TABLES APPENDED TO CHAPTER XXV.


TABLE NO. 41.

MOVEMENT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES ON THE ERIE CANAL IN 1824.

ITEMS Table of equivalents used in reducing from denominations given in original tables to tons of 2,000 lbs.
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See Canal Commissioners' report, 1827, page 32, etc.
TO TIDE-WATER. FROM TIDE-WATER. Erie, east and west-bound. Passages east and west at Utica.
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Omitting "merchandise," this corresponds to the output of counties in Div. III
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Sen. Doc., 1835, No. 58, Table D.
ERIE AND CHAMPLAIN. CHAMPLAIN. ERIE. ERIE AND CHAMPLAIN. CHAMPLAIN. ERIE.
Canal Commissioners’ report, 1827, page 32. Sen. Doc. 1835, No. 58, Table I.
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The figures for 1823 multiplied by 1 1/2 to approximate to year 1824.
=(1)-(2). Canal Commissioners' report, 1827, page 32.
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Sen. Doc. 1835, No. 58, Table E.
Canal Commissioners’ report, 1824, page 46.
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Figures for 1823 multiplied by 1 1/2 to approximate to 1824.
=(4)-(5) =(3)+(6)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
"The Forest". Lumber 1 ton, 10 cwt. per M 52,884 50,458 2,426 72 ............ 72 2,498 5,217
  Timber 40 lbs. per cubic foot 4,882 35,385 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 687
  Shingles 3 cwt. per M 947 630 317 4 ............ 4 313 174
  Staves 3 tons per M 6,615 95 6,520 ............ ............ ............ 6,520 5,697
  Ashes 5 bbls per ton 5,784 111 5,673 ............ ............ ............ 5,673 5,650
  Fur and pelt   ............ 86 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 116
  Wood 2 tons, 10 cwt. A cord 17,058 ............ 17,058 ............ ............ ............ 17,058 ............
  Hoop poles   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
Agriculture – Products of animals. Butter
Cheese and lard
  1,215 21 1,194 ............ ............ ............ 1,194 711
  Wool   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 29
  Hides   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Beef and Pork   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
Agriculture – Vegetable food. Flour 216 lbs. Per bbl 15,395 ............ 15,395 ............ ............ ............ 15,395 16,386
  Wheat 60 lbs. per bushel 8,542 ............ 8,542 ............ ............ ............ 8,542 8,207
  Provisions 7 bbls per ton 3,469 ............ 3,469 ............ ............ ............ 3,469 2,734
  Cider 250 lbs. per bbl ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Flaxseed 50 lbs. per bushel ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 199
  Peas and beans 50 lbs. per bushel ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Clover and grass-seed   256 ............ 256 ............ ............ ............ 256 ............
Agriculture – Other products. Hops   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 142
  Coarse grain 50 lbs. per bushel 1,485 ............ 1,485 ............ ............ ............ 1,485 ............
  Starch   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Cotton   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
Manufactures. Domestic Spirits 9 lbs. per gallon 1,629 ............ 1,629 ............ ............ ............ 1,629 1,574
  Beer 250 lbs. per barrel ............ ............ ............ ............ 2 ............ ............ ............
  Salt 56 lbs. per barrel 1,952 ............ 1,952 1,002 1,002 ............ 1,952 5,825
  Glass 28 lbs. per box ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 79
  Furniture   ............ 15 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 996
  Lime   1,255 ............ 1,255 ............ ............ ............ 1,255 ............
  Merchandise   336 12 224 27,411 5,994 21,417 21,641 22,146
  Black lead   ............ 2 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Copperas   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Castings   ............ ............ ............ ............ 470 ............ ............ ............
  Iron and nails   ............ 230 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Iron ore   ............ 1,510 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Marble   ............ 66 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Whiskey   ............ 58 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Salt and plaster   ............ ............ ............ ............ 319 ............ ............ ............
Other articles. Gypsum   3,892 ............ 3,892 ............ ............ ............ 3,892 7,992
  Brick   ............ ............ ............ 1,256 ............ 1,256 1,256 ............
  Stone   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
  Non-enumerated   1,612 ............ 140 3,720 ............ 3,720 3,720 ............
  Oil 2 cwt. 2 quarters to barrel 140 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 140 197
  Salted hides   ............ ............ ............ ............ 8 ............ ............ ............
  Oysters   ............ ............ ............ ............ 4 ............ ............ ............
  Water-cement   ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 1,070


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