3. 50 3.50 3.50 3. 50 3.50 3.50 3. 50 3.50 Montgomery,' I I I t I Al......... 4.00 400 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 300 3.00 NashvilleTenn 4. 00 4. 00 4.00 4.00 4.003 3.75 3.75 3. 75 37 3.75 3. 75 3.75 3.75 3.75 75 Nwnan, Ga..G.1 3.54 3.54 3.54 3.54 54 3..54 3.54 3.5 4 3.54 54 3.54 3.541. 3.25 3.25 3.25 Opelika, Ala... 4.40 4.40 3.60 3. 60 360 3.60 3.60 30 3.00 603.00 3. 00 3.00 300 3.001 3.00 Pensacola, Fla. 4. 50 4. 50 4. 50 4..5 0 40. 50 3.50 3. 3. 3.50 3.50 3. 50 3.50 3 3.50 50 3. 50 3. 50 Pulaski, Ten. 5 5.801 5. 5.3 5.30.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30| 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.301.... Raleigh, N. C. 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.001 4.50 4.751 4. 751 4.50 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.20 4.20 4.20 Rives, Tenn... 5.80 5.80 5.80 5.45 5.20 4.70 4.70 4.70 4.85 5.40 540 5. 5.40... -- 5.40 5. 40 Rome, Ga...... 365 3.65 3.65 3.78 3.78 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 Selma, Ala. 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3. 300 00 3.00 3 300 3.00 3.00 Spartanburg,IS............. 4.69 4.69 2.29 2.29 3.891 4.00 4.00 4.21 4.21 4.21 4.21 4.21 4.21. 6 3.60 3.60 Statesville, N.C 440 4. 40 5.45 5.451 5.451 5.45 4.40 4.40* 4.40 4. 40 4.40 4.40 4.40 4. 440 4. 40 Tecumseh, Ala 4. 20 4. 4.20 4.20 4.2 04.0 4 4.20 4.2020 4.20 4.20 420. 4.20 4.20 4.20 Toomsuba,Misa 5.30 5. 20 4.95 4. 95 4.95 4.201 4. 4.20 4.20 4.20 4. 20 4. 20 4.20 4.20 4. 20 4.20 Tupelo, Miss... 5.40 5.40 5.40 5.05 4.80 4.20 4.20 4.20 4.20 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 Vicksburg,...........00 5.00 5.00 4.50 450 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 400 4.00 4.00 Wash.ing ton,' Ga.......O.4 3.421 8.421 3.421 3.421 3.42 3.341.42 3.42 3.80 3.42 3.421 3.421 3.42 3.42 3.251 3.25 590 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. RATES ON CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM NEW YORK TO ATLANTA, GA. The following table shows the rates on various classes between the above-named points from 1869 to the present time. Important reductions appear in the rates of each class, and similar changes have occurred from the other Eastern seaboard cities, and also to points other than Atlanta the rates to which are upon a basis similar to the Atlanta rates. The Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification governs these rates, in which it has been shown that many articles are now classified lower than formerly. TABLE 114.-FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM NEW YORK, TO ATLANTA, GA- DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY, 1869. Classes. (Rates in cents pei 100 Date. pounds.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1869-May....................................................198 168 130 115 100. 1873-May 12170................................................... 140 110 90 80 70 1877-July 1 ——..... ---........................... —................. 145 125 100 80 60 50 1879-Jan. 15........................ 125 110 85 75 60 45 1881-Sept. 1.................................................... 100 90 80 70 58 48 1884~ Apr. 10......-..,..........:................................... 114 98 86 73 60 49 1889-Sept. 3.................................................. 108 90 80 66 55 49 Oct. 14,. a................................... 114 98 86 73 60 49 CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 591 TABLE 115.-FREIGHTRATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC AND IMPORTANT COMMODITIES VIA ALL-RAIL, NEW YORK TO SELMA, ALA., FROM JUNE 29, 1877. Rates (in Rates (in cents per 100 pounds). cents per barrel). Date. 0 a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. cm, b1e 2.. 0 15 85 7 6 1877-June 29..... 145 130 105 85 70 60 1879-Jan. 15..... 125 110 85 75 60 45 30 45 45 45 60...... 85 150 Apr. 1...... 125 110 85 75 60 45 45 45 45 45 50 75 85 150 Sept. 19..... 125 110 85 75 60 45 34 45 45 45 50 75 85 150 1880-Sept. 1...... 126 110 94 81 65 49 30 53 49 43 58 81 91 156 1881-May 5......126 110 94 81 65 49 36 53 49 43 58 81 91 156 Sept. 1...... 100 90 80 70 58 48 36 42 38 35 58 69 74 129 Oct. 1...... 100 90 80 70 58 48 30 42 38 35 58 69 74 129 Nov. 25..... 100 90 80 70 58 48 36 47 43 40 63 74 84 145 1882-Ja. 1...... 100 90 80 70 58 48 36 47 43 40 58 69 84 145 Apr. 12.... 100 90 80 70 58 48 30 43 38 35 54 62 73 131 July 10...... 100 90 80 70 58 48 30 98 35 32 54 62 64 114 Sept. 1...... 125 108 93 78 63 49 36 53 40 39 58 68 78 159 1884-Apr. 10..... 114 98 86 73 60 49 36 48 40 39 58 68 78 144 1885-Feb. 18...... 114 98 86 73 60 49 36 48 40 39 58 68 78 115 1886-Mar. 1...... 114 98 86 73 60 49 36 48 40 39 58 68 78 *48 * Cets per 100 pounds, 592 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES, TABLE 116.-FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE, TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC ANI IMPORTANT COMMODITIES VIA ALL-RAIL, NEW YORK TO MONTG OMERY, ALA., VIA ALL-RAIL, FROM JUNE 29, 1877. Rates (in Rates (in cents per 100 pounds). cents per barrel). o1 -..'; "^^ O, a. a 5. 2. 3. 4. 5. -6.' 4.0 _ I I ^l ^ I1 1877 —June 29...... 145 130 105 85 70 60........ -. - 1879-Juiie 15. —- 125 110 85 75 60 45 0 45 45 45 60 --—. 85 150 Sept. 19-.-... 125 110 85 75 60 45 34 45 45 45 50 75 85 150 1880-Sept. 1...... 126 110 94 81 65 49 30 53 49 43 58 81 91 156 1881-May 5...... 126 110 94 81 65 49 36 53 49 43 58 81 91 156 Sept. 1...... 100 90 80 70 58 48 36 42 38 35 58 69 74 129 Oct. 1...... 100 90 80 70 58 48 30 42 38 35 58 69 74 129 Nov. 2.5..- 100 90 80 70 58 48 36 47 43 40 63 74 84 145 1882-J a. 1...... 100 90 80 70 58 48 36 47 43 40 58 69 84 145 Apr. 12..... - 100 90 80 70 58 48 30 43 38 35 54 62 73 131 July 10...... 10 90 80 70 58 48 30 38 35 32 54 62 64 114 Sept. 1...... 125 108 93 78 3 49 36 53 40 39 58 68 78 159 1884 —Apr. 10...... 114 98 86 73 60 49 36 48 40 39 58 68 78 144 1885-Feb. 18...-. 114 98 86 73 60 49 36 48 40 39 58 68 78 115 1886-Mar. 1...... 114 98 86 73 60 49 36 48 40 39 58 68 78 *48 * In cents per 100 pounds, TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAFFIC-WESTWARD BOUND. Traffic originating at points east of the Missouri River and destined to the Pacific coast is known as transcontinental traffic. The rates on such traffic are established from various grouped points east of the Missouri River, beginning at the Atlantic seaboard. The tables following have been arranged to show the changes in important commodities carried to the Pacific coast from a principal point in each of the groups from which through rates are published. TABLE 117.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM NEW YORK, N. Y., TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, LOS ANGELES, AND OTHER PACIFIC COAST TERMINAL POINTS. [NOTE.-Where the rates shown are not specifically described as applying on less than carload or carload quantities they apply on shipments regardless of quantity.] Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). a^e Friue Stvs Ca r. Sac.Crockery AuriculO Furniture. Stoves. C n Glassware. Starch. and earth- Nails. turai- imple- Beer. goods. Date. Dr * -! ~ ~ enware. ments. Date. Dry ___ Lgood Less Less Less Less Less. Less Less Less Less ^ than Car- than Car- than Car- than Car- than Car- S than Car- than Car-. than Car- than Caro car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. = car- loads. car- loads. ~ car- loads. car- loads. Q loads. loads, loads. loads, loaas. F loads. loads. l loads. loads.. 