The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-31
Sta tistics OF Dubuque.

Statistics Of Dubuque.
We have been kindly furnished by the Com
nittee OH Statistics, with copy Of their report
% the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of
his City and haston to lay it before our read
,rs,
Although, us the committee have very prop
frly rcmnrile d, there must be many facts con
nected with the Statistical history of this CITY,
which it was out OF their power to obtain, sli!i
The report is a valuable document and embodlcs
which i, is important for the public
to know, which must be gratifying to every
member Of the community and beneficial to the
country a: large.
This year has been peculiarly unfortunate one
for our business, owing to the heavy IL 'ods aud
consequent, general failure OF cr"ps IN the
Northern part of the State: which, as matter
of course has greatly diminished the amount OF
Tonnage and the business Of our City; THIS is the
Fate of all places from similar causes, a, one
time or an another, and cannot deiract from Du
huques Importance, the first commercial
point on the Upper Mississippi.
Now, that the initiatnry sep has been taken
it is earnestly to be hoped, that not year viii
be allowed to pass, in the future history Of oar
place, without similar and complete report Of
the business Of our fourslng City.
DuprouF, December, q. 1851.
To his Honor the .NoYcr and the Common COun
Gil Of the City Of Dubuque Io'ca;
GENrLEMrS: In compliance with your re-
quest of the 18th inst we have proceeded to oh
tain the number of Seam Boat arrivals and de.
partures at the City Of Dubuque, from the open
ing Of navigation in the Spring Of 1851 to it,
close in the fall tf the same year, also the a
mount OF cur imports, and exp orts, and the mum
Der ofcmigranls who have landed here during the
same time.
Our bushes men have in most cases very
promptly replied to the inquiries Of your com
mittee in writing, and the following facts ant
figures have been made up entirely from the da
IA thus given by themselves. The number o
Steam Boats that have arrived here during the
boating season of 1851 we find to be 1853, ant
the number of departures 352.
We have exported 42S7 Tons Of merchandise
Of the value of 1888, 207 80; and imported "a,
663 Tons, ofthe value Of I,175,207 40 TIL,
number of immigrants who have landed from on
steamers we find to be 1924.
The articles embraced in the above summar,
Of exports consist chiefly of the agricultural pro
ducts of our soil, lead, horses, cattle ant
hags.
The imports are mostly made up of Dry
Goods groceries, Quccnswarc, Hardware, Ma
chincry, Leather, Lumber, &c. &c,
We find the amount of Insurance by gu
Merchants and others, upon exports to be in ant
about the sum of 81 ,74o, and that paid upon i'm
ports 1884, making id the aggregate paid by
US for insurance the sum of $l0,563. If WE
take into consideration the detention of goods
and the niuro oc casionce by trans shipment a
the Rapids. VIC may safely say, and the opinio!
of the majority of our business men warrants u
in saying, that the obstruction Of the upper an,
lower rapids of our river causes an expenditure
of double that amount, greater par of which
would be saved were they removed.
The unusual high water of the year 1851, ha
| rendered the navigation of the Mississippi les
difficult than it ordinarily is, we therefore
certain that the amount paid by our citizens 70
in surance is usually far greater than our figure
have shown it to be during the past year.
The failure of the crops in thi. section Of tn
country, the high stage of water in our mincs
and the immense overland immigration to am
through our part of the State, have altogether
caused our exports during the last year TO fal
| far short of whit they would otherwise hav
been, and what they will reach when our land
become filled with the active and industrious
that are now settling in our midst.
| Your Committee must say that notwithstand
| ing their utmost exertions TO render this repor
| full and complete and based upon such data a
may be entirely reliable; yet we are of thu
opinion that much of interest and value has es
capped our attention, and that could we have fi,l
and perfect accounts of the business OF on
young and prosperous City, the above figure
would be lagcly increased All Of which is re
specially submitted, Yours, &c.
G. r. WEST,
WM. LOWELL,
B. J, O'HALLORAN.
JOHN G. SHIELDS,
F. V. GOODRICH,
PETER NAPLES,
Committee.
The undersigned having personally called ol