TABLE NO. 42.

MOVEMENT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES ON THE ERIE CANAL FOR 1834.

 

   

TO TIDE-WATER.

 

 

ITEMS

Table of equivalents used in reducing from denominations given in original tables to tons of 2,000 lbs. – Canal Commissioners report, 1827, page 32.

Out of State, Erie and Champlain – Sen. Doc., 1835, No. 58, p. 5

Champlain – Sen. Doc. 1835, No. 58, Table I.

=(1)-(2)

Out of State, 1835 – Sen. Doc. 1836, No. 70, Table F, No. 4.

Out of State, 1832 – Assem. Doc., 1835, No. 36, Table C.

Out of State, 1834, Estimated or interpolated.

     

1

2

3

4

5

6

     

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

"The Forest".

Lumber

1 ton, 10 cwt. per M

181,016

116,795

54,221

494

155

265

 

Timber

40 lbs. per cubic foot

28,810

19,819

8,991

-----

264

-----

 

Shingles

3 cwt. per M

5,719

635

5,084

-----

-----

-----

 

Staves

3 tons per M

32,676

420

32,356

7,926

1,569

7,100

 

Ashes

5 bbls per ton

7,050

-----

7,050

907

1,273

1,000

 

Fur and pelt

 

237

8

229

125

107

125

 

Wood

2 tons, 10 cwt. A cord

96,642

{12,265

{788

83,189

-----

-----

-----

 

Hoop poles

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Hemp

 

34

-----

34

4

29

5

 

Apples

 

193

-----

193

-----

-----

-----

 

Charcoal

 

91

-----

91

-----

-----

-----

Agriculture – Products of animals.

Butter

Cheese and lard

 

-----

4,985

-----

977

-----

4,008

-----

524

-----

464

-----

252

 

Wool

 

497

126

371

70

3,572

60

 

Hides

 

-----

26

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Beef and Pork

 

6,241

608

5,663

754

464

1,385

 

Hogs

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Tallow

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Agriculture – Vegetable food.

Flour

216 lbs. Per bbl

105,787

-----

105,787

6,399

100

338

 

Wheat

60 lbs. per bushel

24,665

-----

24,665

3,001

3,016

2,800

 

Provisions

7 bbls per ton

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Cider

250 lbs. per bbl

15

-----

15

-----

-----

-----

 

Flaxseed

50 lbs. per bushel

949

-----

949

387

-----

225

 

Peas and beans

50 lbs. per bushel

473

-----

373

-----

-----

-----

 

Clover and grass-seed

 

562

-----

562

35

-----

-----

 

Bran and ship stuff

 

2,911

-----

2,911

-----

-----

-----

Agriculture – Other products.

Hops

 

135

-----

135

4

-----

-----

 

Coarse grain

50 lbs. per bushel

14,659

-----

14,659

364

-----

-----

 

Starch

 

-----

30

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Cotton

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Potatoes

 

513

-----

513

-----

-----

-----

 

Tobacco

 

871

-----

871

1,765

386

-----

 

Dried fruit

 

78

-----

78

3

-----

-----

Manufactures.

Domestic Spirits

9 lbs. per gallon

5,515

-----

5,515

31

-----

100

 

Merchandise

 

292

17

275

18

-----

-----

 

Black lead

 

-----

11

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Copperas

 

-----

210

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Castings

 

-----

139

-----

-----

468

-----

 

Iron and nails

 

-----

2,631

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Iron ore

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Whiskey

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

285

-----

 

Salt and plaster

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Beer

250 lbs. per barrel

52

-----

52

-----

-----

-----

 

Salt

56 lbs. per barrel

1,707

-----

1,707

-----

-----

-----

 

Glass

28 lbs. per box

-----

252

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Furniture

 

291

501

291

17

38

24

Other articles.

Gypsum

 

43

-----

43

-----

-----

-----

 

Brick

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Stone, lime, etc.

 

18,623

1,167

17,456

-----

-----

-----

 

Non-enumerated

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Oil

2 cwt. 2 quarters to barrel

-----

-----

-----

-----

2

22

 

Oysters

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

----------

 

Water-cement

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Ironware

 

650

-----

650

76

-----

500

 

Pig iron

 

67

-----

67

6

761

 

Lead

 

1

-----

1

-----

-----

-----

 

Sundries

 

10,574

3,708

2,987

24

-----

25

 

Manganese

 

-----

304

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Paper and books

 

-----

129

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Clay

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Coal

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Fish

 

-----

-----

-----

23

28

25

 

Grindstones

 

-----

-----

-----

63

111

78

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TO TIDE-WATER.

FROM TIDE-WATER.

 

 

ITEMS

Table of equivalents used in reducing from denominations given in original tables to tons of 2,000 lbs. – Canal Commissioners report, 1827, page 32.

79 per cent of "Out of State, 1834" †

(3)-(7) – Total, Erie east.

Out of State, Erie and Champlain – Sen. Doc., 1835, No. 58, Table E.

Champlain – Sen. Doc., 1835, No 58, Table I.

(9)-(10).

Out of State, 1834 – Assem. Doc., 1836, No. 65, pp. 1-2.

     

7

8

9

10

11

12

     

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

"The Forest".

Lumber

1 ton, 10 cwt. per M

210

64,010

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Timber

40 lbs. per cubic foot

-----

8,991

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Shingles

3 cwt. per M

-----

5,084

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Staves

3 tons per M

5,609

46,647

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Ashes

5 bbls per ton

790

6,050

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Fur and pelt

 

99

130

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Wood

2 tons, 10 cwt. A cord

-----

83,139

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Hoop poles

 
 

Hemp

 

4

30

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Apples

 

-----

193

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Charcoal

 

-----

91

-----

-----

-----

-----

Agriculture – Products of animals.

