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Avonmouth Docks. Charges per Ton. £ s. d. Dock dues ... ... ... ••• ■•• ••■ ••• ••• ... 0 1 6 In and out of store, with twenty-eight days' storage ... ... ... . ...0 5 0 Total for twenty-eight days or less ... ... ... ... ... 066 For twenty-eight days longer in store, at Jd. per carcase per week—ls. Bd. per ton per week x 4 ... ... ... •■• ••• ••• ••■ ...068 Total for fifty-six days ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 13 2 Mutton and Lamb from Avonmouth. _~,,. „,". To London. To Birmingham. Delivered direct ex Ship- p er rp on _ p er {x to Railway-wagon. £ g _ ' & £ g _ & Dock dues ... ' ... ... ■•• ••• ... 0 1 6 0 16 Quay rate 0 3 9 0 3 9 Railway rate ... ... ... ■•• ••• ..100 150 15 3 1 10 3 = id. per pound. = £d. per pound. Butter and Cheese from Avonmouth. -, „.,,.. en • To London. To Birmingham. Delivered direct ex Ship Per Ton. Per Ton. to Railway-wagon. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dock dues • ... ...- ... ' ... .- ... 0 10 0 10 Quay rate ... ... ... ... ••• ... 0 1 0 0 10 Railway rate. ... ... ... ... ... ... 016 8 017 6 0 18 8 0 19 6 = xfed- P er pound. = id.per pound. Hides (Undressed) from Avonmouth. Delivered direct ex Shin To Leicester ' To Nottingham. Delivered, direct ex bnrp , Per Ton. Per Ton. sto Railway-wagon. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dock dues ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 16 0 16 Quay rate ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 1 9 0 19 Railway rate ... ...• ... ... ... ...100 12 6 13 3 15 9 Wool (Raw) from Avonmouth. ,-. ~ , ~ . rj, • To Bradford. To London. Delivered direct ex Ship Per Ton. Per Ton. to Railway-wagon. £ g _ d £ s _ & Dock dues ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 1 0 0 10 Quay rate ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 1 6 0 16 Railway rate ... ... ... .... ... ... 119 4 18 10 2 1 10 1 11 4 = Jd. per pound. = -Jd. per pound.

II. ADVANTAGE OF SHIPPING GOODS FROM MANCHESTER.

Iost of shipping Goods op various Classes at Manchester Docks, compared with Liverpool Hull, and London.* From. Description of Goods. Total Cost to Total Cost to Total Cost to Railway Bate Manchester. Liverpool. Hull. to London. Accrington .. : Birmingham Blackburn Burslem Bury (Lancashire) .."3 •• Bradford Hanley .. "■ W.. Huddersfieldiif M •• Meddleton (Lancashire) Openshaw Rochdale Saughall Sheffield jS" Machinery (parts) in cases Iron wire, packed Oils Cotton-waste (2-ton loads)J Earthenware (not packed, 1-ton loads) Machinery (parts) in cases^iS" 1 .. Cotton, linen, and woollen'goods (packed) Woollen, worsted, and stuff goods (packed) Tiles (under 2 tons) Printing-paper, bales or reels Sheep-dip and sheep-wash Iron or steel boilers Heavy drapery Galvanised iron (2-ton loads) Plated goods Eailway springs Wire ropes Earthenware, packed Wire Wire netting Per Ton. £ s. d. 0 13 0 0 16 0 0 18 2 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 8 11 0 10 0 0 16 2 0 11 10 0 13 6 0 9 6 0 0 8 0 12 4 0 8 7 16 8 0 13 6 0 17 2 0 15 0 0 6 5 0 6 5 Per Ton. £ s. d. 0 14 9 0 18 . 8 0 19 11 0 11 9 0 16 7 0 11 5 0 13 9 0 19 2 0 13 2 0 17 4 0 11 9 0 10 2 0 19 6 0 8 3 1 12 4 0 19 7 0 19 4 0 16 7 0 6 5 0 6 5 Per Ton. £ s. d. 0 18 2 0 17 2 1 3 11 1 0 10 I 5 6 0 18 2 1 0 8 0 15 8 1 1 3 0 14 3 1 0 8 10 8 1 6 11 0 15 8 1 3 11 0 15 3 0 15 8 1 3 0 0 15 8 0 15 8 Per Ton. £ s. d. 1 10 0 16 8 1 2 (i 1 10 0 1 12 6 1 8 10 2 5 6 1 12 6 1 7 11 1 7 6 1 11 11 1 11 8 2 5 6 i) . . . . Stoke-on-Trent Warrington .. 2 10 0 1 2 6 1 10 5 16 3 1 6 8 1 10 0 * Abridged from a list in the case of London, dock >repared by the Manchester Ship Canal Company.] In the case Uarges are not included. >f Manchester, the charge co' ra canal tolls