1870-Feb. 10................. 650 550... 420 420 420 420 650 650 420 420........ 400 420 420 1876 — ov. 1..60...0...... 600 550.. 200 200 200 150 150 250 250 150 150 300 250 250 150 150 300...... 250 300 300 H 1880-Jan. 1.-................6. 600 500...... 300 200 200 150 150 250 250 150 150 400 250 250 150 150 400...... 250 400 400 Z 1882-Oct. 1.................... 600 500...... 300 200 200 150 150 250 250 150. 150 400 250 250 150 150 400.. 250 400 I 250 1885 —Jan. 1. - - 500 250...... 200 250 125 150 125 150 150 125 125 300 150 150 125 125 250...... 175 200 250 0 1887-Apr. 27................... 300 150...... 130 150 100 150 100 110 110 110 100 200 110 110 110 100 150...... 120 200 120 0 June 16.................... 300 150...... 175 150 100 110 100 110 110 110 100 200 110 110 110 100 150.......120 130 120 S 1888-Mar. 6.................. 400 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 140 140 120 110 250 130 110 120 110 180 180 130 140 1:30 Sept. 1 ---—.................... 400 180 180 140 200 200 200 200 140 140 140 100 300 140 120 140 100 180 300 115 160 300 1889-Jan. 1.................... 420 215 170 170 200 120 200 120 150 150 170 120 330* 170 120 170 170 215 300 130 160 120 1891-Jain. 15.................... 420 235 235 145 200 150 200 130 165 165 185 130 365* 185 120 185 185 235 300 145 160 120 k 1892-July 18.................. 420 235 235 145 200 150 190 130 165 165 185 130 365* 185 120 185 185 235 300 145 160 120 * Lower rates for carloads. C^ TABLE 118.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM PITTSBURG, PA., TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, Los ANGELES, AND OTHER PACIFIC 0) COAST TERMINAL POINTS. C Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Sa>~~ r^-npri ~~~~~~~Crockery AgriculFurniture. Stoves. anned gioods. Date. Dr enware. ments. gooas.'O Less Less Less Less Less. Less Less Less Less than Car- than Car- thin Car- than Car- than iar- So than Car- than Car- than Car- than Car- lo ads car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. Q l loads. loads. loads. loads, loads. loads. loads. loads loads. H 1876-Nov. 1.................... 600.200 200 200 150 150 250 250 150 150 300 250 250 150 150 300. 250 300.. 1880-Jan. 1....543 45........ 271 200 200 150 150 250 250 150 150 362 250 250 150 150 362...... 250 362 250 Z 1885-Jan. 1. 475 230...... 200 230 115 135 115 135 135 115 115 285 135 135 115 100 230...... 160 185 150 1887-July 18................ 270 135.... 158 135 90 99 90 99 99 99 90 180 99 99 99 90 135...... 108 117 108 1888 —Mar. 6................... 360 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 126 126 108 99 225 117 99 108 99 162 162 117 126 117 Sept. 1................. 360 162 180 100 200 100 200 200 140 140 108 99 225 140 120 140 100 162 140 115 126 117 1889-Jan. 1-.....0 2....... 400 205 160 160 200 115 200 115 143 143 160 115 *310 160 115 160 160 205 140 125 126 115 1891 —Jan. 15.................... 400 220 220 138 200 143 200 125 155 155 175 125 *345 175 115 175 175 220 140 138 126 115' 1892-July 18................... 400 220 220 138 200 143 180 125 155 155 175 125 *345 175 115 175 175 220 140 138 126 115 I ~i2 * Lower rates for carloads. t4 TABLE 119.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO, TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, Los ANGELES, AND OTHER PACIFIC COAST TERMINAL POINTS. Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). I - - -anned Crockery AgriculFurniture. Stoves. goods. Glassware. Starch. and earth- Nails. tural imple- Beer. Date. -r a go -- enware. ments. Date. Dry' ~ ~ ~~ ~ _ ~ g~~ goods. to Less Less Less Less Less. Less Less Less Less t- than Car- th an Car- tha n Car- than Car- than Car- r than Car- than Carcar- loads. car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. carr- loads. [ car- loads. car- loads.l e car- loads. car- loads. o loads. loads. loads. loads. loads. loads, loads. i loads, loads. 1876-Tov. 1.................... 531...-........ 212 212 212 159 159 239 239 159 159 265 239 239 159 159 265...... 239 265.- 1880-Jan. 1........... 531 425....-. 265 212 200 150 150 239 239 150 150 345 239 239 150 150 345...... 239 345 239. 1885-Jan. 1................... 450 225..... 200 225 115 135 115 135 135 115 115 275 135 135 115 115 225...... 155 180 155 1887-July 18........-....... 255 1 28. —.. 149 128 85 94 85 94 94 94 85 170 94 94 94 85 128..... 102 111 102 1888-Sept. 1...... —......... 255 128 180 100 150 100 200 200 140 140 140 100 170 94 94 140 100 128...... 115 160 100 1889-Jan. 1-.................. 395 200 155 155 150 115 200 115 140 140 155 115 *305 155 115 155 155 200...... 124 160 115 1891-Jan. 15.................... 395 215 215 135 150 140 200 124 150 150 170 124 *340 170 115 170 170 215.. 135 160 115 1892-July 18........... 395 215 215 135 150 140 175 124 150 150 170 124 *340 170 115 1 70 170 215...... 135 160 115 0 *Lower rate for carloads. t TABLE 120.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM CHICAGO, ILL., TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, LOS ANGELES, AND OTHER PACIFIC 0^ COAST TERMINAL POINTS. C Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Furniture. Stoves3Canned Glassware. Starh Crockery AgriculFurniture. Stoves. Glassware. Starch. and earth- Nails. tural imple- Beer. goods. ments. Date'. Dry ________________ ~~en ware. ments. gos. Less LLes s ess s Ls Less Less Less + than Car- than Car- than Car- than Car- than Car- So than Car- than Car- ~ than Car- than Carcar- load s. l ca r- lo ads. car- loads. car- loads car- loads. car- loads. car- loads. loads. loads. loads,. loads loads.' c loads loads. 1870 —Feb. 10............ 750 I 650.. 325 420 420 420 420 620 620 420 420............................. —------- 420.. 325 420 420 1876-Nov. 1.................... 500........... —- 200 200 200 150 150 225 225 150 150 250 225 225 150 150 250...... 225 250 250 Z 1880-Jan. 1.................... 5001 400...... 250 200 200 150 150 225 225 150 150 325 225 225 150 150 325...... 225 325 225 1885 —Jan. 1................... 430 215. 200 215 110 130 110 130 130 110 110 260 130 130 110 110 215...... 150 170 150 Mar.16.................... 400 200...... 160 200 100 120 100 120 120 100 100 240 120 120 100 100 200...... 140 160 140 1886-Apr. 26.................... 200 100...... 80 100 50 60 50 60 60 50 50 120 60 60 100 50 100...... 70 160 50 1887-Apr. 5.................... 470 470...... 275 335 245 275 245 335 335 335 275 470 275 275 275 245 400...... 230...... 220 Apr.27.................... 240 120...... 104 120 80 275 80 88 88 88 80 160 88 88 88 80 120...... 96...... 96 June16............... 240 120...... 140 120 80 88 80 88 88 88 80 160 88 88 88 80 120...... 96 104 96 1888-Mar. 6.................... 325 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 112 112 96 88 200 105 88 96 88 145 145 105 112 105 Sept. 1.................... 325 145 160 140 200 100 200 200 140 140 140 100 200 140 100 140 100 145 145 115 160 100 ( 1889-Jan. 1.................... 390 195 150 150 200 110 200 110 130 130 150 110 *300 150 110 150 150 195 145 119 160 110 2 1891-Jan 15.................... 