IMI!Flats! I'3-:= 4 144 4 _1o IT.4 ' ---ITT —' o3a4v I','4!7 17.fl frozenn es s,-!-, =_5 f 11 lit free.,. 7:Z -Allen, Best Copy Available The following titles are bound-with items. Exact duplicates could not be found. Irregularities do exist. l —. I --- M -` 001 "e0 --- i I i i I l. i i i I I I i I I!I i r i I I i BUFFALO FOR THE YEAR 1855, TOGETHER WITH A REVIEW OF THE;GENERAL BUSINESS OF THE CITY. BUFFALO BOARD OF TRADE. ANNUAL STATEMENT:; 7'. OF THE TRADE AND COMMERCE OF I I I f I I i II BY JOHN J. HENDERSON, SECRETARY OF TIlE BOARD OF TRADE. I i i i! BUFFALO: MURRAY & BAKER, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 200 MAIN STREET. 1856.,I:. IB:13UFFALO BOARDE OF TRADE. AhNNUAL STATEMENT OF THE [RAPE AND COMIMERCE B'UFFALO FOR THE YEAR 1855, TOGETHER WITH A REVIEW OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS OF THE CITY. BY JOHN J. I4ENDERSON, SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. BUFFALO: MURRAY & BARXXER, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, 200 MAIN STREET. 1856. I - WIWI. — ~i~ p- 7-_ — _ I..-.". -. 4 r 1- 1-1 — l-.;-r --- I; --- -- 4k- I.;~~ --- - I --- ~ - -- I; I ' BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS, MERCHANT'S EXCHANGE, Buffalo, February 25th, 1856. THE BOARD OF ThADE, OF BUFFALO: Your Committee to whom was referred the matter of procuring for publication a Statement and Review of thy, le and Commerce oi Buffalo for the year 1855, beg leave to submit for your consideration, the following Report, )ared by JOHN J. HE.NDERSON, Secretary of your Board, who has devoted much time and attention to the comtion of the work, an( your Committee take pleasure in reconmmending it, believing the same to be correct, and racing much valuable information and statistical facts, the importance of which are too well known and appreEd by the public to require any extended notice at our hands. Very few persons are probably aware of the vast unt of labor required, and the numerous difficulties that arise, in procuring the necessary data for such a report, when we take into consideration that the facts and figures are condensed, and the result only given, some faint of the labor performed may be gained by a perusal of this review. ea examination of this report suggests some facts to your Committee, the importance of which to the interests ae State and business of Buffalo, may not be inappropriately alluded to in this connection. The business of the season has been of a very gratifying character, and the various branches of our Commercial and Mechanical rests exhibit an unusual degree of prosperity, and show a very flattering increase over any previous year.tough we are all well aware, that Buffalo is the greatest grain depot, as well as greatest market in the world; that she now stands as the first inland city in the country in point of commercial supremacy. We should not ent ourselves with these facts, or rely on our "natural position" for an increase of our trade. The enterprise, everance and capital of other places, less favorably located, are constantly being brought to bear against us, and y dollar's worth of property diverted from Buffalo, whether designed for Oswego, Ogdensburgh, Boston, New k, Philadelphia or Baltimore, diverts business from the Erie Canal, and diminishes the revenue of the State.! e Erie Canal, under the fostering care of the itate, has greatly facilitated the settlement of the Western States. trade created thereby has increased from year to year, and has brought into existence and stimulated competing es. These routes are yearly diverting large quantities of produce which legitimately belong to the Canal. [ e construction, during the past twenty-eight years, of a large number of railroads in the United States, has ted a great change in the carrying trade of our Canals. A very extended system of railroads has been adopted, I ing since their introduction the completion of 23,242 miles, being an increase in the past four years of over 0 miles, a very large proportion of which has been built to transact the trade of the West, and a portion of it s into direct competition with the Erie Canal. The capital and influence thus brought into existence have been rely felt in our Legislature in the restrictions and embarrassments that have been placed upon the completion of enlargement of the Canal by its being made the pack-horse Lo carry State debts foreign to its construction, thererippling its resources by increasing the rates of toll, and enabling railroad corporations to secure the carrying! which legitimately belonged to it, and eventually compelling the State to resort to direct taxation to reim3 the treasury.,ur Committee would not urge any restrictions on railroads, believing that fair, open and unrestricted compea will give a greater impetus to the carrying trade than any legislative enactments in the shape of tolls on these s; and your Committee would strongly recommend, so far as may be practical, the removal of all restrictions on canals consistent witi providing a sufficient revenue to defray the expenses of repairs and to secure the comple. of the enlargement at an early day. st experience has shown that reduction of tolls have added to the tonnage and business of the Canals. And believe that a still further reduction may be made with like success, entertaining as they do, the opinion that reduction of tolls is due to the interests of the citizens of this State, and, moreover, that it is the imperative of the proper authorities to make such reduction. e have employed, on our State Canals, over 4000 boats, which are owned by forwarders and companies; a large on of which constitute the entire personal property of a large class of the citizens of our State, whose liveliis in a great measure dependent upon the patronage and business they receive during the season of Canal ration. The revenues from tolls are, to a certain extent, dependent upon the business of this class of our citiDuring the past two years the owners of Canal stock have been obliged to lay up a number of their boats for 'al months, not for the reason that the property was not in the country, but from the fact that a system of rences existed in favor of competing routes, induced by the high rates of tolls on the Canal, thereby enabling railroads to transport property as cheap, (having no tolls to pay,) depriving the State of the revenue, and a eCr m.looa f;ti7,one rIf hIiminpa t.hat,mrnnlrl nt.hPrwise have inured to their benefit. The reduction of tolls - I T - — ~-~~L-.~ would cheapen transportation in the same ratio; and property would be received from an extent of country f: beyond the limits of our present supplies, thereby opening new territory and increasing our aggregate receiptsfurnishiqg business for the Canal during the entire season, and adding wealth to our City. Your Committee would strongly recommend that the tolls on flour, beef, butter, domestic spirits, wheat, ry and barley should be reduced totwo mills per 1000 pounds per mile, and beef, tallow, hides, &c., to one and a h1 mills per thousand pounds, and they contend that no good reason can be urged why the products of cattle should 1 charged with three mill tolls, (double that of the products of swine,) while the great bulk ol the former finds its w: to market by Rail Road, and the revenue therefrom lost to the State, while the larger proportion of the products swine, finds its way to market via. the Canals. The facts are so striking that your Committee deem it only necessa: to call your particular attention to the accompanying report to prove this assertion. Your Committee would also invite your attention to the receipts and shipments of flour and grain. Also to t; difference between the shipments by Canal and Rail Road. A simple examination of the facts will show the impc tance of this measure, and the necessity of action thereon. It would not be well to close your examination with these few facts, but to ascertain what amount of the weste productions finds its way to the seaboard through Pennsylvania to Philadelphia and Baltimore, and by our Northe Rail Road routes for New York and Boston, as well as the Great Western and New York and Erie Roads, in ore to-form some idea of the enormous amount of property diverted from our Canals, which, if the facts could be giv would show in the opinion of your committee that but a small proportion of the trade of our Canals now divert by tie New York Central, and Buffalo and New York Rail Roads in comparison to the large quantities diverted these powerful and rival routes. In the above, we have not taken into consideration the immense traffic of the Ohio and Mississippi River via. N. Orleans for New York. The only argument in favor of this route being the reduced rates of transportation nurs and fostered in a great measure by our high rate of tolls upon our State Canals. Let an influence be brought to bear to cheapen the rates of transportation, and foster this principle in our char; upon property seeking this route, then " our natural position" would avail us something tangible, and tell upon future prosperity of Buffalo, and ensure an early completion of the Canal enlargement, which will also tend to E further cheapen transportation, and by the removal of Legislative enactments from our Canals and Rail Roads, leav the western products to seek the cheapest route to market, Buffalo will then have nothing to fear from all the ri routes contemplated or in existence. All of which is respectfully submitted, J. S. BUELL, S. H. FISH, CYRUS CLARKE, S. S. GUTHRIE. Committee, FOURTH ANNUAL STATEMENT OF TIlE 7RADE AND COMMERCE OF BUFFALO FOR THE YEAR 1855. The year that has just closed has been a ngularly prosperous one to our city, in very department of Trade, Commerce, and ie mechanical pursuits generally. These terests were never in so healthy a condion, or less free from pecuniary embarrassient. The West has never enjoyed so marked degree of prosperity as during the year 355, and never before have her boundless sources been in so rapid a process of dedopment. While it is a source of gratifi-,tion to us that our sister cities have pro'essed so rapidly in all the elements that to make them great and prosperous, it with a just pride that we observe the eady advancement our own favored city is made, and, while this is in the main ving to the obvious advantages of loca>n which we enjoy, it is also attributable the untiring energy and enterprise of ir citizens in the endeavor to promote:r interests and build up her reputation. But few, even of our own citizens, are vare of the vast progress of our City in lildings and manufactures that has taken ace within the past year. Houses have,en erected in every part of the city in eat numbers, and for actual inhabitants. aildings have not been put up merely on speculation, but really to accommodate people who have been quietly flocking in upon us, called here by an increased and increasing business. The outlet of the immense Valley of the Lakes, of the vast prairies of the West, and of the Lake Superior country, must, as a matter of course, be a great city. Its growth will be certain and constant, and will keep pace with the growth of the country, for which it must ever be the depot for the reception of its surplus products, and the distributor of manufactures seeking a Western market. When we sent everything to the West and brought nothing back, our growth was dependant upon a changing trade. But that change has gone by, and we now can calculate the increase of business both ways with great accuracy. The only element now wanting to ensure certain prosperity is the advancement of manufactures among us, and they are advancing with rapid strides, although much more may be done, and will be, when attention is called to the advantages afforded by our location. We have now numerous iron works, of various kinds, doing a thriving business, offering fair but not injurious competition, and giving plain proof that much more, even in that line, may be done here. Our Flouring Mills, TRADE AND C3MMERCE OF 4 Tanneries, Woolen Factories, and other manufacturing establishments, are doing a flourishing business. We hold forth every inducement that can be asked; water power, population, and, above all, a market both from and to the West that will consume all we can make, and supply us with all we can demand. The people of this country have not hitherto been aware of the inducements we can offer at this city for all kinds of manufactories. Indeed, our citizens themselves have scarcely been aware of them. This mist is now fast disappearing, and the brightning prospects only need be looked at to seem more glowing still. We ought to exert every nerve that we may keep pace with the requirements of the West; our capitalists and real estate owners ought to remember that every new manufactory adds greatly to the value of the real estate and business of the city, and that it is both their immediate and remote interest to invest their property in such manufactures as will not only return a fair per centage in immediate profit, but will add to the wealth of the city as a great whole. When people from abroad see that we here invest in the same way we recommend to them to invest, they will believe us, and require no further invitation, and each man wlo establishes himself here holds out inducements to his friends to do the same. Census of Buffalo. The Census taken during the early part of the past summer shows that no city in the State has grown so rapidly in the last five years as Buffalo. In 1810 she had a population of 1,508 persons. Towards the end of the year 1813, when it was a village of a few hundred houses, it was burnt to the ground by the English, but the little town soon rose from its ashes, and in the year 1820 numbered 2,095 persons. In 1830 it had a population of 8,668. The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 had given, a new impulse to the business..-of the place, and greatly accelerated the growth of its population. In 1835 it contained 15,661 souls, in 1840 '18,213 persons, and in 1850 42,261, showing an increase of 113 per cent. from 1830 to 1840, and of 132 per cent. from 1840 to 1850. The population his increased most rapidly within the last five years, and numbers, according to the last census, 74,233. It is admitted on all hands, and we have every reason to suppose, that the census of the city has not been accurately taken. In every Ward there are families who were never called upon, and it is believed that our population exceeded 80,000 at the close of the year. But, with all the defects in the returns, the city presents a remarkable growth. An increase of eighty per cent. in five years ought to be considered satisfactory, especially when it is known that the prosperity of the city is of the most solid character. There is no city of its size and age in the country where so many men do business on their own capital, and in their own stores and warehouses, where the streets are so well paved, where the system of sewerage is so perfect, or where so large a portion of the inhabitants live in their own houses. Some Western towns may have outstripped it in a sort of mushroon growth, by the aid of foreign capital, but the progress of Buffalo is a healthy increase from its own resources. Situated at the foot of this great chain of inland seas, it must always command a large trade, while its vicinity to the coal mines of Pennsylvania gives it advantages for enlarging its already considerable manufactures. The following is a transcript of the official census of the city: o *-3. Pi 1st -.....7,996 2d......... 5,897 3d.. —....4,294 4th ----—..8,000 5th - -...8,756 6th...-.7,354 7th...7,804 8th.-...5,407 9th -.....5,625 10th -....5,238 11th........3,314 12th.-...3,730 13th..... 818 Total -..74,233 3,0 - 0 A;' 4,413 3,023 5,042 5,586 3,747 4,518 3,078 4,311 3,852 2,383 2,325 503 47,483 343 892 408 244 49 121 226 848 512 248 244 191 50 4,476 c}. 805 248 331 726 905 643 825 327 300 317 267 321 49 6,064 < 0 c w 3,284 10 1,468 16 1,227 44 2,722 236 3,030 140 3,475 132 3,268 18 1,399 7 1,297 17 1,378 8 921 1,404 315 25,188 628 This sum total includes the population of the old town of Black Rock, which was two years ago annexed to the city. THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 5 The following table exhibits a compara- $8,200 to support the Common Schools.-,ive view of the increase of the population The expenses of temporary relief to the poor )f both places, according to the census re- is now sustained exclusively by the city. A Murns: new county will bring with it no new ofliBuffalo. Black Rock. Total. cers; in fact it can dispense with the Board 845 4.- '...29,773 3,833 3S3656 of Supervisors. These, and other advan850 ------------- 42,261 708 49,223 taes which we might mention, seem to A very large proportion of the popula- demand the erection of our city into a lion of Buffalo probably consists of persons county by itself, and we trust that the sug)f foreign birth and their children. The gestions of the Mayor in his Inaugural, in census will only give as foreigners those this respect will be carried out.:)orn out of the country, while their chil- On the first of January, 1854, the City of:lren are put down as natives. Unless we Buffalo was enlarged by the annexation of:ount the children of German and Irish a considerable territory, formerly within the Parents as a part of the foreign population, limits of Black Rock. -The number of,he census will form no correct idea of its acres admitted within the city limits was imount. The population of the Fifth, 23,710, while the old city extended over Sixth and Seventh Wards consists almost about 1800 acres. The assessors' valuation sxclusively of Germnans, and by far the of real estate in the enlarged city was $20,greatest part of the inhabitants of the 063, 045, of which Black Rock furnished Fourth Ward are Germans also. These $3,362,105. The valuation of this properxour wards which, taken together, (with the ty, as equalized by a Committee of the exception of a small part of the town of Board of Supervisors, was set down at $24,Black Rock) formed the old Fourth Ward, 681,497, of which Black Rock had $3,205,aave, according to the last census returns, a 912. The value of the personal estate was copulation of 31,914 souls. If we offset estimated at $2,774,255, of which Black -he American population in these Wards Rock had $75,000. The total amount of tgainst Germans in the nine other Wards, real and personal estate. as equalized, was.he result will be that thle German popula- fixed at $27,455,752, of which Black Rock bion of Buffalo exceeds 30,000. was rated $3,281,512. The population of Bufftalo in 1850 was The Assessors, in revising the tables for t2,261, and Black Rock, which is now in- 1856, exhibit the following statement, iluded in our city, was 7,508, making a to- which shows a steady increase in the value;al of 49,769, and in 1855 it had increased oftlie real and personal estate of the city:;o 74,223, showing an increase in five years Valuation of the Taxable Property in the several Wards of )f 24,464 persons, or about 80 per cent. the City of Buffalo for 1855 Our population within the it limits is No. of Valuation of Valuation of Total population within the ity limi Ward. Real Estate. Personal Estate. Valuation. ufficient for a Senatorial District, and en- 1st..............$4,090,425 $1,348,522 $5,438,947 itles us to three Representatives in the As- 2d -- 3,200,140 1,020,128 4,220,268 3d- -_....-...... - 1,045,570 4,000 1,019,570;embly. The question of the division of the 4th............. --- 1,999,160 108,700 2,107,860 -- 5th ---------- 1,869,165 19,400 1,888,565 2ounty of Erie, and the erection of the 6th --- - - 829,285 3,000 832,285 [ity into a county by itself has been agi- 7th --- —-- 1,433,694 36,400 1,470,094 - 8th ------- 3,431,145 1,151,542 4,582,687:ated for some time past. As a new ap- 9th.-.-.....~.. 3,98os19oo 1,167,600 4,765,790 )ortionment will be made this year under 10th -------- 2,462595 313,050 2,775,64 1o th............. 1.713,535 484,650 2,198,185;he late census, it seems desirable that the 12th.....-...... 1,108,810 54,800 1,163,610 )roposed division of the county should at 13th - 542,205 2000 544,205 nce be made to entitle us to the proper 185 - $27,323,919 $5,713,792 $33,037,711 1854 --- - 25,949,391 4,024,118 29,973,509 'epresentation. The city now pays within 1853.-........ 20,063,045 2,774,255 22,837,300 l fraction of 73-100 of all the county ex- Inc. 1855. $1,374,528 $1,689,674 $3,064,202 )enses. This 73 per cent is represented in _,,,) i Total Tax in Old Territory ---- -------— $242,700 he Board of Supervisors by 13 members, in New --------- 30,880 Lnd the remaining 27 per cent by 24. By TotalTax................$273,580 he operation of the State School.Law, the — Sity pays to the county towns annually er centage in Old Territory 8 18100 mills per cent t" in New "...4 42-100""" 6 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF These statements which are official, having been taken from the records in the departments of the city government, exhibit a gratifying increase in the prosperity of our city. From the Mayor's message we learn that that portion of the city debt which became due during the year 1.855, with all interest which has accrued has been paid, and the means prepared to meet that which will become due during the next six months. The amount of the funded debt unpaid on the first Monday of Jannary, 1856, was $466.000. The liabilities for the Fire and School Departments and on bonds issued for the purchase of Market Grounds, and Pest House Lot, amount to $109,063; making the entire debt of the city, chargeable upon the General Fund, $575,063. Of this sum, $425,063 is chargeable upon the territory included within the old city bounds exclusively. The balance being $150,000, are the bonds issued to the Buffalo and Brantford Railroad Company, for which the city as now incorporated is liable. The amount of the general city tax levied in 1854 was $342,000. Of this there was received into the Treasury, on the first Monday of January 1856, $202,195 67; leaving outstanding $49,804 33. The same tax for 1855 was $273,580; and on the same day there was collected $197,200, leaving outstanding $76.380. On that day there was a cash balance in the Treasury of $68,362 07; of this sum $7,407 36, was credited to the general fund of 1853, and the balance to varions local funds. The assessments for local improvements during the year 1855 amount to $200,853. Of this sum $61,702 was for market grounds, and $62,000 for the opening of new streets. A large amount of permanent improvements in the shape of paving, laying down sewers, extending gas and water pipes, and opening of new streets have been accomplished during the pastyear. This work having been properly begun we are now enabled to carry out these and other works of public utility, co-temporaneously with the advance in our population, and the extension of our limits, thus avoiding future inconvenience and heavy expense in undoing the labor of previous time. Th report of the City Surveyor for 1855 wi show that the number of miles of pave streets in the City on the 1st day of Janm ary, 1856, was equal to 31k. The numb( of miles of public sewerage was equal t 34-1-. The number of miles of levels ru recorded and entered in profile book durin the two past years was 141*. This boo shows the elevation of each street and sen er above ordinary water in Lake at intCl vals of 100 feet. The number of line. feet of sewer constructed during the pas two years, was 21,276, or about four mil( and cost $30,000. The whole number( square feet of paving done during the pas two years, equals 626,257 feet, at an e. pense including curbing and all other ston used of $132,620. The whole amount c work staked out, calculated and reported b that Department duringo the past two yeal was upwards of $130,000. Wherever thes improvements have been made, they hav enhanced the value of the lands for dwel ings and business purposes far beyond th expense of their construction. Real Estate. Dealers in Real Estate inform us tha the demand for lots, both improved an, unimproved, has been very active durinl the year, and this demand has been princi pally for a good class of dwellings, or desim able building lots; that sales of low price property, say under $200, have been beloi the averayge of the two years preceeding. It would be impossible almost to give complete list of the lots that have change, hands during the year, and even were i possible to obtain them, want of space would preclude their insertion in this state ment. To give some idea, however, c the class of buildings and lots that hav changed hands as well as to put on recor, where it may be afterwards referred to, th value of Real Estate in different parts o the city, we give the following list of somr of the sales at auction made during th several months from March to Decemlber: Brick house, lot 54 by 115, South I)ivi ion street near Cedar, 2,300. 