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A general history of inland navigation, foreign and domestic : containing a complete account of the canals already executed in England, with considerations on those projected, to which are added, practical observations / by J. Phillips
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A TABLE of the Difference of Prices of Carriage of Goods

by Canal and Land,

Between

ByUanal.

ByEand.

PerTon.

PerTon.

£-\

s.

d.

£•;

s.

d.

Gainsborough and Birmingham - - -

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o

o

Manchester and Etruria, the Centre of the Potteries

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is

0

2

IS

o

Ditto and Bromley Common, three Miles to Litchfield

-

o

o

4j

0

o

Land-carriage from thence to Litchfield

o

0

o

o!

2

6

Ditto and Shardlow, six Miles from Derby

i

10

o

3 I

o

o

Land-carriage from Shardlow to Derby

0

o

0

°i

s

o

Ditto and ditto, twenty Miles from Leicester

i

10

0

6 \

o

o

Land-carriage ditto, to ditto, twenty Miles

o

0

o

16

8

Ditto and Nottingham - - - -

2

o

o

4

o

o

Ditto and Newark " -

2

0

o

s

6

8

Ditto and Wolverhampton - - - -

I

5

0

4

*3

4

Ditto and "Birmingham - - -

I

IO

o

4

0

o

Ditto and Stourport - - -

I

10

o

4*3

4

N. B. Packs of Wool and Pockets ot Hops being very

bulky Articles - -

2

o

o

°

0

o

Liverpool and Etruria - -

o

IZ

4

2

IO

o

Ditto and Bromley Common - - -

I

o

0

°

0

o

Ditto and Shardlow - - - -

I

IO

o

0

o

o

Ditto and Nottingham and Newark

2

o

0

0

o

6

Ditto and Wolverhampton - - - -

I

5

0

5

0

o

Ditto and Birmingham - -

1

IO

o

S

o

°

Ditto and Stourport - - -

I

IO

0

5

0

o

- Chester and Wolverhampton - - -

I

IS

o

2 10

o

- Ditto and Birmingham - - -

2

o

0

3

IO

o

-Ditto and Stourport - - -

2

o

o

3

10

o

The Freight between Gainsborough and Shardlow (being

the Junction of the Canal with the Trent), and between

Bristol and Stourport (being the Junction of the Canal

with the Severn), will be about, per Ton,

o

IO

o

o

o

9

N. B. The above Prices are only for perishable Goods;

those not perishable will be carried at a lower Price.

- Forth and Clyde, the whole Distance from Sea to Sea, or

Two-pence per Mile per Ton - - -

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