390 210 210 125 200 130 200 119 145 145 165 119 *335 165 110 165 165 210 145 125 160 110 1892-July18.................... 390 210 210 125 200 130 170 119 145 145 165 119 *335 165 110 165 165 210 145 125 160 110 ( H H *Lower rates for carloads. TABLE 121.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM ST. Louis, Mo., TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, Los ANGELES, AND OTHER PACIFIC COAST TERMINAL POINTS. Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). O a Furniture. J. ov. Caltnned Crockery AgriculFurniture. Stoves. good. Glassware. Starch. and earth- Nails. tural imple- Beer. Date. o''g; enware. ments. esDry ~ -— ~- ~ _ goods. ~ e Less Less ess Less Less Less Less Less than Car- than Car- than Car- than Car- than Car- { than Car- than Car- / than Car- than Car4 car- loads car- lods car- oads car- ad car- loads. car- loads car- loads. ar- loads -loads. 0___loads, loads.' l loa.ds loads loadsoad s. car- loads. ar-loads car- loads. 1870-~Feb. 10............... 750 620............ 420.. 420 420 620 620 420 420......225 225 - -.. 420 325 420 420 1876-Nov. 1...1............ 500 620 200 200.. 150 150 225 225 150 150 250 225 225 150 150 250... 225 250 250 1880-Jan. 1................... 500 400...... 250 200 200 150 150 225 225 150 150 325 225 225 150 150 325.. 225 325 225 1882-Oct. 1............... 486 389...... 242 200 192 142 142 217 217 142 142 315 - 217 217 142 142 315... 217 15 217 1885-Jan. 1.................... 410 210...... 200 210 105 125 105 125 125 105 105 250 125 125 105 105 210.. 145 165 145 Mar. 16~ ~................. 382 192...... 153 192 96 115 96 115 115 96 96 230 115 115 96 96 192.... 134 153 134 1886-Apr. 26.191J 96 76- 96 50 576 50 57j 57J 50 50 115 57. 57- 96 50 96 64 153 50 0 1887-Apr. 5.................... 450 450.. 265 320 235 265 235 320 320 320 265 450 265 265 265 235 385.. 220 153 212 0 Apr. 27................... 230 115...... 100 115 77 265 77 84 84 84 77 154 84 84 84 77 115...... 92 153 92 June 16................... 230 115...... 134 115 77 84 77 84 84 84 77 154 84 84 84 77 115... 92 100 92 d 1888-Mar. 6................... 312 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 108 108 92 85 190 100 85 92 85 140 140 100 108 100 H Sept. 1................... 312 140 160 140 200 100 200 200 140 140 140 100 190 100 85 140 100 -- 140 115 160 100 1889-Jan. 1 374 187 144 144 200 106 200 106 125 125 144 106 *288 144 106 144 144 187 140 114 160 106 1891-Jan. 15................... 370 205 202 120 200 125 200 114 139 139 158 114 *322 158 106 158 158 202 140 120 160 106 1892-Jly 18.................. 370 205 202 120 200 125 163 114 139 139 158 114 *322 158 106 158 158 202 140 120 160 106 * Lower rate for carloads.'251 ~25[ a52052 510 20. 1 515 a.3 19 I96/ 15 9t 15I 15I 6 I23 ]]5 15 9 /96/ 92[.]'/ 3 13 3 1886 —Apr. 26.... 191~1 96 7 6 961 501 57}1~~~~ 50[574 57j150i I 15t 7~157~ 96 51 9 o.'" ~ 1 5 a 1887 —Apr. 5. 4501450 265 320/ 235] 2651 2351320 * ~ ~ ~ 30 211 [40' 265er 2652te for calod..'[2[15 22 23, 1510 15,77 25,77 8/ 4/8i,54, 8, 4/77 151.[][ ~I 5 cr) June 16[]]]].'2'"212222]']] 230 [ 115 134 115 [ 77 [ 8~I 77t 84 [ TABLE 122.-RATES OF FREIGHT, ALL RAIL, FROM MISSOURI RIVER POINTS TO SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, LOS ANGELES, AND OTHER 0l1 PACIFIC COAST TERMINAL POINTS. O0 Commodities (rates in cents per 100 pounds). o FCa~nned Crocker y AgriculIDate. Dry ~ enware. ments. Dry ~.... ~~. goods. o Less Less Less Less' Less Less Less t aha Cr- than Car- tha t an Car- than Car- than Car- than Car s - car- loads. car- loads. car loads. car- loads. car- loads. z car- loads, car- loads. ~ car- loads. car- loads. j I loads. loads. loads. loads. loads. f loads. loads. loads loads. H 1870-~Feb. 10................... 625 625................... 550 550 625 625 625 625..... 500 550......285 550 550 1876-Nov. 1...-................ 450 625...... 185 185 185 150 150 200 200 150 150 225 200 200 150 150 225..... 200 225 225 1880-Jan. 1.................... 450 375...... 225 185 185 145 145 200 200 145 145 300 200 200 145 145 300...... 200 300 200 1882-Oct. 2.................... 455 375... 235 185 185 135 185 210 210 135 135 300 210 210 115 115 00.. 210 300 210 1885,-Jan. 1.................... 375 185...... 185 185 100 110 100 110 110 100 100 220 110 110 100 100 185..... 130 160 140 Mar. 16.................. 350 175...... 140 175 88 105 88 105 105 88 88 210 105 105 88 88 175......123 140 123 1886-Apr. 26.................... 175 8T7h...... 70 87T 50 52^ 50 52j 52 50 50 105 52[ 52J 88 50 87.... 61 140 50 1887-Apr. 5.................... 400 400...... 250 300 225 250 225 300 300 300 255 400 250 250 250 225 50...... 210 140 200 Apr. 27-.................... 210 105 91 105 70 250 70 77 77 77 70 140 77 77 77 70 105 84 140 84 June 16..................... 210 105.. 12 105 70 77 70 77 77 77 70 140 77 77 77 70 105 84 91 84 1888 —Mar. 6.................... 280 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 100 100 85 80 175 95 80 85 80 125 125 95 100 95 Sept. 1 -.................... 280 125 180' 140 125 125 125 125 100 100 85 80 175 95 80 85 N8 125 300 300 160 100 1889-Jan. 1.................... 351 176 135 135 125 99 125 99 117 117 135 99 *270 135 99 135 135 176 300 107 166 99 1891-Jan. 15.................... 350 189 189 113 125 117 125 107 131 131 149 107 *302 149 99 149 149 189 300 113 160 99 1892-July 18.................... 350 1899 89 113 125 117 153 107 131 1313 149 107 *302 149 99 149 149 189 300 113 160 99:I2 * Lower rates for carloads. CHANGES IN COMPETITIVE RATES. 599 TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIAFFIC EASTWARD BOUND. Through rates from the Pacific coast are established by transcontinental lines on traffic destined to the Missouri River and grouped territory east thereof. Traffic carried thereunder is known as "eastward bound transcontinental traffic." Important reductions have taken place in these rates during the last twenty years. The tables following show such changes from the several Pacific coast points to a representative point in each of the groups to which through rates are published. O Rates (in cents per 100 pounds). J Canned J J......J Hides, com-J Leather, in J "' J R~nsms. Vegetables. Hops. Coffee,.. ~Vine in I I I I I I I i green. wood I 1870 —~eb. 10. o.................. 5001 625 / 6251....'-I......I 4001 400 I 550 550 1876 —-~uly 17.................... ~ 500 J 625 j 625 ]......J 212~] 400 ] 400 ] 550 550 1878 —~rune 15.................... 1881-~ray 21.................... / ~ I t ~ 1 i~ f 5 ~50 6251 ~251....../ 1851 4001 4001 550 5~0 ~ lS5[ 2,5[ 185[ 5001 170/ 2001 1501......I 1851 1701 1501 225 225 July 25! 150 J 140 / 190 I' 150 / 2051 190 1901 150J 205 [ 1go j 2$0J 1901 175 I 2o5 I 150J......] 185 [ 175[ 150 [ 230 230 oct. 6.................... ~40/ 140/ 1801 140/ 2001 140J 1801 140['2001 180/ 2851 180J 160j 200[ 140J......J 135J 160 140J 220 220 188g —Aug. 25.................... 140j 125 J 180J 140J 200J 180J 180J ]40] 200J 180J 285[ 180J ]60J 200/ 140J......[ 135J 160 140[ 220 220 1885 —~eb. 9.................... 140 ] 125J 180 J 140 J 200 J 180 I 180 J 1~0 [ 200 ] 180 ] 285 J 180 J 160 ] 200 i 140 1......I 135 I 160 140, 220 220 ~Vfar. 15.................... 140 J 125J 180 J 149 / 200J 180J 180J 140/ 200 J 180 J 285J ]80 J* 160 J 200J 140I......[ 140J 160 140 I 220 220 Dec. 1..................... 