COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. FOREIGN AND COASTING TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. From the monthly accounts relating to "Trade and Navigation," " presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty," regularly forwarded to the Merchants' Magazine by the Hon. ABBOTT LAWRENCE, Our Minister to England, we compile the subjoined statements of vessels employed in the Foreign and Coastwise trade of the United Kingdom :— AN ACCOUNT OF THE NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS, DISTINGUISHING THE COUNTRIES TO WHICH THEY BELONGED, WHICH ENTERED INWARDS AND CLEARED OUTWARDS IN THE TWELVE MONTES ENDED 5TH JANUARY, 1852, COMPARED WITH THE ENTRIES AND CLEARANCES IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIODS OF THE YEARS 1850 AND 1851, STATED EXCLUSIVELY OF VESSELS IN BALLAST, AND OF THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE COASTING TRADE AND THE TRADE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Russia. Countries to which vessels belonged. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. U. Kingdom & its Dependencies 20,292 4,390,875 18,728 4,078,544 19,367 4,888,245 295 80,219 354 88,289 441 122,665 U. Kingdom & its Dependencies 17,169 3,762,182 17,648 3,960,764 18,205 4,147,007 Russia.... Total... 27,115 5,429,908 29,011 5,906,978 30,543 6,483,144 COASTING TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. The following table, which we compile from the same official document, exhibits the number and tonnage of vessels which entered inwards and cleared outwards with cargoes, at the several ports of the United Kingdom in the twelve months ended January 5th, 1852, compared with the entries and clearances in the corresponding periods of the years 1850 and 1851, distinguishing the vessels employed in the intercourse between Great Britain and Ireland from other coasters. EMPLOYED IN THE INTERCOURSE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. EMPLOYED IN THE INTERCOURSE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. CLEARED OUTWARDS. 124,668 10,489,414 127,588 10,979,574 124,450 10,715,419 136,157 133,637 TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND BRITISH COLONIES AND POSSESSIONS ABROAD. We are indebted to HENRY C. CAREY, Esq., the Political Economist, for the subjoined tabular statement of the value of imports and exports, for five years—that is, COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION OF THE PORT OF RIO DE JANEIRO IN 1851. The subjoined statement of the Commerce and Navigation of the port of Rio de Janeiro in 1851, was prepared expressly for the Merchants' Magazine by Luiz H. F. D'AGUIAR, the Brazilian Consul-General to the United States. In the Merchants' Magazine for April, 1851, (vol. xxiv., pages 474-475,) we published a similar statement for the year 1850, together with tables of the export of hides, rice, tapioca, rum, rosewood, sugar, tobacco, coffee, &c., for a series of years, furnished at our hand by the same authoritative source. In consequence of the complete repression of the slave trade, a great quantity of capital previously employed in that nefarious business found its way into the market, occasioning a fall of 3 to 4 per cent in discount, and a rise in different stocks of companies, and the establishment of the Bank of Brazil, with a capital of 10,000 contos, ($5,000,000,) which went into operation in August. During the year 292 vessels arrived, and 279 cleared under the American flag. In the early part of the year discount was at the rate of 7 to 7 per cent, and in consequence of abundance of capital, in the latter part of the year, it was down at 4 to 4 per cent. The highest rate of exchange on London was 31, and the lowest 27† per cent. In Government stock the first transactions were made at 85 a 85%, and at the end of the year at 934 a 94. The Custom-House duties were 11,807,7018, and the export duties of 2,889: 358$, or 14,697 : 059$000, against 11,623:066§000 in 1850—being an increase of 3,073:9938000. COMMERCIAL BANK.-This bank, during the year, increased its capital to the amount of 5,000 shares, of the value of 500 mil reis, and such was the abundance of capital unemployed, that, in a few hours, all were taken for 600 mil reis. The amount taken upon interest was 31,093:1388, at a medium of 3 91-100, and discounts were effected to the extent of 40,717 : 3068, and the yearly dividend of 9 per cent. Or a consumption of 174,830 bbls., or nearly 480 bbls. a day. COMPARATIVE DESTINATION OF COFFEE. HOGS PACKED IN THE WESTERN STATES. The Cincinnati Price Current-good authority-furnishes the subjoined statistics of the hogs packed in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, in 1851-52, compared with 1850-51 1851-52. 1850-51. The Price Current says:-" There are some points in Iowa and Missouri to hear from, and these returns we will give hereafter, as soon as received in a reliable shape. As we remarked in a previous number, most of the above returns were received from our correspondents at the several points, and while we do not claim for the figures enire accuracy, we believe the statements, upon the whole, to be as correct as it is possible to obtain." SPIRITUOUS AND MALT LIQUORS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES DURING THE YEAR 1850-ALSO, THE AMOUNT OF GRAIN &C., CONSUMED IN THEIR PRODUCTION, COMPILED FROM THE RETURNS OF THE SEVENTH CENSUS. Quantities and kinds of grain, &c. consumed. Bushels rye. Quantities of liquor produced.→ apples. Bushels Bushels Hhds. Tons Hands oats. Barrels molasses. hops. employed. ale, &c. Galls. whiskey, &c.t Gallons rum, &c. Maine... 17,000 ... 2,000 5 .... 220,000 ..... Vermont.. 7,000 2,500 1 2 800 Massachusetts 457,500 80,000 19,400 26,600 35,130 29 131 25,800 120,000 3,786,000 Rhode Island.. 17,000 12,500 9 ..... 3,900 Connecticut 15,000 20,000 20,000 New York 2,585,900 2,062,250 1,647,266 909,067 6,707 60,940 10 24,500 2 20 130,000 1,200 581 1,380 644,700 9,231,700 2,488,800 New Jersey 409,655 103,700 254,000 58,400 409,700 42 197 ..... 34,750 1,250,530 Pennsylvania 1,719,960 550,105 1,483,555 517,180 24,700 51,200 10 263 911 189,581 6,548,810 1,500 Maryla yland.. 247,100 76,900 166,100 54,300 460 25 126 26,380 787,400 Virginia 100,915 20,000 250,700 62,680 450 14 123 5,500 879,440 North Carolina.. 21,930 64,650 4,700 75 153,030 South Carolina. 43,900 Georgia. 7,150 20,150 2,500 1,500 15 60,450 Alabama. 8,000 Louisiana.. Tennessee. 66,125 Kentucky. 168,895 65,650 551,350 . 30,520 5,000 18 274 19,500 1,491,745 Missouri 298,900 124,440 309,200 24,900 31 179 44,850 939,400 Ohio 1,262,974 330,950 3,588,140 281,750 19,500 178 1,033 96,943 11,865,150 Indiana. 334,950 118,150 1,417,900 48,700 1,000 18 287 11,005 4,639,900 Illinois 303,400 98,000 703,500 48,700 2,200 30 274 27,925 2,315,000 Michigan. 139,425 82,030 212,300 19,150 16 98 10,320 690,900 Iowa... 19,500 51,150 7,200 19 160,600 Wisconsin. 98,700 91,020 29,900 200 28 98 31,320 127,000 New Mexico. 7,800 2,000 *12,900 21 42,000 Utah.. District of Columbia.. Total. 8,334,254 3,787,195 11,067,761 2,143,927 56,517 526,840 61,675 1,294 5,487 1,177,924 42,133,955 6,500,500 Wheat. This includes high wines. |