The following resume of these tables is given and will undoubtedly be of interest, showing at a glance the vastness of the grain weighing service in this city:

The total number of bushels of grain weighed into and out of elevators and mills were:

Total number of cars weighed into and out of elevators and

Oats..

Rye...

Barley..

Flax...

Buckwheat..

Total....

Adding to this the number of cars of hay, straw, corn, oats, coal, feed, turnips, rye, barley, twine and timothy seed weighed in railroad yards, (2,226) it makes a grand total of 149,796 cars. Wagon loads not included in the above number of cars, 3, 165. Respectively submitted,

C. M. REESE.

State Weighmaster.

TABLE I.-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT. Table Showing Receipts, Disbursements, Surplus, Deficiency, Number of Cars Weighed, Places and Men Employed since the Weighing Department at Minneapolis has been Organized.

TABLE II-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT.

Receipts and Disbursements year ending Aug, 31, 1891.

TABLE III.-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT.

Cash Receipts for the Year Ending August 31, 1891.

TABLE IV.-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT.

Bushels of Grain Weighed In at Elevators and Mills for the Year Ending

TABLE V.-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT.

Bushels of Grain Weighed Out of Elevators and Mills for the Year ending Aug.

TABLE VI.-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT..

Number of Cars Weighed Into Elevators and Mills for the Year Ending August

TABLE VII.-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT. Number of Cars Weighed Out of Elevators and Mills for the Year Ending August 31, 1891.

MONTHS.

Wheat. Corn. Oats. Rye. Barley Flax. Feed.

Total

cars.

TABLE VIII.-MINNEAPOLIS STATE WEIGHING DEPARTMENT. Number of Cars and Wagon Loads Weighed at R. R. Yards for the Year End

RPORT OF DULUTH WEIGHING DEPARTMENT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,

OFFICE OF STATE WEIGHMASTER,

DULUTH, SEPT. 1, 1891.

To the Honorable Board of Railroad amd Warehouse Commissioners of Minnesota :

GENTLEMEN:-I have the honer to submit herewith a report of the business transacted by the State Weighing Department at Duluth during the crop year ending August 31, 1891.

The business done here the past year shows a slight falling off from that of the preceding season. This is largely due to a short crop of the coarse grain, most of which found a local market, and consequently a small quantity reached this port for export. This, together with a large milling demand in the middle western states, caused large shipments to be made to Minneapolis that would have come here had these localities. produced wheat enough to supply this market.

In the face of the above facts this port has done a good business, and the weighing department has, to the satisfaction of all concerned, weighed over 33,000 cars in and shipped out 17,000,000 bushels.

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Elevators D," "E," "H," "Imperial," Duluth Roller Mill, Duluth Elevator Company and Great Northern "A" are the houses at which the state has had weighers assigned for duty. The men, I am pleased to say, are old and well tried and fully competent to perform the work required of them.

With the approval of your honorable board a weigher was placed in the Duluth Roller Mill. In consequence this department has been increased one man. The weighman was placed

in this mill with the understanding that should the fees from cars weighed not pay expenses the mill management would make good the difference. This they cheerfully agreed to. That they can give state weights has proven very satisfactory to them and their patrons, as most of their wheat is received. direct from the country.

The following table shows the shipments and number of cars weighed in and out, by months, also receipts and expenses. Respectfully submitted,

E. MCMANUS,

State Weighmaster