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 Continental Insurance Co. 
 
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 "NEW ENGLAND UNDERWRITERS," 
 
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 SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY 
 
 Of NEW HAVEN, Conn., and the 
 
 Providence Washington Insurance Company, 
 
 Of PROVIDENCE, R. I. 
 
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 CITY OF BUFFALO 
 
 Compliments of the 
 
 BOAR D OF TRADE, 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 MANUFACTORIES -ITS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PARKS, 
 
 STREETS AND HOTELS— ITS LAKE, CANAL AND 
 
 RAILROAD COMMERCE, AND ITS 
 
 LIVE STOCK TRADE. 
 
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 BUFFALO : 
 PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM THURSTONE. 
 
 The Courier Company, Printers, 197 Main Street. 
 
 1880. 
 
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INCORPORATED 1819. CHARTER PERPETUAL. 
 
 FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE. 
 
 /ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY 
 
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 PAID UP CAPITAL, . . . $3,000,000 
 TOTAL ASSETS, $7,000,000. 
 
 — T.na«-RS PAT-D IN 61 YEARS, . . . $51,000,0 
 
 GENERAL AGENT OF the 
 
 Continental Insurance Co. 
 
 Of NEW YORK CITY, and the 
 
 "NEW ENGLAND UNDERWRITERS," 
 
 COMPOSED OF THE 
 
 SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY 
 
 Of NEW HAVEN, Conn., and the 
 
 providence Washington Insurance Company, 
 
 Of PROVIDENCE, R. I. 
 
 ^^° Risks taken and Policies issued on Shipments by tlie Lakes, Southern and West- 
 ern Rivers, Canals and Railroads. 
 
 Office, No. 35 Central Wharfs BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
THE 
 
 CITY OF BUFFALO 
 
 ITS SURROUNDINGS. 
 
 ITS BUSINESS FACILITIES AND ITS ADVANTAGES AS A PLACE OF RESI- 
 DENCE AND SUMMER RESORT— ITS RAILROADS, ELEVATORS AND 
 MANUFACTORIES-ITS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PARKS, 
 STREETS AND HOTELS— ITS LAKE, CANAL AND 
 RAILROAD COMMERCE, AND ITS 
 LIVE STOCK TRADE. 
 
 BUFFALO : 
 PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM THURSTONE. 
 
 The Courier Company, Printers, 197 Main Street. 
 
 1880. 
 
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BUFFALO BOARD OF TRADE. 
 
 Constituted January 16, 1844. Incohporated March 7, 1857. 
 
 LIST OF TRUSTEES. 
 
 Elected April 13, 1880. 
 
 JOHN B. MANNING, GEORGE R. TELLER, 
 
 NATHANIEL ROCHESTER, GEORGE B. MATHEWS, 
 
 GEORGE SANDROCK, ALBERT L. LOTHRIDGE, 
 
 WILLIS C. JACUS, CHARLES F. STERNBERG, 
 
 SETH G. COWLES, ROSWELL R. BUCK, 
 
 WALTER J. GIBSON, JAMES W. WHITNEY, 
 HENRY C. FRENCH. 
 
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 OFFICERS. 
 
 President, GEORGE SANDROCK. 
 
 Vice-President, JOHN B. MANNING. 
 
 Treasurer, NATHANIEL ROCHESTER. 
 
 Secretary, WILLIAM THURSTONE. 
 
 Honorary Counsel, GEORGE B. HIBBARD. 
 
 Finance Committee. — John B. Manning, Charles F. Sternberg, James W. Whitney. 
 
 Ways and Means Committee. — George B. Mathews, Albert L. Lothridge, Walter 
 J. Gibson. 
 
 Market Reports, Telcyrams, etc.. Committee. — Willis C. Jacus, Nathaniel Rochester, 
 Henry C. French. 
 
 Appeal Committee.— Artuvu D. Bissell, Charles G. Curtiss, Thomas Chester. 
 
 Reference Committee. — Silas H. Fish, Frank W. Fiske, Niles Case. 
 
 Rooms and Fixtures Committee. — Roswell R. Buck, Seth G. Cowles, George R. 
 Teller. 
 
 Floor Committee. — Ben.iamin F. Bruce, M. L. Crittenden, Arthur D. Bissell. 
 
 Flour Committee. — Conway W. Ball, George Urban, Jr., Francis J. Henry. 
 
 Grain Weighing Committee. — Edwin T. Evans, Jewett M. Richmond, Robert Mont- 
 gomery, Edward Gallagher, Charles Ensign. 
 
 Orain Inspecting Comrnittee. —Gkorge Sandrock, Edward W. Fames, Charles J . Mann. 
 
 Weighmaster. — Junius S. Smith. 
 
 Inspector of Orain. — James S. McGowan. 
 
 Inspector of Flour. — John G. Heinold. 
 
 Inspector of Provisions. — Joseph W. Phillips. 
 
BUFFALO AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. 
 
 THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 
 
 Buffalo for many j'ears has been called the " Queen City of the Lakes," and well merits 
 that proud appellation. It is a port of entry and the capital of Erie county, State of New York, 
 at the eastern extremity of Lake Erie, at the head of Niagara River and at the mouth of 
 Buffalo River, in lat. 43° .53' N., long. 7S° .5.5' W., about 393 miles N. W. of New York city;— 
 with a water front of two and a half miles on the lake and of the same extent on Niagara 
 River. 
 
 Buffalo has one of the finest harbors on the lakes. It is formed by the Buffalo River, a 
 small stream, which is navigable for about one mile from its mouth. The entrance is protected 
 by a breakwater, which is 1,500 feet long, upon the south side of the river; and there is also 
 another on the north side, by which a capacious harbor is made. In 1869, the United States 
 Government began the construction of an outside harbor, by building a breakwater, designed 
 to be 4,000 feet long, fronting the entrance of Buffalo River, at the distance of about half a 
 mile from shore; nearly two-thirds of the breakwater is completed. In addition, there are a 
 large number of slips, docks and basins for the accommodation of shijiping and canal boats. 
 
 The advantages of Buffalo, in a commercial point of view, are obvious. Its location at the 
 foot of Lake Erie, whose waters unite with the Hudson River and the seaboard by tlu Erie 
 Canal, and the centering of many important railroads in its midst, are a sufficient assurance 
 of a continuance of its pi-esent business prosperity and future growth. 
 
 The State census returns for 1875, places the population of the city at only 134,573 and of 
 the county 199,570. The estimated population of the city on the first of January, 1880, was 
 1.55,000. 
 
 The earliest notice of the present site of Buffalo, may be found in the travels of Baron La 
 Houtan. He ascended the Niagara River into Lake Erie, on the fifteenth of August, 1687, 
 more than a hundred years prior to the first settlement of the city. He advised the French 
 Government to build a fort here, and, in anticipation of its construction, named it "Fort Sup- 
 pose" on the map accompanying his travels. 
 
 This fort was intended as a check against the neighboring Iroquois and Seneca Indians. In 
 1795, La Rochefoucault Lianconkt, a French nobleman, says that "at the port on Lake Erie 
 (Buffalo) there was a small collection of four or five houses." On the map of the Holland 
 Land Company's Purchase, drawn in 1800, the present site of Buffalo is designated as New 
 Amsterdam. The village, however, was not laid out and the survey completed until 1804. 
 The first lot sold contained half an acre and brought $135.00. 
 
 On April 2, 1813, the village was incorporated, and in the same year, on December 30th, 
 was burned, with the exception of two houses, by a force of British troops and their Indian 
 allies, who crossed from Canada at Black Rock. 
 
 In 1833, Buffalo became an incorporated city, and is now divided into thirteen wards, with 
 two aldermen to each ward. The principal officers are a Mayor, Comptroller, Clerk, Attorney, 
 Treasurer, Park and Street Commissioners, Engineer, Superintendent of Education, Assessors, 
 Overseer of the Poor, Commissioner of Public Buildings, Board of Water Commissioners, 
 
Commissioners of City and County Hall, and Police Justice. For Police purposes the city 
 is divided into precincts. The Fire department is under the managemejit of a Superintendent 
 and assistants. 
 
 Previous to 1832 all the schools were known as district schools of the town of Buffalo. 
 The first school-house was erected in 1806 by gratuitous labor and material contributed by 
 the early settlers, ^nd was located at the corner of Cayuga (now Pearl) and Swan streets. 
 The number of public schools in existence, including the Central, January 1, 1880, was 44; 
 number of teachers, 440; average number of pupils in attendance daily, about 1.5,000; and the 
 amount paid for this department by the city for the year ending December 31, 1879, was 
 $308,700.57, including salaries, $280,277.1.5. The State Normal School and Normal School of 
 Practice is also located here. There are also about forty private academies, colleges and 
 schools, including the Medical Department of the University of Buffalo, a college established 
 for the study of medicine; the Homeopathic Medical Society and the College of Rational 
 Medicine, the Buffalo Female Academy, the Buffalo Classical School, the Heathcote School, 
 St. Joseph's and many other Roman Catholic schools, the Holj- Angel's Academy, the Cauisius 
 and St. Joseph's colleges. These are all well patronized and are reported to be in good 
 financial condition. It may be well to note that the Centi-al Public School curriculum includes 
 the languages. 
 
 The commercial advantages of Buffalo are well known, derived from its favorable relative 
 position with the numerous points from which are drawn its receipts of flour, grain, coal, ore, 
 oil, cattle, hogs, etc., and the ready means for the distribution of the.se articles by lake, canal 
 and railroads; added to which facilities are the benefits of cheap fuel, an excellent and 
 abundant water supply, rapid elevating and transfer of grain, quick handling of coal, extensive 
 storage facilities and dockage with ample liarbor accommodations. The healthy climate, 
 (shown by its vital statistics,) handsome streets and driveways, magnificent pai-k system, its 
 public libraries, art gallery, museum, theatres, hospitals aufl benevolent institutions of all 
 kinds, churches and fine public Iniildings, comlnne to render Buffalo a most desirable resort 
 for the pleasure and health-seeker, and a home for the capitalist and the laboring classes. Its 
 close proxunity to Niagara Falls, added to the delightful and romantic lake and river scenery, 
 contributes greatly to its attractions. 
 
 The Buffalo street railroads comprise two main lines, one 4% miles, and the other about 3>^ 
 miles in length. The branch lines aggregate nearly 9)^ miles of rail. 
 
 Buffalo ranks as the third city in the State, but in commercial importance .she nuist be 
 deemed second only to the metropolis. It is no wonder that her citizens are pi-oud of her 
 position and manifold advantages. With very few equals in the world as a grain port, its 
 terminal facilities are very extensive and complete. Grain is receiveil, transferred, stored 
 and forwarded with greater dispatch than at any other port in this country. The river for 
 about a mile from its mouth is lined with innnense elevators and floaters, provided with all of 
 the most improved appliances for handling cereals. The transfer of grain cargoes from 
 vessels into storehouses and canal boats prior to 1843, was done by manual labor, being raised 
 from the hold in tubs and bags. In that year Mr. Joseph Dart erected the first elevator ever 
 built for storing and transferring grain, with a storage capacity of .55,000 l)ushels, and a 
 transfer capacity of 15,000 bushels per day, near the mouth of Buffalo River. Now there are 
 30 elevators, 6 transfer elevators and fioaters, 32 in all, most of which are massive structures 
 costing in the aggregate about $5,000,000. Their combined storage capacity .reaches 6,265,000 
 bushels, while their daily transfer capacity is 2,500,000 bushels. That is to say, the elevators 
 of Buffalo are capable of receiving from lake vessels and transferring to canal boats and cars 
 nearly 3,000,000 of bushels of grain every twenty -four hours. Much has been said and written 
 against these Buffalo elevators, but the fact that they furnish such excellent facilities to carriers 
 and shippers, insm-ing quick dispatch and freedom from costly delays, is an advantage that 
 can be scarcely overestimated. These elevators are owned by private individuals, excepting 
 that the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad corporation owns two of the largest, 
 and the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad one. Several of these elevators have 
 machinery attached, whereby 60,000 to 70,000 bushels of wet or damaged grain can be dried 
 evei-y twenty-four hours. The grain trade has steadily increased for years. Last season's 
 receipts were the largest on record, aggregating by lake and rail 140,000,000 bushels. The 
 facilities for forwarding this vast amount of grain are as extensive as the terminal facilities. 
 
The capacity of the canal has never been fully tested, 'and the shipments of 1878, which, 
 were the largest ever reported, and reached 59,000,000 bushels, were forwarded with as little 
 effort as the 30,000,000 bushels shipped in 1875. This fact is accounted for by the deepening 
 and improvement of the canal so as to permit of the passage of boats with increased speed. 
 The canal and railway competition thus afforded always insures cheap rates. The Central 
 and the Erie railroads give much attention to conveying grain, and each moves large quan- 
 tities received by lake as well as its through shipments. Their tracks run directly into the 
 elevators, so that there is no carting and no handling outside of the elevator. It is no 
 unconunon thing to see a large lake vessel being unloaded and two canal boats and two ti'ains 
 of freight cars being loaded at the same time. 
 
 There are four large steaml)oat lines plying regularly between this port and the ports of 
 Lakes Huron, Superior and Michigan. They are the Union, the Western Transportation, the 
 Commercial and the Anchor lines. Their combined fleets number several first-class steamers, 
 some of vvhieli are as large as the average ocean steamships, having a capacity ranging from 
 2,000 to 2,500 tons. With the completion of the Government improvements in the Detroit 
 River, which are well advanced, the appearance of 3,000-ton vessels in Buffalo harbor will not 
 be an unusual sight. In addition to the vessels of these lines, there is an almost innumerable 
 fleet of steam barges, with consorts, and sailing vessels, many of which are noble ships. With 
 a heavy down movement of flour, grain, iron and copper ore and lumber, and a large and 
 steady up movement of coal, salt and merchandise, Buffalo bids fair to alwaj's occupy a front 
 place among the great commercial cities of the continent. 
 
 Manufacturing interests are attracting as much attention at present as the other branches 
 of business mentiuned. The admirable location for manufacturing and the necessity for 
 diversified industries have induced Buffalo capitalists to invest large amounts of money in 
 furnaces, i-olling mills and factories of various kinds. With the lakes stretching to the west- 
 ward and the canal to the eastward, together with the New York Central, the New York, Lake 
 Erie and Western, the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia railways leading East and the 
 Lake Shore, the Canada Southei-n, the Great Western, Grand Trunk and the Buffalo and 
 Southwestern running West, facilities are furnished for shipping manufactured products to 
 all parts of the country, at low rates of freight that are not surpassed by those of any other 
 city in the country'. Buffalo, also, occupies a position between the coal and iron fields of 
 Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the iron mines of Lakes Supeiior and Champlain |that is very 
 advantageous. The various kinds of iron ore required to produce the best results and coal 
 and coke are laid down here at minimum rates. Manufacturing has made rapid strides of 
 late years. The stove works located here are the largest in the world. The iron and nail 
 and the malleable iron works, tlie planing mills, the grape sugar woi-ks, the chemical works 
 and fertilizer works are among the largest establishments of the kind in the country. 
 
 To these must be added the car wheel works, the marine and other engine works, iron 
 bridge building, the manufactories of water-mains and gas-pipes, chains, mills and mill- 
 furnishiiig goods, threshing machines and agricultural implements, stamped hardware goods, 
 ref rigei-ators and bird cages ; tanneries ; bocjt and shoe and furniture factories ; .soap makers ; 
 pork packing houses ; edge-tool and hinge factories ; children's and other carriages ; organs 
 and melodeons are made extensively, and other industries too numerous to mention ; ship- 
 building is also carried on to a large extent. 
 
 The wholesale mercantile establishments embrace every kind and the business transacted 
 is immense. The banking facilities are very good, with an aggregated capital of $2,700,000, 
 and other resources equally large. The last official returns from the four savings' banks show 
 the deposits therein to aggregate $18,241,569. The three local insurance companies are pros- 
 perous and with a high I'eputation. 
 
 The three principal daily newspapers are the Courier, Commercial Advertiser, and the 
 Express ; the first named is Democratic, the second and third Republican. There are several 
 German dailies, besides many religious and secular weekly journals. 
 
 The total indebtedness of the city on the first of January, 1880, was $7,416,195.96. 
 
 The malting interest is a very important one ; twenty -four malt-houses were in operation 
 last year, turning out over 2,000,000 bushels of malt, and the brewei-s manufactured 500,000 
 bushels in addition— a total product of 2,500,000 bushels. The imports of barley from Canada 
 during the past season were about 1,220,000 bushels. 
 
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 In the latter part of the year 1880 two pipe lines will compete for the transportation of 
 crude petroleum from the Bradford oil district, and it is expected that the refining industry 
 of this city will attain large proportions. 
 
 The Board of Trade is an important institution. Its rooms are situated at Central Wharf, 
 on the river front. This organization was formed in 1844 and incorporated in 1857. It is 
 expected that in the near future a handsome and commodious edifice will be erected up-town 
 for the meetings of the members. 
 
 The East Bufi'alo live stock trade is of great importance. The yards for the accommoda- 
 tion of all descriptions of stock cover fifty -two acres of ground, are all paved and provided 
 with the requisite sheds to protect stock from the weather and chutes for loading and unload- 
 ing stock. This business gives employment to a large number of men and boys. Notwith- 
 standing the great competition of rival cities, Buffalo has held its own as a center in the trade. 
 Its present magnitude and recent growth is shown on page 22. 
 
 The system of water supply and works is one of the best on this continent and thus far 
 have cost $3,000,000. The water is brought through a tunnel extending into the middle of 
 Niagara River, thus insuring absolute purity. The construction of this tunnel and its inlet 
 pier was a work of great magnitude, requiring the best engineering skill. The Holly Water 
 Works .system is also in use, and further improvements, at a cost of $250,000, are contem- 
 plated. 
 
 Another tunnel under the Niagara River, for railroad purposes, is often talked of and its 
 construction is only a question of time, since the great International Bridge is inadequate to 
 the accommodation of all the railroad traflSc between Buffalo and Canada. This bridge was 
 opened November 8, 1873, and was built by a joint Canadian and American company, at a 
 cost of $1,. 500,000. It is nearly three-quarters of a mile in length, and the construction of the 
 central portion was attended with great difficulty, owing to the rapid current of the river. 
 
 Among the institutions in which special interest is taken are the Young Men's Association, 
 with its large circulating library ; the Society of Natural Sciences, which possesses a fine 
 museum, free to the public ; the Grosvenor Library, another free institution : the Historical 
 Society, the archives of which are full of valuable material relating to the early history of 
 the city and of Western New York ; the Pine Arts Academy, which owns many fine works 
 of art, and the Decorative Art Society, which is doing excellent work. 
 
 The Buflblo Driving Park Association has one of the best and fastest tracks in the country. 
 It is the track on which Dexter 's and Goldsmith Maid's best records were made, and on which 
 Rarus trotted in the unequaled time of 3.13}^— the fastest on record. Buffalo also boasts a 
 first-class base ball club, a well-organized yacht club, rowing clubs, archery clubs, the polo 
 club which defeated the Westchesters, with James Gordon Bennett, Esq., at their head, and 
 other similar organizations. 
 
 The City and County Hall, built at a cost of $1,400,000 and dedicated in March, 1876, stands 
 on a site bounded by Delaware, Franklin, Eagle and Church streets, and the siu-rounding 
 grounds are laid out and terraced in an artistic and ornamental manner. The buildmg is of 
 granite, with a tower containing an electrical illuminated clock, and is adorned with four 
 representative statues. It is three stories high, not including a finished basement, and fur- 
 nishes quarters for all the city and county officers as well as the courts. The Common Council 
 Chamber is very hand.some and commodious. The new Jail, finished last year, stands at the 
 junction of Delaware and Church streets, facing the City Hall. The two buildings are very 
 similiar in external appearance, and are connected by an underground passage. 
 
 The State Insane Asylum is slowly progressing toward completion, and is an ornament to 
 the locality where it is located. The Erie County Penitentiary and the Almshouse are model 
 institutions of their kind ; the latter has an insane asylum attached. 
 
 The several hospitals, the homes for invalids, women and children, the deaf and dumb 
 and orphan asylums and kindred benevolent associations are well managed and have com- 
 fortable and roomy buildings. 
 
 The Charity Organization, the Guild of the Good Samaritan and the Creche are admirable 
 institutions, and were founded under the auspices of the Rev. Stephen Humphreys Gurteen. 
 
 There are many fine edifices in the city, among the most prominent are the Custom House, 
 the German Insurance, Manufactures' and Traders' Bank and Young Men's Association 
 Buildings; the Erie County, Western and Buffalo Savings Banks and Pierce's Palace Hotel. 
 
The new depots of the New York Central and Erie raihoads are commodious and ornamental. 
 Several of the banks are located in very handsome edifices, and many merchants have 
 imposing business blocks. The buildings of the Courier, Commercial Advertiser and 
 ExjJr-ess newspapers indicate prosperity. Tlie Academy of Music is old-fashioned exterioi-ly, 
 but the interior is all that could be desired, both for the comfort of the audience as well as 
 for scenic representations, and is ably managed. St. James Hall has been renovated and 
 improved, with new scenery added, and meets all the i-equirements necessary for comfort. 
 The Adelphi Theatre is a cosy place and successfully carried on. 
 
 Buffalo has long been celebrated for the elegance of its private residences, which can be 
 found in nearly every part of the city, especially on Delaware, Main, Franklin, North, and 
 other avenues on the west side. The grounds attached to these homes are kept with great 
 care. The noble trees which line the walks of the main thoroughfares add greatly to the 
 beauty of the city. 
 
 The churches and places of worship number over one hundred, divided according to 
 denominations as follows : Catholic. 31; Episcopal, 13; Baptist, 11; Methodist, lo; Presby- 
 terian, 13; Jewish, 3; Universalist and Unitarian, 3 each; I>utheran' German Evangelical and 
 all others, 35. The most beautiful edifice in the city is St. Paul's Cathedral (Protestant 
 Episcopal); it is a brown stone edifice of the Gothic style of architecture, and has a tall, 
 graceful spire, containing a fine chime of bells. A stranger passing though Main street during 
 the warm mouths will have his attention attracted to the church by the loud twittering of 
 hundreds of swallows who make their nests in the mass of foliage which has grown over the 
 chancel walls. St. Jo.seph's Roman Catholic Cathedral and the episcopal residence adjoining 
 are imposing piles of light-colored stone. The cathedral is noted for its chimes. St. Louis 
 and St. Mary's Roman Catholic Churches, St. John's, Ascension and Christ Episcopal Churches, 
 Westminster Presbyterian and Delaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal Churches are all fine 
 edifices and the interiors are beautiful in decoration and furniture. 
 
