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