, 1875-12-08
THE NEW YORK CANALS.
Tho shortest season os Navigation
Since 7 hey WGro nMilts
IkIn Yart Udrtf LIE L.

Tho Shortest Scnaon Os Navigation
SINCE EhcJ Wcro NMilts
4stp Fork Wortd, Dte. q.
Tie aeasou OF canal Navigation for 1865 has
been shorter than any sinca tho Erie Canal wna
opened. The canals oponea this year on tho 17th
Of Mar arr. closed Nov. q, reducing tho season
ot navigation to only ID days. Tho at,orteBt
scAaou previous to this was an 1879, which
Tas 219 aayn. Tho osriiest tmo Of opening.
tho caua1A wna IN 1923, WHOM navigation was
begun March 81. and continued till Doc. 90.
making aoaaon VI 16o dnys, Which has never
t!aee bcen equsied. Tue neKt earliest tine Of
opening was In tho seaaon Of 1898, ten yeara
later when tho Eric Canal was oprned Apri !
and closed Nov. 25, making 22S Days. Tho esrli-
oAt time Of closing the canals WIS ,1842 whom
navigation closed as early = Sov. 10 Tho ti@o
of opening that year WAS April 10. 90 that tho
SEASON AMaunsed 10 2l8 DAYS.
Ererylhng that could 10 dono 10 Increase tho
business Of tho cauals las been dono during tho
puat SUMMER aud froights from Chicago haye
beon lower THAI ever. The Government tolls
woro fixed At tue lowest figures. great efforts
wete ulauo to keep the canals in order, and lad
tho season lasted 3 week OF two lonHaE q very
good showing would have beon ulado. LII l9ij
the ca,lalA cloAod Nov, -. but wore subsequently
openod IN Docenlber CauaI-mcu do not thuk
that tlaaro wilt bo another opeulnG thia year-
Besides. tho canals viii be closed by oaiclal edct
OH tic 10th Of this mouth.
The oxtrome cod weather camo on 40 sud
denly thus yonr that q rood nnhy buatn woEo
taken BY surprise. and tho result IL taat about
l,50D, 600 bushels ut grain arc uow frostn In ba-
twoeu Albany and nufao, msst of H. lying cast
Of Utica. This will Kiso fl'e ralro&ds chance
to roap n 1ieh taAryeY. il fys! 54.S.
how York City has a1ain fa!led to command
her suarq Of tho. Western carrying srale. Tho
following statement OF tho Rrain receipts al thu
lake ports, aud the shipments to tho various soh-
p0sk towns. shOwB tho anaount Of ulyorslun Of
tho trado from Now York:
Receipts Of -four and grain
at tAa laka rorts from Jun.
10 Oct, 2-bushelA. 1853, 01o, ,416 123,nN,1A
pecrcsso in 1s7s s....... 54peo,es1
Receipts at New York for
aakne an9, ,.....,......... b4tltosoAs bfAAr4ol
Decreasa In lB76..,..... oo03l, BIB
ReccptA Al Uthcr six nkssboard ......
ports for saina tinis.-....+ Gol711l95 eaI.o3l
Decrease In 1s75... a93,tG4
Th,a statement, SO fnr hs 1t concerns tho prat-
ent year, includes onlv tho first nno months.
Az largo nunbor Of boata havo alnce reached
lido water at Albany, tho final report mlll show
mn increase oyet tho above figures for tbls year
Of 1,5u0. 900 or 2,00J, 900 buallolH.
THE DEcAEAsE IN TtDE-wArHn RECEIPTS.
The following Is abatement OF the tfde-water
rocet, Ia Of Hour aud grain by tho Erie aud
Cha.nplain canals for tiree years last past:
Flour, brl.. i,o,ao i5o,oao ioi,an
wheat, c,ol5,6o1 2,.ats,ao o.1.,oi
Germ. bu.......... .l6,asa,t0 11,aas..0J s,al,L0a
ltar,y ia............ 5.isa.sya a.sso..M J,2M.i0o
M,9 Ms ~; ga es's assoa nts o;i:s;s;
1A!ss b4's.. s.s.ts*sss NV!f-as 9ant"Ne "i'iouo
Flour rnlaeed to gruin 'ol.uo $4,000 oss.ooo
Grand total. bu: 4o.ale,lc9 4e,cso,eoo a5771 500
-1a'4 oser 1875. tv.soa. 100 bushela.