 The city of Buffalo has all the favorable conditions for health, longevity and mental and 
 physical vigor that can be desired, unequaled by any city in the United States. The climate 
 is salubrious, of a uniform temperature, without extremes of either heat and cold, the mercury 
 scarcely ever rising above 84 degrees or falling below zero. The death-rate is as low as any 
 city in the world, only 13.9 per 1,000. It has many special advantages as a summer resort, 
 which of late years have been quite largely appreciated. Situated within twenty-two miles 
 of Niagara Falls, the trip by rail on the several railroads is too short to be fatiguing, and 
 the return trip in the evening is always pleasant, as the traveler gets the benefit of the 
 fresh air from Niagara River during most of the distance. The drive to the Falls is very 
 fashionable at times during the season, and when the grand idea of a boulevard connecting 
 the city with the village of Niagara Falls is realized, it will be still more so. On Grand Island 
 there are several private club houses and places of resort. Everybody in Buffalo goes "down 
 the river" more or less dui-ing the season, and several wealthy citizens own private steam 
 yachts. One of the most attractive drives is that which leads to the "Front" — now a part 
 of the park system — a noble bluff above the bank of the Niagara, which commands an 
 extensive view of the lake and river, and also of the harbor and portions of the city. The 
 tall tower of Pierce's Palace Hotel is close by, and from that elevated point on a fine day 
 the distant Chautauqua hills are visible in one direction, and the spray of Niagara Falls can 
 be seen in another. Buffalo is about seventy miles distant by rail from Chautauqua Lake, 
 while a trip of less than thirty miles will take the traveler to Lewiston, Niagara City, and 
 the shores of Lake Ontario. These points are much visited during the season by excursionists. 
 The distance by lake from Buffalo to Cleveland is 174 miles, to Toledo 364 miles, to Detroit 
 255 miles, to Bay City 463 miles, to Chicago 888 miles, to Duluth 991 miles, and to Milwaukee 
 833 miles. 
 
 An act authorizing the selection and location of certain grounds for public parks, and to 
 provide for their maintenance and embelUshment, was passed by the State Legislature in 1869, 
 and lands were selected and appraised at $305,157.85. Messrs. Olmsted & Vaux, of New York, 
 were engaged to prepare plans; Mr. Geo. R. Radford was selected as engineer and Mr. William 
 McMillan was secured a.s superintendent. No time was lost in getting the great work under 
 way, and to-day the city has a park on a scale sufficient to meet the demands of a large and 
 rapidly-growing population and one that will compai'e favorably with any on the continent. 
 
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 The commissioners have always been mindful of the public, interests and have fully appreciated 
 the responsibility of their position. There has been no lavish expenditure of money and good 
 judgment has characterized their work. The total area of the lands used is 600 2-10 acres, 
 embracing the Lake, Meadow, Parade. Front, Niagara square, Pro.spect hill. North street 
 circle, Bidwell place, Chapin place. Soldiers' place, Agassiz place, the Bank, Humboldt, 
 Bidwell, Chapin and Lincoln parkways, Fillmore, Porter and Richmond avenues. The 
 parkways are from 1,695 to 11,097 feet in length, and the beds are of stone and gravel, rolled 
 hard and smooth and graded. They are each 100 feet wide. The Lake takes iip forty-six and 
 a half acres and was formed by damming Scajaquada Creek and by excavating. With its 
 miniature islands, its bays and coves, the boat-house, well stocked with row-boats, and a float 
 for the band, it is difficult to find a more romantic and picturesque spot. The popularity of the 
 place is attested by the crowds of people to be seen there summer evenings. When the 
 Parade Refectory (since burned) was first opened to the public fuUy 1.5,000 people, principally 
 Germans, congregated there. The buildings were of wood and covered an area of 28,000 
 square feet. There were spacious verandas and pavilion wings, a roomy ball and concert 
 room, saloon, dining halls, waiting rooms, etc. On the east end was a tower 13S feet high, 
 from the observatory of which a fine view of the harbor, city and suburban district could be 
 obtained. This costly and unique structure has been replaced by a less pretentious building 
 which is used for similar purposes. It is a popular resort for the Germans, particularly on 
 Sundays. Adjacent to the main park where the lake is situated is Forest Lawn Cemetery — 
 solemn, grand and beautiful. The new State Insane Asylum, an imposing brown stone and 
 brick structure rapidly nearing completion, is on the opposite side of the main park. About 
 $1,500,000 have been expended on the parks, including the amount paid for the land. 
 
 The following interesting statistics will give some idea of the vast commerce of Buffalo. 
 
 ERRATUM. 
 On page 20, 8th line from bottom of second column, read "Grand total, bush. 44,101,689." 
 
TR/VDE AND COMMERCE OF BUFFALO, 
 
 LAKE AND RAILROAD COMMERCE. 
 
 Summary. 
 
 The receipts of flour and grain in 1879 by- 
 lake at Buffalo aggregated 78,891,151 bushels, in- 
 cluding flour reduced to its equivalent in wheat; 
 the largest on record, excepting last year, when 
 the figures were 84,090,939 bushels. The re- 
 ceipts by the steamer International were for- 
 merly added to the lake movement, but since 
 the opening of the International bridge at 
 Black Rock no statistics have been kept of the 
 imports by the railroads at that point. 
 
 The business of the Lake Shore & Michigan 
 Southern Railroad largely increased. The flour 
 and grain movement this year was 4.5,201,300 
 bushels as compared with 33,508,300 bushels in 
 1878. The tonnage of the other articles enu- 
 merated shows very favorably when contrasted 
 with last year's figures. The other railroads 
 centering here do not make any reports by 
 which the amount of their tonnage can be as- 
 certained. 
 
 The aggregate receipts for 1879 by lake and 
 the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad 
 were 123,992,451 bushels of grain against 117,- 
 599,239 bushels in 1878, a gain of 6,393,212 
 bushels in favor of this year. 
 
 The growth ofthe grain trade of Buffalo is 
 briefly shown by the following figures: In 1836 
 the receipts by lake were 1,239,351 bushels; in 
 1846, 13,366,108 bushels; in 18.56, 25,753,967 
 bushels; in 1866, 53,388,087 bushels; in 1876, 
 50.074,648 bushels; in 1877, 6.5,199,201 bushels; 
 in 1878, 84,046,052 bushels, and in 1879, 78,86.5,- 
 354 bushels. The aggregate receipts by lake of 
 flour and grain from 1836 to 1879 inclusive 
 were 1,. 526, 266, 2.53 bushels. 
 
 The lumber trade makes an excellent exhibit. 
 It will be noticed that the imports and exports 
 
 were generally larger, and prices correspond- 
 ingly improved with the increased business. 
 The stocks on hand are much larger than at 
 this time last year, in anticipation of continued 
 activity in the building trade. 
 
 The coal trade has made the greatest progress 
 of any branch of commerce The imports of 
 anthracite aggregate 1,092,134 tons, bituminous 
 673,670 tons, and Blossburg 62,000 tons; total, 
 1,827,804 tons; an increase of about one-third 
 over the imports of 1878. The exports by lake 
 show a corresponding improvement. The 
 manufacturing demand was very large, indic- 
 ative of increased activity, and the domestic 
 consumption was a little ahead of 1878. 
 
 The shipments of grain from the elevators 
 by railroads connected therewith aggregate 
 16,308, .526 bushels; for the corresponding period 
 in 1878 the movement was 19,136,668 bushels; a 
 falling off this year of 2,828,142 bushels. 
 
 The exports by lake for the past season in- 
 clude 580,646 tons of coal, 103,8.58 barrels of 
 cement and plaster, 222,778 barrels and 26,372 
 tons of salt, and 525 tons of railroad iron ; a 
 gain over the business of 1878 of 249,474 tons 
 of coal, 22,145 barrels of cement and plaster, 
 and nearly 40,000 barrels of salt. The tonnage 
 of other western-bound freight carried by pro- 
 pellers was the largest ever known. 
 
 The first arrival at this port by lake in 1879 
 was the steam barge Enterprise from Dresden, 
 Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, April 24th. 
 The Straits of Mackinaw were reported open 
 the same day. Propellers commenced depart- 
 ing hence for upper lake ports on the 28th of 
 April, but the ice blockade soon occurred at 
 this end of Lake Erie, and free navigation was 
 not secured until May the 18th. 
 
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 Lake freights on grain from Chicago to Buf- 
 falo fluctuated considerably during the season ; 
 opening at Gc for wheat and 5ic for corn; 
 gradually declining to l|c and Ijc on Jane 7th; 
 then advancing slowly to 8c and Tie October 
 25th, and then declining again to Sic and 5c re- 
 spectively, the closing rates. Coal was carried 
 from this port to Chicago and Milwaukee at 
 rates ranging from 30c to $1 35 per ton. Prob- 
 ably the fair average for the season would be 
 60c per ton, as only $1 00 was paid for a few 
 days in October and $1 00@1 25 at the close of 
 November. 
 
 Railroad freights opened at 9ic for wheat 
 and 9c for corn hence to New York ; gradually 
 declined to 5c and 43c in July, and then slowly 
 advanced to 13c and 11 gC on and after Novem- 
 ber 10th. 
 
 ElevatiHg and storage rates on grain opened 
 at |c per bushel, including gC to vessel: on 
 September 33d and after they were Ic per 
 bushel, including |c to vessel. On November 
 17th winter rates commenced. From the open- 
 ing until September 23d, where no storage was 
 had kc per bushel was charged, including |c to 
 vessel. 
 
 The arrivals and departures of vessels in the 
 district of Buffalo Creek for the season of 1879 
 were 8,447, aggregating 4,443,717 tonnage, a 
 small decrease under 1878. The tonnage of 
 vessels built and enrolled was 2,183.11, com- 
 prising the propeller New York ; tug propellers 
 T. H. Pulton, Minnie Maythem and M. M. 
 Drake; steamers Josephine B. and Mamie Hig- 
 gins; steam-yachts Musette, Parole, Fanchon 
 and Elizabeth; the yacht Cygnet and the 
 schooner Highland Maid. Twenty-four 
 vessels changed hands by total transfer. The 
 total tonnage of the port at the close of the fis- 
 cal year ending June 30th, was 311 vessels, of 
 97,734.46 tonnage, exclusive of canal boats oth- 
 er than steam, of which the custom house does 
 not now keep a record. One hundred and 
 nineteen vessels of all kinds are laid up here for 
 the winter. 
 
 The number of vessels passing out of exist- 
 ence on the lakes in 1879 was 78, including 5 
 propellers, 4 sidewheel steamers, 1 steam barge, 
 6 tug,s, 3 brigs, 8 barges, 9 scows, and 42 schoon- 
 ers, aggregating 18,531 tonnage, and valued at 
 $316,675. The number of deaths was 208, an 
 excess of 45 over 1878. The new vessels built 
 were 19, of 13,918 tonnage and valued at $791,- 
 500. Net loss of tonnage, 4,013. 
 
 The amount of canal tolls collected at this 
 port during the season aggregated $591,652, as 
 compared with 1638,439 in 1878, a decrease of 
 
 $36,787 under 1879. It should be remembered 
 however, that the canals in 1878 opened April 
 15th, and this year on May 8th, three weeks 
 later. The number of boats cleared was 8,708; 
 in 1878, 9047 ; a decrease of 339. 
 
 Canal navigation was interrupted on June 
 26th by the caving in of a culvert near Orange- 
 port, and this accident with a break a few 
 days later at another point delayed boats 
 nearly fourteen days. ITie dryness of the sea- 
 son also caused frequent low water, and the ice 
 from Rome eastward was troublesome on and 
 after the 30th of November. All boats reached 
 tidewater and the canal was closed officially on 
 the 6th of December. The number of days of 
 navigation was 213. 
 
 The exports by canal were 4,750 barrels of 
 flour and 53,868,393 bushels of grain, or, reduc- 
 ing flour to grain, 53,892,143 bushels, as com- 
 pared with 58,^67,734 bushels in 1878. The 
 principal products of the forest shipped were, 
 107,158,316 feet of lumber, 34,600,000 shingles, 
 and 56,029,617 pounds of staves ; an increase of 
 lumber and shingles, and a decrease of staves. 
 Flaxseed was carried to the extent of 22,238,587 
 pounds, pig iron 923 tons, coal 28,284 tons, pe- 
 troleum oil 55,435 barrels, and pork 2,131 bar- 
 rels. The total tonnage was 1,830,843, of the 
 value of $48,142,030. 
 
 The imports are well worthy of special no- 
 tice, as they show the beneficial result of the 
 free list on water transportation. The aggre- 
 gate tonnage was 499,453, of the value of 
 $43,554,105— nearly equal to the value of the 
 exports. The principal articles imported were 
 dried fruits, domestic woolens and cottons, pig 
 iron, iron ore, salt, sugar, molassas, coffee, nails, 
 iron and steel, railroad iron, crockery, coal and 
 gypsum. 
 
 Canal fi'eights from Buffalo to New Ycrk 
 opened at 5jC for wheat and .5c for corn; grad- 
 ually declined to 3|c and 3,ic for the week end- 
 ing June 2Sth; then advanced to9ic and Sjcat 
 the end of September and beginning of Octo- 
 ber; fluctuated to the highest point, 13c and lie, 
 on October 23d, 24th and 25th. During No- 
 vember 10@10|c and 8@93C respectively was 
 obtained; closing at outside figures. Pine 
 lumber varied from 12 25@4 00 per 1,000 feet, 
 and staves from $1 00@2 50 per ton over tolls. 
 The receipts of flour and grain at tidewater 
 from all the canals this year wer e 56,977,000 
 bushels as compared with 63,010,600 bushels in 
 1878. 
 
 The table of comparative prices of leading 
 articles shows a large increase in the values of 
 the articles enumerated, with but few excep- 
 
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 tions, as compared with 1878— but our space 
 will not allow of more particular mention. 
 
 The live stock trade during the year shows a 
 falling off in cattle, sheep and hogs, but the 
 business done, nevertheless, was very large, and 
 is a material element conducive to the pros- 
 perity of the commercial interests of our city. 
 
 The receipts of flour and grain at the west- 
 em lake ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, 
 Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, from January 
 1st to December 27th, aggregate 238,042,847 
 bushels as compared with 225,259,114 bushels in 
 1878. The shipments for the same period from 
 those places were 209,819,924 bushels in 1879, 
 and 198,262,889 bushels in 1878. These figures 
 show a gain for this year's cereal movement. 
 
 Comparative Imports by Lake. 
 
 The following table shows the imports of prin- 
 cipal articles into this port by lake for the years 
 1877, 1878 and 1879: 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Ashes, casks 214 
 
 Ashes, tons 700 
 
 Ashes, leached, tons 235 
 
 Apples, bbls .. . 8ti2 
 
 Beef, bbls and tcs . 506 
 
 Beans, bu 115 
 
 Beans, bbls 56 
 
 Barlev, bu 1,652,566 1,375,184 610,710 
 
 Butter, lbs 5,000 949 
 
 Butter, pkgs 251 2,046 
 
 Bacon, bxs 589 6,035 
 
 Broomcorn, bis 1,385 953 103 
 
 Barrels, empty, no 4,706 .... 
 
 Coal, tons 44,247 50,001 34,648 
 
 Corn, bu. ...""!"! 31,362,866 35,133',8.53 32,99o'',99.3 
 
 Cedar posts, no 24,012 8.209 16,730 
 
 Cornmeal,bbl3 3,702 6,475 2,000 
 
 Copper, pkgs 11,623 7,804 12,685 
 
 Copper, tons 6,342 8,708 6,064 
 
 Copper, cakes and 
 
 bars... 12,616 8,781 17,791 
 
 Cattle, no 11 
 
 Eggs, (loz 186 
 
 Eggs, pkg^ 1,569 6,945 
 
 Fish, pkgs 21,153 8,617 5,120 
 
 Flour, bbls 693,044 971,^80 897,105 
 
 Feed sks 57,694 4,591 8,399 
 
 (•irindstones, tons.. 195 65 
 
 Grindstones, no 288 331 
 
 Hides.no 4,593 5,140 
 
 Hides, tons 10 
 
 Hides, bdls 132 
 
 Horses, no 130 31 
 
 Hops, bales 178 952 
 
 Hams, tcs 619 1,002 
 
 Hoops, no 22,403.700 11,500,000 14,579,000 
 
 Hoop poles, no 19 ',620 200,000 
 
 Heading, bbls 6,98 5,721 14,471 
 
 Iron ore, tons 1,997 14,737 25,380 
 
 Iron, pig, tons 5,630 5,447 8,4;^ 
 
 Iron, tons 340 3,638 127 
 
 Iron, scrap, lbs..., 75,000 64,200 256,000 
 
 Iron, bdls 622 
 
 Iron, bars 3,6:59 
 
 Iron, plates 110 
 
 Lead, tons 5i7 147 46 
 
 Lead, pigs 51,805 35,719 6,'?8o 
 
 Leather, rolls 230 538 40 
 
 Lard, lbs 770,600 .... 249,920 
 
 Lard, tcs 5:i,400 88,278 81,831 
 
 Lard, pkgs 9,168 2,775 18,568 
 
 Lard, bbls 1,850 
 
 1S77. 1878. 18-9. 
 
 Lumber, feet 141,.')72,(69 176,322,464 202,443,612 
 
 l>atli, pes 6,392,200 3,535,000 4,644,li00 
 
 Millfeed, lbs 407,000 
 
 Oats, bu 4,279,229 5,122,972 1,104,793 
 
 Oalmeal, bbls 1,557 7,518 2,500 
 
 Oatmeal, bags . 4,443 
 
 Oil cake, pkgs 32,084 73,443 51,047 
 
 Oil cake, tons .'504 245 379 
 
 Oil, bbls 3.337 3,340 480 
 
 Pickets, no .'i5,5.'2 7,190 
 
 Pork, bbls 41,7r;6 31,937 33,570 
 
 Peas,bu 57,4,'JO 44,887 25,797 
 
 Potatoes, bu 4,ii><8 
 
 Pelts, bdls 3,2.36 823 754 
 
 Potash, tons 219 
 
 Plaster, bbls ],0<iO 
 
 Rye, bu l,]55,oa3 2,135,007 1,884,802 
 
 Sundries, pkgs 46,714 41,800 75,000 
 
 Silver ore, pkgs ... 3,'^40 536 
 
 Silver ore, tons 620 
 
 Seed, bags 265,993 351,716 293,742 
 
 Seed, bu 344,312 
 
 Stone, tons 834 59 
 
 Stone, cords 1,489 1,175 
 
 Salt, bbls 1,000 
 
 Staves, no 18,284,985 11,638,863 12,070,.')97 
 
 Stave bolts, cords.. 4,403 4,512 8,640 
 
 Shingles, no 54,2.54,000 66,273,000 59,793,700 
 
 Shooks, bdls 12,775 17,985 1,541 
 
 Shooks, no 767,000 
 
 Sheep, no 15 
 
 Tobacco, pkgs 2,766 3,3.58 4,143 
 
 Tallow, lbs 130,780 83,400 
 
 Tallow, pkgs 1,650 100 
 
 Tallow, bbls 590 278 441 
 
 Tallow, tcs 100 11,2,58 
 
 Ties, no 172,679 160,000 271,693 
 
 Whisky, bbls 27 51 
 
 Wool, bales 942 357 2,427 
 
 Wood, cords 2,516 1,084 1,400 
 
 Wheat, bu 23,284,405 35,419,136 37,788,.501 
 
 AGGREGATE RECEIPTS OF FLOUR AND 
 GRAIN. 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Flour, bbls 693,044 971,980 897,106 
 
 Wheat, bu 23,2S4,405 35,419,1.36 37,788,501 
 
 Corn, bu 31,362,866 3.5,133,835 32,990,993 
 
 Oats, bu 4,279,229 5,122,972 1,104,793 
 
 Barlev, bu 1,652,568 1,375,184 610,740 
 
 Rve, bu 1,15,5,003 2,135,007 1,884,802 
 
 Peas, bu 67,450 44,887 25,797 
 
 Total grain, bu .. 61,794,521 79,231.039 74,405,626 
 
 Flour to wheat, bu. 3,465,220 4,859,900 4,485,.525 
 
 Grand total, bu.. 65,256,741 84,090,939 78,891,151 
 
 Receipts by Lake Shore & Michigan 
 Southern Railroad. 
 
 The following table shows the principal receipts 
 at ButValo by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 
 Kailroad for the year ending December 31st, 1879, 
 as compared with those of 1878 and 1877: 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Flour, bbls 1,100,000 947,400 1,187,700 
 
 Wheat, bn 4,219,900 8,243,200 12,916,700 
 
 Corn, bu 6,139,200 12,470,400 15,947,800 
 
 Oats, bu 3,669,100 5,721,300 8,869,10» 
 
 Barlev, bu 679,600 1,.363,600 7.53,000 
 
 Eye, bu 815,600 972,800 776,200 
 
 Total grain, bu... 15,623,400 28,771,300 39,262,800 
 Flour to wheat, bu. 6,502,000 4,737,000 5,938,500 
 
 Grandtotal,bu.. 21,025,400 33,608,300 45,201,300 
 
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 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Beef, bbls and tC9.. 191,160 171,550 183,100 
 
 Butter, lbs 8,059,000 9,536,000 17,538,000 
 
 Bacon, lbs 27,140,(X)0 25,560,000 24,5-tO,(X)0 
 
 Broomcorn, bales.. 20,612 19,250 14,047 
 
 Coal, tons 156,958 98,916 70,808 
 
 Cattle, cars 24,746 30,925 36,146 
 
 Cheese, bx8 81,860 87,180 121,100 
 
 Cotton, bales 110,090 73,550 119,572 
 
 Cornmeal, bbls 231,200 192,200 212,700 
 
 Egffs, pkgs 13,475 15,876 26,590 
 
 Fish, pkgs 22,054 20,949 26,4i0 
 
 Grindstones, no 7,035 11,060 21,170 
 
 Hides, no 205,915 222,388 305,997 
 
 Horses, cars 660 648 1,061 
 
 Hops, bales 3,615 2,020 1,400 
 
 Hogs, cars.. 8,615 13,017 12,503 
 
 Hemp, bales 14,885 12,880 9,133 
 
 Hams, tcs 190.350 166,700 185,730 
 
 Iron, plates, no 41,260 35,830 26,280 
 
 Iron, pig, tons 7,128 8,445 10,166 
 
 Leather, rolls 10,400 9,570 12,702 
 
 Lard, lbs 14,880,000 21,990,000 20,270,000 
 
 Lumber, cars 2,5.58 2,871 2,625 
 
 Oilcake, pkgs 1,53,010 97,470 156,630 
 
 Oil, refined, bbls... 1,198,630 1,698,750 1,156,745 
 
 Oil, crude, bbls 1,370,485 738,832 331,165 
 
 Pork,bbl8 230,150 201,900 238,450 
 
 Pelts, bdls 18,000 13,980 14,370 
 
 Seed, bags 47,760 35,511 41,300 
 
 Stones, tons 4,590 4,904 8,551 
 
 Staves, cars 426 3<i8 440 
 
 Sheep, cars 2,157 2,935 2,997 
 
 Tobacco, pkgs 27,370 21.810 27,910 
 
 Tobacco, hhds . 6,525 5,251 6,623 
 
 Tallow,bblsorpkg3 7,779 8,445 7,080 
 
 Tanbark,cars 785 623 455 
 
 Whisky, bbls 60,670 56,610 73,650 
 
 Wool, bales 32.934 20,470 27,755 
 
 Of the above receipts for 1877, 1878 and 1879 the 
 following were for this city: 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Flour, bbls 31,300 34,500 31,400 
 
 Wheat, bu 58,700 15,200 126,200 
 
 Corn, bu 224,000 300,000 136,800 
 
 Oats, bu 81,900 100,800 130,000 
 
 Barley, bu 14,400 92,000 22,000 
 
 Kj-e, bu 6,000 4,800 2,400 
 
 Hides, no 67,075 68,278 103,i82 
 
 Fish, pkgs 4,264 6,361 7,585 
 
 Lumber, cars 798 1,072 1,145 
 
 Oil, refined, bills... 4S,(i26 45,940 36,030 
 
 Oil, crude, bbls.... 8.070 1,275 905 
 
 Coal, tons lll.SOS 87,954 53,118 
 
 Grain Trade of Buffalo for Forty-four 
 Years. 
 The following statement shows the grain trade 
 of Buffalo for forty- four years (the receipts by 
 the Lake Shore Kailroad not included) : 
 
 Flour and Grain Receipts by Lake and 
 
 the Lake tJhore & Michigan 
 
 Southern Railroad. 
 
