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.

LAID UP IN CHICAGO AT THE CLOSE OF NAVIGATION.
OWNED IN CHICAGO.

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.

29.998

Barley

Bu

102.700

93,466

Grass seed.

Sacks

2.062

587

125.500
31,000
3.899

40,500

249.518 194.932 108.998 37,385 1,736,935
213,659 259,760 232,640 89,140 1,568,323
776.708 1.491,473
9.299,233 4.919.243

51.391 I 132,579 215.993 227.740 191.881 233.181
250 121.297 136,375 188.755 159,485 166,962
1,662,481 693,009 606,865 796.583 1.909,934 1,416,677
5.922.6613,852.502 4,395,063 5.562.653 7.834,463 6.437.474
1,000 1,020,489 1,946,138 2.968,002 1,579,210 1.303,981 939,706
25.830 167,000 134.372 744.714 966,578 1.244.200
166.999 163,000 235,803
26.818

964,800 10,318,530 565.000 48,788,292

503.422 194.108 299.500

41,000 10,497,056

71,500

3,653.694

106,000

45,000

872,300

160,217

1,216,522

1,063,572

102,000

2,836,795

4,430

9.7821

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

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

25,467

2.901

103.734

Oil cake

Sacks

20

12.071

36,314

42,852

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

2.060

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 T

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 1

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

Groceries

Pkgs

1.875

6.120

4.220

3.996

20,786

880
22.121

480

585

848

1,123

1.285

450

8,087

30.187

21,550

14.662

12.795

7.978

2,840

149,130

Canned Goods

Pkgs

4,264

750 2.020

3.953

3,050

6,361

5,774

7.954

10.539

13,830

5,738

3,420

67,653

Cured meats

Pkgs

88

697

24

50

616

200

1,675

Pork

Brls

36

20

255

1.485

2,702

3,803

13,600

6,145

7,710

2.730

38,486

Beef

Brls

20

6

10

300

10

25

371

Oatmeal

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

300

750

25

3.222

Iron.

Tons

70

24

45

525

90

455

1.053

475

242

24

30

16

3,049

Potatoes.

Bu

172

650

1,025

1.950

300

4,097

Vinegar

Brls.

1,046

950

640

675

272

295

4,585

White lead

Pkgs

750

2.950

960

1,431

1.030

2,047

4.892

2.651

3,086

2,788

2,000

24.805

Hides

Bales

1.070

533

947

2.875

4.588

3.038

7.556

13,199

7.812

906

43.303

7.098

12.761

10,972

3.737

2.088

250

45.431

240

386

563

55

693

50

3.934

10

280

620

8

1.993

Oil

Brls....

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.

55

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

RECEIPTS BY LAKE AT SOUTH CHICAGO DURING 1896.

COMMODITIES.

Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Totals.

6.660
35.000
2.733,964 1.515.286

31.265
206.512 F

3.174
195,000

Oats

Bu.

1,125,807

Rye

Bu..

25.000

100,000

Barley

Bu..

83.000

211.000

Mill stuffs.

Sacks

2.100

791

Canned goods.

Pkgs

50,000
3,000

20.656 3.997
287,000 280,000
1.609.200 1.846.840 5,015,747 | 2.083,613 3,655,300 2.254,000
928.800 1.674,800 1,361,000 1,033,000 | 1,437,706
25,000 75.000
90.000

Groceries..

Pkgs

3,300

685

11,435

70

653

5,561

575

1.530

23.809

Nails.

Kegs

1,500

1,500

388

3.388

Iron

Miscellaneous.

Tons

60

430

3,320

1,122

584

618

651

612

160

7,557

Salt

Bris

1.200

700

483

574

150

560

150

3.817

Oil

Brls

4.200

27.110

27.700

,253

7,250

3,900

66

71

98,550

Coal.

Tons

560

Steel rails, etc.

Tons

1,952

Rags

Bales