315 



Novemberl5tb, IG 50al7 00 14 OOaU 50 2100 



December 1st, 16 50al7 00 14 00al4 50 21 00 



" 15tb, 13 50al400 13 50al4 00 20 00 



" 31st,... 13 50al400 14 OOaU 50 20 00 



In 1855 tbe receipts of dressed hogs by the Central Railroad were 

 10,487,942 lbs., against 5,028,396 lbs. in 1854, showing an increase in 

 receipts in 1855 of 5,459,546 lbs., considerably over one-half. The 

 shipments are shown in numbers and not in lbs. The shipments for 

 two years were as follows : 



No. 



185.5, 31,119 



1854, 8,483 



Increase in 1855, 22,666 



The increase, it will be seen, is nearly three times as great as the 

 total shipments of 1854. The number of live hogs received at this 

 port has also been immense. The number passed through this place 

 during the year was 122,030. The following table shows the prices of 

 dressed hogs during the packing season for the past three years : 



1853. 1854. 1855. 



January 1st, ...$6 25a6 37 $4 25a4 60 $4 25a4 50 



" 15th, 6 25a6 50 4 12a4 50 4 37a4 .'50 



February 1st, 6 25a6 75 5 00a5 25 4 44a4 76 



15th, 6 37a6 75 4 60a5 00 4 25a4 76 



March Ist, 6 50a6 75 4 50a5 00 4 60a5 00 



November 1st, 5 00a5 50 6 50a7 00 



" 15th, 4 50a5 50 6 50a7 00 



December 1st, 4 87a5 00 4 00a4 25 6 60a7 00 



" 15th, 4 25a4 50 3 75a4 00 6 15a6 50 



" 31st, 4 26a4 50 4 25a4 50 5 87a6 25 



WHITE FISH. 



One of the largest and most important items in the commerce of 

 Detroit is the trade in white fish. From the head of Lake Erie to the 

 head of Lake Superior, including Lake Michigan, during the Fall and 

 Spring months the fisheries form an important branch of our Western 



