DISTILLED SPIRITS. The manufacture of this product in the collection district of Chicago for a series of years. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCES FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. LIST OF VESSELS BUILT IN THE DISTRICT IN 1896. 66 66 66 OWNED IN CHICAGO, THAT WERE LOST IN 1896. LAID UP IN CHICAGO AT THE CLOSE OF NAVIGATION. CUSTOM HOUSE STATEMENTS. CANAL STATISTICS. The following statement shows the dates of the opening of navigation at the Straits of Mackinac for a number of years. The last clearance for Buffalo in 1896 was on December 18. 102.700 Grass seed. Sacks 2.062 587 51.391 T 132.579 215.993 227.740 191.881 233,181 249,518 194.932 108.998 776.708 1.491,473 4,919,243 939,706 503.422 194.108 37,385 1.736,935 744.714 966.578 166.999 163,000 1.244.200 299.500 71,500 3,653,694 235,803 106,000 45,000 872,300 26.818 40.500 160,217 1,216,522 1,063,572 102,000 2,836,795 9.782 9.282 38.384 21.424 1.400 91.250 Mill-stuff's Sacks 7,405 71.316 109.661 122,825 159.121 133.736 148,078 163,546 25.842 941.530 Gluten meal Sacks 27.496 8.020 13.083 7,501 15.908 8.028 14.343 19.689 2,000 116,068 Glucose. Brls.. 515 630 637 30,718 48.077 i 27.711 20.095 27.389 33.272 38.394 52.345 24.300 304,083 Malt Sacks 720 5.941 11.204 12.839 11,371 10.907 22.384 467 2.901 103.734 Oil cake Sacks 20 12.071 36,314 42.352 23.759 25.052 35.948 51.471 54,289 3.406 284,682 Spelter Plates. 60 1.215 29.807 84.829 69.053 44.135 45,272 30,986 48,556 13.592 367,505 Lead Pigs. 20.265 55,215 88.576 88.800 124.315 | 109.291 101,057 94.972 56.496 738,987 Soap Boxes 1.290 3,760 3.380 3.015 2,000 3,202 15,599 2,521 6,676 8,435 6,370 1.190 57,498 Starch Pkgs 120 280 14,105 18.180 13.819 22.082 14.443 14,982 18.654 32.889 10,257 159.811 Lard Pkgs 160 280 450 8,121 18,244 30.507 35,769 28.231 34.963 4.166 160,891 Lard Tes..... 2.192 545 2.072 7,849 15.691 21,555 30.694 26,118 4,796 111,512 Coffee Sacks 2.500 2.525 2.770 5.980 3,760 2.246 2.275 3.410 5.574 5.084 4,120 1,037 41,281 Tea Chests 917 650 1.250 600 500 1.260 2.570 1,945 2.075 2,019 1,145 565 15.496 Sugar Brls. 570 180 306 6,439 34,171 19,265 20.332 40.227 35,595 28,130 26,511 11,252 222,978 Syrup Bris. 110 100 150 803 1,273 880 480 585 848 1 1,123 1,285 450 8,087 Groceries Pkgs 1,875 6.120 4.220 3.996 20,786 22.121 30.187 21.550 14.662 12.795 7.978 2,840 149,130 Canned Goods Pkgs 4,264 750 2.020 1 3.953 3.050 6.361 5,774 7.954 10.539 13.830 5,738 3,420 67,653 Cured meats Pkgs SS | 697 24 50 616 200 1.675 255 1,485 2,702 3,803 13,600 6,145 7.710 2,730 38,486 Beef Oatmeal Brls 20 6 10 300 10 25 371 Brls. 2.059 1.771 1,795 1,125 3.305 7.151 4,554 21.760 Cornmeal. Brls 325 350 168 943 950 510 3.246 Broomeorn Brls. 815 165 220 1.361 1.883 1.227 1.228 201 553 1.143 388 20 9.204 Nails. Kegs. 300 350 352 530 340 275 300 750 3.222 Iron. Tons 70 24 45 90 455 1.053 475 242 24 30 16 3,049 Potatoes. Bu 172 650 1,025 1,950 300 4,097 Vinegar Bris 182 1,046 950 640 675 272 295 4,585 White lead Pkgs 750 2.950 960 220 1.431 1.030 2,047 4.892 2,651 3,086 2.788 2.000 24.805 Hides ... Bales 1.070 533 779 947 2.875 4.588 3.038 7.556 13,199 7.812 906 43.303 Tallow Tes.. 689 2.556 5.280 7.098 12.761 10,972 3.737 2.088 250 45.431 Liquors Salt Oil Pkgs 550 1,397 240 386 563 693 50 3.934 Bris 820 10 280 620 255 8 1.993 Bris 120 485 2.330 1,003 1.120 2,565 3.712 4.118 4,616 960 21.029 Coal Tons 20 20 200 5 270 Lumber M 60 20 485 100 72 50 100 887 Glue Brls 20 60 492 40 667 Wool and hair Sacks 1,000 2.700 1,300 275 2.628 4.455 7.654 2.773 7,028 7,404 2.732 549 40,498 Hops Bales 1,542 1,542 Steel rails, etc Tons 760 1.465 100 2,325 Rags Bales 25 308 1.473 1,089 1.443 373 1.051 662 504 307 7,235 Hay Tons 288 1,669 2,985 1,698 1,562 1,440 1,006 1,067 50 11,765 |