130 J 125 [ 150 [ 115 J 1801 130 1.180[ 1301 200 [ 180 { 2101 1801 150 / 190/ 130I......J 140I 150J 130I 210 210 1886 —Apr. 26.................... 65 J 62~J 751 57~J 90 J 65t 90 65 j 200! 90t 105J 90J 75 j 95i 65 J 75j 65J 150 130] 210 210 ~'~ ~.~..................... I 210 210 ~/ ~ol~o ~o~ ~o ~,,o x~o 2~o~ ~o~ ~o ~o ~ol ~[ ~ ~! ~ z 1887 —Apr. ~o[ ~ol ~o 5.................... 250 I O/ 250 225J 300 250 180 350[ 350 J 350J 400 J 300J 300J 350 300 J..:... 110...... 3001 175 175 Apr.27 130J 125J 150 115 J 180 130J 180] 130J......J 180J 210J180J 150 J............ 90 180 115 J................... 175 ~ay 25................... 13o1 125 I 123 i 88/ 14Ol lo5 J 14o! 1o5...... 14o 1751 14ol 123 j 151'[ lO5I......J 9o J 123 J 88 J 14o July:::::::::::::::::::::: 105[ 75I 123[ 88] 140 I 105J 70] 70]......l 140J 175[ 140, 123 {5()' 105...... 90 123 88 126 Oct. 10.................... 105 J 75 I 123 j 88J 140 I 105 J 88 88 j.-~ —-l. 70 J 175 } 140! 123 I 150 J 105......] 90 J 123 J 80 I 126' 1888 —J'an. 16.................... 1651 75 i 140 110 I 155 [ 125 88 88 ~,.40 I 70 I 1901 190 J 123 75 165 J 125 J 300 ~ 90 123 J 80 J 126 Mar. 10. 165{ 125 J 140 J 110 J 155 I 125 J 110 110 { 125 J 125! 190 J 190[ J 125 J 300J 90 J 155 J 110 J................... 100 165 155 140 July 5................... 165I 110 140 110 I 155 125 110! 110 125 I 125l 190 I 190 [ 140 100 165 J 125 [ 300 J 90 J 155 [ 110 J 155 sept. 1. ~00{ 1101 200 175] 1801 1401 300t ~001 ~001 3001 3~0t 1601 200 100 3001 250t 3501'~ 1001 350t 3501 200 1859 —Jan. 1.................... 2o0111o1 2o011751 2001 1401 3001 1351 3001 300/ 300/ 1601 200 100 3001 2501 350 100 35013501 200 Jan. 10.................... 200 J 110 J 200I 175J 2001 140J 300j 135 J 300J 300J300J 160J 200 100 300J 250J 350J 100 350J 350 J 200 ~ar. 1..................... 200] 120J 2001 175J 200 J 140J 300J 135J 300I 300j 300J 160J 200 100 300] 250[ 350J 100 350, 350J 200 May 23.................... 200[ 100 [ 200 J 175[ 200 J 120{ 300[ 1351 300 ~ 300[ 300J 160[ 200!00 300 200! 250/ 3501 100 35o 350~ ~ug.20. 200/ 100/ 2001 1751 2001 1~0/ ~001 13~1 300I ~00/ ~00/ 1601 200 100 300 250/ 350 100J 350} 100 200 Aug. 24.................... 200/ 100 ] 200 I:175 I 200 I 120 I 300 [ 135 I 300 I 300~ 300 I 160 I 200 100 300 250 I 350, 100 I 350 J 100 [ 200 Sep~. 1.................... 2001 100 [ 200 { 175 [ 200 J 140J 300J 135 [ 300 J 300 J 300 J 160 J 200 100 300 250 j 350 100 J 350 J 100 J 200 0~, 200 IO0 3O0 200 1. 2oo/:1001 ~001 17u1 200{ 140{ 3001 ~_3~{ 3001 3001 3oo.t 160I................... 250 { 350 { 100 [ 350 / 350 { ]~ov. 1...........;........ 2001 100~ 200, 175 i 200 140/ 300t 1351 300 ~ 3001 300/ 1601 200.100 300 250[ 350 100 I 205[ 1001 20u 1890-June 18-............. 200 100 1 20 0 80 200 140 0 19 5 30o 200 300O 160 200 100 300 250 350 100 205 1 100 200 1891 —Jan. 22.......... 200 100 200 80 220 155 300 135 300 200 300 175 200 110 300 250 350 100 225 100 220 200 Sept. 21.................... 200 110 200 80 220 156 3001 135 300 200 200 175 200 110 300 250 350 100 225 100 220 200 1892M ar 5.............. 200 110 200 80 220 150 300 135 300 200 200 175 200.110 300 250 350 200 225 100 220 200 Mar 18.................... 200 100 200 80 220 140 300 135 300 200 200 175 200 110 300 250 350 100 225 100 220 200 Nov. 21o........o...o....... 200 100 200 80 220 140 300S 135 300 200 200 175 200 110 300 250 350 100 225 100 220 200. __.... _,, _, ___...._ _.._ _.... _..... 0'1 O 0 02 t~t c3 TABLE 124. —FREIGHBT RATES, ALL RAIL, FROM SAN FRANCISCO ARDI LOS ANG]ELES, CAL.. PCFRT.lAND, OREGON, TACOMA AND SEATTLE, WASH., J AND VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TO ST. LouIs, Mo. Rates (in cents per 100 pounds). Canned Coffee, i Hides, coin Nuts. Beans. Raisins. Vegetables. Wine,in Co'e, Fruit, dried. 5, Corn- Leathe, wH goods. green. pressed. rolls. Ns, i Hops. DRatsegetables. wood.goods' a6 9 a'S' no o - oZ o o o 0 o " U~ - U anU aU a~lU Ua c~" c: ~~,~ 1870 —Feb. 10.................... 420 420............ 420 420 520 520 520 520 520 520.....420 420.....420 420 420 420 420 420.......420 420 420 420 1876 — Feb. 17.................. 420 420........... 420 420 520 520 520 520 520 520... 420 420 250 420 420 420 420 1877 —Feb. 16................... 420 420... 420 420 520 520 520 520 520 520... 420 420.. 250 420 420 420 420 1878-Juune 15................... 420 420... 420 420 520 520 520 520 520 520..........420 420.... 200 420 420 420 420 1881-May 21... 150 150 200 150 225 200 200 150 225 200 300 200 175 125 225 150.. 200 175 150 250 250 Oct. 6................. 142 142 192 142 217 142 192 142 217 192 315 192 168 142 217 142.. 142 168 142 242 242 1884-Aug. 25................ 142 125 192 142 217' 192 192 142 217 192 315 192 168 142 217 142 142 168 142 242 242 1885-Feb. 9.................... 142 125 192 142 217 192 192 142 217 192 315 192 168 118* 217 142142 18 142 242 242 Mar. 15................... 142 125 192 142 217 192 192 142 217 192 315 192 168 118* 217 142.... 145 168 142 242 242 Dec. 1.................... 140 125 165 120 190 140 190 140.. 190 240 190 165 120 205 140..... 165 140 240 240 1886-Apr. 26.................... 70 62j 82*1 60 95 70 95 70...... 95 120 95 82* 60 120 60 102* 70 82* 70 240 240 - Aug. 16.................... 140 90 165 120 190 140 190 140......190 240 190 165 60 205 140.... 82 70 240 240 Sept. 27................... 140 90 165 120 190 140 190 140......190 240 190 165 60 205 140.. 82* 70 240 100 1887-Apr. 5.................... 265 150 265 235 320 265......385 585. 450 320 320 150 185 320. 120.320 185 185.. Apr. 27.................... 140 125 165 120 190 140 190 140...... 190 240 190 165 120.............. 96 190 120 185 185 May 25.......140 125 134 96 154 115 154 115...... 154 192 154 134 96 165 115....... 134 96 154 154 June 16.... 140 96 134 96 154 115 154 77......154 192 154 134 96.96. 138 154 154 July 18.................... 115 75 134 96 154 115 77 77...... 154 192 150 124 96 165 115....... 134 96.... 138 Oct. 10.................... 115 75 134 96 154 115 96 96.... 77 192 154 134 83 165 115... 96 134 80 138 138 188 —Jan. 16.................... 170 75 145 110 160 125 96 96 245 77 195 195 170 831 170 125 315 96 315 SO 138 138 Mar. 10.................... 170 125 145 110 160 125 110 110 245 245 195 195 145 100 170 125 315 96 160 110 160 160 July 5.................... 170 110 145 110 160 125 110 110 245 245 195 195 145 100 170 125 315 96 160 I110 160 160 Sept 1...2............ 205 110 205 180 180 140 320 320 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 100 370 370 200 200 Sept. 20.................... 205 110 205 110 180 140 320 320 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 100 370 370 200 200 889-Jan. 1.................... 205 110 205 110 200 140 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 100 370 370 200 200 Jan. 10.205 110 205 180 200 140 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 100 370 370 200 200 Mar. 1.205 120 205 180 200 140 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 100 370 370 20 3200 Janpr. 10....................205 110 205 180 200 140 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 240 370 370 320 320 Ma y 23. —,...... 22205 100 205 180 200 120 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 24100 370 370 320 320 Aug. 20.................... 205 100 205 180 200 120 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 240 370 100 320 320 Aug. 240.................... 