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EXPLANATION OF REFEEENCK MARKS GOVERNING THE FREIGHT RATES— TRANSPORTATION OF ICE 



SHIPMENTS 



# When Ice is loaded in bunkers of the car, no charge will be made for its transportation; but if ice is taken 

 by consignee, charges shall be made on the actual weight of the ice in bunkers at destination and at the 

 c'arloai rate applicable on the freight it accompanies; if not taken by consignee it becomes the property 

 of the carrier. 



When ice is loaded in the body of the car for protection of the freight, no charge will be made for its 

 transportation; but if taken by consignee, charge shall be made on the actual weight of the ice in the car 

 at destination and at the rate applicable on the freight which it accompanies; if not taken by consignee 

 it becomes the property of the carrier. 



When ice is placed in the same package with the freight, charges will be assessed on basis of the net 

 weight of the freight and containers. 



t W hen ice is placed in same package with the freight, charges will be assessed on basis of the net weight 

 of the freight and containers. 



A. Minimum billing weight 8,000 pounds. 



B. Minimum billing weight 12,000 pounds. 



C. Minimum billing weight 20,000 pounds. 



D. Minimum billing weight 24,000 pounds. 



EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE MARKS GOVERNING THE EXPRESS RATES 



X Applicable on interstate shipments of fresh and dry salt fish in barrels; also on clams and oysters in 

 shell. 



Weight basis: Fresh and dry salt fish— rates named will apply on dry salt fish in barrels. They wOl 

 also apply on fresh or dry salt fish in boxes when the net weight of the shipment is 150 pounds or more. 

 The charges on fresh fish must be assessed on the net weight of the fish plus 25 per cent for ice. 



Charges on dry salt fish must he assessed on the basis of actual gross weight. 



Oysters in shell: Flour barrel, estimated weight 200 pounds per barrel. Sugar barrel, estimated weight 

 250 pounds per barrel. 



Shipments of fresh or dry salt fish in sugar barrels when in lots of 10 barrels or more and In boxes when 

 net weight is 2,000 pounds or more from one consignor to one consignee. 



(o) Shipments of fresh or dry salt fish in sugar barrels when in lots of 10 barrels or more from one con- 

 signor to one consignee will be charged 10 per cent less than the charge determined at rates named. 



The charge will first be computed on the entire .shipment at rates named, observing the weight basis 

 defined above, and from the gross charge so ascertained 10 per cent thereof may be deducted. 



(6) Shipments of fresh or dry salt fish in boxes when net weight is 2,000 pounds or more from one con- 

 signor to one consignee between stations in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, 

 North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia wUl be charged on same basis as when in sugar barrels; 

 10 barrels or more, as shown in paragraph (a) . 



@ Second-class rates. — Classification weight basis: Fish, fresh, frozen, smoked, dried, salted, pickled 

 or otherwise preserved or cured. Charge on basis of gross weight, except that fresh or frozen fish, shipped 

 with ice, which is necessary for its preservation, must be charged for on the basis of 25 per cent added to 

 the net weight of the fish, unless actual gross weight is less at time of shipment. The minimum billing 

 weight of any iced shipment of fish under this rule is 40 pounds unless the gross weight is less. On mixed 

 shipments of fish and oysters shipped with ice necessary for preservation, charge on the basis of 25 per cent 

 added to the net weight of the fish, plus the weight of the oysters, as specified hereunder. The minimum 

 billing weight of such a mixed shipment is 40 pounds, unless the gross weight is less, in which event the 

 gross weight will apply. 



Oysters, clams or scallops: In shell, glass jars, canned or in bulk. When shipped in bulk, estimate 12 

 pounds per gallon. 



If forwarded in refrigerators weighing gross in excess of 200 pounds, charge on basis of rule 1 (h), Official 

 Express Classification, ICC No. 3280. (Gross weight of the shipment at the time it is received for trans- 

 portation, provided, however, that when it is necessary to use ice for preservation, and it is used for that 

 purpose only, an allowance of 25 per cent from the gross weight will be made from March to November, 

 inclusive, and an allowance of 15 per cent from gross weight will be made from December to February, 

 inclusive, but the weight must not be less than the gross weight of the shipment without ice.) 



In glass jars, estimate 24 pints at 45 pounds, 36 pints at 65 pounds, 48 pints at 90 pounds, and 48 half 

 pints at 50 pounds. 



The following estimated weights will apply to oysters in metal cans with or without ice, when packed 

 in boxes: l/10-gallon can, 1}4 pounds each; pint cans, IH pounds each; standard or H cans, 2 pounds each; 

 1/5-gallon cans, 2V'2 pounds each; full quart cans, 3 pounds each; 1/2-gallon cans, 6 pounds each; and gallon 

 cans, 12 pounds each. 



Gross weight at time of shipment will apply when less than the estimated weights shown above. The 

 minimum billing weight for any single shipment of oysters, clams, or scallops is 30 pounds, unless the 

 actual gross weight is less or unless the percentage allowance from gross weight authorized in rule 1 (ft) 

 makes a lower billing weight. On mi.xed shipments of fish and oysters shipped with ice necessary for 

 preservation, charge on the basis of 25 per cent added to the net weight of the fish, plus the weight of the 

 oysters, as specified above. 



The minimum billing weight of such a mixed shipment is 40 pounds, unless the gross weight is less, in 

 which event the gross weight will apply. Oysters, clams, or scallops: On mixed shipments of shellfish, 

 consisting of shellfish both shucked and in the shell, the minimum billing weight will be 40 pounds per 

 shipment unless the actual gross weight is lower, in which event the actual gross weight will apply. (Does 

 not apply on intrastate traffic between stations in Georgia.) 



Carloads: Minimum billing weight, 12,000 pounds on the following basis: 



When in the shell, actual weight. Shucked oysters in carriers, estimated at 12 pounds per gallon. 

 Shucked oysters in naked cans without other packing, charge on the basis of actual weight of the oysters 

 and containers. 



No charge will be made for the transportation of necessary chopped ice, packed on top or around the 

 cans, nor when refrigerator cars are used wDl any charge be made for transportation of ice in the bunkers. 

 The cost of all ice furnished by the express company must be paid by the shipper or consignee. 



** Shipments of oysters originating in Canada, Newfoundland, or Labrador will be subject to billing 

 weight basis provided for in item 1 (ft). Official Express Classification, ICC No. 3280. (Item noted above.) 



(A) On shipments of fresh salmon, packed with ice or snow, from points in Canada, the minimum billing 

 weight will be 75 pounds per box, unless the gross weight is less. 