 The following statement shows the receipts of 
 flour and grain by Lake and the Lake Shore & 
 Michigan Southern Railroad in 1877, 1878 and 1879: 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Flour, bbls. 1,793,444 1,919,380 2,084,805 
 
 Wheat, bu 27,504,305 43,662,336 50,70.5,201 
 
 Corn. bu... 37,502,066 47,604,253 48,938,793 
 
 Oats, bu 7,939,329 10,844,272 9,973,893 
 
 Barley, bu 2,332,168 2,738,784 1,363,740 
 
 Rye, bu 1,970,603 3,107,807 2,661,002 
 
 Peas.bu... 57,450 44,887 25,797 
 
 Total, bu 77,305,921 108,002,339 113,668,426 
 
 Flour to wheat, bu. 8,9(57,220 9,596,900 10,324,025 
 
 Grand total, bu .. 87,273,141 117,599,239 123,992,4.51 
 
 Note.— No returns made of the traffic over the 
 
 International bridge in 1877, 1878 and 1879. The 
 
 receipts would be largely increased if the.se 
 
 figures could be giveu. 
 
 Years. Flour, bbls. 
 
 836 139,178 
 
 837 126,805 
 
 838 iillfiHi 
 
 839 194,125 
 
 BlO 597,142 
 
 841 730,040 
 
 842 734,408 
 
 813 917.517 
 
 814 915,030 
 
 845 746,750 
 
 846 1,374,529 
 
 847 1,857,000 
 
 848 1,249,000 
 
 849... 1,207,4.35 
 
 850 1,103,039 
 
 851 1,258.224 
 
 852. 1,299,213 
 
 853 975,557 
 
 854 739,756 
 
 ■)6 936,761 
 
 856 1,126,048 
 
 S57 845,96:1 
 
 86M 1,536,109 
 
 859. 1,490,3.33 
 
 860 1,122,335 
 
 861 •-',159,591 
 
 862 2,846,('22 
 
 863 2,978,089 
 
 864 2,028,520 
 
 865 1,788,393 
 
 860 1,313,543 
 
 867 1,440,066 
 
 868 1,502,731 
 
 1,598,487 
 
 870 1,470,391 
 
 871 1,278,077 
 
 872 762,502 
 
 873 1.259,205 
 
 874 1,693.585 
 
 875 1,810,41 13 
 
 876 807,210 
 
 877* 693,044 
 
 878* 971,980 
 
 879* 897,105 
 
 Oats, bu 
 
 8.36 88,640 
 
 837 2,553 
 
 8:« 6,577 
 
 839 
 
 y4() 
 
 Ml.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. ..... 14,144 
 
 842 
 
 843 2,489 
 
 844 18,017 
 
 845 28,803 
 
 846 218,300 
 
 847 446,000 
 
 848 560,000 
 
 849 362,884 
 
 850 357,580 
 
 851 1,140,340 
 
 852 2,f 96,231 
 
 853 1,580,655 
 
 854 4.401,739 
 
 855 2,693.222 
 
 &m l,73;i,382 
 
 857 1,214,760 
 
 858 2,275,231 
 
 859 394.502 
 
 860 1 209,594 
 
 861 1,797,905 
 
 862 2,624,932 
 
 863 7,322,lb7 
 
 864 11,632.637 
 
 870 8,494,799 
 
 871 10,227,472 
 
 Wheat, bu. 
 
 304,090 
 
 450,350 
 
 9^3,117 
 
 1,117,262 
 
 l,0O4,5(il 
 
 1,635,(00 
 
 1,555,420 
 
 1,827,241 
 
 2,174,500 
 
 1.770,740 
 
 4,744,184 
 
 6,489,100 
 
 4,520,117 
 
 4.943,978 
 
 8,681,347 
 
 4,167,121 
 
 5,549,7.8 
 
 5,420,043 
 
 3,510,782 
 
 8,022,126 
 
 8,466,671 
 
 8,334.179 
 
 10,671,550 
 
 9,234,652 
 
 18,602,645 
 
 27,105,219 
 
 80,4:35.831 
 
 21.240,348 
 
 17,677,549 
 
 13,437 888 
 
 10,479,694 
 
 11,879,6»6 
 
 12,555,215 
 
 19,228,516 
 
 20,556,722 
 
 22,606,217 
 
 14,304,942 
 
 30,618,372 
 
 29,778.512 
 
 32,967,686 
 
 19,324 612 
 
 23,284,405 
 
 35,419,1.^6 
 
 37,788,501 
 
 Barley, bu 
 
 4,876 
 
 4,710 
 
 l',6"7 
 
 47",536 
 
 ■"6 
 
 .S",600 
 
 142.773 
 
 497,913 
 
 401,t 98 
 
 313,885 
 
 6J,304 
 
 46 327 
 
 37,844 
 
 308,371 
 
 36 ' ,560 
 
 262,158 
 
 313,757 
 
 428,124 
 
 641,449 
 
 465,057 
 
 82li,5l>3 
 
 1,606.384 
 
 Corn,bu. 
 
 204,355 
 94,4TO 
 84,148 
 
 7l',337 
 
 201.031 
 
 t454,53« 
 
 223,966 
 
 137,978 
 
 64,2(HJ 
 
 1,455,258 
 
 2,862 8U0 
 
 2.298,000 
 
 3,.321,661 
 
 2,593,378 
 
 6,988,775 
 
 5,136,746 
 
 8,065,793 
 
 10.108,9S3 
 
 9,711,4:30 
 
 9,633,277 
 
 5.713,611 
 
 6,621,668 
 
 3,11.3,653 
 
 ll,,38b,217 
 
 21,024.657 
 
 24,888 627 
 
 20.086.9 2 
 
 10.478.681 
 
 19,840 901 
 
 27.894,798 
 
 17,873,6.58 
 
 16,804,067 
 
 11,.549.4(I3 
 
 9,410,128 
 
 26,110,769 
 
 84,643,187 
 
 28,550,828 
 
 24.9J4,S18 
 
 V2,59H,891 
 
 20 939,853 
 
 33,362,806 
 
 S5,l3:i8-3 
 
 32,990,993 
 
 Bye, bu. 
 
 1,500 
 
 3,2h7 
 
 909 
 
 2,150 
 
 1,268 
 
 1,332 
 
 456 
 
 28^2.50 
 
 70,787 
 17,8i59 
 
 10,P52 
 112,251 
 107,152 
 177,066 
 299,591 
 245,810 
 
 43,536 
 125,214 
 124,693 
 
 80,822 
 337 f 64 
 VH1,564 
 422.309 
 633,727 
 877,676 
 1,245,485 
 
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 arley, bn. 
 
 Rve, bu. 
 
 1,8112.598 
 
 1,01(1,693 
 
 fi37.124 
 
 947,323 
 
 651, 3H9 
 
 126.(193 
 
 1,821,154 
 
 626.154 
 
 1,9 46.9-23 
 
 1,095,(139 
 
 3,088,925 
 
 301,809 
 
 1,232,507 
 
 91 6,947 
 
 1.154 94S 
 
 167 301 
 
 9'6,.«89 
 
 222,126 
 
 2,615,081 
 
 . 761,795 
 
 1,652.563 
 
 1,155,003 
 
 1,H75,]84 
 
 2,1:^5,0 7 
 
 610,740 
 
 1,884,802 
 
 Oats, bu. 
 
 1872 10,S33,166 
 
 1S73 11,492,47a 
 
 1865 5,459,347 
 
 1866 6.846,983 
 
 1867 9,00H,<I09 
 
 1886 6,050,045 
 
 1861 5,972.346 
 
 l'*T4 5 396 7^1 
 
 1875 8,4'^4.124 
 
 1»76 2,397 257 
 
 1877* 4,279,2^9 
 
 )87S* .5,12'2.972 
 
 1879* .-- -.1,104,793 
 
 GRAIN INCIitTDING FLOUR AS GRAIN. 
 
 Grain, Grain, including 
 Years. bush. flour, bush. 
 
 1836 643,461 1,239,351 
 
 1837 550,0tJ0 1,184,685 
 
 1838.... 974,';51 2,587,887 
 
 1839 1,117,262 2.3(i2,851 
 
 1840.. 1,075,888 4,061,598 
 
 1841 1,852 325 5,592,525 
 
 1842 2,015,928 5,687,468 
 
 1843 2,055,025 6.642,610 
 
 1844 2,3a5,568 6,910 718 
 
 1845 1,848.040 5,581,790 
 
 1846 6491.5-,'2 13,366,167 
 
 1847 9,868487 ^9.153,187 
 
 1848 7,390,012 14,641,018 
 
 1849 8,628,013 14.665,189 
 
 1H50 6,618,004 12,059.551 
 
 1851 11,449,661 17,740,184 
 
 1852 13,392.937 20,390,506 
 
 1853 11,078,741 15,956,525 
 
 lo54 18.553,455 22,252,238 
 
 1855 19,788,473 24,472,277 
 
 1856 20,123,667 25.753,965 
 
 1857 15,348.930 19,578,690 
 
 1858 20,202,444 26,812 982 
 
 1859 14,429,069 21,530,722 
 
 1860 31,441.440 37,053,115 
 
 18H1 ,50,662,646 61,460,601 
 
 1862 58,642,344 72,872,454 
 
 1863 49,845,005 64,735 510 
 
 1864 41,044,496 51,177,146 
 
 1865 42,473,223 61,415,188 
 
 1866 51,820,342 53,388,087 
 
 1867 . 43,499,780 50,700,060 
 
 1868 42,430,2111 49,949,856 
 
 18()9 .. 37,014.728 45,007,163 
 
 1870 39,201,141 46,613.096 
 
 1871 60,765,357 67,155,742 
 
 1872 58,417,822 62,200.332 
 
 1873 . 67,340,570 73,636,595 
 
 1874 61,=.62,627 70 652 
 
 1875 65HI4.716 74,246,720 
 
 1876 46,038,598 50,074,648 
 
 1877* 61,731,071 65,199,29i 
 
 lr<78* 79,16,152 84.046.(152 
 
 1879* 74,379,829 78,865,354 
 
 COMPARED BY DECADES. 
 
 Grain, Grain, iucUuling 
 y-^ars. bush. flour, bush. 
 
 1836 543 401 1,239,351 
 
 1846 6,491.622 13,360,167 
 
 1856 20,123,667 25,753,967 
 
 1866 51.820.342 53,388,087 
 
 1876 46,033,598 50,074,648 
 
 AGGREGATE RECEIPTS COMPARED. 
 
 Grain, 
 Decades. bush. 
 
 1830 10 18-15— 10 years.. 14,3(i8,908 
 1846 to 18^'5— 10 years. .113,7()6,005 
 1856 to 1865—10 years. .344,213,324 
 1860 to 1875-10 years. .520,976 775 
 
 1876 46,038,598 
 
 1877* 61,734 071 
 
 Grain, including 
 flour, bush. 
 41,851,483 
 174.717,437 
 432,390.318 
 597121.670 
 50 074,648 
 63,199,291 
 
 Decades. 
 
 ]878» 
 
 1879* .... 
 
 Grain, 
 
 bush. 
 
 79. 170. '5? 
 
 74,379,829 
 
 Total 44 years .1,262,4.3.5,711 
 
 Grain, including 
 
 Flour, bush. 
 
 84 01(^,0.53 
 
 78,865,354 
 
 1,526,266,253 
 
 ♦Canadian receipts through Custom-house not 
 included in 1877, 1878 and 1879. 
 
 Lumber Trade of BuflFalo. 
 The following table shows the receipts and ship- 
 ments of lumber, etc., for three years: 
 
 IMPORTS BY CANAL. 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Lumber, feet. 328,071 888,145 1,70.<!,849 
 
 Timber, cubic feet. 8,225 5,016 82,862 
 
 Shingles, no 177,000 10,000 30,000 
 
 EXPORTS BY CANAL. 
 
 Lumber, feet 79,782,6S6 95,310,685 107,158.316 
 
 Staves, lbs 82,359,0,50 77,4S2,200 56.029,617 
 
 Shingles, no 30,542,000 29,283,000 34,600,000 
 
 IMPORTS BY LAKE. 
 
 Heading, bbls 6,198 5,721 14,471 
 
 Hoops, no 22,403,700 11,500,000 14.579,000 
 
 Hoop poles, no 190,620 2'!0,000 
 
 Lumber, feet 141,.572,469 176,312,464 202,443,612 
 
 Lath, pieces 6,392,200 3,54.5,000 4,644,000 
 
 Railroad ties, no... 172,079 l(iO,000 271,693 
 
 Staves, no 18,284,985 11,638,868 12,070,.597 
 
 Stave bolts, cords.. 4,403 4,512 8,610 
 
 Shingles, no 54,254,000 66,273,000 59,793,700 
 
 Shooks, bundles ... 12,775 17,985 l,.54l 
 
 Pickets, no 55,.522 7,190 
 
 Cedar posts, no 24,012 8,209 16,730 
 
 OTHER IMPORTS BY RAILROADS AND TEAJIS.* 
 
 Lumber, feet 75,000,000 90,000,000 90, .00,000 
 
 *Partly estimated. 
 
 AVERAGE PRICES. 
 
 The prices at the yards during 1879 were about 
 as follows, per 1,000 feet: 
 
 Basswood-..$14 00@20 00 Chestnut $22 00((i'36 00 
 
 Pine 800@4000 Walnut 3000(i;8000 
 
 Ash 14 00(0135 00 Maple 18 0(i(f'32 00 
 
 White wood . 14 00@35 00 Hickory 25 w<o 45 OO 
 
 Oak 19 00@37 00 Luth, perM. 1 (V.,./. 2 00 
 
 Cherry 32 00@45 00 Shingles, do. 1 SOuji 3 25 
 
 Coal Trade of Buffalo. 
 
 The anthracite and bituminous coal trade of this 
 city is shown by the following figures: 
 
 IMPORTS BY CANAL. 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Anthracite, tons 208,609 115,102 92,134 
 
 Blossburg, tons 10,000 3,353 2,000 
 
 EXPORTS BY CANAL. 
 
 Bituminous, tons 29,250 30,820 28,290- 
 
 IMPORTS BY LAKE. 
 
 Bituminous, tons 44,247 50,001 36,648 
 
 EXPORTS BY LAKE. 
 
 Anthracite, tons 405,074 306,172 5.50,046 
 
 Blossburg, tons 50,000 25,(/00 30,000 
 
 IMPORTS BY RAILROADS.* 
 
 Anthracite, tons 550,000 660,000 1,000,000 
 
 Bituminous, tons 214,200 425,973 0.37,022 
 
 Blossburg, tons . ' 50,000 45,000 60,000 
 
 EXPORTS BY RAILROADS. 
 
 No estimate to hand of the movement in detail. 
 
14 
 
 RECAPITULATION. 
 
 Total imports, Anthra- 
 cite, tons 7.'i9,fin9 775,ir.2 1,092,134 
 
 Do., Bituminous, tons.. 258,447 474,974 673,670 
 
 Do. lilosslmrs, tons 60,0U0 28,353 62,000 
 
 Total exports. Bitumi- 
 nous 29,2.50 .39,820 28.290 
 
 Do., Anthracite, tons. ..405,074 306,172 5.50,646 
 Do., Blossburg, tons.... 50,000 25,000 30,000 
 *Partly estimated. 
 
 The retail prices of anthracite per 2,000 pounds, 
 delivei-ed in city limits, during the year were as 
 follow* : 
 
 Bloss- 
 1879. Grate. Ea:?. Stove. Nut. biirjr. 
 
 Jan'y 1 $5 15 $5 25 $5 50 $5 00 14 00 
 
 April 19 3 75 3 75 4 00 3 75 4 00 
 
 May 24 3 25 3 25 3 50 3 50 3 50 
 
 May 3 3 50 3 .50 3 75 3 75 3 50 
 
 Oct. 13 3 90 3 90 4 00 4 00 3 50 
 
 Oct. 20 4 10 4 10 4 20 4 20 3 50 
 
 Nov. 1 4 35 4 35 4 45 4 60 3 50 
 
 Dec. 1 4 65 4 65 4 85 5 10 3 75 
 
 Dec. 31 4 65 4 65 4 85 5 lO 3 75 
 
 The range of prices during 1879 for bituminous, 
 delivered to raanufaptories, gas works, propeller 
 lines, etc., were from $2 10 to $4 00 per ton, accord- 
 ing to description. The price at retail varied from 
 $4 00 to $6 00 delivered per ton, according to qual- 
 ity, for family use. 
 
 About 18.5,000 tons of anthracite and bituminous 
 coal were consumed by families in this city dur- 
 ing 1879. 
 
 Comparative Prices of Leading Articles. 
 
 The iollowing statement shows the approximate 
 ruling rates of the various articles enumerated at 
 Buffalo December 30, 1879, and the corresponding 
 periods in 1878 and 1877: 
 
 Flour, bbl— 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 City gr. »|). No. l.$6 25@, 6 75 $5 00® 5 .50 $6 75® 7 25 
 
 City gr. sp. No. 2. 5 25® 5 75 3 75® 4 25 5 .5(t@ 6 25 
 
 Citv gr'd amber. 7 00® 7 50 5 25® 5 75 7 25® 7 75 
 
 City gr'd white . 7 25(aj 7 75 5 50® 6 00 7 50® 8 00 
 
 C. g. new proc's. 8 50® 9 .50 7 25® 7 75 8 25® 9 00 
 
 Western spring. 6 00® 6 75 4 25® 5 25 6 00® 7 50 
 
 Western Dakers' 6 50®, 7 00 4 50® 6 00 7 00® 7 .50 
 
 Western amber. 7 00® 7 50 4 75® 5 25 7 50® 8 00 
 
 Western white.. 7 25® 7 75 5 25® 5 75 7 75® 8 25 
 
 Western now pr. 8 .50® 9 00 7 Oi)® 8 00 8 75®, 9 75 
 
 Rye 400® 4.50 325ai350 5 .50® 6 00 
 
 Buckwlieat, cwt 2 65® 3 00 2 00® 2 25 3 00® 3 00 
 
 Wheat, bush — 
 
 No. 1 spring .... 127 100 
 
 No. 3 spring 123 95 
 
 No. 1 Dnluth sp. 1 25 1 07 1 43 
 
 No.l h'dDu'thsp 145 
 
 Ked and amber. 1 32® 1 38 95® 1 00 1 38® 1 45 
 
 White 1 Ssm 1 41 90® 1 03 1 40® 1 47 
 
 Corn, busli — 
 
 No. 2 Western.. 53® 531^ 40 i^® 41 535^ 
 
 Oats, bu, West'n 31® 34 26® 29 45 
 
 Rye, bu, do ... 70® 74 52>^ 90 
 
 Barlev, bush— 
 
 We-t. and Can.. IQa} 85 61'a 1 10 70® 90 
 
 State, 2.'fc4-r'\v'd 50® 73 75® 92 (i5(ai 80 
 
 Barley ma t,bu. 75® 1 15 1 10,a> 1 30 1 05® 1 25 
 Peas, bn, (free of 
 
 duly ' :inada. 1 10® 1 20 80^ 90 95® 1 00 
 
 Beans, bu 1 60® 2 15 1 50® 1 70 150 
 
 Seed, clover, bu. 4 75® 5 50 4 50 a) 5 25 5 50® 5 75 
 
 Seed, iim(>Ihy,bu 1 40,a) 1 60 1 35® 1 45 2 90 
 
 Mil feed, ton — 
 
 Coarse 16 00 11 00*12 00 16 00@1 7 00 
 
 Fine 17 00 13 OOfffiM 00 16 00®17 0'> 
 
 Finished 20 00 13 00(ail4 OO 17 00;a;l8 00 
 
 Flour, bbl— 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Rve 17 00®19 00 14 00'ai5 00 18 00®19 00 
 
 Cornmeal, 1001b 1 05 a, 1 20 80® 90 1 05 -o 1 15 
 
 Oatm. al, bbl ... 5 00® 7 00 4 0j@6 50 6 00© 7 00 
 
 Mess pork, bbl — 
 
 Heavy 1200@1250 8 50® 9 00 13 50 
 
 Shortcut 12 00®12 50 9 00® 9 &0 13 50 
 
 Lard, lb 8® 9 6!^® 6>i 8® 8'4 
 
 Dres'd hogs, cwt 4 50® 4 75 2 75® 3 50 6 00 
 
 Highwines, gal. 1 09® 1 10 1 07(a> 1 08 1 12 
 
 Potatoes, bu 35® 50 60® 80 40® 45 
 
 Butter, lb 14 g) 25 12* 20 18® 27 
 
 Cheese,dairv,lb. 12 7® 8 11 
 
 Do., factory, lb.. 13«H3(^ 9» 9ii 12 
 
 Hops, lbs 11® 13 8^ 11 30® 35 
 
 Eggs, doz 21® 23 23c& 25 2 1® 23 
 
 Cranberries, bbl 7 00® 8 00 6 25® 7 50 8 00 
 
 Apples,dried,lb. 5^® 7 3'J@ 5 7® 8 
 
 Do., green, bbl.. 2 25® 3 25 1 25® 2 00 1 15iw, 2 50 
 
 Oranges, case. .. 7 00 <* 7 .50 5 OOcai 6 00 5 00® 5 .50 
 
 Lemons, box.... 3 50® 4 00 3 00,a> 5 00 4 00 
 
 Salt, coarse, bbl. 1 00 80 1 40 
 
 Salt, tine, bbl . 95 85 1 40 
 
 Coal, Anthracite, retail price, delivered, ton — 
 
 Grate 520 5 15 4 65 
 
 Egg...- 5 20 5*5 4 35 
 
 Chestnut 535 5 00 5 10 
 
 Stove 5 45 5.50 4 85 
 
 Coal.bitumiuous 6 50® 6 50 5 00® 5 50 6 00 
 
 Hides, gi-een, lb. 8® 9 8H® lOf^ 9'^® 10 
 
 Do.,ca)ed 12® 14 U(& 18 16® 17 
 
 Leather, lb — 
 
 Best sl'ght'd sole 31 26 31 
 
 No. 2 do 29 21 29 
 
 Cement, bbl 1 00® 1 2.5 1 15® 1 25 80® 1 00 
 
 lielined Petroleum, gallon, fire test — 
 
 ir2'a;120o 12>2® 16 10 8® 9 
 
 Pease's Pr'm oil 30® 35 3.5 35 
 
 Pease's H'dlight 25 2.5 25 
 
 Lard Oil- 
 Extra winter,gal 75® 80 60 60 
 D.)., No. 1, do .. 65® 70 .55 58 
 Linseed oil, raw. .55 60 75 
 Do., boiled, gal. 62 65 78 
 W. V. oil, black, 
 
 gallon 25 2:3 23 
 
 Do., gal., in bbl 30 25 25 
 
 Sperm oil. gal .. 150 125 100 
 
 Fish, half bbl— 
 
 White 425® 433 3 40® 3 50 5 00® 5 50 
 
 Trout 3 25® 3 38 3 00 4 00® 4 25 
 
 Siscoes 3 00 160 3 00^g» 3 25 
 
 Codfish, George's 
 
 Bank, cwt 52.5® 5 75 5 00 5 00® 5 50 
 
 Halibut, cwt 100 6 00 1100 
 
 Mackerel, kit... 1 7.5® 2 30 1 90® 2 40 1 20® 3 75 
 
 Do., bbl 15 00a22 00 12 00(ad8 00 ]l(K)a22 00 
 
 St'ling Exch'ge. 4 82® 4 85 4 82® 4 87 4 81® 4 84 
 
 Gold 102% 100 100 
 
 Exports from Elevators by Erie and 
 Central Railroads. 
 The following statement shows the expoi'ts of 
 grain from the elevators of this city by the Erie 
 and Central railroads for the months of— 
 
 
 Wheat, 
 
 Corn, 
 
 Oats, 
 
 Barlev 
 
 , Rve, 
 
 1879. 
 
 bu. 
 
 bu. 
 
 bu. 
 
 bu. ■ 
 
 bu. 
 
