550 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER 01? AGRICULTURE. 



FEEIGHT RATES OF 1884. 



In accordance with tbe requirement of Congress, the changes of rates 

 of freight upon agricultural products have been published in each 

 monthly report of this Bureau throughout the >ear. Not only the 

 through rates from important points of shipment in the North, East, 

 South, and West to large marker centers have been accurately shown, 

 bur a large array of local rates by rail and water from minor points to 

 local markets. 



There have also been published in each monthly report the rates oper- 

 ative upon the first day of each month, showing the cost of transporting 

 to lbreigu countries our most important products of agriculture. These 

 rates have fluctuated greatly during the past year, caused by the sup- 

 ply and demand or the requirement of ship or shipper. The following 

 tables, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, show the rates as reported by the sev- 

 eral companies operative upon the first day of each month for the year 



LAKE EATES. 

 [Per bushel.] 



Months. 



Corn. 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Oats. 







$ 02* 



2 



$0 2 T V 



$0 11& 



n 



i« 



if 



m 



2A 







m 



m 



1§! 



m 



11? 





O 6 

 -5T 



If? 



2A 



1H 









CAXAL RATES. 



May 



.1 rim. 



July 



Au u»t 

 September. 

 October — 

 2\OTeinber . 



3* 



58 



I 



3 * ! 



in 



3rV 





3J ! 





3 5 \ 

 3§t 



1 



3& | 











4* 



4^? 



4 2 6 j 



4| 



4* 



»A 



5 



Hi : 





4f§ 



H 



3 



Talle shoir'nig the rates from Chicago to New York upon certain products, as reported by 

 the several trunk lines upon the first day of each month for the year 16«4. 



[Per 100 pounds.] 



Mouths. 



ttlo. 



i 



u 



a 



1 



9! 



m 



a 



r. 



oc S 

 gl 



s 



1 



tatoes. 



baoco. 



1 



i 



t 



s 





o 



O 



- 





o 



6 



N 



iS 







H 



A 



© 









$0 GO 



$0 60 



$0 60 



$0 35 



$0 64 



$0 30 



$0 30 



$0 35 



$0 37* 



$0 35 



$0 35 



$0 85 



$0 35 





60 



CO 



60 



35 



64 



30 



30 



35 



37* 



35 



35 



85 



35 



March 



CO 



60 



60 



35 



64 



30 



30 



35 



37* 



35 



35 



85 



35 



April 



80 



60 



60 



20 



64 



15 



30 



20 



• 27* 



20 



20 



85 



30 



M.iv 



CO 



60 



60 



20 



64 



15 



15 



20 



27* 



20 



20 



85 



30 





50 



60 



50 



20 



48 



15 



15 



20 



27* 



20 



20 



' 85 



30 



July 



30 



60 



40 



25 



48 



20 



20 



25 



27* 



25 



25 



85 



30 



Anjpngf 



30 



60 



40 



30 



4* 



25 



25 



30 



27* 



30 



30 



85 



30 





20 



60 



40 



30 



32 



25 



25 



30 



27* 



30 



30 



85 



30 





JO 



60 



40 



30 



32 



25 



25 



30 



27* 



30 



30 



85 



30 





20 



60 



40 



30 



32 



25 



25 



30 



27* 



30 



30 



85 



35 





20 



60 



40 



30 



32 



25 



25 



30 



27* 



30 



30 



85 



35 



