Differentials in Shipping Cost from the Midwest and East to Alaska via Prince Rupert as Against the Seattle Route—Concluded
es (As of March, 1944)

1 2 3 4 | 5 | 6 7 8 9
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Point of Origin to Ketchikan Point of Origin to Skagway
Difference | Per Cent Difference | Per Cent
Between | by which Between | by which
No. Commodity Point of Origin Rate Rate Via Prince Rate Rate Via Prince
Via Seattle Rupert Via Seattle Rupert
Seattle* | and Rate | is Lower | Seattle* | and Rate | is Lower
Via Prince than Via Prince than
Rupert f Seattle Rupert Seattle}
(Cents per 100 Pounds)} Per Cent |(Cents per 100 Pounds)| Per Cent
63 | Electric Refrigerator, domestic. Sete |p Daycone @hio senna 429 —81 18-9 513 Sls 25-9
64 | Electric Incandescent ampsaqen see Schenectady, N.Y........... 737 —125 17-0 865 — 203 23-5
65 | Electric Vacuum Cleaners, domestic. . . North Canton, Ohio......... 396 —62 15-7 459 — 100 21-8
66 | Electric Cooking Ranges, domestic... . Schenectady, NY........... 458 —89 19-4 348 — 143 26-1
i 67 | Radio Receiving Sets.............._ East Pittsburg, Penn......... 612 —163 26-6 675 — 200 29-6
68 | Diesel Engines, Stationary... Gane Chicagomli ta ew eees 243 —27 11-1 271 — 44 16-2
69 | Concrete Mixers, S.U.............. Chicagoulll hie ees fee 337 —49 14-5 387 —79 20-4
70 | Power Shovels and Excavators... ..._ Chicago lines \een a eae 452 —85 18-8 538 = i197) 25-5
71 | Sewing Machines, domestic.......__ Bridgeport, Conn........... 387 —54 14-0 442 —88 19-9
72 | Air Compressors, portable.......... Chicago ees eee 274 —30 10-9 304 —48 15-8
73 | Standard Typewriters..........._.. Buffalo ss Ns Vaea teens assess 494 —51 10-3 545 —82 15-0
ae\a Cash ecisterse eet se ene Day tone © hota 386 —30 7:8 417 —49 11-8
75 | Cream Separators, farm use........_ Chicagoul| (leave oreo aes 313 —42 13-4. 355 —67 18-9
76 | Mowers, farmuse,K.D............ (Chen stos 1, ode mc ee 253 —30 11-9 285 —50 17-5
77 Tracklaying Tractors, under 35 horse-
DOME ee cher Oech ees eo Peortaslll ae 269 —28 10-4 298 —46 15-4
78 | Tracklaying Tractors, 60 horse-power
aANGlOVverm ves ern ee ee Peona ile ee 256 — 24 9-4 280 —39 13-9
(9 | Motor @ruck, tton....-.....5., IDIARROHES IMO 5 5c ons no ene 569 --130 22-8 659 —100 15-2
80 | Passenger Automobile, medium weight.| Detroit, Mich.............. 705 —-135 19-1 795 —105 13-2
81 | Passenger Automobile Engines. al eDetroit Wich eee ane 238 =i} 11-3 266 — 44 16-5
82 | Aircraft Engines, radial type......... Chicago lees eee 409 —126 30-8 499 — 193 38-7
83 | Marine Engines, Diesel. ........... Choviensoy, JI os ccaes acco 220 —21 9-5 240 —33 13-8
Sia leWiniteleadtin: @ileeeo se one Cleveland @hiome sess 193 --19 9-8 212 —30 14-2
OD || leawnshy Sony es os anaes Cincinnati, Ohio... ......... 152 ill 7-2 176 —27 15-3
86 | Pianos, upright for home use........ . @iica yor ea eee 628 —215 34-2 711 — 264 37-1
87 | Ammunition, metailic cartridge... ... Bridgeport, Conn........... 204 —20 (9-8)t 223 — 40 (17-9)t
SSalsynamitegern ss pao ea Nee Wilmington, Del............ 579 —18 (-1)t 585 —77 (13-2)f

Amount of the Differential per Carload of 40,000 Pounds
At 10 cents per 100 pounds

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see 20K ents) per 100 pounds: ee egies wae oe nie eee a 80
pee eoU cents pet 100 pounds eee ae ed ee eee 120
eee nts Der 100, pounds rie a ee ere ee ee NR 160
pene Cents Det 100: polinds Shee tek. eu een en ee ee a eee 200
pcmOD scents: pet 1O0pOtnds Hse, siiar ee ueeti emp ade eames ces eae 240
Ae a7 Olcents per 100 pounds ini sett ae ee ee Poe boeen cy eps kokee ereTEWapiase eect 280
At 80 cents per 100 pounds. .... Ge esau andeon ati sear me oa te ao a aoe ae 320
prey cents pet 100 pounds Terex nent (ac ee ee eee gm ee 360
At 100 cents per 100 pounds........................ UPBAcoD DoE oD OEd DEO RTOS es 400

* Includes 20 per cent war-time surcharge. Rates quoted by the t Rate via Prince Rupert higher than via Seattle.
Canadian lines include wharfage and handling at port of origin and : Z ‘
also handling (but not wharfage) at port of delivery. To make valid Sources.—P. ackaging specifications from US. Dept. of Commerce:
comparisons it was, therefore, necessary to include wharfage and handling © Modern Ship Stowage; and U.S. Dept. of Interior, Consolidated P urchasing
charges at Seattle. Data on handling charges for cargo delivered by and Shipping Office.

United States ships at Ketchikan and Skagway were not readily available.

Rates from Alaska Steamship Company: Local Freight Tariffs No. 581
{ Includes war-time increase of approximately 20 per cent effective (U.S.M.C. No. F-3) and Supplements Nos. 6 and 7, Local Freight Tariff
June 15, 1942. It also includes wha

rfage and handling at Prince Rupert No. 612 (I.C.C. No. 60); Canadian Pacific Railway: Proportional Freight
and handling (but not wharfage) at Ketchikan and Skagway. Tariff, B.C.C.S. No. 16 (U.S.M.C. No. F-2).

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