HYDROLOGY OF NEW YORK Too 



than that of the internal movement in New York State. In 1889 

 the total movement within the State was 1,438,759 tons, while in 

 189G it was only 565,482 tons. These statistics show at once the 

 decreasing estimation in which the Erie canal as a means of trans- 

 portation is held by the great body of shippers in the State of 

 New York. 



The following tabulation from the Report of the Buffalo 

 Chamber of Commerce shows the receipts of grain, in bushels, 

 at New York by canal, rail, river and coast routes during the 

 season of navigation of 1903, compared with ten previous years: 



Receipts by routes. May 1 to December 1. 1903 





By canal, 

 bushels 



By rail, 

 bushels 



River and 

 coast, 

 bushels 



Total 

 bushels 



(1) 



Wheat 



(2) 



(3) 



(4) 



(5) 



2. 602, 400 

 5,910,400 

 3, 490. 900 

 349, 600 

 368,800 

 147, 500 



10,597,300 

 11,845,050 



10 QK7 000 



1,132,875 

 618, 150 



1, 840, oOO 

 202, 228 





13,199,700 

 17, 757, 750 

 17 347 900 

 1,482,475 

 986, 950 



^ ftOO AAA 



1, 98o, 000 

 246, 204 





2,300 



Oats 



"Rarlpv 









Malt 









43, 976 



1903, total grain 





12, 869, 600 

 24.28 



40, 093, 103 

 75.63 



46,276 

 0.09 



53, 008, 979 

 100 



Per cent 



1902, total 



11,509.050 

 21.07 



43,093,569 

 78.90 



~~ 13780T 

 6.03 



54,616,423 

 100 



Per cent 



1901, total 



14.350,600 

 21.25 



52, 577, 750 

 77.85 



602, 300 

 0.89 



67, 530, 650 

 100 



Per cent 



1900, total 



11,351.100 

 13.22 



72, 033, 225 

 83.92 



2. 454, 115 

 2.86 



85,838,440 

 100 



Per cent 



1899, total 



16, 299. 400 

 15.38 



89, 688. 623 

 84.61 



7, 630 

 0.01 



105,995,655 

 100 



Per cent 



1898, total 



18,686.000 

 17.38 



88,809.259 

 82.60 



18,243 

 0.04 



107, 514. 393 

 100 



Per cent 



1897,- total 



^07934.400 

 17.73 



97.078.000 



82.23 



41,456 

 0.04 



Tl8,"053,856 

 100 



Per cent 



1896, total 



31,404. 650 

 33.43 



14, 67?. 700 

 21.13 



62.314.800 

 66.33 



224.172 

 0.24 



93,943,622 

 100 



Per cent 



1895, total 



54. 289, 835 

 81.33 



63,831 

 0.92 



68, 966, 366 

 100 



Per cent 



1894, total 



42,608,700" 

 68.12 



19/T72.420 - 

 31.61 



166, 320 

 0.27 



~~ 62, "547, 440 

 100 



Per cent 





