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Table VII. — Quantiti/ and value of property cleared from Buffalo to tide-water and inter- 

 mediate points for the year 1885. 



Articles. 



'''"^tl.'r.ln'h ''"^' P^P^rty Cleared, ^ay. 



Quantity. 



Valae. 



Qaantity. 



Value. 



Property cleared, 

 through" and wav. 



Total 

 quantity. 



Total 

 value. 



Boards and scantling, .feet. . 



Shingles l.OUO feet.. 



Staves pounds . . 



Wheat bushels.. 



Com ,^...do... 



Barley., do — 



Barley malt do... 



Oats do... 



Flaxseed pounds.. 



Oil, meal and cake... do — 

 Peas bushels., 



41, 693, 434 



704J; 



9, 193, 000 



16, 243, 857 



204, 363 



10, 883, 495 



49, 574 



185, 334 



327, 174 



84, 080, 948 



628, 000 



8,021 



$1, 000, 642 



2,465 



45,970 



16, 243, 857 



143, 054 



4, 897, 573 



39, 659 



157, 534 



114, 511 



2, 102, 024 



12, 500 



12, 036 



12, 572, 349 I $301, 736 



*«, 327i; 



24, 176, 500 



1, 759, 901 



24, 379 



1, 848, 116 



88,616 



19, 001 



23, 413 



29, 145 



120, 880 



1, 759, 901 



17,065 



831, 652 



70,393 



16, 151 



8,195 



54, 205, 783 

 9, 031i 



33, 309, 500 



18, 003, 758 

 228, 742 



12, 731, 611 

 138, ] 90 

 204, 335 

 350, 587 



84, 080, 948 



628, 000 



8,024 



$1, 302, 3T8 



31,610 



166,850 



18, 003, 758 



160, 119 



5, 729, 225 



110, 552 



173, 685 



122, 706 



2, 102, 024 



12, 560 



12, 030 



Table VIII. — G-ross and net earnings of prominent lines of railroad. 

 PENNSYLVANIA KATLEGAD. 



Tears. 



Earnings 



from 

 freight. 



Per cent, 

 of gross 

 earnings, passengers. 



Earnings 

 from 



Per cent. 



of gross 

 earnings. 



Net earn- 

 ings. 



^ofg^r.^-seam. 

 earnings, i "^b"- 



1856. 

 1860. 

 1865, 

 1870, 

 1875. 

 1880. 

 1881, 

 1882. 

 1883. 

 1884, 



$2, 805, 306 

 4,191,784 

 11, 193, 565 

 12, 793, 160 

 15, 651, 741 

 20, 234, 046 



22, 400, 120 



23, 517, 178 



24, 536, 789 

 22, 823, 329 



65.7 

 70.7 

 64.1 

 73.3 

 76.4 

 77.9 

 81.0 

 76.3 

 76.6 

 75.6 



$1, 251, 857 

 1, 453, 993 

 5, 4.53, 047 

 3, 757, 942 



3, 772, 306 



4, 437, 146 



5, 023, 385 



5, 962, 456 

 0, 115, 423 



6, 017, 752 



29. 3 $1, 829, 277 



24. 



31.2 



2L4 



18.4 



17.1 



18.2 



19.3 



19.1 



2, 296, 402 

 4, 189, 111 

 6, 271, 022 

 8, 699, 199 

 11, 930, 172 

 12. 178, 540 

 12,958,155 1 

 13, 096, 399 



42.8 

 38.7 

 24.0 

 35.8 

 42. 4 

 45.9 

 44.1 

 42.0 

 4; 



$4, 270, 070 

 5, 932, 701 

 17,459,169 

 17, 531, 707 

 20, 493, 252 

 25, 9S7, 058 

 27, 047, 009 

 30, 836, 982 

 32, 017, 813 



19.9 12,621,778 1 4L8 30,196,885 



NBTV YOKE, LAKE EEIB AND "WESTERN EAILKOAD. 



1855 

 1860 

 1865 

 1870 

 1875 

 1880 

 1881 

 1882 

 1883 

 1884 



$3, 653, 002 

 3, 884, 343 



10, 726, 264 



11, 983, 547 



12, 287, 399 



14, 391, 115 



15, 979, 577 



14, 642, 128 



15, 502, 141 

 12, 903, 157 



C6.6 

 75.0 

 70.1 

 74.1 

 72.8 

 77.0 

 77.1 

 73.3 

 75. 5 

 73.2 



$1, 698, 670 

 1, 180, 957 

 4, 450, 209 

 3, 968, 899 

 3, 461, 304 



3, 682, 951 



4, 041, 207 

 4, 3S4, 510 

 4, 134, 971 

 3, 070, 657 



$2,823,249 

 1, 903, 320 

 4,483,385 

 4, 100, 450 

 4, 197, 727 

 7, 049, 183 

 7, 459, 375 

 0, 887, CSO 

 7, 019, 872 

 5, 549, 039 



51.4 



30.7 I 



29.3 



25.4 



24.9 



37.7 



30. 



34.5 



34.1 



3L5 



$5, 488, 993 

 5, ISO, 322 



15, 3'i(i, 575 

 16,179,401 



16, 870, 8.'.8 

 18,693,108 

 20,715,0115 



19, 97.'-., ■774 



20, 598. 571 



17, 61 S, 976 



NEW YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. 



1855 

 1860 

 1865 

 1870 

 1875 

 1880 

 1881 

 1882 

 18S3 

 1884 



$3, 755, 320 

 4, 943, 038 

 11, 000, 053 

 14,327,418 

 17, 899, 702 

 22, 199, 906 

 20, 730, 750 

 17, 672, 252 

 20, 142, 433 

 10, 434, 983 



43.8 

 54.9 

 59.7 

 64.1 

 67.3 

 73.2 

 70.7 

 04.9 

 06.3 

 C4.0 



$4, 456, 199 

 3,714,204 

 6, 621, 406 

 6, 738, 592 

 7, 276, 848 



6, Gil, 160 

 C, 958, 038 



7, 810, 519 



8, .'126, 843 

 7, 533, 213 



53.1 

 4L2 

 35.9 

 30.1 

 27.4 

 2L8 

 23.7 

 28. 7 

 28.1 

 29.3, 



$3, 775, 620 

 3, 450, 520 

 3, 689, 382 



8, 295, 240 



9, 323, 307 

 12, 469, 052 



9, S57, 74 G 

 7, 853, 823 

 9, 613, 397 

 7, 827, 108 



45.0 

 38.4 

 20.0 

 37.1 

 35.1 

 41.1 

 33.6 

 28.8 

 31.7 

 30.4 



$8, 385, 217 



9, 004, 386 



IS, 427, 904 



22, 303, 320 



26, 585, 415 

 30. 318, 946 



29, 322, .532 



27, 249, 797 



30, 363, 991 

 25, 676, 421 



20 AG— '85 



