The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-12
COMMERCIAL


fHoM rHE CONSULAR PAPERS IN THE STATE Dr.
PARrMENr.
Extract from despatch Of George Read, esq, United
States consul at .ualaga dated
Juif 8, ls45.
Taking this period Qhe first half Of l645) IN COM
parisoh with that Of 1884, there will be observed IN
the exports, that the quantity Of some articles 10
augmented, while in others there 10 decrease
There has not been one.half ms much VINE, and
nearly double the quantity of box raisns' u, eopse
quence of asmaer remittance before the END OF the
year. Prices Of raisns have been higher, and the
estimated values appear double OF last year. for the
same period. 0fthese also there was a more limit
ed crop than usual but the best market found was
the United States and an unusual proportion has
gone there, and other countries have not taken their
usual share The United States received of the last
crop fully the half Of the box fruit: 49,.
The value of all the exports 10 the United States
for this period may be estimated at S24l ,6O3 /; OF
which Sf5s,O4l was loaded in foreign vessels this
spring Extremely few Ameritap3 came to; seek
employment; and, as considerable proportion OF
articles sent forward have gone for account OF tbs
shippers, they took the foreign vesselsfom necessity
The American vessel, when obtanable, is always
preferred, III an advanced freight The amount of
American tonnage arrived during the said period, Is
equal TO that of last year. Several vessels went to
load salt for South America, and did net return
home with fruit usual
listing quarantine regulations at this port. 1t is an
indispensable requisite, that the bill of health of all
vessels from foreign ports arriving in the Peninsu-
la; be endorsed by the Spanish eonsulH4or rather a
separate bill of health should be obtained from hhi
A fine of ten dollars is imposed IN all cases where
this requisite shall have been complied with; and
by recent order, vessels only touching 10 inquire
for employment, though not originally boundto or
cleared t Spanish port win be subject TO the fine
if they anchor. Where there is no Spanish consul
a consul of some other nation Should give The
tifcate, stating therein that he SO acts in conse-
quence.
Extract from letter Of Mr. Frederick Schiilo,o, United
States consul al Sitetin, dated
No American ships have arrived at ikis port; but
the intercourse with the United States by foreign
vessels, chiefly Swedish, has been very extensive
fifteen cargoes of oil, rice logwood, rosins &c, to
the amount of $3.50, 600, having come in within the
last three months.
Extract from letter Of the United States consul at
Odessa dated Isl July 1S45
In the immediate neghborhood of Odessa, the
standing corn has suffered considerably for want of
RAIN but in Poland and the districts Of tile interior,
the weather has been such as to give attering hopes
of an abundant harvest.
The quantity Of grain now ON hand amounts to
at least $50 from CheIw, and Il is necessarily pour
ing in from the interior, and will i'll o few days in
crease the stock there but few ships IN port,
and very little demand from abroad.
Duties imports into British Guiana for one year from
the LIST Of July lS45 established by the colonial tar
ordinance, (comniunicaiedby the CONSUL of the Gnued