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Louis P. Cain
Table Df17-21 - Inland freight rates, by type of transportation: 1784-1900
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Df17
Df18
Df19
Df20
Df21
Wagon
River
Canal
Railroad
Downstream
Upstream
Row
Year
Cents per ton-mile
Cents per ton-mile
Cents per ton-mile
Cents per ton-mile
Cents per ton-mile
1
1784
38
----
----
----
----
2
1789
----
1.50
10.0
----
----
3
1794
30
----
----
----
----
4
1802
----
1.20
----
8.00
----
5
1804
----
----
8.0
----
----
6
1816
----
1.20
6.0
----
----
7
1817
----
----
----
5.50
1
----
8
1819
30
----
2.3
----
----
9
1822
15
0.70
1.5
----
----
10
1825
----
----
1.0
----
----
11
1828
----
0.55
----
----
----
12
1831
----
0.50
----
5.00
----
13
1833
----
----
----
----
6.20
14
1837
----
0.55
----
----
----
15
1840
----
0.50
----
1.80
----
16
1844
----
Z
----
1.10
----
17
1848
----
Z
----
0.80
5.50
18
1850
15
Z
----
----
----
19
1851
----
Z
----
----
4.00
20
1852
----
Z
----
0.70
3.10
21
1854
----
Z
----
----
3.10
22
1856
----
Z
----
1.05
3.40
23
1858
----
Z
----
0.80
3.10
24
1860
----
----
----
----
2.80
25
1861
----
0.60
----
----
----
26
1862
----
----
----
1.10
2.70
27
1864
----
1.00
----
1.40
3.00
28
1866
----
----
----
1.30
3.30
29
1868
----
----
----
1.20
3.25
30
1870
----
0.75
----
0.90
3.10
31
1872
----
0.60
----
1.00
2.40
32
1874
----
0.50
----
0.80
2.35
33
1876
----
Z
----
0.52
2.00
34
1878
----
Z
----
0.50
1.55
35
1880
----
Z
----
0.52
1.45
36
1882
----
----
----
----
1.15
37
1884
----
----
----
----
1.05
38
1888
----
----
----
----
1.00
39
1890
----
----
----
----
0.93
40
1892
----
----
----
----
0.90
41
1900
----
----
----
----
0.73
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