Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Hundreds of Rate Reductions
NJ ade By Commerce Commission

cifc coast ystates) on rangescattle and
other live stock from points in the
southwest (Texas, New Medco. etc. y
to feeding grounds in the middle west
and northwest, to and including Mon
tana.
4. Reductions of 40 per cent in
rates on hay (prairie and alfalfa)
from Idaho, Wyoming and Utah to
Missouri river and points beyond.
4. General reductions amounting
to 1t, to rs per cent in rates on hay
from Colorado, New Mexico. Arizona,
lahoma to the Missouri river, Missis-
sippi river points, Chicago and the
territory beyond.
Reductions on Farm Products.
6. Reductions amounting to rs to
35 per cent in rates on blackstrap
molasses from Gulf ports and south
ern producing points to all points in
the Mississippi valley, the southeast,
Missouri river points and the northern
states generally. Blackstrap mo-
lasses moves in large volume and Is
feed.
z. Reductions in rates on grain
and grain products from Mississippi
| river points and west to the Rocky
mountains, including the northwest,
to Atlantic ports for export. These
reductions range from 8 to 4 cents
per 100 pounds.
8. Reduction Of 8 cents per 100
pounds in the rates on grain products
Ifrom Buffalo to Atlantic ports for ex-
port: Applicable on grain transported
TO Buffalo by hks traffic from the
west.
9. Reduction of % cents per ton
: on coal from Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Kentucky and other
EASTERN producing points to points on
Lake Erie. when destined for ship
Dakotas and the northwest. The
purpose of this reduction was to
avoid coal shortage in the northwest
Turing the coming winter.
10. Reduction Of rs per cent in
rates on molasses and b~y-products OF
sugar factories in Colorado, Idaho and
Utah to middle western and south
are used in the manufacture Of feed
for live stock.
II. General reductions in rates or
alfalfa meal and other b~y-products OF
alfalfa. from Colorado and New
Mexico to eastern points.
-. Reduction of S cents per 1o(
pounds on corn, wheat n rye and Z
cents per 100 pounds on oats AND
barley from Buffalo and other lake
ports to the Atlantic seaboard for ex
port, provided these products were
shipped to Buffalo from the west by
lake routes.
10. Reduction from 4 to 10 CEN.
per 100 pounds on potatoes from
points in Oregon. Idaho and Mob
tana to all points between the Rock!
mountains and. the Mississippi river
and also to st. Paul, Minneapolis
Chicago, Peoria and many Illinois
points.
II. Reductions from 8 IL to s3 l..
} cents per 100 pounds on vegetable
t and cantaloupes from California pro
ducing points to points east Of Chi
IS. Reduction of 8 cents per 10
t pounds on grain from Illinois point
l to Atlantic seaboard points.
49,. Reduction Of 16 IL cents pc
l 100 pounds on apples from points il
the Pacific northwest to points cas-
8 of the Rocky mountains.
IT. Reductions from is IL to S
t cents per 100 pounds on ann
salmon from Pacific coast points t
points east Of the Rocky mountains
10. Reductions from 8 cents to. l
5 cents per 100 pounds on condensed o
: evaporated milk and buttermilk fror
Pacific coast points to. points asst O
: the Rocky mountains.