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BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD

The New York Central Railroad Company, Lessee

TRAFFIC STATISTICS

DESCRIPTION  OF  REVENUE  FREIGHT  MOVED
 


 

NUMBER   OF
 

CARLOADS
 


 

COMMODITY
 


 

NUMBER
 

OF  TONS
 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

(2,0C0 pounds)
 


 

Decrease
 

Increase
 

1921
 

1922
 

PRODUCTS OF AGRICULTURE
 

1922
 

1921
 

Increase
 

Decrease
 


 

1,274
 

1,187
 

2,461
 

Wheat
 

110,663
 

48,250
 

02,413
 


 


 

1,477
 

2,021
 

3,498
 

Corn
 

104,929
 

73,099
 

31,830
 


 


 

749
 

2,561
 

3,300
 

Oats
 

87,486
 

79,267
 

8,218
 


 

16
 


 

314
 

298
 

Other grain
 

7,886
 

8,313
 


 

427
 


 

881
 

6,732
 

7,613
 

Flour and meal
 

191,690
 

174,289
 

17,401
 


 


 

2,532
 

8,829
 

11,361
 

Other mill products
 

232,874
 

202,094
 

30,780
 


 


 

1,036
 

8,816
 

9,852
 

Hay, straw and alfalfa
 

119,660
 

107,035
 

12,615
 


 

26
 


 

89
 

64
 

Tobacco
 

691
 

1,088
 


 

397
 

1,466
 


 

5,342
 

3,876
 

Cotton
 

63,051
 

72,332
 


 

19,281
 

220
 


 

268
 

38
 

Cotton seed and products, except oil
 

891
 

6,609
 


 

5,718
 

106
 


 

612
 

406
 

Citrus fruits
 

7,090
 

9,093
 


 

2,003
 


 

2,544
 

4,362
 

6,906
 

Other Iresh fruits
 

98,803
 

58,645
 

40,158
 


 


 

397
 

1,689
 

2,086
 

Potatoes
 

43,000
 

35,432
 

7,568
 


 


 

1,199
 

1,062
 

2,261
 

Other fresh vegetables
 

30,041
 

13,729
 

16,312
 


 


 

191
 

424
 

616
 

Dried fruits and vegetables
 

14,208
 

9,475
 

4,733
 


 

315
 


 

3,503
47,691
 

3,188
57,823
 

Other products of agriculture
Total
 

65,011
1,167,963
 

75,604
974,354
 


 

10,593
 


 

10,132
 

193,609
 


 

ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS
 

62
 


 

171
 

109
 

Horses and mules
 

1,229
 

2,047
 


 

818
 

149
 


 

4,934
 

4,785
 

Cattle and calves
 

65,509
 

67,004
 


 

1,495
 

421
 


 

1,520
 

1,099
 

Sheep and goats
 

11,721
 

16,595
 


 

4,874
 


 

1,602
 

10,880
 

12,482
 

Hogs
 

150,866
 

131,606
 

19,260
 


 


 

671
 

13,244
 

13,815
 

Fresh meats
 

169,143
 

156,530
 

12,613
 


 

1,165
 


 

4,927
 

3,762
 

Other packing-house products
 

58,717
 

81,594
 


 

22,877
 


 

194
 

1,205
 

1,399
 

Poultry
 

16,931
 

13,822
 

3,109
 


 

183
 


 

2,806
 

2,623
 

Eggs
 

29,491
 

31,111
 


 

1,620
 


 

460
 

2,104
 

2,564
 

Butter and cheese
 

30,422
 

24,415
 

6,007
 


 

182
 


 

5,868
 

5,686
 

Wool
 

62,869
 

68,299
 


 

5,430
 


 

958
 

2,265
 

3,223
 

Hides and leather
 

59,466
 

42,281
 

17,175
 


 

75
 


 

1,461
51,385
 

1,386
52,933
 

Other animals and products
Total
 

24,128
670,482
 

26,488
 


 

2.360
 


 

1,548
 

651,792
 

18,690
 


 

PRODUCTS  OF  MINES
 

16,485
 


 

32,579
 

16,094
 

Anthracite coal
 

749,700
 

1,492,975
 


 

743,275
 


 

1,420
 

32,829
 

34,249
 

Bituminous coal
 

1,788,110
 

1,772,804
 

15,306
 


 


 

1,718
 

2,997
 

4,715
 

Coke
 

132,689
 

67,318
 

65,371
 


 


 

14
 

6
 

20
 

Iron ore
 

598
 

186
 

412
 


 

165
 


 

266
 

100
 

Other ores and concentrates
 

4,030
 

10,296
 


 

6,265
 


 

3
 

1
 

4
 

Base bullion and matte
 

118
 

31
 

87
 


 

528
 


 

7,271
 

6,743
 

Clay, gravel, sand and stone
 

273,443
 

302,246
 


 

28,802
 


 

9
 

1
 

10
 

Crude petroleum
 

347
 

18
 

329
 


 


 

347
 

770
 

1,117
 

Asphaltum
 

37,777
 

26,798
 

10,979
 


 


 

60
 

969
 

1,029
 

Salt
 

27,619
 

26,135
 

1,484
 


 

205
 


 

430

78,118
 

225
64,306
 

Other products of mines
Total
 

6,011
3,020,442
 

14,209
3,713,014
 


 

8,198
 

13,812
 


 


 

692,572