COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. LIST OF VESSELS BUILT IN THE DISTRICT IN 1890. LAID UP IN CHICAGO AT THE CLOSE OF NAVIGATION. The following statement shows the dates of the opening of navigation at the Straits of Mackinac for thirty-seven years. The last clearance for Buffalo in 1890 was on December 5: 2 1869. April 23 1882. 1857. .May .April 5 1 1870 April 18 1883. 1858. . April 6 .April 28 1871. April 3 1884. 1859. . April 4 .April 28 1872. April 28 1885. 1860. April 13 .May 6 1873. May 1 1886. 1861. .April 25 April 21 1874. April 29 1887 1862. April 18 1875. April 28 April 23 1888. 1863. .May 4 .April 17 1876. April 28 1889. 1864 April 23 April 6 1877 April 20 1890. 1865. .April 21 .April 8 1878. Mar. 14 1866. .April 29 Merchandise Pkgs 16,929 14,893 17,160 Flour Brls. 85,969 87,951 212,951 227.738 220,888 274,999 264,652 219,111 168,813 11,211 1,737,296 955,687 4,500 18,025,833 8,000 39,005 49,232 42,081 941,683 Barley Bu.. 287,776 836,200 919,490 2,043,466 Grass seed Sacks.. 2,781 Flax seed Bu... 56,000 6,293 2,877 3,609 14,132 25,020 13,065 7,603 200 75,580 12,280 10,550 382,828 562,898 962,083 475,131 80,000 2,595,033 Broom-corn Bales 394 90 295 249 410 342 242 295 178 80 449 60 3,084 Pork Brls. 3,116 9,712 5,975 1,768 5,167 12,827 10,918 9,604 250 59,337 Beef Brls. 25 115 460 37 661 76 735 2,777 2,288 25 7,199 Oatmeal Brls. 540 2,000 3,540 1,835 4,815 1,493 1,657 315 16,195 Cornmeal. Brls. 1,555 575 1,125 628 1,475 2,105 3,315 2,545 840 14,163 Lard Pkgs 790 630 978 640 1,975 100 1,810 1,554 460 8,937 Lard Tes.... 34,730 36,682 44,558 46,627 42,237 38,718 33,929 39,447 2,070 318,998 Coffee Bags 435 50 330 1,126 2,238 2,776 1,960 1,848 2,441 2,095 1,955 226 17,480 Tea.... Chests. 105 120 1,102 1,194 2,493 2,265 2,456 2,512 1,519 1,635 160 15,561 Sugar Brls 1,063 2,062 2,376 1,970 3,042 2,300 1,902 1,915 214 16,869 Syrup. Brls 335 285 559 1,499 903 597 1,682 1,054 1,250 840 210 9,304 Hides.. Pieces. 174 250 2,197 2,100 1,872 2,986 218 1,710 651 12,158 Liquors Pkgs 440 285 249 1,340 1,768 1,409 1,305 1,618 1,070 1,424 963 320 12,191 Oil-cake.. Bags.. 39,720 32,270 18,213 11,629 5,015 14,622 43,246 46,184 7,000 217,899 Hay Bales 25 450 1,600 2,436 1,710 100 210 100 6,631 Cured meats. Pkgs 30 1,737 408 358 250 577 900 25 4,285 Tallow Pkgs 702 6,834 6,133 6,944 5,948 5,503 6,708 10,861 310 49,943 Nails Kegs 500 1,550 3,135 2,232 3,074 2,335 1,615 2,285 1,175 400 18,375 Iron-Miscellaneous Tons. 105 57 529 943 1,344 610 964 709 573 921 21 6,858 Salt Brls 375 60 100 50 43 15 20 663 Lead Pigs. 50 21,269 39,986 46,358 35,710 45,437 68,078 24,503 7,769 289,160 Lumber M 57 1,223 109 109 348 87 251 169 2,353 Wool Bales. 61 618 1,318 1,323 228 70 70 3,688 Glucose. Brls 50 50 455 2,733 1,271 290 2,169 1,735 2,912 11,665 Potatoes Bu.. 775 2,525 6,615 1,930 675 375 12,895 |