Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago

FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

The Quarter in England consists of:

American Atlantic Coast business in all United Kingdom markets
Russian Wheat in London

Californian Wheat in all United Kingdom markets.

English home grown Wheat in all United Kingdom markets..
English and Scotch Barley in all United Kingdom markets
Russian Barley in London..

Russian Oats in London

Prince Edward's Island Oats in Liverpool and London.
English and Scotch Oats in all United Kingdom markets.

Other measures in different countries are:

One hundred kilos wheat equal.
One hundred kilos corn equal
One hundred kilos oats equal..
One hundred kilos rye equal.
One hundred kilos barley equal.
One hectolitre wheat equals..
One centner, Austria, wheat equals
One fanega, Argentina, wheat equals
One cahiz, Argentina, wheat equals
One chetwerk, Russian, wheat equals
One pood, Russian, wheat equals
One candy, Bengal, wheat equals
One candy, Bombay, wheat equals.
One candy, Madras, wheat equals.
One candy, Mysore, wheat, equals

UNITED STATES TARIFF DUTIES.

Lbs.

480

492

500

504

448

420

304

320

336

Bushels.

3.67

3.93

6.87

3.93

4.58

2.83

2.05

1.59

19.17

5.92

0.60

9.22

9.33

8.32 9.33

The tariff duties upon cereals and farm products as passed by the Congress

GRAIN CROPS IN ILLINOIS.

Acreage, estimated yield, and estimated home value of the crops of wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley in the State of Illinois for the years
1860 to 1896, inclusive, as reported by the State Agricultural Department.

WHEAT.

CORN.

OATS.

RYE.

BARLEY.

Acres. Bushels. Value.

Acres.

1860.
1861
1862.
1863.
1864

1865

1866.

2,109,471 23,837,023 $20,261,469 3,839,159
2,109,471 23,837.023 16,927,284 3.839.159
2,300,994 32.218,500 24,482,262 3,458,903
2,617,347 31,408,183 32,978,571 3,773,349
2,328,763 33,371,173 51.725,318 4.192.610
2.296,977 25,266,745 27.5 732 5.032.996
196.263 28,551,421

1867

2,456,140 28,060,000,

1868.

2,483,478 28,560.000

1869.

,607.142 28.300.000

115,174,770 $48,944.277
115,174,770 27,641,944
138,356,120 32,821,911
83,013,681 51,479,442
138,356,130 103,767,101
177,095,852 51,800,536 802,520
104,243 4.931,783 155,844,350 67.031,070 883,952
.000 4,583,655 109,091,000 74,281.880 1,068,372
72.000 3.928.742 134,363,000 57.786,090 1,018,150
2.000 5,237,068 121,500,000 69,225,000 1,099.261
100 5,720,965 202,378.000 70, ,300 1,480.846
2,050,081 25,206,000 ,880 5,310,469 206,391,000 65,085,020 1,163,202
2,042.23124,711,000 30,394,530 5,468,040 217,628,000 52.230,720 1,178.196
2,104,963 28,417,000 31,258,700 6,839,714 143,684,000 45,962,880 1,178,666
2.619.304 30,122,000 25.904.920 7,421,055 133,579,000 74,804.240 1.818,514
2,600,000 27,300,000 24.843,000 8,163,265 20,000,000 95,200,000 2,272.720
2,520.430 23.440,000 21,799,200, 8,920,000 2:23,000,000 69,130,000 2.400,000
1,977,745 32,490,556 38.002,082 8,935.411 269,889,742 77,562,879 1,556,194

28,088,197 6,741,167
39,054.370 9.917,942
32,158,000 15,757,420
32,479,000 12,666,810
35,726,000 13,218,620
38.509,000 12,320,640
38,502. 10,770,560
43,122,000 8,294,180
35,360,000 9,900,800
31,824,000 14,320,800
75,000,000 000.000
48.000.000 2,480.000
61,145,983 16,269.647
24,755 33.883,398 27,059,480 8.672,088 250,560,810 56,035,842 1,757,953 53,423,555 10,684,911|
2,440,808 45,417.661-39,930,639 7,918,881 305.913.377 97,483,052 1,631,139 54,664,569 12.059,162
3,256,350 56,508,409, 46,497,160 7,754,545 250,697,036 83,757.009 1,749,391 62,709,002 12,858.247
3.642,589 22.374,163 21,133,780 7.157.334 174,491,706 93,328,977 1.922,389 68,644,514 21.022,267
2.846,117 52,323,261 46,714,376 7,371,950 179,471,729 76,528.755 2.461,655 99.275.380 41,062,611
2,047,956 20,347,502 19.337.063 7,304,596 186,583,558 68,067.698 2,740,959 104.299.230 7,403,706
2,717.592 33.611,245 25,410,014 6,898,819 207.556.662 60,300,153 2,867,560, 102,411,665 26.047,256
1,068,364 8,299,243 7,162,292 7,212,657 230.922,298 64,850,545 3,159,585 114,344,387 28,098,984
1,991,336 28,284,086 18.865,383 7.153,289 182.755,0.53 54,772.027 3,337,455 113,247,664 29,042.381
2.391.297 38,676,486 25.032.982 6,719,126 129,537,603 53.718.691 3,643,861 110.006.640 25,625,744
2.277.001 34,317,920 24,128,437 7,047,813 277,726,457 79.245,114 3,809,830 151,172,782 36,264,246
2.052.388 37,201.916 26,093,250 6,988,267 247,980,589 58,337,049 3,663,936 142.150,811 28.981,064
1,215,797 14,662,037 11,987,201 6,114,226 164,512,020 73,356,923 3,164,805 75.904.941 21.902,460
1.871,968 34,620,828 27,269,219 5,754,147 217,982,050 83,990,210 2,934.887 113,201,389 32.312.485
1,665,964 30,578,643 21.061.703) 5.188.432 137.540.285 48.913.834 2,698,893 89.254.551 24.500,490
1,630.797 18,916.314 9.157.708 6,416,488 167.687.971 51.099.698 3,352,375 105,916,595 22,985,087)
1894 2.071,354 41,315,099 17,841,353 6.705,476 205,637.061 79,605,353 3,424,422 133,479,742 36,856.979
1895. 1,686,527 18,093.503 10.706,913 6,922.921 267,423,008 57.738,225 3,647,626 86,616,615 17,273,961
1896. 1,682.019 21,514,581) 10,447,439 6,881,400 288,616,334 50,199,522 3,466,471 104,423,989 14,176,917

1881
1882.
1883.
1884
1885
1886.

1887
1888

Bushels. Value. Acres. Bushels. Value. Acres. Bushels. Value.

45.058 1,036,334 $507,803
45,058 1,036,334 269,446
32,657 1.175,651| 705,390
54,755 1,205.042 1.444,790
50,520 1.144,790 1,568,362
50,425 1,058,931 600,943
41,510 1,037,753 705,672
44,663 996,000 1,274,880
37,829 976,000 1,327,360
59,808 1,250,000 1,125,000
111,600 2,232,000 1,383,840
80,509 2,053,000 1,067,560
79.455 2,073,000 1,140,150
99,130 0,000 2,166,000
119,302 2,052,000 1,990,440
113,281 2.900.000 2,030,000
124.293 2,200,000