3 wooden houses, lot 30 by 115, Swat street near Cedar, 2,800. 1 brick house, lot 37 by 127, Eagle st near Michigan, 5,000. TIlE CItY OF BUFFALO. __ __ __ 1 brick house, lot 55 by 231, Main st. On Pennsylvania street, adjoining the near Chippewa, 14,000. above, 50 feet, to Philo Allen, at $10 50 1 wood house, lot 25 by 90, Ninth street per foot. near Carolina, 1,415. On Twelfth street, corner of Pennsylva1 brick house, lot 25 by 115, Swan st. nia, four lots sold to Henry Roop, at $10,near Pine, 2,124. 25 per foot. 1 wood house, lot 25 by 179, Ellicott st. Eight lots adjoining, on Fifth street, to near Burton alley, 800. Henry Roop, at $9 75 per foot. 1 wood house, lot 40 by 100, Eagle st. Lot on Swan st. 100 feet from Ellicott,35 near Oak, 2,625. feet fiont, 1151 feet deep to the alley, at 2 wood houses, lot 50 by 60, Exchange $85 per foot. street near Griffin, 1,273. Lot on Swan st. 100 feet west of Aprinr 1 wood house, lot 50 by 200, Swan st. st., 27 feet front, 120 feet deep, at $22 per near Michigan, 6,000. foot, to A. A. Howard. 2 wood houses, lot 28 by 178, Swan st. Three lots on Rose st. 112 feet south of near Chicago, 2,600. North st. 25 feet front by 85 feet deep 1 brick house, lot 25 by 115, South Di- each $4 per foot, to G. B. Rich. vision st. near Oak, 3,000. Two lots on North Jefferson st., Black 1 brick house, lot 25 by 115, South Di- Rock, 1721- feet north of Albany st., 25 vision st. near Michligan, 2,450. feet front by 121 feet deep, each at $2 50 1 wood house, lot 25 by 70, Folsorn st. per foot, to O. F. Presbrey. near Chicago, 837. Two lots on Sherwood st. 105 feet north 1 brick house, lot 25 by 108, Swan st. Hampshire st., 25 feet front by 121 feet near Pine, 2,700. deep, each at $2,25, to O. F. Presbrey. 1 wood house, lot 31 by 132, Washing- Lot on west side of Rose st., 237 feet ton st. near Tupper, 1,450. south of North st, 75 feet front by 100 feet 1 wood house, lot 18 by 100, Ninth st. deep, at $2,50 per foot, to James M. near Maryland, 700. Baker. 1 brick house, lot 27 by 132, Franklin st. Lot on east side of Seventl st., 50 feet near Walden, 4,500. south from Pennsylvania st, 27 feet front 1 brick house, lot 25 by 85, Virginia st. by 132 feet deep, at $14, per foot to A. near Ninth, 2,050. A. Howard. 1 wood house, lot 29 by 115, Swan st. A block on north st. between Park st. near Chestnut, 2,500. and North William street, 268 feet front 1 wood house, lot 30 by 110, Pearl st. by 646 feet deep, sold by James Wadsnear Huron, 3,000. worth to Dr. Walter Cary, for $20,000.On Northl street, corner of Franklin, 50 A lot and dwelling on the corner of Delafeet, to J. G. Deshler, at $30 per foot. ware and Carv streets, sold for the benefit On North street, adjoining the above, of the heirs of the late Eli Wilkeson, for 105- feet to G. S. Hazard at the samle $12,000 cash, to James M. Ganson, Esq. price, and 100 feet to V. Tiphaine at $27 A lot and dwelling on Delaware st. adper foot. joining the residence of H. L. Lansing, Esq., On Delaware street, corner of Ferry, sold by H. A. Gibson, to John Ganson, 153 by 200 feet, to Cyrus Clarke, at $35 Esq., for $15,000. per foot. A lot containing 16 acres on Elk st., On Morgan street, corner of Huron, 43 about 3 miles from Main street, at $19,000 feet, to S. M5. Welch, for $47 per foot. to Jesse Ketchum. On Rock street, 175, feet from Genesee, Two three story brick stores on Lloyd to James T. Vandeventer, at $28 per foot. st. lot 40 by 60, at $12,000. On Sixth street, corner of Pennsylvania, A two story brick dwelling on Virginia 115 feet, to Philo Allen, at $15 per foot. st. near Niagara, lot 25 by 86-, $2,665.Eight lots adjoining on Sixth street. to And small building lots and dwellings, Wm. Gray, Henry Smith, and Philo Allen. ranging fiom $300 to $1000 each, parcel at $16 per foot. about $600. TRAVE AND COMMERCE OF -- 61re o l nnn 5 acres of a lot containing 51 acres on Batavia street, a short distance east of the Williamsville road, at $225 per acre, and 6(- acres at $250 per acre. A lot 20 by 100 feet on Michigan, west side, 365 60-100 feet south of IHigh st. with a one story frame house, for $29,50 per foot. A lot 25 by 100 on Michigan st, west side, 415 50-100 feet south of High street with one story frame house at $29 per foot. A lot 77 40-100 feet front, 33 feet rear, west line 68 feet, east line 98 feet on Batavia street, south side, 59 feet west of Oak street, at $21,50 per foot. The houses and lots Nos. 1 and 2, in the southern end of the block on Washington st., were sold to Mrt, W. H. Smith filr $6,650, and $5,850 respectively. 'nhJ. V q ^n T, ^........o \1Gt A I'. tr the report of the health physician, that the number of deaths in 1855 was 1856. Ii 1854 there were 2,935, showing a decreas( in 1855 of 1080 as compared with th( previous year. The population of Buffacl at the close of 1855 as we have already stated, was probably not less than 80,000 The population of St. Louis at the close ol the year was estimated at 130,000 and the number of deaths reported at 5,003.Taking these two cities for the year 1855 and Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York for the year 1850 as returned in the U. S. Census, and Boston for a series of years we have the following result: Population. No. Deaths. Per Cent Philadelphia.......340,045 8,509 2,56 Baltimore........... 169,054 4,576 2,70 New York........... 515,547 22,702 4,43 Boston average per cent. of deaths for nine years 2,53 St. Louis, 1855 —.....130,000 5,003 4,12 Buffalo..-.. ---. ----. 80,000 1,856 2,03.IU, U l r u lllL l l. ao u U Common Schools. W. C. Young, for the sum of $5,900. No. 4 on the same street, was sold to W. The Common Schools of Buffalo are the 0. Brown, for $6,400. best in the Union, and are the pride of our No. 5 on Ellicott st. was struck off to citizens. They are established upon that John R. Evans, for $2,600. beneficient principle which entitles the child No. 6 on the same street, was bought by of the humblest citizen to educational faciliS. V. R. Watson for $i2,400. ties equal to that of the son of the millionaire. No. 7 on same street, was bid off byAn excellent system of fiee education in a Joseph Stringham for $2,350. city like Buffalo, cannot fail to entail blesings on the rising generation which can Health of the City. only be estimated on the broadest principles Buffalo in point of health will compare of political economy, Strangers visiting favorably with any other town in the coun- our city are forcibly struck with the stately try. The summer of 1854 was as notable edifices that are used for Common School for its dryness as that of '55 was for its purposes, and which rear their walls in wetness, and while the former was healthy every quarter of the city. Within these the latter was even more so. When we buildings an army of over 20,000 children consider the variableness of the weather selected from all classes of society, have during the past summer months, it is some- been taught during the past year those what remarkable there was no prevailing salutary lessons of instruction which shall sickness, and but little of the usual summer determine theirfuture characters, and which complaints. are to make them good citizens and useful By far the greater part of the streets are members of society. covered with excellent pavements which The State tax for the Public School Fund admit of their being kept perfectly clean; amounts to $800,000. The amount apour location on a rising ground which en- portioned to this county was $23,813 55. ables us to obtain the most thorough sewer- Buffalo paid of the school tax $16,797 32 age, and which-is carried out to the fullest while the twenty four towns paid out extent, added to our superior position at the $7,016 23. foot of Lake Erie where we enjoy the fresh The Superintendent of schools in his anbreezes from the Lake, which serve to nual report says: dispel all obnoxious vapors, are the causes, "One third of the $23,813 55 raised, or of our usual healthiness. We learn from $7,937 85, we will consider is distributed in 9 -~ ___ _~~- _,~~I THE CITY OF BUFFALO. is county, according to law, by districts the three hundred and twenty districts Erie county, each will receive of the,937 85, the sum of $24 80, and the enty-nine districts of the city receive only 19 20, while the two hundred and ninety e districts in the towns receive more than i times as much, or $7,218 65. One ird of what Buffalo pays, is $5,599 10; nsequently she looses on this amount by is mode of distribution, $4,879,90. Of e remaining two-thirds Buffalo pays $11,'8 21; but as this is distributed according population, she receives only $7,823 48, )sing thereby $3,376 18; thus making an gre?'ate loss to the city, or a tax fol tile nefit of the country towns of $8,256 08. 3 an offset to this loss, we receive a pro-,rtion of about $300,000, annual income >m the common school fund; but the lole amount from this source and from e $800,000 State tax, was but $12,988,O. Our proportion paid of the $800,000 )ne, being $16,797 32, we pay $3,808 52 ore than we receive from both these urees. In short, the city supports its hools by direct taxation, looses its entire oportion of the income of the common hool fund, and, besides contributes $3,)8 52 towards the support of the county [iools." This furnishes a very strong argument the formation of a new county including ly the present city limits, and we sinceretrust that this project which is now before e Common Council, will be carried out. omn the Mayor's Message we learn that e number of teachers of all grades in the blic schools of the city during the past ar was 180, and the number of children attendance is over 20,000. The common lools cost the city last year apart from the pense of new buildings, repairs, &c., the m of $80,000. Harbor Facilities. The harbor of Buffalo is constituted by e mouth of Buffalo Creek, which has elve to fourteen feet of water for the disice of a mile from its mouth, with an erage width of two hundred feet and is Atected by a substantial stone pier and A wall jutting out into the Lake, at the d of which there is a lighthouse twenty feet in diameter by forty-six feet in height. A ship canal seven hundred yards long, eighty feet wide and thirteen deep has been constructed, running nearly parallel with the creek, and about midway between the creek and the Lake, as a further accommodation for vessels. The extension of the Erie Canal a mile to the eastward of its original terminus, and the construction of side cuts and slips for the accommodation of canal boats has considerably increased the harbor room. The city authorities have also expended large sums in the excavation of ship canals and slips, connecting the creek with the main ship canal, and with the Erie canal. Two large canal basins, the Ohio and Erie as they have been named, have been constructed under the auspices of the State. These basins have been used by canal boats and lumber vessels principally, thereby increasing the capacity of the main harbor for the larger class of Lake shipping. The works erected by the United States for the improvem3nt of the harbor consists of a sea wall alongthe Lake shore for nearly a mile in length, a channel pier of about six hundred and fifty feet and a mole of about sixteen hundred feet long, The south pier or mole was so much injured during the great gale of October, 1844, as to make it necessary to rebuild the parapet wall. The old wall was constructed of small materials and was but two feet thick. In 1845 it was decided to rebuild it in a more substantial manner. The new wall is built of heavy stone, averaging four feet in length and weighing from one to three tons, dressed on the beds and joints, leaving a rough or rock face, and well laid in hydraulic cement; it is eight feet wide at the bottom and is gradually reduced to four feet at the top and crowned by a heayy coping one foot thick. The foundation extends below the low water line and is ten feet wide, formed of large masses of stone laid in cement. The top of the wall is level, about 16 feet above the lake, of 11 feet width and about 1,500 feet in length. In 1845 the new work was commenced, but was suspended in 1846 from want of funds. In 1852 an appropriation of $14,000 was made and the work was resumed in 1853. During 1853 and 1854 there were reconstructed about one 1 T0 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF tlhusand feet of the exterior slope of an been constructed besides several side c:avera^ge width of about twelve feet, 1000 Some five or six steam dredges were k feet of the top covered with a broad flag- constantly at work excavating, and at ging; over four hundred feet of the parapet eighteen hundred feet of new docking wall raised 5- feet and completed; been built on the Coit slip. When co some three hundred feet of the old wall re- pleted it will be a work of magnificent ] moved, excavations made, and a new wall portions creditable to the commercial cl built completing the parapet wall within acter and position of Buffalo, and the amount appropriated for t.lat purpose. materially enhance not only the valte, The excavations and removal of the old the general appearance of property in t stone walt in 1853-4, for the foundation of portion of the city. On the Pratt & W the new amounted to over 3,000 cubic ham's slip, and on the creek and ship cai yards, and the mass of stone used in the about 700 feet of new docking were b work done to over 5,000 cubic yards. An last summer, and the proprietors int< appropriation of $35,000 or $40,000 will building some two thousand feet more be required to take up the Quay wall which They will also erect during the corn is now in a dilapidated state and rebuild it season a large warehouse on these prelniof heavy materials, in the same style as the Another slip is also in contemplation c parapet wall, and also to dredge the chan- ting through from the creek to the s nel between the piers. This sum would canal in the rear of the premises on wh complete the present harbor in a permanent these docks have been constructed. Th and thorough manner. The south pier are only some of the most importatnt I should be at once extended into deeper vate enterprises prosecuted during tile p water, to obviate in some degree the diffi- year demanded by our augmented tra culty of entrance now experienced in con- As our business increases, our facilities sequence of the injudicious location of the its greater dispatch increase in like prop Erie Basin breakwater. For some years tion. past a bar has been forming at tlheenti ance More than this, however, is required to tile creek, which has prevented vessels meet the demands of the largo and grc entering the harbor, drawing over ten feet ing commerce of our port, and it is conte water. The extension of the south pier, it plated to open a new channel from t is thought, would keep this channel free.- Lake to the creek at above amiles distal During the past season the city appropria- from its mouth, across the isthmus, wh ted $2,000, and our business men contri- is not above two hundred and fitiy ya buted $5,000 more which was expended in in width, and this improvement with 1 removing this bar, and we have now a chan- erection of a new break water, and 1 nel of sufficient depth of water to admit of facilities there are for building docks on 1 the heaviest draft vessels on the Lakes with slips and ship canals would render the h a full carg,l, entering the harbor in the bor sufficiently capacious to accommllod: severest gales with perfect safety. tle increase in the shipping of the port During the past year private enterprize some years to come. has (one a great deal towards increasing With the growth of Buffalo as a gr: the facilities of our harbor. New slips and market-until she has gained tle repu a very large amount of' docking have been tion of being the "Greatest grain market constructed. Although we have a con- this continent,'" facilities for handlirg t tinuous dock of over a mile in length on the great number of cargoes that are da the north side of the creek, and a large arriving during the season of navigation hb number of docks on the ship canal, canal keptpace with the commerce. In 1825 a slips,"sid cuts and basins, they are still in- for many subsequent years, all the grain c; adequate to the wants of a growing con- goes were handled in buckets,and from til meree like that of Buffalo. On the Erie (lays to a week were consulmed in dis chal Basin during the past year two slips capable ing a single cargo, during which tile ves of accommodating a large number of the would on an average lose one or two f largest class of steamers, or propellers, have winds. Now the largest cargoes are rea l THE CITY OF BUFFALO. THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 11 disclharged by steam in fewer hours than days at that time. Dnring one evening st summer, a fair wind brought a large set into port, and about dusk nearly 600,D0 bushels of grain wele afloat in our haror, and in less than 36 hours thereafter v'ery buslhel had been put in store, and a irge portion of the vessels reloaded and,eared for the Upper Lake. There is no ort in the worlkd where like facilities are fortled for storing an equal amount in he same time. And yet fio one at le timle supposed from appearances that nything unusual was going on. This ex'edition is owing to the larle number of ilevators that have beca erected in our Laarbor from time to time by our enterprizng citizens. There are at present in good vorking order on the creek ten Elevators apablo of elevating and storing without tny crowding, the following quantities of 'rlain: Capacity. Per hour. 'ity RElevator --------------- 350,000 bush. 2,500 bush. latch' s....... 200,000 " 2,500 vans's.................. 2' 0,000 " 2,500 isll.................. 150,00() 2,500 ev-niour & Wells'-........ 150,000 " 2,5)00 )-Lrt' s ---------------------- 150,000 " 2,000 fterli ig' s -. --- —------------- 140,000 " 2,01)0 3uffalo. --- —--------------- 80,000 " 2,5)00 Wreillson's. --------------- 80,0(0 2,500 " lollister's - ---—. --- —------ 50,000 1,400 " 1,550,000 " 22,400 " Several of these elevators possess facilities for loading canal boats twice as fast as llhey can elevate from a vessel's hold, and two of them, the City and Fish's are so connected with the fireight depot of the New York Central Railroad, that cars are run to either of them, andl are as easily loaded as canal boats in the slips would be. A new Elevator is just now being built by J. G(. Deshler and Capt. M. Hazard, on the corner of the Peck slip and the creekl, and almost immediately opposite the foot of Main Street, whichl it is contemplated will be ready for the ffall business. This building will cost about 870,000. Is to be furnished with two Elevators, and is estimated to hold about 400,000 bushels.Excavations for an1other Elevator on the west sile of the creek nearly opposite the foot of Lloyd street, have been commenced. It is designed to be of the capacity of about 500,000 bushels, and to have two elevators, one on the creek and one on the cut, each capable of raisingr 4,000 bushels per hour. These two elevators will add 900,000 bu. to the capacity of the elevators in thel harbor, making an aggregate of 2,450,000 bushels. Since the two large transplortation companies have decided to move their offices, and use the docks in the Erie Basin, a proposition has been made to build still another Elevator on the north side of Peacock slip Erie Basin. This, however, has not been definitely settled upon. Several additions and improvements have been made to the elevators alleady built during the past year, the most important of which is the addition to the Evans elevator of a brick buildinmi 75 feet fiont by 80 feet deep on the Evans slip, and four stories high, and the building of a second elevating apparatus to the Hatch elevator. There are also to be found in our harbor some seven or eight tugs which render important service in hauling vessels up and down the creek, bringing them in when they are becalmeid in the bay, or when in distress out side. They are a very -valuable addition to our harbor facilities, and could not well be dispensed with. Banks and Banking. Below we present a statement of the condition of the several City Banks on the 31st December, 1855, as appears by their quarterly reports, published in accordance to law. From this table it will be seen that the aggregate Capital, whichl was, iil 1854, $2,191,800, has decreased $17,000, and was, at the close of the past year, $2,174,800-the Pratt Bank, an individual concern, having reduced its capital $20,000, while Whites' have increased theirs $3,000. An effort was made last Fall to start another Bank, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Several of our Banks, among whlom we have heard mentioned the Marinle, 0. Lee & Co.'s, Buffalo City, and others, contemplate increasing their capital this winter by several hundred thousand dollars. The capital of the former, we are told, will be increased from $300,000 to $500,000. Morme than this, however, is required to meet the wants of our large and growing trade anld commerce. The banking facilities of our city, as we have before re -.1iiak- __ - - -.. __.. 11,1111, 12 TRADE AND COEMERCR OF marked, are wholly disproportioned to the amount of business here annually transacted. The entire resources of all the Banks now located here, to say nothing of the resources of a large number of other Banks scattered throughout the interior of the State, are inadequate to the wants of the produce and forwarding business alone. The discounts to produce and forwarding houses are made on ten and fifteen day paper, payable in New York, and the Banks, as a natural consequence, having as much of this class of paper as they wish, prefer this business to that of manufacturers and those in other branches of trade, who make their paper on longer time and payable at home. By thuls renewing their discounts at so short intervals, and each time receiving the benefit of exchange between this city and New York, the Bantks are enabled to make large profits. We know of no city where a Bank of large capital could more profitably be located than in Buffalo. Such an institution, with a capital of not less than one million of dollars, which would confine its operations to discounting paper, payable at home or in Western cities, charging seven per cent interest and a quarter or half per cent for collecting Western paper, taking Western money at par and paying out the same to its manufacturing customers, would confer more real benefits on our city than are gained by the present practice. Such an institution will never be found in our city until our manufacturers and tradesmen take hold and start it, and then control it. They must be content to take small profits, and must not seek to swell them by shifts and evasions of the statutes against usury. From the table which follows it will be seen that the " loans and discounts" of all the Banks on the 31st December last for the quarter was $5,243,440, or an increase over the same period in 1854 of $1,277,553 99, and the profits on the 31st December, 1855, were $271,597 04, or an increase over the same period in 1854 of $55,466 63. The amount of specie at the close of the year was only $49,349 77, showing a decrease, as compared with the year previous, of $29,164 66, and in the amount of notes in circulation the table below shows it to be for December last $1,175,087, an increase oi 1854 of $3 30,102. The amount on depo was $1,779,161 38, or an increase over t year previous of $443,476 18. We also learn that the amount of ighrlt e change sold in our city during the year e ceeded $25,000,000. Exchange on New York in this city h ruled throughout the year at from - to i p cent. There are some thirty-two or thirty-thr Broker or exchange offices located in o' city which do not carry on a legitimate ban ing, but who, nevertheless, receive on depot from our merchants, and who do annually C enormous amount of business. Amon these we might notice, as the most prom nent, John R. Lee & Co, Brown & Co., Rol inson & Co., H. Johnson, S. P. Stokes & Cc Budd & Thayer, E. S. Dann & Co., Honli tein & Montgomery, &c. The amount ( business annually transacted by this class ( banking institutions, could it be ascertaine( would compare favorably in profits, as well E extent, with that done by our regular Bank: There are also located in our city fou Savings' Banks, viz: the Buffalo Saving Bank, Erie County Savings Bank, Wester Savings Bank, and the Buffalo Trust Com pany. These institutions are all in a vert flourishing condition, and have conferred in calculable benefits on a large class of our citi zens. The following table will show the condi tion of the several Banks of Buffalo, on th, the 31st day of December, 1855, as appear by their quarterly statements, whibth are re quired to be made and published by the law: of our State: RESOURCES. -II Le 1 ~ PLoans and Discounts. Z> Qn00 -4 0 M- -1 03- 7; k -4N030 3 X0 -ZA *I O 00 zjr -4 i' t I 1 I,I;I t. Z: a o Q' r. C. 711,757 8 579,654 45 46-2,787 87 707,510 0; 896,787 91 891,4'17 14 521,357 09 835,709 65 177,382 77 562,088 04 773,207 31 $7,122,650 17 I I! ui H EP: NAME OF BANK. Ban! of Attica._ —___ Butitlo City Bank...... Far's and M;ec's Bank _. Hollister Bankl........ International Bank - Marine Bank........ New Yolk & Erie Bank 0. Lee ( Co.'s Bank.-.Pratt Bank.... --- —--- Sackett's Harbor Bank.. White's Bank-....... — Total..........._ z 0 a a '0 - - co a. 204,800 00 38,317 42 103,157 00 40,540 95' - - 95,14- 81..-...-. ---. 111,3t5 27 579,654 4 100,000 00 4,524 79 80,028 00 60,020 19 166,674 02 1,633 68 —.... 62,503 19 462,787 8 200,000 00 41,53t 57 91,594 00 60,662 27 217,290 68 54,744 21 --- —------ 41,684 94 707,510 67 400,000 00 46.193 St 138,000 00 7.5.273 51 169,130 68 69,460 36 3,511 30 984 22 896,787 9 300,000 00 26,397 46 127,066 00 73,985 91 266,269 42 102,441 35 --------- ---------- 891,407 1 -40,00i 00 8,3?7 14 53,791 00 ----- - '3,125 4() 10,036 49 41,469 74 177,382 77 200,00000 16,20 97 690308 00 42,64 7 10,2 85 15461 50 --------------------, 5 200,000000 00 27,640 46 1(9,36 00 87,298 62 212,792 97 70),91 02 71,241 24- 773,207 31 2,174,800 00 $271,597 04 $1,175,087 00 $631,881 60 1,779,161 38 $730,971 001 $147,700 67 $28,739 08 $7,122,650 7 5 I H O * 1 $-s 6 _ t?-.r E 2 1S C-l * - -- — 6 i I6 3,201 5 1,938 73 5,063 5,71. 6 ael 00 00 9 29 2,62287 8,294 231 7232 1,606 I I I| 00 0,317 00 65,628 70 8 4 59944 12 4,452 70 4.14 40 2,799 63 2,4081 539 50,124 00 88,201 585 6, 81 68 3,274 13 5,009 55 1,938 73 5,063 0 00 5,715 61I.-_-' — 54,917 83 47,431 00 546 60 4,422 73 2.521 61 70 20 F593 00 14,3-8 85. --- —----- 50,2.54 18 61,900 0' ----------- 1,471 42 4,934 94; ----.. 20,354 00 19,324 25 ----— _ --- 73,081 00 69,000 -----—. 1,93098 4,042 611 1,474 60 6,187 00 50,187 2. —.68,440 84 80,000 00; 7,9W,9 29 2,622 87 8,294 23 7,232 25 4,200 00 11,606 73 10,664 37 50)SOoS 00 57,761 701 1,182 84 5,944 12 3,045 38 5, 78014 2,987 00 6,085 58 ---- 27',700 47 93,000 00 ----------- 21,861 82 6,038 00 13,172 69 5,382 00 12,060 80 7,500 00 27,2 75 29,000 00, 1,108 lS 8,416 95 1,151 85 3, 672 56 2.550 001; 1,915 35 32,852 27 14.790 58 53,31 25 '2,593 08' 3,151) 21 5,881 21 4,217 0' 11,283 (0' 50,365 81 26,340 2 63,800 00 94,575 00 -------- 8,793 57 3,577 66 30,177 21 10,190 00 18,203 63 2,024 50 a a i 0 Q o I I ------------ -------- -2 —I 12,500 00. 2,024 50 *64,786 19 171 65 -------- 13,300 00 -- -- - -------- ------- --— I - ---- 7400 *24,511 84. --- ----- *3,000 00 ----- ------ a r1 O - -- --- - I3,675 19 1,362 09 0 a -6 0 ' o Ici BW — " ----' --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ;-.A" --- CI --- —-- .. Y~~14~Lrr —_~y _l —L~* —l_~.LI_ —_ ----L-. --- LL 14 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF one throughout the whole country, and especially so in our own city. Other cities, it is true, have, to a certain extent, been affected by disturbances in the monetary world, but these have been few, and as a general thing have acted as healthful checks upon speculation, inducing caution and prudence, where the absence of these qualities might have resulted otherwise. In our city, during the year, nothing happened to impair the confidence in our business men-all their engagements have been promptly met, and the operations of the year have been more than usually succcessful. For the first time in many years the balance of trade between this country and Europe was in our favor, by several millions of dollars. The occasional panics which occurred during the year, in addition to operating as a check upon importations, were v:iluable also in bringing out unmistakably the strong and healthful basis on which the general prosperity of the country rests. The present prosperous condition of our country may undoubtedly be traced to the productive resources of the West, to the large surplus of the necessaries of life which the year produced, and which remain over from previous years, and to tile demand which existed for these articles, both at home and abroa 1. The Western States have sent forward, during the past year, a very large surplus of their products, and, in return, the farmers have obtained an equivalent, mostly in cash; in fact we doubt whether they have ever received higher prices for their grain and provisions, and have therefore been enabled to enlarge their farms and increase their facilities for greater productions the coming season. As a general thing our people are out of debt, lad have an abundance of means besides to carry forward their operations for the year. Our merchants find but little difficulty in making their collections, and are, consequently, enabled to meet theirown paper at maturity. With an abundance of money in the hands of the producing classes; with but a moderate amount of indebtedness on the part of our merchants; with an immense surplus of breadstuffs in the country, and provisions more than can be needed to supply the wants of our own people, with abundant facilities for trans porting these surplus products to market and with an entire certainty that they wi. be wanted, we are constrained to congratu late our citizens upon the present prosperou condition of our country, as well as upoi what there is every reason for believing the future has in store for us. Our Railroads, shipping and the cans will have all that they can do to move th, surplus productions of the West to marke (luring the coring year. Labor will be ir demand and mloney abundant. Should oc casional disturbances come, either throung monetary revulsions in Europe or ar corn mercial centres here, the country is in to( sound a condition to admit of more than; brief duration, We therefore feel that thl year upon which we have just entered-a least the indications are such-will be evei more prosperous than the one we have jusl passed thitough. Flour. The receipts of flour during the past yeai show a very large increase over 1854. Foi several years past our imports of flour b) Lake have shown a gradual but steady decrease until 1855, when it will be seen tha the increase was 197,412 bbls. This decrease is to be accounted for in that there was a short crop in 1854, and from the facl that new routes have put forth every exer tion by reducing the rates of transportation and sending agents into the western country to contract for forwarding by these routes to secure a portion of this trade, believing that when once their line was known and established, it woald draw trade of itself, and they would then be enabled to raise their tariff of prices. That they have in a measure succeeded is beyond a doubt. Out market has now become so well established, and from the fact that prices as a general thing, rule higher here than in New York, less the cost of transportation, our receipts must continue to increase with each year unless there should be a large falling off in the crop which would in that event affect the receipts at all the other Lake ports. The receipts during the past four years compare as follows: 1852......-..bbls. 1,299,513, 1854....-.... 739,811 1853... —... 9383,837, 1855 -—.........937,223 Included in the above receipts are 67,000 bbls. which have been received from Canada ~.- I~.- r -~ IUc..- -. -1 _ —C. U TIHE CI1'Y OF BUFFALO. 15 THE.Y OP...0. 15. )ortion of it by Lake, and the remainder ne over the Buffalo and Brantfordl Rail-.d, and was brloulght to this city by the ry boat belonging to that road. Our receipts, therefore, for the past year uld foot up as follows: Lake from Western States, -..- - 870,223 bbls " " Canada -—. --- —---- 40,000 Buffalo & Brantford Railroad... 27,000 937,223 State Line Railroad_. -. --- — 66,683 lufactured at Black Rock ------- 175,000 flills in the City and Vicinity_- 5,000 Total-. ----. 1,183,906 his amount has been disposed of as follows: )ped by Canal from Buffalo. --- —---------- 2'5,578 bbls " " " Black Rock -— k 9!9,017 " v York Central Railload -. — ___...__ --- —-475,000 falo & New York City Railroad.........18X5,628 1ppe to Canada and Tonawanda by river -.. 25,000 us(inld in City- -........................ 88,683 ount inr store at ciose of navigation - ----- 75,000 Total. --- —-- -----—. 1,183,906 These figures are in part estimated, but believe they wrould vary but little from actual result could it be arrived at. Notwithstanding the large increase in r receipts this year, the shipments by lal show a considerable falling off as comrn red with the year previous. al shipments in:1854 were ------------- 288,124 bbls. " " 1855 were. --- —------ 235,578 " Decrease in 1855. --- —----------— __ 52,546 " The following will show the quantity of ur manufactured by the several mills now operation at Black Rock, during the past 'ee years: 1853. 1854. 1555. 3ills-............. 70,000 bbls. 68,705 52,000 garn Mills. 65,000 " 60,000 58,000 ntier Hills ----------- 34,429 " 22,511 2,000 en City SMills ------—. 33,867 " 35,992 32,000 Iton Mfills ---------- 20,()00 " 15,000 21,000 be 3lills. — - 12,(00 " 1,000 10,000 235,296 " 213,208 175,000 The Firontier Mills which were destroyed file in December, 1853, ha-ve been reilt, lbut have not as yet ground any large iount of wheat. This fact, together with hligh price of wheat last season, has oc-,ioned the decrease in the amount of flour mnufactured during the year. There has been an active demand for ur during the past year, and the market ened in the spring at a considerable adnce over, the current rates of the spring 1854, and maintained the advance dur-, the earlier part of the season. The,ck of old wheat was very nearly exhaustat the close of 1854, so that on the opening of navigation in 1855 there was very little remainingr in first hands, or in store to come forward and what there was, was as a general thing of a very inferior quality. The uncertainty attending the success of the coming crop, which w:: s feared might prove a failure, added to the belief that there would be a large foreign demand, contributed to enhance the value of both wheat and flour, and kept back much thiat would otherwise have come into market. Later in the season, when it became evident that there was to be a large crop, and before it had been damaged by the continued rains durling harvest, l rices began to decline. By the table which we give below it will be seen that the highest prices prevailed during the montlhs of May, June and July, while the clotin(g prices of tie year show no material variation from those of 1854. A very marked improvement was apparent in the various brands of flour received last year from the upper lakes. The flour fiomn Michigan, and which has always hitherto stood high in this market, was nearly all made frolm grownt wheat last season, and was, comparatively speaking, but little sought after. Nearly all the flour which was received at this port last year, prior to the new crop, camle from Lake Michigan, and was controlled by one or two parties who had gone into the market and purchased a large proportion of the wheat Land flour that camne to Wisconsin porlts on that Lake during the fall and winter-this to a certain extent served to keep up the ]high prices which ruled in the early part of thei summer. The demand for flour about the close of canal navigation to supply the interior of our State was unusually brisk, but was suddenly checked by the announcement that tihe New York Central Railload would not transport flour or produce of any description to any way station on their line, until all the through freight in their depots, and that sent them from day to day to be shipped to New York was all forwarded. This decision on the part of the managers of that road, resulted injuriously to the interests of many of our produce merchants, and compelled buyers who were in this market from interior towns, to procure their M I: t _. I - - 16 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF 16 TC supplies in other quarters. Again at the close of canal navigation the roads put up their tariff so high that it almost amounted to a prohibition in sending forward by these channels, and not content with this, they have made their contracts with parties in Ohio and other Western States, to transport every description of produce to New York and deliver it at considerably below the rates which the same property would pay were it shipped to Buffalo and thence re-shipped to New York, thereby descriminately in favor of New York and western merchants to the injury of our own city. Buffalo, as a Flour market, is becoming more and more important, each year.Within a few years a trade has sprung up with the interior towns of our own State, as well as with the adjoining counties in Pennsylvania, and with several of the New England States, which carries off a large amount of flour annually, and which demand is increasing every year, as these districts which look to us for their supplies become more populated, and as they find it to their interests to purchase here. Of the amount of flour received at this port during the year, between 6 and 700,000 bbls. changed hands in our market. Scarcely a month passes, but some new line of Rail Road extending through rich and flourishing portions of the Western States is opened, which brings their surplus products to a market at upper Lake ports, and which finally reach this point to be sold or forwarded to New York or other seaboard markets. The table which we give below shows the quotations for good to choice brands of flour during the season. The large number of brands and grades of flour received in this market renders it a difficult matter to give a complete and accurate table of prices; but we believe the following may be relied on as the average of prices obtained for the several descriptions noted: Months. Days 1855. 1854. May.......-11...-.. $9,50 to 9,75 $8 50 to 8,627 May - -18. 9,75 to 10,00 8 37' to 8,62Y May _...... 25....... 9,8772 to 10,00 8 372 to 8,562 June.... 1-....... 9,50 to 9,8737 850 to 8,75 June -..... 8-....._. 9,75 to 10,00 8 75 to 9,00 June.....15-... 9,75 to 10,00 8 5634 to 9,00 June......22........ 9,62g to 9,75 8 00 to 8,50 June --- 29........ 9,50 to 9,75 7 25 to 7,50 July...... 6....... 9,25 to July......13-. 9,25 to July.......20.. 8,87 to July.-. 27 —..- 8,75 to August..... 3...... 8,50 to August....10........ 8,50 to August....17....... 8,50 to August...24....... 7,75 to August.__-.31..-._. 7,50 to September_ 7 ---—.. 6,50 to September_.14....-. 7,00 to September..21....... 7,37 to September_.28.. -.... 7,25 to October..... 5........ 7,12 to October.....12...... 7,75 to October.....19...... 7,56 to October.....26....... 7,75 to November.- 2...... 8,75 to November_. 9...... 8,50 to November_ 16........ 7,87 to November _23....... 8,50 to November_.30...-.._ 9,00 to 9,50 9,50 9,'.5 9,25 9,00 8,75 8,75 8,00 7,75 6,75 7,50 7,50 7,37 7,37 8,00 8,00 8,75 9,00 8,75 8,00 9,00 9,12 7 50 to 7,75 7 25 to 7,75 7 50 to 7,75 7 6231 to 7,75 8 00 to 8,50 8 00 to 8,25 8 25 to 8,50 9 00 to 9,37J 9,00 to 9,37; 8,75 to 9,00 8,50 to) 8,75 8 00 to 8,25 7 00 to 7,25 6 50 to 6,87) 7 62, to 7,87j 7 75 to 8,00 8 00 to 8,50 8 25 to 8,50 8 50 to 8,621 8 50 to 8,75 8 62/' to 8,75 875 to 8,823 Wheat. The receipts of wheat during the pas year show an enormous increase over 1854 The quantity received by Lake during the past tour years was as follows: 1852 -.. ----.-.bu 5,519,778 1854..........bu 3,510,79' 1853 -.........bu 5,424,013 1855..........bu 8,016,b2: Here we have an increase last year o: 4,566,029 bushels. In 1853 the higl: prices brought out all the surplus wheat it; the country, leaving barely sufficient foi seed. This, added to a short crop in 1854 made the receipts of that year fall below the average of a number of years. Of the receipts of 1855 over three fourths were ol the crop of that year, and did not begin to come forward until September. It will be seen, by reference to our tables in another part of the review, that the receipts from Canada last year, under the Reciprocity Treaty, were nearly 500,000 bushels, or an increase, as compared with 1854, of about 345,853 bushels. The receipts last year, so far as we have been able to learn, were disposed of as follows: Shipped by Canal. --- —-------—...... bu 6,455,641 Shipped to Canada, Oswego, Black Rock and Tonawanda ---.................... bu 700,000 Shipped by Railroad -................... bu 200,000 Consumed by City Mills -.....................bu 121,180 In Store at close of Navigation -............bu 600,000 Total..-............ —............. 8,076,821 This estimate we believe to be correct, although by some it is contended that the amount we have put down as shipped by Railroad is too small. Of the amount shipped by Canal, 478,589 bushels were left at Black Rock for milling. As was the case with flour, the bulk of THE CITY OF BUFFAO. 17 ie receipts of wheat prior to the new crop ere consigned to one or two firms in our ty, who controlled the market and kept rices up. Nearly the whole of this wheat 'as from Lake Michigan ports. The re1ii)ts of white wheat from Michigan and )hio last year were rather light and the uality inferior, caused by the rains during arvest. Shortly after the opening of navigation, veral cargoes of upper Lake wheat, which 7ere detained on the flats and frozen in bove Detroit, were brought down before he Straits were open, and were readily aken up, at figures considerably above hose of the fall before, when it was shipped. The market for wheat has, during the,ast season, ruled very high. The average ates have been considerably above those n 1854, and the market has been fully susained throughout the year. Millers fiom he interior of our State have been constanty in our market, and have pur-hased largely o supply their mills. 'he lowest limit ouclied during the season was towards:he lose of August and beginning of Septem)er, when it was anticipated that an abund-.nt new crop might seriously depress prices, md buyers, therefore, were extremely cauious. The damage which resulted from wet larvest weather soon proving to be more lisastrous than at first anticipated, the marKet immediately rallied, and from that forvard continued firm and active, at good rices. The announcement of the short:rop in Europe, and the large purchases in ANestern markets on foreign account, also erved to keep prices up to the highest )itch. Of the large amount received by Lake, learly the whole of it was on Buffalo ac-:ount, or sent here to be sold, and the probortion of that consigned through was very,mall. Of the eight million bushels re-:eived, from two-thirds to three-quarters:hanged hands in this market. The following table will show the average 3rices of white Ohio and Michigan, red do. ind Upper Lake Wheat, once a week durng the season, in the Buffalo market, for the years 1854 and 1855: 2 0a Mav........11 Mav.._ —..18 May.......25 June...... 1 June --- —-. 8 June --—.-15 June --—.-22 June -. — '29 -6 July. ----.. 6 July........13 July.... 20 July..... 27 August.... 3 August...-.10 August-___-17 August-...24 Auigust.3.31 September._ 7 September..14 September.21 September.28 October... 5 October.-12 October - -19 October..-26 November_. 2 Novemberr. 9 N ovemler_.16 Novemberr.22 November.30 1855. $2 25 2 00 1 90 2 25 2 00 1 90 2 30 2 44 1 90 2 40 2 10 1 95 2 40 2 20 1 85 2 37 1__ 1 85 2 30... 1 80 2 35 1 70 2 30 1 78 2 30 - 1 75 2 30 180 1 75 2 25 1 80 1 60 2 25 1 68 1 50 2 23 _ 1 55 1 87 1 62 1 55 1 5 1 50 1 45 1 90 1 58 175 1 50 1 40 1 75 1 46 1 85 1 50 1 88. 1 50 1 95 -.. 1 70 2 05 —. 1 66 170 I 70 1 75 195 1 75 170 -- -- 1 70 -- 1 80 2 122...1 80 Corn. 1854. 2 08 --- 1 63 2 12 1 66 2 12....1 67 2 13. 1 67 2 19.... 2 08. 2 00 _. 1 90.. 1 25 1 80 1 10 1 78 1 10 1 85 1 65. 1 8732 ---1 89 --....... 1 89 1 80 1 50 1 5() 1 80 1 65. 1 83 1 90 1 80. 1 80 1 66 1 65 1 30 1 70 1 50 1 76 1 60 1 30 1 35 1 20 1 54 1 20 1 77 1 62 1 37 1 90... 1 40 2 05 2 00 1 85 1 60 2 00 1 68 1 96 1 70 2 00 1 75 1 50 2 00... 1 50 The receipts of Corn during the past season show a considerable falling off; as compared with the previous year. The corn crop of 1854, from which the supply of the past year has been received, was almost a failure, owing to excessive drought, and the surplus in the corn growing States was hardly worth speaking about. The crop of 1855 is said to be the largest ever raised in the West, and from this the supply of the coming season is to be derived. As none of last year's crop has come forward, we may confidently predict an enormous increase in our receipts dur.ng the coming season. The receipts for the past four years foot up as follows: 1852.-... ---bu 5,136,746 1854........-bu10,109,973 1853 ------—.-bu 3,665,793 1855..........bu 8,722,516 Showing a decrease in 1855 of 1,387,457 bushe's. The receipts during the year have been disposed of as follows: Bushels. Amount Shipped by Canal..-.. __............ 7,713,451 "s " to Canada...... ---.... ---.. — 100.700 a " by Railroad..-.... ---_ ----_ -- 100,000 " in Store at close of Navigation........ 200,000 " used by Distillers and for feed.......-. 608,365 Total -.........................., 8,722,516 The market for corn during the past year was quite active, and the demand was at all times fully equal to the supply, though frequently checked by the high prices asked. TlIAIWf A11Tl CO'NMMEIWB1 071 Prices of corn in this mat ket ruled hi4-Yer' than was ever before known. The highiest figure reached was about the close of' the month of May, and from that time forward throughout the season, until the close of canal navigation, the most liberal prices continued tc be paid, the market closing- at about 15 cents advance on the quotations of 1854. The corn received last year was, unusually sound. For several ea~rs0 past the corn from Toledo has been heated, and that received in the early part of the season has been invariably unsound. Last year this was not the case, and the Toledo corn brought as high pr-ices as the Chicago. Of the large amount received last year, nearly all was on Buffalo, account, and changed, hands in our market. Below, in connection with oats, we give a range of prices for the past three years. Oats. The receipts of Oats, as well as Corn, show a l-irge falling off in 185-5. The crop of 1854 was very much less than the averagfe, and the receipts during, the early part of the season were Vght from thi- cause;Owing to the high prices of Wheat anti Corn there is less disposition on the part of farmiers to en~gagfe in the cultivation of Oats, an,] very many barely raise sufficient for their own use. The receipts for the past four years foot up -as follows: Bushels. Bushels. 182. —2.596,231 1854. --- —-— 4,475,618 183.1,480,655 1855 ------— 2683,123 Or a decrease in 1855, as compared with 1854, of 1,792.495 bushels. The receipts for the year were disposed of as follows: Bushels. Shipped by Canal --------------— 2,287,950.6 to Canada -5 --- —--------- 0000 In Store at close of Navigation --------— 150,000 City Consumption ---------------- 195,173 Total -----------------— 2,683,123 Oats have been in active request during the whole seasoi~, and all that were offered found a ready market, and the supply at times was far from meeting the wants of the trade for local consumption. The market Tpened high at the commencement of the 'eason, owing to light stock remaining from.he crop of 1854, and continued very firm until September, when prices fell off, and closed qU it dull at a decline of 20 cents fiomn the opening prices, in the Spring. The following table will show the average pr-ices of Corn and Oats, once a week during the business season, in the Buffalo market, for the years 1853, 1854 and 1855: 1853. 1854. 1855,Ilonth --- s —, -.. Q$ 0 0 0 0 Miqy --- —— i 52c 40c 60c 44c 93c 60e -May ----— 18 53c 41c 54c 45c 95'2c 61c Mlay ----— 25 55c 41c 59c 44c 95c 62c June --- —- 1 54c 39c 62YMc 45c 90c 65c June --- —- 5 52c 38c 65c 44Y2c 88c 63c June --- —- 15 52c 35c 65c 44Y2c 80c 53c June --- —- 22 Sic 35o 67c 43'1/2c S5c S0c June --- —- 29 S0c 33c 60c 42 /% c 74c 56c July --- —- 6 52c, 32c 55c 4Cc 76c 55c Juiy --- —-13 5 212 c 32c S3c 09c 80c 55c July --- —-20 57c 35c 54c 35c 79c 53c July --- —-27 61c 36c 58Y2 c 35c 77c S0c August --— 3 65e 40c S9c 36c '7C2c 48c August ---- 10 65c 38c b~c 34c 74c 48c, August ---- 17 62c 38c 61Yc 35c 75c 45c, August ------ 24 62Y2c 36c 69c 43 //~c 78c 46cAug-ust --— 31 6 2/2/ c Sc 65 Y2,c 40c 76c 46c, Septemnber~ - 7 65c 35c 65 %2c 42c 7 3!2 c 32c September.. -. 14 66c 35c 67c 43 1~2c 73c- 32,32'c September.... 2 1 65c 34c 67c 43/1 c 74c 34c September- - 28 63c 34c 6 4 ///c 4Cc 7414c 3 5 '~2c October ---- S 68c 34c 61c 42Cc 73c1 37 October --— 12 66c I5c (67c 43c 83c 37, 2C October --— 19 64c 35e (-Oc 44c 83c 385c October --— 26 63c 35c 68c 45c 84c, 35c November.... 2 61c 35c 66c 44c 84c 3 7 `2C November.... 