205 100 205 180 200 120 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 240 370 100 320 320 205 aoo 205 180 zoo 120 320 135 320 3~~~~~~20 0 6(b250 I2 21 370 240/ 370 I 300 320[ 320 Sept 1...... 205 100 205 180 200 140 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 240 370 100 320 320 ct..................... 205 100 205 180 200 140 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 100 370 100 200 200 lov. 1.................... 205 100 205 180 200 140 320 135 320 320 300 160 205 100 320 260 370 100 205 100 200 200 1890~June 18.................... 205 ]00 205 80 200 140 320 135 320 205 300 160 205 100 320 260 1 370 100 1 205 100 200 200 1891-Jan. 22....................205 110 205 80 220 155 320 135 320 205 320 175 205 110 320 260 370 100 225 100 220 200 Sept. 21................... 205 110 205 80 220 150 320 135 320 205 320 175 205 110 320 260 370 100 225 100 2'20 200 1892 Mar. 5.....-............ 205 110 205 80 220 150 320 135 320 205 320 175 205 110 320 260 370 200 225 100 220 200 July 18.................... 205 100 205 80 220 140 320 135 320 205 320 175 205 110 320 260 370 100 225 100 220 200 Bow. 21......... e.......... 205 100 205 80 220 140 320 135 320 205 320 175 206 110 320 260, 370 100 225 100 220 200 [~~~~~. _,,,. _ _-J _ _________,_.... _ 0 Po M OQ C 3 0 c3 s ~T) d 13 ta y7 TAB3LE 125. —FRotIGHT RATES, ALL RAILY FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA-L., PORTLAND, OREGON, TACOMA AND SEATTLE, WASH.1., %; AND VA'NCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA~ TO CJHICAGO, ILL. Rates (in cents per 100 pounds). Canned f Hides, Co'eel Fr it, dri com- Leatherin Wine, in goods. green. ed. pressed. roll Nuts. Beans. Raisins. Vegetables. wooPdS ops. Date. ~~~~~~Dctte,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~e' c t C zs ~............. Cd.. 2 42O,=o~~~ ~ ~~ I- 4::::... cc It~ t~~' 1877 —July 16.................... 420 /420 }......I......l 420 /4201 520l 5201 5201 520 I5201 5201......I......I 4201 420l........... 420 }420 /420l 420 187s —July 16.................... 4,20, 420......,......, 420, 420 520~ 520 520~ 5201 520~ 5201............1 420/ 420......I 250 420 420 4201 420 1881 —ka~y 21........... 150 1501 200{ 150{ 2251 2001 200 1 50 2251 2001oo 200 1 O,75{ 125 225{ 1501......{ 2001 1751 150/ 420{ 250 Jfuly 25........... [50 150/ 200I 150 {225I 200 200 150 225 {200 300 2001 175 {125{ 225 {1501......{ 200 {175 1501 250I 250 ~ Oct. 6........... [50 150 200 {150 {225 {150 200 150 225 150 325 200 [175 [150 {225 [150......[ 150 [175 {150 {250 250 1884-A-ug. 25.................... 150 1251 200{ 150 2251 200{ 325 200 225/ 200 325/ 200{ 175 1501 225/ 150/......I 150 175 I150[ 250I 250 1885 —Feb. 9........... kS0 125/ 200{ 1501 225 {2001 325t 2001 225~ 2001 325/ 2001 17511251 225/ 1501......[ 1501 1751 150: 250 250 J Mar 1...............]501 1251 200! 150{ 225I 200{ 325 [200{ 225/ 200{ 325 {200'{ i75- 125{ 225 {1501...... 52 75 10 25 5 Dec. I.................... 1501 125{ 17511251 2001 150I 2001 150/ 225{200 }250 {2001 1751 1251 2151 150i..... 5 17 10 20 20 ~~~~~~~~$~~~~~~. ~50 1751 150 2 ] 250 1886 —Mar. 4................... 3711 37j{ 37j{ 37{ 37j{ 371 37~{ 37i{ 37~ 3711 37~1 37i1 37i{ 37j{ 37i/ 37j/...... 37 7j 7 7 7i V Mar. 10........................ 30{ 30 30 30 30 00 30 3 0 30 30 { 30 30 00.0.. 30 30 3 0 { 30 3 0 30 Apr. 26 -.................... 75 62j 871 6 2j 1 00 I75 100 75{...... 100 125 100 7 62} 107.....j. 75 7..................... [50 160.. 175 {125 [ 20 5200 10.... 20 250 20 0 175 60 215 150............ 7j{ 75 250 250()' d Nov.. 24..................../ 0 90 17 25 200 0 2 000 -- -5- 200 250 2 15 215 150......{......{ 87 75 25 0 {105 1887 —Apr. 5.................... 75 155 275 245 335 2 5{ 275...... 4 00 4 00 I4 00 470 335 335 155 400 335...... 12 5 ------ 335 195 195 Apr. 27.................... 150 125 15 15 25 2 00 150 200 150 ------ 200 250 200 175 125.................. 10 0 200 1 25 1 95 195 May25......................... 125 140:o 160 120 160 120...... 16o 2oo0 16o 140 1oo 172 o12......{...... 140:o 16o0 160 Junnel16......................... 1 ~00 14 100 160/ 120/ IGO0 801......1 1601 2001 160 1 40 10 ----- ---—.-....-..... 100......I 144 16:016I0 July 18.................... 120 75/ 140/ 1001 1601 1201 801 80/......I 1601 2001 1601'140 1]00 }1721 1201....../....... 1401 1001 1601 144 Octu. 10....................120 57 1.40 100{0 1 60 120{ 1 00{ 1 00 801 2 001 140 861 172 120 ------ 100 14o 80 144 144 188 —— an1. 175675..0 115...5 130......00 255 200 3 200 175 8156 15 130 325 0001325, So.144 144 Mar.!0.................... 175 125 150 115 165 130 1151 115 130 130 230 2002 150 100 175 130/ 325 100 165 115 165 165 y5.................... 175 110 150 115 165 130[ 115[ 115 1301 1300 200 200 1 175 1 30 255 1 1{ 165 115 165 165 Sept. I.................... 175 11 0 210 185 180 140 340 340 340 340 300 t 601 20 100 3470 390 105 3 3 90 200 200 Sept. 20.................... 175 110 210 115 180 140 340 340 340 340 300 160...... 100 340 270..... 10 5 390 390 200 200 l89 —gan. 1.................... 210 110 210 1n5 200 140 340 135 340 34 0 3000 210 10 21 340 270 390 105 390 390 200 200 Jan. 10.............. 210 120 210 185 200 140 340 340 3401 34,0 3000 160 210 1 00 3 40 270 390 105 390 390 200 200 Mar.1I..................... 210 140 340 340 3 3~0 3403 300 160 16 0 400 39 0 105 { 390 I 3 Apr. lo...............2.1..0 120 210 185 200 140 340 340 40 340 300 160 210 100 340 270 90 2730 390 20 0 200 May 23..................... 210 1001210 185 200 120 340 340: 340 340 300' 160 210 100 340 270 390 250 390 390 200 200 Aug. 20...............2,1 20 18 200 120 340..40 340.... 230 160 {210 100 340I270 39 50 30 100 {CO 200 Aug. 2/.................... 210 1100 210 185 200 120 340 340[340 340 300 1160 210 100 340 270 390 250 390 100 200 200 Sept.,.1.................. 210 100 210 185 200 140 340 340 3401 340 300 160 210 1001 340 2701 390} 250 3901 100 1 200 200 Oct. 1.................... 210 100 210 185 200 140 340 135 340 340 300 160 210 1 00 340 270 390 100 3990 393 200 200 Nov. 1.:.................. 2 10 10 210 185 200 140 340 135 340 1 40 300 160 210 10o 340 270 1 390 100 205 1 1 200 2)0o L890Jun e 18~.................... 210 100 210 80 200 140 340 135 340 340 300 160 210 100 340 270 390 1(05 205 1 100 2)00 209 1891-Jan. 22...............-... 210 110 210 80 220 155 340 135 340 340! 340 175 2.0 110 340 270 390 105 225 3 0 220 200 Sept. 21.................... 210 110 210 80 220 150 340 135 340 340 340 175 210 110 340 270 390 i 105 225 1001 220 200 189M —ar. 5................... 210 110 210 80 220 150 340 135 340 340 340 175 210 110 340 270 3 2 2 10 2) 200 July 18.......... 210 100 210 80 220 140 340 1 35 34 0 340! 340 175 210 110 340 270 390! l 12 250 5 i j 22 0 200 JulylSov 21................... 210 100 210 80so 220 140 340 135 4! 340 340 175 210 110 340 270 390 105 2251 100 20 200.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0. __ i I i t0 0 rf ~ Q M~1~ a C?2 c; 0 0 ~Kt vr >~s TABLE 126.-FREIGHiET RATES, ALL RAIL, FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS-ANGELES, CAL., PORTLAND, OREGON, TACOMA AND SEATTLE, WASH., AND VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TO CINCINNATI, OHIO. Rates (in cents per 100 pounds.) Canned Coffee, Fruit, dried. Hides, corn- Leather, in Nuts. Beans. Raisins. Vegetables. Wine, in Hops. goods. green. pressed. rolls. wood. D ate. p_ _ _ _ a i s i - -. H__s, 9,.,... a,. d,Cs m C ce,ce, P Ca -+ ad QS ~ ~.d~~~~a~~$~ ~~~~~$~~~ "Q,.