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From  ihe  foregoing  tables  a  knowledge  of  the  commerce  entering  and  leaving  the  port  of  Buf-
falo in  1850  is  pretty  to rr icily  arrived  at. They  sura  up  thus:

Table  No. 1  shows  that  the  value  of  the  imports  from  the  lakes  was (93,535,781

Table  Ke. 2  shows  that  the. F.rie  earral  ;li.-.i ifcrt-d  in.ro. onsii-ui'v  destined  logo

to  the  western  Slates  and  Canada : 33,970,045

And  for  iicUv'-vv  in  ti  is  c...\'  ami  f  re  ^.so-.iou  of  i\ew  Vui-k  on  and
near  Lake  Erie 87,888,525

Tabic-  -No. 3  a-lve-  die  run i- ii in. received  oy  the  railroad  from  March

15  to  December  20 6,152,931

14,  ij-il,  ■■!;'.(;

It  is  quite  difficult  to  determine  what  portion  of  this  £14,04.1,456  enters  into  the
exports;  but  it  will  not  be  far  cut  of  the  way  tn  csiinratc  that,  by  adding  to  it

the  value  of  the  manufactured  articles  of  ironmor:^ry,  cabinet  ware,  leather,
white  leal,  upholstery,  ami  the  |iroluotious  of  numerous  oilier  manufactures
in  this  city;  a  largo  sort  ion  of  dry  poods  of  liu'lit  weight,  but. valuable,  brought
by  the  railroad,  originally  started'  for  the  vvsstei  n  Suites ;  the  export  of  the
(urges!  purlieu  of  foe  suii  brought  up  the  canal ;  the  large  amount  of  merchan-
dise aril  it  wholesals  ::ud  riM.il  lo  we- 1  tin  traders  ;  the  retail  trade  with  Canada;
and  the  amount  original;;-  destined  for  that  portion  of  New  Vork  bordering  on
Lake  Rile,  to  place  the  amount  at  three-fourths  of  the' canal  ami  railroad  im-
portations. ;  which  will  jirve  the  sum  of 10,531,092

Total  exports 67,037,513

These  statements  show  that  the  import  commerce  of  Buffalo  in  1850  amounted  to  2:>,  ;V;f,,  78 1
The  exports  to 44,501,737

Forming  a  valuation  of 67, 027,  518

To  which  it  is  proner  to  add  ilie  commerce  of  Ii  ao.'.i  Kurk  and  Tooawanda,  ports
at  the  lower  end  of  Lake  Erie  visited  'ay  vess:  h,  in  oider  to  show  the  total  of
the  commerce  of  the  upper  lakes  v. aioh  r.oncc.ii'.inios  at  llul'alo  and  the  lower
end  of  I- aire. Nrie. At  Ikaoi;  Ro.-k  the  value  of  western  and  Canada  property

received  and  -h'|c:;:d  down  Ihe  Erie  canal  in  Ida!)  is .1,  3f/l,  87(1

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