 Januarv .. 
 
 334,.3.50 
 
 19,605 
 
 23,879 
 
 9,093 
 
 
 February 
 
 14:^,542 
 
 
 
 
 
 March ... 
 
 336,131 
 
 . 
 
 43,000 
 
 1,(150 
 
 
 
 April 
 
 . 196.151 
 
 1,400 
 
 
 1.9!>1 
 
 
 May 
 
 567,370 
 
 ■182,782 
 
 4,800 
 
 6,500 
 
 
 June 
 
 345,442 
 
 548,.354 
 
 1,400 
 
 25,000 
 
 
 July 
 
 555,015 ],,398,.3.32 
 
 72,382 
 
 
 
 12,029 
 
 August... 
 
 1,759,716 1,319,718 
 
 
 
 
 46,607 
 
 Ser)t'mber.l,.566,889 
 
 849,7-32 
 
 42,000 
 
 
 
 .. 
 
 October.. 
 
 1,142,.542 
 
 1,324,345 
 
 850 
 
 30,463 
 
 18.195 
 
 Nov'mber 
 
 776,S,><2 
 
 865,728 
 
 
 2,150 
 
 5,000 
 
 Dec'mber 
 
 85 ,099 
 
 559,011 
 
 .... 
 
 17,116 
 
 .... 
 
 Total ...8,575,129 7,369,007 188,329 94,230 81,831 
 
15 
 
 Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Rye, 
 bu. bu. bii. bu. bit. 
 
 Total 1878.9,173,439 9,300,6"i0 2.54,057 185,21'2 223,310 
 Total 1877.9,323,348 3,854,034 620,009 348,082 90,832 
 Total 1876.5,984,722 6,581,929 715,049 112,741 278,291 
 Total 1875.6,198,393 6,433,717 1,091,327 60,437 16,786 
 Total 1374.4,658,080 5,209,202 1,318,097 191,277 10,318 
 
 Grand total, bushels, 1874 11,386,974 
 
 " " 1875 14,800,660 
 
 " " 1876 13,672,732 
 
 " " 1877 14,2:^5,805 
 
 " " 1878 19,13K,668 
 
 " " 1879 16,308,526 
 
 Decrease 1879 under 1878, bushels .... 2,828,142 
 
 Lake Exports. 
 The following statement, collated from the 
 clearances issued during the season of navigation 
 at the Custom-house of this port, shows the ex- 
 ports of the articles named during the seasons of 
 navigation in 1877, 1878 and 1879 westward by lake : 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Coal, tons 45.5,074 831,172 580,646 
 
 Cement and plaster, bbls. 113,623 81,443 103,858 
 
 Salt, bbls 321,645 247,4.52 222,778 
 
 Salt, tons --. 7,2.35 18,767 2(5,372 
 
 Railroad iron, tons 1,509 283 525 
 
 Railroad iron, bars 2,170 
 
 Pig iron, tons Not reported. 
 
 Lake Freights from Buffalo to Chicago on 
 
 Coal. 
 
 The following statement shows the ruling rates 
 
 of freight on coal per ton, free, by sail vessels 
 
 from Buffalo to Chicago during the season of 1879: 
 
 1879. Coal, ton. 1879. Coal, ton. 
 
 April 28 $0 40 Sept. 22 $0 70 
 
 May 7 - 30 Sept. 24 75 
 
 June 4 35 Oct. 6 85 
 
 June 20. 40 Oct. 14 90 
 
 June 23 45 Oct. 15 100 
 
 July 1 50 Oct. 22 85 
 
 Aug. 6 40 Oct. 25 90 
 
 Aug. 2.5.. 50 Oct. 27 75 
 
 Sept. 11.- 55 Nov. 17 100 
 
 Sept. 15 60 Nov. 18 1 25 
 
 The dates given are the days on which the 
 changes were made. 
 
 Lake Freights from Chicago to Buffalo on 
 Wheat and Corn. 
 
 The following statement shows the ruling rates 
 of l.ike freights on wheat and corn from Chicago to 
 Buffalo, by sail vessels, on the dates specilied iu 
 1879: 
 
 Wheat, Corn, Wheat, Corn, 
 
 1879. bu. bu. 1879. bu. bu. 
 
 April 17noml. 6 514 Aug. 9 5 4% 
 
 April 2(5 4:'4 4 Aug. 16 5ki 5 
 
 May 2 3^ 3 Aug. 2.3 5 4ii 
 
 May 9 3^ 3 Aug. 30 5)i 4ii 
 
 May 12 3 2% Sept. 6 5 iy^ 
 
 May 17 Sf4 3 isept. 13 5 Hi 
 
 May 24 .2'^ 2^ Sept. 20 5 4'4 
 
 May 31 2>^ 2M Sept. 27 6^g 6 
 
 June 7 -IM 1>» Oct. 4 ai-i « 
 
 June 14 2 1% Oct. 11 7'4 7 
 
 June 21 2 V4 Oct. 18 8M ^% 
 
 June 28 2 IK Oct. 25 .8 Ti 
 
 July 5 2'i 2 Nov. 1 1'.i 7 
 
 July 12 2>i 2 Nov. 8 I'i 7 
 
 Julv 19 2Ji 2 Nov. 15 6yi 6 
 
 .fuiy 26.. 3M 3 Nov. 22 5'i 5 
 
 Aug, 2 i}4 i Nov. 25 5'A 5 
 
 Railroad Freights from Buffalo to New 
 York on Wheat and Corn. 
 
 The following statement shows the nominal 
 rates of freight on wheat and corn by railroa<i 
 from Buffalo to New York during the year 1879: 
 
 Wheat, Corn, 
 
 1879. bu. bu. 
 
 January 1 to May 4 9>2 9 
 
 May5toM'iYl5 7 6!^ 
 
 Mayl6toMav28 6>^ 6 
 
 May 29 to July 25 5 4".^ 
 
 July 26 to Julv 29 5'^ 5 
 
 July 30 to August 10 6 5^^ 
 
 August 11 to August 15 7 6"^ 
 
 August 16 to August 25 8 IK 
 
 August 26 to October 12 9 8H 
 
 October 13 to November 9 lO"^ 10 
 
 November 10 to December 31 12 \l]4 
 
 Elevating and Storage Rates at Buffalo. 
 
 The following shows the current rates as pub- 
 lished by the Western Elevating Company, during 
 the days specified in 1879: 
 
 JANUARY 1 to April 30.— Winter storage, 
 which commenced November 18, 1878, was: Ele- 
 vating, including ten days' storage, one cent per 
 bushel; seven-eighths of one cent to the grain and 
 one-eighth of one cent to the vessel. Storage, 
 each succeeding ten days or parts thereof, one- 
 quarter of one cent per bushel. On grain in store 
 on that date or after, the charge for winter stor- 
 age will be one-quarter of one cent per V)ushel for 
 each ten days or parts thereof until such charge 
 (accumulated after November 18, I'SK) shall 
 amount to two cents per bushel; thea ttie grain 
 shall be free of storage until five days after the 
 opening of canal navigation in 1879. 
 
 May 1 to September 21.— For elevating and 
 transferring half of one cent per bushel; for ele- 
 vating, transferring and storing for first five days 
 or parts thereof, five-eighths of one cent per 
 bushel; for storage, each succeeding ten days, or 
 parts thereof, in addition, one-qiiarter of a cent 
 per bushel. The vessel pays, in adilition to the 
 above, one-eighth of one cent per bushel. 
 
 September 22 to November 16.— For ele- 
 vating and transferring, including five days' stor- 
 age, seven-eighths of one cent per bushel. Stor- 
 age, each succeeding ten days or parts thereof, 
 one-quarter of a cent. The vessel pays, in addi- 
 tion to the above, per bushel, one-eighth of a 
 cent. 
 
 November 17.— The following card was issued : 
 "Elevating, including ten days' storage, seven- 
 eighths of one cent per bushel. Storage, each suc- 
 ceeding ten days or parts thereof, oue-quarier of 
 one cent per bushel. The vessel pays, in addition 
 to the above, per bushel, one-eighth cent. On all 
 grain in store on that date or after, the charge for 
 winter storage will be one-quarier cent per bushel 
 for each ten days or parts thereof, until such 
 charge (accumulated after November 17th, 1879,) 
 shall araouut to two cents p^r bushel; then the 
 grain shall be free of storage until five days after 
 the opening of canal navigation in 1880." 
 
16 
 
 Arrivals and Clearances for the Season of 
 Navigation. 
 The following is a statement ol the arrivals and 
 clearances by lake of vessels of all kinds, with 
 the total tonnage, at and from this port during 
 the season of 1879: 
 
 COASTWISE ARRIVALS. 
 
 No. Tons. 
 
 May .- 378 225,227 
 
 June 400 251,054 
 
 July 487 290,026 
 
 August 626 354,283 
 
 September 659 363,214 
 
 October 713 295,056 
 
 November 355 237,853 
 
 December 68 60,875 
 
 Total -.- 3,686 2,077,558 
 
 COASTWISE CLEARANCES. 
 
 No. Tons. 
 
 April 24 17,883 
 
 May 469 281,932 
 
 June 426 246,119 
 
 July 4''6 293,915 
 
 August 625 352,360 
 
 September 658 355,213 
 
 October 706 386,394 
 
 November 357 342,763 
 
 December 28 27,570 
 
 Total 3,788 2,204,158 
 
 AMERICAN FOREIGN ARRIVALS. 
 
 No. Tons. 
 
 May 4 551 
 
 June 11 953 
 
 July 16 2,925 
 
 August 17 3,497 
 
 September 11 2,045 
 
 October 15 1,796 
 
 November 8 603 
 
 December 6 478 
 
 Total 88 12,848 
 
 AMERICAN FOREIGN CLEARANCES. 
 
 No. Tons. 
 
 May 5 721 
 
 June 11 879 
 
 July 18 2,820 
 
 August 17 3,fi'7 
 
 September 9 1,403 
 
 October 13 1,451 
 
 November 9 696 
 
 December 2 71 
 
 Total 84 11,718 
 
 FOREIGN ARRIVALS. 
 
 No. Tons. 
 
 March 1 31 
 
 April 5 261 
 
 May 52 9,845 
 
 June 73 11,901 
 
 July 71 11,403 
 
 August 55 10,563 
 
 September 45 7,401 
 
 October 64 10.746 
 
 November 47 8,124 
 
 December 3 725 
 
 Total 410 71,000 
 
 lOREIGN CLEARANCES. 
 
 No. Tons. 
 
 March 1 31 
 
 April 8 968 
 
 Mav ."9 7,872 
 
 June 70 11,262 
 
 July 73 11,901 
 
 August 53 8,949 
 
 September 43 7,199 
 
 No. 
 
 October 55 
 
 Novembei- 46 
 
 December 2 
 
 Total 390 
 
 Tons. 
 
 7.924 
 
 8,795 
 
 534 
 
 65,435 
 
 Lake Arrivals and Departures. 
 
 The following is a summary statement of the 
 arrivals and departures of vessels, with their ton- 
 nage, in the District of Buffalo Creek, for the sea- 
 son of 1879; also acomparativestatement showing 
 the aggregate figures for twenty-eight years: 
 
 ARRIVALS. 
 
 i^ No. vessels. Tonnage. 
 
 Vessels in coastwise trade 3,686 2,077,.558 
 
 Foreign vessels 5<H 83,848 
 
 Totals, 1879 .4,190 
 
 Totals, 878 ...4,382 
 
 Dt crease, 1879 192 
 
 DEPARTURES. 
 
 No. vessels. 
 
 2,161,406 
 2,364,031 
 
 202,505 
 
 Vessels in coastwise trade 3,783 
 
 Fo eign vesbels 474 
 
 Totals, 1879 4,257 
 
 Totals, 1878 4,361 
 
 D create, 1879 104 
 
 COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR 
 YEARS. 
 
 No. vessels. 
 
 Tonnage. 
 
 2,204,158 
 77,153 
 
 2,281,311 
 2,304,657 
 
 23,346 
 
 TWENTY-EIGHT 
 
 1852 . 
 
 1853 
 
 18.54.... 
 
 1855.... 
 
 1856.... 
 
 1857.... 
 
 1858. 
 
 .... 9,441 
 
 .... 8,298 
 
 .... 8,942 
 
 .... 9,211 
 
 .... 8,128 
 
 .... 7.581 
 8,838 
 
 1859 lO.SJl 
 
 1860 11.517 
 
 1861 13,866 
 
 1862 16,390 
 
 1-63.... 15,376 
 
 1864 14,105 
 
 1865 13,746 
 
 1866 13,682 
 
 1867 12,826 
 
 1868. 11,812 
 
 1869 10.201 
 
 1870 .10,625 
 
 1871 10,894 
 
 1872 10.303 
 
 1873 9,9.59 
 
 1874. 7,447 
 
 1875 ... 
 1876.... 
 
 1877.... 
 1878.... 
 1879..-. 
 
 6,278 
 4,624 
 6,785 
 8,743 
 8,447 
 
 Tonnaare. 
 
 Men. 
 
 3,092,247 
 
 127,491 
 
 3,252,978 
 
 128,112 
 
 3,990.284 
 
 120,838 
 
 3,360,233 
 
 111. .575 
 
 8,018,589 
 
 112,051 
 
 3,226,806 
 
 132,183 
 
 3,-329,246 
 
 86,887 
 
 5,952,626 
 
 1 8,119 
 
 4,710,175 
 
 120,497 
 
 5,963,896 
 
 144,173 
 
 6,689,191 
 
 166,133 
 
 6,757,903 
 
 157,415 
 
 6,891,348 
 
 148,161 
 
 7,032,593 
 
 145,074 
 
 6,954,8.59 
 
 144,622 
 
 6,806,9()0 
 
 129,300 
 
 4,234,339 
 
 116,320 
 
 4,007,496 
 
 103,673 
 
 4,157,793 
 
 10,5,798 
 
 4,832,641 
 
 115,299 
 
 4,678,058 
 
 106,291 
 
 4,886,733 
 
 107,785 
 
 3,641,0)9 
 
 82,862 
 
 3,259,839 
 
 71,392 
 
 2,7.57,986 
 
 55,4.59 
 
 3,539,219 
 
 73,893 
 
 4,668,688 No report 
 
 4,442,717 
 
 " 
 
 Opening and Closing of Navigation. 
 Statement showing the dates at which naviga- 
 tion opened and closed at Bufl'alo for ten years: 
 
 No. days 
 
 Lake Canal Canal Canal 
 
 Year. opened. opened. closed, open. 
 
 1870 Aprill6 Mav 10 Dec. 8 212 
 
 1871 April 1 April24 Nov. 28 220 
 
 1872 May 6 May 13 Nov. 30 202 
 
 1873 April 29 May 15 Nov. 24* 208 
 
 1874 AprillS May 5 Dec. 5 215 
 
 1875 -Mav 12 Mav 18 Nov. 30 197 
 
 1876.. May i May 4 Dec. 1 209 
 
17 
 
 
 
 
 Ko 
 
 Days 
 
 
 Lal?e 
 
 Canal 
 
 Canal 
 
 Canal 
 
 
 opened. 
 
 opened. 
 
 closed. 
 
 open. 
 
 1877... 
 
 ...April 17 
 
 Mav 8 
 
 Dec. 7 
 
 213 
 
 1878 .. 
 
 . .M'ch ifi 
 
 A pril 15 
 
 Dec. 7 
 
 287 
 
 1879... 
 
 ..-April 24 
 
 May 8 
 
 Dec. 6 
 
 212 
 
 ♦Navigation unimpeded here for several days 
 after tids date, but no shipments made except to 
 Lockport; navigation closed by ice east of Rome 
 about the 24th; re-opeued from December 12th to 
 25th, inclusive. 
 
 Note.— The Welland Canal opened May 5th and 
 closed December 5th. The Straits of Mackinac 
 opened April 22J. 
 
 Vessels Built and Enrolled. 
 
 The following is a list of vessels built and en- 
 rolled, and licensed in the District of Bufl'alo 
 Creek, N. Y., during the year 1879: 
 
 Tonnage. 
 
 Tug Propeller T. IT. Fulton 13.74 
 
 Steam Yacht Muselte 10.10 
 
 Steamer Josephine B 68.49 
 
 Tug Propeller Minnie Maythem 12.78 
 
 Steam Yacht Parole 5.96 
 
 Tug Propeller M. M. Drake 13..S1 
 
 Steam Yacht Fanchon lfi.23 
 
 Sieamer Mamie Higgins. 77.49 
 
 Propeller New York.. 1,921.68 
 
 Steam Yacht Elizabeth 13.32 
 
 Schooner Highland Maid 14.24 
 
 Sloop Yacht Cygnet 15.77 
 
 Total tonnage, 1879 2,183.11 
 
 Total tonnaae, 1878 3,085.12 
 
 Total tonnage, 1877 1,844.03 
 
 Decrease of tonnage in 1879 under 1878. 1,502.01 
 
 The ves.sels built but not enrolled daring the 
 years 1878 and 1879 were not reported at the Cus- 
 tom-house. 
 
 Tonnage of Vessels. 
 
 The tonnage of the port of Buflalo, N. Y.,for 
 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879, is shown by 
 the following statement: 
 
 Schooners. 
 
 SAIL VESSELS. 
 
 72 Barks.. 
 
 Total 74 
 
 Total tonnage 36,922.90 
 
 STEAM VESSELS. 
 
 Iron steamers. 5 Iron yachts 2 
 
 Total 7 
 
 Total tonnage _ 6,381.08 
 
 Tug propellers. 46 Propellers 47 
 
 Steam yachts.. 13 Sidewheel st'r. 1 
 St'm canal boat 1 
 
 Total.. V'8 
 
 Total tonnage 49,227.16 
 
 BARGES. 
 
 Barges 22 
 
 Totaltonnage _ 5,203.32 
 
 Grand total 1879 211 vessels; tonnage 97,734.46 
 
 Grand total 1878 223 vessels; tonnage 98.004.31 
 
 Dec. 1879 under 1878.. 12 vessels; tonnage 359.85 
 
 Note.— No figures kept of the tonnage of canal 
 boats excepting those propelled by steam power. 
 
 Transfer of Vessels. 
 
 The following statement shows the number and 
 description of the vessels changing owners by en- 
 tire transfer at Buffalo during the year 1879: 
 
 Tugs 6 
 
 Yachts 2 
 
 Schooners 7 
 
 Propellers ■. 3 
 
 Barges 6 
 
 Total transfers, 1879 24 
 
 Total transfers, 1878 29 
 
 Decrease 1879 under 1878 5 
 
 Comparative Receipts and Shipments and 
 Cereal Crop Movement at Lake Ports. 
 
 COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS AT SIX WEST- 
 ERN LAKE PORTS— Chicago, Milwaukee, To- 
 ledo, Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, irom .Janu- 
 ary 1 to December 31 : 
 
 1879. 1878. 1877. 
 
 Flour, bbls 0,569,490 6,246,084 5,377,222 
 
 Wheat,bu 86,139,146 81,632,418 46,904,313 
 
 Corn,bu 74,980,433 76,4"i2,177 61,920,121 
 
 Oats, bu... 21,403,837 23,26.5,194 17,884,510 
 
 Barley, bu 9,306,1.50 9,.381.8,57 6,889,066- 
 
 Rye, bu 3,365,831 3,294,048 2,116,649 
 
 Total grain, bu.195,195,.397 194,028,694 135,714,659 
 Flour to wheat,bu 32,847,450 31,230,420 26,886,110 
 
 Grand total, bu. 228,042,847 225,259,114 162,600,769 
 
 COMPARATIVE SHIPMENTS AT SIX 
 WESTERN LAKE PORTS— Cliicago, Milwau- 
 kee, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland and Duluth, from 
 January 1 to December 31: 
 
 1879. 1878. 1877. 
 
 Flour, bbls 6,767,279 6,447,392 5,514,887 
 
 Wheat,bu 75,(36,746 09.419.248 44,390,378 
 
 Corn, bu 74,01O..'53O 68,467,98 59,792,308 
 
 Oats, bu ...16,660,2 6 19,006.748 1,5,736,102 
 
 Barley, bu 0,^60,019 6,1.37,168 6,1(9,8.56 
 
 Rye, bu 3,416,228 2,995,f.67 1,791,415 
 
 Total grain, bu. 175,983,529 166,025,929 127,820,059 
 Flour to wheat.bu 33,836,.395 32,236,960 27,574,435 
 
 Grand total, bu. 209,819,924 198,262,889 155,394,494 
 
 CEREAL CROP MOVEMENT AT LAKE 
 PORTS COMPARED— Including receipts at Chi- 
 cago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland and 
 Duluth, from August 1 to December 31, in the 
 years named: 
 
 1879. 1878. 1877. 
 
