TABLE NO. 43.

DETAILED MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON THE ERIE CANAL, ORIGINATING IN NEW YORK STATE, AND RELATIVE RANK OF MOVEMENTS OF DIFFERENT ARTICLES. *

 

 

TOTAL INTERNAL TRAFFIC ON ERIE CANAL PASSING WEST TROY.

TOTAL INTERNAL TRAFFIC ON ERIE CANAL PASSING UTICA (REPRESENTING THE OUTPUT OF DIV. III).

RANK OF THE SEVERAL ARTICLES.

FOR WHOLE ERIE.

PASSING UTICA = FROM DIV. III

1824.

1834.

(1834) / (1824)

1824.

1834.

(1834) / (1824)

1824.

1834.

1824.

1834.

"The Forest".

Lumber

2,498

64,012

25.6

5,217

57,198

10.96

9

3

8

2

 

Timber

-----

8,991

-----

687

30,453

44.32

-----

9

13

5

 

Shingles

313

5,084

16.24

174

6,159

35.40

16

11

17

12

 

Staves

6,520

46,647

7.16

5,697

24,858

4.36

5

5

6

6

 

Ashes

5,673

6,050

1.07

5,650

5,200

0.92

6

10

7

14

 

Fur and pelt

-----

130

-----

116

86

0.74

-----

29

19

24

 

Wood

17,058

83,189

4.88

-----

13,458

-----

2

2

-----

7

 

Hoop poles

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Hemp

-----

30

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

34

-----

-----

 

Apples

-----

193

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

27

-----

-----

 

Charcoal

-----

91

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

30

-----

-----

 

Total

32,062

214,417

6.69

17,541

137,412

7.83

       

Agriculture – Products of animals.

Butter, Cheese and lard

1,194

3,808

3.19

711

3,835

5.39

15

14

14

16

 

Wool

-----

324

-----

29

502

17.31

-----

22

21

21

 

Hides

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Provisions

3,469

4,539

1.31

2,734

4,451

1.63

8

13

9

15

 

Hogs

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Tallow

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Total

4,663

8,671

1.86

3,474

8,788

2.53

       

Agriculture – Vegetable food.

Flour

15,395

105,519

6.85

16,836

124,657

7.01

3

1

2

1

 

Wheat

8,542

23,142

2.71

8,207

33,399

4.07

4

6

3

4

 

Cider

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Flaxseed

-----

771

-----

199

-----

-----

-----

18

15

-----

 

Peas and beans

-----

473

-----

-----

199

-----

-----

21

-----

19

 

Clover-seed

-----

562

-----

-----

-----

-----

17

19

-----

18

 

Grass-seed

256

-----

-----

-----

1,072

-----

       
 

Bran and ship stuff

-----

2,911

-----

-----

174

-----

-----

15

-----

23

 

Total

24,193

133,378

5.51

24,792

160,038

6.46

       

Agriculture – Other products.

Hops

-----

135

-----

142

243

1.71

-----

28

18

22

 

Coarse grain

1,485

14,659

9.87

-----

10,055

-----

12

8

-----

8

 

Starch

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Cotton

-----

267

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

26

-----

-----

 

Potatoes

-----

513

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

29

-----

-----

 

Tobacco

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Dried fruit

-----

78

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

31

-----

-----

 

Total

30,341

157,701

5.20

28,408

179,125

6.31

       

Manufactures.

Domestic Spirits

1,629

5,436

3.34

1,574

6,485

4.12

11

12

10

11

 

Merchandise

21,641

62,423

2.88

22,146

54,711

2,47

1

4

1

3

 

Black lead

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Copperas

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Castings

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Iron and nails

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Iron ore

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Lime

1,255

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

14

-----

-----

-----

 

Marble

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Whiskey

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Salt and plaster

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Beer

-----

52

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

32

-----

-----

 

Salt

1,952

1,707

0.87

5,825

10,019

1.72

10

16

5

9

 

Glass

-----

-----

-----

79

-----

-----

-----

-----

20

-----

 

Furniture

-----

272

-----

996

-----

-----

-----

25

12

-----

 

Total

26,477

69,890

2.64

30,620

71,215

2.32

       

Other articles.

Gypsum

3,892

43

0.01

2,992

5,307

0.67

7

33

4

13

 

Brick

1,256

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

13

-----

-----

-----

 

Stone

-----

17,456

-----

-----

8,304

-----

-----

7

-----

10

 

Non-enumerated

3,720

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Oil

140

-----

-----

197

-----

-----

18

-----

16

-----

 

Oysters

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Water-cement

-----

-----

-----

1,070

1,172

1.09

-----

-----

11

17

 

Ironware

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Pig iron

-----

322

-----

-----

552

-----

-----

23

-----

20

 

Lead

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Sundries

-----

2,877

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

 

Coal

-----

811

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

17

-----

-----

 

Clay

-----

281

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

24

-----

-----

 

Total

9,008

21,790

2.42

9,259

15,335

1.66

       
 

Grand Total

97,888

463,798

4.74

85,828

403,087

4.70

       

 

* Deduced from Tables 41 and 42

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