, 1874-01-19

montreal 1os tte fouf Eears from lsoi to Ivy ~
etnstYo et w1.G @ ovs pusnes, agana1 u9n
inclusive iaaIsating gsip eonparSg tie two
potioas' Oh aa'o91''aS oushoiB' oqua1 10 III par
cent.
1no ,e sggI,eEatea dollVerlea Oh nonr ana gram
as pnauepa aoE sne M .a dor yors from lad1 TO
'95a ,ooo bushels Tor the Tour years from 1869
TO iot1 inclusive. Indicating af1 increase. COM
pat;lng tne twq perioas, o. oo,zts nushea,
wnlch equals 10o por cent. Inc gam IN 1of3
haa poem IN an augmented ratio, exceeding tint
OF any Pro!loua year.
ing feeelpto OF uour anu gratn " Erle. r.. ny
lake during TIE navigation season OF 1878 weto
sqnal TO 5.iuS'a6f puHhois, nsa1nss 2,o53,o61
ouShels n,t,s 5a!i,sI,a " aoad. n.,.,.u.
ir,oftland. i, ana boston havc Deon very consldcra-
ply angnen1ga, buG tne gatu uas hot been so
'naTkeu IT; 10 ny thllaaeiPhla ana montreal. :,
Ihe 1oeelpss at ne" fofk City W atl'ra1l
iod snn toa yoa1a oaa t66 n@Yo neen IN
lov:o9o'sv pashes ny =, tn9 hudson 4,vor and
Vessels eoaatwise; a and ~ the year 1873 to Dec:
~ ~ nao mnVo sso oeen laa onshos by ra against
g;,o 4oy ~ oasne.s } t1 9y Ma.o1 flaw, u.,,
at By sa Hse an 0 ohapa 2ap ind aana saa
aa ascs W r. VIII toae a. acd ako gorts was In
1oo0, n a563 per cent " 15G9 KEY per cent IN
4o1o, o3o, 32g5 pos cens IN !5tt, 55;t per cons IN
ao.a' 90, por cehs ~ aot5, 20 Doc. =, y 2o.5a per
IN average Of lnss six years. Sl.a9 per cont; III
aVeraSo OF tho hfst tnfoo Of tue Last SIX years.
81 RE- 10 Ing nyelaSe s o. TIC last three
rho ratin 1 - ~ Hnnr ,99 St rro u1 o,,o~;os a.
vt ~ 'S oso NJ au nara csu ~
onap ~ VIVA snoao ~ oa norss was u
1917 az 70 por oon ~ 1a55' 1'o9 pr cent ~
o7o' ~ 6ooo ~. sos ~ tott' o@1oo Pe1 ceus III
cent IN aggregate ior lnst i s.x years. 81 81 Go por
cent "a nvcroge 70 aoF , .ae laas slx yoate aIo5 Pr
cent; IN m average OF tue st throo OF tho last six
~ 11o t . pes ~ % Ss @ oI inc las5
t. = eSissss f%es ss1ssste sassq i sssls oaiy
6a19 miles. The Woliand, 2s miles long, can
now pass vesaels eod o. about 4oo to- tons measure,
moht, cat1ying 0uV ~ TONS cargo. rms canal ana
30 enlarged as to mss Vessels Of % zoo tons N moas.
ulome;.t' eaI;G;Y;;ng A,ooo Ions carEo. VAN tAe
p5esons M n e,d 1acltica oy taat route. upwards or
douogoVo qusneis VI ,o1a SS1oal pioaucss we're re-
eovea a. hlontIeal NJ, n 1875, mostly from western
eha,l'have pson made, TINS state, to hold thu
tlAoo .! .ae hest' hlass pe' prepared TO meec
cotpctt'oh Ds'"eeI Lang nlchlsah poft6 aho
Mo9tteai eI fa.es OF ifoi9ht not OK
ceuulug s. 9o;uv ucr son, wncn u aoour ~
cents per nnshet 1of s'l wneat. me average
Iate u !lelsnt lIom Galcaeo 10 NOW YORK
W, w tno 'aAes' Mew iolk Gahals ana Aaosoi
fnsaf nna pee'l. lnclaula6 otat9 tolis aho en-
I!ols plontB, anu exclusive ot Dnna'o anu Os-
MeEo shlpplng anu tfansler charges, Tor tho
laat eeVen years, ABOUT Sl per ton: Tho
average rate from bnitalo to New York via canal
at'o iiset' nas eeom =, 1or tto eanle period Sd:93
on Nleat, anu 94'o3 On corr per ton OF auoo
Tho ayara1e roto Fro 1ca hp eusisois -, prol
lS too'1 nnous =. .ne SUNG ~ VIZ Dunal1. ..,u
MitA aho pteaons gaaai capacity tona, ana a.
o,hties y canHnt W u9ne lol scly Mluch al1nlh"
sheo lato' nth ~ afgo o1ass sesseh on tno
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