Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-14
PORTO RICO STATISTICS,

The following statistics OF the Island of Porto
Rico taken from the BAHAMA ynercdntu, pub.
lished by order of Don Manuel Nunez, Superinten
dent of that Island:
The capital employed in the general commercial
transactions of the Island Of Porto Rico, in the year
1S47 amounted to S11 ,629, 1853, which amount eX-
ceeds that OF the previous year, 1916, by S7lO154
The value of imports amounts to S5763, $50; of this
sum- 81 ,3j6,672 is produced by Spanish vessels pro-
ceeding from Spanish ports, and S2,194, 190 by
the same coming from foreign ports, and to for
eign vessels from foreign ports, - PIP form
the total amount of importation, and which, when
compared with the year 1916, gives an increase OF
S213, 1885, but than two-thirds of this increase
is produced by the Spanish flag The value of exports
amounts to 1856 SIS; of this sum- S512 800 is pro-
duced by Spanish vessels to Spanish ports; and by
the to foreign ports, S259, S96, and S5093, 32l
by foreign vessels to foreign ports, which gives the
total amount OF expectations, and which, when com
pared with that of the year 1885, gives increase
of S496,7SS. The comparative exports are as an
neXed: 1916. lS47.
Rum. .hhds 653 537
Hides. ................1b. 6S9,973 bT,l4b
Cattle. 4,510 4,47G
Tobacco ................ 3,935,53S 2,270,652
Sugar ..................S7, 740,014 104, 17S ,232
Cotton. ................. 2J4,Sb3 ST. ,5ZJ
Coffee ..................10,47 3,SS6 1886 1868
Molasses ............g gals. 3,44l,1 52 4,4S7O 2l
The greatest expectation of these articles has
| taken place at the ports of San JUAN Mayaguez
Ponce, Guavama and Aquadilla. In the ports of the
Island in 1877, 173 vessels entered that measured
1888 tons, and departed ,l26 measuring 1913 12C
tons; of the Spanish vessels which entered and de
parted from the ports, 1893, which measured 1885,
tons. The vessels which have most largely partic
pated in the commerce fthe Island the Spanish
then (bv superior order) the American, the English
| the French and the Danish. There was imported
by American vessels the value of 81 ,4OO, 4S6, anC
exported the value of 81 1863, 453-maSing their i'm
ports and exports amount to S3,763,739. The i'm
ports in British vessels amounted to sos, 1885, and
| their exports to the value of 81 ,509,S52.
| The importation from the United States was
valued at Il $685. and the expectation to the Uni
ted States at S2,3O7, 557 The imports from Eng
land amounted to s54,546, and the exports to that
country 81 ,S63,43S The imports from France
amount to S204S5, and the exports to the SAINT
| S3S7, l9O The duties due to the Custom House
! of the Island during the year 1S47, amounted tt
81 ,296 900, of which 81 ,041 1SS was dervee
from imports, S157,0S0 from exports, and S97 ,79l
| from tonnage duty, anchorage and Light House
| The total increase of Custom House duties ovel
that of 1916, amounted to S77,029 The nation:
which have contributed most largely to the Urea
smy have been that of Spain and the United States
Spain paid 1922 440 the half Of the total of the
duties, within trihing difference, and the United
States paid S42S, $40: These two nations alone pait
81 ISL ,24O, and all the rest who have traded tc
Porto Rico have only paid S244, 800. The increase
although not very CONSIDERABLY Of the receipts o
the Treasury, indicates uninterrupted progress o
prosperity in the Island of Porto Rico