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FREE MASONS.
There are eight Lodges in this city, and two Chapters of Royal Arch Masons.
"Hiram," R. Hanford, Master, meets Friday evenings.
" Concordia," Joseph Haberstro, Master, meets every alternate Tuesday evening.
" Eric," J. McCredie, Master, meets Thurs- day evenings.
" Washington," M. Pinner, Master, meets Thursday evenings.
" Modestia," John Greiner, Master, meets every other Tuesday.
" Quemn City," O. G. Fox, Master, meets every Monday evening.
" Ancient Landmark," Wm. H. Hersee, Mas- ter, meets Ist Wednesday in each month.
" Parish," (Black Rock,) H. P. Clinton, Master, meets Thursday evenings.
Buffalo Chapter-Royal Arch-Riley Hay- ford, meets Wednesday evenings.
Keystone Chapter-Royal Arch-M. Pinner, H. P., Everard Palmer, King. Meets Friday evenings.
Lake Erie Grand Commandery of Knight Templars .-- Meets the first and third Monday evenings of each month. H. K. Veile, Grand Commander.
"B. B. B. D."
Charles S. Macomber, Grand Sachem ; De- witt Clinton, Vice Sachem.
Meets every Wednesday and Saturday even- ings, at the Lodge in the Germania Hotel, on Washington street.
WHITE CLOUD YACHT CLUB.
Sanford B. Hunt, Commander ; Freeman J. Fithian, 1st Lieut .; Henry J. Tucker, 2d Lient .; Lemuel B. Clark, Treasurer and Steward.
M. M. P. No. 1, OF BUFFALO.
The following are the officers for the pres- ent term :- Volney Randall, S. P .; Wm. Wil- liams, J. P .; Benj. Paley, S .; Thos. Elliott, T .; A. Scofield, F. S .; G. F. Pfeiffer, P. S. P.
This society meets every Tuesday evening, in Brown's Building, corner Main and East Seneca streets.
TEMPERANCE ORDERS.
Buffalo City Temple of Honor, No. 42-Meets at Templar's Hall, Kremlin Block, every Wed- nesday evening. T. Parsons, D. D. W. T.
Fidelity Social Temple of Honor .- Meets at Templar's Hall.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. .
There are six Lodges of this Order in this city, and two Degree Lodges under charters granted by the Grand Lodge of the I. O. of O. F. of Northern New York.
The oldest is Niagara Lodge, No. 25, inati- tuted Nov. 6, 1839. Regular meetings, Mon- day evening of each week.
The next is Buffalo Lodge, No. 37, institu- ted May, 1840. Regular meetings, Tuesday evening of each week.
The third is Tehoseroron, No. 48; instituted Dec. 28, 1840. Regular meetings, Thursday evening of each week.
The fourth is Hesperian Lodge, No. 171, in- stituted August 22, 1845. Regular meetings, Thursday evening of each week.
The fifth is Walhalla (German) Lodge, No. 260, instituted Nov. 7, 1846. Regular meet- inga, Thursday evening of each week.
The sixth is Odin (German) Lodge No. 178, instituted Feb. 19, 1849. Regular meetings, Monday evening of each week.
Erie Degree Lodge, No. 3. Regular meet- . ings, second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month.
Edda Degree Lodge, No. 33, organized Feb. 13, 1850. Meets second and fourth Wednes- day evenings of each month. Geo. A. Moore, D. D. G. M. District of Erie.
Mount Vernon Encampment, No. 8, I. O. of O. F., instituted August 1, 1841. Regular meetings, first and third Wednesday evenings in each month. Geo. A. Moore, D. D. G. P. District of Erie.
The Niagara, Buffalo, Tehoseroron and Erie Degree Lodges meet in the hall over the post office.
Hesperian Lodge meets in their hall, No. 3 East Seneca street.
The Walhalla and Odin, and Edda Degree Lodges, meet in the new room on Court near Pearl street.
A. O. of G. F., Copernicus Lodge, No. 45. , Buffalo Encampment, No. 1, Richard Flach, D. D. G. M. No. 8 Court street.
NEW YORK STATE MILITIA-EIGHTH DIVISION.
Major General, 8th Division-Nelson Ran- dall.
Judge Advocate-Col. Jesse C. Dapn. Quartermaster-Lieut. Colonel Andrew J. Rich.