 Flour, bbls 2,852,865 2,6.i7,504 1,988,428 
 
 Wheat, bu .51,354,649 47,3.8.5,7.39 38,930,163 
 
 Corn,bu 33,411,065 34,.5(i8,216 28,464,602 
 
 Oats, bu 9,709,588 12,l(i3,:Ml 8,822,334 
 
 Barley, bu . 7,200,4(i6 6,735,509 5,880,343 
 
 Rye, bu 2,183,260 2,170,853 1,526,.542 
 
 Total grain, bu. 103,858,968 103,963,658 83,623,984 
 Flour to wheat.bu 14,264,325 13,287,520 9, 942,140 
 
 Grand total, bu. 118,123,293 117,251,178 93,566,124 
 
18 
 
 Exports of Breadstuffs from Ne-w York. 
 
 The following- statement shows the foreign ex- 
 ports of Hour and grain from New York for leu 
 years : 
 
 Flour, Wheat, Corn, 
 
 bhls. bush. bush. 
 
 1870 ],9r)(),234 18,446,035 487,792 
 
 1871- ....1,660,400 21,968,600 13,016,600 
 
 872 1,216,1182 13,144,400 2.5,2:)2,209 
 
 1873 1,655,331 27,801.800 15,587,500 
 
 1874 2,177,608 34,791.249 19.000,995 
 
 1875 1,954,'00 26.192,700 12,938,700 
 
 1876 1,887,301 24,135,233 16,677,082 
 
 1877 1,476,771 20,712,442 26,174.276 
 
 1878 2,-557,709 55,062,873 26,580,871 
 
 1879 3,399,793 62,239,144 33,770,838 
 
 Oats, Barley, Rye, 
 
 hnsh. bush. biish. 
 
 1870. 28,986 92,431 
 
 1871...- 47,.30O 98,700 .52.5,800 
 
 1872 31,739 22,(!66 668,031 
 
 1873 49,700 19,400 1,069,100 
 
 1874.... 122,528 3,5f;0 641,660 
 
 1875 138,800 1,5(10 206,900 
 
 1876 620,536 87,8a3 1,336,423 
 
 1877 2.50,063 2,302,022 2,051,.563 
 
 1878... 5,690,7rt2 1,618,667 2,998 0.53 
 
 1879 502,224 156,902 3,i558,240 
 
 Reducing flour to grain bushels, the totals com- 
 I)are as follows : 
 
 Bushels. Bushels. 
 
 1870 28,735,714 1875 49,249,100 
 
 1871 44,009,000 1H76 52,293,652 
 
 1872 ...45,-38,845 1877 58,871,221 
 
 1873 52,804,355 1878 104,740,191 
 
 1874 65,448,033 1879 117,226,312 
 
 Crop Returns. 
 
 The Agricultuial Department at Washington 
 publishes the following figures: 
 
 HARVEST. 
 
 1878. 
 
 Wheat, bush 420,122,600 
 
 Corn, bush _ 1,383,218,7.50 
 
 Oats, bush 413,078,560 
 
 Rye, bush 23,842,790 
 
 Barl ey, bush 42,245,630 
 
 Buckwheat, bush 12,246,820 
 
 Cotton, bales.. 5,216,603 
 
 Tobacco, lbs 302.546.700 
 
 Hay, tons .39,608,096 
 
 Potatoes, bush 124,136 650 
 
 VALUE OF CROP. 
 
 1878. 
 
 Wheat ." $326,.346,424 
 
 Corn 441,153,405 
 
 Oats 101.94.5,830 
 
 Rye 13,592,826 
 
 Barley 24,483,315 
 
 Buckwheat 6,i5 .120 
 
 Cotton 190,a54,6U 
 
 Tobacco 22,137,428 
 
 Hav 2a5,54;^,752 
 
 Potatoes 73,059,125 
 
 Total value $1,488,570,866 
 
 1879. 
 
 448,775,000 
 1,5*4,809,000 
 
 364.2.53,000 
 
 23,640,500 
 
 40,184,000 
 
 13,145,6 
 
 5,020,.387 
 
 384,059,6.59 
 35,648,600 
 
 181,360,000 
 
 904,480,659 
 
 CANAL COMMERCE. 
 
 IMPORTS. 
 
 STATEMENT of property left at Buflalo, ou the 
 Erie Canal, or which was left between that 
 place and the Collector's Office next in order on 
 the Canal; showing the quantity and average 
 value of each article during the year 1879, going 
 to the Western States, Canada and New York: 
 
 The Forest. 
 
 Reduced Value 
 
 Articles. Quan- tons of of each 
 
 Product of Wood. tity. 2,000 lbs. aiticle. 
 Boards and Scantling, 
 
 feet. 1,703,849 2,840 $23,8,54 
 
 Shingles, M 30 4 1(15 
 
 Timber, cubic feet.... 82,862 1,658 2,072 
 
 Wood, cords 253 708 1,012 
 
 Total 5,210 $27,043 
 
 AgriculHire. 
 Product of Animals. 
 Hides, lbs 19,856 10 $3,376 
 
 Tot.al 10 $3,376 
 
 Vegetable Food. 
 
 Wheat, bu 38,516 1,156 $43,908 
 
 Barlev, bu 33,329 810 23,3.3o 
 
 Oats, bu 2U0 3 70 
 
 Bran and ship stufl's, 
 
 lbs 71,8,36 36 718 
 
 Peas and beans, bu... 11,433 3l3 11,433 
 
 Apples, bbls 2,498 177 1,998 
 
 Total 2,525 $81,1.57 
 
 Manufactures. 
 
 Furniture, lbs 63,610 31 $6,364 
 
 Iron, pig,lbs 77,026,927 38,513 1,078,378 
 
 Bloom and bar iron, 
 
 lbs 38,513 162 8,079 
 
 Castings and iron 
 
 ware, lbs... 717,169 354 43,036 
 
 Domestic salt, lbs 130,44.i,.522 65,223 430,470 
 
 Foreign salt, lbs 1,273,608 637 9,=52 
 
 Total 104,920 $1,575,879 
 
 Merchandise. 
 
 Sugar, lbs- 101,209.,37l 50,005 $8,602,797 
 
 Molasses, lbs 25,192,643 12,596 755,779 
 
 Nails, spikes and horse 
 
 shoe.5, lbs 2,120.903 1,060 63,627 
 
 Iron and steel, lbs 11,308,043 5,6.54 3.39,241 
 
 Railroad iron, lbs 27.705,443 13,853 664,931 
 
 Flint, enamel, crock- 
 ery and gla.ssw., lbs 9,626,003 4,813 770,080 
 
 All oth. merchandise, 
 
 lbs 142,270.775 71,138 7,114,.539 
 
 Total 159,719 $18,310,994 
 
 Other Articles. 
 Stone, lime and clav, 
 
 lbs .".. 98,950,292 49,475 $395,801 
 
 Gvpsum 1,246,100 626 1,24« 
 
 Anthracite coal, lbs ..188,267,.574 94,134 282,4ir2 
 
 Ironore, lbs 16,322,722 8,161 47.3.36 
 
 Sundries, lbs 91,481,855 45,744 4,574.093 
 
 Total other articles 198,140 $5,300,878 
 
 Totals of all of the above arti- 
 cles 470,-524 $25,299,627 
 
19 
 
 FREE LIST. 
 
 Agriculture. 
 
 Product of Animals. 
 Lar<l, tallow and lard 
 
 oil, lbs IMV'2 8 $1,153 
 
 Cheese, lbs 66,492 33 3,990 
 
 Total 41 $5,143 
 
 Vegetable Food. 
 
 Flour, bbls.. . 6,7 2 734 $40,752 
 
 Cornmeal, bbls 570 63 1,140 
 
 Dried Fruit, lbs 22,291,225 
 
 Total 796 $41,892 
 
 All other Agricultural Products. 
 
 Cotton, lbs 33,410 17 $2,673 
 
 Unmanuf. tobacco, lbs 544,666 272 54,467 
 
 Hemp, lbs 1,448 1 72 
 
 Hops, lbs 30,000 15 3,000 
 
 Total 305 $60,212 
 
 Manufactures. 
 
 Domestic spirits, gals 3,7H5 15 $3,76,5 
 
 Leather, lbs 202,''94 101 40,419 
 
 Bar and pig lead, lbs. 286,674 143 17,200 
 
 Domesticwoolens, lbs 20,767,817 .10,371 11,422,300 
 
 Domestic cottons, lus. 30,335,374 15,163 6,067,074 
 
 Total 25,798 $17,560,758 
 
 Merchandise. 
 Coffee, lbs 3,977,021 1,989 $596,5.i3 
 
 Totals of free list 28,929 $18,251,558 
 
 Grand total, tons 449,453 
 
 Grand total, value $43,554,185 
 
 EXPORTS. 
 
 Statement of property fli-st cleared at the Col- 
 lector's Ollice at Buffalo on the Erie Canal dur- 
 ing the year 1879, showing the quantity, tolls and 
 average" value of each article, and also the 
 whole amount of tolls received at that office on 
 each article of property during the same pe- 
 riod; also quantity, ions and tolls and average 
 value on each article on the free list for 1879 
 coming from the Western States, Canada and 
 New York: 
 
 The Forest. 
 
 Reduced Value 
 
 Articles. Quan- to tons of of each 
 
 Product of Wood. tity. 2,000 lbs. article. 
 
 Boards and scantling, 
 feet 107,158,316 178,597 $1,500,216 
 
 Shingles, M 34,6t)0 4,325 J3l,101 
 
 Staves, lbs 56,029,617 28,015 392,207 
 
 Total of the forest, tons 210,937 
 
 Total value $2,023,.52I 
 
 TotaltoUs 58,037 
 
 Agriculture. 
 Product of Animals. 
 Hides, lbs 10,000 5 $1,700 
 
 Total prod'tof animals, tons 5 
 
 Total value.-- -. $1,700 
 
 Total tolls ..- 
 
 Vegetable Food. 
 
 Wheat, bu 29,708,699 891,260 $33,867,917 
 
 Kye, bu 1,445,401 40,471 910,602 
 
 Corn, bu 21,50(i,162 602,171 9,247,650 
 
 Barley, bu 299,757 7,193 209,830 
 
 Bavlev malt, bu 295,6>'3 5,026 295,683 
 
 Oats, bu 908,373 14,533 317,931 
 
 Bran and ship stuff, 
 
 lbs. 318,460 1,59 3,185 
 
 Peas and beans, lbs... 22,441 673 22,441 
 
 Total vegetable food, tons.. 1,561 ,486 
 
 Total value .- $44,875,239 
 
 Totaltolls 529,177 
 
 Manufactures. 
 
 Furniture, lbs 8,.50O 
 
 Pig iron, lbs 1,84.5,800 
 
 Bloom and bar iron, 
 
 lbs 5,250 
 
 Castings and iron 
 
 ware, lbs 900 
 
 Total manufactures, tons... 
 
 Total value 
 
 Total tolls 
 
 31erchandise. 
 
 Sugar, lbs 41,100 
 
 Nails, spikes and horse 
 shoes, lbs 42.400 
 
 Iron and steel, lbs 40,000 
 
 Flint, enamel, crock- 
 ery and glassw., lbs. 1,050 
 
 All oth. merchandise, 
 lbs 1,160,836 
 
 4 
 
 923 
 
 $a50 
 
 25,843 
 131 
 54 
 
 $26,876 
 244 
 
 $3,434 
 
 21 
 
 2S 
 
 1 
 
 580 
 643 
 
 1,272 
 1,200 
 
 84 
 58,042 
 
 Total merchandise, tons 
 
 Total value 
 
 Total tolls - 
 
 Other Articles. 
 Stone, lime and clay, 
 
 lbs 8,000 4 
 
 Bituminous coal, lbs.. 56,573,814 28,287 
 Petroleum or earth oil, 
 
 crude and ref., bbls. 55,435 9,999 
 Sundries, lbs.... 7,924,043 3,962 
 
 Total other articles, tons ... 41,952 
 
 Total value $508,473 
 
 Totaltolls 4,148 
 
 $64,092 
 46 
 
 $:« 
 67,889 
 
 44,348 
 396,204 
 
 Totals of all of the above arti- 
 cles, tons - 1,815,953 
 
 Total value $47,499,904 
 
 Total tolls 
 
 FREE LIST. 
 
 Boats. 
 
 Total miles boats cleared 
 
 The Forest. 
 Ashes, leached, bu.... 39,502 
 Agriculture. 
 Product of Animals. 
 
 Pork, bbls 2,131 
 
 Lard, tallow and lard 
 oil, bbls 
 
 Total 
 
 Vegetable Food. 
 
 Flour, bblS- 
 
 Cornmeal, bbls 
 
 1,184 
 
 591,652 
 
 2,684,414 
 $1,185 
 
 35,500 
 
 $25,562 
 2,485 
 3.59 $28,047 
 
 341 
 18 
 
 4,750 
 1,939 
 
 513 
 
 209 
 
 Total -. 722 
 
 All other Agricultural Products. 
 
 Unmanuf. tobacco, lbs 2,,500 1 
 
 Clover and grass eeed, 
 lbs 108,^0 .54 
 
 Flaxseed, lbs.... 22,238,587 11,119 
 
 Total --. 11,174 
 
 Manufactures. 
 
 Domestic spirits, gals 46,950 187 
 
 Leather, lbs 17,500 9 
 
 Oilmeal and cake, lbs. 729,-549 365 
 
 Bar and pig lead, lbs. 179,493 90 
 
 Total 
 
 $38,500 
 3,878 
 
 $32,378 
 $2'0 
 
 4,042 
 500,368 
 
 $504,660 
 
 $46,950 
 3,.500 
 14,591 
 10,770 
 
 651 $75,811 
 
 Merchandise. 
 300 
 
 Coffee, lbs 
 
 Totals of free list 14,090 $642,126 
 
 Grand total tons 1,830,843 
 
 Grand total value $48,142,030 
 
 Grand total tolls 591,e52 
 
20 
 
 Imports and Exports. 
 
 IMPOKTS. 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Lumber, ft 328,071 888,145 1,703,849 
 
 Timber, cubic ft... 8,225 5,016 82,8()2 
 
 Shingles, M 177 10 30 
 
 Wood, cds 2-22 288 253 
 
 Cheese, lbs 5fi,t89 60,492 
 
 Hides, lbs 459,117 2S,055 19,ai6 
 
 Flour, bbls... 8,107 4,319 6,792 
 
 Wheat, bu 4,711 l(i,000 38.516 
 
 Barley, bu 31,847 9.225 33,329 
 
 Clover and grass 
 
 seed, lbs 30,230 
 
 Barley malt, bu 2,500 2,200 
 
 Oats, bu. 2,00 1,100 200 
 
 Bran, etc., lbs 188,769 87,500 71,836 
 
 Beans and peas, bu 2,453 1,221 11,433 
 
 Cornmeal, bbls «75 570 
 
 Live cattle, lbs 7,000 
 
 Flaxseed, lbs 779,292 
 
 Hemp, lbs 59,301 5]3,.506 1,448 
 
 Apples, bbls 7,045 20,772 2,498 
 
 Potatoes, bu 278 
 
 Dried fruit, lbs .... 6,695,652 8,583,803 22,211,225 
 Unmanufact'i''d to- 
 bacco, lbs 13,495 77,966 544,666 
 
 Dom. spirits, galls. ],415 4,200 3,765 
 
 Fur and peltry, lbs 3,590 
 
 Lard, tallow and 
 
 lard oil. lbs 49,890 16,472 
 
 Wool,lbs 9,126 
 
 Cotton, lbs . 15,550 33,410 
 
 Hops, lbs .. 30,000 
 
 Dom. woolens, lbs. 4,485,588 8,681,641 20,767,817 
 
 Dom. cottons, lbs.. 2,813,204 14,178,730 30,335,374 
 
 Furniture, lbs .. 290,015 63,640 
 
 Pig iron, lbs. 10,067,195 21,749,-I99 77,026,917 
 
 CastiHgs, etc., lbs 2,095,507 2,116,612 717,269 
 Bloom and bar iron, 
 
 lbs 1,846,787 3,900,-544 32.3,147 
 
 Barandpiglead,lbs 9,623 286,674 
 
 Leather, lbs 80,925 82,383 202,094 
 
 Domestic salt, lbs -.125,558,812 153,039,875 130,445,.522 
 
 Foreign salt, lbs... 1,891,926 5,704,110 1,273,608 
 
 Sugar, lbs. 5,06.3,817 65,467,013 101,209,371 
 
 Molasses, lbs 4,739,732 7,962,244 25,192,643 
 
 Coflee, lbs.. 233,403 813,566 3,977,021 
 
 Nails & spikes, lbs. 1,4.32,820 1,972,561 2,120,903 
 
 Iron and steel, lbs . 5.55,999 2,467,469 11,308,043 
 
 Eailroad iron, lbs.. 4,757,700 6,888,887 27,705,443 
 
 Crockery, etc., lbs. 209,680 5,670,704 9,626,003 
 
 All other mdse, lbs. 32,.374,228 120,918,788 142 270,775 
 
 Stone, lime, etc., lbs 69,708,919 103,945,555 90,950,292 
 
 Gypsum, lbs 135,270 1,246,100 
 
 Anthracite coal, lbs.419,219,210 216,324,286 184,267,574 
 
 Bitum's coal, lbs... 20,000,000 20,705,112 4,000,000 
 
 Sundries, lbs 60,011,365 78,261,703 91,181,a55 
 
 Iron ore, lbs 6,580,090 4,686,700 16,322,722 
 
 Total tons of arti- 
 cles carried 395,080 415.846 499,453 
 
 Total value of arti- 
 cles carried §12,310,4.55 114,509,274 $43,554,185 
 
 EXPORTS. 
 
 1877. 
 
 Lumber, ft 79,783,636 
 
 Staves, lbs 82,359,6.50 
 
 Shingles, M 30,542 
 
 Furs and peltrv, lbs 100,689 
 
 Pork, bbls . . . ." 36,007 
 
 Lard, tallow, etc., 
 
 lbs 9,714,570 
 
 Hides, lbs 29,600 
 
 Timber, cubic feet. 
 
 Ashes, leached, bu. 
 
 Flour, bbls 4,216 
 
 Whaat, bu 13,270,120 
 
 1878. 1879. 
 
 95,310,685 107,158,316 
 77,482,200 56,029,617 
 29,283 34,600 
 
 15,198 
 
 2,131 
 
 234,707 35,.500 
 
 216,300 10,000 
 
 700 
 
 7,000 39,502 
 
 2,811 4,^50 
 
 25,833,877 29,708,699 
 
 1878. 
 
 1879. 
 
 1,82.3,736 
 
 1,44.5,401 
 
 25,668.387 
 
 21,506,162 
 
 9(X»,.562 
 
 299,757 
 
 220,723 
 
 295,683 
 
 4,.327,117 
 
 908,373 
 
 27,215 
 
 22,441 
 
 ],.301,290 
 
 318,460 
 
 30 
 
 
 977 
 
 
 1,008 
 
 1,939 
 
 2,500 
 
 1877. 
 
 Rye, bu 977,334 
 
 Corn, bu 25.347,207 
 
 Barley, bu 1,078,368 
 
 Barley malt, bu 20.5,986 
 
 Oats, bu 3,407,280 
 
 Peas and beans, bu 514 
 
 Bran, etc., lbs....;. 313,329 
 
 Apples, bbls 5,001 
 
 Potatoes, bu 114 
 
 Cornmeal, bbls 1.565 
 
 Dried fruit, lbs 2,800 
 
 Unmanuf.ict'r'd to- 
 bacco, lbs 
 
 Clover and grass 
 
 seed, lbs 4,403,475 
 
 Flax seed, lbs 2,628,271 
 
 Dom. spirits, galls. 52,495 
 
 .Oilm'l and cake, lbs 2,644,806 
 
 Furniture, lbs 
 
 Pig iron, lbs 973,600 
 
 Bloom and bar iron, 
 
 lbs 19,483 
 
 Castings, etc., lbs.. 12,200 
 
 Bar and pig lead, lbs 2,055,748 
 
 Dom. cotton, lbs... 2,840 
 
 Domestic salt, lbs.. 
 
 Sugar, lbs 9,000 
 
 Coffee, lbs 
 
 Crockery, lbs 32,960 
 
 Other mdse, lbs 541,878 
 
 Stone, lime,clay,lbs 3,22S.015 
 
 Bitumin's coal, lbs. 58,499,941 
 
 Petroleum oil, cr'de 
 
 and reliued, bbls. 
 
 Sundries 16,370,033 
 
 Nails & spikes, lbs. 
 
 Iron and steel, lbs. 
 
 Leather, lbs 
 
 Total tons of arti- 
 cles carried 1,359,122 1,946,602 1,830,843 
 
 Total value of arti- 
 cles carried $38,229,716 $43,466,806 $48,142,030 
 
 Tolls on boats ou 
 
 the canal ' 138 
 
 Total tolls.. 467,92174 628,439 45 $591,652 
 
 FLOUR AND GRAIN RECAPITULATION. 
 
 The exports of flour and grain, compared for 
 three years, are shown thus : 
 
 1,064,907 
 
 108,^40 
 
 
 22,238,5S7 
 
 74,040 
 
 46,950 
 
 931,427 
 
 729,049 
 
 11.710 
 
 8..500 
 
 976,4.30 
 
 1,845,800 
 
 93,578 
 
 5,2.50 
 
 117,664 
 
 900 
 
 81,411 
 
 179,493 
 
 4^500 
 
 
 19,500 
 
 41,100 
 
 
 300 
 
 21,510 
 
 1,050 
 
 828,205 
 
 1,160,836 
 
 1,980,305 
 
 8,000 
 
 79,640,631 
 
 56,578,814 
 
 15.5,371 
 
 55,435 
 
 7,982,428 
 
 7,924,043 
 
 66.800 
 
 42,400 
 
 7,000 
 
 40,000 
 
 1,000 
 
 17,500 
 
 Canal opened 
 Flour, bbls 
 
 1877. 
 May 8. 
 4,216 
 
 April 16. 
 2,811 
 
 1879. 
 May 8. 
 4,750 
 
 Wheal , bu 13,270,420 25,833,877 29,708,699 
 
 Corn, bu 25,347,207 25,668,387 21,506,192 
 
 Oats, bu 3,407,280 4,.327,117 9o8,.373 
 
 Barley, bu 1,078,368 900,5K2 299,757 
 
 Rye, bu.... 977,334 1,823,736 1,445,400 
 
 Total, bu. 44,680,609 58,55.3,679 53,868,392 
 
 Flour to wheat, bu. 21,080 14,055 23,7^0 
 
 Grand total, bu.. 74,101,689 58,567,734 53,892,142 
 
 Note.— In 1874 there were shipped 104,7.54 bush- 
 els of barley malt, 153,853 bushels in 1875, 215,2.38 
 bushels in 1876, 205,986 bushels in 1877, 220,723 
 bushels in 1878 and 295,683 bushels in 1879. Of peas 
 and beans 208 bushels in 1874, 3,844 bushels in 1875, 
 826 bushels in 1876, 544 bushels in 1877, 27,215 bush- 
 els in 1878 and 22,441 bushels in 1789. 
 
21 
 
 Eastward and Westward Movement on 
 Erie Canal. 
 The following statement shows the amount of 
 freight by tons moved on the Eric Canal eastward 
 and westward for ten years : 
 
 SHIPMENTS OF»EASTWARD MOVING FREIGHT 
 FROM BUFFALO. 
 