Butter

Cheese and lard

 

200

3,808

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Wool

 

47

324

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Hides

 

-----

-----

-----

83

-----

 
 

Beef and Pork

 

1,094

4,539

250

553

-----

-----

 

Hogs

 

-----

-----

-----

80

-----

-----

 

Tallow

 

-----

-----

-----

134

-----

-----

Agriculture – Vegetable food.

Flour

216 lbs. Per bbl

268

105,519

4,113

6,115

-----

-----

 

Wheat

60 lbs. per bushel

2,212

22,453

1,301

612

689

-----

 

Provisions

7 bbls per ton

-----

-----

-----

76

-----

-----

 

Cider

250 lbs. per bbl

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Flaxseed

50 lbs. per bushel

178

771

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Peas and beans

50 lbs. per bushel

-----

473

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Clover and grass-seed

 

-----

562

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Bran and ship stuff

 

-----

2,911

-----

-----

-----

-----

Agriculture – Other products.

Hops

 

-----

135

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Coarse grain

50 lbs. per bushel

-----

14,659

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Starch

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Cotton

 

-----

-----

377

110

267

-----

 

Potatoes

 

-----

513

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Tobacco

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Dried fruit

 

-----

78

-----

-----

-----

-----

Manufactures.

Domestic Spirits

9 lbs. per gallon

79

5,436

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Merchandise

 

-----

275

86,814

7,265

79,549

17,401

 

Black lead

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Copperas

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Castings

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Iron and nails

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Iron ore

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Whiskey

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Salt and plaster

 

-----

-----

-----

388

-----

-----

 

Beer

250 lbs. per barrel

-----

52

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Salt

56 lbs. per barrel

-----

1,707

1,730

3,533

-----

† 3,750

 

Glass

28 lbs. per box

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Furniture

 

19

272

1,231

58

1,173

8,823

Other articles.

Gypsum

 

-----

43

828

-----

-----

-----

 

Brick

 

-----

-----

281

-----

281

-----

 

Stone, lime, etc.

 

-----

17,456

-----

522

-----

-----

 

Non-enumerated

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Oil

2 cwt. 2 quarters to barrel

18

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Oysters

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Water-cement

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Ironware

 

395

322

-----

113

-----

-----

 

Pig iron

 
 

Lead

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Sundries

 

20

2,877

1,029

-----

-----

-----

 

Manganese

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Paper and books

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Clay

 

-----

-----

281

-----

281

-----

 

Coal

 

-----

-----

1,102

423

811

-----

 

Fish

 

20

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Grindstones

 

62

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

† Authority for the assumption that 79 per cent of the out-of-State tonnage goes through from Buffalo to the Hudson (except salt) Senate Doc., 1837, page 18.

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FROM TIDE-WATER.

 

 

 

ITEMS

Table of equivalents used in reducing from denominations given in original tables to tons of 2,000 lbs. – Canal Commissioners report, 1827, page 32.

(11)-(12)-Total, Erie west.

(8)+(11)-Total Erie east and west.

Passing Utica, east and west – Sen. Doc., 1835, No. 58, Table D.

(6)+(12)-Total out of State.

90 per cent of "Total out of State"

(15)-(17)-Output of Div. III. Approximate, except for merchandise.

     

13

14

15

16

17

18

     

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

Tons.

"The Forest".

Lumber

1 ton, 10 cwt. per M

-----

64,012

57,437

265

239

57,198

 

Timber

40 lbs. per cubic foot

-----

8,991

30.453

-----

-----

30,452

 

Shingles

3 cwt. per M

-----

5,084

6,159

-----

-----

6,159

 

Staves

3 tons per M

-----

46,647

31,248

7,100

6,390

24,858

 

Ashes

5 bbls per ton

-----

6,050

6,100

1,000

900

5,200

 

Fur and pelt

 

-----

130

199

125

113

86

 

Wood

2 tons, 10 cwt. A cord

-----

83,139

13,458

-----

-----

13,458

 

Hoop poles

 
 

Hemp

 

-----

30

-----

5

4

-----

 

Apples

 

-----

193

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Charcoal

 

-----

91

-----

-----

-----

-----

Agriculture – Products of animals.

Butter

Cheese and lard

 

-----

 

3,808

3,835

 

252

 

227

3,835

 

Wool

 

-----

324

556

60

54

502

 

Hides

 

-----

-----

-----

252

227

-----

 

Beef and Pork

 

-----

4,539

556

60

54

502

 

Hogs

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Tallow

 

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Agriculture – Vegetable food.

Flour

216 lbs. Per bbl

-----

105,519

124,962

338

305

124,657

 

Wheat

60 lbs. per bushel

689

28,142

35,919

2,800

2,520

33,390

 

Provisions

7 bbls per ton

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Cider

250 lbs. per bbl

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Flaxseed

50 lbs. per bushel

-----

771

-----

225

203

-----

 

Peas and beans

50 lbs. per bushel

-----

473

737

-----

-----

737

 

Clover and grass-seed

 

-----

562

 

1072

-----

-----

-----

1072

 

Bran and ship stuff

 

-----

2,911

174

-----

-----

174

Agriculture – Other products.

Hops

 

-----

135

243

-----

-----

243

 

Coarse grain

50 lbs. per bushel

-----

14,