The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-04
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Lake ChampIain.
Correspondents OF tho Herald

After delightful (though at some points penl.
ous) Journey of over 5000 miles, through the finest
portion Of this great continent, my face is turned
honlewards, with pleasure, and feel sincerely
grateful TO kind Providence for preserving me
from the slightest accident.
have traversed the entire length and breadth Of
Lakes Erie, Ontario, Huron, Michigan and Supe-
| nor and down the noble st. Lawrence as far as
Saugendy river, $50 miles below Quebec, In the
course of this useful tonr, have collected great
many statistical and other facts, which, think win
be serviceable to you hereafter. In the meantime.
before / get into the harness again, must throw
together some OF my materials in the form Of
letters.
| must here mention that at Quebec saw q let
ter written by the directors OF the Cunard line of
steamers at Halifax, TO Captain Douglas Of the Uni
corn, which stated that in all probability the Uni
corn would run next year direct from Halifax to
| New York, leaving Halifax the arrival Of each
of the Cunard steamers. The reason gwen for tho
proposed change Is, that the Unicorn has been
losing annually about ES0O0, although the fare IN
her from Halifax TO Quebec has been $40. She il
elegantly fitted up, and will make capital boat to
| run from New York, and connecting our glorious
| city with Liverpool through the Cunard line OF
steamers.
! was at Quebec four days since, and the snow
lay there two feet deep i'll all the streets. We had
|
ham, and the citizens of Quebec have had fine
seighing for three weeks past A regiment Jus,
from the West Iudies tthe 43d, believe) were
stationed in the Citadel, and looked blue enough,
though perfectly sober. All the men-owar have
left; all the Dragons are gone home two reg-
ments remain Mt Quebec; TWO nj Montreal, and
one, the 18th, at Kingston
| The winter had set IN unusually early through
| out Canada, delying all the CALCULATIONS Of mer-
chants and farmers. The latter will lose one-fourth
Of their entire crop OF roots, apples, DC In Que
| Iao tho tl1aray htfl korr
| Of -four, and in Montreal only about 1900 bar
rels. Each city will require at least 10000 bar
rels more TO carry them through the winter al
though in many OF the eastern townships the farm
ers, who bought 5000 barrels last year. instead of
wanting to buy flour for family use have had sur
plus of -four to sell The Lachine canal was fro
the principal dependence was on the arrival OF
barges and the small propeers that shoe, all the
rapids many Of these bring from 1000 TO 1900
nine barges laden with -four al the head Of Lachine
Rapids, and seven boats had struck, grounded and
bged at the cedars cascades, and on the split rock,
| all, | understand, laden with -four.
In coming up the 81. Lawrence, on the 18th,
great deal of floating Ice, and encountered two
severe snow storms There were about 25 vessels
in the port OF Quebec waiting for a cargo to go to
England but only in Montreal, and these have all
left by this time. went down to Quebec and re-
turned in the steamboat Montreal, Capt. Armstrong.
rican waters; she is 2eO feet long 80 feet beam, has
an engine of 5OO horse power, and cost S95, 600.
Her engine was built at John Nelson's celebrated
foundry, Montreal. The fare for the $50 miles is
only 81 80, meals included A table is set, equal
to dinner at the Astor, and the comforts and ac-
commodations particularly in The ladies' cabin)
are equal to your splendid boats, the knckerbocker
and Empire.
A very large quantity of American wheat has been
purchased IN Cleveland Toledo, Detroit, and even
as far west as Michigan City lte Lake port for In
dlana) by Canadian buyers this year; this has been
ground III Canada, and shipped 10 England as Cana
dian flour A gentleman in Montreal, fully CONVEX
SAINT with this business, has promised TO make out
detailed statistical account Ot 1t, and forward 10 to
you shortly. The Canadians can easily underse
the Americans in the Liverpool flour market thus
a barre of flour bought in Cleveland now costs So
10; the charges on il to New York about 81 as
nearly can be; the average freight TO Liverpool
would be 40 cents; add TO this insurance and duty in
Liverpool, and the cost of barrel Of American -four
there would be about So so: whilst flour was sell
ing in Liverpool at the last accounts at 2Is or about
81 A.. On the other hand, wheat has been bought
in Michigan City this year at 80 cents bushel; the
bushel; & cents tor freight would bring il from
Chicago to the Weland Canal and for IS to so
cents il could thus be put into the mill at Kingston;
then the freight from Montreal to Liverpool is about
81 barrel, and the duty in England is only l2l.2
cents on Canadian ground flour made from Amer
can wheat. The insurance now on barrel OF flour
from Montreal to Liverpool Is 10 cents. Or 10 make
it clearer flour now brings 26s. or S5 1912 i'll
Montreal all the charges, Ureigh insurance, duty,
&c. &c.) from Montreal TO Liverpool are so l2a;
making the cost Of barrel Of flour in Liverpool ~
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informed by gentleman in the trade, who is likely
to know that there at this time IN the city OF
New York 1860, 900 barrels Of flour; of which $780,
600 barrels are held on Western account. A very
heavy miller at Rochester, this year, told me ths,
he bought wheat at Chicago FIR 80 centsa bushel,
brought il to Buffalo tor cents more, put 1t into
the mill at colchester for 81 bushel, and was
thus enabled TO deliver the flour in New York for
SO IS a barrel AT time when flour was selling for
81 80. The flour which Is missed from tide water
after leaving Buffalo, find is tapped Attica, Bng
hampton, Chrnango Valley, and numerous places
along the line OF the canal. TO supply various south
em sections of the State of New York, where they
do not raise flour enough for home consumption.
An increase quantity of wheat and flour has coma
down the Genessee Valley Canal to Rochester this
year.
Although have many other facts in store on Ca
NADIA, must close this letter with some account Of
the commerce Of Buffalo, oswego, &C., this year,
in order 10 forestall the official accounts. called
on the collectors Of these and other ports, and they
kindly furnished with the following facts, In
advance Of their annual returns.
IMPORTS or BUFFALO FROM MAY 6rB TO ocr i51H 1913
BIS Pork BisF1our Bush Wheat. Bush Corn. Bs. Pork
- ls9 barrels of New York salt exported westward
This would give an average of about 4,5O0 bar
rcls Of flour and over $500 bushels Of wheat inn
ported daily into Buffalo. learn also that up to
the first week in November there had been $4,000
barrels of flour and ,6OO,o00 bushel of wheat inn
ported into Buffalo this season; and, as have also
SEEM that 5000 barrels of flour arrived there lately
in three days, and 10000 bushels of wheat the tar
presumption Is, that Buffalo this year will import az
least lOO0,OO0 barrels of -four and 600 bushels
of wheat
At Oswego, | obtained from the Collector the
following comparative statement OF the business on
the Oswego Canal from the commencement Of ma
vigation up to the first OF November, for 1872 and
1885,
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