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hay lying unpressed 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. 



f 1 United States shipping ton 

 40 cu. ft.= < 31.16 imperial bushels 



132.143 United States bushels 



{1 British shipping ton 

 32.719 imperial bushels 

 33.75 United States bushels 



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In the following list are given the approximate dis- 

 tances by postal routes and the time by rail between New- 

 York City and the points indicated. The times men- 

 tioned are subject to changes due to varying conditions. 



Cities in the United States Miles Hours 



Albany, N. Y 142 V/ 2 



Atlanta, Ga 882 2V/ 4 



Baltimore, Md 188 6 



Binghamton, N. Y 207 5^ 



Bismarck, N. Dak 1,738 60J4 



Boise, Idaho 2,736 92*/ 2 



Boston, Mass 217 



Buffalo, N. Y 410 9^ 



Cape May, N. J 172 



Carson City, Nev 3,036 109^ 



Charleston, S. C 804 21*4 



Chattanooga, Tenn 853 32 



Cheyenne, Wyo 1,899 54 



Chicago, 111 900 23 



Cincinnati, Ohio 744 23 



