The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-16

There are q number Of other ports not mentioned
here, as no returns have been procured and conss.
quenty the above smount may be considered below
the actual representation of the entire trade As how
ever much OF the trade above enumerated must b.
duplicate that M the exports port ore, in great
net value of the bona de trade for 1916 SOL s49O
and applying tho same reasoning to that Of ls4l would
have nearly doubled itself in five years and to have ex
psrienced an annual average increase CT IL g. 100
cent.
Of 6 1896 tons also showing the tonnage to have nearly
doubled in i've years, at annual average increase Of
The whole amount of American lake commerce, Of
clearances and entries, 1885 and Of goods
ported and imported 207i 800 tons.
This vast amount OF could not OF course
be all transported by our tonnage and calculation has
accordingly been made founded on apparently proper
data, that We have about 1885 tons Of shipping
ployed transporting it, and that 80 900 tons OF British
| shipping 10 also so employed.
,The number of passengrs in all directions, for 1916
Is estimated at not less than 100000 and the amount OF
| passsge at 81 100000.
The number Of mariners employed is put down at
6,o72
A speculation Is entered into TO the probibs in
crease OF the commerce of the lakes for the next ten
taking less than the OF the past fvessy
IL per csnt-wth the following result giving merely the
net amount Of the commeroe-that IT, onehalf OF the
aggregate value Of exports and imports -
The commerce OF 1916 as stated above. fbi,9lael0
Add passenger trade. ............... I2oo0o0
s6s,l64pio
This amount for ten years, adding II per
| cent, will be, in 1887. ........... $40 ,54b,257
COMMERCE or THE wEsrgHN nivxns, AND PROBABLY
frCREA,E.
This appears to be still more difficult TO arrive at
than the lakes as does not appear to have attracted
even M much attention, OF to have had many
gagged collecting and reporting Its details The chief
OF Information has been the press the mat
ter reported and collected in the Cincinnati memorial Of
1912 From Official returns, appears thst the steam
boat tonnage Of the Western rivers In Isa2 amounted
l26 27s TONS and for 1916, 10000 tons The other
mage mot stesmboat estimated In 1872 at 500 600
tons giving total Of dl6 27s tons for that year The
net amount OF commerce Of the Western waters with
New Orleans, gives $50 35t, for 1914 The returns
Of the trade OF New Orleans for the past four years
show average increase Of 59< per cent.
The amounts given above merely refer to the direct
trade and do not include the immense traho between
different places the rivers which might appropriately
he designated their coastiog trade This Is computed
for Isi6, to amount to $3.50 O00 giving total for
1896 nett value) Of Sl4s 3067l9 The floating value
cannot be lee than double this The passenger trade 10
stated at 9sl and the total commerce for the year
In question, $l5l ,4os,7Oi.
he cost OF all the craft Ia estimated for ls46, at
S9i2365 and the yearly cost Of keeping In repair and
sustaining II, SaJl96aa The number Of peDcns EN-
played ON oil the various GRATIS, 25,Ils.
Upon Q second view OF the commerce. more favorable
than the hsst the ross amount given Of Nioos24pse