The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-30
FroA, Inc New York Evening Post
some Interesting Statistics.

There are in the appendix to report of The Secretary
OF The Treasury, lately communicated TO The Senate, on
the colonial and lake lade OF the United States, several
important and useful tables OF The general trade OF the
country. The substance OF some OF these we shall give
in condensed form
Our average imports from 1921 TO 1885, specie included
were $50 SIS ,34S from S4S 10 1882 they were $751;
900 $40, showing that they have more than doubled IN
thirty years Our average imports IRON 1871 10 1926
500 439 1885, aud from 1s4S 10 1882 Sl75 800 Ia
1921 the tonnage Of the United States only 1928 POS
ions In 1882 il A. AL tons. showing that II has
more than uebed in thirty years Next 10 Great Britain,
have larger tonnage Than any nation In The world,
and IN i've years al The present rate OF increase we shall
sufpass Great Britain.
The value OF our annual products exceeds three thous
sand millions OF dollars, OF which only about Sl70,O00,
COO sent abroad leaving 81 900 900 10 be con
sumed at home and inlechanged among the States Al
least 5000, 900 is thus ntelchanged in the glorious
free trade system which prevails between the States oil
the Union. How small after all, is our foreign trade.
about which egslale SO much. aud for the defence
of which, and the collection OF The duties upon IL, we
spend so much, compared with the inland business
The total debt of the several States IN 1851 was $2Ol,
81 1924, which was less by some millions Than II had
been during the previous ten years he value OF prop
eriy assessed in the States was So,9s3 l494O7 the
real value being however 81 06S TIA pretty good
security, think, for their debts whether owing at
home or abroad .
of the United States is only 100000, while The rural
population, he honest peasantry Their country pride,
is 1928 900. The four cities Of New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore contain population OF
24 900, the amount OF whose real and personal property
is 1902 900 OO0 or 1878 each The property of The rural
population is SO, 32 000, 900, or about 100 each,
From from the agricultural crops appears that
raise annually $li300O000 in wheat, 1891 200 900
in Indian corn 900 in hay $40 $40 900 in oats,
900 in Irish potatoes, and $l29 600 900 in cotton
the whole crop being $l,752 5S3.0l2 No crop OF ours
makes in the world than cotton YET when il
is compared to other crops, such wheat and Indian
corn and particularly with the whole annual crop, we
see no reason why should take many airs bu,
suppose the 49, that goes abroad great DEAL
and like travelled gentlemen, rather looks down upon
| are worth quite as much as the cotton, bringing some
$3.50 900 per annum! One of the most useful of
copswine-is yet in it's infancy The West having made
only little 900 OF gallons in 1851 worth
about $500, 900; but The cultivation is increasing, and in
few years will be immense, especially when New Mex
leo and California, which admirably adapted 10 it,
shall 60 into The business.
No portion OF the trade OF the Union has grown more
rapidly within few years than that connected with the
steam marine. The total number of steam vessels
employed our coast is 625, with tonnage OF 2l2500
and employing Ito men officers and In the
interior the number OF vessels rs 765, with ton
mage OF 204725, and employing l7,6O7 men Our whole
steam maIine therefore, amounts to 1890 vessels with
tonnage OF AIT 226, manned by 49, and carrying
besides freight, about 40O0o,OOo Of passengers every
year. In this vast travel, only $50 lives were lost in
SJ2-far too many, but not SO many as some people,
who fancy every steamboat powder house, prepared
TO expect.
The amount of money paid into the treasury of the
United States duties foreign goods in the $780,
7l5.l2o Boston, Sc ,250,5ss; and at Baltimore 81
063 $50 It will be seen iha, New York than
trebles all the other cities
There are sos miles OF railroad in operation in the
United States and 12,6l2 in progessmore than in all
the rest OF the world.