596 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 
York upon certain products, as reported by several trunk lines upon 
the first day of each month for the years 1884, 1885, 1886, and 1887: | 
| Cattle, car-load. Sheep, car-ioad. . Hogs, car-load. 
Months. | - - | 
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| 1884. | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. Bees | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1884. 1885. | 1888. | 1887. 
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Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts Cts. | Cts. 
January los. \s-ceee lease 60| 40) 25| 35 | | 50) 251) 45] 35.1 -80') IB0Ne@iaae 
ebrrrny il oo ee accces | Ol. 40| 25) 35} 60.) 50) 25) 45.) 235) 20s see 
Mrarcliol 22 oeaept eee eee 69| 40] 35) 35 GO; 50| 45; 45} 35) 80} 30 35. 
PATE SIs nS roar eee ese eee 60} 40) 35| 35] | 50] 45] 45) 20; 2) 20 35 
Misay Gl Pe ee an mee 60] 40) 3 | 35| 60} 50} 45] 40/| 20| | 20) & 
TUNG Mk esse ae esa eo i eat) 30 35 35 DON W40ay) PAS ra Te 20. ees 20 Be) 
ATT Ai Coe eee nea ee | -30| 25] 35] 35] 40 | 40| 45, 40| 251 20! £0 20 
ASaeristil 2 cae weteone ees s0)| 85 | 35°) 35))) 40] 4019 45) S40") °30'| | Bae § 
September 1 ............-- 2001 2] 35| 35| 40| 40| 45| 40) 20| 2! 20 5 
October tok eee | 90! 25, 35) 35] 40] 40) 45) 40) 80.) (2aaliead =0 
November 1.............-. | 20) 25 | 85 | 35 | 40| 40) 45) 40 | (30 [> oat 20 
Decembera o.-. teninseee eee 20 25 35 163; 40} 40 45 19 30 30 30 uw 
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Grain and flour, car-load. | Lard and pork, car-load.| Dressed beef, car-load. 
Months. Daas . — 
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| 1884. | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1884. | 1885, | 1886, | 1887. | 1884. | 1885. | 1886. 2 
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Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts. | Cts.| Cts: 
Tpnrinetn MIRMe SR Baccee So ae 30 | 25) 25 | 35| 30] B80] 35| G4! 7 434 65 
WELEMALY Le) cet aceeee ees Lest 255) a4! 3501S | sO SD aso] VGA NT 3} 65 
Manche Atta i esece | 30] 25! 25] 30] 35] 30| 30} 35| 6] 7 65 65 
iMprilliee ses & eoecee secon 15| 2| 2| 30] 20] 2{| 30] 35| 64] 0 | 6 65 
Mayal eek foe eee sss 15| 20| 25! 25| 20] 9| 30| so] 64] 7 65 65 
5 fist. Dee se bear oser eee 15 20 De Alen 20)! G25 30 30| 48] 70 | 65 65 
erly hee esos | 15| 2! 2} 21] 2] 80! 30] 48] 436] 6 65 
(ATi pTISE beeen ac ceinees cases 9 | 20| 2| 2] 380) 25| 380) 30| 48] 433 | 65 65 
September] <---> 2.5-.-2..-] 25 20 2) 2] 3) 2] 30] 30 82 | 434 | 65 65 
OPPS PALA | ro Shae | 25|° 20) 25) 25) 30) 2% | 80) 30) 82) 484 | 65 65 
November (2 eee | 25] 20| 25| 25| 30 | 25| 30| 30| 32] 433| 65 Gi 
December Ds. Cees... oe 2 | 2] | 2 | 30 | 30/ 30 30 | 32 | 431 | 65 | 31 
1 | | | : 
The following table shows the rates on wheat and corn from 
Chicago to New York, via the three great routes—lake and canal, 
lake and rail, and all rail—for the years 1876 to 1886, inclusive. The 
rates for 1886 were higher than for any year since 1880, with the ex- 
ception of the all-rail rates for 1883, which were 1.12 cents higher on 
corn and 1.20 cents on wheat. : 
Corn. Wheat. 
Calendar year. | 
By lake | By lake | By all | BY J8K° | py lake | By all 
Geel | and rail rail. canal. | and rail.| rail. 
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Cents. Cents. | Cents. Cents. | Cents. 
10.79) 15.74} 9. 82 11.36 | 16. 86 
| 14.03} 18.90 11.05} 15.46] 20.50 
10.53 16.52 9.96 | 12.09} 17.70 
2.20) 14.56 11.87 | 13.13 | 17.74 
14.43 17.48 13.13 15.80 | 19.80 
9. 42 13. 40 8.67 | 10.49 | 14.49 
10.23} 13.50 7.23] 10.91) 14.47 
11.00} 15.12 9.01} 11.63 16. 20 
| 8.50 12. 32 7.00 10. 00 13. 20 
8.01 12.32 6.54 9.02 | 13. 20 
| 11.20} 14.00 9.10 12.00 | 15.00 
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TRANSATLANTIC RATES. 
Durmg the past year the cost of transporting our agricultural 
surplus to foreign markets has been exceedingly low. The year 