 Products of 
 the forest, 
 Years. tons. 
 
 1870 402,390 
 
 1871 309,080 
 
 1872 347,695 
 
 1873 .,.296,128 
 
 1874 216,893 
 
 1875 .151,953 
 
 1876 124,379 
 
 1877 183,019 
 
 1878 234,4;J3 
 
 1879 212,121 
 
 Other ag'l 
 products, 
 Years. tons. 
 
 1870 610 
 
 1871 1,&35 
 
 1872 
 1873 
 1874 
 
 1875 
 1876 
 
 1877 
 1878 
 
 1,411 
 19 
 
 204 
 
 7 
 
 29 
 
 3,516 
 
 532 
 
 1879 11,174 
 
 Other articles, 
 Years. tons. 
 
 1870 93.194 
 
 1871 112,944 
 
 1872 101,9(52 
 
 1873 94,035 
 
 1874 65,269 
 
 1875 38,051 
 
 1876 33,213 
 
 1877 38,049 
 
 1878 75.758 
 
 1879 41,952 
 
 Products 
 
 animals 
 
 tons. 
 
 250 
 
 179 
 
 52 
 
 29 
 
 38 
 
 39 
 
 23 
 
 10,633 
 
 2,686 
 
 364 
 
 Manufac 
 
 tures, 
 
 tons. 
 
 5,152 
 
 2,654 
 
 664 
 
 906 
 
 846 
 
 11,602 
 
 373 
 
 3,364 
 
 1,406 
 
 1,581 
 
 Total 
 
 tons. 
 
 1,393,904 
 
 1,742.157 
 
 1,774,906 
 
 1,825,623 
 
 1,448,172 
 
 1,219,538 
 
 941,474 
 
 1,459,122 
 
 1,946,602 
 
 1,830,843 
 
 of Veg'ble 
 
 food, 
 
 tons. 
 
 802,541 
 
 1,344,941 
 
 1,322,981 
 
 l,433,a53 
 
 1,164,392 
 
 ] ,007,559 
 
 783,122 
 
 1,220,249 
 
 1,635,082 
 
 1,562,208 
 
 ]\rer- 
 
 chandise, 
 
 tons. 
 
 767 
 
 534 
 
 367 
 
 853 
 
 530 
 
 337 
 
 335 
 
 292 
 
 472 
 
 643 
 
 Total 
 
 value. 
 
 $37,333,208 
 
 99.426,629 
 
 52,a55,537 
 
 49,772,070 
 
 46,244,875 
 
 40,608,165 
 
 24,411,554 
 
 38,229,716 
 
 43,46 ,806 
 
 $48,142,030 
 
 Total Amount of Tolls Received. 
 
 1870 $1,060,072 03 1875 $789,8.30 24 
 
 1871 1,389,909 81 1876 583,(U4 42 
 
 1872 1,416,04931 1877 4H7.92I 74 
 
 1873 1,415,63433 1878 628,439 45 
 
 1874 1,196,780 55 1879 591,652 00 
 
 KECEIPTS OF EASTWARD MOVING FREIGHT 
 AT BUFFALO. 
 
 Products of Products of Veg'ble 
 the forest. 
 Years. tons. 
 
 1870 4,276 
 
 1871 2,917 
 
 1872 3,467 
 
 1873 2,465 
 
 1874 2,014 
 
 1875 1,529 
 
 1876 1,.5(»7 
 
 1877 ],3ri6 
 
 1878 1,874 
 
 1879 5,til0 
 
 Y'ears. 
 
 1870 
 
 1871 
 
 1872 
 
 1873 
 
 1874 
 
 1875 
 
 1876 
 
 1877 
 
 1878 
 
 1869 
 
 Other agr'l 
 
 products, 
 
 tons. 
 
 3 
 4 
 
 '442 
 304 
 305 
 
 animals, 
 
 tons. 
 
 11 
 
 31 
 
 187 
 72 
 37 
 
 2()6 
 
 88 
 230 
 
 72 
 
 51 
 
 Mantifac- 
 
 tures, 
 
 tons. 
 
 78,006 
 
 86,61.6 
 101,519 
 108,526 
 
 99,.305 
 11 1, .5.31 
 
 60,547 
 
 74,426 
 204,893 
 130,703 
 
 food, 
 
 tons. 
 
 9,266 
 
 711 
 
 2,337 
 
 5,170 
 
 15,174 
 
 7,521 
 
 3,452 
 
 5,881 
 
 7,211 
 
 3,321 
 
 Mer- 
 chandise, 
 tons. 
 103,967 
 126,576 
 151,560 
 63,.369 
 36,145 
 30,921 
 4,627 
 24,6i?5 
 106,060 
 161,708 
 
 Other articles, 
 Years. tons. 
 
 1870 4:w,.3;i3 
 
 1871 321,662 
 
 1872 4.30,846 
 
 1873 522,(151 
 
 1874 373,903 
 
 1875 403,465 
 
 1876 242,815 
 
 1877 ....287,760 
 
 1878 212,0.38 
 
 1879 -..198,140 
 
 Total 
 tons. 
 633,849 
 538,593 
 609,616 
 701,6,53 
 526,311 
 5.5.5,237 
 313,0.36 
 395,080 
 432,472 
 49<),453 
 
 Total 
 
 value. 
 
 $29,-591,501 
 
 23,124,220 
 
 32,178,888 
 
 19,568,226 
 
 8,646,610 
 
 9,193,785 
 
 5,04,5,911 
 
 12,310,4.55 
 
 22,474,227 
 
 $43,554,185 
 
 Canal Tolls. 
 The following table shows the aggregate receipts 
 of tolls at Buffalo from the opening to the close of 
 navigation for a series of years: 
 
 1879 $591,a52 00 1874 $1,196,634 33 
 
 1878 628,439 45 1873 1 ,415,634 33 
 
 1877 467,921 74 1872 1,416.049 31 
 
 1876 58.3,(i44 42 1871 1,389,909 00 
 
 1875 789,830 24 1870 1,060,072 03 
 
 Canal opened May 8th, 1879; April 15th, 1878; 
 May 8th, 1877; May 4th, 1876, and May 18th, 1875. 
 
 The tolls for 1879 from Buffalo to West Troy are 
 as follows (distance 345 miles) : Wheat, bushel of 
 60 lbs, Ic Oni 35f ; corn, bushel of 56 lbs, Oc 9m 66f ; 
 rye, bushel of 56 lbs, Oc 9m 66f ; barley, bushel of 
 48 lbs, Oc 8m 2Sf; oats, bushel of 32 lbs, Oc 5m 52f ; 
 malt, bushel of 34 lbs, Oc 5m 86f. 
 
 Canal Clearances. 
 The following statement sliows the number of 
 boats cleared from the opening to the closing of 
 navigation for a series of years : 
 
 1879 8,708 1874 7,628 
 
 1878 9,047 1873 9,058 
 
 1877.... 6,938 1872 8,t)59 
 
 1876 4,853 1871 »,795 
 
 1875 6,349 1870 6,835 
 
 Canal Freights from Buffalo to New York. 
 
 The following table shows the ruling rates of 
 
 freights to New Yoi-k from Buffalo (tolls included, 
 
 excepting for staves) on the dates specified in 1879: 
 
 Pine Staves, 
 
 Wheat, Corn, Oats, lumber, p. ton 
 
 1879. bu. bu. bu. M f t. o'rtoll. 
 
 May 8 5'ic 5c 4o $2 50 
 
 May 10 4^ 4 3 2 50 
 
 May 17 4M 4M Vi 2 50 
 
 May 24 4ii 4 3 2 -25 
 
 May 31 ^Vz 4 3 2,30 $120 
 
 June 7 4 3>^ 2M 2 25 120 
 
 June 14 4M 3M 3 2 25 1 20 
 
 June 21 3% 3I4' 2)i 225^^,15^ 
 
 June 28 4>^ 4 3 2 25 1 00 
 
 July 6 5 4J^ 3M 2 40 113 
 
 July 12 .-5 4^ 3>i 2 50 138 
 
 July 19 5 4>i 3?4 2 60 144 
 
 July 26 5 5 ZYt 2, m 144 
 
 Aug. 2 6 5% Z% 2 75 1.50 
 
 Aug. 9 6 5yz 3% 2 90 163 
 
 Aug. 16... 6'^ 5% 4 3 00 175 
 
 Aug. 23 TA 6M 4M 3 50 188 
 
 Aug. 30 7>i 6i^ 4>4 3 50 183 
 
 Sept. 6 7^ e^ 4^^ 3 60 2 00 
 
 Sept. 13. 7M 7 4M 3 60 2 00 
 
 Sept. 20 8ii 1% 5/z 3 50 1 80 
 
 Sept. 27 .- 9'i 8^ 6 3.50 2 00 
 
 Oct. 4 7M 7 iVz 3 75 2 13 
 
 Oct. 11 7.!^ 6>4' 4 4 (JO 2 25 
 
22 
 
 Pine Staves, 
 
 Wheat, Corn, Oats, Lumber, p. ton. 
 
 1879. bu. bu. bu. M. ft. o'er toll. 
 
 Oct. ]8 9 8 5% 3 85 2 00 
 
 Oct. 23, 24, 25. ..12 11 .• 
 
 Oct. 25 11 9 7 4 00 2 38 
 
 Nov. 1 ....10 8 6 4 00 2 38 
 
 Nov. 8 ...10 9 6H 4 00 2 38 
 
 Nov. 15 10)^ 9 6-i 4 00 2 50 
 
 Nov. 22... lOV^ 9'4 6% 4 00 2 50 
 
 Nov. 25 10>^ 
 
 Receipts at Tide-Water by Canal of Flour, 
 Grain, Etc. 
 
 The following comparative table shows the 
 quantity of the principal articles of produce left 
 at tide-water from the commencement to the close 
 of navigation in the years indicated: 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Canal opened Mav 8. April 15. May 8. 
 Flour, bbls 29,500 14,400 8,400 
 
 Wheat, bu 12,739,600 2<),557,500 20,178,000 
 
 Corn, bu 23,(523,100 25,W4,(i00 30,074,000 
 
 Barlev, bu._ 5,473,700 3,270,800 3,130,800 
 
 Rye, bu 1,282,700 2,149,300 2,053,900 
 
 Oats, bu 4,208,900 5,156,400 1,118,900 
 
 Malt, bu 607,500 500,000 379,400 
 
 1877. 1878. 1879. 
 
 Canal opened May 8. April 15. May 8. 
 
 Total grain, Ini- 47,935,500 62,938,600 56,9.35,000 
 
 Flour to wheat,bu 147,500 72,000 42,000 
 
 Grand total, bu. 48,083,000 63,010,600 56,977,000 
 
 The receipts at tide-water b^ canal of the new 
 crop of barley were 3,045,400 bushels, against 
 2,988,000 bushels in 1878. 5,126,500 bushels in 1877, 
 3,632,100 bushels in 1876, 3,833,600 bushels in 1875, 
 3,354,300 bushels in 1874. 2,130,800 bushels in 1873 
 and 4,147,100 bushels in 1872. 
 
 The receipts for ten years compare as follows 
 (malt not included): 
 
 Grain and flour. 
 
 Year. Flour, bbls. reduced, bush. 
 
 1870 452,700 37,641,205 
 
 1871 288,285 54,695,930 
 
 1872 137,300 51,996,660 
 
 1873 ..153,500 47,803,200 
 
 1874 165,200 48,687,200 
 
 1875 113,600 37,674,200 
 
 1876 37,100 30,845,300 
 
 1877. 2y,500 47,475,500 
 
 1878 14,400 62,510,(«)0 
 
 1879 8,400 56,5!*7,600 
 
 LIVE STOCK TRADE. 
 
 Rang;e of Prices on the Principal Sales Day 
 of Each Week During the Year. 
 
 We present below our usual tables showing the 
 receipts and shipments of Live Stock by the dif- 
 ferent routes during the year 1879, with compara- 
 tive tables of the total receipts, showing the 
 growth of trade for the last 23 years, and a care- 
 fully prepared table of the range of prices on the 
 principal market day of each week during the 
 year: 
 
 RECEIPTS. 
 
 PER LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN 
 RAILWAY. 
 
 Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 
 
 cars. cars. cars. cars. 
 
 Januarv 1,872 982 174 63 
 
 February 2,313 1,201 244 92 
 
 March 2,589 918 306 143 
 
 April .■ 2.854 877 299 163 
 
 Mav 3,700 980 314 1-26 
 
 June.... 3,764 871 493 107 
 
 July 4,112 709 4)2 55 
 
 August 3,782 829 239 57 
 
 September 3,110 1,029 154 76 
 
 October 3,009 1,636 146 81 
 
 November 2,674 1,673 151 75 
 
 December 2,827 1,212 259 69 
 
 Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 
 
 cars. cars. cars. cars. 
 
 Total, 1879.. -.36,606 12,9J7 3, 90 1,097 
 
 1878. ...31,391 13,309 2,983 597 
 
 1877.... 21,486 7,744 2,144 610 
 
 1876 29,771 7,999 2,421 .566 
 
 1875 22,935 7,300 2,131 915 
 
 1874.... 22,147 11,049 2,036 1,103 
 
 1873. ...22,401 14,078 2,362 1,687 
 
 1872.. ..20,710 12,019 1,8.S8 1,188 
 
 1871.. .17.1180 7,252 1,&55 722 
 
 1870.... 15,631 6,354 2,217 426 
 PER CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 
 
 Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 
 
 cars. cars. cars. cars. 
 
 January 147 75 64 5 
 
 February 27 91 71 11 
 
 March...- 11 134 34 11 
 
 April 12 237 85 17 
 
 May.... 9 190 47 13 
 
 June 1 224 12 7 
 
 July 1 185 ]8 11 
 
 August... ISS 63 7 
 
 September 3 3i'2 62 5 
 
 October 5 219 43 3 
 
 November 13 157 33 1 
 
 December 3 142 56 
 
 1879... 
 
 . 232 
 
 2,141 
 
 592 
 
 91 
 
 1878... 
 
 . 3,123 
 
 2,955 
 
 7,020 
 
 80 
 
 1877... 
 
 . 4,174 
 
 1,006 
 
 649 
 
 50 
 
 Ib76... 
 
 . 3,597 
 
 H19 
 
 rm 
 
 87 
 
 Ib75... 
 
 . 3,477 
 
 837 
 
 562 
 
 81 
 
 1874... 
 
 . 4,141 
 
 898 
 
 431 
 
 204 
 
23 
 
 PEK GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. 
 
 Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 
 
 curs. cars. cars. cars. 
 
 January 48 1 38 3 
 
 February 7 23 4 
 
 March 35 2 55 10 
 
 April 29 8 48 4 
 
 May - 13 It 3 
 
 June 8 7 
 
 July.... 8 3(5 2 
 
 August 2;^ 104 1 
 
 September 6 45 174 4 
 
 October 31 69 132 4 
 
 November 23 66 83 10 
 
 December 5 30 101 4 
 
 Total, 1879.... 203 2.'i2 816 56 
 
 1878.... 1,150 166 773 36 
 
 1877.... 278 67 227 39 
 
 1876 1,290 60 631 80 
 
 1875.... 2,604 76 879 37 
 
 1874.... 2,533 321 919 38 
 
 PEK GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. 
 
 Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 
 
 cars. cars. cars. cars. 
 
 January—- 32 63 44 1 
 
 February.... 23 158 70 5 
 
 March. 34 141 51 7 
 
 April- -— 35 88 22 16 
 
 May -.. 5 128 10 11 
 
 June...- 6 159 9 10 
 
 July 4 109 27 4 
 
 August -.. 4 61 64 2 
 
 September 16 140 58 4 
 
 October 36 177 36» 
 
 November 24 72 52 4 
 
 December 10 35 57 3 
 
 Total, 1879.... 228 1,321 500 67 
 
 1878 3,028 142 &55 70 
 
 1877.... 2,409 485 496 67 
 
 1876.... 1,565 1,023 714 51 
 
 1875.... 1,192 1,065 633 98 
 
 1874.... 860 164 530 26 
 
 SHIPMENTS. 
 
 PER NEW YORK CENTRAL A HUDSON RIVER 
 RAILWAY. 
 
 Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep ; Horses 
 
 cars. cars. cars. cars. 
 
 January ..1,694 708 224 60 
 
 February 2,114 965 285 8t 
 
 March — - 2,194 797 319 149 
 
 April 2,485 790 322 lr.6 
 
 May -.. 3,362 864 276 124 
 
 June 3,!67 758 422 101 
 
 July 3,447 629 415 47 
 
 August 3,208 717 330 49 
 
 September 2,650 973 266 67 
 
 October 2,503 1,370 214 69 
 
 November 2,259 1.359 212 68 
 
 December 2,399 895 286 53 
 
 Total, 1879.... 31,482 10,825 3,571 1,027 
 
 1878... -26,763 10,924 3,120 634 
 
 1877-.. 23,287 5,3sl 2,.^70 6r,7 
 
 1876 26,325 5„')7l 2,320 361) 
 
 1875....2t,175 3,737 2,524 8(tt 
 
 1874 .. 24,288 9,207 2,234 1,207 
 
 1873.... 17,825 9,254 2,067 1,S31 
 
 1872.. ..18,045 6,642 2,117 3i4 
 
 1S71... .14,363 4,110 1,205 .5.;6 
 
 1870.... 13,022 26,78 1,399 343 
 
 PER NEW YORK, LAKE ERIE & WESTERN 
 RAILWAY. 
 
 Month. Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses 
 
 cars. cars. cars. cars. 
 
 Januarv 219 117 86 6 
 
 February 198 2J54 115 13 
 
 March 379 275 117 2S 
 
 April 368 257 68 33 
 
 May .. . 275 3i0 37 31 
 
 Month. 
 
 Cattle 
 
 Hogs 
 
 Sheep 
 
 Horses 
 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 June 
 
 . 387 
 
 314 
 
 38 
 
 25 
 
 July 
 
 . 588 
 . 423 
 
 186 
 
 202 
 
 61 
 104 
 
 15 
 
 August 
 
 10 
 
 September 
 
 . 399 
 
 310 
 
 122 
 
 15 
 
 October 
 
 . 410 
 
 421 
 
 144 
 
 20 
 
 November 
 
 386 
 
 300 
 
 124 
 
 22 
 
 December 
 
 . 371 
 
 187 
 
 83 
 
 15 
 
 Total, 1879... 
 
 . 4,403 
 
 3,133 
 
 1,089 
 
 233 
 
 1878... 
 
 . 8,634 
 
 3,646 
 
 1,143 
 
 170 
 
 1877... 
 
 8,385 
 
 2,296 
 
 949 
 
 104 
 
 1876... 
 
 . 7,783 
 
 2,563 
 
 986 
 
 95 
 
 1875... 
 
 . 4,252 
 
 2,366 
 
 1,058 
 
 106 
 
 1874 .. 
 
 2,913 
 
 1,6113 
 
 1, 46 
 
 82 
 
 1873... 
 
 . 4,050 
 
 3.3it9 
 
 1,408 
 
 171 
 
 1872... 
 
 . 2,716 
 
 3,6f.6 
 
 658 
 
 144 
 
 1871... 
 
 . 6,945 
 
 2,066 
 
 702 
 
 153 
 
 1870... 
 
 . 7,826 
 
 2,671 
 
 1,146 
 
 111 
 
 RECAPITULATION. 
 
 
 GRAND TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR 1879. 
 
 Routes. 
 
 Cattle 
 
 Hogs 
 
 Sheep 
 
 Horses 
 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 L. S. & M. S. R. R. 36,606 
 
 12,947 
 
 3,190 
 
 1,097 
 
 Canada Southern 
 
 232 
 
 2,141 
 
 592 
 
 91 
 
 Grand Trunk 
 
 202 
 
 252 
 
 816 
 
 56 
 
 Great Western.. 
 
 .. 228 
 
 1,321 
 
 16.661 
 
 500 
 5,098 
 
 67 
 
 Total, 1879.. 
 
 . 37,268 
 
 1,311 
 
 1878.. 
 
 .. 38,625 
 
 17,947 
 
 5,161 
 
 8.W 
 
 1877.. 
 
 -. 31,,'548 
 
 10,,59S 
 
 3,S18 
 
 766 
 
 1876.. 
 
 .. 3 ,223 
 
 10,001 
 
 4,3.(9 
 
 784 
 
 1875.. 
 
 .. 30.203 
 
 9,281 
 
 4,205 
 
 1,137 
 
 1874.. 
 
 .. 29,682 
 
 12,441 
 
 3,919 
 
 1,371 
 
 GRAND TOTAL SHIPMENTS FOR 1879. 
 
 
 
 Cattle 
 
 Hogs 
 
 Sheep 
 
 Routes. 
 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 cars. 
 
 N. Y. C. & H. R. 
 
 R. R... 
 
 31,482 
 
 10,825 
 
 3,.571 
 
 Erie Railway... 
 
 
 4,403 
 
 3,133 
 
 1,()89 
 
 4,660 
 
 of the 
 
 Total, 1879 35,885 13,938 
 
 GROWTH OF THE TRADE. 
 The following table shows the gi-owth 
 trade since 1857 : 
 
 Cattle 
 head, 
 
 18.57 108,2<i3 
 
 ia58 -.134,073 
 
 1859-- 10,3,337 
 
 I860..- 156,972 
 
 1861... 141,921 
 
 1862 129,433 
 
 1863 151,789 
 
 1864..- 135,7;>7 
 
 1865 212,839 
 
 1866... 275,091 
 
 1867. -: 257,872 
 
 1868 265,105 
 
 1869 ...347,871 
 
 1870 388,057 
 
 1871 384,294 
 
 1872 379,086 
 
 1873 409,738 
 
 1874 ..504,594 
 
 1875 513,530 
 
 1876... 615,790 
 
 1877 569,915 
 
 1878 657,809 
 
 1879 633,556 
 
 STOCK SLAUGHTERED. 
 The estimated amount of stock slaughtered in 
 this city for the last six years is as follows : 
 Cattle 
 head. 
 
 1874 --.35,073 
 
 1875 19,956 
 
 1876 25,651 
 
 1877 20,1.58 
 
 1878 53,125 
 
 1879 23,511 
 
 Hogs 
 
 Sheep 
 
 Horses 
 
 head. 
 
 head. 
 
 heail. 
 
