Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-06-28
STEAMSHIP STATISTICS.



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Commissioner Morton. of ths Ruy..,,
Navigation. says that 50 year. ago !
iraasatiantic steamer burned "A tons
coal daily. while the most rsosatly
, 'iit vessel Ia this trade burns NO
trhs The latter also consumes Ia,
salions u oil every day and require.
- tTf-oas 10 man her throughout.
! . single passage 10 the westward
she hal the following quaniitie. "A
y 1'ss'onsi l2.S50 pounds fresh beef.
8~s pounds of oorned beef. A,330
Paands matton. $50 pounds lamh. $50
~ wds veal. $50 pounds pork. 2.OOo
Pa''nds fresh iisk. GOO fowls. 800 chick.
ems, i0 daekA 90 geese. ~ tarkaya,
asl RFaee gruass. ia tans potatoes. 81
hai.a.fs seaelahlea - quarts lce
- N4 HmartA 49, ana "A 500
aaFs< r. aSuae4sea alane there we've
ever 80 aiesseni articles. Including 2
(fer ihe roupa voyags ~ ~ days) ss0
ppanas a tea. i.so pennds u coffee.
$40 poamde whits suaar. 2s0
pounds moist sugar. 80 pounds pal.
VeriHed sugar. l.5o0 pounds cheese,
1850 pounds butter. $500 pounds ham.
l"o pounds baron. Lemons we're
used a The rate Il 3 per day pee head
oranges three per head pee day. aud
apples. whrn Ia season. a. the rate Il
u pct head pee day. The quantitie.
q vines, sYirits. bcer. etc. pat ou
board Dor consumption Dn The round
voyage comprises LOO bottle. cham.
pagne. 80 hoitlss clarei. s.esD ate, T..
at1 bottles porter. 4. $50 battles mineral
water. 60 bottlcs a yariou. Spirits.
troeksFy b bruksR very extensively.
being at the rate q 9no plates ~
cups. as saurer,. i.2ii tumhlers. a.
vine giasses, "a deeanters and - WatoI
bottles Ia a single voyage No les.
thnn ass sheep. I. suO lamb. and Z. l7i
oxen are consumed un the entire he.l
- one line cash wear This j. equival.
me % a03L'5t pounds 4 meat Eight
hundrvd and thlrty-oHe Thousand six
hundred and three eggs n. $50 pound,
q tea and 1L77u pounds u cohee.
swcetened by g46 100 pound Il sugar.
are used in a year. while thr follow ine
articles also hEsre largely; tine and
uue-half tons VI mustard. N tons II
pepper, 1915 brtlcs Il pirkols. Sos
tins q sardinss. % tons salt cod aud
ling. Lls3 four-ppuud jars iam. u
toms marmslade. ~ tons raisins,
currants and figs ~ toas split
poaa rs tons pearl barley.
~ tons uf rice. SA tons oatmeal. 90
t"ns aour. Is tons bi.cuits. ~ toni
sat. -, gi2 losves q bread q pound.
eaeAl. 5S tons hahas. ~ tons bacon. .,
tons chee-s, $50 tons potatoes. 2t.o7'
fowls. T. - ducks. 2.sl0 turkeys. z -
geese. 5l.Si2 tablets toilet snap. 5. 49,
pounds white soap 90 tons yellov
soaa The hravissi item In the ananA
con pInPtiuu i naturally coal, Il whiei
asag % lsas ar "a, se.., ~ Aisssss-
! .psl tons fur every day IN the year
The consumption 81 cngine oil i i0f.
O43 galloas, a burning otis, 2A0z'
gallons. of paint oil, s.2so gallons; o
waste. 80 tins: Il white lead. 81 tons
u rrd lead. " tons The aggrogst,
rm .pymsnt 4 lab"T by the cumpanl
4 80 captains. t6 officers, 62s engin
arrs, boilsrmaker. and carpenters. 66.
-samcn. sl6 fremeu, 80 stewards
~ .trwariesse., a. women to keep tbs
upholstery and linen in order. with
I .lno ms4 a. shore gang. or about
l.Joo o. pie % tun the ships u one
liur 4 vessels traverse yearly
di-.fu.a equal - i've times that he
tNvfu tle earth and the moon. Al
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