YEARLY AGGREGATE SHIPMENTS FROM CHICAGO of various commodities for a series of years. Beef. Pork. Other meats Lard. Butter. Wool. 1853. 64,499 29,809 9,266,318 1,847,852 577,388 953,100 1854. 56,143 51,542 5,189,725 2,596,912 609,449 536,791 1855. 55,790 77,623 6,401,487 1,803,900 1,056,631 2,158,462 1856. 23,794 52,104 13,634 892 3,908,700 297,748 575,908 1857. 44,402 30,078 3,463,566 309,550 1,062,881 1858. 49,530 80,859 5,280,000 512,833 1,038,674 8,693,852 9,272,450 7,232,750 934,595 839,269 59,748,388 16,400,822 1,360,617 1866. 67,762 257,470 1867. 84,622 176,851 71,944,010 4,505,123 2,101,514 5,927,769 8,503,321 12,391,933 1868. 75,424 141,321 95,106,106 23,527,821 3,972,021 13,101,162 29,310,038 EASTBOUND TONNAGE. Eastbound tonnage from Chicago from 1889 to 1896, inclusive, by railway lines, classified as "dead freight," live stock and dressed beef; also aggregate tonnage, showing in each statement percentage of tonnage carried by each line. Furnished by J. F. WOFFINDIN, Chairman, Chicago Committee. DEAD FREIGHT TONNAGE. C., C., C. & St. L.... Totals 197,820.00 6.5 259,275.00 8.8 136,785.00 4.5 150,322.00 5.1 236,151.00 6.3 2,462,664.00 100.0 3,066,460.00 100.0 2,556,624.00 100.0 2,703,185.00 100.0 3.047,929.00 100.0 2,948,600.00 100.0 3,777,475.00 100.0 4.114,197.00 100.0 LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED BEEF TONNAGE. 317,301.00 8.4 318,402.00 7.7 355,573.00 8.7 N. Y., C. & St. L. C., C., C. & St. L.. 1,839.00.1 1,912.00 .1 1.498, 226.00 100.0 1,639,495.00 100.0 1,569,396.00 100.0 1,717,110.00 100.0 1,484,861.00 100.0 1,690,636.00 100.0 1,454,757.00 100.0 1,607,381.00 100.0 AGGREGATE TONNAGE OF DEAD FREIGHT, LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED BEEF. N. Y., C. & St. L. Chi. & Erie..... ., •. Wabash. 177,298.00 3.4 253,415.00 3.7 373.033 00 6.5 3,764,041.00 100.0 4,595,440.00 100.0 3,957,295.00 100.0 4,235,635.00 100.0 4,532,790.00 100.0 4,639,236.00 100.0 5,232,232.00 100.0 5,721,578.00 100.0 519,623.00 12.3 395,043 00 8.3 267,817.00 5.6 153,797.00 2.6 404,072.00.8.3 668,097.00 6.6 541,493.00 11.1 623,557.00 10.9 381,208.00 6.4 385.239.00 6.7 EASTBOUND FREIGHT. Statement showing eastbound tonnage from or passing through Chicago by railroads during 1896. (Furnished by J. F. Wondin, Chairman Chicago Committee Central Traffic Association.) NOTE.-Flour includes all kinds of flour, oatmeal, cornmeal and farina. Grain includes wheat, corn, rye, barley, malt and oats. Salt meats include all kinds of dried, salt, canned meats and bulk meats. Bran includes bran, middlings, shorts, mill stuff, ship stuff, screenings, mill feed, oat hulls, malt and barley sprouts. Ores include copper, zinc, bullion, pig lead, spelter, antimony, matte and ore. Oil, N. O. S., includes all kinds of oil except tallow oil. Miscellaneous includes all articles not enumerated. Peoria, Pekin and East St. Louis tonnage (excepting traffic via the C., B. & Q. R. R. from Peoria, and A.. T. & S. excluded from this statement. R. R. from Pekin) TONNAGE OF LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED BEEF DURING 1896. Statement of tonnage by railways running east, showing the per cent. of the aggregate shipments carried by each road. (Furnished by J. F. Woffindin, Chairman Chicago Committee Central Traffic Association.) Statement of tonnage by railways running east, showing the per cent. of the aggregate shipments carried by each road. NOTE.--Peoria, Pekin and East St. Louis tonnage (excepting traffic via the C., B. & Q. R. R. from Peoria and Á., T. & S. F. R. R. from Pekin) excluded from this statement. EXPORT AND DOMESTIC TONNAGE. Export and domestic tonnage for the year 1896, by railroads, showing percentage of each; also percentages carried by each line. (Furnished by J. F. Woffindin, Chairman Chicago Committee Central Traffic Association.) Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway. 74,509 155,910 40,258 270,677 9.7 173.773 7.0 Chicago & Erie Railroad 22.662 264,349 29,395 316,406 11.4 216,041 8.7 Grand Trunk Railway System 13,434 228,311 55,921 297,666 10.7 299.189 12.0 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. 36.724 215,402 80,244 332,370 | 11.9 274,833 11.1 Michigan Central Railroad 22.740 255,627 96,330 374.697 13.4 413.854 16.7 New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad 44,432 147,350 47.536 239,318 8.6 240,523 9.7 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway. Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway. Wabash Railroad. 8.353 224.388 30.949 263,690 9.5 251,810 10.1 570,650 2.788,723 614.794 100.0 2,483,495 100.0 NOTE.-Flour includes all kinds of flour, oat meal, groats, corn meal and farina. Grain includes wheat, corn, rye, barley, oats, malt, bran, middlings, shorts, ship-stuff, feed, screenings, malt sprouts and oat hulls. Provisions include lard, boxed and bulk meats, canned meats, tripe, beef in tierces or bbls., tongues, pigs' feet and pork in barrels. Peoria, Pekin and East St. Louis tonnage (excepting traffic via the C., B. & Q. R. R. from Peoria and A., T. & S. F. R. R. from Pekin) excluded from this statement. |