.do... 80a 3.00 80a 3.00 85a 3.00 85a 3 00 85a 3 00 85a 3 00 85a 3 00 85a 3 00 85a 3.00 85a 3.00 85a 3 00 850 3.00 cask.. 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 .lb.. 38a 40 40a 44 .do.. 48a 52 49a 53 49a 53 38a 40 38a 40 38a 40 .do.. *The foreign trade of the country for 1853-54 showed a material augmentation compared with the previous ten years. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853, the exports were $230,976,157, of which the domestic produce amounted to $213,417,697. The foreign importations were $167,978,647, showing an apparent balance of $45.439,950 in favor of the U. §. 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 40a 44 40a 44 40a 44 40a 44 40a 44 40a 44 40a 44 4Ca 44 49a 53 49a 53 49a 53 49a 53 49a 53 49a 53 49a 53 40a 42 40a 42 40a 42 40a 42 40a 42 40a 42 40a 42 38a 40 17 00a30 00 17 00a30 00 The range of prices of staple articles in the New York market at the beginning of each month, in each year, from 1825 to 1863. No. XXX. THE YEAR 1854.* Jan. Rye flour.. Corn meal Wheat, Genesee. .do.. 4 12 Articles. Breadstuffs-Flour, G. fancy brands. bbl.. $7 87a88 00 $9 37a$9 50 $8 37a$8 50 $8 00a$8 25 $9 00a$9 25 10 25a10 75 ..do... 5 25a 537 .... 450 4.75 Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. $8 00a$9 00 $9 00a39 75 10 00a10 50 $7 25a$7 62 6 12 2 35a 2 50 Rye, northern do.. 1 22a 1 24 1 20a 1 23 5 87a 593 98a 100 1 10a 1 12 1 25 5 25a 5 50 6 00 .... .... Oats, northern .. .do. 49a 50 57a 58 51a 53 50a 52 54a 55 72a 75 60a 62 Corn, northern.......... do... 82a 83 97a 98 89a 90 79 84a 86 82a 84 80a 81 Candles-Mould.. .lb.. 12a 14 12a 14 16 16 16 16 16 Sperm..... ..do. 29a 32 28a 31 29a 31 28a 30 28a 30 28a 30 30 30 28a 30 28a 30 28 a 30 29a 30 Coal-Anthracite Liverpool.. Coffee-Brazil Java, white. Copper Sheathing 7:00a 7:50 9.50 12.00 11 00all 50 10 00 8:00a 8:50 Fish-Dry cod.. cwt.. 3 00a 3 12 3 00 3 37a 3 75 3 37a 3 62 .... 8a 9 8a 9 2 50a 2 75 23 23 .... 15a 16 3 25a 3 75 2 50a 3 25 250a 3 25 2 50a 3 25 2 50a 3 25 3 12a 3 62 3 75a 4 00 14a 15 1 00a 1 50 1 00a 1 50 1 00a 1 50 3 10 100a 1 50 15a 16 .... 19a 20 40 00a41 50 40 00a41 00 85 00a90 00 85 00a90 00 7 25 7.00 7.00 31 70 00a73 50 70 00a73 50 17a 18 18 18 20 .... 38 70 00a73 50 70 00a73 50, 13а 14 60a 1 10 631 19a 20 4 50a 7:50 41 38 41 .... Sr: 2 25a 400 2 50a 3 50 2 50a 4 50 2 50a 4.50 22a 26 20a 26 25a 28 .... 26 23a 25 24a 27 21a 23 52 50a *The foreign exports of domestic produce in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854, were again largely in excess of previous years, being $253,390,870, compared with an annual average of $145,678,000 for the previous ten years; the gross exports being $278.241,064. and the foreign imports for the first time reached over $300,000,000. This excess of foreign goods was accompanied by custom-house duties for the two years 1853, 1854, amounting to $123,156,055; while for the ten years, 1840 to 1850, the annual average was about $25,000,000. The range of prices of staple articles in the New York marke' at the beginning of each month, in each year, from 1825 to 1863. - Cotton, middling. Fish-Dry cod.. Mackerel, No. 1. Furs-Beaver, northern .... ....... Glass, American window Gunpowder-Sporting. Hides-Buenos Ayres. Mexican.. Hops, 1854 Indigo, Manilla Iron-Scotch pig.. ..lb.. ..box.. .lb.. 1 00a 1 50 2 50a 3 25 .50 feet.. .25 lbs.. 4 00 do. 2 75 .do.. 29a 30 7 29 29 8 8 29 9 28a 29 9 2 35a 2 40 1 00a 1 50 2 50a 3 25 4.00 2 50a 3 25 2 50a 3 25 2 50a 3 252 50a 3 25 2 50a 3 25 2 50a 3 25 4 23 4 25a 4 37 4 12a 4 37 3 62a 4 12 19 00a20 00 19 00a19 50 21 00 15a 16 15a 18 2 25a 2 40 2 50 1 25 125 20 00a21 00 15 25 25 3.90a 4.00 22 00 20 00a21 00 15 125 250a 3 25 2 50a 3 25 .... .... 