Inspector-Col. Henry L. Lansing.
Paymaster-Col. Solon H. Lathrop. Surgeon-Col. Walter Cary. Engineer-Col. Bronson O. Rumsey.
Aids-R. L. Howard, and Alexander W.
Harvey.
Brigadier General, 31st Brigade-Gustavus A. Scroggs, Buffalo.
Judge Advocate-John S. Noyes. Surgeon-Henry C. Blanchard. Engineer-John G. Guenther, Buffalo. Quartermaster-John Howcutt. Paymaster-Edward S. Dann. Aid-Augustus N. Gillett.
Colonel 65th Regiment Jacob Krettner, Buffalo.
Lient. Colonel-Francis Fisher, Buffalo. Major-Michael Wiedrich, Buffalo.
Quartermaster-Solomon Scheu, Buffalo. Paymaster-Anthony Diebold, Buffalo. Surgeon-Chas. P. Fanner, Buffalo. Chaplain-Rev. Otto Burger. Engineer-Wm. Scheu.
Assistant Surgeon-Julius Fuchs.
Company " R," 74th Regiment Light Dra- goons-Alex. Sloan, Captain ; John Peterson, Ist Lieut .; Benj. Paley and A. F. Holt, 2d Lieuts.
Light Artillery-George Seyfang, Captain ; L. Gillig, Ist Lieutenant ; M. Schenkelberger, 2d Lieutenant ; Caspar Pfeffin, 3d Lieutenant.
Cavalry Company- John Ordner, Captain ; Henry Acton, Ist Lieutenant; John Kamman, 2d Lieutenant ; Daniel Schwartz, Cornet.
Company A-J. Weter, Captain ; G. Goetz, 1st Lieutenant ; A. Haefner, 2d Lieutenant.
Company B- -
Company C-Michael G. Stapleton, Cap- tain ; Thomas Dolan, Ist Lieutenant ; Michael O. Dwyer, 2d Lieutenant.
Company D, Krettner Guard-Gregory Ritt, Captain ; Paul Dehlinger, Ist Lieutenant ; Michael Kimmerle, 2d Lieutenant.
Company E-J. Wolf, Captain ; M. Wolf, Ist Lieutenant ; J. C. Zacher, 2d Lieutenant.
Company F-Martin Roth, Captain; J. A. Lipp, Ist Lieutenant ; H. Hitchler, 2d Lien- tenant.
Company G-H. Erb, Captain ; C. Restel, Ist Lieutenant ; Ph. Northnagel, 2d Lieuten- ant
Rifle Company-John Karbach, Captain ; J. Irlbacher, let Lieutenant; O. Schuster, 2d Lieutenant ; C. Meyer, 3d Lieutenant.
Armory of 65th Regiment, State Arsenal, Batavia street, Buffalo. Armorer, Joseph Peck.
Field, Staff, and Company Commissioned Officers of the 74th Regiment, New York State Militia:
Colonel-Watson A. Fox. Lieut. Colonel-Harvey M. Mixer. Major-Charles Rosseel. Adjutant-A. R. Root. Engineer-John F. Wage.
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Quartermaster-Franklin Ritter. Paymaster-Chas. J. Wing, Jr. Surgeon-I. O. Whitehead. 'Chaplain-M. L. R. P. Thompson.
Company B-O. J. Allen, Captain ; Ist Lieutenant, James A. Jewell ; 2d Lieutenant, E. J. Faxon.
Company C-Wm. F. Rogers, Captain ; 1st Lieutenant, O. W. Sternberg ; 2d Lieutenant, A. M. Adams.
Company D-D. D. Bidwell, Captain ; G. W. Johnson, Ist Lieutenant; Henry M. Gay- lord, 2d Lieutenant; William M. Alberger, 3d Lieutenant. .
Company E-J. McManus, Lieutenant Com- manding ; F. Gavan, Ist Lieutenant ; William Brown, 2d Lieutenant.
Armories 74th Regiment, Company O, and Company D,-State Arsenal, Batavia street.
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS.
Bufalo Commercial Advertiser .- The oldest daily paper in the city. Sanford B. Hunt, Editor. E. R. Jewett, Publisher. Issued daily and semi-weekly. .
Patriot and Journal, Weekly .- E. R. Jewett, Publisher.
. Buffalo Medical Journal and Monthly Review. -Austin Flint, Jr., M. D., Editor. K. R. Jewett, Publisher.
