The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-05


Increase, months, in 1s47. ........... SlI837 81
According to the annual report Of the trade of Porto
Rico the mercantile transactions for the year ls45
amounted to 49, and have exceeded those Of
the previous year by the sum of $ss0,59s 81.
The imports have amounted in value to S6Os4 1877 l6
and in this sum is included that Of ST. 946 81 the
mercantile deposite.
TRADE PoRro Rico, lslA.
Ofths imports there were
On national account and under the Span
On national .ccount ana under foreign '''''S' ~
On foreign account under spanish Nag. a,7so1as 40
foreign do. 2,0sl, s4s 90
$6,Os4,ss7 Is
By this it will be that the Spanish flag continues
to sustain its advantage foreign ones there
increase in the transactions II over the pre-
vious year.
In this increase the Spanish flag received sAs7
1887 ,65s II
The exports amounted in value to $6257699 H. in
GLIDING 81 1882 ats 50 Of the mercantile deposit.
OF this sum there belonged to Spanish in
terests and under the Spanish flag. :. 436 2O1 IS
TO foreign inter sts under do. 296,O77 o.
To :" foreign do. 4526,4aO 40
$6257 500 IA
Comparing this amount with tho balance of the pre-
vous year. we find the following differences
An increase IN favor OF the Spanish $204702 65
decrease on the part of foreign do. l6l767 "A
Which leaves an excess Of. ........ 1874 81
In favor Of the exports of ls45.
The difference which results between the imports and
exports amounts to $l62sl 90 in Of the latter;
for the royal order touching coffee of tho 9th
March, ls45 this balance would have amounted to
$3O9,75a ST.
There have been OF more arrivals than in the year
1874 and less departures although there been
increase Of os4A tons in the first case and of 1856 in
the second the difference consisting In the exports hay
ing been made in vessels of larger burthen.
Spanish shipping also goes increasing There have
been 65 arrivals and 20 departures with
increase of 5s7X tons in the first and 4sO74 in the
latter
The duties obtained from the shipping commerc
alone Of the island amounted to $ll752s 49, which
shows decrease from the previous year Of $s67o2 H.
This decrease is explained follows: Tho per cent
military tax, abolished in October, 1874; and
although royal order of 25th January ls45
substituted for it an impost of per cent foreign i'm
ports, this latter only produced $27,252 as whilst
cordng to the value of the imports, the original tax
would have produced Ss7 994 co. the difference there
The amount which was deducted by the
Royal order Of 27th March, ls45 from
The amount which was deducted from '''''
3673542 lbs coffee exported after the
Enlistment of the order of March, 49,. l0005 %
The amount which should have been
paid on 3l054 puncheons rum which
declared free by the same order. ..... 3l4 OF
The amount which deducted by the
order Lao, 40s gallons molasses. 1864 30
The amount that ought to have been
paid on 1926 head of cattle which
ported free of duty on I'd November. 1874
by authority. ...........-.... lO9s7 81
Thus showing legitimate decrease Of . $l4l ,653 o.
But the absolute decrease only.. S6,702 II
Thus, for the above causes there
would have been increase of. 800. 54,95O 81
The crop Of coffee, which also shows decrease of
57l603l lbs caused dininution the duties Of S24,
29s TO- However, this has not been included in the pro-
vous calculations in consequence of the casualties
which these crops subject, and further because
though this particular crop not abundant in
ls45 still those of sugar. noasses and tobacco
sideraby increased.
The business in coined metal presents an increase.
The following comparative table will show the trans
actions in these matters during the last three
MOVEMENTS SPECIE.
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