, 1870-01-08
COMMERCE OF The ERIE CAGAE


DiversIon OF the Western tsrnIa
Trade-stnzti1nE Facts nnd Fig
uFca.
Fto," The Roeh.tter CnioH and Advertiser, Jan. s.
Tue auuua1 etatemeut Of the commerce Of Dul
talo furnished ~ The Courier ot that clly, for
aAietab!e tscts ant hgures az 10 ttAtfc upSn the
Ere CaEaL The Imports Of grain aud touf Ire,
duceu 70 busaell By lake are i:,e'11Ga, againat
m4..,en oustes- The total Of exports by
cara. Elbows ou.Y s5.6ls,34s bushels choosing that
caaItel to The seapoard against Sc GGa bushels
hy cate! !s l,.el, 1uJ tons, against l,47Gas tons
l4ti year; and the total 0f tolls received is g. 6-
t2 uga!ust & 10hl5 fecetce'l last rear, loss to
The lumber trade stands asout as last year, t1e
recetr1F. s24 ,9as,74s feet, being an increase Of
itsrty 1it.tNo iset over last year, willie the ex
!. IS than laBt year. 4 falling oil of neaiIy one
It'll! is ,.ot!ceable In tue trade IN stares-
A comparative statement OF tue receipts at the
i've prlLcIpa! lake ports snows 1nat Inc gram
t1.ie vi lht Wtat confiD1eR to expand Ia It'd pro.
pt'1llolb, although the sfare OF BulfLlo In it Is
y nra thtHhns The TefeEs a !Aese ps.s
.Ie1e ald} for the Present year amount II
lt7,ol,,tc+ bushels OF gram and toar-an Increase
o,.r last 5es1 o! hearty so'n,oN Of bushels.
Of Wtstsrn gralu receipts, Of which formerly
the great bnlk reached Bnflalo. there are nov
tcAcely tnrce-eehtns shipped to that post- wnt!e
the Eestr ard Ii the EIle Canal.
New itrk s18te oas. Therefore. to make a.uot. Of
t*o great phases Of diversion Of 'sa1c winch nte
operating to her detr1ment, the arst o.ng rhe ,e1
Getcy Il EFal to avoid The cana4a, the second !ts
'.EdeEcy 10 iCuofe the State altogether. fne
e. nritr eaya u 1it res"tne:
AZ the dr1It1ence between laEe imports aud
caral exports Of grain amolnts, according to our
tahee, 10 1o,ss4 6l6 busaels, 1t II MT difficult
10 believe, what Is indicacd 10 recent report OF
base been transpor, ed to New York by that route
1Une &iur1cR tho rear now cloalng. But, admitting
,sa, M Each q The tse great lines Of ra,soads irom
sie stnf 'A neatly s e9ocs,eoo 6usaels s4et q
t. sa e. reach q aka Inc os wSs
metropolis. 4 large. amount Of this, Of
course, Is absorbed 1ot homs consumption, but
the far larger remainder 1t 10 clear to SECT has Oh
New YORK. In continuation Of THIS fact We note
t1at the receipts Of ire present year at Montreal
81 honr and Nheat alone, amount to 1.,16l.o6o
The ngares Of .he grain trade at Baltimore Pn1la-
telphta, and other points would Doubtless tell
similar e:ory II re s had a. them at hand; TO sam
eeate 81 017, 1863 bushels reach this c!tE By lake;
ss,6le, sa7 IRE shipped BY cahal 10 udewater, and
yorK This e ,Inde ise natnin hgc ~ .sM
OF which Is tho Efie CnnaIt Is being diverted nom
that neglected channel and from this State.
lAttt uAuItd alE luttItbttuk 10 Nuu1lEy Quk lucy
are Sill more appropriate 70 Nev YORK city and
the StA:e At large. The11 foscble teaching Is that
II there be Hny auch thing as policy adequate to
tie retrieving OF what Is lost and tue reteatton
for New York OF her cotumefclal SUPREMACY, It
had better be trted ut oQce-
Tta;e Is certainly much food for renccttout as
tie Courier suggests, IL this exhibit OF Buffalo
commerce relating 10 the canals; for the cauai
commerce Of Buna'o, Standing at the head Of
lue Of the great Ere channel. There Ia no doubt
that II New York ls to retain her position with
her pnb1tc WORKS as the rualu channel Of the grain
aid other bnlky products Of the West bound
EA.t, she nust lcse no time IN making an
effort toward the end In view. How
Much Of the grain trade diverted from the
Ere Cara1 may be chaIgeab'e to the rspacltg Of
tie BnilAlo DOCK meu III levytng rates Of eleya-
lion, Re-. 1s question which, among the othefa
connected with this subject, will bear lnvessiga-
TOD.
OIe thing 1s certain, and that IS that the carry
irg trade muat be ms1le the objective potpt. AL
tax CT enuy at the point Of lranshipnent, and
all Tolls Of transportation n1ust be reduced and
varied as circumstances may require, In sab
scrTteccy to tdat-Eatntenance Of the canals
u proper repair. with q free channel and auf.
oc!ent depth Of wateE,. going, Of course,
* fore al. These are the dtsideruf1 Of the
Buffalo, tie State aud all other parties In inter-
ri, save the productive Glasses Of naylgatots,
T1cse coE 1coEatton Is regulated Ia great me2-
ilre b5 the 1aW OF supply and demand, mast field
u the IN rome they arc deriving from the ca1ais,
and allow more 10 20 to the account OF consttuc-
Ion and repair, and remuneration Of the for.
Fasdt rs and oatDe1, or very. soon the ba1k Of
heIe Viii he LITTLE pEont fer dlysRlou In any