9 64c 35c 69ji/zc 43c 81c 38!2/C November. - - -16 64c 45c 70c 4Cc 83c 43c November. ---- 23 64c 40c 70c 4Cc 83/?/2c 40c No vember. 30It 63c 39c T0c 41c S5c 40o Barley. The receipts of Barley also show a very large decrease last ycar as compared with 1854. The receipts for the past four years by Lake show the following result:Bushels. Bushels. 1852 —. --- —-497,913 1854 ------— 313,885 1833 ------— 401,098 1855 --- —--- 62., 1 12 Or a decrease last year of 251,773 bushels. But little Barley is sent forward from Western States. There is a good demand at home for all that is grown, and consequently there is none laft for shipment. Owing to the very small recseipts, all that is offered finds ready purchasers at almost tho seller's figures. There is a large amount of Barley consumed in our city annualy, and the following Will show from whence we receive our supplies: Bses By Lake from Western State, ---------— 42,112 4 tCanada --------------- 20,000 By Canal from Interior --- —--------— 81,584 From our own and adjoining counties --- —-- 20,000 Total-...................163,690 THEf CTTY OF DIt There have also been shipped by Canial during the past seaSOn, 24,390 bushels, which would leav'e 139,306 bushels for export to Cleveland, to the Western ports and for local consumption. Owving to the very few sales madle in our market, we are unable to presenit a comparative table of prices. The mai'ket Opened in the spring at about 80 cents, and rang~ed from $1.00 to $1.25 and $1.30 during thie fall. Rye. In the article of Rye, the receipts last year show a very largce increase over 1854. The receipts for the past four years are as follows: Bushels. 'Bushels. 152112,271 1854 ------— 1771.119 1853 ------— 107,152 18555 --- —-— 309,189 Or an increase in favor of 1855 of 132,030 bushels. There were also received by State Line Railroad 19,864 bushels. The shipments by canal were 221,497 bushels, leo-,viog- for consumption in thre city about 107,556 bushels. The bulk of the receipts were after harvest, and pi-ices ranged during tile season at from 88c, to $1.50, closing in the fall at $1.05, the closing quotation of 1854. Buffalo the Greatest Grain Market in the World. pared with those from Buffalo and Chi~cago for tile last two years, respectively 1854 and 1 855: Odessa ----— 5,600,000 --- 1,440',000 7,040,000 Galetz anid Ihrella2,400,000 5,600,000 320,000 8,320,000 Dantzie~ --- —-3,080,000 --— 1,3;,8,000 4,4os,000 St. Petersburg- all kinds 7,200,000 Archiangel ---- 69,528,000 Riza ------ it4,000,000 Chicago, (1854> -2,644,860 6,337,899 3,419,551 12,902,310 Chicago, (18555> 7,115,250 7.517,625 2,000,938 16,013,813 Bulflo, (1854)_-7,209,847 10,1119,973 4,960,662.12,286,482 Buffalo, (1855>-13,120,616 8,722,516 35097,461 25,022,177 In the amount of wheat set down opposite Buffislo and Chicagfo for the two years, is included Flour, which h~as been reduced to Wheat at five bushels to the barrel. These figures, whlich are reliable, show an excess in favor of Buffalo over Chicago of 8,388,364 bushels, wxhich is more than the tot-al exports of Corn fromt Chicago, or of Wheat and Flour together. That the enormous amount of Grain received (luring the past season at this lport hai been principally consigned here on Buf'fialo account, or for sale in this market, we have already shown. We therefore assert, and it is susceptible of proof, that in 1855 tfie fol:owing quantities of produce changed hands in our market, viz: Floor, bbls.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 600,000 - (-6,500,00C Buffalo is now universally ackncwledged Con sin --- —------------— 7,500,00C to be the greatest Grain Market on the Con- O'ats, --- —--------------— 2,000,000 tinent not ven eceptin the ity o New narley and Rye ---------------- 0,0 tietY nteeoecpigkiectyo.e Or about 1 6,000,000 bushels. York.Buffalo, besides being the, " Greatest It was only eighteen years ago, in 18318, Grain Port, is the greatest Grain XMarthat the first cargo of wh~eat, or grain of any kcet in the World." description, was brought to this city to be sold in this nlarket, by Giles Williams. Whiskey. The following will showv the total receipts The receipts of whiskey have been gradof all descriptions of Grain at this port for nally declining for several year's past, and the past three years by Lake and Railroad: the passage of the Maine Law, by the LegnBsshels. islature of 1855, has seriously affected our 1855 --- —---------------— 20,002,647 trade as well as the receipts during the 1854 --- —---------------— 18,587,427 - 1853 --- —---------------— 11,078,751 past year. The following will show the Increase over 1854 -----------— 1,41.5,220 receipts for tile past four years by Lake: 183892,9 1852 ---- bhbls. 79,306. 1854 ----bbs. 50,287 The total receipts or Grain in 1855 were- 20,002,647 1853 --- - 1 66,707. 18555.., 11 36,515 Flour reduced to Wheat ------— 5,019,510 or a decrease last year, as compared with Total Bushels ---------— 25,022.177 1854, of 14,772 bbls. The State Line In connection with the above, we present Railroad have also brought down 8,697 the following table, showing tile average bbls. exports Of Grain from the principal Graii There are two distilleries in the City; ports of the world for a serlis of years, com-~ that of Clark & Brown and Geo. Trusecott, I TRADE ANMY 2O1-'EMEPRCR OF — liieli have manufactured diniDng the in_,fl iboutt 25,000 bbls., consumingn~ nearly 300 -- 010 bushels of grain. As wo have already renwarked, the pas(ge of the Prolhibitory Liquor Law has, ci ion1sly affected our trade, and the rat(ication of the Reciprocity Treaty has i-so tended to diminish the manufacture of his article in our City. Two firms who a~ve for a number of years been engraged ~i this business, and who had their distilleics in the neigThborhood. of the City, have emnoved them to Chippewa, where they.re now runningr about 2,000 bushels ol, rnain per day. These firmns have always.one a large business with Canada, and b~y nimoving to Chippewva they are enabled u1der the Reciprocity Treaty to take, in heir grain free of duty, anti save a duty f eight cents a gallon on the whiskecy they vannifactuire and sell to Canadiatn consuimrs. The trade between Canada and Cleveintl has also iiscreased considerably during'f.10 last few years. This, added to the i'gh lirice of grain which diminiiished. the uantity manufaetured in. Ohio, i's the cause C the, large falling off in. our receipts. T'he shaip-ments by Canal were --- —- 729,363 g-all's. to, Canada 1 ----- 9 3,110 Total,- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8524.479 The, demand in the market was very acye, through all the season, antI the supply 'as far from meetirig tihe wants of the 'ade. By the table of comlparative pfi'e whiskey which we give below, it will be!en tilat it has ruled considerably higher n1oughout the g-reater part of last year aian it did in 1854. Mnth ---— D 1853. 1534. 156 ')5. C --- —- I I 19 toIO9',c 23 to 2331c 39 L --- —- 15 19'~,2 to 20c 22'~2 to 23e 39 I --- —-25 19'~to 20c 23 to 23'~ 39 ~n( --- —-. 1 19k'~ to 20c 23,12 to 24c 37 noe ---. ---- 20 to 21e 23 to 26c 35 te —. ----15 20 to "lc 24/8~/ to 25c 32 lie --- —-22 20'~ to Ole 23. to 26c 33 2 4 -t 26c 3 Ile ----— 29 20W to 21~~ 235t I; --- —— 6 20_54 to 21c 2-1 to 24/8~2c 37 lv ------- 3 208k to 2kc 24'~2 to 25e 36 ly --- —-20 21 to 2l1 c 2.5 to 25'2e.3 -— 27 21 34 to 22e 251, to 26e 37 gnt — ----- 3 22/l/ to 23'~c 27 to 25e 37 — ust.- ___ 10 23'1 to) 24e 29 to 30c 37 gust_.__ -17 23 to 23.~~c 30 to 3O'~c 37 1/, rinst. -24 23 to 23'4c 31 to 32c 378 gt. 31 2212~ to 23e 31 to 32c 37 vteniber___-. 7 2.3 to 23'~c 34 to 35c 38 teniber _- -.4 24 to 25c 36 to 37c 38 ~tt'-uber - --- 21 238~/ to 24e 37 to 378~z 38 )teinber - - - -28 23'~/ to 24c 36 to 37c 38;oher --- —5 258~4 to 26c 36Y2 to 37c 3 78~ oie -12 26 to 27c 33 to 34c 38;ober- 19 2 8 to 29c 32Y2 to 33c 38 October --- —26 27 to 271~2c Novoeuiber. - -. 2 25/34 to 26e November-_._ 9 20 to 26'~c/ -Novemtber. -.16 24Y4 to 25e No vember- _23 241`, to 24c November- -.30 '247% to 25c 32 to 32'~,c 358 34 to 34'~c/ 37/8~ 34 to 34'~c 33 34 to 33v( 3 6 '~, 38 to 38 "oe 361~ 3 8 to 'S/2c 3688~ Provisions. The receipts of Pol k last year sisow a largec falling off as compared with 1854, though an increase over previous years.The 1-cceipts are as follows f-or the past 'Six years: I 530- bbls. 41-172 1853 --.bbls. 102,543 1851-_ 33,201 1854 --- 147,073 1852 --- " 60,609 18555 —, 106,539 A decrease last year of 40,520 bbls - The decrease last year is to he accounted for in. two ways. The facilities which the Rail Roadls offer for transporting pork in the hogr to the, Eastern m-arkets,7 have been availed of by dealers, as will be seen by the fullowiD0g statem-ent: Aniount, of Poik shipped from Chicago for 18541-5, by Lake antd Rail Read. By L-ike. By Rail Road. Total. 18534 - -45,004 230,014 683078 18655- -41,692 3;5,919 77,611 Numiber of dressed hogs shjipped from Chica tgo for the same pei-iod. by Lake aiid Rail Roatd: Lk. Rail Road. Tot-L 1954.- 1653 1'2417 12.352 1 Sq55- --- 1,010 53,21 6 50,292 These tables will show that while there i5 a slight increase in tile sllipment of pork for the year, there Isas been a -very large increase in. the shipments of dressed hogs as comnpared with 1 854. And] in tile second place Montreal and. other Canadian cities which have hitherto boulght largely 1in our mnarket, h~ave last year made their purchases in -western cities. This winter tile shipm-ents by Michigan Central and Great Western TRailway, will show a still larger increase. Froni the best information we can obtain about 35,000 L.ogrs have been slauightered ini the City, and 2,5105 dressed Hogs have bee-n ieceived. by Lake, and about 12,1T9 by the Bufihalo and State Line Rail Road, mainglif a total of about 49,694 hogrs. Of this number at least 35,000 have been. packed in the City for home collsumptio~n anti for supplying the eastern trade on the line of the Canal and Rail Roads. The ainounlt of W"estern Pork inspected during the year was about 25,000 bbls. The market during the year has been active and prices were well maintained TIHE CITY OF 13UFIFALO. until the close of Canal -navigation, at rates considerably above 1854, as wviii be seen by the comparative table wvhich we give below. The receipts of beef for the past six years foot up as follows: 180 — - -i74,5961 ----b1853- -69,776 1851 --- -- 70,570__ 1_854__ —.56,997 l852 --- -- 76,579 13_I55 — ___9S,70 Showingr an increase in 1855 over the previous year of 41,953 bbls. For beef the-re has been a good lscal demaind with some inquiry for the interior, but the bulk of the receipts were, sent forward by Rail Road. A very small quantity of beef wvas packed during the year, and that entirely for home consumption. The (quotationis throug~hout the, season show a considerable advance on those of 1854. The receipts of B~acon and Lard as was the case with Pork, show a very largre decrease last year. The demand for both articles has been steadly, and in the latter a very large business has been done; in part to supply the wants of maiiufacturers of oil in the City, as well as for the iiiterior of tile State, which last year purchased liberally in our market. In Tallowv, as in Beef, the receipts show a considerable inicrease. This article has been principally shipped through, and the sales here have not been large, and only for home wants,. The Dairy products, Butter aind Cheese, both show a falling off in the receipts of 1855. Ia the latter article Buffalo has within a year or two become the centre of a very large and growing trade. In several towns in this County, and in the adjoininig Counties of Chautauque, Cattaraugus and Wyoming, the business of making Cheese is a very large one,, and the article they produce, kinown as I'Hamburgh Cheese,' is becoming justly celebrated, and. conimands a r~ady market at all times. There are a large number of houses in this City who are engaged in this trade, who have received during the past year nearly two millions and a half pounds,, which has been shipped to Canada andl We tern. States, at prices ranging fromt 10 to 101:2 ct's. for good to prime. Below we present a statement of the weekly average prices for Mess Pork, Mess Beef, and Lard, which shows thie course of the market duringr 1854 and 1855: I1554. 1535. 0 M - 4 May- 18 Mlay --- —2.5 June ----- 1 June ----- June --- —15 June -----— 22 June --- —29 July --- —6 Juily ---- 13 J dy ------ 20 July ------ 1)7 Augausl-_i Augrust - 10 August____Au(ust___2 August___- 3 Sept --- — 7 Sept -- -.14 Se pt -2 S ept -_)5 October -5 October -__I October --— 19 October- ci_21 Nuvemnber.- 2 Novemiber.- 9 Novemiber.. 16 Novemnber_..231 -November..130 tecemiber_ -. $1 50 1 3 90 1 3 00 1 3 09 13 00 1 00 123 00 12 00 12 00 1 2 00 1:2 00 13 00 1 3 00 1 3 (0 14 00 1 4 01) 14 0(1 14 0(1 13 50 1:3 00 1 3 0(1 1 3 00 11 00 1 3 00 1311 00 1)) 50 9'~ 10 50 9 10 50 0 10 50 0 31 00 9 11 5 0 9 1 1 50 0 1 1 50 9 131 5 0 9 11 0) 09 1-1 00 9 1 1 00 9 1 1 (0 0 1 1 0 0 9il 112 00 9. 12 00 9~1 12 01) 9 1~ 1 2 00 I02 12) 00 10 1 2 00 Io '-L I12 00) 10'~ 1 2 01) 1(1`4 1 2 00) 101/ 1 2 00 10~ 12 0') I01~ 12 01) 11~ 12-~ 00 1 01 1 2 00 10 12I- 00 91~2 1 2 0 0 9/~ 12- 1)3 9'~ $1C0 $17 00 17 00 17 0 18 00 1s 00 1s 0)) 17 75 19 0(1 19 00 18 7 5 1 9 01) 19 21. 1 9 2 5 19 2,5 1 9 25 1 9.11) 20 50 21t 51) 2 1 51) 22 0)) 22 5)) 22 5)) 22 50 22 251 1.2 2 -22 51) 22 0) 22 0) 22 01) 21 501 123 00 13 50 16e 13 50 10 13 5I0 10 13 25 97-3 13 (0 1 0 1 3 5 0 97. 13 5 0 10 1 3 5 0 1 0 71 1 3 5 0 101. 1 3 50 11 1.3 ((0 II 13 0') 11 14 00 I11 1 3 3')013 1 3 5 0 1ll 1 3 50 LI 13" 0 117. 33 (5 11~' 11)0 117'I 13 10 32 1 3 1)) 117 13 00 I17I 13 (10 I I 13 10 117 1 3 00 117~ 102 1011 1-2 50 121 12~ 01)121 1 2 1)0 121 12 (J0 12 7 Live Stock. Buffalo is adlmirably located for an cx teilsve market for the sale of live stocki In thd neighborhood. of the City there ar extensive pasture farnms and cattle yard,wvlere large droves which are bro't (low' the Laike, or find their way here by Ra", Road, are taken to feed and "fill out, pre })aratory to their being, forwarded to th New York, Camibridg-e, Brighton, Albanand other Eastern Cattle Markets, whici can be, done in the space of a very fex liours. Within a year or two a v-cry i1arg number of these dIroves have been sold these yards to Eastern purchasers; and a,attelmplt was insade lhast year, and which wvi undoubtedly prove, successful tilis spriiiw, t establi~sh a regular nlarket hli-e, and havone or two nmarket days set apart for thpuirpose. Last year the sales wvere ilad almost every day, and as iio report of thei xvas kept, it vo~uld to, in1possible to fori any estimlate of tile nmirber of head sold. The followsing xvill show tile c))mparatiN number- of cattle received by Lake and I State Line Plail Road during the past fos years: State Line Rail Road. 1852 4),121 3 8153 13,5382 1 834 43,21 0 155 5 13 1,17'l0 Lake. 15,926 20,466 19.047 14,152 rotal. 211,314 7 62,21r7 65, I8232 22 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF Here it will be seen that the total in- Salt. crease in the number received for the past The Salt trade of our city is no considerfour years is very considerable, and that able one. The large number of beef and the increase by Rail Road from year to pork packing establishments in the west, year is enormous. consume annually a very large quantity of We hope that another year will see es- this product of our State, and this supply is tablished a regular Cattle Market in our obtained through Buffalo and Oswego. The City; and we know of no place west of tbllowing will show the receipts by Canal Albany where it could be done to better for the past four years of dome-tic salt. advantage to both drover and purchaser,1, 52 )bbs. 221,153 1854.. bblUs. 221,625 which will enable us to make a regular 1853...bb1ls. 197,351 1855 -b. 363,615 weekly report, giving the number sold, and of foreign salt during the past two years price paid, and average quality of those n po1nds: ofeled 1854.lbs. 1,049,291 1855.....s. 240,769 In live hogs a very large business has l The domestic salt finds a ready sale, and been done. A market has been established is chiefly bought as return freight or for baland several heavy dealers reside in our last by grain vessels from upper lake ports. City. This business is increasing from year It sells at from $1,50 to 1,62 for fine, and to year until it is now one of considerable $2,00 to 2,25 for coarse, per bbl. importance. We learn fiom a gentleman Lumber. in the business that over 100,000 hogs Buffalo must, within a short time, bechanged hands in this market during the come a large lumber market, second only to the year. Albany. Our receipts during the year were The following will show the number of very.arge, and the increase from Canada, as live hogs brought to this City by the State compar(d with 1854, was in value nearly Line Rail Road and by Lake during the $200,000. Canadian manufacturers last past four years: year sent large quantities to this city for State Line Rail Road. Lake. Total. sale, and it was purchased by our lumber 1852 13,051 171,223 184,274 1853 26,640 114,952 141,952 dealers, of whom there are a great many 18554 83,280 4,276 157,55248406 engaged i 1 the trade. Under the Recipro1855 194,240 54,168 248,406 Probably double the number brought to city Treaty lumber from Canada is entered this City by the State Line Rail Road as " Timber ai.d Lumber of all kinds, round, were left at Dunkirk, to be forwarded to hewed and sawed, manufactured in whole or New York by the New York and Erie Rail in part," and the value only given; we are Road. The establishment of a regular therefore unable to give the number of feet. market here would doubtless be the means The total value of that imported fiom Canof bi inging a larger number to this point ada in 1 55, was $379,522. than would otherwise reach New York by The following will show the average rethe *Erie Road. ceipts for the past four years at this point: The number of Sheep brought to this ci- 1852....feet 72,337,225 1854....feet 67,407,083 I 1 1853...feet 89,294,789 1855....feet 73,506,827;ty by the State Line Railroad, and by lake, Last spin a cnsideable trade sprung,during the past four years was as follows: up in ressed lumbe between this city and 1852 State Line.R... Ta. aWestern ports, and several million feet were 85 -127 16,590 16,717 185;3.-.-.. 4,482 23,223 27,705 shipped to Chicago and Milwaukee. We 1S51 11,600 19,988 31,588 1855 -....36,670 2;,753 63,423 have been unable to obtain any reliable esHere it will be seen that during the past timate of the amount of Lumber sold in year no less than 377,111 head of Live this market during the year. Stock have been brought to our city, the Wool.;reater portion of which have remained se- The amount of wool received at this port?feral days in the yards, or at pasture, on during the past year, shows a very fair iniheir way to New York, and over half have crease. Under the Recipr city Treaty, the shanged hands in the market, chiefly on increase in the quantity received from Cana-;peculation. da is very large. In 1854, the amount re ___W~'la~acL~ ~L..~ I —~.~C~_-~^ —Y —. 23 THE CITY OF BUFFALO. ceived from Canada was only 3,291 pounds valued at $43 5, while the receipts in 1855 were 235,237 Ibs. and valued at $59,646, an increase of 231,946 Ibs, or in value about $59,211. The following will show the total receipts for the past four years, by lake and railroad. 1852 -......bls. 45.172 1854 -......bls 33,671 1853 -......bls. 45,820 1855 -......bls 54,682 In addition to this, one million pounds was pu'led in this city and vicinity. There are several extensive dealers in the city, one of whom informs us that between 700 and 800,000 lbs. was sold in this market during the year. The greater portion of the receipts have been on account of Eastern dealers, and have gone forward by Railroad. The average price obtained during the season has been for Canada 25c to 30c, and for Western 28c to 40c. Coal. The following will show the quantity of Coal received at this point for the past four years. That by Lake was bituminous, and came from Erie and Cleveland, and that received by Canal was anthracite: Lake. Canal, Total. 1852........Tons 34,665 22,894 57,559 1853 —......Tons 38,188 23,313 61,501 1854........Tons 57,634 35,314 92,948 1855........Tons 60,123 43,040 103,163 There were also brought to this city by railroad about 2,500 tons. Of the bituminous Coal, 10,388 tons were shipped east by Canal, and of the anthracite about 40,000 tons were shipped to western states and Carada. This would leave for city consumption and for supplying our Steamers, about 55,275 tons. The bituminous Coal has blought in the market by the cargo, $4,50a5 per ton; and at retail $5,50a6. The anthracite has sold for $6,50 to $8,50 for Lackawanna, Scranton, Blosburg, Schuylki!l and Lehigh. Lake Imports for 1855. The following table will show the quantity and value of the principal articles received by Lake at this port during the season of 1855: Whiskey. ---.. --- —-.....bbls 36,515 Seeds.. ----. --- —--.....-bbls_ 22,560 Eggs.. --- —..-.. --- ——.bbls 5,600 Fish....... ----. ---—. —.bbls 7,241 Cranberries.-...-..bbls 237 Oil --------------------—.- bbls_ 4,887 Tongoues.... — -------.bbls 620 Nuts -.... ---.- -...bbls. 376 Beans -—. ----. --- —---.bbls 162 Hides ---—..-........... —..No. 92,564 Leather. ---—... —.......Rolls_ 2,740 Broom Corn..-... ---.... — Bls_ 10,116 Buffdo Robes -----—. ---. —.Bls_ 536 Copper. —.-. --- —... bbls. 356 Copper- ---.-.. --- -----—.Tons_ 215 Coal............ ---......Tons_ 60,123 Iron (Pig) --- —.. --- — -—.Tons- 4,020 Iron. --- --—. --- —..Bars_ 3,115 Iron -..-....... ---- bdlls_ 1,513 Iron scraps.... —.. ---.___..bbls_ 420 Iron blooms - ---------- 982 Lead..- - pis_ 66,118 Wheat. -.. ---- -—. --- —-..bu- 8,076,821 Corn....-. --- —-—..bu_ 8,722,516 Oats. —. --- —-—. --- —. —bbu. 2,683,123 Barley - -2bu 62,112 Rve -----. --- —. bu 309,189 Butter- ---.-l......lbs_ 1,996,574 Cheese. --- —- -------— lbs_ 756,830 Lard.-... --- —-------- lbs_ 10,567,823 Tallow..-... --- —lbs. 1,862,179 Bacon......-.... —....lbs- 10,876,530 Grease.. --- —-. -- -—. lbs. 755,900 Tobacco -..... —..... --- hhds_ 596 Tobacco. —. --- —---— boxes_ 3,572 Tobacco —. ---.i... --- —bbls 156 Wool.. — --—... l — bss _ 47,864 Flax.....-.... —.. ---...- bls_ 1,232 Hemp —. --- —— i —. ----.bis 2,162 Cotton... --- —-h ---- bls_ 238 Pelts -—.. —.. —.... — bls_ 4,813 Furs --------- -pkgs. 1,160 lumber -.... --- —----—.. —ft. 73,506,827 Staves —.. --- —-.. --- —- -No- 16,915,221 Shingles... --- —---------— No_ 1,821,347 Lath ---—.. ----.-. --- —-— No_ 396,125 Cedar Posts -...No_ 8,561 Feathers. --- —-. --- —— Sacks. 426 Horses -.. --- —-. ---.No. 386 Cattle —... ---. —....-... —No_ 14,112 Sheep. --- —---. N 26,753 Hogs (Live).-... --- —.....No. 54,168 Hogs (Dressed)... —. --- —-. No_ 2,515 Rags.... ---- -----—... — bags. 1,824 Paper..........- ----....bdls 8,600 Hair - -. --- —.. —...pkgs_ 518 Wax.-.... ---......-.-.bbls_ 220 Glue -.. --- —-—... ---.-bbls_ 197 Starch............. bbls. 630 Starch ------------- boxes_ 820 Soap -.... --- — h —...boxes. 730 Candles.- --—.... ----boxes. 1,587 Skins (Deer)...-. —... ----bdls 1,865 Skins (Calf) -—. — bls. bdl 971 Sugar..... —.-hhds. 27 Railroad Ties..... --- —-. No_ 32,723 Brick. ---------------- No. 133,000 Plaster.... --- — -. ---.bbls. 176 Oil Cake.. --- —--— bags &bbls. 15,a96 Oil Cake.. ----. -----—.Tons. 998 Paint.................Kegs 220 Nails —.....- ---—..-.Kegs. 1,033 Saleratus ------------—.-bbls_ 72 Saleratus ----- ---- boxes_ 220 Dried fruit... — -—...... bbls_ 1,561 Peas. --- —... --- —---.bags- 830 Glass Ware -------—..csks_ 1,622 Glas Ware.. --- —---- -..-boxes 6,531 Grindstones.. __. ---- -Tons_ 1,722 Grindstones --—.. --- —— No_ 4,3;6 Shorts. --- —. —.. ---- bags lo,j31 Hops.-....-... -......... bblss. 130 Cement....-...-........ bbls 61 Rope. —.... — -------- coils_ 230 Potatoes -..-....-....-.... bu 23,000 Ship Knees.. —... --- —.No_ 4,160 Oars. --- —---—. --- —--.No_ 8,236 547,725 225,600 67,200 50,687 2,844 146,610 19,600 1,S80 810 370,256 68,500 121,392 40,200 213,600 21,500 300,615 160,800 9,345 7,565 2,520 3,948 330,590 14,538,277 7,239,688 1,341,561 77,642 304,107 399,314 90,819 1,056,782 186,217 1,087,653 60,472 44,700 125,020 3,120 2,871840 18,480 29,050 11,900 120,325 171,000 1,470,136 845,761 72,853 11,883 2,568 4,260 38,600 1,128,960 80,259 650,010 37,725 9,120 86,000 3,108 6,600 2,364 6,300 2,050 2,920 12,696 93,250 971 2,700 8,180 1,596 528 47,688 19,960 1,760 5,165 1,440 1,320 15,610 830 16,220 25,124 34,440 13,008 8,265 9,750 91 4,600 11,500 41,600 2,059 Articles. Quantity. Flour _ — -... -—. —.....bbls. 937,223 Corn Meal - -................bbls_ 892 Rye Flour.-.. —........ bbls 1,016 Pork.......................bbls. 106,553 Beef... —... -............... bbls_ 98,750 Ashes.-... h....,bbls. 4,427 Value. $7,966,395 4,460 9,096 1,705,848 1,185,000 132,810 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF_.