YEARLY AGGREGATE SHIPMENTS FROM CHICAGO of various commodities for a series of years. 3,972,021 13,101,162 29,310,038 11,782,656 483,443 16,779 269,496 138,497 24,190 385,353 258,351 422,313 422,339 518,973 480,930 551,989 537,497 1869. 48,624 121,635 8,273,924 25,600,808 1870. 65,369 165,885 6,493,143 15,826,536 27,245,846 11,049,367 24,351,524 2,462,864 1873. 33,938 191,144 1874. 72.562 231,350 1875. 60,454 313,713 73,575 319,344 1885. 122,100 393,364 1886. 119,007 370,752 44,360,187 98,531,099 129,801 327,924 672.307,117 287,865,767 102,087,869 32,915,993 163,786,733 43,292,249 28,959,292 86,707,466 17,278,520 - 5,898,391 46.693.346 182.780.968 69,101,205 200,652.329 2.853,757 66,207,092 668,820 810,417 632,069 216,565 63.441,329 174,807,918 4.726,818 65,567,528 806, 144 985, 153 54.078,833 171,069.974 5.734,654 94.212,310 997,454 861,600 773,983 298,835 599,920 277,329 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 232,136.00 7.6 293,021.00 9.6 197,820.00 6.5 136,785.00 4.5 359,861.00 12.2, 336,932.00 11.4 361,614.00 12.3 407,780.00 13.8 312,875.00 10.6 237,571.00 8.1 235,615.00 8.0. 286,755.00 9.7 259,275.00 8.8 150,322.00 5.1 408,234.00 10.8 556,094.00 14.7 495,850.00 13.1) 498,817.00 13.2 262,403.00 7.0 313,249.00 8.3 333,511.00 8.8 355,865.00 9.4 317,301.00 8.4 1896. Tons. 416.169.00, 10.1 534,772.00 13.0 558,809.00 13.6 470,130.00 11.4 273.358.00 416.966.00 10.1 338,882.00 82 431,136.00 10.5 318,402.00 7.7 236,151.00 6.3 355,573.00 8.7 Per Ct. 6.7 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 AGGREGATE TONNAGE OF DEAD FREIGHT, LIVE STOCK AND DRESSED BEEF. C., C., C. & St. L... Totals 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 5,721,578.00 100.0 395,043 00 8.3 404,072.00 .8.3 267,817.00 5.6 668,097.00 6.6 153,797.00 2.6 177,298.00 3.4 541,493.00 11.1 623, .00 10.9 381,208.00 6.4 385.2 00 6.7 253,415.00 3.7 373.033 00 6.5 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. F. R. R. from Pekin) excluded from this statement. 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. NOTE.-Flour includes all kinds of flour, oat meal, groats, corn meal and farina. |