All the foregoing are issued from the Com- mercial Advertiser Buildings, No. 161 Main street.
Bufalo Courier, Daily, Tri- Weekly, and Weekly .- Sanford, Warren & Harroun, Pub- listers. Joseph Warren, Editor. Office, 192 Washington street.
Morning Express, Daily, Tri-Weekly, and Weedy .- A. M. Clapp & Co., Publishers. Office, Exchange Buildings, 156 Main street.
Buffalo Republic, Daily, Tri-Woskly, and Wally .- O. C. Bristol, Editor. Office 186 Washington street.
Buffalo Christian Advocate, Weekly .- John E. Robie, Editor and Proprietor. Office, 4 West Seneca, Phinney's Buildings.
Der Democrat and Weltburger .- (German. ) Published daily and weekly, by Brunck, Held & Co. * Office, 196 Washington street.
Bagfalo Telegraph .- (German. )- Published daily and weekly, by P. H. Bender. Office, 358 Main street.
Evening Post, Daily .- George J. Bryan, Pro- prietor. Office, 184 Washington street.
Ecclesiastical Informer .- (German.) Pub- lished semi-monthly, by J. A. A. Grabau, Go- nesse, near Oak street.
Bufalo Sentinel .- Published weekly, by Mi- chael Hagan. Office, Dudley Hall, No. 93 Main street.
The Home Monthly .- Messrs. Gildersleeve & Arey, Publishers, 227 Main street.
The Atlantis .- (German. ) Monthly. Chas. Essellen, Editor and Proprietor, 358 Main st.
The Aurora .- (German.) Tri,weekly and weekly. Christian Wieckman, Publisher. Of- fice, 67 'Batavia street, between Elm and Mi- chigan.
The Sunboom, Weekly .- A. P. Dunlap & Co., Proprietors and Publishers. Dr. C. D. Gris- wold, Editor. Office, No. 3 Niagara street.
Bufalo Algomeine Zeitung .- (German.)- Semi-Weekly. Frederick Reinecke, Editor and Proprietor. Office, Genesee Block.
Historical Gazette. - (German.) Monthly. C. Baer, Editor and Proprietor. Office, 410 Main street.
CHURCHES AND PASTORS.
First Presbyterian .- On the triangle bounded by Church, Pearl and Niagara streeta. M. L. R. P. Thompson, Pastor.
Trustees .- J. D. Sawyer, T. Butler, Obris- tian Metz, Jr., N. Wilgus, Geo, Coit, Jr., Wm. H. Glenny, Bronson Rumsey, M. S. Hawley.
Lafayette Street Presbyterian .-- Between Main and Washington, north of the Park. G. W. Heacock, Pastor.
Trustees, -- George Howard, S. Seats, John Otto, O. F. Presbrey, Seth Clark, L. White, Edward Brewster, George R. Kibbe.
Central Presbyterian .- Corner Genesee and Pearl. John O. Lord, Pastor.
Trustees .- Luman K. Plimpton, J. G. Desh- ler, Orson C. Hoyt, Robert Dunbar, Oscar Cobb, P. Smith, W. H. Abell, A. S. Bemis.
North Presbyterian-Main street, between Huron and Chippewa. A. T. Chester, Pastor.
Trustees .- A. J. Rich, Jason Sexton, P. P. Pratt, A. A. Howard, G. L. Hubbard, W. C. Young, O. P. Ramsdell, H. N. Loomis, F. P. Wood.
Tabernade, Presbyterian .- Corner South Di- vision and Elm. Arthur Burtis, Pastor.
Trustees .- Wm. Allen, M. H. Birge, James Ault, Harvey Leonard, S. S. Smith, John Ma- son Peabody, Cyrus K. Remington, Morse Burtis, Wm. H. Peabody.
United Church, Presbyterian .- Washington, below Eagle. Clark Kendall, Pastor.
Trustees-J. S. Lytle, Robert Latta, Alex- ander Sloan, D. McGilvray, John Canning, H. S. Campbell.
First Reformed Protestant Didch .- Delaware street, near Chippewa. J. L. See, Pastor.
Elders .- N. Lyman, O. A. Waldron.
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Westminster .- Delaware, above North. J. L. Corning, Pastor.
