City Expenditures for the last Eight Years-Increase of 1852. 545 EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT (continued.) NOTE. As the pay-rolls for this year are not closed, we have put down round numbers. no possibility of the sums being too great; on the contrary, it is more than likely that additions to them will come in next year under the convenient head of "deficiencies." * Decrease nearly 2 per cent. 295,000 00. 55,555 01 .$3,542,253 85. .$891,906 86 But there is 52,822 87.. 34,723 59.. 443,140 54.. 160,773 30.. 84,084 59.. 73,350 72.. 32,544 39.. 575,174 51.. 593,326 48.. 4,656,636 02..10,631,624 92..1,715,204 58..197,976 86.. $2,737,014 29..10,527,645 75..27,551,205 71..4,933,029 97..607,803 77.. THE RAIL-ROADS OF NEW-YORK. Hudson River. Northern. Oswego and Syracuse and Syracuse. Utica. Utica and For 3 mos. Roch.Lock. Rochester 881,000 00..1,447,500..5,549,800 00 New-York and Buffalo and .$1,825,000 00.. 4,000,000 00.. 10,500,000 00..2,000,000 00..350,000 00..2,400,000 00..4,500,000 00..1,000.000 00..1,675,000..5,549,800 00 Erie. Rochester. 1,825,000 00.. 3,753,475 99.. 7,766,991 17..2,000,000 00..350,000 00..2,400,000 00..4,500,000 00.. 1,825,000 00.. 3,703,229 23.. 5,992,289 29..1,529,863 21.350,000 00 2,400,000 00..4,124,000 00.. 1,825,000 00.. 3,740,515 99.. 7,766,991 17.1,578,311 61.350,000 00..2,400,000 00..4,124,000 00.. 160,903 00.. 5,646,883 92..14,503,868 90..1.602,790 00..200,000 00.. 103,000 00.. 102,500 00.. 184,903 00.. 6,046,395 00..18,003,868 90..2,780,760 00..201,500 00.. 126,000 00.. 159,427 58.. 2,957,376 31..1,081,831 93.. 10,413 27.. 150,000 00. 956,590 42.. 1,323,053 55.. 649,044 60.. 8,040 52.. 334,903 00.. 7,002,985 42..19,326,922 45..3,429,804 60..209,540 82.. 7 per cent...7 per cent.. per cent... 7 per cent... 7 per cent. Total amount now of funded and floating debt Cost, &c., for graduation and masonry. Do. superstructure, including iron. Do. pass'r. & freight stations, buildings & fixtures Do. locomotives and fixtures and snow-plows.. Do. freight and other cars..... Total.. CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. 872,000 00.. 711,000.. 700,123 10 126,000 00.. 13,768 04.. 64,369 31.. 2,748 38.. 500,026 92.. 255,503 33.. 168,206 31.. 238,027 60.. 59,326 52.. 61,113 27.. 103,861 72.. 68,010 43.. 18,473 52.. 163,266 44.. 53,561 35.. 107,402 62.. 69,806 33.. 45,634 77.. 661,477 81..4,093,273 11..1,921,270 28.. 69 miles.. 88 57 61 and 70 .. 65 6 6 19 5 1 6 4 4 2 .. 7 17 44 142 28 5 18 25 9 13 .. 33 32 82 91 18 5 25 10 20 34 145 466 1877 714 32 131 250 48 68 170 .... 253,892.. 555 968. 1,062.424%. 128,849 60,120.. 215,945.. 326,840.. 90,554.. 42,408.. 414,028 244,289. 1,326,846.. 224,391 18,200.. 103,396.. 206,300.. 4,028.. 15,880. 167,024 Rate of fare per mile charged to pas. in respective class. 1,50 68c 67c.. No. of passengers (all classes) carried in cars.... Aver. rate speed adopted by express trains, includ. stops le to 2c 2c 1 4-5. 1 to 3c 3c 2c 2c 2c 8-10c 2 12-69c..2 cents.. 2c 96 100,2% .. 469,125.. 1,125,683., 864,330.. 25,627,086.. 47,464,368.. 79,411.. 3,439,258.. 78,525. 570.051%.. 586,269.. 108.095% 88,756.. 584,073 1,941,555.. 23,505,482. 81,179,554.. 37.369,956.. 3,835,961..2,852,683.. 36,560,513 81,364.. 65,045.. 456,460 9 10. 181,809.. 5,981,865.. 7,643,678.. 