William Patz, Esq., the Collector General of Customs at that port, for the year ending December 31, 1847. It will be seen that the United States stands first in the import trade, and we have no doubt but that our trade with that island might be considerably extended. VALUE OF IMPORTS INTO HONOLULU FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES IN 1847. The following table shows the character, quantity, and value of native produce exported from Honolulu in merchant vessels: EXPORTS FROM HONOLULU FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1847. Foreign goods claiming drawback.. Foreign goods exported not claiming drawback, by estimate......................... Supplies-72 merchant vessels at $700... 4 men-of war, at $3,000. 123 whalers, (inside,) at $600.. 44 whalers, (outside,) at $100... Total............ STATEMENT OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS, RECEIPTS, etc., at the CUSTOM-HOUSE, PORT OF HONOlulu, ISLAND OF OAHU, H. I., FOR THE YEARS 1843-4-5-6-7. $68,418 58 55,208 07 230,846 17 50,400 00 12,000 00 73,800 00 4,400 00 $495,072 82 ARRIVALS OF MERCHANTMEN AT THE PORT OF HONOLULU DURING THE YEAR 1847. 536,056 50 20 56 4,705 32 36,506 64 653,930 45 184 93 4,095 24 48,801 25 The total number of whalers arrived at Honolulu in 1847 was 167, of which 136 belonged to the United States, 10 to France, 1 to England, &c. * Landed from whaleships, and wreck of Philip Tabb. Years. TOTAL WHALERS AT THE PORTS OF HONOLULU AND LAHAINA. Total. The number and tonnage of vessels at Honolulu during the year 1847, amounted to 72 merchantmen, with a tonnage of 16,185, and 123 whalers, with a tonnage of 37,011. The total imports at Lahaina and Honolulu amounted to $738,150. The mercantile marine belonging to Hawaiian islands January 1st, 1848, consisted of one bark, two brigs, sixty-one schooners, and three sloops-sixty-seven vessels of about 2,160 tons, estimated value $110,000. The increase over 1847 was 19 vessels. www VIRGINIA TOBACCO STATISTICS. A correspondent, residing at Richmond, Virginia, has compiled from authentic sources the following table, which, we assure him, is a most "acceptable contribution to the Merchants' Magazine." It shows the quantity, in hogsheads, inspected, the stock on hand, and the exports, foreign and domestic, in each year from 1843 to 1848, the years ending on the 30th of September. The stocks on hand in 1833 and 1848 were nearly the same. Some shipments are made to Europe via Baltimore and New York, which do not appear in the inspection returns of those cities, being merely transferred from one vessel to another. In addition to the quantity inspected there is a good deal brought to market in a loose state, and sold to the manufacturers-equal, probably, to 4,000 or 5,000 hogsheads. The principal coastwise export is to New York, which was unusually large in 1847, being 3,350 hogsheads, exclusive of transhipments. The exports from Norfolk to the West Indies are not included above. EXPORTS OF BRITISH PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURE. It is instructive and interesting to watch the progress of trade, its increase and decrease, and the causes which operate upon its distribution, creating changes in the intercourse between countries, which convey lessons of wisdom to those who will read them aright. In returns lately made by Parliament we have instructive evidence of the kind laid before us, and from which we select the following table of exports of British produce and manufactures for the years 1845, 1846, and 1847 :- To those advocates of the restrictive system who will persist that the foreigner will take nothing in return for his corn but specie, the truth may be conveyed to their minds if they will take the trouble to study the fact now before them, in our exports to the United States, by which it will be seen that our transatlantic brethren have purchased the increased amount of four millions sterling of our manufactures in return for the large quantity of breadstuffs which we have bought from them to make up the deficiencies of our harvest in 1846. Causes equally natural are seen to affect the other portions of our foreign tradethus the distress in the East and West Indies, China, and Mauritius, and the great depreciations in the value of property and the produce of those countries, disable them from buying so freely from us; and the wars in Mexico and Central America, with their destruction of credit and confidence, have a similar effect, and fully account for the falling off which is here exhibited.-- Wilmer and Smith's Times. INSPECTIONS OF FLOUR AT RICHMOND, VA., FROM 1819 TO 1848. We are indebted to an intelligent correspondent, residing in Richmond, (Va.) for the subjoined statement of the quantity of flour inspected at that place for each of the last thirty years:- Richmond also receives the flour inspected at Lynchburgh and Scottsville, (on James River,) and the quantities inspected there are about one-fifth of that inspected at Richmond; so that 20 per cent may be added to the above to show the actual flour trade of Richmond. PRICES OF FLOUR IN NEW YORK ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY IN EACH MONTH FOR THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. The following table gives the price of good Western and State brands of flour in New York on the first Wednesday in each month for a series of years: TRADE BETWEEN FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. The total official value of exports from Great Britain to France in 1845 was £5,035,296 ; in 1846, £5,127,073; and in 1847, £4,371,253. The official value of the exports from France to England was, in 1845, £4,097,050; in 1846, £1,745,645; and in 1847, £4,792,663. COALS, CINDERS, AND CULM EXPORTED FROM ENGLAND. A return has just been prepared, by order of the House of Commons, of the total quartities of coal, cinders, and culm exported from the United Kingdom to all parts of the world, in each year, from 1840 to 1847, both inclusive-distinguishing the quantities exported to the countries named below respectively, from those exported to all other parts. The total for the years 1840 and 1841 were respectively 1,606,313 tons and 1,848,294 tons; the details of the remaining years are as follows: All other parts....... 1,190,848 1,126,098 1,069,056 1,471,785 1,480,833 1,497,577 Total ..... 1,999,504 1,866,211 1,754,171 2,531,282 2,531,108 2,483,161 The official returns of exports, says the Gateshead Observer, furnish, we are happy to perceive, satisfactory evidence as to the improvement of our export trade in coal-the declared value of that article having increased during the three months ending April 5th, 1848, to the extent of fully forty per cent as compared with the corresponding period of 1847. A period of three months, however, is perhaps too small on which to found any sound calculations as to the state of trade; but on examining the returns for several months past, we find that a steady improvement has been going on, the following having been the total annual values during the last two years:-Year ending April 5, 1847, £926,084; year ending April 5, 1848, £1,047,766. It is true that in 1845 very large shipments took place, the declared value for the 12 months ending April 5, 1846, having amounted to £1,031,700-a sum, nevertheless, which has been exceeded by the exports of the year ending the 5th of April last. This fact, we repeat, affords satisfactory evidence of improvement. EXPORTS OF SUGAR AND MOLASSES FROM CUBA. EXPORTS OF SUGAR FROM THE FIRST OF JANUARY TO THE END OF JUNE. EXPORTS OF MOLASSES FROM THE FIRST OF JANUARY TO THE END OF JUNE. |