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. 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 40,500 249.518 194.932 108.998 37,385 1,736,935 51.391 I 132,579 215.993 227.740 191.881 233.181 964,800 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 20,786 880 480 585 848 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 31.265 3.174 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 20.656 3.997 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 |