-~L~~I — ~-I~ILI 24 24TAYRADCMMREO 'V shbowls ---—. Nests 1,326 6,630 liundries ----—. --- —--- pkgs. 2,000,000 Total Value.. --- —------------------— $50,316,819 Total Value in 1854-. --------------- 42,030,931 Increase in favor of 1855 ----. ----. --- —-- $8,315,888 The following table shows the principal articles landed at this port, from the opening to the close of navigation, for four seaSOlis: 1852. 1853. 1854. 1855. Flour..bbls 1,299,513 983,837 739,811 937,223 Pork -—. 60,669 102,548 147,073 106,553 Beef -. 76,679 69,776 56,997 98,750 Whiskey. 79,306 _ 66,707 50,287 36,515 Corn Meal.. 5,099 311 2,540 892 Seed-. 31,559 37,018 20,185 22,560 Eggs 7,686 11,000 8,012 5,600 Fish.. 6,814 7,773 11,752 7,241 Oil.....- - 7,577 7,965 9,425 4,887 Ashes -cks 14,522 11,558 7,553 4,427 Wheat- bu 5,549,778 5,424,043 3,510,792 8,076,821 Corn...... 5,136,746 3,665,793 10,109,973 8,722,516 Oats. 2,596,231 1,480,655 4,475,618 2,683,123 Rye.-..... 112,271 107,152 177,159 309,189 Barley. 497,913 401,098 313,885 62,112 Butter-.lbs 3,989,917 6,589,784 3,783,526 1,996,574 Cheese - -. 5,377,800 1,461,200 756,830 Lard-.. 7,164,672 8,185,300 13,575,662 10,567,823 Tallow - 1,014,686 762,810 576,450 1,862,879 Bacon. — 9,696,590 23,075,645 20,488,400 10,876,530 Wool, bales 45,172 45.820 33,671 47,864 Hemp.- - 3,597 1,977 4,222 1,162 Flax. 789 520 635 1,232 Broomn'Corn 5,420 4,963 5,783 10,116 Buff Robes. 80 631 65 536 Feathers. 2,285 1,556 1,209 4'26 Pelts...... 3,296 5,288 4,550 4,813 Furs, pkgs 2,909 1,095 1,664 1,160 Leather _. 7,155 7,991 4,226 2,740 Hides. -No. 95,452 98,008 68,427 92,564 Copper,ton 439 1,068 1,760 215 Iron....... 4,848 4,731 4,304 4,020 Coal.-.. 34,665 38,188 57,634 60,123 Lead, pigs 31,916 36,004 44,978 66,118 Tobacco,hd 6,620 2,038 2,849 596 Tobacco, bx 7,099 5,030 6,659 3,576 Lumber, ft. 72,337,225 89,294,789 67,407,083 73,506,827 Shingles, A 13,532,000 3,542,642 1,658,000 1,821,347 Lath -- 1,500,000 2,058,920 191,000 396,125 Staves, No. 12,998,614 9,215,240 16,437,015 16,915,221 Horses —.. 1,643 1,533 743 386 Cattle..... 15,926 20,466 19,047 14,112 Sheep..... 16,590 23,223 19,988 26,753 Live Hogs. 171,223 114,952 74,276 54,168 The total value of the Imports by Lake for the year 1854, as appears by our figures is $50,346,819, or an increase as compared with 1854 of $8,315,888. These tables as has been the case for the past three years, we have been compelled to make up from our daily, weekly and monthly statements of Imports by Lake. Prior to that period, they were furnished the press by the Custom House Clerks, but since then they have not been required by the Department at Washington to make them out. We are satisfied however that they are far more correct than any tables which could be made out from the Custom House records. The above comparative table will show the increase during the past year in the imports of wheat to be over 4,500,00< bushels. Flour shows an increase in favo of the past year of $197,412 bbls. Bee an increase of 41,753 bbls, and Rye, Woo' Iron, Coal, and Lumber, show'a handsom increase. While in Pork there is a decreas, of 40,520 bbls. Whiskey 13,772 barrels Corn of 1,287,457 bushels; Oats of 1,792, 495 bushels; Barley of 251,773 bushels and Butter, Cheese, Lard, and Bacon, shov a large falling off. Notwithstanding th< large decrease on several articles, our im ports taken as a whole, show a very large and gratifying increase over previous years That the decrease in our receipts at this port in a large number of articles is not the result of their division to other channels anc routes in seeking a market is too obvious to be denied, and will easily be seen by examining the receipts at other receiving ports. with perhaps the exception of the article ol pork and the products of the hog. Montreal and other Canadian cities which have heretofore purchased largely in this market have, during the past year obtained the greater portion of their supplies direct from the west. The increase in the value of our Imports is not owing as was the case a year ago, to the advance in prices of nearly all descriptions of produce, but to the increase in quantity of several of the more valuable products. The amount of specie on deposit in the Custom House in this city on the 24th December, 1855, and subject to draft was only $3,486 67. Buffalo is a United State's Depository for several collection districts, and the fact of large drafts for refunded duties under the Reciprocity Treaty, as well as drafts for the pay of Government offices and others being paid here, with but a small amount of duties collected keeps the amount on deposit in this city very low. The amount paid out by the collector of this district durirg the past year for the relief of destitute and disabled or sick seamen, was $4,425 33, an increase over the previous year of $189 78; and the amnount collected in this district during the year for that fund was $2.307 81-leaving a deficit of $2,117 52, which is made up by appropriation by the General Government. The amount collected in the District is by a tax THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 25 )on seamen of twenty-five cents per month rich is retained from their wages, and ich is paid into the Custom Hou e by ssel owners every year when they rew their licenses. The number of seamen o lhave been admitted into the hospital Wring the year was 210, and the aggregate imber of days of relief furnished was 7665. 3 there is no Marine Hospital in the city e Government have a contract with the e Trustees of the Hospital of the Sisters of rarity, to which place those in need of ref are sent, and are there attended by a edical man appointed by the collector of e port. The table which we give below shows an srease for the year in the total number of rivals and departures of 259, while it ows a decrease in the tonnage of 665,051 ns. This discrepency is to be accounted r from tile fact that the line of large pasnger steamers running between this city id Sandusky in 1854, (we refer to the St. iwrence and Mississippi,) were laid up all st season, and also the withdrawal of seral large passenger steamers which ran,tween this port and (Chicago, as well as the fact that the Cleveland and Southern ichigan lines of Steamers did not comence running last spring until much later the season than was their usual custom, id to their being laid up early in the fall. ) this cause may be assigned the apparent,crease in the amount of toanage last year compared with 1854. Taking these facts to consideration, it will be seen that there is been a handsome increase in freight nnage over any other year. The following table shows the entrances id clearances at this port of Foreiffn and merican vessels, together with their tonige and crews during the year 1855: Arrived. No. Tons. Men. nerican Vessels from Foreign Ports -—.. 318 122,958 91 3,512,reign do do -—.... 730 68,549 33 5,870 Total......-......1048 191,508 29 9,382 Cleared. nerican Vessels to Forei:rt Ports. —.-. 353 122,256 91 3,735,reign do do........ 666 61,133 30 5,516 Total............1,019 183,390 26 9,251 Coasting Trade. wards.............3,595 1,517,265 88 49,702 twards..............3,569 1,438,069 23 39,668 Total........7,164 2,955,335 16 89,370 Grand Total 1855.....9,231 1854.....8,972 1853.....8,298 1852.....9,441 1851.....9, }50 1850 ---—.8,444 3,360,233 71 3,995,288 19 3,252,978 26 3,092,247 73 3,087,533 80 2,743,700 86 111,515 120,838 128,112 127,491 120,542 125,672 Ship Building. In compiling our annual statement of the business done in ship building at this port, the amount of vessel tonnage turned out during the past year, together with what is now on the stocks, exhibit a very considerable increase in this branch of industry over the previous year. Buffalo is pre-eminently a ship building port, and her mechanics have turned out some of the most magnificent floating palaces belonging to this country. The sail vessels also, in point of model, rig and finish, will compare favorably with those of New York, or any other seaport. Ship building is just now, and has been, since early last spring, in a very prosperous condition. During the winter of 1854-5, owing to the tightness of the money market, and the general depression that pervaded all branches of business, but little activity was to be seen in any of our ship-.yards, but with the opening of navigation and the commencement of business in the early part of the season, more confidence was apparent on all hands, and, with the prospect of an abundant harvest and high freights on the Lakes, a large number of new vessels were contracted for, to be ready for the fall trade. The harvest last fall having proved abundant, and the prospects of a large increase in the carrying trade of the lakes next spring, has stimulated the activity of our ship builders this winter to the highest degree, as will be seen by the tables which follow. Below we present a list of the vessels that have been built at this port during the past summer, as well as those now on the stocks and to be launched in the spring. From the first table it will be seen that the aggregate tonnage turned out during the year 1855 was less than in 1854, while the number of vessels shows an increase. In 1854 two large passenger steamers were constructed, having an aggregate tonnage of nearly 4000 tons. Our lakes are nowwell supplied with this class of vessels, and it will only be when a new one is wanted to IthP.R - l~r ~ -li.- u.- r.* — - - -- - N - im - - 26 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF 26 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF replace one that may be condemned-as, for instance, the one now building to take the place of the Empire State in the Southern Michigan Line-that these large steamers will be built. There has, therefore, been a large increase in the amount of freight tonnage turned out last year. During the past year, which has been one of the most disastrous to our lake marine ever known, it will be seen that Buffalo has sustained her share in the losses. The amount of tonnage belonging to this District which has gone out of existence during the year, is more than made up by the new tonnage built at this port and enrolled in this District, and by that built in other Districts for residents of this city. During the past year the demand for vessels has so increased that one firm, who have hitherto been engaged in canal boat building, have extended their operations, and have built during the year several tugs, and have now two propellers, two tugs and three schooners on the stocks in their yard. They are also building several canal boats. We refer to Messrs. Van Slyke, Notter & Co. Three new yards have also commenced operations during the year, and are now in full blast. The yards belong to George Hardison; B. B. Jones and Seth C. Jones. The two former are located on the creek above the depot of the Buffalo and New York City Railroad, and the latter is on the Erie Basin. As we have already remarked, this branch of trade is extensively carried on in our city, and the demand for new vessels has been unusually active during the past summer and present winter. As a natural consequence, lumber and other materials have considerably advanced in price, but the supply is hardly equal to the demand. Labor also is high, but nearly 2,000 men have obtained constant employment during the winter months, and when we come to add in their families, and others dependant on these men for their support, it will be seen that a very large number of persons are reaping the benefits of the unusual activity in our ship-yards. The following is a list of the steamers, propellers, and sail vessels, by whom built, with their tonnage and value at this port during the year 1855: Steamer Builder. Tons. Union -.-.......Bidwell & Banta-....... 80 Propellers Chicago -. D....Bidwell & Banta - 770 Relief.....-..- Van Slyke, Notter & Co. 362 Mary Bell.. --- —- 75 Rescue-:. --- idwell & Banta..... 285 Dime.. --- —---- " ". 47 Total of Steam...................... 1,694 $1 Sail Vessels. Barque John Sweeney -.F. N. Jones..-......- 406 Schooners Antelope..-...-.O'Conner ---—..... — 347 Genoa... —.... ---- ".... —... 197 Convoy.... --- —- ----------- 360 C. L. Abell -—.. —Hardison — _ --- —-- 70 Lookout. ---. --- "." —. --- —--- 313 Curtis Mann.... — " —.. ---...- 396 Golden Harvest-.B. B. Jones —.. 376 Collingwood ---- " ------------ 376 Eliza Logan...-. "..... --- 369 Grapeshot......... " --------- 369 Perseverance F. N. Jones 306 I Enterprize - - " --------- 306 Bav State......... -. ----. ---- 350 J. F. Tracey..-..- ".-.. ---. 200 ] Rainbow --- —---- ----------- 350 Contest —.. ----... —.. ---- - 360 ] Atlair. - -........... 412 ] Yankee Blade —..... 350 ] Theodore Parker..Bidwell & Banta --- 309 ] John P. Hale...... " ". --- 309 ] Geritt Smith —.-.. " " - 3'9 ] Wings of the Wind. " " 370 1 Mary Smith. —.. " " -. — 370 1 L. B. Shepard-.-Laveyea ---------- 290 ] Mozelle. —.... " -----.. --- —- 331 1 Sail Tonnage --- —-. --- —------- 8,48] 41 Steam " ---—. —. ---. ---- 1,694 11 10,175 52 Repairs, &c............................. 20 $72. As we have already stated, there i very large amount of new tonnage on stocks, to be launched in season for spring business, and commenced in the of 1855. At Bidwell & Banta's yard there is the stocks a first class steamer of nec 2000 tons burthen, and of the following mensions: Length, 330 feet; Breadth Beam 40 feet, and Depth of hold 14 fi This steamer is to receive the engine of steamer Empire State, and will run in Southern Michigan line. When complel she will cost about $200,000. They are building a propeller for P. Sternberg & Co., to run in the West, Transportation Company's line, to c about $50,000, and of the following dim( sions: Length, 198 feet; Breadth of Be. 31 feet 4 inches, and Depth of Hold feet 10 inches. One propeller for A. T. Spencer & C of Chicago, to run in the Lake Super ....~!:_.: L~lr- _~__1_4 ~I..P a~t.IY II~LC~..~.~. ii~ic,_; -......r I —..T-I —F THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 27 TIlE CITY OF BUFFALO. 27; to cost about $40,000, and of the ving dimensions: Length, 197 feet,:lth 30 feet, and Depth of Hold 11 ie propeller for Capt. Robert Monthry, of this city, to cost $45,000 and to ure in length 197 feet, breadth 30 feet, iepth of hold 12 feet. icy are also building a propeller for >ard & Co., and for their own account, h will be worth about $45,000, and of following dimensions: Length, 176 beam 33 feet and depth 12~ feet. Iso, a steam tug of about 200 tons bur-, to cost $18,000, and which will be t 100 feet in length, 20 feet beam and,t hold. This vessel they are building eculation. iis firm have also on the stocks some schooners for Bruce & Co., of Chicago. )out 350 tons burthen each, and to cost 000 each. They will be about 138 feet ng'th, 26 feet beam, and 10 - feet hold, will all be out next spring or early in summrmer. iey are also about contracting to build or three more vessels for an Oswego e. This firm have now on the stocks, and of the following dimensions: 200 feet in length, 32 feet beam, and 13 feet depth of hold, and to cost about $50,000. Mr. Jones is also building three schooners of about 370 tons burthen, to cost about $18,000 each, for Mixer & Bro. And one for Alexander Miller, of about 375 tons, and to cost about $18,000. At this yard, as stated above, there is one Propeller, of 800 tons, valued at $50,000, and four schooners, of 1,480 tons, making a total of 2,280 tons, valued at $118,000. At E. K. Bruce's yard there are on the stocks three schooners for himself and Capt. Dimick, ovie to measure about 360 tons, and to cost $17,000, one about 230 tons, to cost $10,000, and another of about 200 tons, to cost $8,000. At this yard there are in process of construction three schooners, measuring 890 tons and valued at $35,000. At Geo. Hardison's yard there are on the stocks one propeller, of about 745 tons burthen, for C. Hitchcock & Co., and to measure 190 feet in length, 33 feet breadth of beam, and 12 feet 6 inches depth of hold, and to cost $45,000. One schooner for Joseph Kellogg, of Erie, to be about 340 tons burthen and to cost $15,500. Total at this yard on the stocks: Tons. Value. 1 Propeller.......................... 745 $45,000 1 Schooner....................... 340 15,500 Total -.........-....... 1.085 $60,500 At S. C. Jones' yard there are three schooners on the stocks, which will rate from 375 to 400 tons each, and will cost from 18 to 20,000 dollars, which will make at this yard 3 schooners, of 1,175 tons burthen and valued at $58,000. At VHan Slyke, Notter & Co's yard there are now on the stocks one propeller, of about 500 tons burthen, for W. D. Walbridge, and to run in the American Transportation Company's line; to cost $30,000. One propeller for Charles Bancroft, of Detroit, to be about 750 tons burthen, and to cost about $45,000. Its dimensions are ' Length 175 feet, breadth 31 feet and depth of hold 12 feet. One tug of about 550 tons for the Chicago Mutual Insurance Company, and to cost about $25,000. )ted above: Tons. eamrner..-.......-..... --- 2,000 ropellers. ---. --- —---—. --- 2,800 ig -----—.-. --- —------------ 200:booners. --- —---------------- 1,750 6,750 Value. $200,000 181,000 18,000 85,000 $484,000 t F. N. Jones' yard there are three Is on the stocks of about 300 tons for E. K. Bruce and others, and to cost t $15,500 each. lso, three schooners for Niles & Kinne, easure about 280 tons, and to cost about 000 each. ie schooner for Alexander Miller, of t 356 tons, and to cost $17,000, and for Capt. Hart and Capt. Pratt, to;ure 370 tons, and to cost $19,000.;e vessels are all first class, and will be n the spring. There are at this yard, ie stocks, as noted above, 8 schooners, rnting to 2,466 tons, and valued at;,500. t B. B. Jones' yard there are on the:s one propeller for P. L. Sternberg & and to run in the Western Transporn Co.'s Line, of about 800 tons burthen 28 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF One tugr for Mr. Bell of about 1 25 tons; to cost $5,000. One schooner of 400 tons for Taylor & Jewitt; to cost $18,000. One of about 300 tons for Walter Joy; to cost about $9,000. The amount of tonnage now on the stocks at this yard foots up as follows: Tons. Value, 2 Propellers --- —------— 1,250 $75,000 2 7ups -0 --- —-------- 75 30,000 2 Schooners --- —------— 700 27,000 Total --- —-------— 1,875 132,000 At Laveyea's yard two schooners were built during the past year for Morse & Johnson. At present there is -nothing aloing in this yard, and the proprietor is absent at the West. We understand that he vwill probably build one schooner during the spring. RECAPITULATION. The following will show the number of vessels at the different yards now on the stock-sl, as -noted above, with their tonnage and value: Yard. No. Class. Tons. Bidwell & Banta -A Steamer --- —2,000 i, _4__Prope~llrs -_._2,800 cc _1__Tug ----— 200 cc _5_Schooners-___1,750 F. N. Jones-5 _8_Schooners.._ — 2,4066 B. B. Jones ---— 1. Propeller ----- 800 E. K. Br c ------ 4__Schooners -___1,480 EK.Bue ---- 3-Schooners, ---- 890 George Hardison__1__ Propeller ----745 1 EL -— Schooner - 340 S. C. Jones ----- 3Schooners-___1,175 Van Slyke, Notter & Co ------ 2_Propellers-.__1,250 Van Slyke, Netter & Co ------ 2_Tugs-_____675 Van Slyke, Netter & Co ------ 2- Schoonera._ - 700 Total ---— 38 17,271 Value. 200,000 180,000 18,000 85,000 127,000 50,000 68,000 35,000 45,000 13,500 58,000 175,000 30,000 27,000 1,013,500 200 feet in length, 13 feet hold and beam; sh~e will cost $50,000. R. Calkins, of Cleveland, is buil schooner of 350 tons burthen for i der Miller, of this city. 'Capt. Howard is also building, neaut, for E. K. Bruce, of this schooner of about 450 tons, and about $19,000. Mr. Smith is building, at Sagyinavi and aft schooner of 300 tonls, and abi dimensions of the schooner Quicksl J. R. Bentley & Co., of this city. The above are the only vessels thave heard of, building at other lak for pa rties in this city, but there are less several more. The following table will show theI tonnage and value of new vessels have been built during the year 185 added to tile tonnage of this District Cla~q. Name. Tona'or Steamer ------— Union -------- O8 Propeller ----— Chicago -----— 758 Propeller -- --— Potomac — __ 814 Propeller --- —— T. U. Bradbury 6- - Propeller --- —— Relief ------- 302 Propeller --- —— Rescue- -------— 285 Tng. ---- ---— Dime --- —--- 47 Tug -------— May Bell ------ 7 Tug -------— 0. N. Charsn ---- 47 Tog. — ( --- —-. 0. Vail - - 52 Tug - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 75 Steam --- 3140 Brig - — Canopus ----— 386 Barque -. --- —-John Sweeny-_ 406 Schooner --- —— Genoa. --- —— 197 Schooner ----— Antelope - 327 Schooner ----— Convoy ------ - 360 Schooner ----— C. L. Ahell --- —- 70 Schooner ----— Lookout --- —-- 313 Schooner ----— Curtis -Manin --- —396 Schooner --- —- Gohlden Barvest_..376 Schooner ----— Collingwood-__._376 Schooner ----— Fliza Logan- ----- 369 Schooner --- —- ('rapeshot --- —-309 Schooner ----— Prseverance-..3(06 Schooner ----— Enterpuise --- —- 306 Schooner ----— Bay State --- —-- 3,50 Schooner ----— J. F. Tracy --- —- 200 Schooner ----— Rainbow --- —-- -350 Schooner ----— Contest ------ - 360 Schooner ----— Altair --- —-— 412 Schooner ----— Yankee Blade -- - - 350 Schooner ----— L. B. Shepard-. --- 290 Schooner ----— Mozelle ------ - "J 36 Schooner ----— Sea Star --- —- - 120 Sail --------------— 73215 Steam -------------— 3140 Total -----------------— 0,465 There have also been added to thi trict, by purchase froln other Lak~e tricts, so far as we have been able to tam, two barques, two brigfs and ffi-e ners,7 having an aggregate'tonnage of tons, and valued at $75,000. The same table, in another form, would sum up thus: I Steamer of ---— 2,000 tons, worth 200,000 8 Propellers ---— 5,595 " ( 3.50,000 3 Tugs of -_ --- 875 48,000 26 Schooners ---— 8,801 " " 415,500 38 17,271 1,015,500 In addition to the above, the American Transportation Company are building at Milwaukee a propeller of about 500 tons to take the place of the Alleghany, wrecked last fall. At Cleveland, Luther Mosses is building a propeller for Messrs. Win. Foot, Samuel Morgan and Capt. Pheatt, of this city, to measure about 775 tons, and to be ready for the springf trade. Her dimensions are TIlE CITY OF BUFFAtO. 29 ral vessels have also been sold out District, whose aggregate tonnage ibout balance the amount of tonigllht and brought illto this Disfollowing will show the names, tonil value of vessels belonging to the of Buffalo Creek, which have been I and become a total loss during the -1: Tons. Value. Oregon ----------- 312 8,000 All crhanv -_....... 468 8,000 Charter Oak -------- 184 5,000 a rora --- —-------- 253 6,000 ia -16 ]0 2,500 Mnisfield ----------- 213 7,000 I vhlilo_ _-_ --- —-----.......... 237 7,000...-............. 1,827 43,500 e to vessels still in existence ----— 146,635 it-l damagre to Marine of this District_ 190,135 tworei also vessels lost, enrolled in )istricts, in which residents of our re parlt owners. 534 this District lost 4,908 tons by aid during the past year the total only 1827 tons, showing a decrease 1 tons in favor of the past year.nage( to the marine of this District r was not one-third what it was in,'tile the damage to the marine of )le Lakes shows an excess in 1855, )arel with 1854, of $633,704. following statement will show the mnber of different class of vessels enn tlhe District of Bufifalo Creek on it December, 1855, with their agtonnage and valuation: Class. Tons. Value...Steamers.... 