TABLE 82.- RAILROAD RATES FOR VARIOUS POOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CANNED 

 FISH, SHIPPED FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA TO CHICAGO, ILL- 

 INOIS AND PITTSBURGH, lENNSYLVANIA 



(Carload rates per 100 pounds) 



PRODUCT 



ORIGIN 



DE, 



STINATION DOl'ESTICRATEl/ PERCENTA(3; MINB5U1{ 

 mi?c^^^ ;n'ec^ CHANGE IIIEIGHT 



tive tive FROM 1950 

 1/1/50 5/2/52 TO 1952 

 Dollars Dollais % D ollars Pounds 



1/ Rates are approximately correct. Percentage increases authorized and 

 effected have been calculated herein on base rates whereas under ordi- 

 naiy circumstances these percentage increases are applied to the 

 total base transportation ch arge. 



2/ Applicable to cars loaded at Terminal Island, California anid other 

 West Coast points. 



Canned tuna shipments moved via truck were concentrated in the Wi3st 

 Coast Area close to the source of supply, ^ne of the distinct character- 

 istics of tinick transportation within a limited area is the ability of 

 that type carrier to adapt better to stop-offs enroute for partial un~ 

 loadings. This creates a higher quality of service on short hauls which 

 is often offered at favoraole rates. Motor carriers' speed of delivery 

 and lower carload mininium also gives thera competitive advantages over 



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