TABLES APPENDED TO CHAPTER XXV.

TABLE NO. 42.

MOVEMENT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES ON THE ERIE CANAL FOR 1834.

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. TO TIDE-WATER.
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. 79 per cent of "Out of State, 1834" † (3)-(7) -- Total, Erie east.
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 181,016 116,795 54,221 494 155 265 210 64,010
  Timber 40 lbs. per cubic foot 28,810 19,819 8,991 .......... 264 .......... .......... 8,991
  Shingles 3 cwt. per M 5,719 635 5,084 .......... .......... .......... .......... 5,084
  Staves 3 tons per M 32,676 420 32,356 7,926 1,569 7,100 5,609 46,647
  Ashes 5 bbls per ton 7,050 .......... 7,050 907 1,273 1,000 790 6,050
  Fur and pelt .......... 237 8 229 125 107 125 99 130
  Wood 2 tons, 10 cwt. A cord 96,642 { 12,265

788 		83,189 .......... .......... .......... .......... 83,139
  Hoop poles .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Hemp .......... 34 .......... 34 4 29 5 4 30
  Apples .......... 193 .......... 193 .......... .......... .......... .......... 193
  Charcoal .......... 91 .......... 91 .......... .......... .......... .......... 91
Agriculture – Products of animals. Butter .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Cheese and lard .......... 4,985 977 4,008 524 464 252 200 3,808
  Wool .......... 497 126 371 70 3,572 60 47 324
  Hides .......... .......... 26 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Beef and Pork .......... 6,241 608 5,663 754 464 1,385 1,094 4,539
  Hogs .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Tallow .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
Agriculture – Vegetable food. Flour 216 lbs. Per bbl 105,787 .......... 105,787 6,399 100 338 268 105,519
  Wheat 60 lbs. per bushel 24,665 .......... 24,665 3,001 3,016 2,800 2,212 22,453
  Provisions 7 bbls per ton .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Cider 250 lbs. per bbl 15 .......... 15 .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Flaxseed 50 lbs. per bushel 949 .......... 949 387 .......... 225 178 771
  Peas and beans 50 lbs. per bushel 473 .......... 373 .......... .......... .......... .......... 473
  Clover and grass-seed .......... 562 .......... 562 35 .......... .......... .......... 562
  Bran and ship stuff .......... 2,911 .......... 2,911 .......... .......... .......... .......... 2,911
Agriculture – Other products. Hops .......... 135 .......... 135 4 .......... .......... .......... 135
  Coarse grain 50 lbs. per bushel 14,659 .......... 14,659 364 .......... .......... .......... 14,659
  Starch .......... .......... 30 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Cotton .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Potatoes .......... 513 .......... 513 .......... .......... .......... .......... 513
  Tobacco .......... 871 .......... 871 1,765 386 .......... .......... ..........
  Dried fruit .......... 78 .......... 78 3 .......... .......... .......... 78
Manufactures. Domestic Spirits 9 lbs. per gallon 5,515 .......... 5,515 31 .......... 100 79 5,436
  Merchandise .......... 292 17 275 18 .......... .......... .......... 275
  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 .......... .......... .......... .......... 52
  Salt 56 lbs. per barrel 1,707 .......... 1,707 .......... .......... .......... .......... 1,707
  Glass 28 lbs. per box .......... 252 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Furniture .......... 291 501 291 17 38 24 19 272
Other articles. Gypsum .......... 43 .......... 43 .......... .......... .......... .......... 43
  Brick .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Stone, lime, etc. .......... 18,623 1,167 17,456 .......... .......... .......... .......... 17,456
  Non-enumerated .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Oil 2 cwt. 2 quarters to barrel .......... .......... .......... .......... 2 22 18 ..........
  Oysters .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....................
  Water-cement .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Ironware .......... 650 .......... 650 76 .......... }     500 395 322
  Pig iron .......... 67 .......... 67 6 761
  Lead .......... 1 .......... 1 .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Sundries .......... 10,574 3,708 2,987 24 .......... 25 20 2,877
  Manganese .......... .......... 304 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Paper and books .......... .......... 129 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Clay .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Coal .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Fish .......... .......... .......... .......... 23 28 25 20 ..........
  Grindstones .......... .......... .......... .......... 63 111 78 62 ..........

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. FROM TIDE-WATER.  
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. (11)-(12) -- Total, Erie west. (8)+(13) -- 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.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
      Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 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   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 3,835 .......... .......... 3,835
  Cheese and lard   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 3,808 .......... 252 227 ..........
  Wool   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 324 556 60 54 502
  Hides   .......... 83 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Beef and Pork   250 553 .......... .......... .......... 4,539 5,698 1,385 1,247 4,451
  Hogs   .......... 80 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Tallow   .......... 134 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
Agriculture – Vegetable food. Flour 216 lbs. Per bbl 4,113 6,115 .......... .......... .......... 105,519 124,962 338 305 124,657
  Wheat 60 lbs. per bushel 1,301 612 689 .......... 689 28,142 35,919 2,800 2,520 33,390
  Provisions 7 bbls per ton .......... 76 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  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 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 14,659 10,055 .......... .......... 10,055
  Starch   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Cotton   377 110 267 .......... 267 267 .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Potatoes   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 513 .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Tobacco   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Dried fruit   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 78 .......... .......... .......... ..........
Manufactures. Domestic Spirits 9 lbs. per gallon .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 5,436 6,575 100 90 6,485
  Merchandise   86,814 7,265 79,549 17,401 62,148 62,423 70,732 17,401 15,661 54,711
  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 1,730 3,533 .......... 3,750† .......... 1,707 10,019 3,750 3,375 10,019
  Glass 28 lbs. per box .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Furniture   1,231 58 1,173 8,823 .......... 272 5,336 8,847 7,963 ..........
Other articles. Gypsum   828 .......... .......... .......... .......... 43 5,307 .......... .......... 5,307
  Brick   281 .......... 281 .......... 281 .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Stone, lime, etc.   .......... 522 .......... .......... .......... 17,456 8,304 .......... .......... 8,304
  Non-enumerated   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Oil 2 cwt. 2 quarters to barrel .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 22 20 ..........
  Oysters   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Water-cement   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 1,172 .......... .......... 1,172
  Ironware   .......... 113 .......... .......... .......... 322 1,002 500 450 552
  Pig iron  
  Lead   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Sundries   1,029 .......... .......... .......... .......... 2,877 .......... 25 23 ..........
  Manganese   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Paper and books   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Clay   281 .......... 281 .......... 281 281 .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Coal   1,102 423 811 .......... 811 811 .......... .......... .......... ..........
  Fish   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 25 23 ..........
  Grindstones   .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 78 71 ..........

    * [original text reads (9)-(11)]
    † 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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