Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-10-09
From the Baltimore Sun.
PERUVIAN GUANO TRADE.

PERUVIAN GUANo TRADE.
IMPORTANT FACTS RELATIVE TO THE MA
RYLAND SUPPLY.
The increased use Of this article, and the
demand for il, has created an excitement
quite unparalleled in any other article Of
commerce; and ss there is much interest
manifested by the public 10 become familiar
with the details Of the trade, we have ascer-
tanned such facts from the general agent
here, as would interes, The public, and now
present them 10 our readers.
The first entire cargo Of guano ever i'm
ported in the United States arrived at this
port in the GUNNER of 1874, but, owing to
che ignorance of agriculturists of the virtues
OF the article, there was much time and trou-
bic required to introduce it, and the agent
hsd also to combat with an exorbtant ap-
praisement Of duty, which was returned in
1916, and the article admitted free.
From this period to the present date, the
useofguano has extended gradually through
oil the districts Of Mary land and Eastern
Virginia, and il was estimated that the de-
mand al this port, for the autumn of 1850,
would reach say 5000 ,ons-a larger guam
sity than was ever imported before in one
season.
To NEE, this demand, the following YES
sells were loaded and dispatched from Peru
for this port: Barqne kirkland, sailed 18Th
March, arrived 22d June, 800 tous !; ship
Jane Parker, sailed ll,h April, arrived 23d
July, geo tons; ship Peruvian, sailed 18Th
April, arrived 10Th August, $50 tons. All
these cargoes were engaged by parties in
Virginia and the District Of Columbia, a,
$47 per ton of ,240 lbs. The bsrque John
Mayo, sailed Is. May, arrived 10Th Sept,
1885 tons; barque Jenny Lind, sailed Sh
June, arrived 18Th Sept, 42O tons ship J.
conium, sailed l7'h May, arrived 18th Sc p,.,
700 tons. The latter vessel is now dis
charging. There are yet to arrive the fol-
lowing vessels: Brig Eliza aud Emma, sail
ed 7,h May, (now in the bay,) 200 tons
ship Jane De Witt, sailed 3lst May, 800
tons; ship Johannes, sailed 18th June, 500
tons. Total, 4,S07 tons.
The two latter vessels will no doubt ar
rive this week, and will give, with previous
arrivals, an aggregate quantity, for presen,
use, Of 1900 tons, all Of which have been
engaged by the agent to dealers and farmers
a. $47 per 2,240 lbs.
All the above named vessels should have
arrived here in about 80 days passage, bu.
having encountered stormy weather of Cape
Horn, their arrivals have been delayed, and
as the market, from previous arrivals, was
very small, the farmers have become alarm
ed at the prospec. which is represented to
them Of "shor. supplies" and many are in
duced to pay the high price required by the
oIo Poth hon Al -. e.
supply coming in q, later period
The following vessels were despatched
from Callaoin July, and if they have usual
iy fair weather they will arrive in all Octo-
ber:-Ship Angelique, say 800 tons; ship
Boston, say 1000 tons ship Albany, say
200 tons-ssy $500 tons, which will be
for sale by the agent, and further supply
will be arriving during the winter, for the
spring demand.
II will thus be seen that stock Of over
1000 tons was provided for this sutumn's
demand in this port; but owing to the long
passages and irregular arrivals of the YES
sele, temporary scarcity has occurred,
which would be relieved if farmers had
little longer time to wait
We have the following statement from
she agent of the Peruvian Government in
this city, regarding The monopoly" as it is
termed, of the article, The main facts of
which are sustained by a message from the
President. sent TO the House Of Representa-
4ives on Friday last:
in lS41 or 1912, the Peruvian Govern
men wishing to derive revenue from the ex-
port Of Guano, entered into an arrangement
with several houses at Lima, native as we'll
as foreign, and these houses loaned the gov
eminent large sum Of money, (several
millions Of dollars,) and were placed in pos
ssion Of the guano, which was thus hypo-
thecated TO them for the loan, These houses,
"'by and with the consen! of the govern
ment," appointed agents in Europe, for the
sale Of the article, the proceeds Of which
/ were placed to the credit of the Government
pd against the loan. Under this contract
first shipments came to the United States
in 1914, and continued for some time, under
the same direction. II has always been and
continues to be, not the property of ana
British merchant" but the property of The
Peruvian Government, upon which advances
have been made, in the usual way, and from
which the government, as owner, derives
any benefit which may appear in the result
jof the business. There are no restrictions
,-Qf any kind in the sale, the agen, being d.
<rected to sell at a price which will insure
its extensive use, and which, at the same
time, will leave something to cover the ex-
penses Of The business. The price for some
years, in England, has ranged from E9 los
G10 per ton, and as the price here has
been rather under the English value, i. is
presumed that the compulsion Of buying
guano under the suspected british mono
poly" has had no very bad effect, and pre-
sen.s no grea. avsrice on the part of the