 117,168 
 
 307,549 
 
 
 92,194 
 
 345.731 
 
 
 73,619 
 
 189,579 
 
 
 85,770 
 
 145,3.54 
 
 
 101 ,679 
 
 238,952 
 
 
 103,671 
 
 524,976 
 
 
 92,128 
 
 474,849 
 
 
 301,629 
 
 155,959 
 
 
 300,014 
 
 207,208 
 
 
 552,831 
 
 341,560 
 
 
 697,440 
 
 239,943 
 
 
 4:0,.'.78 
 
 385,815 
 
 7,773 
 
 794,272 
 
 381,450 
 
 12,0:58 
 
 7311,519 
 
 .561,447 
 
 7,896 
 
 886,014 
 
 5.51,131 
 
 13,319 
 
 1,145,109 
 
 606,748 
 
 20,786 
 
 ],662,.W0 
 
 733,400 
 
 28,386 
 
 1,431,800 
 
 783,800 
 
 21,936 
 
 l.O67,.300 
 
 841,1 00 
 
 18,187 
 
 1,150,210 
 
 871,928 
 
 12,542 
 
 1,128,770 
 
 763,600 
 
 12,.557 
 
 2,063,765 
 
 1,032,225 
 
 13,602 
 
 1,916,015 
 
 1,019,600 
 
 20,976 
 
 Hogs 
 
 Sheep 
 
 head. 
 
 head. 
 
 173,300 
 
 96,800 
 
 1.59,500 
 
 118,200 
 
 208,560 
 
 103,678 
 
 171,000 
 
 47,5110 
 
 387,210 
 
 17.5,265 
 
 310,845 
 
 87,600 
 
24 
 
 RANGE OF PRICES. 
 The following exhibit shows the prevailing 
 prices per cwt. during the principal market day 
 in each week on cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs : 
 Cattle. 
 
 
 
 Common 
 
 Good to 
 
 Stockers & 
 
 
 
 to fair. 
 
 best. 
 
 feeders. 
 
 January 
 
 4. 
 
 ..$2 00(0*3 75 $4 10@5 50 $2 00(g,3 2.5 
 
 
 11. 
 
 ... 2 00 3 75 
 
 4 0@5 50 
 
 2 00o3 00 
 
 
 18. 
 
 ... 2 25@3 85 
 
 4 .30@5 87 
 
 2 75-3)3 25 
 
 
 2d. 
 
 ...2 15ra),3 90 
 
 4 00@4 50 
 
 2 75(313 25 
 
 Fel)niary 
 
 -1. 
 
 ... 1 ()0(a'3 90 
 
 4 00@5 25 
 
 2 90@3 50 
 
 
 8. 
 
 ... 2 00@4 15 
 
 4 25 . 5 25 
 
 2 90 6(3 50 
 
 
 15. 
 
 ... 2 00(g>4 35 
 
 4 45@5 50 
 
 3 00 3 50 
 
 
 '22. 
 
 ... 2 15-4 35 
 
 4 40(g5 30 
 
 3 25@3 65 
 
 March 
 
 1 
 
 ... 2 00@4 35 
 
 4 40 a5 30 
 
 3 .50 « 4 00 
 
 
 8. 
 
 ... 2 10 4 15 
 
 4 25 5 10 
 
 3 253)4 00 
 
 
 15. 
 
 ... 2 (I0@4 15 
 
 4 25@5 15 
 
 3 25@3 85 
 
 
 22. 
 
 ...2 25'a)4 40 
 
 4 5005 80 
 
 3 00a3 75 
 
 
 29. 
 
 ... 2 50'5l4 50 
 
 4 60@5 32 
 
 3 00 « 3 75 
 
 April 
 
 5. 
 
 ...3 00@4 65 
 
 4 70@5 50 
 
 2 75(33 75 
 
 
 12. 
 
 ... 3 00@4 40 
 
 4 50 n 5 60 
 
 3 50(gS 85 
 
 
 J 9. 
 
 ... 2 50 .4 25 
 
 4 30(0)5 40 
 
 3 40(0 3 85 
 
 
 2(5. 
 
 ... 2 50 5)4 25 
 
 4 30@5 62 
 
 3 40® 3 85 
 
 May 
 
 3. 
 
 ...3 00@4 m 
 
 4 40(a5 50 
 
 3 30® 3 85 
 
 
 10. 
 
 ... 3 00*4 30 
 
 4 40(35 25 
 
 3 30 0/4 25 
 
 
 17. 
 
 .. 3 00@4 60 
 
 4 70 a5 70 
 
 3 75@4 25 
 
 
 24. 
 
 ... 3 00®4 50 
 
 4 60@5 60 
 
 3 30 4 25 
 
 
 31. 
 
 ...3 00@4 40 
 
 4 50@5 40 
 
 3 50@4 40 
 
 June 
 
 8. 
 
 .. 2 50(<^4 25 
 
 4 i0'a5 25 
 
 3 00(34 00 
 
 
 15. 
 
 .. 2 75@4 25 
 
 4 30 a:5 25 
 
 3 00(34 17 
 
 
 21. 
 
 .. 2 50@4 35 
 
 4 40@5 00 
 
 2 90(^4 15 
 
 
 28. 
 
 .. 2 50@4 50 
 
 4 50 5 25 
 
 2 75 0,3 75 
 
 July 
 
 5. 
 
 ...2 50@4 25 
 
 4 35(ffi5 00 
 
 2 65(3(3 50 
 
 
 12. 
 
 .. 2 25'a).4 25 
 
 4 35@5 00 
 
 2 75(3)3 50 
 
 
 19. 
 
 .. 2 50.a4 25 
 
 4 3o@5 40 
 
 2 25 3(3 35 
 
 
 26. 
 
 .. 2 00*4 10 
 
 4 20(0 5 12 
 
 2 75(33 35 
 
 August 
 
 3. 
 
 .. 1 75@4 10 
 
 4 20ffi5 25 
 
 2 75@3 25 
 
 
 9. 
 
 .. 1 75 a 4 15 
 
 4 25(^5 25 
 
 2 75(33 25 
 
 
 ]«. 
 
 .. 2 00@4 25 
 
 4 35@5 35 
 
 2 75(0)3 25 
 
 
 23. 
 
 .. 2 25@4 40 
 
 4 50(^5 40 
 
 2 75fl3 25 
 
 
 30. 
 
 .. 2 25(0/4 40 
 
 4 50 5 25 
 
 2 75(33 40 
 
 Septembei 
 
 6. 
 
 . 2 2504 40 
 
 4 50(3 5 35 
 
 2 90@3 40 
 
 
 13. 
 
 .. 2 00 0.4 40 
 
 4 50(0)5 50 
 
 2 50o3 40 
 
 
 20.. 
 
 .. 1 50'5!4 00 
 
 4 20@5 15 
 
 2 40(33 40 
 
 
 27-. 
 
 .. 2 00(^3 90 
 
 4 10(0)5 10 
 
 2 50r33 50 
 
 October 
 
 4.. 
 
 .. 2 00@4 00 
 
 4 10(5)5 35 
 
 2 25(S,3 40 
 
 
 11.. 
 
 .. 2 00@4 00 
 
 4 10@5 35 
 
 2 25(3,3 40 
 
 
 18.. 
 
 .. 2 00@4 10 
 
 4 15(g#5 10 
 
 2 25(3,3 45 
 
 
 25.. 
 
 .. 2 00@4 35 
 
 4 40(05 25 
 
 2 50(^3 40 
 
 November 
 
 1.. 
 
 .. 2 00®4 25 
 
 4 30(g'5 25 
 
 2 40(g3 40 
 
 
 8.. 
 
 .. 1 80@3 90 
 
 4 OOrao 12 
 
 2 40(3(3 10 
 
 
 15.. 
 
 .. 2 00@3 90 
 
 4 00@5 00 
 
 2 35@3 00 
 
 
 22 . 
 
 .. 2 15@4 15 
 
 4 30(S),5 75 
 
 2 20(3)3 10 
 
 
 29.. 
 
 .. 2 00 « 4 15 
 
 4 30(0)5 35 
 
 2 40(3>3 10 
 
 December 
 
 6.. 
 
 .. 2 2.5@4 25 
 
 4 30(0)5 00 
 
 2 40(^3 10 
 
 
 13.. 
 
 .. 2 50#4 50 
 
 4 60(g#5 50 
 
 2 50(3*3 40 
 
 
 20.. 
 
 .. 2 15@4 .50 
 
 4 55(^6 75 
 
 2 45(5(3 35 
 
 
 27.. 
 
 .. 1 75(a).4 25 
 
 4 30(aj5 05 
 Hogs 
 
 2 40@3 15 
 
 3Iedium 
 
 Yorkers. and heavv. 
 
 January 4 $2 65 - 2 90 $2 25@3 io 
 
 11 2 9.5(g3 10 2 25(03 25 
 
 18 2 90(0)3 20 2 2.5®3 45 
 
 25 8 20^3 (lO 2 75(3)3 75 
 
 February 2 3 5n@3 85 2 50(3.4 05 
 
 8 3 75(@.4 10 3 00(3)4 33 
 
 15 3 90(3)4 13 2 7.5(34 35 
 
 22 4 10(5)4 20 3 75(3)4 30 
 
 March 1 3 90(3)4 35 3 75@4 40 
 
 8 3 90@4 15 3 75(3)4 35 
 
 l.'i. 3 75(^4 07 3 50(5)4 15 
 
 22.. 3 90^4 50 3 50(@4 25 
 
 29 3 90@4 50 3 25@4 60 
 
 April 5 3 75(3)4 00 3 2.5(3)4 25 
 
 12 3 80(3)4 00 3 65@4 35 
 
 19 3 60(3)3 80 3 50@4 25 
 
 26. 3 511(^3 70 2 75@4 00 
 
 May 3 3 60@3 70 2 75(@3 80 
 
 10 3 60@3 80 2 75(gi3 90 
 
 17 3 70(33 80 3 5(i@3 85 
 
 24 3 eO@H 75 3 25@3 77 
 
 31 3 50(g3 70 3 25@3 75 
 
 Yorkers. 
 
 June 8 3 60fo/3 70 
 
 15 3 2.5(g4 07 
 
 21 3 90r3;4 10 
 
 28 3 90@4 05 
 
 July 5 3 90(g4 00 
 
 12 4 10(3,4 15 
 
 19 3 6.5(5:3 90 
 
 26... 3 75(3(4 00 
 
 August 3 3 70(^3 SO 
 
 9 3 15(3)3 85 
 
 16 3 50@,4 30 
 
 23 3 50(@3 80 
 
 30. 3 40@3 60 
 
 September 6 3 50@,3 75 
 
 13 3 40(^3 80 
 
 20 3 50(®4 05 
 
 27 3 50@t3 85 
 
 October 4 3 5u@3 90 
 
 11 3 70(3)4 20 
 
 18 3 75(5)4 05 
 
 25 3 60(5:3 95 
 
 November 1 3 60(5)4 10 
 
 8 3 40(fti3 70 
 
 15 3 45(5(3 95 
 
 22 4 OOra/4 30 
 
 29 3 85(3*4 00 
 
 December 6 4 25@4 60 
 
 13 4 25@4 60 
 
 20 4 1.5@,4 25 
 
 27 4 50(35 00 
 
 Sheep and 
 
 Western 
 sheep. 
 
 Januarv 4 ..$3 25(5)4 50 
 
 11 3 60@5 00 
 
 18 3 25@4 40 
 
 25 3 75(5/5 00 
 
 Februarv 2. 4 00(g)5 25 
 
 8 4 10@5 50 
 
 15 4 25(^5 75 
 
 22 4 25@5 30 
 
 March 1.. 4 25@5 25 
 
 8 4 25(5)5 75 
 
 15 4 40@5 70 
 
 23 4 25(5)5 60 
 
 29 4 50@6 00 
 
 April 5 4 90@6 25 
 
 12 4 95(5)6 25 
 
 19 4 75(5)6 12 
 
 26.... 3 75@6 00 
 
 Mav 3 3 75@6 00 
 
 10.... 3 90@5 80 
 
 17 4 00@5 25 
 
 24 3 25@5 25 
 
 31 3 25@5 25 
 
 June 8 3 25@5 25 
 
 15 3 25@5 75 
 
 21 3 25@5 50 
 
 28 2 40@5 00 
 
 Julv 5 3 00(^5 00 
 
 12 3 20(31,5 00 
 
 19 3 50@i 75 
 
 26 3 00@4 75 
 
 August 3 3 00(g)4 75 
 
 9 3 00@4 75 
 
 16 3 00(g'5 00 
 
 23 3 00@4 75 
 
 30 3 00@4 70 
 
 September 6 3 00r^4 70 
 
 13 3 00/74 75 
 
 20 2 90(S),4 50 
 
 27 3 00@4 .50 
 
 October 4 3 00(34 .35 
 
 11 3 00@4 50 
 
 18 3 00@4 50 
 
 25 3 25(^4 25 
 
 November K 3 2.5@4 25 
 
 8 3 25@4 ,50 
 
 15 3 15@4 25 
 
 22 3 00(3)4 50 
 
 29 3 25(§4 50 
 
 December 6 3 25. '4 50 
 
 13 3 75@4 50 
 
 20 3 50 5 .50 
 
 27 3 75(3(5 75 
 
 Medium 
 and heavv. 
 
 3 25(01.3 85 
 3 25i@4 15 
 3 25@4 15 
 3 20(3,4 05 
 3 25®4 10 
 3 25r^4 17 
 3 25(^4 0(1 
 3 25(51,4 00 
 3 00@3 75 
 3 00(§3 90 
 3 25(®4 10 
 3 00(§3 75 
 3 00((^3 6;^ 
 3 00(5/,3 70 
 3 00(@3 90 
 3 10@4 00 
 3 20(3,4 00 
 2 15@.3 80 
 
 2 25@4 15 
 
 3 00@4 07 
 
 2 75(3,4 00 
 
 3 00^(4 10 
 
 2 50®3 90 
 
 3 ]5®4 00 
 3 25(6^4 35 
 3 40(3)4 30 
 3 55(3)4 90 
 3 65@,4 90 
 3 75(3,4 75 
 
 3 75(5-5 00 
 Lambs. 
 
 Canada 
 
 lambs. 
 
 $4 25@5 37 
 
 4 75@,5 00 
 4 75(0)4 90 
 
 4 75(g(5 00 
 
 5 25(5(5 50 
 
 5 00(35 75 
 
 6 00(5:5 7t 
 5 00(^5 75 
 5 10@5 75 
 5 00@,5 75 
 5 00ra)5 75 
 5 00(gJ5 51) 
 5 00(3,5 50 
 
 No sales 
 
 1 
 
 5 40(3)5 80 
 5 40(3,5 80 
 
 4 75(g5 40 
 
 5 25@5 50 
 5 00(®,5 35 
 5 00@5 35 
 5 00(3)5 35 
 4 50@5 00 
 4 50@.4 75 
 4 50m 75 
 4 50(^4 75 
 4 25@4 60 
 4 40@4 75 
 
 4 85@5 20 
 
 5 00(g)5 40 
 5 '(35 20 
 4 60@5 00 
 
 4 50(3)4 70 
 
 5 00@5 25 
 
 4 25@5 20 
 
 5 15@5 37 
 5 75@6 00 
 
 5 75r3)6 25 
 
 6 25(0)6 50 
 
• BUSINESSCARDS. 25 
 
 WILLIAM THURSTONE, 
 
 COMPILER AND PUBLISHER OF 
 
 COMMERCIAL REPORTS, STATISTICS, &C. 
 
 B TJ IF iFj^ L o, nsr. ^sr. 
 
 EXPERT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 
 
 The Western Elevating Company 
 
 OF BXJFFA_IL.O. 
 
 WILLIAM H. ABELL, President. 
 
 D. S. AUSTIN, Vice President. 
 
 P, Gr. COOK, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 Office, No. 12 Commercial Block, corner Main and Ohio Streets, Buffalo, N. Y. 
 
 I^^This Company controls 32 Elevators and Transfers; and the quantity of 
 Grain handled in 1879 was 74,405,626 bushels. 
 
 FREE TRADE FLOATING ELEVATOR CO. 
 
 No. 17 CENTRAL WHARF (up stairs), BUFFALO. 
 
 '•FREE TRADE" ELEVATOR, "FREE CANAL" ELEVATOR. 
 
 Capacity for Transfering Grain, 100,000 Ueis eacii for each 24 hours. 
 
 CHA^RHiES J. MiA-NN, IVEanager. 
 
 LOUIS PFOHL. JOHN KENNEDY. 
 
 PFOHL & KENNEDY, 
 COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
 
 AND DEALERS IN 
 
 "WET iFLOXJE, ^nsriD G-TIJl.X1S^. 
 
 Office, No. 36 Main Street, BUFFALO. 
 
26 
 
 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 J. W. WHITNBT. 
 
 C. H. GIBSON. 
 
 ^WHITNEY & GIBSON, 
 
 Commission Merchants 
 
 No. 14 CENTRAL WHARF, 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 M. L. CRITTENDEN, 
 
 COMMISSM AND SHIPPING MERCHANT 
 
 No. 28 CENTRAL W^HARF, 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 WILLIAM PETRIE. 
 
 G. R. GREEN. 
 
 W. F. CHANDLER. 
 
 yVM. PETRIE & CO. 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
 
 11 CENTRAL M^HARF, 
 
 SECOlsTID I^LOOI?,. 
 
 S. S. BRO'WN, 
 
 m iwMi ui Hissi MEmm 
 
 No. 20 CENTRAL WHAR;F, 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 27 
 
 WILLIAM H. V08BURGH. HOWABD H. BAKEK. 
 
 VOSBURGH & BAKER, 
 
 SHIP CHANDLERS, GROCERS ™ SAILMAKERS 
 
 WILLIAMS' BLOCK, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 NATHANIEL ROCHESTER, 
 
 SHIPPINGMGOMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. 
 
 No. 20 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 REFERENCES.— FIRST NATIONAL BANK, THIRD NATIONAL BANK, BANK OF BUFFALO. 
 
 CHARLES A. SV/EET, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN 
 
 MICHIGAN AND CANADA RIVED HOOPS 
 
 ROUND SHAVED HOOPS, 
 
 Also, Flour, Fruit and Sugar Barrel Staves and Heading, 
 and Cooperage generally. 
 
 No. 14 Central "Wharf (TJp Stairs), BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 THORNTON VAN VLIET, 
 
 GRAIN, fORWiRDIlii; & COIilMISSION MfRCiiNT 
 
 nsTo- 20 c E nsr T iR ^A. L "W" n .a. li f, 
 B U F FA L O, N . Y- 
 
28 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 V/. MEADO^VS, 
 
 GKAIN COMMISSION 
 
 * 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 A. L. LOTHRIDGE. E. (;ALT-AGHEli. J. COLLINS. 
 
 LOTHRIDGE, GALLAGHER & CO. 
 
 COMMISSION and FORWARDING MERCHANTS 
 
 Agents for the Baxter Steam Canal Boat Transportation Co. 
 
 2d Floor, 10 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 Grain, Lumber, Coal, Iron, Stone, Oil and other iieavy freights forwarded from Lake Ports to Troy, Albany , 
 New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and intermediate points, and through rates given if desired. 
 
 -A-G-EIsTTS .A.3Sri3 COIsrSIC3-3SrEE)S : 
 M. F. JAMES, 105 Broad Street, New York. JEFF COLLINS, West Troy and Albany. 
 
 DAVID FALES & CO., 14 South Street, New York. THORN & POMEROY, Uttea, N. Y. 
 
 P. W. PI8KE. A. M. UAZAKB. 
 
 F. ^^r. fiske & co. 
 
 Commission Merchants 
 
 No. 29 CENTRAL WHARF, 
 
 COMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
B'U S I N E S S C A R D S. 29 
 
 ALFRED P. WRIGHT. ALBERT J. WRIGHT. 
 
 A. P. WRIGHT & SON, 
 
 Commission Merchants 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 BISSELL, FINN & CO. 
 
 FORWARDING and COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
 
 14 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 CANAL TRANSPORTATION A SPECIALTY. 
 
 J. P. SCHOELLKOPF. GEO. B. MATHEWS. 
 
 SCHOELLKOPF & MATHEWS, 
 
 PROPRIETORS OF 
 
 Niagara Falls and Frontier Mills 
 
 Capacity, 10(50 Barrels Per Day. 
 
 Miisrjsrjs soT^ ^v^he^t flour. 
 
 Office, 20 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 CYRUS CLARKE. C. CLARKE VAN DE VENTER. 
 
 CYRUS CLARKE & CO. 
 
 Produce Commission Merchants 
 
 14 MAIN STREET, 
 
 B TJ IF F-(^ L O, 3Sr. "ST. 
 
30 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 KINNE, WILBER & CO 
 
 IS 
 
 bxj:f:f-a.lo, h^t". "y. 
 
 EST^A-BLISHEIS 1848. 
 
 THOMAS CLARK, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OP 
 
 EXTRA FINE OLD WHISKIES 
 
 ALCOHOL AND COLOGNE SPIRITS. 
 
 Cor. Washington and Perry Sts., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 C. H. ARTHUR & CO. 
 
 Grain Dealers 
 
 Shipping and Commission Merchants. 
 
 No. 31 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 R. R. HEFFORD, 
 
 FORWARDER AND DEALER IN 
 
 ANTHRACITE, /^"^ J^>^ A "T ^< BITUMINOUS, 
 
 CANNEL, V^ V^ -r\- J— I )0 • BLOSSBURG. 
 
 Office, No. 2 Main St. and No. 1 Central Wharf. Docks, opposite foot of Main St. 
 
 B TJ IF B^ -A. L O , 1>T. "y _ 
 
 Railroad Iron, Iron Ore, and other Heavy Freight Docked and Forwarded. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 31 
 
 John B. Grippin, President. Chas. C. McDonald, Sec'y and Treas'r. 
 
 I isr CO m» o It -A-T E 33 IS so. 
 
 THE QUEEN CITY MILLING CO. 
 
 Office, 6 Central Wharf and 12 Main St., (2d lloor), BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 MANUFACTURE 
 Q,ueen City Millingr Co.'s Best Patent; J. B. Griflfin & Co.'s Patent, Family and Bakers; 
 Queen City Mills (Straight), Barrels and (200 lbs.) Export Sacks; Erie Mills Bakers,' 
 Favorite Minnesota; also. Clear, Rye and Foundry Flour, Mill Feed, &c. 
 
 JKWETT M. RICHMOND. M. M. RICHMOND. ALONZO RICHMOND. 
 
 J. M. RICHMOND & CO. 
 
 STORAGE, ELEVATING, 
 
 COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS 
 
 16 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 BRUNDIGE, BRUCE Sc CO. 
 
 GOMMiSSION AND SHIPPING MERCHANTS 
 
 5 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 WILLIS C. JACUS. JOSBPH E. HADCOCK. 
 
 "W. C. JACUS & CO. 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 
 
 15 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, K Y. 
 
32 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 C. F. STERNBERG, 
 
 COMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 No. 3 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 Sternberg Elevators connecting with New York Central Railroad. 
 
 NATIONAL MILLS 
 
 Nos. 212 TO 220 ERIE STREET. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OP 
 
 '♦THORNTON & CHESTER'S BEST," "PATENT," "GLOBE," "WHITE 
 LILY," " FRANKLIN," AND GRAHAM FLOUR. 
 
 CORN MEAL AND FEED OF ALL KINDS 
 
 THORNTON & CHESTER. 
 
 A. S. CARPENTER. WM. AVERY. JAS. L. BREED. 
 
 CARPENTER, AVERY & CO. 
 
