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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...the two fold reason that the tariffs are not all filed with the Commission and are rarely maintained; some of the carriers file these tariffs, while others do not. It was found in the opinion in the case of the New.York Produce Exchange, filed April 30,1898, that the differential in favor of Philadelphia and Baltimore as against New York on grain and grain products ex-lake was 1 cent per 100 pounds, but that there was no differential on provisions. It was also found that at that time the rates from lake ports to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, in 100 pounds, were as follows: Special commodity rates by the bushel were also in effect from these lake ports to the above-named cities. They were in lots of 8,000 bushels and over, to one consignee and one destination, as follows: New York 5 cts. 4 cts. 4J cts. 41 cts. Boston (for export) 5 cts. 4J cts. 4i cts. 3i cts. Philadelphia 4 cts. 3f cts. 3 cts. 3 cts. Baltimore 4 cts. 3 cts. 3$ cts. 3 cts. It will be seen from the above tables that the regular differential upon grain, when shipped in carload lots by the hundred pounds, is 1 cent in favor of Baltimore and Philadelphia; when shipped under the special-commodity tariff by the bushel it is considerably more, being 1 cent per bushel in the case of wheat and corn and one-half cent per bushel in the case of barley and oats. Grain for export would, of course, always be shipped under the commodity tariff. (7 I. C. C, 617.) In a compilation by the auditor of this Commission, entitled " Differential Freight Rates to and from North Atlantic Ports," the auditor, under date of May 12, 1904, said (p. 5): From a comparison of these rates to the several Atlantic ports named, on file with the Commission, it appears that there...