18,997 $1,698,000.Propellers - 21,660 995,000 iM:iques r -- 3,579 110,000.. Brigs ---- 8,092 211,500 Schooners- 22,638 708,000 74,966 $3,722,500 64,942 3,235,200 10,024 487,300 Secretary of the rTreasury, in his re"Commerce and Navigation" for puts down the tonnage of Buffalo.t 76,952 55-95 tons. This is, howoiorrect, and the same may be said of,ther Lake Districts, as stated in that Vessels which have been out of exfor years, but the fact not having fficially reported at the Custom or their enrollments cancelled, are I in the report of the Secretary of -sury. In our figures we have struck out all such, and our table, as given above, is, we believe, as near correct as it is possible to make it. Trade with Canada. The Reciprocity Treaty, which was ratified by the Canadian and other Provincial Goveri-ments early in the spring of 1855, and whicl went into operation about the middle of' March last, has wroulght a wondeifal change in the trade between this port and Canada. The etffects which the friends of that Treaty predicted, are fully realized in the increased and constantly increasing commercial intercourse between tlhis country andl the Provinces. That Treaty has scarcely been in operation nine montths, and already it is strenuously urged on both sides of the line that the principle of Reciprocity should be extended to manufactures, shipping and( the coasting trade, while some go so far as to demand free and unrestricted trade between Canada and the United Stu tes. We do not deem this a proper time to discuss the merits of the question, reserving that for a future occasion, wh le we shall be in possession )f statistics of the Canadian tradle of other ports on the lakes. This beinig the first year under the operation of this Treaty, we have deemed it a matter of considerable importance to make our tables of the trade between our p)ort and Canada as complete as possible. This we belie e we have succeeded in doing, after a vast amount of labor in complliig and arranging the statements which follow. The embarrasslnents which the Buffthlo, Brantford and Godeiich Railroad have had to encounter during the past year, and vwhich are referred to more fully under the head of "i lailroads," thereby interrupting the traffic on this line between this city anid its intersection with the Great Western Hailway at Paris, has seriously affected the trade between that portion of the province, through which the road runs, and our city. It has caused a very large diversion of the trade f, m this road to the Niagara Falls Road and the Suspension Bridge. We know of one firm who have shipped high wines firom this city to ('anada, via the Suspension Bridge, during the past season, on which duties to the amount of over $600 have been paid. It will therefore be seen that our tables of exports, as obtained from the Custom House, TRADE AND COMMERCE OF,' do not by any means show our entire export trade, but merely the direct trade with the ports along the Canadian shore. The tables which we give below will show that the Tmports of dutiable goods, produce, merchandizc, &c., before the operation of the Reciprocity Treaty wNre-.-..-.......-............... $69,912 66 That the Imports of free goods, produce, nmerchandize, &c., under the Reciprocity Treaty, during tlheyear were ----—. ----. --- —-—. 1,987,957 57 ThaIt the Imports of free goods and merchandize under the tariff of 1846 were..... —.- 66,081 02 And the Imports of dutiable goods under the Reciprocity Treaty were -----...._....._. 9,253 99 Making a total of Canadian Imports for 1855 of........................... $2,131,205 24 In 1854 the Imports of foreign produce, merchandize and goods were.._...._..-..__. $442,087 26 Do. do. in bond for transportation...... 448,104 00 Do. do. of free goods...,.......-.. —. 132,671 00 Total Imports in 1854...............$1,022,862 26 6" in 1855......-......._-. 2,131,205 24 Increase in favor of 1855.. —.......$1,108,342 98 Under the Reciprocity Treaty a new system of keeping the accounts of the Implort and Export trade has been adopted, which renders it very difficult to make exact comparisons (f the trade of ditlerent years. Hitherto flour, rye flour, corn meal, backwheat flour ardl shorts were kept separlately; now tley are all included under the head of descriptions were 546,242 bushels afle Reciprocity Treaty, and before it went operation the receipts were: wheat, 1 23,416; barley, bush., 3,085; corn bush., which would therefore make average proportion of the former anmou be-of wheat 476,242 bushels, and c other descriptions of grain at 70,000. would give the total receipts of whlea the year 1855 at about 500,000 bus In 1854 the receipts were 154,145 bus Increase in 1855, 345,855. In addition to flour and grain, it wi seen that there is a very large increna the value of lumber and wool import( 1855, as compared with 1854. The value of the lumber imported in 1855 was _$379,' " " "t " 1854 " - 199,1 Increase in 1855.......................$180, The value of the wool imported in 1855 was-_ 59,( " ~c " " " 1854 " - 4 Increase in 1855 --- —.......-..-....... —. 59,' These are the principal articles whicl receive from Canada, and it will be that under the Reciprocity Treaty they show a very handsome increase. Ve( s1hc t, 4.l A,?., di, ~ &QA 0n3 hc 1 "t Breadstuff," and are estimated by cwt. in- "",Uc LtU LheU arLotJU 01 o tmi)1OU i o J aeu ad ae e e hy c. i- also been imported dur-ing the year. stead of bbls. or bags, and wheat, corn, rye, obeen ported during the yer. oats and barley come under the head of he exports of domestic and for "Grain of all kinds." This classification is produce, manufactures and merchan much to be regretted, and we trust the old show a considerable decrease from 185, The Exports of domestic produce, &c., in system will again be resumed. 1855 were -...-................ 84 It will be seen that the amount of flour The Exports of foreign produce, &c., in 1855 were ----------------------------------- 8 received prior to the Reciprocity Treaty was 2,328 bbls., while of buckwheat flour, corn Total in 18554 — 9 --- —--- l, meal and shorts, the total was 3,752 lbs., or about 20,blbs. After the Reciprocity Decreasein 185 ---------- 21 or a t 2. A t The total Canadian trade in 1855 was...-...$3,066,3 Treaty, the receipts of flour and breadstufis < *. 1854 " -—. --- 2,175,0 was 116,806 cwt., which is equal to 66,746 Increase in 1855..-......89,3 bbls., and after deducting the same propor- The amount of duties collected in 1855 was- $29,2 tion fiom this amount as we have above, it In 1854 --- —------------------------------ 99,6 would leave fully 65,000 bbls. flour and Decrease in 1855. —......-..... — $70,3 1,746 of the other descriptions. We are The greater ortin of the aboveam( also told by the Clerk in the Custom House e collected efoe te ope who has charge of this department, that of the Reciprocity Treaty, and was co nearly the whole amount entered as flour refunded. he amount of du and breadstuffs, was flour. We therefore collected on foeign merchandise con incline to the belief that our estimate is cor- through in bond was $17,220 22. rect. The amount of duties refunded at th( The Imports of flour in 1854 was. --- —--- 34,879 S. Depository in this city, under the Tre, " " " C." 185,".................67,328 was nearly $50,000. Increase in 1855. —........................ 32,449 Abstract of dutiable goods and r Again, the total receipts of grain of all chandise imported into the District of I 31 THE CITY OF BUFFALO. reek fl'- r thle 1st of.anuary, 1855, Timrber and Lumber of all kinds.. 66,713 06 I.Pelts, No.......-................ 11,533 5,894 66 8th of March, when the lieciprocity W ool, lbs --.. --- —- 91,202 22,873 28 went into full force an(i efect, in, noked and 17,749 44 51 Freshl, Smoked and Salted Meat, lbs 8,948 747 00 ican vessels: Fruit, (dried) bu..- — 1. 1 00 Fruit, (undried) bu............... 281 109 00 es. Quantity. Value. Duties. Cheese, lhs -. --- —-------—.. 120 12 00,ls.............. 2,328 $17,276 10 $3,455 '20( Ashes, ilbs -------—..-..- -- 7,400 302 00 ieat Flour,lbs_ —_- 180 6 46 1 29 Horns, No -—....... —......4... 4,100 67 00:al, llbs -..-. 70 1 08 22 Fire Wood, cords. --- —. ---..-. — 11 26 00 lbs -.- ------- 3,502 26 89 5 38 bush........-.. -- 20,665 32,069 20 6,418 82 Total in American Vessels..-............$753,708 45 " ---—. --- - 3,004 2,888 34 577 68. --- —..- 25 8 59 72 Statement of produce and goods ims — 96 51 00 1630 ported into the District of Buffalo Creek,.22 09 09 41 82 - - 22 209 09 41 82 lhich are free of duty under the Recip" - ------ 2 19 78 3 96,bls -__ --- — 32 619 02 123 81 rocity Treaty, from the time that Treaty lbs -. - 28 '3 59 1 08 went into full force, on the 8th of March, id Bedding ------- 1 10 25 3 08 No. —...-...... 1 2 56 77 to the 31st December, 1855, in foreign ron, lbs.-.. 6,800 69 70 20 91 essl per, - ----— _- - 2,099 241 73 12 03 essels ns - ------—. --- 172 25 17 22 Articles. Quantity Value Pine Boards and Grain of all kinds..-.......bu_ 359,612 $631,758,89 feet... --- —. 85,785 441 00 88 22 Flour and Breadstuffs..-. — cwt. 54,826 232,541,98 ber, feet. ---. 370 22 75 4 55 Animals not for breed --- —-No. 424 5,166,75 eks, No. -. —.. 94 4 45 1 34 Seeds plants &c....-.-.- - -....... 512 -tured Pine Lum- Veritabless. --...- - - —.-bu_ 3,235J, 2,314,52 et.......-... 2,000 20 50 6 15 Fish l............. bs. 1,300 40,29 ots, No......... 48 18 45 5 53 EF.g-s ----—. ---..... —hundred_ 18 16,20 les and Skins --- — 709 11 132 2i Idlies and skins undressed._ No. 587 1,218,88 -s _.._. 850 217 81 6 34 Furs undressed. --- —--—.-No. 9,994 1,115,35 ils.B 40 7 18 2 la B:utter - lbs_ 1,908 320,86 v and Glass Ware - 8,114 49 2,434 31 I-!rns.............. N'o 4,000 143,03 s................. 3,200 65 60 3 28 Asles.....lbs. 16,600 849,74 Timber and Lumber of all kinds... 312,307,04 otal -- ----. ---— $63,481 47 $13,475 34 elts..-...-.....-........ No_ 20,128 9,227,19 tement of dutiable goods alnd mer- ool -----------------— bs 143,185 36,654,89 I ----ags - ----— l-._.__l_....._. bs. 14,527 346,39 ise imrlorted into the District of Buf- Fruit (undried) ---... bu. 55 22,0.0 bu. 55...2,.00. ^.. reek from the 1st of January, 1855, 8th of March, when the Reciprocity, went into full force and effect, in n vessels: es. Quantity- Value. Duties. bu............... 2,751 4,030 52 806 11 bu................. 81 83 03 16 60 les and Skins, No -.. 1,046 264 08 52 82, Galls...-..-....... 10 10 25 3 08 bbls ---....... 2 3 84 77 bs-............. 82z 15 38 3 08.. --- —---- 400 20 50 410 o............ 1 3 59 72 J in Foreign Vessels --- —-.-.- 4,431 19 887 28 American " ---—....63,481 47 13,475 34 Grand Total ---—..._....- $67,912 66 $14,362 62 tement of produce and goods iminto the District of Buffalo Creek are fiee under the Reciprocity Treaty he time that Treaty went into full ln the 8th of March, to the 31st Der, 1855, in American vessels: Total in foreign vessels....... —...$1,234,249,12 Total in American vessels... — ---—.- 753,708,45 Grand Total.. --- —....-..-.........$1,987,957,57 Statement of free goods imported into the District of Buffalo Creek during the year 1855, under the tariff of 1846, in American vessels: Articles. Value. Personal Effects —...-...-................... $6,193 00 Timothy seed..._ --- —--—.-................ 359 38 Property of United States returned...-..-... 19,837 96 Old Junk -.....................-........... 224 50 Animals for breed.....-_................... 242 00 Total in American Vessels. --- —-. ----.- $24,856 84 Statement of free goods imported into the District of Buffalo Creek during the year 1855, under the Tariff of 1846, in foreign vessels: Articles. Value. Personal Effects..-_- -- ----—.. -..........- - $7,788,25 Property of United States returned —....... —. 26,934 63 Timothy seed.-... --- —.... --- —-_-. 469 30 Old Junk.. —............_................ 266 00 Copper Ore (1642 tons)...... —........... 5,766 00 Total in foreign vessels.-_ —_ --- —....... $41,224 18 Total in American vessels-__2....4....... 24,856 84 Grand total..-. --- —-—.-..-.. —.....-...- $66,081 02 Statement of dutiable goods imported into the District of Buffalo Creek from the time the Reciprocity Treaty took effect un -s. Quantity. all kinds, bu..-..... —. 186,630's d Breadstuffs, cwt....... 61,980, (not breeding) No..__.. 1,427 [ants, &c.._ —............. es, bbls.. —.... — -.... 30,413 No —.............. 1,045 indred................... 843 d Skins, (undressed) No - 556 ndressed) No............ 340 lbs -.......-..-........ 12,535 -bs................... 993 Value. $322,521 73 291,316 02 15,713 84 35 00 21,992 23 213 18 873 50 1,615 95 140 00 2,030 79 96 70 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF 32 til the 31st December, vessels: Articles. Quantity. Scrap Iron lbs.._ --- —-- ----- Old Copler lbs. ----. 172 Old Bra 1ssI s.. --- —.- 50 Molasses gals. —.... — 10 Leather. ----. --- —-. --- Shingles no...... 63~ Shingle bolts cords ----. '12 Wool lbs... --- —---—. 1,382 Beeswax lbs --- —---- 32 Wagons no0 --- —..-_ --- 1 Medicinel s-.. ---- -----. --- — Scotch IBar Iron cwt --- 412 Axe handles no_... ---- 12 Staves no......-..... 136,194 Scow Loat no -..._ ---. 1 Ale galls..... —. —. — ' 160 Castings lbs --- —------ 626 Carts no --- —--------- 2 Harness setts. 2... 2 Total in foreign vessels...... Total in American vessels.._ Grand Total ---------- 1855, in foreign Value. Duties. 1,608,78 482,63 35,26 1,76 5,13 26 5,13 1,54 1,80 36 11.365 34,10 518,14 155,44 28-3,31 84,99 5,58 1,12 15,38- 461 14,47 4,54 975,49 292,j05 15t 46 2,295,14 459,02 307,50 9,25 3:,85 (1,15 43,86 13,16 27,68 8,30 41,00 12,30 __ $6,332,67 $1661,44 2,921,32 724,43.._$9,253,99 $2,385,87 Statement of dutiable goods imported into the District of Buffalo Creek from the time the Reciprocity Treaty took effect until the 31st December. 1855, in American vessels: Artir-ls. Quantity. Scrap Iron. --- —------------- Old Copper, Its __-.s- ------ 565 Old Brass. --- —----.. 420 Last Blocks —... --- —-... --- Shingle Bolts, cords -.. 133 Old Type, lbs -----------—. 100 Shingles, (Shaved) No. _- _ 100,400 Hav, lbs - ---------—. ---. 5,000 Feathers, Ibs... —. ---. —. 26 Hogs, No ---—........ —.- 1 Wagol, No. —_.-. —. --- — 1 Harness Setts --- —-------- 2 Furniture ------- ~ ---,_ ___ --- Cards, lkgs. —.24 --- —-. 24 Cotton Manufactures, yds. 69 Cigars, No. —..-3.... ---- 3,200 Sugar, lbs -—.50 --- —------ 50 Books, Veols -________. --- - 66 Small Boat.... —.. —. ---. 1 Honey, b11s -...-.... ---. 440 Cider, bblls --- —---------- 3 Staves, No -- -.........-.. - 75,562 Hoops, No...-..-...... —. 3,900 Ale, galls.______ —_ --- ------ 90 Ale, doz. bottles -.. _.-. ---- 10 Port Wine, galls ---—. ---. 5 Fig Blue, lbs..... ---- 100 Beds and Bedding. —....... 1 Confectionary, lbs.. — ----- 240 Sundries; bbls -1.... —. 1 Oats, Rye and othor small grains ----. 55,076 Butter, lbs. --- — -—.............. —. 2,;350 Cheese, lbs. 92,-29 Lard, lbs..-..... — -- -----— _. --- —- 21,689 Tallow, lbs -.... --- —-------- 162,060 Bacon, lbs - -. --- —----... ---- --— 121,661 Horses, No_. --- —-_.. --- —-------- 51 Cattle, No-...6 —. --- —. ---. ----... --- 36 Coal, tons.-.... --- ——.. --- —-- 1,004 Hides, No__ ----...191 — - ------------- 191 AWhiskey, galls -.... --- —. --- —----—. 95,116 Oil, (whale and other fish) galls --- —-- 11,729 Oil, (lard) galls. --- ——...-.-. ---- 506 Sperm Candles, lbs... --- ——.1 --- — 1.880 Boards and scantling, feet -......... — 121,579 Manufactures of Wood --------------- Tar a d pitch, hbbli --—. --- ——.-.. 308 Biscuit and Ship Bread —.... ---___. 109 Apples, bblIs.. --- —---------—..- 341 Potatoes, bu -.30 --- --—... --- —-—.. 306 Onions bu..-._.... —.... —...-...- 47 Skins and Furs, Pkgs —. ----_. ------ —. Rice, tcs -64 --- —--------—. --- — 64 Sugar, lbs _. --- —--— _ --- —- ------ 54,550 Molasses, gals. —. --- —----. 7395 — 7,395 Vinegar, bbls ----------------------- 90 Beer, Ale Porter and Cider,. _ —...... 82 Linseed Oil. galls.._..-....-__.__-_. - 2,158 Spirits of Turpentine, bbls --- —------- 45 liousehold Furniture __ --- —------- Carriages, and parts of -, --- —— _-.IaLts, cas(es ------ —.. ---- -- 199 Boots and Shoes, pairs --- —----------- 19,729 Wearingll Apparel. --- —----—. --- —-- Saddlery...-.......- - -------....... Trunks and Valises.. — --------—..Somip, ibs. --- —------— 1 --- —------ 55,951 Snuif _______ --- —-- --------------- - _ 2,6s2 Tobacco -—. --- —----------—. — 83,906 Candles.-.. --- —-,_.. __.. --- —--- 42.3.1.5 Leather, Ibs ------------------— _- 54,730 Cables and Cordage, lbs --— _ —. --- 28,666 Lead, lbs ----------------- ---— _-. 31,963 Salt, bbsls -------------------- 4,730 Iron bar, lbs ---------------—. --- —- 13,178 Iron Nails -... —.... ---. _ --- —-—.... 48,9U0 Iron Castings. --- —----—. --- —--- Iron, manufactures of -.. --- —--- Copper and Brass, manufactures of..... Cotton, manufactures of white __.-__Cotton, " colored ------ Bags and other manufactures --- —. _.. Drugs and Medicines ----_ --- —-.. --- Earthen and Stone Ware --- —-.... ---Musical Instruments --- —--—........Brooms, doz -------—. --- —--—. 499 Oil Cloth, yds ---.. —...-2 --- —--- 2,031 Books and Maps __.__ _. --- —--— __ Paper and Stationary... — Paints and Varnish —..... --- —--- Brick and Lime —.- --------—. —. Manufactures of Fur.. -_ --- ——.-_iManufactures Marble and Stone..._- -.Glass Ware ----------—.-.-......... Oakum --- —-— __._................. Tan Bark, cord. --- —.. --- —------ 5 Whalebone, lbs --.. --- —-------- 145 Hemp, lbs ---— _- ------------- -- Chocolate, lbs. --- —------—. ----. --- 701 Starch. lbs. --- —--------- Rosin, bbls. --- —---—. — - 73 Trees, bundles. ----.. --- ----— 9. ---- 9 Clover Seed, bu. --- —----—.-.. --- 228 Oysters ----—. —, — ---—.. --- —-. 30 8. 2 13. 11. 4 1. ~5. 32 11 2. 29. 1, 3 1. 4 4. 2 1 62. 6 6 30 3 2 1 2 16 4 10 5 2 7,. 29 209 11. 5 10 3 10 8 Value. 552 17 77 14 53 81 3-2 54 422 56 9 23 354 76 30 74 13 32 10 25 41 00 17 42 7 69 3 08 11 59 32 80 5 13 30 26 30 75 4 30 5 38 1,098 16 9 99 12 30 10 25 5 13 12 30 5 13 20 91 1 23 Duties. 165 65 3 85 2 69 9 76 126 76 1 85 106 43 6 14 3 33 3 08 12 30 5 22 2 31 92 2 89 13 12 1 54 3 02 9 23 1 29 1 08 219 63 3 00 3 69 3 07 2 05 2 46 1 54 6 27 25 lk$724 43 1 2 11 5 Total in American Vessels --— $2.921 32 Abstract of domestic produce and manufactur s exported from the District of Buffalo Creek, N. Y., to Canada, during the year ending December 31st, 1855: Articles. Quantity. Value. Flour, bbls --.. --- --. --- —-.-.. --- - 2,638 $22,474 Corn Meal, bbis -------------. 481 1,633 Pork, bbls.. — ------------------ 791 12,558 Beef, ". —... ---. --- —-----—. --- 133 2,063 Fish, "...... — 151 1,705 Fish, (dried and smoked) lbs. ----. --- 17,556 1,274 Wheat, bu -.... --- —----------- 25,500 44,622 Corn, bu..-........ --- -... —100,710 81,173 1 Total Domestic Produce and Manufactures Exported --- —, _ --- — $846 Total Foreign Merchandise Exported...-.... 88 Total Value of Exports for 1855.......-..$935 Total Value of Exports for 1854..._...-..1,152 Decrease in 1855 -—................. ---$217 Statement of goods, wares and ir chandise remaining in Public Store in THE CITY OF BUFFALO. - -' - --- * - 083,istrict of Buffalo Creek on the 31st DeImber, 1855: Articles. Quantity. Value. Duties. randy 2 hlf pipes, 12 qr, 2 eights. 1,043 00 1,043 00 'ine..50 baskets... --- — --- 291 00 113 80 on -.-67312 tons ----------— 13,972 78 4,191 84 'ockery-.10 hhds, 351crates.. ---- 11,958 95 3,587 68 Total......-.. ---. --- —--— $27,268 73 $8,936 32 Abstract of foreign merchandise exported 'om the District of Buffalo Creek, N. Y. to!anada during the year ending December 1st, 1855: Articles. Quantity. Value. Tffee lbs - - ---- 65,665 6,640,a lbs ---------- 89,446 66,525 aisins lbs-...... --- —. 6,264 676 Epper lbs -. --- —---- 5,691 709 n Plate boxes -- -- --- 129 1,324 runes lbs - -..... ----. -. 2,150 237 urrants lbs ------... --- —------- 2,216 226 igs lbs. - 3,250 374 uts lbs -......... —. ----. --- —-- 11,51.1 1157 )ice lbs. — ----—. 6,026 635 inger lbs ---—... --- —-—. ---- 3,392 342 rockery pkgs.. --- ——. --- —----- ------ 2,647 ruit boxes ------. --- —-----—. 151 763 efined sugar lbs.. ----. --- —---- 50,693 6,067 lover lbs.....-.. —. --- —-. --- —-- 700 170 Total Foreign Merchandise exported in 1855 _ S88,492 Total Foreign Merchandise exported in 1854-..- 105,301 Showing a decrease last year of --- —----------- $16,809 The an lual duties collected at Buffalo for series of years, ari as follows: 316 - $12,389 78 1851 --------— $92,357 69 47 24,361 78 1S52 -.... --- 69,723 74 348.. 21,236 30 1853 --- —-—. 84,943 33 3-149 46,939 86 1851 -...... --- 99,663 59 3i50-...-...-..- 67,649 95 1855 --------— 29,275 40 Statement showing the value of domes[c and foreign produce and merchandise xported in Ainerican and foreign vessels uring thle year 1855: omestic produce and merchandise in American vessels.. ----------—. ------------ $447,093 )o. do do in Foreign vessels --- —----- 399,591 Excess in American vessels --- —------------ 47,502 oreign merchandise in American vessels- 53,141 " " "Foreign " 35,351 Excess in American vessels --------------- 17,790 Statement of goods and mnerchandise,ithdrawn from warehouse in the District f Buffalo Creek for warehousing in other istricts, for exportation and for consumpion during the year 1855: Statement of goods and merchandise transferred from other Districts to the District of Buffalo Creek, in bond for warehousin( and export to Canada during the year 1855: Articles. Quantity. Value. Sugar hhds..-.._.......... — 1,092 $45,488 Raisins boxes......... 655 875 linseed Oil casks - -....-. 12 937 Calf Skins boxes ---- -----. ---- 2 384 Wine pkgs.-....... ----. 147 966 Porter casks -—. --- —-------------. 50 484 Brandv c.sks. —.... --- —-- 3 277 Cry Goods-... — 16,106 Cigars. —. --- —-—. --- ——. ---- ----- 953 Hlardware -........... --- — 1,488 Blank Note Forms... —...-. ---.. — - 1,514 BllankBooks...- 892 Hides....................... — -..... 413 Sundres....... —.. ---. ---- --—... --- 664 Total value -..........-.. ---...-...-...-.- $71,411 The Erie Canal. The returns of the trade of the Erie Canal at this point show a steady increase fromn year to year in the quantity and value of most articles sent to and received from tide water. In some articles, such as flour, beef, wool, lumber, etc., which our tables of receipts by Lake and State Line Rail Roadl, show a handsome increase, the amount transported by the Canal, exhibits a considerable decrease. For instance, the receipts of flour fromn the west by Lake and Rail Road and the shipments by Canal for the past two years, exhibits the followinlg result: Receipts. Canal Exports. 1S54.-..... 750,535.-.............288,1'24 1855-... ----. 1,003,906 ---------------- 235,578 Here it will be seen that while there is an increase in the receipts last year, as compared with 1854, of 253,371 bbls.; there is a decrease of 52,546 bbls. in the shipments by Canal. Again, in the article of beef, the total receipts show an increase last year, as compared with 1854, of 43,794 bbls.; while the shipments by Canal show an increase of only 8,175 bbls. This comparison will hold good on a large number of articles which legitimately belong to the Canal, but which have been diverted to the railroads. The time has now arrived in the history of our Canals, when their revenue fails to meet the requirements of the Constitution. There is now a large deficit which will probably have to be made up by a direct tax. This is to be attributed to the railroads, and to them only. The facts show Articles. Quantity.!our blls _ 165 'heat bu.1-... 6,665 rockerv (crates). 706 umber ft...... 135,108 odfish quintals-. 50 randv c'tsks...- 28 *igar hhds -. ---- 21 ig Iron tons.. 753 loves & Jackets _ 1 -ardware cases___ 10 Dutiable Value. 1,183 87 9,560 76 28,803 05 984 12 152 00 269 70 1,589 66 10,008 77 170 00 1,375 00 Duties. 236 72 1,912A5 8,668 82 178 82 30 40 2,696 70 278 90 3,002 63 51 00 412 00 $17,468 94 Total..................... $54,096 93 - t*.," - 6 - ____, - __ I 34 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF 34 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF this concluisively, and there is rio evalflino, themn. The following will show the probable amount of produice shipped east, by the, New York Central and New York City Rail Roads during tue year: 660.628 bbls. flour, the toll on which is ----— $155~823 65.000 b eef, " 24.1:33 40, 000 "Pork, " "7,424 200,000 bu. wheat, "" "13.104 2,500.000 lbs. butter and cheese. - -2,184 15,000 000"11 -,acon, hird ai id ta low, 8.190 s,ooo,ooo "1 wonl --- —----- 7,280 On other articles not enumerated, 30,000 Totail on down freifb -------------- $948,138 The up freighrf on both rosids amounts to about 100,000 tons; the toll, at, 4 mills, is -------— 291.200 Total tolls lust tot the State, --- —----— $539,338 On cutlte, h ors-es, sleep. hogrs, hides,q leather, &c. we have made no computation or even estimate of the toll they would have had to pay had they been shipped by Canal, We estimate that the down awl up toninagre of the several other railroatd in tin' State, and the tolls thereon about equal to that on the New Yolk Central ani New York City roads, and we have a grand total loss of tolls to thre State, Of ovel, $1,000,000. This is the, prernittm paidl by the State to these railroads, that thev' may successfuilly prevent the eilaigement of the Erie and other Canals. We have sho)wn by the above that these roads, are yearly diverting enough of thet legitimate buisiness of the Canals, if tolls were collected thereon, to more than pay the interest on the entire cost of the nlargement of tile Canals, as contemplated by the Constitution. A diversity of opinion exists as to I ow the defieiancy should be made up. It is contended flirst, thoia railroads should be tolled; second, that a system of discrimiinating, tolls shculd be adopted making produce passinigo thte Welland Canal pay the same toll from Oswego as it would from. Buiffalo; third, that it sllouhld be met by a direct tax; and fourth, that the tolls should be reduced so low as to bring back the trade diverted to the rail roads. rrhese several propositions all have their advocates. The reduction of tolls tends to chieapen transportation, and the lower the fleight t-ariffs are put, a greater extent of country is enabled to send their surplus products to market. With a two mill toll on flour, butter, wheat, wool, etc., if facts are of any valuLe, the greater portion of those article that wvent forward on the railroads fron this point lazt year, would have gone bcanal. The, State wouild heave lost on umos of those articles one-third of the tolls p~aid and hlave sained two-lhirds on those car tied by railloads. We fear that unless th, tolls are reduced on the Canal, or. toll; ar im1)osed on i'ailroads-, or a systeno of (is critnination a(loptedl, the predictions of th, enemnies of the Canals in tim~es pas t wil 50011 be tuore than iealized. Statement of Property first cleared a the Collector's Office at Buffidlo on the Eri Canal,? during the year 1 8505, showing th quantity and average value of each artick anid also the whole amount of tells receive, at that office 01n boats and each article property, duringf the same period. Value of Tolls on Articles. Quantity. each article, each article BOATS. Toll at 2 cents -------------- TOE FOREST. Product of Wood. noards & Sectl'g ft - - 48,989,289 979,786 SI]in gles, M --- —- 760 3,064 Timnber, 1O0c ft-. --- 216 32 Staves, lbs ------ 149,212,261 596,849 Ashes pot and pearl. 