 FORWARDING and COMllIISSION MERCHANTS 
 
 No. 13 CENTRAL WHARF. 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 
 
 No. 92 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N. T. 
 
 CEMENT, PLASTER, SALT, LIME, GRAIN, &c. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 33 
 
 HERMAN J. HALL & CO. 
 
 GRAIN DEALERS 
 
 AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 
 
 26 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 FRED. H. GATCHELL. J. P. HAOER, JR. 
 
 GATCHELL & HAGER, 
 
 FORWARDINGWGOMMISSION MERCHANTS 
 
 No. 12 CENTRAL WHARF, 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 ESSER, OGDEN & CO. 
 
 NORTH BUFFALO MILLS 
 
 E. 0. & Co.'s "Best," "Banner," "Stella," "Buffalo." 
 
 OFFICE, COIT BLOCK, No. 20 WEST SWAN ST. 
 
 BTJIFIF'.A.XiO, 3Sr. "2^. 
 
 AGENT FOR 
 
 The Syracuse Fine Salt Company, 
 
 The Onondaga Coarse Salt Association, 
 
 The American Dairy Salt Company (Limited). 
 
 No. 30 CENTRAL Vv^HARF, 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
34 BUSINESSCARDS. 
 
 E. J. NE^WMAN & CO. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 AKRON CEMENT 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 AKRON FALLS FLOUR. 
 
 CITY AGENTS FOR 
 
 Works at Akron, N. Y. 50 Hirer St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 E. nsr. cooi^ & oo. 
 
 DISTILLE RS 
 
 Office and Free Warehouses, 32 and 34 Main Street. 
 
 Distillery and Bonded Warehouses, 479, 481, 483, 485, 487, 489 and 491 Spring St. 
 
 WITTEK & SEKGEANT, 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 
 
 No. 32 CENTRAL WHARF, Up Stairs. 
 WM. E. WITTER. BUFFALO, N. IT. a. j. sergeant. 
 
 HARVEY & HENRY, 
 
 BUFFALO CITY FLOUR MILLS 
 
 manufacturers OF 
 
 HIGH GRAIDKS OF FLOUR. 
 
 B U F FA L O, N. Y. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 35 
 
 GEORGE SANDROOK, 
 
 PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 28 CENTRAL WHARF, BUFFALO, N. Y, 
 
 REFERENCE.— BANK OF COMMERCE, BUFFALO. 
 
 CANADIAN BARLEY A SPECIALTY. 
 
 SHAVER, BETTS & HOMER, 
 
 FORWARDINGWGOMIVIISSION MERCHANTS 
 
 No. 9 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 JACOB SHAVER, JR. IRA BKTTS. ADAM HOMER. 
 
 FRANK WILLIAMS & CO. 
 
 DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF 
 
 C O -A_Xj. 
 
 No. 4 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 GAS, STEAM AND DOMESTIC COALS AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 
 
 The best facilities for receiving and forwarding COAL on consignment. 
 Yard cor. Carroll and Alabama Sts., Docks on Blackwell Canal, opp. Watson Elevator. 
 
 J. C. ANTHONY. E. L. ANTHONY. 
 
 J. C. ANTHONY Sc SON, 
 
 FORWARDING and PRODUCE COMMISSION 
 
 No. 21 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 AGENTS FOR BUFFALO, NEW YORK & ITHACA LINE. 
 
 Receivers and Shippers of Grain, Lumber, Shingles, Staves, and all kinds of 
 Coarse Freight to all points along the Erie and Lateral Canals. 
 
36 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 J. A. CAMPBELL. S. M. RATCLIFFE. 
 
 J. A. CAMPBELL & CO. 
 
 Grain and Commission Merchants 
 
 No. 33 Central Wharf, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 J. S. HEATH. WM. MORSE. A. NELSON. 
 
 HEATH, MORSE & CO. 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION 
 
 MERCHANTS. 
 Office, 11 Central Wharf, BUFFALO. N. T. 
 
 M E E O H cSfc O O. 
 
 MILLERS AND DEALERS IN 
 
 FLOUR, OATS, CORN 
 
 MEAL AND MILL FEED. 
 Nos. 32, 34 and 36 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 M. N. JONES. H. R. JONES. 
 
 MILES JONES' SONS, 
 
 WHOLESALE PROVISION DEALERS, 
 
 PORK PACKERS AND HAM CURERS 
 
 ALL KINDS LAKE FISH. 
 
 Cor. FRIME and DA-YTON STREETS, BXJEE^LO, N. Y. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 37 
 
 COMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 No. 25 CENTRAL WHARF (UP STAIRS). 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 lEST^^BXilSiaiEID I860. 
 
 FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
 
 16 CENTRAL ^WHARF, 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 HENRY C. ROBE'S LINE. 
 
 Grain, Flour, Lumber, Coal, Iron, Oil and other Heavy Freights transported from 
 
 Lake Ports to Troy, Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and 
 
 intermediate Points, and through Bill of Lading given. 
 
 OFFICE, 18 CENTRAL WHARF, 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 -A-O-EISTTS ^3Sri5 C03SrSI(3-3SrEES : 
 
 H. W. MARKS, 18 Central Wharf, E B. BROOKE & CO., 7 South Street, New York. 
 
 Buffalo, M. Y. C. H. GAGE & CO., 105 Broad Street, New York 
 
 COLLINS & POTTER, West Troy, N. Y. 
 
 E. B. BROOKE. 
 
 P. M. LAWRENCK. 
 
 E. B. BROOKE <5c OO 
 
 ORWARDING AGENTS AND CONSIGNEES 
 
 FOR FREIGHT ON ERIE CANAL FROM THE WEST. 
 OFFICE, 7 SOUTH STREET, ITeW 'STORK. 
 
38 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 WM. E. HINGSTON, 
 
 FOREIGN COMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 Central Wharfs BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 SDficial Attention given to tie introiliiction of Aierican Products in tlie European Kartets. 
 
 AGENT FOR JAMES & HAG-EMANN, HAVRE, FRANCE. 
 FOR "WA R D E R A 3Sr D 
 
 COMMISSION MERCHANT 
 
 No. 24 CENTRAL WHAUr, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 Grain and Coarse Freights contracted to and from all points East and West. 
 
 SOH^EFER & BRO. 
 
 I M PO RT E RS IN 
 
 CANADA BARLEY 
 
 WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 
 
 NEW YORK STATE AND ^A^ESTERN BARLEY. 
 
 A.ISrX) nyCA-XiTSTEiaS, 
 
 No. 4:2 and 44 LLOYD STREET, . BUFFALO, N. T. 
 
 J. L. RING. HENRY BRINKMANN. 
 
 BUFFALO FARINA MILLS 
 
 No. 30 WILKESON STREET, Cor. FOURTH. 
 
 CHOICE FAMILY AND HAXALL FLOUR. 
 
 Farina, Pearl Barley, Split Peas, Corn Meal and Oatmeal, &c. 
 
 DEALERS IN CORN and OATS and ALL KINDS OF FEED. 
 
 Market Mills, 20 WEST MARKET ST. Ring & Brinkmann, Prop's. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 39 
 
 TRA DE MA RK. 
 
 '^^pS. CORNELL LEAD CO. 
 
 V>>*"^^^^^^ >5^. MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 ^ ^^^r^nr^CL^Y ^ 1 LEAD PIPE, SHEET and BAR LEAD. 
 
 OFFICE AND WORKS : 
 
 Cor. Dela-ware and Virginia Streets. 
 
 Forfeited If Adulterated. 
 
 A. P. THOMPSON, Pres. HENRY SPAYTH, Treas. 
 
 S. DOUGLAS CORNELL, Vice-Pres. SHELDON THOMPSON, Sec 'y 
 
 TERRACE SQUARE, BUFFALO. 
 
 IRON, NAILS, SPIKES 
 
 BOLTS, NUTS and WASHERS. 
 
 HARDWARE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 
 
 For BUILDERS, MANUFACTURERS and MEOHANIOS. 
 
 RAILROAD SUPPLIES 
 
 Metals and Tools of All Kinds. Dock, Vessel and Pier Iron Work, 
 Chains, Rope, Belting, Etc. 
 
 CUTLERY, SILVER PLATED WARE 
 
 And General Household and Boat Supplies. 
 " THE A-ZMZEZRIOA-lsr BIjOCIC." 
 
 ADAM, MELDRUM & ANDERSON, 
 
 IMPORTERS, JOBBERS AND RETAILERS OF 
 
 DRY GOODS, CARPETS I UPHOLSTERY GOODS 
 
 396, 398, 400 and 402 Main Street, through to and including 209, 211, 
 213 and 215 Pearl Street, 
 
 B TJ IP IF .A. L O , Dsr. "y. 
 
40 BUSINESSCARDS. 
 
 GEO. W. TIFFT, SONS & CO. 
 
 ENGINES, BOILERS AND MACHINERY 
 
 ARCHITECTURAL CASTINGS, 
 
 PROPELLER WHEELS AND MACHINERY GENERALLY 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 BUFFALO INSURANCE CO. 
 
 CAPITAL, ©200.000, 
 
 Invested in Government Reg-istered Bonds. 
 
 FIRE, LAKE AND CANAL RISKS 
 
 WRITTEN AT CURRENT RATES. 
 
 Pascal P. Pratt, President. James D. Sawyer, Vice-Pres. Edward B. Smith, Secretary. 
 
 NATHANIEL HALL, 
 
 FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE 
 
 No. 3 MAIN STREET, CORNER OHIO, 
 
 REPRESENTS THE LARGEST LINE OF LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES 
 OF ANY AGENCY IN BUFFALO. 
 
 HOWARD IRON WORKS, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 MANUFACTUKERS OF 
 
 MACHINERY FOR GRAIN ELEVATORS 
 
 THEY HAVE FURNISHED THE MACHINERY FOR 
 
 HUNGER W^HEELER & CO. AIR LINE ELEVATOR CHICAGO, ILLS. 
 
 VINCENT, NELSON & CO. ELEVATOR 
 
 ARMOUR, DOLE & CO. C ELEVATOR 
 
 ARMOUR. DOLE & CO. D ELEVATOR 
 
 MUNGER, WHEELER & CO. IOWA ELEVATOR 
 
 MUNGER, WHEELER & CO. ST. PAUL ELEVATOR 
 
 N. Y., LAKE ERIE & WESTERN R'Y CO. ELEVATOR BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 COMMERCIAL ELEVATOR 
 
 WHEELER ELEVATOR 
 
 SILO ELEVATOR, HAMBURG, GERMANY, and others. 
 
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BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 41 
 
 THE TTITIOIT DRV DOCH CO. 
 
 SHIP YARD I^JB DRY DOCKS 
 
 On Buffalo Creek, foot of Chicago St., 0pp. Niagara Elevator, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 Ship Buildinp, Repaiiini?, and every description of Carpenter, Caulking, Joiner, Blaclssmitli and Spar 
 Worls done to order. TVV?0 LARGE DRY DOCKS. 
 
 We are prepared to do all kinds of repairing on the shortest possible notice, and in the most thorough 
 manner. Our Dry Docks have a Large Derrick, for hoisting Wheels, Rudders, or heavy work from the 
 Creek into the Docks, which saves the expense of landing. 
 
 On hand and for sale all kinds of Ship Timber, Plank, Knees. Ash and Pine Spars, &c. 
 
 ^&* Particular attention paid to Spar work, by an experienced Spar Maker. 
 
 ]M. M:. DRA.K:E, Superintendent. 
 
 H. J. SHUTTLEWOETH, 
 
 BAXTHSB. axxd BROZEH. in 
 
 STOCKS, GRAIN AfjD PETROLEUM 
 
 No. 10 EAST SENECA ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 Strictly Commission. Special facilities for carpying- on margin. 
 
 HALL & SONS, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 AND DEALERS IN 
 
 FIRE CLAY, FIRE SAND, FIRE MORTAR, &c., 
 
 AND 
 
 From the Celebrated Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company. 
 
 SOLE .i5k.G-B2SrTS 
 
 For the State of New York for 
 
 MooRE's Champion Boiler Feeder 
 
 T H; E ON L. Y S XJ K :^ 
 
 PREVENTATIVE OF SCALE ON STEAM BOILERS 
 
 Office, 15 Clinton St., BUFFALO, N. Y. without the use of compounds. 
 
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 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 Charles T. Coit, President. 
 
 R. PonTEU Leb, Cashier. 
 
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK 
 
 BUFFALO, Aug. 11, 1880. 
 
 Accounts of merchants, manufacturers and business men generally, respectfully- 
 solicited. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE at most favorable rates, accord- 
 ing to the extent of the business furnished. 
 
 Approved Commercial Paper discounted at the uniform rate of 
 
 To depositors keeping otherwise satisfactory accounts witli this bank. 
 
 Especial attention given to the business of Dealers in and Consignees of Grain, 
 Western Produce and Live Stock of all kinds. 
 
 We beg leave also to announce having opened a direct account with the well-lcnown Bankers, 
 
 Messrs. BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO., of London, England. 
 
 WE ARE PREPARED TO DRAW 
 
 STERLING BILLS, iVilLliBLE IN ANY PAIIT OF THE WORLD 
 
 AT LOWEST CURRENT PRICES, AVOIDING ALL AGENTS' COMMISSIONS. 
 
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE BOUGHT AT NEW YORK IWARKET RATES. 
 
 CHARLES T. COIT, 
 
 J^renident, 
 
 R. PORTER LEE, 
 
 Ciisliifr, 
 
 :BST-A.BIjISiiEX) 1854. 
 
 SCHOOL ^ CHURCH FURNITURE 
 
 SETTEES A SPECIAl_TY. 
 
 SCHOOL FURNIIURE OF ALL VARIETIES OF STYLE AND FINISH. 
 
 Teachers' Desks, Chair.s. Settees, Blackboards, Etc. 
 
 Churcli Furniture, Settee.s for Churches, Sabbath Schools, Halls, etc., twenty 
 varieties. Pews complete, or ends separately. 
 
 ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR "WORK, DELIVERED AT ANY POINT. 
 
 Satisfaction guaranteed and all Work warranted. 
 
 M. W. CHASE, 2 IS and 214 Seventh St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 SBISriD :F0E. CA-TJ^XiOOXJEl -A^nSTD TE-ICE LIST. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
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 A. CUTLER & SON, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OP 
 
 Fine furniture 
 
 :e>.£s^'j? e isr t 
 
 FOLDING TABLES 
 
 .A.3Sr ID 
 
 No. 5, Closed. Pat. June 39, '75; Dec. 12, '76. 
 
 No. 2, Open. The Best Desk in the World. 
 
44 BUSINESSCARDS. 
 
 BARNES, BANCROFT & CO. 
 
 RETAILERS, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF 
 
 DRY GOODS AND OARPETS 
 
 The Great Cash Retail House of Western New York. 
 
 Nos 260, 262, 264, 266 and 268 MAIN STREET, 
 BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 THE COUHIEU C0MFA1T7, 
 
 Proprietors and Publishers of the 
 
 Daily Ootjrier 
 
 Six issues per week, $10,00 per aunuiii. 
 
 Seven issues per week, $12.00 per annum. 
 
 Sunday issue $2.50 per annum. 
 
 THE WEEKLY COURIER, 
 
 Published every Wednesday, $t.OO per annum. 
 
 THE EVENING REPUBLIC 
 
 $5.00 per annum, or single copies two cents. 
 
 SUBSCRIPTIONS INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. 
 
 TERMS OF ADVERTISING MADE KNOWN AT THE COUNTING ROOM. 
 
 The Commercial and Marine news and the reports of the Live Stock Trade of Buffalo are reported 
 fully in all editions of the Courier and in the Evening Republic. 
 
 I^^The statistics in the preceding pages were compiled for and published in the Buffalo Daily 
 and Weekly Courier. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 45 
 
 GEO. I. THURSTONE & CO. 
 
 416 MAIN STREET {American Block), BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN RELIABLE 
 
 DRUGS, MEDICINES AND TOILET ARTICLES 
 
 OUR PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT receives special attention. It is 
 suppUed with the best quality of remedies that can be obtained, and so 
 regulated as to preclude the possibility of a mistake. 
 
 "PURE WINES AND LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL USE." 
 We tvo%ild call particular attention to our PERFUMERY and FANCY 
 GOODS, our stock being the, largest and most complete in this city, consist- 
 ing of FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMERICAN HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS 
 COLOGNES, SOAPS, SACHET POWDERS and TOILET ARTICLES. 
 HAIR, TOOTH, NAIL and other BRUSHES in great variety. 
 
 j.^^^r^Z^t.?^'^'^^^^^' ^^^^ HOXES, MIRRORS, CUT GLASS COLOGNE 
 BOTTLES, PUNGENTS, ATOMIZERS, &c., &c. 
 
 TELE:E>I3:03SrEI. 
 
 J. L. CHICHESTER, 
 
 BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER 
 
 2Qd and 265 Washington Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 RULING, PRINTING and BINDING. 
 
 MARTIN TAYLOR. ~~ ' ~~ 
 
 CHARLES HERGKR. 
 
 MARTIN TAYLOR & CO. 
 
 PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS 
 
 22 and 24 WEST EAGLE STREET, 
 
 Cor. W. Eagle, Pearl and Niagara Streets. • B U F FA I_0 N Y. 
 
46 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 OIL CITY OIL EXCHANGE 
 
 BUFFALO OFFICE: 
 
 22 T7I!ST SENECA STUEET. 
 
 L H. BEST, BROKER IN PETROLEUM 
 
 (W. D. AB.CHBOLD, Oil City Correspondent.) 
 
 Oil bought, sold and carried on margins. Market quotations received by 
 telegraph and bulletined. Office supplied with BEI^L TELEPHONE. 
 
 STOCK AND GRAIN BROKER 
 
 No. 6 Brown's Building, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 Buys and Sells Stock, Grain and Provisions on the 
 ONE CENT MARGIN PLAN. 
 
 Customers can withdraw Margins and Profits same day deals are clo.sed. 
 No waiting for returns from Chicago or New York. 
 
 I CAN SELL YOU 
 
 IME S D I C I N S S 
 
 That are reliable in every way and form, 
 at my Store, 
 
 311 IMi^ITsT STREET, BUFFA^LO. 
 
 
 All are purchased of the Leading Dealers 
 and Manufacturers, direct. 
 
 C. M. LYMAN, . . . DRUGGIST. 
 
BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
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 CHARLES H. KALBPLBISCH. ALBERT M. KALBFLEISCH. FRANKLIN H. KALBFLEISCH. 
 
 E ST-A.BI-.IS H E ID 1 8 2 Q, 
 
 MARTIN KALBFLEISCH'S SONS, 
 
 MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS 
 
 55 Fulton St., New York. 90 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 
 
 WORKS AT BROOKLYN, N. Y., BUFFALO, N. Y., BAYONNE, N. J. 
 
 JAY PETTIBONE & CO. 
 
 KEFINEBS, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 
 
 BOURBON, MONONGAHELA, RYE AND RECTIFIED WHISKEYS. 
 
 Nos. 46 f 48 and 50 Lloyd Street, BUFFALO, N, T. 
 
 SHIE-HELL <fe CO. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 SHIRRELL'8 KULLIYUN WASHING CRYSTAL 
 
 THE GREAT LABOR SAVER. 
 
 23 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
 OFFICE AND SALESROOMS, Nos. 41 and 43 EXCHANGE ST., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
 
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 BUSINESS CARDS. 
 
 WO 
 
 RLD'S 
 
 LONDON, 1862 
 
 EDALS 
 
 VIENNA, 1873. 
 
 Gtolil Medal United States; Decoration Grand Gold Cross of Honor, Vienna, 1873; Gold Medal of Progress. 
 1873: Santiago, 1875; Philadelphia, 1876; Paris. 1878; Santiago, 1879; Maryland Institute, 1878; Inter- 
 national Industrial Exhibition, Chicago, 1878; American Institute, 1878, awarded 
 
 IF. S. IF E .ik. S E, 
 
 FOR MAKING THE BEST 
 
 LUBRICATING AND ILLUMINATING OILS 
 
 iisr TuiB ^woI^XJ^D. 
 
 (( 
 
 PEASE'S PREMIUM OIL" 
 
 U. S. Government Photometric Tests show that Pease's Premium Oil gives a light equal to 32 sperm 
 candles, making this the most powerful and brilliant hydro-carbon illuminator in the world. 
 
 HIGH FIRE TEST ! COLORLESS ! and ODORLESS ! 
 
 For burning in ORDIXABY KEROSENE LAMPS. Endorsed by the highest authority 
 in the United States and Europe. 
 
 GERMAN STUDENT LAMP 
 
 Consumers can procure the most powerful and brilliant light in existence by its use. 
 
 ORDER DIRECT FROM 
 
 F. S. PEASE, Manufacturer of OIL 
 
 65 and 67 Main Street, 82, 84 and 86 Washington Street, 
 BUFFALO, JSTj Y. 
 
 PKOPBIETOR AND ONLY MANUFACTURER OF THE CELEBRATED BRAND 
 
 TO OUT-OF-TOWX CONSUMERS-Send your orders direct to us. 
 
FARRAR & TREFTS 
 
 MANUFACTURERS, 
 
 4.7 to 61 CLTia 56 to 66 FERRY STREET, 
 
 litffaln irrniHii Siis. Cn. 
 
 Of BTJIF'ir'.A.LO, IT. -2'. 
 
 STA.TE]VIE>rT .JXJLY 1st, 1880. 
 
 CASH CAPITAL, 
 
 RESERVE FOR RE-IXSURAXCE, 
 RESERVE FOR UNPAID LOSSES. . 
 RESERVE FOR OTHER LIABILITIES, . 
 
 NET SURPLUS OVER ALL LIABILITIES, . 
 
 ASSETS. 
 
 $200,000.00 
 
 130,429.11 
 
 11,186.39 
 
 4,675.78 
 
 433,866.17 
 
 $800,157.45 
 
 U. S. Bonds $282,305.00 
 
 Lake Shore & M. So. R. R. Bonds, 25,000.00 
 Bonds and Mortgages, . . . .38,970.00 
 
 Real Estate 275,000.00 
 
 ^Etua Insurance Co. Stock, . . 0,000.00 
 
 Call Loans, . . . . . S 31,000.00 
 
 Due from Agents, , . . . 34.?!16.42 
 Accrued Rents and Interest, . 1,106.08 
 
 Cash on hand and in various Bank s. 102,959.95 
 8800,157.45 
 
 This Company is acting under what is known as the "Surplus Law," Chap. 189, Laws of the 
 State of New York, 1&74. 
 
 " Special Reserve Fund," deposited with the Insurance Department of 
 the State of New York, par value, §200,000, Market value, $206,850.00 
 
 "Guaranty Surplus Fund," as provided for by said Law, .... 206,850.00 
 
 PHILIP BECKER, President. 
 
 Oliver J. EcCERT, secretary. 
 
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 c^ CELEBRATED BRANDS i;,-. 
 
 lilMlfli PllIlCfH Pill, 
 
 ^2== ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THEM.^^^^ 
 
 77 to 89 Washington, and 8 to 20 Beaver Streets 
 
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 OBUFFi£M 
 
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