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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.

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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

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U. Kingdom & its Dependencies 17,169 3,762,182 17,648 3,960,764 18,205 4,147,007

Russia....

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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.

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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

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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,

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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,

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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.

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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.

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Or a consumption of 174,830 bbls., or nearly 480 bbls. a day.

COMPARATIVE DESTINATION OF COFFEE.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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43,900

Georgia.

7,150

20,150

2,500

1,500

15

60,450

Alabama.

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8,000

Louisiana..

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Tennessee.

66,125

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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..

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District of Columbia..

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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.

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