From a statement made to the United States Pacific Railway Commission, it appears that the aggregate earnings guaranteed by the railroads to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company from September 30, 1871, to March 21, 1886, were $11,227,939.27. This did not include Central or South American business. Of the guaranteed sum the steamship company earned $5,854,113.06, leaving $5,373,826.21 to be made up by the guarantors. The distribution of the burden among the railroads interested may be suggested by the fact that out of $146,170.29 which had to be paid during the three months from January to March, 1886, the Union Pacific paid $34,652.94, the Central Pacific $31,927.57, the Southern Pacific $30,172.79, the Santa Fé $15,086.11, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio $11,536.82, and seven other companies smaller sums.[355] Change in Ocean Traffic The change which took place in the volume of water-borne commerce in and out of San Francisco coincident with the arrangements between the railroads and the Pacific Mail which have been described, is clearly indicated in the following table:[356] VALUE OF COMMODITIES SHIPPED FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO AND FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK VIA PANAMA EACH YEAR FROM 1869 TO 1884 Shipped from New York Shipped from San Year ended to San Francisco Francisco to New June 30 York Total 1869 $50,015,994 $20,186,035 $70,202,029 1870 15,334,945 3,259,310 18,594,255 1871 9,391,607 2,161,106 11,552,713 1872 6,739,563 3,086,874 9,826,437 1873 3,042,617 3,667,107 6,709,724 1874 7,049,821 1,752,653 8,802,474 1875 6,057,202 2,382,928 8,440,130 1876 4,470,594 1,983,261 6,453,855 1877 3,398,864 2,205,979 5,604,843 1878 3,976,358 3,211,245 7,187,603 1879 2,781,065 2,166,690 4,947,755 1880 2,963,065 2,865,237 5,828,302 1881 815,893 2,598,868 3,414,761 1882 1,270,900 3,153,902 4,424,802 1883 1,192,912 2,394,430 3,587,342 1884 1,040,495 1,264,682 2,305,177