16,594,139.. 96,697,695.. 23,117.. 147,367..190,719 tons.. 13,351 1,267.. 207,644 6,493,350.. 14,579,442.. 577,431. 12,458,640 19 27 21 24 20 21 1-5 25 miles.. 20 .22 miles. 16 22 35 23 28 23 30 30 30 21 27% 35 27 28 22 28 and 34. 35 24 30 30 45 33 30 24 38 and 44. 38 30 36 Aver. rate speed adopted by freight trains, inclu, stops 13% 16 10 10 12 14 15 12 16 25 15 12 15 18 .. 18 18 ..17 15 .. 6,799 tons.. 1,265..237 manufactures... Do. Do. vegetable food, Do. other agricultural products. merchandise Do. other articles, 25,291.. 22.247.. 75,943 7,412.. 464.. 41,982.. 70,043.. 3,773.158 17,000.. 3.497.. 56,929%.. 83,863.. 4,444.. 46,550.. 43,021.. 1,765..423 3,275.. 0,820.. 2,419 14,344.. 130.. 2,567. 5,499.. 98.. 4,849.. 10,630.. 70,847 7,712.. 510.. 15,288.. 14,135.. 851. 56 18,185. 14,078. 50 687 17,682.. 1,839.. 24,789.. 33,853.. 2,106.225 4,789.. 3,755 118,724 .. 4,483.. 1,936.. 9,293.. 17,999.. 3,400..107 Rail-roads-Earnings, Cash Receipts, Payments, &c. 547 Depreciation of way... THE RAIL-ROADS OF NEW-YORK. 32 miles of the Buffalo Road has been sold for $322,000, which, deducted from cost of road and equipment, leaves that sum $2,415,014 29. Add to the Hudson Road $1,087,171,04 interest. EXPENSES OF MAINTAINING ROAD. Repairs of road-bed and railway, except cost of iron... Northern Road add $70,000 for docks, $108,868 expenses; $507,185 losses. Oswego Rochester $29,087 45.. $59,512 98.. $188,351 29.. $39,458 80.. $9,645 54.. $83,878 80.. $38,526 48..$43,120 05..$16,942 54..$10,695 24 2,178 21.. Cost of iron used in repairs. 55,080 00.. Repairs of buildings. 2,046 15.. 780 22.. Repairs of fences and gates. 1,295 30.. Taxes on real estate. 12,080 34.. 23 35.. 5,412 52.. 11,863 52.. 114,088 57.. 58,595 59.. 65,961 89.. 17,757 59.. 10,725 00 22,937 84.. Depreciation do. 302 25 Repairs of tools and machinery in shops.. 1,392 31.. 2,289 46.. Incidental expenses, including oil, fuel, clerk, watch., &c. 1,545 21. 9,912 48. Total. $32,889 27. 114,029 57.. 378,546 74.. 53,541 88.. 5,913 20.. 99,311 98. 90,367 37.. 20,299 38.. 5,121 33.. 2,636 24.. 5,770 56.. 3.264 26.. 128 00 21.420 16.. 178,410 03.. 12,541 10.. 2,218 29.. 131,222 17.. 262,363 68.. 54,449 06.. 2,294 60.. 4,745 80.. Porter, watchmen and switch tenders. Wood and water-station attendance. Conductors, baggage and brakemen.... Fuel, cost and labor preparing. Oil and waste for engines and tenders. do. freight cars... 153,029 78.. 29,832 62.. 225,142 45.. 126,334 17..171,530 83.. 44,663 75.. 18,701 50 968,953 74.. 431,357 29.. 17,204 08.. 1,382,636 $7.. 93,548 29.. 54,903 00.. 682,820 45.. 409,308 19..619,903 72.. 98.097 49.. 64,185 41 166,098 12.. 31,240 60.. 1,883,198 76.. 322,951 44.. 21,016 43.. 273,344 41.. 192,744 23. 361,656 81.. 31,530 49.. 23,521 23.. 1,000 00.. 271,930 90.. 19,346 01.. 14,697 50.. 32,193 05.. 14,865 69.. 48,214 25.. 4,678 54.. 431,357 29.. 17,204 08 1,371.529 20.. 90,397 87.. 54,903 00.. 682.829 45.. 409,308 19..619,903 72.. 97,166 99.. 166,098 12.. 30,200 00.. 1,995,884 39.. 294,163 71.. 21,016 43 273,344 41.. 181.116 60. 361,656 81.. 31,530 49.. 47,409 78. 1,000 00.. 292,401 70.. 20,621 01.. 14,697 50.. 32,193 05.. 14,379 79.. 52,692 70.. 2 440 33.. 204,653 06.. 32,978 85.. 1,691,623 82.. 47,609 34.. 438,542 60.. 240,893 15..305,004 05.. 33,041 37.. 16,465 33.. 