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the corn 80 cents per bushel, in New York, making the former 
worth per ton $51 and the latter $28. I also allow two cents per 
bushel for hauling by team the 15 miles, making $1.86 and Id 
mills per ton per mile to the river, making 84 cents per ton. 
These items deducted will show the actual price paid to the far¬ 
mer at his home. 
Number Miles from New York. 
Wheat. 
By Canal. 
By Rail. 
Corn. 
By Canal 
By Rail 
1 ton, worth in New York 
10 miles out, worth. 
20 .do. 
30.do.. 
40.do. 
50 .do. 
100 .do. 
200 .do. 
300..do. 
400.do....,. 
500.do. 
000 .do. 
700.do. 
800.do. 
900.do. 
1,000 .do. 
1,200.do....[33.20] [10.20] 
1,500.do. 
1,700.do....[47.60] [24.60] 
2,000 .do. 
3,000.do.:. 
Deduct freight and hauling to river.. 
At 300 miles, worth per bushel. 
$51 
00 
$51 
50 
98 
50 
50 
96 
50 
50 
94 
50 
50 
92 
50 
50 
90 
50 
50 
80 
49 
50 
60 
48 
50 
40 
46 
50 
20 
44 
50 
00 
44 
49 
80 
42 
49 
60 
41 
49 
40 
39 
49 
20 
38 
49 
00 
37 
48 
60 
33 
48 
00 
30 
47 
60 
27 
47 
00 
28 
45 
00 
14 
43 
80 
12 
1 29 A 
00 
86 
72 
58 
44 
30 
60 
20 
80 
40 
00 
60 
20 
80 
40 
00 
20 
00 
20 
00 
00 
80 
37* 
$28 
00 
$28 
00 
27 
98 
27 
86 
27 
96 
27 
72 
27 
94 
27 
58 
27 
92 
27 
44 
27 
90 
27 
30 
27 
80 
26 
60 
27 
60 
25 
20 
27 
40 
23 
80 
27 
20 
22 
40 
27 
00 
21 
00 
26 
80 
19 
60 
26 
60 
18 
20 
26 
40 
16 
go 
26 
20 
15 
40 
26 
00 
14 
00 
25 
60 
10 
20 
25 
00 
7 
00 
24 
60 
O 
O 
80 
24 
00 
1 
60 
22 
00 
*43 
20 
80 
on 
The distance from the Mississippi to New York by rail is rated 
at 1,200 miles, and by water at 1,700 miles. The first figures in 
brackets opposite “ 1,200 ” miles will show what the former would 
realize on a ton of wheat, sent by rail as above stated—$83.20, or 
about 97 cents per bushel. The second figures in brackets in the 
same line, indicate the sum he would receive for a ton of corn, 
sent by rail—$10.20 or 29 cents per bushel. The first figures in 
brackets opposite 41 1,700 miles, represent the value to the farmer 
of a ton of wheat by the water route—$47.60,[or $1.40 per bushel. 
The second figures in brackets in the same line, represent the 
value to the farmer of a ton of corn by water—$24.60 at 70 3-10 
cents per bushel. 
*At 1,000 miles, corn is worth, by rail, 4Mc. per bushel. 