Trustees .- Jesse Ketchum, John M. Gilbert, Isaac F. Bryant, Horace Parmelee, Noyes Dar- row, L. Enos, Dan. B. Castle, N. A. Halbert, Levi Allen.
East Presbyterian .- Colored. Elm, between North and South Division streets. E. J. Adams, Pastor.
Trustees-George Weir, Jr., E. P. Williams, John Simpson, George Dover, N. D. Thomp- son, A. Young, Jasper Johnson.
Church of the Puritans. - Presbyterian. Breckenridge, near Niagara, Black Rock. T. Rankin, Pastor.
Trustees-Lewis F. Allen, James Haggart, Daniel Kelly.
Niagara Stres Methodist Episcopal .-- Niagara street, between Pearl and Franklin. Allen Steele, Pastor.
Trustees-C. Wormwood, H. O. Cowing, Wm. Barker, L. A. Page, P. M. Vosburgh, J. D. Hill, Nelson Hopkins, Amos Williams, Robert Fero.
Asbury Methodist Episcopal .- Corner Pearl and Chippewa. J. M. Fuller, Pastor.
Trustees-Joel Wheeler, David Watts, John Benson, Abram Twichell, Isaac Holloway, Samuel Jocelyn, Salmon Shaw.
Grace Methodist Episcopal .- Michigan, be- tween North and South Division. Sanford Hünt. Pastor.
Trustees-F. H. Root, A. Swan, W. Dods- worth, H. B. Burt, D. B. Hull, W. W. Mason, P. L. Sternberg, O. G. Playter, B. B. Jones.
German Methodist Episcopal. - Sycamore, corner Ash. - Abel, Pastor.
Trustees-John Weber, D. Provoost, J. S. Lyon, Wm. Hibbert, John Spiess, H. H. Mat- teson, Joel Wheeler.
River Side Methodist .- Dearborn st.
Griffin Smith, Pastor.
Trustees-Joseph Corns, William D. Davis, Capt. D. Gazley, E. Bandell, Orrin Stickney, Isaac Ashton, M. J. Oatman, Samuel Blossom, W'm. Hughes.
Red Jacket Mission .- Wm. H. De Puy, Pas- tor.
&t. Mark's Methodist Episcopal .- Elk street, near Alabama. Wm. H. De Puy, Pastor.
Trustees-John A. Rider, Caleb Coatsworth, John B. Roberts, John H. Bidwell, Joseph McClure, James N. Scratchard, Oliver Bond, Leonard Crocker.
Free Baptis .- Corner Pearl and Genesee streets. G. H. Ball, Pastor.
Trustees-E. Farwell, Peter Corbin, E. F. Fowler, Frederick Hughsong, C. J. Hastings, Matthew McComb.
Michigan Street Baptist .- Colored. Between Clinton and Batavia. - Pastor.
Trustees-James Thomas, William Qualle, Charles Smith, Robert Smith.
German Baptist .- Spruce, north of Batavia. B. S. Kupfer, Pastor.
North Buffalo Baptis .- Dearborn street. Spoor, Pastor.
Vine Street Methodist Episcopal .- Colored. - Moore, Pastor.
Trustees-Moses Burton, Wm. Carter, Wm. Lloyd, Lewis Smith.
Washington Street Baptist .- Washingtou st., north of Swan. J. Hyatt Smith, Pastor.
Trustees-John Bush, F. W. Breed, Daniel O. Beard, S. S. Jewett, Lyman Knapp.
Niagara Square Baptist. - North-west corner Niagara Square.
Trustees-P. A. Balcom, A. L. Baker, Chas. W. Smith, Velorus Hodge, M. H. Tryon, R. M. Eddy.
&t. Luke's, Episcopal .- Maryland, near Vir- ginia street. Wm. White Montgomery, Rec- tor.
Wardens-Wm. Jarett, Jaa. S. Hawley.
Vestrymen-E. P. Pierce, H. W. Muscon, O. Armstrong, M. H. Willis, W. H. Myers, G. F. Allman, W. B. Clancy, Otis McCollum.
St. John's, Episcopal .- Corner Washington and Swan streets. Wm. B. Ashley, Rector.
Wardens-George S. Hazard, Doctor James P. White.
Vestrymen-William G. Fargo, Lester D. Hibbard, Albert P. Laning, Sandford B. East- man, Henry H. Sage, Jas. M. Kendall, Henry T. Gillet, George Gage.