~ 0::: s a a, Cs Cs ce c ce mQ U,ao o u r-ul r.a u Q U H 1881-May 21..................,, 150 150 200 150 240 200 200 150 240 200 320 200 175 125 240 150 175 150 265 265 ------ July 25................... 150 150 200 150 225 200 200 150 240 200 320 200 175 125 225 150 175 150 175 150 265 265 Oct. 6.......... 150 150 200 150 239 150 200 150 239 200 345 200 175 150 239 150 175 150 175 150 265 265 1884-Aug. 25.................. 150 125 200 1.50 239 -200 200 150 239 200 345 200 175 150 239 150 175 150 175 150 265 265 1885 —Feb. 9.150 125 200 150 239 200 200 150 239 200 345 200 175 125 239 150 175 150 175 150 265 265 Dec. 1.......... 150 125 175 125 200 150 200 150 -- 200 255 200 175 125 220 150.........175 150 255. —-- 1886-Mar. 5.......... 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44144 44 Apr. 26........ 84 70 98 70 112 84 112 84.. 112 142 112 98 70 123 84 98 84 44 44 44 44 M Aug. 16........... 150 90 175 125 200 150 200 150...' 200 255 200 175 75 220 150 98 84 87J 75 253 253 _ Nov. 24......... 150 90 175 125 200 150 200 150.. 200 255 200 175 75 220 150 98 84 87J 75 253 115 1887 —July 18....128.... 128 5 149 106 170 128 85 85 170 213 170 149 106 183 128......... 149 106 I...... 153 Oct. 10.128 85 149 106 170 128 106 106 85 213 170 149 91 183 128.... 1 06 149 80 163 163 1888-Sept. 20.................. 128 85 149 122 170 128 1 106 106 —- 85 213 170 149 91 183 128...... 106 149 80 163 163 1889-Jan. 1...........215 110 I215 122 200 141 345 135 345 215 300 160 25 100 345 275 395 140 395 395 200 2002 Jan. 10 215 11 215 190 200 140 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 395 395 200 200 MLar. I.................... 215 120 215 190 200 140 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 395 395 200 200 May 23.............215 100 215 190 200 120 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 395 395 200 200 Aug. 20.............215 100 215 190 200 120 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 395 100 200 200 Aug,. 24....,.............. 215 100 215 190 200 120 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 395 100 200 200 c Sept. 1......... 215 100 215 190 200 140 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 395 100 200 200 Oct. 1.................215 100 215 190 200 140 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 205 100 200 200 l Nov. 1....................215 100 215 190 200 140 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 205 100 200 200 1890-June 18.................... 215 100 215 190 200 140 345 135 345 215 300 160 215 100 345 275 395 140 205 100 200 200 H 1891-Jan. 22...............- 215 110 215 190 220 155 1 345 135 345 215 345 175 215 110 345 275 395 140 225 100 220 200 Sept. 21.................... 215 110 215 190 220 150 1 345 135 345 215 345 175 215 110 345 275 395 140 225 100 220 200 1892-July 18......2 100 215 190 220 140 345 135 345 215 345 175 215 110 345 275 395 140 225 100 220 200 Nov. 21.................... 1 100 215 190 220 140 345 135 345 215 345 175 215 110 345 275 395 140 225 100 220 200 TABLE 127. —FREIGHT RATES, ALL RAIL, FROM SAN FRAnCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CAL., PORTLAND, ORIEGON, TACOMA AAND SEATTLE, WASH., AND VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, TO PITTSBURG, PA. Ratea (in cents per 100 pounds). CaWnne ofe, 1 ine~e Canned Coffee, FruitF dried Hides con- Leather, in.Nuts. Beans. Raisins. Vegetables. wood.m Hops. goods. green.' pressed. rolls. Data. ~. ~~~~ ~~ 6~~~~~~~~S~ (....................B15 0 1 5 0 D 200/ 105l{~ O t en0 200/ 20] 271OD 5(B'^CT c3'4O ol ^sd ai ^ci cs'^e c5 -aQ f 31 a ^e S -c i'55 e 4i 1884 —Aug. 25.................... 15^0 125 ~3 200 150' 2 5 0 2001 2 ^^00/ --- ^ t) a ca ^o 8 ~e a eai a? i~a n Cr 654 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 176.-COMPARISON OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY THE D)ENVIECI AND RIO GRANDE RAILROAD FROM DENVER, COLO., TO STATIONS NAMED DURING 1887 AND 1893. [Governed by Western classification.] Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Dis- From Denver Colo., 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. tance. to- t_ c_ S i co t-: O c t- C c c- c: cC: c 6 CO i ci 00 cM cc M GO c 00 C co 00 cc 00 c cc c cc c c c o cc H oo 00 oo ai oo ~o oO H ooaio00 sooai- o I taco o I oo0 Miles. 277 Leadville, Colo......... 140 125 125 115 115 105 100 95 85 80 80 75 70 65 50 60 45 40 45 40 456 Grand Junction, Colo.'..260 200 245 175 225 1401 951.09.165 105 130 105 125 90 82 77 72 50 72 50 502 Durango, Clo........ 265 185 245 170 230 145 200 120 170 105 130 105 125 75 85 65 75 55 75 55 547 Silverton, Colo.........- 3006215I280 195 265 170 230 145 200 1 130 145 95 100 70 90 60 90 60 1TABLE 177.-COMPARISON OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., AND STATIONS NAMED, DURING 1887 AND 1893. [1887, Local classification; 1893, Western classification.] Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). jis- From Albuquerque N. M., to- Year. - t;au^c-e. 2 | | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E..Miles. FI Wi i................... 1887 195 177 153 138 123 115 1 90 80.... 286 Winslow,Ariz....... 1893 157 143 127.06 93 88 63 49 47 44 ~A344 lastaff, Ariz —--- - 1887 220 200 173 157 138 131 100 89.- 344 FastaAriz............. 1893 168 153 131 109 96 95 66 53 50 47 401 Ash Fork, Ariz.................. 1887 242 219. 189 168 147 141 107 97..... 1893 175 159 136 112 98 100 72 58 53 49 Needles, Cal.1887 312 277 241 201 172 169 126 112....... 575 |TleNeel8es, Ca...-............ 193 205 182 157 127 106 114 86 70 63 58 I73 S~ 1887 338 302 262 221 191 187 138 124. 735 Daggett, Cal................... 1893 258 237 181 149 123 130 104 84 74 73 744 B........ 1887 340 303 263 222 192 188 139 125. - Barsow, Ca.1893 260 240 1182 1150 g124 130 105 85 75 74 815 Moave. Ca1887 352 312 272 232 201 195 144 130........ 1893 294 254 190 155 1 130 140 120 95 85 80 TABLE 178.-COMPARISON OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD BETWEEN MOJAVE, CAL., AND STATIONS NAMED, DURING 1887 AND 1893. O^ist. | Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds. tance. FromMojave, Cal., to- Year. B.. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E.' 1887 54 52 50 49 47 47 35 31........ 71 Barstow,................ 1893 54 52 50 49 47 47 35 31 31 24 on Da t Ca -S1887 60 58 56 54 52 52 38 34 240 ThIe Nag eed c.1de.1s, Cal... 1887 163 154 132 120 106 101 75 69. 240 ThNeedlesC............... 1893 63 143 113 95 85 85. 75 57 52 46 414 sh Fork, Ai S5 1887 255 230 199 173 151 146 107 96 —--- 414 AshnFork, Ariz.................. g 1 1 [ 8 "7i 1893 210 180 151 113 102 107 92 77 65 1 53 471 Flagstaff, ri................... 1887 280 251 217 184 160 154 114 100......... 1893 225 215 170 120 106 113 97 81 68 58 657 Gallp -N. 1887 327 292 254 214 182 177 132 118.- -. 657 1893 268 235 184 142 120 128 110 92 79 71 1887 352 313 272 232 201 195 144 130.... 81.5 Albuq~uerque, N.Me6X...........C1893 294 254 190 155 130 140 120 95 85 80 CHANGES IN LOCAL RATES. 655 TABLE 179. —COMPARISON OF FREIGHT RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC FROM GALVESTON, TEX., TO STATIONS NAMED, VIA INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD AND TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY DURING 1893 WITH THOSE IN EFFECT DURING 1887. 