6 
HORNBERCER’S SERVICE 
HAMBURG, N. Y. 
PARCEL POST AND EXPRESS RATES 
WE GIVE BELLOW PARCEL, POST ZONE RATES TO AND INCLUDING ZONE 5 
and up to 4 0 pounds weight. For more distant zones, we advise express shipment. 
However if customer wants the zone rates, they can be had at the local P. O. Below 
we give approximate weight of 100 bulbs of each size when packed. We have added 
what we think the boxes and packing material will add to this estimate. 100 No. 1, 
8 lbs.; 100 
No. 2, 5 
lbs.; 
100 No. 
3, 3 lbs. 
and 
No. 6, 
about y 3 
lb; Bulblets, 
about 2 
per 
1000; 
these are 
estimates. 
ZONES 
1-2 
3 
4 
5 
Wt. 
Up to 
150 to 
300 to 
600 to 
in 
Local 
150 
300 
600 
1,000 
lbs. 
miles 
miles 
miles 
miles 
1 
$0.07 
$0.08 
$0.09 
$0.10 
$0.11 
2 
.08 
.10 
.11 
.14 
.17 
3 
.08 
.11 
.13 
.17 
.22 
4 
.09 
.12 
.15 
.21 
.27 
5 
.09 
.13 
.17 
,24 
.33 
(i 
.10 
.14 
.19 
.28 
.38 
7 
.10 
.15 
.21 
.31 
.43 
8 
.11 
.16 
.23 
.35 
.49 
9 
.11 
.17 
.25 
.38 
.54 
SO 
.12 
.18 
.27 
.42 
.59 
11 
.12 
.19 
.29 
.45 
.64 
12 
.13 
.21 
.31 
.49 
.70 
13 
.13 
.22 
.33 
.52 
.75 
14 
.14 
.23 
.35 
.56 
.80 
15 
.14 
.24 
.37 
.59 
.86 
16 
.15 
.25 
.39 
.63 
.91 
17 
.15 
.26 
.41 
.66 
.96 
18 
.16 
.27 
.43 
.70 
1.02 
19 
.16 
.28 
.45 
,73 
1.07 
20 
.17 
.29 
.47 
.77 
1.12 
; 100 No. 4, IV 2 lbs.; 100 No. 5, y 2 lb.; 
lbs. per one quart, or perhaps y 3 pound 
ZONES 
1-2 
3 
4 
5 
Wt. 
Up to 
150 to 
300 to 
600 to 
in 
Local 
150 
300 
600 
1,000 
lbs. 
miles 
miles 
miles 
miles 
21 
$0.17 
$0.30 
$0.49 
$0.80 
$1.17 
22 
.18 
.32 
.51 
.84 
1.23 
23 
,18 
.33 
.53 
.87 
1.28 
24 
.19 
.34 
.55 
.91 
1.33 
25 
.19 
.35 
.57 
.94 
1.39 
26 
.20 
.36 
.59 
.98 
1.44 
27 
.20 
.37 
.01 
1.01 
1.49 
2$ 
.21 
.38 
,63 
1.05 
1.55 
29 
.21 
.39 
.65 
1,08 
1.60 
30 
.22 
.40 
.67 
1.12 
1.65 
31 
22 
.41 
.69 
1.15 
1.70 
32 
.23 
.43 
.71 
1.19 
1.76 
33 
.23 
.44 
.73 
1.22 
1.81 
34 
.24 
.45 
.75 
1.26 
1.86 
35 
24 
.46 
.77 
1.29 
1.92 
36 
.25 
.47 
.79 
1.33 
1.97 
37 
.25 
.48 
.81 
1.36 
2,02 
38 
.26 
.49 
.83 
1.40 
2.08 
39 
.26 
.50 
.85 
1.43 
2.13 
40 
.27 
.51 
.87 
1.47 
2.18 
EXPRESS RATES: Latest tariffs of the Railway Express Co. from Hamburg, 
N. Y. to several cities, from coast to coast to give you an approximate cost of Express 
as compared with Parcel Post, the express rate includes insurance up to a $5 0.00 
value, in rate charged, with Parcel Post the insurance is extra and is 5c. for values 
under $5.00 and 10c. for values from $5.00 to $25.00 and more above that value, and 
does not cover loss by freezing, while all express shipments are covered against loss 
by freezing. These rates are 2nd class express rates, and cover bulbs, roots, seeds, 
packaged health foods, etc. The distances given are approximate and you can make 
your estimates from these figures. The cost of 1-2 lbs. to the last four cities* is given 
as 25c.-30c. etc., the cost of either 1 lb. or two lbs. For values over $50.00 by 
express, there is an extra value charge of 10c. This is insurance coverage. 
Approximate 1-2 
14 
22 
31 
43 
100 
City 
Miles 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Erie, Pa. 
. 80 
25c 
$ .25 
$ .35 
$ .45 
$ .60 
$1.20 
Albany, N. Y. .. 
. 300 
25c 
.34 
.49 
.66 
.88 
1.86 
Cleveland, O.. 
.. 180 
25c 
.30 
.42 
.56 
.74 
1.53 
Boston, Mass. 
. 450 
25c 
.39 
.57 
.76 
1.02 
2.19 
Chicago, Ill. 
. 530 
25c 
.42 
.62 
.84 
1.13 
2.44 
Des Moines, la. 
. 875 
25-3 0c 
.54 
.80 
1.09 
1.49 
3.27 
Denver, Col. 
.1595 
25-30c 
.84 
1.28 
1.77 
2.43 
5.45 
Portland, Oregon . . . . 
.2615 
30-35c 
1.32 
2.04 
2.83 
3.90 
8.87 
Los Angeles, Calif. . . . 
. 2740 
30-35c 
1.30 
2.00 
2.78 
3.83 
8.71 
Washington, D. C. is about 400 miles and Jacksonville, Fla., about 1200 miles. 
All stock quoted f. o. b. Hamburg, N. Y. That is ordered shipped by Post, goes at 
customers own risk and Prepaid Post, at our risk. 
Hamburg, N. Y. is a suburb of Buffalo, N. Y. Figure approximately same 
distance as for Buffalo, N. Y. 
