TABLES APPENDED TO CHAPTER XXV.


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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