4.00 4.00 .... 4.00 4.00 4.00 3 12a 3 25 4 25a 4:50 575 572 275 275 275 275 2.75 .... 275 275 300 450 4.50 4 50a 7 50 4 50a 7 50 4 70a 7 50 .do... 33 .do.. 28 27 30 23a 27 23a 22a 24 23a 24 22 21a .... 4 4 15a 21 15a 21 15a 60a 1 10 60a 1 05 60a 105 55a 1 00 55a 105 55a 105 27 50a30 00 29 00a31 00 31 00a32 00 29 00a31 00 27 00a29 00 26 50a27 00 29 50a30 50 31 00a31 50 57 50a60 00 57 50a60 00 57 50a60 00 55 00a57 50 55 00a60 00 50 00a55 00 55 00a57 50 57 50a60 00 60 00a62 50 15a 17 631 23a 24 14a 15 154 6 12 6 25 21a 23 22a 23 4 70a 7 50 4 70a 7 50 4 70a 7 50 36 29a 41 27a 22a 23 25 25 .... 4 3 3 26a 4 27 :2232885 :88 :MAN 22a 34 34a 37 28a 30 9a 13 55a 1 10 35 00 36 00a37 00 62 50a65 00 15a 22 6 50a 675 23a 24 4 90a 7 50 40a 41 36a 38 20a 21 154 22 31a 34 35a 36 35a 37 36a 40 39a 40 11 8a 11 8a 11 40a 41 43 46a 47 46 440 45 2 00a 3 002 00a 3 00 1 87a 300 2 00a 3 50 2 50a 4 50 2 50a 5 00 2 50a 4 50 2 00a 475 2 00a 4 75 2 25a 4 50 2 25 500 Pork, prime ..do...12 25 Beef, mess.. .do... 8 25all 25 ..do... 600a 7 00 .lb... 9 12 50a14 25 13 37a13 50 14 50a14 62 17 25a17 50 17 00 14 37a14 50 14 62a14 75 19 12 19 31a19 37 21 25 22 00a23 00 16 50a16 62 19 50 21 25 21 00a21 25 21 75a22 50 Beef hams, pickled Lard. .lb. 9 10 00a12 50 .... .... 9a 10 10 10 Butter, State........do...] Cheese... ..do... 20a 24 17a 23 23a 28 22a 28 20a 25 18a 24 9a 10 1 00a 1 02 92a 95 3 50a 3 87 9a 5 00a 5 37 5 75a 5 87 7a 10 Turk's Island.. .bush.. 50 Seeds-Clover .lb.. 11 95a 97 90a 92 95a 97 1 03 1 05 1 15a 1 16 1 22 1 20 ... 37a 40 4a 7 4a 7 4a .7 4a 7 10a 11 11 11 11 11 10 10a 11 10a 11 10 1 00a 1 02 95a 1 00 95 90a 95 92a 1 75a 2 00 175a 2 00 924 95 92a 95 1 75a 200 1 75a 2001 75a 2 00 1 50a 2 00 1 50a 2 00 95 90a 96 90a 92 1 50a 2 00 150a 200 Gin, Meder's Swan .... do.. 1 62 1 62 1 62 1 50a 1 62 1 25 125 1125 1 25 125 1 30 1.30 1.30 : Sugars-New Orleans. .lb.. 4a 5 4a 5 4a 5 4a 5 4a Muscovado ..do... 4a 5 5 4a 5 4a 5 4a Havana, white: .do... ба 7 6a 7 6a 7 ба 7 ба Loaf. .do... 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 9 10 .... 34a 38 382 16a 20 18a 24 38a 39 38a 39 1 25a 3 00 150a 3 00 27 24a 35a 21a 34a 38 34a 20a 25 20a 251 20a 20a 30 20a 30 20a 30 7a 12 7a 13 18a 24 17a 23 40a 41 40 1 25a 3 00 1 25a 3 00 1 25a 3 00 1 50a 3 00 1 50a 3 00 1 50a 3 00 30 00a50 00 30 00a50 00 30 00a50 00 27 24a 27 30a 34 30a 34 37 35a 37 37a 38 37a 38 23 21a 23 23a 25 23a 25 1 25a 3 00 1 50a 3 00 30 00a50 00 7a 13 · 17a 23 40 90a 3 00 1 50a 3 00 2 00a 3 00 2 00a 3 00 30 00a50 00 40 00a60 00 40 00a60 00 30a 34 30a 34 30a 34 30a 34 37a 38 37a 38 37a 37a 23a 25 23a 25 234 7a 174 1 75a 3 00 34a 38 363 25 17a 25 17a 20a 30 234 30 8a 13 ба 17a 23 42 45 1 80a 3 50 17a 23 45 180a 350 200a 3 00 40 00a60 00 30a 34 30a 34 40a 38 25 23a 25 42 31 29a .do... ..do... *At the close of the year 1854 the public debt of the United States had been reduced to less than $45,000,000, redeemable at different periods during fourteen years, with a surplus in the treasury of $20,000,000, a portion of which was applied to the government debt due in 1867-'68, at a premium of 16a19 per cent. The recommendation of the President of a reduction of the tariff was not adopted. During the two years 1853-'55 the sum of $24,935,883 was applied to the public debt. The Crimean war occasioned a large demand for breadstuffs and provisions from the United States, the foreign exports of which, in the two years ending June 30, 1855, were $104,836,000. The foreign imports for the same period were $566,030,901. The exports of coin and bullion for the two years were $87,065,803 beyond the imports, notwithstanding the apparent balance of trade in favor of the United States. |