Trinity, Episcopal -Corner Washington and Mohawk streets, Edward Ingersoll, Rector. Wardens-H. Daw, H. W. Rogers.
Vestry men-A. A. Evstaphieve, James M. Smith, Robert Hollister, J. C. Harmon, Geo. W. Clinton, Henry Martin, S. K. Worthing- ton, 8. V. R. Watson.
&t. Paul's, Episcopal. - On the triangle bounded by Erie, Church and Pearl streeta. Wm. Shelton, Rector.
Wardens-R. H. Heywood, Lester Brace. Vestrymen-A. P. Nichols, T. F. Rochester, J. D. Sheppard, W. Joy, W. H. Walker, J. T. Lacy, J. S. Ganson, H. S. Chamberlain.
Church of the Ascension, Episcopal .- North street, at the head of Franklin. O. F. Starkie, Rector.
Wardens-I. A. Verplanck, O. B. Titus. Vestrymen-Wm. Dickson, Wm. Monteath, John T. Hinckston, Warren Granger. S. B. Grosvenor, J. G. Guenther, J. C. Stephenson, W. F. Needham.
St. James', Episcopal .- Corner Swan and Spring streets. L. S. Stevens, Rector.
Wardens-Geo. Mills, John E. Russell.
Vestrymen-Chester P. Turner, Edward Harries, Wm. Powell, George J. Gering, John H. H. Wheeler, Milton Wilder, John Close, Andrew Houliston.
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Grace, Episcopal .- River Side. R. J. Gor- main, Rector.
Wardens-Henry F. Penfield, Samuel F. Gelston.
Vestrymen-Wm. A. Bird, Absalom Bull, Wm. G. Underhill, George Pooley, Henry P. Clinton, Thomas Thornton, Stephen W. How- ell, Thomas Millard.
Bethel .- Perry street. P. Griffin, Pastor.
Fire Unitarian .- Corner Eagle and Frank- lin. Geo. W. Hosmer, Pastor.
Trustees-C. F. S. Thomas, Augustus F. Tripp, John L. Bradford, E. P. Dorr, Wm. Fiske, Warren Bryant.
First Universalist .- Washington street, near corner of South Division.
Trustees-Orrin Lockwood, Chas. T. Rand, George W. Scott, Seth Austin, Norman H. Barnes, Andrew F. Lee, B. H. Austin, Chas. H. Morse, Thomas B. Shepard.
First French Protestant .- North-east corner of Ellicott and Tupper streets. Geo. S. Vogt, and Frederick Schelle, Pastors.
Trustees-Geo. S. Peugeot, Charles H. Duck, 8. Rapin, Chas Monnin, Frederick Ohamot, F. Monier, P. Peugeot.
German Evangelical .- Corner of Spruce and Sycamore streets. Levi Jacobi, Pastor.
Trustees-Charles Klein, John Bauer, Geo. Hof bein.
Evangelical Lutheran .- Hickory, between Batavia and William streets. Christian Volz, Pastor.
Trustees-George Kney, Philip Becker. Co- ral Andre, Andrew Grass, Paul Gambol, An- drew Debus.
German Evangelical .- Corner Genesee and Hickory streets. Geo. S. Voght, Pastor.
Trustees-Henry Spies, George Gross, John Schiefel.
Evangelical Ladheran Trinity, German .- Cor- ner of Goodell and Maple streeta. J. A. A. Graban and C. W. Hochstetter, Pastors.
Trustees-J. H. Hilgeneck, M. Schaumloef- fel. Fr. Braunlich, Fr. Pellmann, J. J. Sturm, F. W. Grollmitz.
German Evangelical .- North Buffalo, Am- herst street. Rev. Mr. Kretchmar, Pastor.
German United St. Paul's, Evangelical .- Washington street, between Genesee and Chippewa. Otto Burger, Pastor.
Trustees-George Volz, Henry C. Birsch, Philip Wagner, Jacob Bauer, Philip Beyer.
Zion's German Reformed .- Lemon street. John Lichtenstein, Pastor.
Trustees-Adam Good, Adam Mingel, John Klein, Christian Muenich, Stephen Abraham, Ebert Rolf, Peter Greter, George H. Runckel.
Lutheran Trinity, German.+-William street. Louis Dolitz, Pastor.