4,808 125,008 Total value -------— 1,704,739 AGRICULTURE. Product of Animals. Pork, bbs ------- 72,278 Beef --------- 31,925 Bacon, lbs ----— 6,794,919 Cheese -------- 601,223 Butter -------- 241,352 Lard, Tallow and Lard Oil ------ 5,169,128 Wool --- —---- 2,766,498 Bides --- —---- 853,694 Total value -------- Vegetable Food. Flour, blls ------ 235,178 Wheat, bush. ---- 6,455,641 Rye ---- ------ 221,497 Corn --- ----— 7,733,451 Corn meal, bbls --- 1,251 Barley, bush ----- 24,390 Oats --- -----— 2,287,950 Bran and ship s t uffs, l bs -- ----— 4,749,587 Teas and beans ho.. 6 89 Potatoes ------- 812 Dried Fruit, lbs.. ---. 16,741 Totalvau - All other Agricultural Products. Cotton, lbs --- —- 15,715 Unmanufactured tobacco -----— 1,869,402 Hemp --- —----- 135,455 Clover & grass seed.. 710,469 Flax seed --- —-- 420,319 Hops --- —---- 10,811 1,301,004 488,950 645,517 60,122 48,403 620,295 991,939 51,222 -$4,206, i92 2,002,413 11,620,154 254,722 6,450,732 4,341 31,707 1,143,975 28,498 1,206 406 1,841 $21,529,998 - $41,378 C 76,955 1 83 3t 43,451 3,200 123,694 11,593l 10,520 3,793 265 223 4,837 1 2,918 737 34,889 39,372 215,051 11,917 224,701 114 1,000 37,668 1,810 3, $531,697 1,572 1 149,552 407 10,916 8 63,942 827 1 14,711 317 2,162 Total value. --- —----— $242,855 1,462 $25,979,345 568,049 THE CITY OF BUFFALO. MANUFACTURES. lomestic spirits, gals 759,363 280,964,il mneal & cake, lbs. 4,383,403 65,751,eather --—. ----.- 459,554 110,293 'urniture ------- 226,982 27,238 tar tnd pig leadcl - 2,340,437 152,128 ig iron. -—.. 475,471 9,509 looml & bar iron_. 338,970 11,864 astingas & iron ware 105,585 4,223 )omestic salt...-.- 752,650 2,916 Total value.... --- —--- -- $665,886 MERCHANDISE, ron and Steel, lbs_-. 759,575 60,766 lailroad Iron...... 1,055,001 34,815 'lint enamel crockery & glass ware__ 67,406 6,741 ill other merchandise 1,030,704 72,149 Fuirniture. ----................ 6,523,586 4,700 65 I Pi Ion --------------------- 22,8,8,980,403 23! C'stings and Iron Ware..... —.. 33,350,562 158 63 Doicestic Cottons.. --- —-—....1, 1,447,669 145 73 DI)omestic Salt..-...-........... 109,(184,542 298 57 Foreign Salt........-........ 240,769 2 94 117 83 Total Value.............. 24 67 MERCHANDIZE. 2 48 Sugar, lbs...-.............. 49,368,103 Molas-es. ---...-... --- ---—. ---. 16,113,0l13 7,954 73 Cotcffee. ----. —. ---... --- ——. 13,982,797 N;ils, Spikes and Horse Shoes -.. 6,378,723 117 90 I'on and Steel --- —--------- 24,413,763 509 03 'tilroad ron ------------------ 59,567,908 Flint Enamel, Crockery and Glass 782,S30 457,18 ) 1,333,022 521,1(1 654,-;07 1,820.$4,205,180 5,689,970 773,425 2,097,420 318,936 2,185,~93 1,769,877 50 28 1,163 01 1,840 22,tone iiner iundi Total value.. — -—. --- — $174,471 OTHER ARTICLES., lime and clay. 5,668,655 11,337 'al coal ----- 21,776,110 76,216 er Ore -. 310,736 108,758 ries-.....- 10,753,698 537,685 Total value —... —. $733,996 Grand total value $..- - $29,258,437 1,498 96 1,910 23 33 19 9,215 18 12,657 56 $755,574 50 Ware. --- —.... —. --- —-..- 9,009,338 991,027 All other Merchandize.-... ---.169,618,022 67,847,209 Votal Value. ---.. --- —---—... --- $80,672,957 OTHER ARTICLES. Live Cattle, Hogs and Sheep. —. 7,130 357 Stone, Lime and Clay.... ---..- 46,290,406 92,581 Gypsum-.8 ---. —.... —. ---.- 862,032 8,620 Mineral Coal......... ----...... 86,080,874 301,283 Sundries ---.... --- —------------ 22,742,838 1,591,999 Value.-...... —.... —.-. ---.-. — $1,994,840 Grand Total Value...-.- --—. --- $87,856,037 Below we give a compai ative table showing the quantities of some of the leading articles which have been first cleared from this place during the past three years: Statement of property left at Buffalo on,he Erie Canal, or which was left between;hat place and the Collector's Office next n order on the Canal; showing the quan-;ity and average value of each article during;he year 1855: "Imu 0 Articles. v alue oI each article. Quantity. THE FOREST. Product of Wood. Boards and Scantling, feet --- —- 8,424,871 168,497 dhlingles, M ----------- ------ 251 1,004 rimnler, 100 c feet ---—. ---- 297,079 44,562 Wood, cord ---—. --- —------- 24,660 96,310 Ashes, pot and pearl, bbls. --- — 10 260 Total Value -------— $ --- —— $ --- —-- $300,633 AGRICULTURE. Product nf Animals. Articles. Flour, bbls. --- —-.Pork...... Beef.-. - -- ----- Wheat, bu.-...... Corn -----------... Oats.... —....... Barley.. --- —----- Rye-.... --- —. ----. Tobacco ------------ Whiskey, galls.._ — Hemp, lbs. — --—. Butter, lbs — ___ ---Cheese ---------- Wool. ---- -----—. Boards and scantling_ Staves, lbs --- —---—. Sundries --- —------- 1853. 1854. 1855. 658,354 288,121 235,578 86,085 123,255 72,278 49,346 26,750 34,925 4,958,818 2,811,687 6,455,641 3,118,691 9,405,859 7,713,151 1,163,599 4,134,298 2,287,950 257,238 206,477 24,390 59,727 127,929 221,197 3,391,133 6,323,050 1,869,402 1,837,711 990,270 759,563 676,317 1,910,399 136,455 739,192 341,609 241,352 2,055,737 597,792 601,223 4,262,356 2,369,573 2,766,49)8 61,885,663 59,109,520 48,589,289 76,066,058 120,343,262 14),212,261 9,056,076 9.067,081 10,953,698 Pork. bbls.. — ---------- 9 162 VWool.. --- —----- 6,689 2,408!Hides —.. --- —. --- —--------- 724,055 72,405 Value...... --- —--------------------- $74,975 Vegetable Food. Flour, lbbls -..) —.-...-..... --- 36,051 306,434 Wheat, bush.... --- —-- - 44,283 79,7i,9 Corn..- ------------ 3,250 2,714 Barleyo - --------—. 81,584 106,059 Bran and( ship stuffs, lbs —..-... 600,064 3,600 Peas and Beans, bush.... —.... 32 126 Potatoe(s,s --------- ------ -- 12,192 6,096 Drtied Fruit, lbs --- —--------- 564,235 62,066 Value...-.......... --- —-... ---. ---. $566,804 All other Agricultural Products. Ilemp, llbs —_________.___ --- —--- 14,528 1,170 Clover a11( Grass Seed. —........ 12,250 1,103 Iops ---------------- ---—.. 191,877 38,375 The annexed table will show some of the leading articles ascending the canal, and landed at Buffalo during the past three years: Articles. Merchandise _ --- —Sugar. --- —--— _ Molasses ---—.. Coffee. --- —----—.Nails, spikes & horse shoes --- —----- Iron and steel ------ Railway iron —..... Crockery& glassware Sundries. --- —--.. Flour, bbls -. --- Wheat, bu --- —---- Barley bu -------- Boards & scantling_ Timber feet -------- Wood, cords -—. —. Wool, lbs. --- —--- Hiles, lbs... --- —Hops bis --- —----- Leather -------—.. 1853. 132,303,044 28,912,488 14,305,967 4,772,489 1854. 1855 147,381,724 169,6 18,(22 18,875,883 49,3t38,103 10,075,455 16,113,013 14,042,671 13,982,297 Value --- —------—. --- —--—. --- —---- $40,648 Total Value. —$ --- —- -—. — $682,427 MANUFACTURES. Domestic Spirits, galls --.. 1, ---. 1,520 562 O)il neal and cake, lbs --------—. 18,166 272 Leather -..- --—. —. ---- 1,886,336 452,720 9,824,477 9,381,987 11,794300 22,913,262 123,743,264 147,322,490 11,672,849 10;921,591 2,502,559 22,729,898 43,51 9,500 -- 18,540 2,773 18,862 3,658,715 2,723,096 1,151,356 145,098 34,517 25,692 34,047 4,700 1,092,120 983,315 128,429 215 734 1,549,044 1,968,806 6,378,723 27,413,763 50,567,908 9,u09,333 22,742,888 36,051 44,283 81,584 8,424,871 297,v79 24,660 (;,689 721,055 191,8 77 1,8, 3:66 ,,oaft __ 1~ 6 TRADE AND CONMMERCE OF Pig- Iron --- --- - Ca~sting~s and Iron Wvare -- - - -- Domnestic Cottons_Domnestic salt -. Foreignsalt --- — Minleral coal~ 13,765,460 14,449,254 22,8538,986 274,687,945 1,031,45)9 so, 205.:314 122,160 46,6226.51I0 25,879,507 2,886,031 66,487,87t 1,049,291 70,627,649 33,3.55,562 1,447,661] 109,' 84,542 240, 7; 86,000,874 In down freights there has been a falling off In floulr, Pork, corn, oats, barley, tobacco, whiskey, hemp, butter, boards and scanthugr &-c., while, there is an increase in beef, Nkheat, s-s-, wool, staves and sundriesThis Decrease as we have already remarked, is to be attributable to the Iarsve amount of those articles which have been sent forward by railroad. r12'te vlalue of the exports by canal as made up at the Canal Collector's Office for 1855 is $29,258,437 Total value for 1834 --- —----— 26,956,707 An increase in favor of 1853 of --- —$2,321,7100 The aint of tolls collected the past year wvas-$ --- —----------- 755,574 50 The amiount collected in 1854 -----— 685,315 35 Showing an in)crease this year of- $_70,259 15 And an increase over 1sISof - 60,209 79 In the articles of up freight it will be observed tilat there is a large increase, in merchandise, snowa, molasses, iron and steel, barley, boards, timber, pigr iron, castings anti iron ware, domiestic salt anti mrineral coal, and a decline in coffee, railroad iron, crockery and glass ware. 'The value of the imports as made uip at thle Collectors Offlice for 1S55 Avas - - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -$87,856,037 And bor the year 1554-1_77,035,271 Shoavoing an increase of -$ --- — 10,820,766 The whole amount of tonnage delivered in Butifalo iln 18-19 wa -s --- —-- --------— 211,057 tons. 1850 was ------ -- -------— 260,923 5 was --- —---------- 237,351 18:42 Wm ---------------— 337,620 IQ)3 s --- —---------— 438,786 16,54 was --- —---------- 3S0,772 18S55 Was --- —---------— 404,108 The followsinn-is a comparative statemenit of the durattlon of navigation on the Erie Canal fol a period of ten years: Enrly in the spring of 1 85 5 the "Arn-er," can. 'Pi'-ansportation Comnpany") was organ ized to niavigate, the canal a-nid Lakes wit] a capital of $900,000. This company wa -composed of nine forwarding fuirns, aild theowin twenlty-two propellers nud some fly, hiundred ealsal boats. By this organizatiol they were enabled to ti-anspoit a largamount of tonnao-e at a much less expents th~an under the 01(1systemn, and were bette -able to compete with thle railroads in thcarrying trade. This winter allotlher aint simiilar company has been formed with a lik( capital, under- the nameof the "Westerr Transportation Company," and they contro twenty propellers, six sail vessels a(,nd aboutwo hundred canal boats. These two companies, organized as the1 are, and being managed by men who hav( been all their lives connected with th( trade of the Lakes and Canal, and havine their agents in' every port on the Lakes must exert a powerful influence in controlling tile cairying trade of the Lakes and bringing it to this point to be, re-shipped by their lines oin the canals to the seaboard.The canal during the past season has bee-n ill 11unusually good order, and tile detentions from breaks or low wate r were but of seldom occuri-ence. In canal boat building the amount of business dlone last year was quite, limnited. Under the new organization less new boats were required to tr-ansact the business Of tile canals, and a larg-e numbei of the larger class were added tile year before. Van Slyke, Notter & Co. have bnilt twelve new boats dut-ing the year, at a cost of about $20,600. Mr. McMillen built two b'mats and one scow at a cost of about $4,000. Mi-. S. C. Jones built one, and Mr. Howvell. has lenglthened several boats. At present there is bnt little doing in any of tile yards in this bi anch of trader, althsough contracts are about concluded for- buildingseveral boats to be ready early in the spring. Bob,-.w we present a statement of the canal business of Black Rock-, whichi is within our city limits, and which should be in — eluded. in the business of Buffalo. Most of thle produce reported as fir-st cleared from B lack Reck, was shipped at this port and i-ccleared at that office. yar - Opened. JQ844- - - - Aliil 15 iss tV _ _ _ _ pi 16 IS ---— May 1 >848 -- -- -May 1 3 450 -- - - -A jIn 1.I- - - - -A pri I '>) ----- Apl 20 I s ) t --- -- la 00 l1 - l t l s Closed. Days Open. November 26 ---— 223 November 29 ---— 28 N ovembler 25 ---— 24 Dlecember I --- —214 IDecenber 9 --- —2 2 3 December 5. --- —219 D~ecenber 5 --- —228 Deceember 5 --- —235 Decemnber 135 ---- 25'9 DTecel~er 15 ---— 239 December 3 ---— 217 December 5 --- —210. THE CITY OC PJ'FFALO. Statement of property first cleared frorm Y. 1 1 1 a0 a-1 -V Ir L I) I 1 I Railroads. C iI a h C h 0 tL a o 11 to 1] ti ul >e Collector's umce at black Ktock, on t lie Lin compiling our annual statement of the rie Canal, during the year 1855, showing yer's business, on the several lines of Raille quantity and value of each article: roa terminating at this point, we are unArticles. Quantity. Value. able to present anything satisfactory with our, bbls -------—. --- —------—. 99,017 $841,644 rn Meal, bbls-a.... - ---- - 41 144 the exception of the Buffalo and Erie or )rk, bbls-; --- —----- -, --- —---- 472 8,496 State Lile Railroad, the officers of which 3ef, b b ls --— 1-14 ---m —o ffic ers-o f 1 14w ihes, blls ------------- 47 306 road have afforded us every facility we 'heat, bu -------- -- - 43,982 79,168 ye, bu -..-.................. - '100 '115 could wish, and we would here return our rny, bu --------- 340 30,678 thanks to the Gen. Freight Agent Mr. itrley, bu ------—. --- —--------- 4,215 5,479 its, bu- ___ ______.............. 6,549 3,275 Starin, and his deputy Mr. Stark, for many as, bu.......................... 4 7 r )tatoes, bu -......... 325 162 favors shown us. ran and Shipstutfs,Ibs --- —--- 2.052,096 12,313 Under the old law the Railroads in our icon, lbs --—. ---. ---...... 153,600 14,592 utter, lbs ---..................... 447 0 State were obliged to report the total -rd, Tallow and Lard Oil.-..- 41,275 4,953 amount of produce, merchandise, &c., car'ool-.............................. 11,257 4,053,ards and Scantling, feet.. ----...5,467,786 109,356 ried by them over their road, while under singles, M -2 8 ingler, M feet.......... 123182 8477 the present law they are only obliged to i taer, c feet-......................123,182 18,477 taves, bundles _ --- —- 932:,510 3,730 make their returns forthe year ending 30th ire Wood, cords ------------------- 10,412 36,442 )bacco,lbs —.. ---..................... 10,620 850 September, showing the total quantities of mestic Spirits, gall. 53 products o forest, animals, vegetable food, lad, (pig) lbs.............. 67,130 3,021 agricultural productions, manufactures, merloom and Bar Iron, lbs............1,465,000 51,275 istings and Iron Ware, lbs - ---- ' 54,000 2,160 chandise and miscellaneous articles carried ails, Spikes and Horse Shoes, lbs__ 1,068,000 57,672 to and from all stations for the year. Under one, Lime and Clay..............15,368,140 30,736 inerat Coal....................... 140,000 420 this classification it is impossible to tell how ndries........................... 710,584 55,529 much flour, grain, live stock, provisions, or Total Value -------- $1,361,999 merchandise has been transported from any Total Tons -66,902 Total Tolls.-.............. $97,679 10 one point. For the past five years exceptStatement of property left at Black ing last year, we have been permitted to [ock, on the Erie Canal, showing the quan- the feight books of all the roads terty and value during the ear 155: minating here, and from these we have after several days hard labor, been able to our, bbls.. —.- 380 $323 make up tables showing the exact amount orn Meal, bbls.................... 6 21 of freight of every description carried over )rk, bbls --...... —......-... 9 162 heat, bu ---—.............. 478,598 861,476 the road. The enormous increase from year ye -..................... 6,170 7,096 to year inthe quantity transported over the 21,025 17,536 tts --- —-----------—... 2,433 1,216 lines extending to New York, freight that as and Beans ----------------- 12 21 l )tatoes ----- -------- 310 155 legitimately belonged to the canal, but rd, Tallow and lard Oil, lrs - 11,172 1,341 which was diverted from that channel by )ards and Scantling feet — 1 9 123492 24,968 ingles, -.................... - -452 208 ruinous rates on the railroads and on which tbes, c f-eet --- —-—. --- — 128,344 19,252608 the State was constantly loosinglarge sums ood, cords --------- - 2,120 7,420 in the shape of tolls began to awaken the irs and Peltry, lbs -------------- 12.000 1,800 attention of the of the State to the nmesti(e Sirits galli j --- —---- 393 145 attention of the people of the State to the n (pill) ilbs -------------------- 3,705,432 55,581 ilnportance of either tolling the railroads or oom and Bar Iron, lbs --- 484,605 19,961 stings and Iron Ware, lbs....... 2,.502,990 100,119 reducing the tolls on the canal, so as to mestic Sa.lt,.ls -584,475 3,507 bring back that trade. The managers of gar, lbs --- —-22,117 2,101 managers lasses -------------------- 12,504 600 the railroads in view of these facts, have Ifee. lbs ---------------------- 1,247 162 i their books fo s and we are dis, Spikes and Horse Shoes 5880 318 withhield their books from us and we are )n and Steel, lbs ----- - 971,772 77,742 therefolbre unable to give the exact amount 1 otlher Merchandise - - 98..82 6,92. 98852 0 one, Lime and Clay.............21,554,029 43,108 of the freioht transported by them, but are psui,............................. aeral Coat l ------------------ 5 83,23300 17849 able to approximate very near to it by adries —.........-.......... 2'451,243 122,562 taking our total receipts by Lake and State Line Railroad from the West and deductTotal Value. 3,....... a n crie..i Total Tons. —......-......-._."_.y.... 1,39,846 ing the amount carried by canal and esti45,453 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF --- mating that consumed in the city. This we have done in the articles of flour and grain, and we will here add that all the live stock brought to this city as well as nearly all the beef, lard butter, cheese, tallow, wool, whiskey, hides, &c., is sent east by railroad. The present Railroad law should be amended, and the several roads compelled to make a full and correct report of the freight transported by them both through and way, precisely similar to the annual statements made up of the trade of the canals. There is no good reason why it should not be done. It would be but a trifling expense to the roads and would prove more satisfactory to the public. Buffalo and Erie Railroad. This road which has scarcely been in operation four years, is probably the best paying road in the country. It is managed in every department by gentlemen experienced in railroad matters, and its annual traffic has increased from year to year beyond all precedent. We have in our former statements referred to the facilities this road possesses in the shape of equipments, depots, &c., for the transaction of its enormous business, and all that it now needs to enable it to work to advantage and accommodate its growing traffic is a double track between this city and Cleveland. By an arrangement entered into with the several railroads in Ohio, Indiana and other western States the cars of these several roads are loaded at stations on those roads with produce for this city and the same cars are here reloaded with merchandise for those same stations and for other roads connecting with them but of a different guage. This we believe is not generally understood. It aves not only time and labor in loading nd unloading at the end of each road, but nsures greater expedition in transporting roduce or merchandise to its destination. To show the advantage of this system it is only necessary to state that during the past year cars of other roads in the west have travelled 1,575,238 miles on this road which is of itself only 100 miles in length. The following will show the freight earnings of the Buffalo & State Line Railroad for each month and year, from the opening of the road in 1852 to December 31, 1855. 1852..Tanuary ------------ February ----- --- Mni'rch - 5,795 80 April. 9,576 35 May... 5,861 49 June. 2,271 00 July-. 2,401 85 August.. 1,971 22 September.- 2,562 27 October... 5,07 436 November- 4,837 41 December —. 10,089 47 1853. 16,105 42 15,706 14 21,572 23 11,541 06 5,623 45 5,176 08 4,728 23 3,736 17 4,316 45 7,330 32 9,500 05 9,589 33 1854. 18,078 01 26,002 02 44,393 30 30,252 08 12,7i6 74 13,585 03 10,8S8 62 12,733 58 12.850 49 18,120 09 22,316 )92 47,547 45 1855. 44,009 ( 3f)5,82 ' 53,278 47,2 11 20,065 ' 17,735 15,929, 17,597 3 18,754 21,026 4:3,731 64,411 (:$50,441 22 114,944 93 269,474 36 402,330 The amount of fireight in pounds tranm ported from all stations each way over th road for the years 1854 and 1855, was a follows: 1855 -.......................- 3581903,125 1854................................147,769,955 Increase in 1855............-.... 211,133,170 The increase is about 150 per cent. 0 the above amount for 1855 the throug] and way freight bears the following pro portion: Through freight lbs8. —.. --- 305,528,668 Way freight lbs -...... 53,374,457 Total.............-.......358,903,125 The number of pounds carried one mile was-.-..- 21,944,580,360 The total passenger and freight earning, during the year ending 30th Sept., 1853 were $679,750, and for the year ending o0 same day in 1854, $507,618 showing ar increase in favor of 1855 of $172,132 ove 1854. The following will show the amount o freight transported over the Buffalo & Eri, Railroad to and from all stations for th, year 1855. Products of the Forest lbs ---—... --- 15,007,849 Products of animals lbs.. --- —..-. ---191,949,275 Vegetable food lbs........-....... — 27,422,072 All other agricultural products... --- 2,895,671 Manufactures ---—.. --- —----------- 18,858,344 Merchandise. ----. --- —--------—..96,287,814 Miscellaneous-. --- —----------------- 6,482,100 Total ---------------------— 358,903,125 Below we give a statement of the amoun of produce brought to this city during th< year by this road. It shows an enormou: increase in the quantity of flour, pork, seed, cattle, hogs, wool, &c., an increase in valum of over $4,570,000 as compared with 1854 and an increase over 1853 of $8,734,111. Statement showing the principal articles of produce brought to this city by the Buf falo and Erie Hailroad during the year, 1853, 1854 and 1855, with the value o: that transported for 1855: THE CITY OF BUFFALO. 39 Value in 1853. 1854. 1855. 1855. mr, bbls. 156 10,724 66,683 $566,805 rk 198 2,081 10,715 187,512 ef 89 552 2,593 35.005 aiskey ----- 171 4,785 8,697 119,152 eds. —. 5,828 15,577 10,475 104,750 hes - 103- 69 107 2,782 gs --—. 1,370 2,488 2,029 24,328 ttle, No...... 13,482 43.210 51,170 4,093,600 >rses - 423 353 375 37,500 eep - 4,482 11,600 36,670 110,010 >gs, live - 26,640 83,280 194,240 2,330,880 *Ks, dressed-. 7,003 6,031 12,179 182,685 utter, lbs.... 1,151,700 769,700 679,400 135,880 eese.-.-. 71,900 441,844 552,900 55,290 con. 77,000 320,120 1,144,120 137,294 rd.. 99,400 411,200 2,138,300 213,830 how. 46,800 642,600 820,400 73,836 ease. 157,300 184,400 14,752 ool, blales-._ 1,294 4,498 6,818 409,080 Its..... 1,848 2,351 13,502 270,040 mp --—. 262 60 558 13,950 ax --------- 50 198 180 5,400 ins.. - 789 1,110 55,500,ather, rolls. 1,785 2,772 3,987 99,675 [des, No - 964 3,777 33,557 134,228 mn, tons.- 200 47 171 6,840.bacco, hhds. 21 83 94 5,640.bacco, boxes- 97 106 258 6,450 imber, feet...... 5,630,000 4,050,000 101,200 aves, No........ 125,000 120,000 3,600 ingles, bun's -—. 3,724 5,551 16,653 ~th, M........... 101,000 200,000 400 1, bbls -... 688 2,718 122,270 'ied Fruit...... 2,381 1,545 15,450 )ples -..-.... 3,093 2,395 2,395 sh......... 15 450 3,150,ans --—..-. 297 600 1,200 Lgar, lhhds-.... 23 205 15,375 *oom Corn, bs.... 241 1,613 19,356 irs -.-.... 60 105 15,750 igs, sacks.... - -. 2,329 2,111 21,110 undles, boxes.. 1,609 2,565 12,825 assware........ 854 888 5,328.per, bundles. 7,983 10,564 62,820 ~tatoes, bush 31,351 1,573 786 *athers, bags...- - 278 532 6,384 'ed, bush....... 3,016 801 400 itton, bales-........ 129 6,450 )al, tons —........... 1,970 9,850 sap, boxes... 50 300 heat, bush........ 24,265 43,677 trley, bush........... 15,341 17,652 re, bush..... 19,864 21,850 Lts. bush..-.......... 8,832 3,532 )lasses, bbls-.... 