1887, Joint Texas classification; 1893, Western classification. Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Dis- From Galveston, Tex., to- Year. — ~ tance. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. Miles'ies Swe ~^o, ^ ~ —--- ~ 1887 115 105 91 82 -. —-- 65 59 51 42 30 94 Sweetwater, Tex............... 1893 110 102 88 76 66 57 48 38 29 1887 115 105 91 82.. 65 59 51 42 30 613 Lorraine Tex............... 193 110 102 88 76 60 66 57 48 3 29 060 /Big ~.,. e_ 1887 135 123 101 92 75 69 56 46 35 660 Big Springs, Tex............... 1893 13 120 110 97 77 79 72 56 4 37 720 Odessa, Tex..... —----- 1887 167 153 131 122.. 100 92 75 59 45 1893 135 120 110 103 77 79 72 56 45 38. ^ 1887 197 180 156 133....1 -11 1-00 81 67 48 793 ecos City, Tex.............. 1893 13 12 110 103 77 79 72 56 4 38 1887 202 185 160 136. 113 102 84 70 1 811 Toyab, Tex..................... 3ggl lg2 7Q. 48 2g 1893 135 120 110 103 77 79 72 56 45 38 832 San Martine, Tex............... 1887 206 189 163 139.. 116 104 90 72 55 1893 135 120 110 103 77 79 72 56 45 38 881 T Van orn, Tex........ 1887 219 199 173 149 126 109 94 75 60 881 Van orn, Tex................. 1893 135 120 110 103 77 79 72 56 43 38 "0 1887 230 208 182 157. 133 113 94 75 62 908 Arispe, lTex........ 1893 135 120 110 103 77 79 72 56 45 38 TABLE 180.-COMPARISON OF FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY FROM NEW ORLEANS TO STATIONS NAMID, DURING 1q87 AND 1893. [1887, Joint Texas classification; 1893, Western classification.] Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). From New Orleans, La., to- Year. a ~ce. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A B. C. D. B. Mi es. 56 Iona, Tex......................... 1887 128 112 96 85 71 64 59 49 44 ona, 1893 123 107 92 3 66 69 61 51 40 33 565 ledo, Tex -—..............- - 1887 128 112 96 85.. 71 64 59 49 44 35635 Aledo, Tlex..-.1893 123 107 92 83 66 69 61 51 40 31 578 Weatherford, Tex................ 1887 130 114 98 87 72 65 60 50 45 578 Weatherford, Tlex...1893 123 107 92 81 66 69g 61 51 40 33 602 os, Tex..................... 1887 140 124 108 92. 77 70 65 55 47 602 Brazs, ex.................... 1893 123 107 92 83 66 69 61 51 40 33 TABLE 180 Strewn, Te.. —C o.ARI SO O F1887 150 132 115 102... —. 82 75 70 60 47 628 Strawn, ex................. 1893 123 17 92 83 66 69 61 51 40 33 662 Cisco, Tex...1 887 150 132 115 102 82 75 70 60 47!662 ~~~~1893 123 107 92.83 66 69 61 51 40 33 689 Vi- Te s -- 1887 150 132 115 102..... 82 75 70 60 47 682 Vi18o, Texas.... 1893 1ai3n 107 92 83 66 69 61 51g 40 33 708 Abilene, Texa....................e1887 A50 132 115 102..- 82 75 70 60 47 708 Abiene, TJex......1893 1.3 107 92 83 66 69 61 51 40 33 1887 175 153 133 112 92 85 80 65 49 749 SweetwaterTex..-... — 189i3 135 119 102 87 70 76 67 61 50 40 767 Lorraine, Tex.T —----- - 1887 183 158 137 116 96 89 82 67 50 767t)/~ oi, x... -- g1893 135 119 102 87 70 76 67 61 50 40 SR1 w Big^ ~-~ Tp~. 1887 200 174 148 -127 —— 107 100 88 71 55 816 Big Spings, Tex........................ 1893 160 137 123 108 83 88 82 69 57 48 1887 o2:10 184 18 137.117 105 90 73 58 83 ao,1893 160 137 123 112 85 88 82 69 57 49 876 Odessa, Tex ---— 1887 226 200 174 146 126 112 94 77 62 1893 160 137 123 112 85 88 82 69 57 49 948 Pecos e1................... 93 160 137 123 112 85 88 82 69 37 49 1887 255 229 198 167. 147 130 103 88 68 1893 160 137 123 112 85 88 82 69 57 49 1887 260 239 206 1751 —... 153 136 109 93 72 88 anMartine, ex................1893 160 137 123 112 85 88 82 69 57 49 1 260 240 215 180. 158 143 113 91 79 1,047 Vanheorn, Tex.................. 1887 2 g g g 93 1893 160 137 123 112 85 88 82 69 57 49 1887 265 245 215 180.-... 158 143 113 93 82 1,066 Arispe, Tex........ 1893 169 137 123 112 85 88 82 69 57 49 656 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 181.-COMPARISON OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND STATIONS NAMED, BY TIHE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY DURING 1887 AND 1893. [Subject to Western classification.J Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). D's- Between New Orleans, La,, and — Year. lanue. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. Miles. 1887 290 265 230 195 170 150 120 95 85 85 1,217 Rogers, N. Mex-.....1893 139 124 113 105 79 82 76 63 51 43 19 I N. M ------ - 1887 290 265 230 195 170 150 120 95 85 85 1 23 L N M............ 1887 290 26 30 195 170 150 120 95 85 85 1,274 Cambray, N. Mex.1893 182 165 152 143 116 119 103 87 75 62 1, 300 Deming, N. Mex................. 1887 290.265 230 195 170 150 120 95 85 85 1. 300 Deming, N. 893 202 184 171 151 12( 130 114 94 75 64 1, 360 Lerdsburg, N. vMex.0 1891 328 205 185 169 144 150 124 102 90 81 1, 394 SanSimn, ATri ---------- - 1887 313 286 249 211 183 162 130 103 92 92 1, S io ri............ 1893 254 229 209 192 164 161 128 105 92 92 1,434 Willcox, A ri.......1887 32 25 256 217 189 167 134 106 95 95 W-ll 1893 282 257 235 196 174 i66 132 108 95 95 1,474 Benson, Ariz. —------- - 1887 332 304 264 224 195 173 138 110 98 98 1,474 enson,Ar............ 1893 312 283 250 196 174 172 136 112 98 98 1,491 Pantano, Ariz.............. 1887 336 308 268 227 197 175 140 111 100 100, 49 antano, A i........1893 - 325 283 250 196 174 174 138 113 100 99 1,0519 ATcs riz................... 1887 343 31]4 273 231 202 179 143 114 102 102, 1893 325 283 250 196 174 175 141 116 102 99 A1887 359 329 286 242 211 187 149 139 107 107 1, 585 Casa Grande, Ari...............1893 325 283 250 196 174 175 147 1.21 107 99 1887 365 335 291 247 215 190 152 121 109 109 1,11 aricopa, ri........... 193 325 283 250 196 174 175 150 124 109 99 TABLE 182. —COMPARISON" OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY THE KANSAS CITY, FORT SCOTT AND MEMPHIS RAIL ROAD BETWEEN MEMPHIS, TENN., AND STATIONS NAMED DURING 1886 AND 1893. [Subject to Western classification.] Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). Dis- Between Memphis, Tenn., Year. -. rf~~~~ance~eae. and —7 tance. and-. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A. B. C. D. E. M2~~iles.~ JonesoroAr........ 1886 5 45 35 30 25 25 20 15 12 12....... 66 JonesboroArk.... 1893 51 44 34 27 22 21 17 13 10 6 10 10 10 172 West PlainsMo...... 188 70 60 50 40 35 35 30 25 20 20. —--- 2 West Plains, Mo.. 1893 70 60 50 40 30 30 24 20 16 11 25 16 15 285 Springfild,Mo........ 1886 80 70 60 45 40 40 31 26 22 22. —--- 1893 70 60 50 40 30 30 25 20 17 14 25 16 16 348 Lsma, S.........1886 100 80 60 45 40 40 37 32 25 25....... 348 LaarIMo....... 1893 85 65 50 40 30.... 33 28 22 18 17 25 22 20 388 ort Sott, ans....... 1886 100 80 60 45 40 40 40 35 27 27........ 388 |Fort Scott,. Kans,. 1893 85 65 50 40 30.. 33 28 22 18 17 25 22 20 444 Paol an........... 1886 105 85 65 55 45 45 45 40 27 27................ 444 raoiaans....... 1893 85 65 50 40 30 33 28 22 18 17 25 22 20 CHANGES IN LOCAL RATES. 657 TABLE 183.-COMPARISON OF RATES CHARGED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CLASSIFIED FIEIGHT FROM ST. LOUIS TO POINTS NAMED BY THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY DURING 1883 AND 1893. [Governed by Western classification.] Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). St. Louis, Mo., 1883. 1. 