1872, were as follows: 1836 to 1845, 41,851,483 bushels; 1846 to 1855, 174,717,437; 1856 to 1865, 432,390,318; 1866 to 1872, 379,207,797. The shipments of grain and flour by canal for four years ending 1872 were as follows:
| ARTICLES. | 1869. | 1870. | 1871. | 1872. |
| Flour, bbls. | 51,928 | 76,471 | 47,731 | 5,172 |
| Wheat, bush. | 16,363,480 | 16,738,613 | 19,028,316 | 11,001,069 |
| Corn, bush. | 7,816,960 | 5,911,668 | 20,695,305 | 30,934,606 |
| Oats, bush. | 3,983,046 | 5,572,254 | 6,649,439 | 4,598,237 |
| Barley, bush. | 82,429 | 830,024 | 825,420 | 1,729,772 |
| Rye, bush. | 76,792 | 378,322 | 986,517 | 210,705 |
| Total grain, bus. | 28,322,707 | 29,430,881 | 48,184,997 | 48,474,389 |
| Equiv. of flour | 259,640 | 385,355 | 238,655 | 25,860 |
| Total | 28,582,347 | 29,813,236 | 43,423,652 | 48,500,249 |
The exports of grain from elevators by the Erie and New York Central railroads for two years were:
| ARTICLES. | 1871. | 1872. |
| Wheat, bush. | 2,636,170 | 2,440,551 |
| Corn, bush. | 4,320,591 | 3,032,160 |
| Oats, bush. | 1,658,718 | 1,227,247 |
| Barley, bush. | 416,001 | 396,082 |
| Rye, bush. | 18,750 | 4,825 |
| Total | 9,045,140 | 7,100,865 |
Including the amount shipped by railroad without passing through the elevators, about 25,000,000 bushels, the total exports of grain amounted to 82,235,000 bushels in 1871 and 80,575,254 in 1872. The imports and exports by canal in 1872 were:
| ARTICLES. | IMPORTS. | EXPORTS. | ||
| Tons. | Value. | Tons. | Value. | |
| Forest products | 3,467 | $40,006 | 347,659 | $13,626,415 |
| Animal products | 187 | 68,387 | 52 | 17,219 |
| Agricultural products | 2,337 | 122,441 | 1,324,441 | 33,497,548 |
| Manufactures | 101,513 | 3,026,151 | 564 | 62,769 |
| Merchandise | 161,560 | 25,431,107 | 367 | 126,611 |
| Other articles | 430,846 | 3,490,793 | 101,962 | 5,542,194 |
| Total, 1872 | 699,916 | 32,178,888 | 1,774,996 | 52,855,537 |
| Total, 1871 | 538,593 | 23,124,220 | 1,742,157 | 69,466,629 |
| Total, 1870 | 533,849 | 29,591,501 | 1,303,904 | 37,333,208 |
The traffic in live stock which centres at Buffalo, from the western states and from Canada, is second in magnitude only to the grain trade, and is increasing more rapidly. Large yards, well sheltered, paved, and watered, and cleanly kept, have been built in the eastern suburbs of the city, by the New York Central railroad company, for the accommodation of this traffic. The receipts for a series of years were:
| YEARS. | Cattle. | Sheep. | Hogs. | Total No. |
Total value. |
| 1860 | 156,972 | 145,354 | 85,770 | 382,096 | |
| 1863 | 154,789 | 474,849 | 91,128 | 720,766 | |
| 1865 | 212,839 | 207,208 | 300,014 | 720,061 | |
| 1866 | 275,091 | 341,560 | 552,831 | 1,169,482 | |
| 1867 | 257,872 | 239,943 | 607,440 | 1,105,255 | |
| 1868 | 265,105 | 385,815 | 470,578 | 1,121,498 | |
| 1869 | 347,871 | 381,450 | 794,272 | 1,528,593 | $47,932,000 |
| 1870 | 388,057 | 561,447 | 739,519 | 1,644,023 | 51,545,116 |
| 1871 | 384,294 | 551,131 | 886,014 | 1,821,439 | 47,560,935 |
| 1872 | 379,086 | 606,748 | 1,450,109 | 2,486,943 | 45,914,593 |
The receipts of horses during 1868 were 7,737; 1869, 12,088; 1870, 7,896; 1871, 13,319; 1872, 20,780. Yearly increasing quantities of anthracite and bituminous coal from the Pennsylvania mines are brought to Buffalo as the most favorable point for shipment and distribution, both westward and eastward. Extensive improvements have been made by the Delaware and Hudson canal company, and by the Buffalo Creek railway company, to facilitate the transshipment of coal; and the greater part of the peninsula south of Buffalo river is now occupied for the purpose. The receipts and shipments of coal for ten years were:
| YEARS. | Received by Lake. |
Received by Canal. |
Received by Railroad. |
Shipped by Canal. |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| 1862 | 84,523 | 96,772 | 28,947 | |
| 1863 | 71,323 | 135,770 | 20,125 | |
| 1864 | 65,224 | 189,451 | 30,043 | |
| 1865 | 68,141 | 186,290 | 28,283 | |
| 1866 | 68,142 | 310,888 | 50,202 | |
| 1867 | 101,108 | 290,842 | 57,495 | |
| 1868 | 91,457 | 391,949 | 59,766 | |
| 1869 | 99,460 | 221,886 | 227,000 | 62,690 |
| 1870 | 94,796 | 340,464 | 300,000 | 65,900 |
| 1871 | 88,517 | 187,846 | 360,000 | 60,522 |
| 1872 | 78,879 | 286,494 | 496,000 | 53,198 |
Of the total receipts in 1872, 520,994 tons were anthracite, 240,379 bituminous, and 100,000 semi-bituminous coal. The coal trade of Buffalo will be largely increased by the completion of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia railroad, which was opened to the Pennsylvania state line in the summer of 1872, and was terminated in December, 1872, at Emporium, on the line of the Philadelphia and Erie railroad. It will be still further augmented by a new railroad commenced in 1872, from Buffalo to Titusville, via Jamestown, which will form a direct connection with the railway system of western Pennsylvania. The lumber and timber trade of Buffalo is of considerable importance, although want of harbor and storage room has driven much of it to Tonawanda, on the Niagara river, about ten miles below Buffalo. The imports and exports in 1872 were:
| ARTICLES. | Imports by Canal. |
Imports by Lake. |
Exports by Canal. |
| Lumber, ft. | 1,431,791 | 204,976,754 | 147,519,461 |
| Timber, cub. ft. | 811,200 | 4,200,000 | |
| Shingles No. | 16,039,300 | 21,175,000 | |
| Staves, lbs. | 12,000 | (No.) 22,647,000 | (lbs.) 196,303,895 |
The following is an official report of the tonnage of the district of Buffalo Creek, port of Buffalo, June 30, 1872:
| CLASSES. | No. | Tonnage. |
| Sailing vessels | 95 | 35,278 |
| Steam vessels | 120 | 49,975 |
| Barges | 12 | 2,726 |
| Canal boats | 499 | 57,137 |
| Total | 726 | 145,116 |
There has been a marked decrease in the number of vessels entering and clearing at this
