Ports. 1882 1883 1884 great Mississippi River water system, affording 15,000 miles of water navigation, will secure lower and more stable rates of freight than most legislation, and will do it by the laws of competition between different modes of transportation." (President Gaiennie's report to Merchants' Exchange of Saint Louis, January 3, 1883, page 12.) "The river trade, though hampered during the past season by low water, is developing yearly, and forms a very important ontlet to the sea for our foreign grain trade. "The foreign trade, taken as a whole, via New Orleans and via the eastern sea-board, has been large, showing that Saint Louis is known in all the markets of the world." (Report for 1887 of Secretary Morgan, of Saint Lous Merchants' Exchange, pages 21 and 22.) This, too, while the great feeder, the Missouri River, is practically idle." Report Merchants' Exchange, Saint Louis, 1887, page 64.-Saint Louis and Missouri River, 1887: Steamers arrived, 161; steamers departed, 171. Receipts in tons, 27,700; shipments in tons, 14,580. Receipts in tons for 1886, 32,620. Page 73.-Shipments bulk grain, Saint Louis to New Orleans, 1887: Wheat, 3,973,737 bushels; corn, 7,365,340 bushels; total, 327,092 tons. Page 107.-Receipts at Saint Louis by Missouri River: 27,700 tons in 1887; 32,620 tons in 1856; 16,875 tons in 1885; 28,825 tons in 1884. Shipments: 14,580 tons in 1887; 24,255 tons in 1886; 10,330 tons in 1885; 15,285 tons in 1884. Page 131.-Direct shipments, Saint Louis to foreign countries, by river to New Orleans: 325,442 tons in 1887; 232,352 tons in 1885; 231,552 tons in 1835; 175,126 tons in 1884; 301,629 tons in 1883; 176,583 tous in 18-2; 389,587 tons in 1881. Page 159.-Sources of supply for three years: The West by rail and Missouri River, 11,164,929 bushels corn in 1887; 11,350,690 bushels corn in 1886; 18,055,357 bushels corn in 1885; 7,128,371 bushels wheat in 1887; 5,337,732 bushels wheat in 1886. Shipments: Europe via New Orleans and river, 7,365,340 bushels corn in 1887; 7,501,730 bushels corn in 1886; 8,180,039 bushels corn in 1885; 3,975,017 bushels wheat in 1887; 743,439 bushels wheat in 1886; 50,000 bushels wheat in 1885. Page 132.-Average rates of freight on wheat per bushel from Saint Louis to Liverpool: Wyoming. Amount of freight either carried past or handled at various Lower Missouri River ports for the season 1887-'88. NOTE 1.-General Meade made eleven trips to Osage River during 1888; cargoes up were merchan. dise, and down, grain and stock. No estimates of amount obtained. NOTE 2.-Steamer New Haven also ran to Chamois and New Haven with merchandise and returned with grain, but no estimates of cargoes were given. ENG 88-146 General mer Amount of freight either carried past or handled at Upper Missouri River ports for the season 1887-'88. chandise. Wool. Tons moved on the Upper Missouri River, 1887-'88. 528 1,230 150 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Cases. Compa- Tons. 546 200 575 140 150 76 90 21 70 70 450 EXPENDITURES. Office expenses, traveling expenses, and salaries of Commission. [Appropriation act of July 5, 1884.] July 1, 1887, amount available of above allotment. Received from sales of fuel to officers... Unpaid liabilities June 30, 1887..... Total.... Itemized expenditures from July 1, 1887, to June 30, 1888, both dates inclusive: $13, 133, 15 182.96 75.93 13, 392.04 $1,000.00 100.00 27.00 26.00 11.40 20.00 653.41 733.76 140.60 8,027.54 30.00 233.61 9.90 3.95 13.68 15.50 78.50 102.41 22.00 7.95 75.68 11, 332.95 11, 365. 14 2, 026.90 Additional surveys and establishment of permanent bench-marks below Sioux City. [Appropriation act of July 5, 1884.] July 1, 1887, amount available of above allotment $618.94 Itemized expenditures from July 1, 1887, to June 30, 1888, both Preservation and observation of gauges, and collection and compilation of physical data. [Appropriation act of July 5, 1884.] July 1, 1887, amount available of above allotment Unpaid liabilities June 30, 1887.... Itemized expenditures from July 1, 1887, to June 30, 1888, both $5,719.38 17.33 5,736.71 $5, 272.00 68.35 5.00 9.25 5, 416. 44 320.27 Special surveys (at Omaha, Atchison, Fort Leavenworth Reservation, Arrow Rock, Plattsmouth, Brownville, and Nebraska City). [Appropriation act of August 5, 1886.] July 1, 1887, amount available of above allotment.. Itemized expenditures from July 1, 1887, to June 30, 1888, both dates inclusive: $2,505.74 $2,449.54 6.30 31.05 3.60 3.15 12.10 2,505.74 Elevations of extreme high water, Missouri River. [These results, where different from those published, were determined by study of all data on the subject on file in the office of the Missouri River Commission February 15, 1888. | |