2 A 6 A.BT. C I Horses cs' o. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6 A. 3.. D. " - e 1 Sl 4-a to- a 0 and Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. JMr~ iles. 188 Sedala,iMo... 1883. 70 55 40 27 25 20 25 22 18 18 18 15 *$37. 00 *$35. 00 *$30. 00'$28. 00 1893. 50 40 29 22 17 19$16 13111 10 14 111 *39.00 131 15 151 283 Kansas C'yMo 1883. 70 5 407 23 5 40222 18 18.......i1893. 55 40 32125 20 221 17 15 12111 18 14 *50. 00 20 15 21. 463 Wichita, Kans 1883. 152 127 102 78 68 65 65 49 41 41 41 29 *75.00 *70.00 *67.50 *60.00 1893. 115 93 7862 53 52 391 33 27 22 25 20 *65.00 28- 35 34 485 Concordia, Ks.! 188s 3 125105 85}65 63 60 51'43 33 33 36.4 27. 2 *82.00 *75. 00 *61.50 *54. 50 1893. 106 851 70 55 46 471 35 3012318123 18 *60.-00 27 32 32-1 414 Aub)urn, Nebr 188 3 86 67 50 36 31 28 34. 29 24 24 -. - *67. 50 *57.50 *62.00 *45. 00 1893. 55 40 32 5 20 22 17 15 12111 14 14 *50. 00 20 20 22] * Per car. TABLE 181.-COMPARISON OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD FROM CINCINNATI TO STATIONS NAMED UPON CLASSES 1, 2, 3, AND 4, AND ALSO UPON FLOUR AND BACON DURING 1886 AND 1893. [1886 Local classification. 1893 Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification.] Rates Classes (rates in cents per 100 Rates in cents in cents pounds). per barrel. per 100 pounds. tan- From Cincinnati, Ohio, to- Flour, Bacon, ta^nce. lesstlhan Flour any car loads quanloads. oa tity. 1886 1893 1886 189311886 189-3 1 886 1893 188611893 1886 1893 1886 1893 1 Newport, Ky............... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 Milldale, y.................. 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 10 8 88 8 6 17 Bank Lick, Ky................12 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 14 12 12 12 8 8 40 Gleucoe, Ky.............. 25 29 20 25 18 22 15 19 24 22 20 22 15 17 52 EaleKy.......-..30 332 26 27 24 24 20 21 32 24 26 24 20 19 56 Worthville,.................. 30 24 26 20 24 19 20 18 32 24 26 24 20 16 69 Cam)pbelisblurgIy.... 35 37 30 32 25 28 22 25 36 28 30 28 22 22 77 Peindleton, K... —............ 35 41 30 35 25 31 22 28 36 32 30 32 22 24 83 La Grane, -----....-.. —-. — 40 41 35 35 30 31 25 28 40 32 34 32 25 24 98 Ancliorage,K.y -.. —--......... 40 38 35 33 30 29 25 26 40 30 34 30 25 22 106 Crescont Hill,'y.......... 40 35 35 30 30 26 25 23 40 28 34 28 25 19 110 Louisville, 1K.....2.............. 25 -.. 20... 15 10 10 8........ 116 Strawberry, Ky............... 37 35 30 30 24 26 17 23 28 28 26 28 17 19 123 Brooks, - -.-......4......... 40 38 33 33 27 29 19 26 32 30 30 30 19 22 135 |Belimoint, v..... ——......... 47 46 39 40 31 34 23 30 40 36 38 36 23 26 144 Coloslburg, v -...............55 52 45 45 36 39 28 34 48 40 44 40 28 30 149 Tunnel Hill, Kv............. 57 55 48 47 40 41 30 36 50 42 46 42 30 32 152 Elizal)ethtown, Iy --—...-..... 57 55 48 46 40 37 30 30 50 38 46 32 30 18 160 Glendal, K1,..... 60 58 50 50 42 44 31 38 52 44 48 44 31 34 183 Munfordville ---... —------- 72 70 61 61 51 53 37 47 62 48 58 48 37 40 191 Horse Cave,'Ky........ 72 63 62 52 54 38 48 62 48 58 48 38 40 200 -Clas'ow Junction Ky(........ 74 74 64 64 55 55 40 50 64 50 60 50 40 41 210 Smiths G rove, Ky......... 76 76 65 65 56 56 40 51 66 50 62 50 40 42 219 Bristow Ky................... 78 78 65 67 57 57 40 52 66 52 62 52 40 43 224 Bowling Grien, Ky............ 80 78 65 67 57 58 40 52 66 52 62 52 40 43 232 Rich Pond, Ky..-............. 80 78 65 67 57 58 40 52 66 52 62 52 40 43 269 Gallatii, Tenn -.............- 80 78 65 67 57 58 40 48 66 52 62 52 40 38 274 Pilot 1nob, Tel.............. 80 76 65 67 57 56 40 46 66 52 62 52 40 36 280 Hendersonvle, Te.......... 80 68 65 61 57 51 40 42 66 46 62 46 40 32 290 Maplewood,renn1........... 80 65 65 58 57 48 40 39 66 44 62 44 40 29 295 Nashville, Tenn................ 53 53 48 48 39 39 31 31 35 34 35 34 27 23 306 Brentwood Tenn.............72 65 58 58 48 48 36 39 58 44 56 44 36 29 315 Franklin, Tenn............... 80 67 64 61 53 51 40 42 66 48 64 48 40 32 S. Rep. 1394 42 658 REPORT ON CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES. TABLE 184.-COMPARISON OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY TIlE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD, ETC.-Continued. Rates Classes (rates in cents per 100 Rates in cents in cents pounds). per barrel. per 100 pounds. Dis- From Cincinnati, Ohio, to- Flour, Bacon, tace. 13 4 lessthan Flour,' any 1. 2. 3. 4. car- qa car- loa'' artloads. loads. tity. 1886 1893 1886 1893 18861893 1886 1893 1886 18911886 1893 1886 1893 Miles. 342 Columbia, Tenn...-............. 957 50 48 84 58 76 58 40 38 382 Aspen Hill, Tenn..............106 99 88 83 70 65 56 60 90 60 84 60 56 45 395 Elkmont, Ala........I.......... L 99 88 83 70 65 56 60 90 60 84 60 56 37 414 Harris, Ala.-..................106 97 88 82 70 65 56 60 90 53 84 53 56 30 417 Decatur, Ala........... —... — 92 85 80 72 72 65 58 54 72 43 72 43 44 24 440 Wilhite, Ala. -..1..-..-......... 118 106 95 87 76 68 62 63 96 61 90 61 62 37 470 Blount Springs, Ala............ 125 108 100 88 80 69 65 64 100 66 100 66 65 47 480 Warrior, Ala -................. — 125 108 100 88 80 69 65 64 100 62 100 62 65 46 504 Birmingham, Ala..............108 89 102 79 88 68 71 55 56 40 56 40 33 33 510 Oxinoor, Ala...................1117 89 105 79 85 68 70 55 110 40 106 40 70 33 521 Helena, Ala.................... 1125 109 110 90 85 70 70 65 110 58 106 58 70 44 537 Calera, Ala..................... 108 110 102 90 88 70 71 65 56 68 56 68 40 49 548 Jemison, Ala...................'15 110 110 90 85 70 70 65 110 70 106 70 70 54 568 Verbena, Ala..................1108 113 120 92 90 72 75 67 116 66 116 66 75 50 588 Elmore, Ala.................... 1123 113 115 92 90 72 75 67 116 56 116 56 75 42 600 Montgomery, Ala...............108 108 102 102 88 88 71 71 56 40 56 40 33 33 616 Morganvill,, Ala.............128 113 118 102 90 88 75 71 120 58 120 58 75 44 633 Fort )eposit, Ala..............38 113 120 102 90 88 75 71 120 66 120 66 75 50 681 Evergreen. Ala... —.. —--—............'155 116 130 102 100 88 85 71 130 82 130 82 85 57 719 Flomaton, Ala.................- 1IO 120 135 102 105 88 85 71 134 83 132 83 85 52 755 Bay Minnette, Ala.............160 120 135 102 105 88 85 71 134 69 132 69 85 42 775 Magazine Point, Ala........... 60 110 135 93 105 82 85 62 134 59 132 59 85 33 780 Mobile, Ala-...... 83 98 73 83 63 73 44 54 56 49 56 49 31 27 820 Scranton, Miss................. 165 124 140 106 110 88 91 71 138 69 138 69 91 42 841 Biloxi, Miss.... ——........ 165 124 140 106 110 88 91 71 138 69 138 69 91 42 862 Pass Christian, Miss........... 165 124 140 106 110 88 91 71 138 69 138 69 91 42 901 Chef Menteur, Miss............170 118 145 100 115 88 94 67 142 63 142 63 94 38 912 Lee, Miss.......................170 110 145 93 115 82 94 62 142 59 142 59 94 33 9l1 New Orleans, La............... 83 98 73 83 63 73 44 54 44 49 44 49 26 27 TABLE 185.-COMPARISON OF LOCAL FREIGHT RATES CHARGED BY THE SAVANNAH, FLORIDA AND WESTERN RAILWAY BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND STATIONS NAMED DURING 1886 AND 1893. [Subject to Southern Railway and Steamship Association classification.] Rates in Classes (rates in cents per 100 pounds). cents per Dis- From Savannah, Ga., barrel. tance. to- ~ - 1. 2. 9. 4. 5. 6. A. B. C. D. E. H. F. C6 coi C6 ci te C6 ts C m w m( ICso Mc cCu