Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-10-05
PERUVIAN GUANo TRADE.
PROM THE sAIrrMoRr SUN OF OCTOBER

The increased Of this article and the demand for IL
created excitement quite unparalleled in any other
cle of commences and there Is much interest manifested
by the public become familiar with the details of the trade
have ascertaned such facts from the general agent here
would interest the public, and now present them 70
readers.
The first entire cargo Of guanoeser imported into the Unit
cd States arrived at mis- port in the summer Of 1874 BOT
OWING to the gnorance Of agrcultns OF the virtues of the
article there much time and oube required introduces
H. and the agent had also combat with exosbtan APP
Prasement for duty, which returned in 1896 and the
. article admitted Free
From this period to the present date the use Of gzano has
Gradually through oil the districts Of Maryland and
Eastern vxBinia and estimated that the demand at
ns Por of the autumn of 1850, would reach say 5000
ons-a larger quantity than was imported before ia
To meet this demand the ooring md
dispatched from Peru for this port Baroue Kirland saed
18th March, arrived 22d June $50 tons so Jane Parker
sailed ilth April arrived asd July $40 ions ship Peruvisu
sailed la.n Apns arrived 10Th August $50 TONS All these
Of Columbia, at $ per ton Of 400 lbs The barque John
Mayo sailed LIST May, arrived I6h September ass tons
baque Jenny Lind sailed 9Th June. arrived l5h September
42O tons ship Iconium sailed 18th May 7h Sen.
tember, 700 TONS The latter vessel now dischagine
There yet to arrive the following vessels Brig Eliza and
Emma, sailed 9TH May, (now in the bay) 200 tons ship
Jane De Witt, sailed 3st May 500 tons ship Johannes
sailed 18th June, 500 tons. Total, 1907 tons.
OF Tbs two latter vessels will no doubt arrive this week.
and will give, with previous arrivals aggregate Quantity
for present sO0ons all Of which been engaged
| 2,240 u.s.. 81
All the above named vessels should have arrived here in
about ninety days passage but having encountered stormy
weather off Cape Horn their arrivals have been DELAYED and
as the quantity in the Market from previous arrivals wasvs
small the farmers have become alarmed the prospect which
presented to them Of "shsse supplies and many in
duced 70 pay tho required the daler rather than
to wait the chance OF supply coming in at later period
G The following vessels dispatched from Callae in
July, and they have usually fair weather. they will avs
all in October Ship Angslqus say six hundred tcns ship
hrctor H.
ded tonssay two thousand three hundred TONS which will
be for sale by the agent and further supply will be arriving
| during the winter, for the spring demand.
will thus be that stock of over seven thousand
tons provdedfor this autunns demand in this port but
owing to the ongpassages and irregular arrivals Of the
sel temporary scarcity has occurred which would be re
ieyed # farmers had little longer time to wait
we have the following statement from the agent Of the
Peruvian Government in this city regarding the monopoly
is termed, of the article the facts Of which are
sustained by message from the President the House
Of Representatives on Friday last
aIn ls4l 1872 the Peruvian Government wishing to
derive revenue from the export Of guano entered into
rangement with several houses at Lima native as well as fore
gn and these houses loaned the Government large Of
money, (severa millions Of dollars and placed pos
session of the guano, which then hypohecated them
for the loan These houses by and with the of
the government appointed agents in Europe for the sale Of
the article the proceeds of which were placed to the credit of
the Government and against the oan Under this contract
the ist shipments to the United States in 1914, and
continued Tor some time under the direction It has
always been, and continues to be- not the property Of any,
BrtsSh merchant but the property Of the Peruvian Govern
men, upon which advances have been made in the usual
way, and from which the Government owner derives any
benefit which may appear the result Of the business There
restrictions of any kind in the SALE the agent being d.
recsd to sell price which wiIsnsure its extensive USE
and which at the time will leave something
the expenses of the business The price
England has ranged from IS fIO per tom and as the
price here has been rather under the English value pre-
sumed that the compuson Of buying guano under hssus
pectsd British monopoly has had very bad effect and
presents great avace the part the British merchants
who supposed control those interests here In proof
that the business open to the world for competition,
have before newspaper published Lima under the
title Of 81 Peruano, dated the llh May, $780, which
tains the offers of several resident American housss and
among whom gentleman Of Norfolk prominent bid
der for the business. All these houses their conditions
require the entire control and monopoly of the business
the United States for number Of years but the terms Of
all were in opposition the Lave authorizing the loan pro-
posed for, they all rejected and the business remains
under the direction Of the Government and its resident agents.
Messrs. VIM. Gibbs & Co.
t has been stated the floor of the Senate that all the
guano brought from Peru the United States had be n-
ported in Brisa vessels Thisis quite there has
been psnd of Peruvian guano brought 10 any port
in the United States and until the very ahsgaton Of
the restrictions upon British vessels the produce of another
country couoaot be admitted into the United States in Br
tish vessels There British vessels engaged
expected to be engaged in this trade. lafs
SIT has also been asserted that the British, Government
had lien upon the guano islands, or other, attach
ment which excluded Americans smell Of the slim
uang substance which is, Of course, wholly unfounded
"The mystery which hangs the management f'the
trade, and the mysterious power Of the article in question,
has caused people to invent imagine vast variety Of inn
pediments to their special benefit and the appe-
e for the management Of the business here has become very
general each asprant magnes obstacle, which the
Government at Washington is invoked to remove.
"The only guaao which here under pur-
chase small quantity per brig Canada in lS43
ls44 which cost the owners S2s per the Of
Peru But suppose the Government would sell it at Sa0pe
ton, the feights viii average Si5 making $35 90
To which add cost of putting on board 90
Cost of bags, dscbarging, wharfage &c.. SO
Commissions So so. Interest cost 81 08...,. So
s4a os
To which if storage, further interest," loss in weight &c.
be added the would exceed SAT per ton, which the
present price fixed by the Government agent"
We may add to the above however, that the message Of the
Predentto Congress this subject shows that there really
wider margin for profit under the present. than
the above might lead infer By that message learn
that the amount paid TO the Government oPeru stated
American Consul is only $2 per ton, when sales made
in the United States s47 per ton or at 60 los in Eng
land which, at SIS per freight leaves $40 per for
expenses Of shipping cost Of bags and commission Sales
&C. This, therefore, will leave large margin for reduce
ton Of the fixed price Of SAT per tom if sufficient supply
furnished It only the absence Of this sufficient supply that
has enabled spectators heretofore take advantage Of the
wants Of the farmer - NJ ..ar
ENLARGEMENTO OF TnE CAPITOI.--The Com
u mtee Public Buildings of the Senate having been
thorized by resolution of that body to invite plans
panied by estimates for the extension Of the Capitol and
allow premium OF Ave hundred dollars for the plan which
may be adopted by the Committees Public Buildings
two Houses of Congress- accordingly invite such plans and