APPENDIX B. 



215 



1872. 1873. 



Fine salt, barrels 672,034 746,702 



Packers' salt, " 1 1,1 10 23,671 



Solar salt, " 21,461 32,267 



Second-quality salt, " 19,876 20,706 



724,481 823,346 



1874. 1875. 



Fine salt, barrels 960,757 1,027,886 



Packers' salt, " 20,090 10,233 



Solar salt, " 29,391 24,336 



Second-quality salt, " 16,741 19,410 



1,026,979 1,081,865 



PRICES— MARKET PROSPECTS. 



Statement of prices of salt received by the East Salt Manufac- 

 turing Company of East Saginaw : 



Price per 



barrel, 



1866 







1867 







1868 







1869 







1870 







1871 







1872 







1873 







1874 







1875 



80 



77 

 85 

 58 

 32 

 46 

 46 



37 



19 

 10 



The markets for Michigan salt are the States of Ohio, New York, 

 and Indiana, and through the entry ports of Buffalo, Erie, Ashta- 

 bula, Cleveland, Sandusky, and Toledo ; throughout the West and 

 Northwest, through the ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, and Duluth. 



The prospects for an increased demand for Michigan salt are im- 

 proving every year; and as long as a system of inspection is main- 

 tained, and a proper care is exercised by the manufacturer in the 

 making of salt, this condition of the markets must continue. 



