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REPORT ON EXCHANGES. 



Transportation companies. — The only change which has taken place in 

 the rehitious of the Institution to the transportation companies extend- 

 ing: the privilege of free freight on all Smithsonian exchanges was cansed 

 by the dissolution of the Monarch Line, plying between London and 

 New York. Satisfactory arrangements, however, have been made with 

 Messrs. Barber & Co., of New York, to forward the cases to London 

 at a mere nominal charge, while the incoming cases from England con- 

 tinue to be transported free of cost, by the Cunard and lumau Lines. 



A full list and account of the transportation lines to which the Insti- 

 tution is indebted for the privilege of free freight was given in the 

 Smithsonian Report lor 1886. 



Centers of distribution. — No changes have taken jdace among the dis- 

 tributing agents abroad, all of whom deserve the warmest thanks for 

 the prompt and elBcieut manner in which they have discharged their 

 mostly voluntary duties. 



For a complete list of agents for the distribution of Smithsonian ex 

 changes, I beg to refer to the report for 1886. 



Shipments made to foreign countries. — With the increase in the busi- 

 ness a more rapid method of intercourse had to be devised, and now 

 the shipments have become very frequent, with but very short inter- 

 vals. 



The following table exhibits the dates of transmissions during the 

 present year to each of the foreign countries corresponding with the 

 Institution : 



Shipments to foreign countries. 



Country. 



Date. 



Algeria 



Argentine Republic 



Austria-Hungary 



Belgium 



Bolivia 



Brazil 



British America 



British Colonies 



Cape Colony 



Chili 



China 



Colombia, United Stiitesof 



Costa Rica 



Cuba 



Den mark 



Ecuador 



Kgypt 



France 



December 16, 1886. 



July 29, November 8, 1886 ; January 24, Jime 27, 1887. 



July 2:5, August 25, September 14, Octol)er 15, Decemlu-r 

 11, December 27, 18ti(i; January 29, February 10, F»;b- 

 ruary 25. March 11, April 19, May 3, May 12, May 19, 

 June 1, June 18, June 30, 1887. 



July 28, September 28, December 14, 1886; Jauuary 18, 

 February IG, May 23, June 20, June 29, 1887. 



September 7, 1886. 



July 30, Novembers, 1886; January 24, June 27, 1887. 



August 5, August 17, October 25, November 11, December 

 3, December 17, 1886 ; March 22, 1887. 



August 5, November 6, 1886. 



December 16, 1886. 



.July 30, 18B6; January 24, June 27, 1887. 



February 21, 1887. 



July 31, 1886. 



August 1, 1886. 



March 19, 1887. 



July 28, September 27, 1886; February 18, June 25, 1887. 



July 31, 1886; Jauuary 24, 1887. 



December 16, 1886. 



July 26, August 25, September 11, September 14, Octo- 

 ber 21, November 24, December 3, December 14, lrt86; 

 Jauuary 18, January 28, February 10, February 25, 

 March 25, March 31, May 2, May 9, May 12, May 19, June 

 14, June 18, June 30, 1867, 