Trustees- Henry Wolter, J. P. Schulze, Chas. Graeser, Fr. Zimmerman, F. Kamprath.
St. Joseph's Cathedral .- Corner of Franklin and Terrace streets. John Timon, Bishop of Buffalo. F. O'Farrell, M. Kavanagh, W. F. Payne, Officiators.
St. Michael's, Catholic. - Washington, be- tween Chippewa and Tupper. Luke Caveng, B. Fritsch and G. Fortsch, Pastors.
Committee- S. Bettinger, Martin Zinna, John Swartz, F. Haefner.
St. Francis Xavier, Catholic .- East, near Amherst. Rev. F. Soeger, Pastor.
St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic .- Hydraulics. Rev. M. Sesto, Pastor.
Holy Angel's, Catholic .- Prospect Hill. Rev. Wm. Corbet, Pastor.
Holy Cross .- At the Cemetery. Rev. S. F. Hines, Pastor.
Hospital of the Sisters of Charity, and Chapel at the Asylum .- Rev. F. Gary, Pastor.
Immaculate Conception .- Edward street, near the Buffalo Orphan Asylum. J. M. Early, Pastor.
St. Peter's, French Catholic .- Corner of Clin- ton and Washington streeta. Jobn P. Klein, Pastor.
Trustees-Wm. Reister, Michael Roz, Oli- ver Melancon, Peter Rifont, F. Flewry, Joseph Joset, Charles A. James.
St. Louis, German Catholic .- Main, opposite Goodell street. M. Deiters, Pastor.
Trustees-A. Allenbrant, Nicholas Ottenot, Charles Cretien, Nicholas Harry, Matthias Heisle, Joseph Haberstro, Anthony Diebold.
St. Mary's. Catholic-(Order of the Redemp- torists)-Corner Batavia and Pine streets.
Officiators-Rev. Mr. Smith, M. Smoulders, Jacob Nagel.
St. Bonifacius-Mulberry street. R. Folle- nius, Pastor.
Trustees-Frederick Neunder, Jacob Wol- ter, George Miller, John Gotz, John Glauber, Francis Steinbach, George Weich, Joseph Hebling, Adam Dellinger.
St. Bridget'a-Fulton street. Rev. M. O'. Connor, Pastor.
BUFFALO BOARD OF TRADE.
Officers for 1859-President, A. Sherwood ; Vice President, J. S. Buell ; Treasurer, S. K. Worthington.
Finance Committee S. S. Guthrie, L. Enos, Jason Parker.
Trustees-J. D. Sawyer, C. J. Mann, J. S. Buell, A. L. Griffin, J. R. Bentley, L. Enos, Carlos Cobb, Jason Parker, D. S. Bennett, A. Sherwood, S. K. Worthington, S. S. Guthrie, and Henry Daw.
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THE GRAIN TRADE OF BUFFALO.
We copy the tables given below from the Commercial Advertiser's Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of Buffalo fot the year 1858. The first table shows the total movement of grain (flour reduced to wheat) out of the west for the year 1858, and the one immediately following it the per centage of receipts of the total movement at each of the points named for three years :
STATEMENT showing the total movement of Grain, east- ward bound, the receipts at Buffalo, and their per centage of the whole movement for three years :
Buffalo per
Total movement
Receipts af
centage of
out of West.
Bufalo.
Tol'l movem't
1856.
... bu 57,707,769
26,239,791
45.5
1867 .....
.bu 44,789,851
20,052,689
44.8
1858.
... bu 59,872,566
28,219,355
47.1
To place in a succinct and intelligible form the relaties importance of the different points receiving flour and grain form the Lake Re- gion, we append the following :
ANALYTICAL TABLE, showing the percentage of Flour and Grain arriving at each of the principal receiving pointa, for three years, of all the grain moving Fast- ward in 1856, 1857, and 1858. Each point received the per centage set opposite its name :
Locality.
1856.
1857.
1858.
Buffalo
.45.5
44.8
47.1
Oswego
23.5
18.3
19.2
Montreal
.10.6
11.8
9.2
West. Ter. B. & O. RR 4.6
5.8
6.5
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Ogdensburgh ....
4.7
5.9
6.
West. Ter. Pa. C. RR 25
4.3
4.8
Dunkirk
2.9
4.4
8.4
Suspension Bridge ... 4.1
2.3
2.
Cape Vincent ..
