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hay lying impressed measures 500 cu. ft.; when in 

 a small stack, 400 cu. ft.; and in mows compressed with 

 grain, or in well-settled stacks, 300 cu. ft. 



Shipping Ton. Freight on very light articles is usually 

 estimated by the space occupied. 



{1 United States shipping ton 

 31.16 imperial bushels 

 32.143 United States bushels 

 f 1 British shipping ton 

 42 cu. ft.= I 32.719 imperial bushels 



133.75 United States bushels 



POSTAL DISTANCES AND TIME 



The distances of the shortest routes and the time by 

 the fastest trains between New York City and the points 

 indicated are given by the Official Postal Guide as 

 follows: 



Cities in the United States Miles Hours 



Albany, N. Y 142 3^ 



Atlanta, Ga 882 24J4 



Baltimore, Md. 188 6 



Binghamton, N. Y 207 $ l / 2 



Bismarck, N. Dak 1,738 60^ 



Boise, Idaho 2,736 92*4 



Boston, Mass 217 7 



Buffalo, N. Y 410 9^ 



Cape May, N. J V. 172 5 



Carson City, Nev 3,036 109^4 



Charleston, S. C 804 2\Y 4 



Chattanooga, Tenn 853 32 



Cheyenne, Wyo 1,899 54 



Chicago, 111 900 23 



Cincinnati, Ohio 744 23 



