Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-20
Canal Trade.

'"e S""ai Sommisstoners Report, the
M,ltonisn says, we learn that during the canal
hseal year Of 1916, there were sen. east on tho
canal from Northumberland o6o l5l busbe,. of
wheat. This would comprise the wheat sent
from this side of Williamsport, on the West
Branch, and this side Of Berwick, on the North |
Branch, and tells we'll for the protuctivenes, of
our country. Daring the same period s3,443
bushels Of SEEDS were sent, including, we suppose
corn, cloverseed, haxseed, &c-i36, ,535 pounds
Of leather, 4,3os sos feet Of boards, / l,37G9ll
pounds Of groceries, 03o,as3 ditto of hardware,
o,95o gallons of whiskey, o,s34 tons of coal, d..
9ia tons iron ore, 25'ss3,77i pounds of pig iron.
io'i57,sia pounds bar and sheet iron. 5a,7o3
pounds Of batter. 5.o29 barrels of -four, and 80.
800 pounds Of rags were also sent.
There were received at Northumberland fiom
the South, during the year, 1856, 7ss pound. of
coffee, ,Os9, ,i2s pounds of dry goods, 3 G7O, ,oos
pounds Of groceries. 1 PIG 395 pounds Of hard.
ware and cutlery. 22,573 bushels Of salt, 10, ,3se
tons Of coal. tprobably Shsmokin coal intended
for the branches. 2 1852 tons of gypsum. 90. $50
pounds Of pig iron, 900 sol pounds of bar and
sheet iron, and 30 900 pounds Of dry hides aud
many other articles. The amount of tolls re-.
ceiv-d was $40 oGS 60
From Willamsport there were sent east 90.
3i7 bushels of wheat, 8 O36.773 feet of board
plank, &c, O3i,3 1893 shingles. 1876 bushels
ofsalt. ! GAG tons of coal, 6237 72O pounds of pig
iron, l57 io5 pounds Of bar and sheet iron. 1911.
GOO pounds of nails and spikes, 3 G75 pounds of
butter. Tolls received 50, ,526 90.
From Dnnnsbnrg there were sen, east 10 oil
bushels o: wheat, 3, 700 $50 lbs of pig iron, 9s,.
100 pounds of castings, 6s3 522 pounds of bar
and sheet iron, 10,l 1919 pounds Of nails, lo.o7l
pounds of butter. Tolls received sl7, ,sS7 so.
From Berwick there were 40 bushels of wheat
sent southwark 90. $50 pound, of leather, !, 200
pounds of wool Abs, 1876 feet Of lumber, l2,.
2iO pounds OF window blinds, .2S9 bushels of
salt, iss O02 tons of COAL, 1896 693 pounds of
pig iron, ll94l2 pounds OF castings, so, ,0lO
pounds Of blooms and anchones, 1913 3sl pounds
Of bar and sheet iron Is, $50 pounds of nail. and
spikes. and 50 $50 pounds Of bacon. Tolls re-
ceived s75. 500 95
In the above statement We have given only
some Of the prime pal articles Of trade by canal
II will be seen that there were sent south bushels
Of wheat from
Northumberland 260 l5i
Wiliamsport, 90 3l7
| Dunnsburg, 1921
Total bushels 469,7l2
Principally from the West Branch Country.
Iron in pounds, sent south by canal from
Pigs Bar & sheet.
Northumberland 25.333774 lo.A57,sl2
Berwick 2.636.6s3 l933Sl
Dunnsburs 3.7Oo.55o 30ol7i6
Wlliamsport G23720 l37.4o5
Total 32.294737 l39034l4
! There were sent pounds Of iron in castings
| blooms and anchones, &C., from
Castings, Nails, &c, Blooms, &c
| Williamsport 1000 l2l. GOO
Dunn.burg 9s,ioO 1920 2,es3,532
Berwick ll9,4l2 1890 500iC
2i95l2 $50 $50 2,733.57q
The toll on wheat is one half cent mile for
1000 pound,-on pig iron mills per 1000
pounds-castines, blooms and anchonies 5 mill,
nails, bar or rolled iron mills.