New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-11
Anne rican RaiirOnds-The Cost of Trans.
por:ati0n on Them.
Be DO LOO FERGQrS0So


s2eir owA H9es 0t transportaeons 50 sI
al! bseadstutfis, peovisiono an5 artic?s Oi
generaleonsumpt;on Aay SeaarSosd Sos che
oosfo any charge 0bove GooS is o tax diposl
allO9or the benefit OF monopolyo In Sedes
that tie people may knovp something 1sir
s,the tax they are paying Que gailroa9 N eaee
poles for the transportation Of Their ~ @
ducts, herewith submit table Showing
the cost Of fourth class freight from the Dis
terent points mentioned in the table to New
York city. have arranged the freight per
tcn, per 100 lbs, and peg bushel OF oS
lbs, that all may see at glance tirse
select the month Of June t9S73 10 es 1hae
month is usually the lowest month toe IaiG
1rei.hts during the year, and the month Of
June, 1873, was the lowest month we ever
had since the Inauguration OF through
frei ght rates, SO the average we obtain trum
This month will be as low Ss sl1oUgA
treights we're ever carried.
(The tabular statement is ~mie9eG.Y
From the above it will be seen the aver
age rate from Chc9go to New York for the
month of June was 81 per ton. A. cents per
100 pounds. or p 2,I0 cents per bushel OF 56
pounds. From Peoria Sli per ton. o. cents
ir+ ~ oppy.ia Erono r,,Ionn- IIl!,rn;s. $40
r,an,b eli co nar +nr e 40 In ,,9nnI.
~ ~ IA ot w el W, II ~ Is %o"nGs %"n,
neca+ur IIIlno;Ir ,,e sa,na rata XII G0
Carthage. Illinois, also the same rate 81 60
per ton, 50 cents per 100 pounds or 3 4i0
ccnts per buahel OF 56 pounds. $50 Louis.
Missouri, sl2 per tone so cents per 700
hounds hounds Rom Eat StJ,onis $40 50 qaxSon.
~ cants ner I0tenona5s o,g 50 3.io nfnts o,eS
hnsbai az s56 noundsa Frn,,, kenkut- go
2iInaSr.o S. ea, "a ~ 900 o. ia
na,,nSs "a, 2n 3 ~ en IA S>ISaenfa o,as
b,,aio,i buu =, sss qon,.ssI E.veuncrsI IsS,s
as SO sSq@ sIos s s..s eoo. sss, 70 e.fb ce,ss
80 ;ao o'nnnIs or % oqSso * e.no. ess
of go eH. eae. frosr Ci0icsg" S +s.
Ks ynrt du,in. si,., en,,tY, op sYans,s-..
49, 80 soG ;oo, Sae,a S,..g, ar 2nsee...
SaUas.s Ger $40 s.nrn'n- sp az ~. cs.rs
100 S,,soSSi al 5ss srI.,,.,.'s sp9ife 10. eh.s
,nnnssh Of 'JnTss. .amss or. IL Nas .e OIL,
.,a,,,n.,nr avsLes - e sornSs.u+bus shov.
-, 80 7 q, - % q0 asn+s ronra f's
~ % 80 - -. an a5m.are for
.ta 80 af "a 81. eenss ,,as hns al
r5G nornds
IN av.oroco Rcora Sei.s.s 20 s,r s9s Yva -
,oa, of 49,, 10. ali o1a ,,ar son' -; as,ss
1.a~ 100 ,orn6s or II :s19ecen+s ner bnsIsl
r. 5e ,or,nJs Tb,s a..sare trom Chicags
G,,r;,,e o. orin,ae $50. ,.o the ! 90 ia =
80 80 elP -; ~ 2. cane. ms 96S
Ssn,Ian Son, 30 q',s~%9f - oeosa ~si hysbna
te t'.%', ,nt;. Wt'a.a Tons for 80
80 ii,o..;nh n t;ms - - ssee hi@har. l.ao
inr sIa0 .55 neY eoY, So IL cAnts ner .0e
,l1,,rds ar a oa,ts naoHrsb.I.S "a =; nonpJs
-, Tola1n- oL:o ttba eawess noi,,f ~, an,
ast;,na+e he aIcae,ge f,r sI,s ss,n,e Inc go
20 10 nor tnn a5l9 ~ents ges 30 rouu,Is. A..
~ oaafs nov brshal go o,onSds- Tbis
ritas on AVERAGE G,rO Si. sase Gv.s veor.
Trn,,, sLas. ,lrca a.sys 81 a. ceDfs nor
S.,sho1 ondo, ararsna So 49,. ew..a;tias
at Che,ro anS a. s..s 40 az
San,S ner L,ysa9 uLss - aIs ~. ahove
!.al pol an,.InSa-h 2IA,
cents 7ss sair e.simaoe Of sss svaeagscsss
of TRANSPORTING q Gus1.es OK SO pounds a
thousastS aliSte-os sro!s ehe silssss.ip's
river to the Atlantis seals,aed at New toelo
Or that the Farmer OIL pref seer. in Iliepiso
Sowao Missouri AIir.esS'a a9.S Wisconsin
always GAYS Si!2 sents ueS fsusaeS OF 80
pounds and e,lsentinles sar snore; ss tns
Gates audo asryayes sbus. aye anls from
complying points. :ns. s.... n1t being in.
GluGtolo Soss s;sn:s 'es Sushel is ST . seaes
pee 400 Qoun..aoc -: ST % Se: soa. F..;I.
the best authority IL the cOtsatgY ss ses.cG
that the average sSswiag capacity Ss q
thirty ton locomotive is .0s gross Cons (es.
elusive of the weiehe u ses) ever srr pres.
ent Sines Oo s4slessS. Tie average
cost Of 0Uqo 9TssfnH SSNeoa6 systenis
according elo YO0I % $naGnaio 9s :sSOUt
40 GOO ner mil. This Of course sreIydes
81 '.aof;r- io9T,- 80 r-I. s.l:on