152 1,520 its, bbls............. 855 4,275 arch, boxes.... -- 2,540 6,350 arch, bbls............ 132 3,300 dir, Pkgs ----............. 108 432 Lndries, Pkgs-.... - - ---- 1,000,000 Total Value for 1855....-... —. --- —$10,968,384 CC " " 1854................ --- 6,397,923 " " " 1853 -----. --- ——. 2,234,273 Increase in 1855 over 1854............ $4,570,461 New York Central Rail Road. It has been our custom, in former years, ) present in our Annual Statement, a tale showing the amount of produce shiped from this point east by the New York 'entral Rail Road. This table we have Iways made up from the down freight ooks of the road, which we were permit3d to use. Last year these books were ithheld after the 30th of September, and his year we are not allowed to use them at all. The managers of the road being averse to having the amount of fireight transported by their road made public. — i We have, however given under the head of "Erie Canal," and in the review of the produce trade, an estimate of the amount of flour, grain and provisions carried by this road during the year. The total number of tons of freight transported by this road during 1855 was -------—...... --- —— 670,073 tons. 1854 ". --- —-----.. --- —--— 549,805 " Increase in 1855,-........... 3. — -- 120,268 This increase is principally in flour, beef, pork, wool and wheat, carried east, and merchandise brought from New York. As we have in former statements referred to the facilities which this road possesses for doing an immense freighting business, with its depots, docks, elevators, etc., we will content ourselves this year by simply giving the following facts, condensed from the annual report of the Company for the year ending September 30th, last: Earnings and Receipts: From passengers-. --- —. ---. ---. --- —— $3,242,229 19 From freight --- ----—. --- —-. ---- 3,189,602 90 From other sources --.. — —... —..- - 131,749 05 Total --—...........-.. —$6,563,581 14 Payments other than for Construction: For transportation expenses, viz: For passenger business -----— $1,861,544 12 For freight business ---—....-. 1,539,911 53 --- $3,401,455 65 For interest on funded debt.... $339,928 10 For account debt certificate sinking fund................ 111,182 38 --- $951,110 43 Total..- ---------------------— $4,352,566 13 For Dividends, Nos. 3 and 4 ----—. --- —.. —$1,919,484 00 For Dividend No. 2, deferred from last year - 956,283 08 Of the expenses $78,360 79 were for repairs of machinery, $836,562 56 formaintaining roadway and $1,786,532 30 for operating the road. To bring the report up to the 1st of December, 1855, the Directors made a comparative statement of the earnings of the Road for October and November: OCTOBER. 1854. 1855. Passengers ---—........ ----$395,022 15 $354,815 80 Freight...................... — - 254,397 97 372,542 63 Mails, &c —. --- —-. --- —---- -----—. 8,953 14 Total....................$619,420 12 $736,311 57 Increase.-........ $36,891 45 NOVEMBER. 1854. 1855. Passengers.-... —.. --- $281.025 19 $274,966 59 Freight...................... 236,201 32 394,160 75 Mails, &c -...........-...-..-. - 3,754 01 Total -..........-..- 567,227 01 676,881 35 Increase.............. 109,654 34 .-C TRADE AND C In both these months the increase was entirely in freight earnings. The: passenge r earnings show a falling off of$46,264 95. Of the aggregate increase in the year ending Sept. 30, 1855, over 1854- 645,246,(4-only $90,915 30 was from passengers. The total number of passengers transported during the year ending 30th Sept., was 2,717, 477, of which 2,515,943 were way, and 201,534 were through. The number of tons of freight transported was 670,073. The Company own 188 locomotives and 2,425 cars of all descriptions. The total capital stock is.. ---—. --- —--- 24,154,360 69 Last report..-...- - ----- -------- --- 23,067,415 00 Increase in 1855....-... --- —----- 1,087,445 69 Funded debt.. --- —----------------- 14,462,742 32 Last report -....... --- —----------- 11,947,121 04 Increase in 1855 _ --- —... — ------ - 2,515,621 23 Increase of stock and debt in 1855 --- —-- 3,603,066 97 The amount of freight carried from this point eastward during the year is estimated to value about $15,000,000. The amount of up freight received here is estimated at about 100,000 tons, principally dry goods, groceries and general merchandise and is valued at $35,000,000. Buffalo and New York City Rail Road. The Buffalo and New York City Rail Road passed into the hands of the New York and Erie Rail Road Company on the 1st of September last, under a lease for a term of years. The terms of the lease are very easy, the Buffalo and N. Y. City Road receiving no rent unless the operating of their road pays a profit. A separate account is to be kept with that portion of the route which is charged with all expenses, use of equipage, repairs, etc. The Erie Company will have nothing to pay unless there is a surplus over all this. By this arrangement one of the principal obstacles to a good understanding with the Central was removed, as the Erie now have full control of the entire line between Jerser City and Buffalo. It is a very judicious arrangement both for the Erie and Hornellsville road. Passengers and freight now pass directly through from Buffalo to New York, without change of cars or transhipment at Hornellsville. The effect will be to make Buf 'OMMERCE OF falo instead of Dunkirk, the terminus the New York and Erie Rail Road, as ru ning directly here will involve no additio: al cost to the company. The western terminus of the New Yoi and Erie road has been at the wrong plac Buffalo, from its position, and the wealt invested here in the forwarding trade mu be the great depot for the transhipment freight from the west, and it is useless i attempt to divert the business that legit mately belongs to it, to a port like Dui kirk. Dunkirk must become to Buffal what Piermont was to New York, and tt Erie road will never succeed in divertin freight and passengers from the Central, I any considerable extent, till it makes th city its western depot. The route via. the Buffalo and New Yoi City Rail Road to Elmira and William: port, thence to Philadelphia and Baltimor< needs but to be made generally know throughout the South to attract to it very large proportion of pleasure travy during the summer; at the same time i will open to the business of the three cii ies a trade whose magnitude and value ca at present scarcely be estimated. The earnings and expenses of this roafor the two past years, ending Septemb30th, were as follows: Earnings. Expenses. 1855........$288,392 -..... — -....257,496 1854........254,770 ------.. --- —— 192,740 Increase.-.$33,622.-.... —......... 64,756 The net earnings for the year endin September 30th, last, were $30,896; sine which time it has been operated by th New York and Erie Rail Road. Since th transfer to the Erie we learn that the busi ness for the remainder of the year shows handsome increase. The following will show the business c the road for the years ending July 1sl 1854-5: Earnings from July 1, '53 to July 1, '54,...- $250,768 ( " " " 1,'54 " 1, '55,.......291,710 2 Increase of earnings (16 per cent.)....-..... 40,941 Expense from July 1, '53 to July 1, '54, -. 296,796 1 " "4 " 1,'54 to " 1, '55,.......234,739 Decrease of expenses (21 per cent.). --- —--- 62,056 2 The track and rolling stock are worth 15 per cent. moi than they were July 1, '54. Increase of earnings in last year, -._....... 40,941 ~ Decrease of expenses ". --- —-—. 62,056 In favor of last year,. 102,997 .........,,............-....... TttE CITY OF BUFFA0. 41 aingsfirom July 1, '53toJuly 1,'54,' 20,78 96 has been closed nearly half the time. For crises ------ "...296,7 96 16 want of means the construction of the road cpenses more than earnings...... 46,027 20 sings fi'... July 1, '54 to July 1, '55, —. 291,710 27 f101l Paris to Oderich has been alandoned euses - - - - 234,7839 88 for the present, Iand that part of tle road irnin;s more than expenses, -----— $56,970 39 which is completed, namely, from Fort rihe value of the freight carried east over Erie to Paris, has only been in operation road is estimated at $4,000,000; the for a few weeks, at intervals, during the utie of that brought from the east to be year. Important changes will most prob)ut 3,0oo00,000. ably be made in the management of this luffalo and Niagara Falls Rail Road. road soon-changes of a character which, rhis road, hleretofore undler perpetual if perfected, would pl)ace the road in a solse to the N. Y. Central Comnpan, has vent position, and result in its entire comn consolidated with thle latter, and cap- pletion to Goderich next year. It seems shares issued to represent the property, that the English bond-holders, becoming letr a late act of the Legislature. The somewhat alarmed at the reports which had ount is something like $900,000, thus reached them, of the financial condition of reasing the capital of the Central from tle road, sent out a Mr. Hobson, an engi3,085,600 to over twenty-four millions. neer of character, to examine into its affaiirs e addition made to the construction ac- andc its prospects. From this examination nt of the Central for the six months we understand that Mr. R. has come to a linir 31st July, out of means previously most favorable conclusion in reference to vided, was less than $190,000, so that the future prosperity of the road, relieved rumor current in the early part of the from its present financial difficulties, and nmer that the Company wouldl require completed as designed. The road is capaew loan cf one or two millions to com- ble from its locality, of transacting a large te their estimates for new work, was and profitable business; but before it can oily groundless. answer the expectation of its friends, it This road, which is a branch of the New must be relieved of its present difficulties, rk Central, is used by the Great West- and placed in an independent, working cont Railway, to the Suspension Bridge, dition. if1lo, Brantford and Goderich to Black A proposition has been made by an ck, and by the Buffalo, Lockport and English firm, who represent the holders of chester Rail Road Company to Tona- the first mortgage bonds, on which no innda. This road does a large freight as terest has been paid, to take the road for a 11 as passenger business. term of years, finish it to Goderich, pay Buffalo and Corning Rail Road. the interest now due, guarantee it for the [his road is in working orderfirom Bata- future, and place the road in good condito Coirning. Between Batavia and this tion. A large majority of tlhe Directors v tile track is graded, but the Company favor the le-ase to the new Coui)-pany, and ieilg able fom want of means to meetings have been held ip the several cure the iron for this part of the road, counties Qtrough which thle roat runs, and,e eft i iin an unfinished state. Active all have approved of the contemplated,tion are now being made, and it is con- lease. The following facts in reference to 2ntly expected that the entire length of the road may he of interest: road will be in operation during the ITS PRESENT LIABILITIES. sellt year. Bonds actually sold not less than ---- ~500,000 ag. Floating debt --------------- 150,000 rhe earnings of that portion of the road Add various, as interest, &c., up to s:y May, Dperation were for the year ending Sept. 1856 - 20,000;11, 1855, $214,524, and the expense MEANS AFFORDED BY THlE LEASEES. 5 3 9 ~30,000 per annum, covering the Bond Debt of ~300,000 ag. 5,9 Four anllual acruements of ront am}unlting ffalo, Brantford & Goderich Rail Road. to ~10,000, the present value in Deferred Bonds, assumed to be ---------- 86 000 rhis roatl has labored uinder pecuniary Rolling stock, &c., supposed valued ---- 53,000 barraswsments during the past year, and Total future assets,. --- —---- ~ — 636,000 TRADE AND COMMERCE OF 42 ----- At letast one-third of tile floating delbt is secured to the claimants by hlyp)othlecated bonds or other equivalents, and is consequently non-reducible. The ~30,000 per aunnnm is required to meet in l)erpetuity the six per cent for annual interest lupon ~30,000; so that the present value of the ilncreasedl rental (86,000) and the value of tile rolling stock, (~50,000) forms the only fundl for tlle defranlnent of the floatingr debt. Hence it is certain that the creditors of the comn pany can not receive their debts ini full. - About ~50,000 of it being' non-reducible, the creditors holding the bonds of the company as secn rity. It is to be hoped that there will be no holding back on the part of creditors, seeing thllat the present offer is likely to be the last by which they lmay be enabled to recover any portion of their claimns against the Co-npany. Fom n ll11 that we can learn, the otfer of the En(rlish ComIpany is the best that can be got. It has been accepted by the Directors of the B. 13. & G. Railway Company, but the question of whether the lease will be finally ratified, remains with the creditors and sllareholders to decide, by their willing-ness to make mutual sacrifices. Buffalo and Pittsburgh Rail Road. But little has been done during the past year towards completing this road, from the want of funds. Some new arrangement is about being made, so we are told, which will secure the necessary means, and we hope to see it pushed along to completion at an early day. This road is one of the absolute wants of the City, without whi h our prosperity will be greatly retarded, if not suspended altog'ether, so far as manufalctures are concerned. Buffalo is destined to become not merely a great commercial centre and depot, for she is that already, but along with and in furtherance of its commercial ascendancy, a great manufacturing City. To secure this, all we need is cheap fuel, and this can be obtained by completing the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Rail Road. Manufactures. It has been our custom in former annual statements to give a detailed account of the several nmanufacturing establlishllt in thle city. Tliis we omit tlsi ( yIear, simlyly give thle aggregate capital in tlhe ferent branches of manufactures, arnd ot information of a;general nature. Our l son for this course this year is this. B last year and in 1853, we issud ciricul to the manufacturers of the city, ask them to furnishl us with such iifoirlluatioi the amount of capital invested in their 1 iless, nunmber of hands employed, valu~ raw material consumed, value of work tur: out, vyhcre manuftictures principally go, To most of these inquiries we received information which we desired, and p lished it. Parties who had gi*ven us ti figures, which were probably correct, which were nevertheless below thleir nei bors, and were perhaps not doing half amount of business that they were, felt noyed at the contrast which appeared the several statements of, for instlatce, th engraged in the iron, oil and other manu turinog pursuits, and invidious comp',ris were made and a good deal of ill feel engendered, both towards ourselv es those who claimed to be doing a larg1er b iness than their neighbors. This year so gave us their figures quite readlily, wl others were very reluctant, and some of principal ones emphatically declined, unl we would promise to use them in gettint the aggregate, and not to publish th separately. For this reason we omit all tailed statements, excepting two or th wlhere there is no competition, and wh the parties have consented that we sho use their figures. The iron business is by far the most portant carried on in our city, and thlere a large number of works, which halve vested a capital of over $1,250,0 Among these we might mention, as largest, the Buffalo Steam Engine Woi Shepard's Iron Works, Eagle Iron Wol Buffalo City Furnace, Vulcan Found Buffalo Iron Works, Phoenix Iron Woi Niagara Forge, Union Furnace, Eagle F nace, Clinton Iron Works. Buffllo Bolt Rivet Works and Buffalo iron Bail Works. There are also several smaller tablishlments in the city, which in tle gregate turn out a laroe amount of w( The number of hands employed in the i AW,-~" '.~. L -Y~~ — ^Y I_ TIHE Cl lY OF BUFFALO. 43 TIlE cir OF JIUFFALO. 43 ine.;is is tbout 1,600, and I etween 8 and )0 tonls of iron is annually c nsumled. )urin2' tlhe year, the lBuffalo Steaml Ene \Vrks entaged in the ianutifactunre of )nlot ive, anll( built two 'llevy are kitn_ I)rolparations to extend this branch,helr [business. rilere are some twelve or thirteen Tanies lo(catved in and about the City whlich e eilntlotmnent to aboult 500 halnds, and ich etnpltl}ys a.capital of over.$1,000,000. 5re are also a number of Sheepskin Tanies ill the City which dress several thoud p. lts anlually. ~hi1t lutildnrg, wllich is probably third in )orttice udllt(r the head of m'tnufaces,;as iveste(ld a capital of bl)eteell $4 1 500,000, and gives emtplylnent to ie 20 0 hands. helre are four Agricultural Implement nufactolies in operation in the City, and ourt It ha;s just been started by a new ipanv. Tile capital invested can not be thanl $1 50,000, and the number of ids eilployed is ab, lit 200. rliere al(I seven establlishlinents engaged thie imanufalcture of Edge Tools, which the aortegate have invested a capital of mnt $(0,000, and give einploymelnt to )ut 90 hands. rliere are two extensive White Lead nufactories in the City, which employ to 45 hands, and have facilities for turnout, over 1,500 tons of white lead each lr. rihere are four or five Copper and Brass indties, which have invested a capital $150,000, anJ which give employment some 30 men. rhere are some twelve or fifteen extenCabtinet Ware Manufactories in the y, which have invested a capital of )0,000, and employ over 600 mechanics. rilere are five or six Oil Manufactories ich have invested a capital of 75 or ),000. Wve have seven or eight Piano and other sical Instrument Manufactories, giving ploytment to about 425 hands, and havinvested a large capital. rhere are also two Shook Manufactories, en or eight Planing Mills, one Last and Ir Factory, four or five extensive Car riag'e Manufactories, two Patent Planing Mills, one extensive wholesale Boot and Shoo, one Woolen, two Rope, four Bellows, onte Printing Ink, one Pail and Tub, five or six Tobacco, and,ote Saddlery andl Coach Hardware Matiufactories, besides a host of smaller, but no less important establishitents, enMlgagel in lnechanical pursuits, located in the City, \hich turn out annually a vast amount of work, whlich have invested a capital of at least $7,000,000, which would make the total capital engaged in manufactures, in our City, to be not less than $12,000,000. Tltere is not probably a city in the Union inore favorably situated than Buffalo for venditig tile )roduicts of industry. or as a (list'ibuting cen tre for those maimufactures. With a surroundingo county of unrivalled fertility, with the natural advantag'es of the extensive lake navigation an(l the terlnmintation of the Erie ('anal-and with the several routes of transportation by railroad which radiate from her in all directiopns as spokes fotom the lilb of, a wheel, all that she requires tc make her a great tianutfaeturing city is an abunltdance of a cheap fue]. The want of natural motive power mnay in a great meaure be compensated for, by an abundant and cheap supply of coal. Buffalo has all the ele]ments in possession and piospect of becoming not only a great commercial, but also an important manufacturing city. Recapitulation. The commercial interests of Buffalo as connected with the Lakes and canal, are the life blood of her prosperity and success, and it is therefore a matter of pride and satisfaction to all that these branches have been prosperous during the past year. The following figures show conclusively that she is entitled to the claim of being the first inland commercial city on this continent: Imports Exports. Lake -......................$50,346,819 Canal..-.................. 89,218,036 Central R Rt............ 35,000,000 Buffido City R R.... 8,000,000 Buffalo & Erie R R........... 10,988,384 Foreign Trade..... —.... --- 2,131,205 Total Commerce in 1855_ $195,664,444 Total Commerce in 1854 $158,000,000 Increase in 1855 —.. $37,664,444 $110,000.000 30,654,283 15,000.000 4,000,000 4,570,461 935,176 165,159.920 130,000,000 $35,159,920 .11.- -1- --- 44 TRADE AND COEMERCR OF Summary of IMarine Disasters and lucs ofi Ficl ty on tie Lacks for the paSt e:)l t,os. 1848. 1849. 1850. 1851. 1852. | 1853. 1854. 18 5. Manner of Loss — -.... —,NO. $ rLoss.:;o. $l Loss. NO. $.Oss. o. $ LOSS.N O.. LOsS NO. $ LOSS. XO. $ LoN..O.:$ LOSS Wiikold &-Sunk 3 23,000 1 25,000 5J 98,00j 2 27,COo0 3 12,C00 3 126,000 4Iio,0G0O 4378,5(1 Stranded...,.- 9 47,(100 5 21,000 8! 13,00 5 36,700 5 14,7(0 7 51,GCO 2110,0C0OI 11,35( i -ed.,...... 1 20,000. -. —0 5103,l000 3 35,600 2 22,(0001 3156,(;00 2 110,000 3 44,001 )amaged,... 2 9,000 10 25,000, 5 245,00 13 110,200 9' 18,00 19 54,700 24 26 66,304 Jettison........ -- --— 1 2,...._.. 1,'0 Collision....... —...... 3 1,400 8 24,800 9 6,000 16,158,330 11 31,650 8 3iLO 12 32,60( eric........,.. 00.. -.-.... -..........20,000.. --- Total,.... 15 101,000 20 72,900 31265,700 32 215,00 37,352,650 43419,350 41463,400 5C 532,75( reckd & S k -- -----.. --- --- 2 55,000 4 8,000 1 42,000 5 370,000 7 315,00( Strandede.. { 1 12,000 1 5,000 4 2,500 6 32,800 5 6,900 7 28,900 ------ 11 9,95( F-re -... ---'. — 1/ 20,000 1 5,000 1 10,300.- 3 57,oo _____ --- —- 2 130,00oo __ Damaged....... 1 1600. --- — 1 800 5 5,000 11 3S,000 10' 24,500 30 63.0CO 34 228,15( o Jettion........ 1 5,000. 1 3,000 4 13,200 2 2,200 7 47,00 4 13,10( Collision - 1 40. ----- 3 2,400 10 40,400 9 73,450 4 3,900 8 69,300 19 557,75( Sunk and Raised ---- 1100000 --- —- --- -- -- ------ Total... "5 39,000 4113,000 9 16,000 23133,200 36 27i4,050 24101,500 52 680,10 75 119,95( Wrecked & Sunk 2' 18,000 - --- - - --- -. - 2 22,000 2 19,500 3 36,OCO 16,00( Stranded -. —.-..-. 1 1,800 -..- - 2 110 ----- 6 10,8.(, Fire. —...... — --- ---- -- ----- auo.maged....... ----. ------- -- ----- -- 1 150 5 4,600 12 37,1CO 17 46,05( ettison -........ —...... — 1 4,000.. ---—.. ------ 2 5,00( Collision 600 - ----- --- ----- 1 200 2 5,00 5 9,90 Total... 4 20,400 - —. -- 2 1,100 ------- 5 26,350 12 28,600 17148,400 3C l>7,75( [Wrecked & Sunk 1 3,500 1 8,000 5 16,000 3 42,000 7 5,800 2 43,000 5 63, 7 Stranded- 14 14,850 7 6,900 8 17,300 22 30,000 13 25,C 10 15,300 --- 8 8,5( of Fi e... - - - - -- - -. --. -. - ----. - -. —.. -- ---- — ' ------ -- ------- 5- Damaged ---- -- 2 750 5,100 10 22,500 21 45,700 i11 19,750 17 24,500 43 64,125 51 139,95 ettiso — ----—..... --.. —.. —........ ---— I 2, Collison 2 35,800 5 4,900 4 13,100 7 16,200 6 3,350 2 2,500 6 51,000 11 26,10C I ' ' Total. — 19, 54,900 18 24,900 27 68,900 53 133,900 38101,100 31 85,300 55184,125 215,40C Wrecked & Sunk 19 104,800 '9 46,900 15 73,600 29 89,000 21 109,3UO 22111,700 41 382,026 26 182,30( Stranded —..... 49 54,870 23 46,000 56 64,850 62 53,250 48 70,:00 48 64,300 ------ 91 161,60O Fire ------.. 1,00 —... 2 7,500 1 5,500 3 9,4,4 2 22,5CO 1 80( D)aimaged. 22 25,760 8 11,500 18 22,790 39 57,765 30 24,790 60 73,500 132 216,450,13. 212,175. Jettison-. - 3 5,350..... 3 2,700 2 1,1-0 4 7,200 20 30,270 14 33,51( ~ Collision -...-.-....._ 5 13,000 7 30,500 15 34,500 18 24,950 13 21,200 9 49,150 35 97,00( Total, — 90 185,430 49 128,750 96 191,740 150244,715 120236,190 150 217,300 204 701,000 302 687,38o Wrecked & Sunk 1 1,7001.- 2 1,700 - - 1 1,200 2 6,000 1 2,00( Fire —...-. -......... ---- -- ---- - -- ----- -- ------ --...... - —.. — -- ----- - ------ Stranded - 1 1,300 - - -3 800 2 7 1 150 — 4 3,70( Damnageed 1 900 2 1,700 2 200 2 800 3 575 2 1,100 11 3,800 6 6,90( Jettion.........................................1 500 I 10( 2 Collision............................... 1 00 1 1,80( Total.-.. 3 4,100 2 1,700 5 1,000 6 3,200 4 725 3 2,300 15 10,800 13 14,60( Steamboats-,, j 15 101,000 20 72,900 31 26.5,700 32 215,500 37352,650 43419,350 411463,400 56 532,75( Propellers. -—. 5 39,000 4 113,000 9 16,000 23 133,200 36 274,050 24101,500 52 680,100 75 1159,95( Barq ues —. ---.. 4 20,400 --.-.. — 2 1,100- - - 5 26,350 12 28,600 17148,400 36 187,75( Brig.- 19 54,900 18 24,90027 68,900 5133,900 3101,100 31 85,300 55184,125 85 215, Schooners....! 9185,0 49 128,750 96191,740150 244,715 120 236,190 150 217,300204 701,000 302 687,38i Sco.........I 3 4,100 2 1,700 5 1,000 6 3,200 4 725 3 2,300 15 10,800 13 114,60 Flood & Derrick — 25,000 -............. 000-......Total.... 136 404,830 93 366,250 170 544,440 264730,515 240 991,065 263 874,350 384 2187 821 567 2797,83 Aggregate of Steam and Sail Disasters, from 1818 to 1855, inclusive. 11848 1849.11850. 1851. 18 52. 1853. 1854. 1855. $ LOSS. $ L $ LOSS. $ LOSS. $ LOSS. $LS $ L OSS. $$ LOSS. l OS. Steam.......-..... --- —--------- 140,000 185,900 281,700 348,700 626,650 520,851- 1,14:,5 —0 1.- 92,70( S& —. --- —------—. --- 264,830 155,350 262,740 381,815 364,365 333,500 1,044 32. 1 14 5.131 Total...................... 404,8301 341,250 544,440 730,515 991,015 85,1 2-,7g7,83.