1,114,939 07.. 245,319 51.. 14,233 03.. 51,147 00.. 5,415 75.. 4,512 76.. 416,334 00.. 12,250 00.. 404,185 60.. 293,800 00..412,400 00.. 9,284 40.. 6,001 67.. 2,660 08.. 2,254 80.. 2 408 07.. 2,259 63 6,019 49.. 3,242 55.. 3,158 10.. 10,042 66.. 5,870 11.. 4,513 79.. 1,558 13.. 765 79 Comparative Statement of the Stocks and Prices of Inferior Ordinary Middling Good middling. Middling fair..... .8. ....9 Stock, bales..... 94.10 ..84.8% .10.....104. ....9.....9% 10%....12.. .9%...10 66 .40,000... nom...non ..25,000 BREADSTUFFS.-Flour and grain, for the greater part of the past year, 1852, nom....nom.....nom... 10% ruled low, and it was only with the com Superfine, No. 2. State, common brands. State, stght brands State, favorite brands Western, mixed brands. Michigan and Indiana, stght. brands. Ohio, common to good brand. Ohio, rnd. hoop, common Ohio, fancy brands Genesee, fancy brands Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, ext. Canada (in bond).. Brandywine.. The movements in grain have more or less kept pace with those of flour. The crops of wheat last year were larger and of better quality than usual. The supplies from Canada and the Southern states were large, and of good quality, while the great receipts of Western, with Genesee, &c., showed about the average of the previous year in quantity Two and four rowed, 80 a 83......... and quality. The crop of Indian corn, which is always large, was a full average one. Oats, rye, and barley, were also in fair supply. We annex tables of comparative prices: Stocks and Prices of Cotton-Breadstuffs-Provisions, &c. 549 Mess, old.. Prime, old Clear... in the year 1647. A half bushel was used We pro 1849. 2 a 3..2 a 2%..2% a 2% Inferior and com....3% a 3.2% a 2% 2% a 3 Middling and fair....3% a 3%..3 a 3%.3% a 4 Good and prime.....3% a 3%..3 Broken.. 1850. Mess, country, tierce..... Hams, per lb.. Sides, ... PORK. Prices, Dec. 31, 1851. Dec. 31, 1852. $14 75 a 14 87%..$19 8- 14 50 a-13.50 a } $8 a --a a BEEF. -a 8 62% $950 a 10 50 9.50 a 10 14 50 a 15 PICKLED MEATS. ....... 9a ......7 a ..........-a BEEF HAMS. Fair to prime, per lb.... 6% a 7 GROCERIES.-The chief fluctuations in sugar, coffee, and molasses in prices, have, if anything, been in favor of the Casks. year 1851, compared with those of 1852. 26,823 These articles meet with an increasing 29,618 consumption every year, and their value, 26,321 like other articles, is regulated by sup26,105 ply and consumption, or demand. The 24,844 chief foreign supplies of sugar are derived from the West Indies, and principally from the island of Cuba; while the domestic production, both in Louisi the maple forests of the North, has been ana, Florida, and Texas, as well as in largely augmented. The present consumption of cane-grown sugar in the United States is estimated to be equal to about 10,000 boxes per month, or tons per annum. 2,500 per week, equal to`about 500,000 Our limits do not permit our going more into detail. We for the periods indicated: annex the comparative prices of sugars PROVISIONS.—Provisions have, within autumn. A scarcity of hogs at the With the advance in pork other articles of provisions have generally sympathized, and have advanced with it. The movements of each are shown by the following comparative tables of prices: |