1.6
1.9
1.8
Rochester
5
100.0
100.0
190.0
The following is a comparative exhibit of the receipts of grain at Buffalo, Chicago, St. Louis and Cincinnati, in 1858 :
Buffalo.
Chicago.
Wh't in flour, bu 8,072,600
Wh't in flour, bu 2,610,685
Wheat
.10,735,909
Wheat.
9,639,614
Corn
6,621,668
Corn
8,252,641
Oata.
2,275,241
Oats.
2,313,597
Rye
125,214
Rye
71,012
Barley.
889,223
Barley
413,812
28,219.855
23,801,361
St. Louis.
Cincinnati.
[h't in flour, bu 1,861,196
Wh't in flour, bu 3,166,500
Wheat
3,835,759
Wheat
1,211,548
Corn
900,000
Corn
1,000,236
Oats
- 1,090,562
Oats
588,950
Rye ...
....
46,198
Rye ..
64,858
Barley
406,000
Barley
400,967
8,739,715
6,582;644
Buffalo, in 1858, is thus shown to have re- ceived 4,918,494 bushels of grain more than Chicago, and 12,947,486 bushels more than the receipts at St. Louis and Cincinnati combined.
MANUFACTURES.
or treble its present amount. Accessible from all points, with unlimited control of transport- ation facilities, raw material can be brought hither cheaply, and in any quantity. The Lakes and Railroads westward and south ward, the Canals eastward and northward, the Ca- nadian market at our very doors, afford extra- ordinary facilities for the sale, shipment and diffusion of manufactured articles.' Buffalo is the most accessible point for the copper and iron of Lake Superior, and the lead of Illinois, near to and with abundance of coal. During the present year it is almost absolutely cer- tain that we shall have direct communication with the coal beds of Pennsylvania, which will materially decrease the cost of iron and other metal working, and prove more or less beneficial to all branches of mechanics. With the advantages of direct communication with the coal deposits, only eighty miles distant, the tron, copper and lead ores will inevitably tend to this point.
It will be seen by reference to any map that the central, accessible position of the city gives it the command of all markets for the pur- chase of material or the sale of mechanical productions. Then, too, the comparative cheapness of rents and property ; the moder- ate wages, consequent upon cheap living for the operatives; the extreme salubrity of the climate, by which the workman retains his vi- gor and strength, and the capitalist obtains more labor for his money than he could almost anywhere else ; the educational advantages, rendering the city a desirable residence for both capitalist and operative-all combine to render it a most admirable point for invest- ment in manufacturing. Our iron interests are already large, and destined to be immense. An iron smelting furnace is already demanded. The Lake Superior ore can be laid down as cheaply at Buffalo as at any Lake port, the coal is lower here, and the limestone for the flux underlies the whole region. Ore, coal and limestone are nowhere found together, and this region presents as many or more advan- tages than many a larger iron-working lo- cality.
Our foundries and rolling mills would afford an extensive home market for the pigs pro- duced, and we expect to see smelting furnaces established ere long. There is no reason why Buffalo should not be the leading manufactur- ing town on the continent, as she is the ac- knowledged chief grain mart. If capitalist will investigate the matter, they cannot but recognize the surpassing position of the city. and the inducements to invest in industrial operations. It is useless to urge the import- ance of manufactures to the real, material pro- gress of a community. It is a subject as well understood and acknowledged by intelligent persons, that it is supererogatory to advance arguments to prove that the truest wealth is the sterling value given to comparatively val- ueless material by the hands of labor, afford- ing employment and the prospect of ultimate
Buffalo is admirably situated for develop- ing an immense manufacturing interest, and large as is the capital invested in industrial pursuits, we are surprised that it is not double | competence to the operative, thereby attraot-
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ing an industrious population, and conserving the best interests of the community.
During the year 1858, while the manufac- turing interests of the whole country were sunk beneath, or struggling to free themselves from the ruin of 1857, those of Buffalo were Dot seriously affected. Nearly all were worked during the entire season, and though not do- ing so much as in 1856 and the former part of 1857,nevertheless accomplished a very respect- able year's business. The value of manufac- tured articles in 1856 was estimated to be $11,500,000, and in 1857, $10,000,000. The value of the work turned out in 1858 was hardly less than that of the year preceding. During 1858 several new manufactories were added to the list, and the capital invested in manufactories in this city is estimated at not less than $10,000,000.
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