Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-05-28
INTERESTING STATISTICS.

The following interesting statistics, compiled from
an appendix to Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury to the United States Senate on the Colo
NAL and Lake Trade of the United States, present
at glance picture of our great resources:
Our average imports from 1921 to 1926, specie ncud
ed, Ss0,87s, ,348; from l84S to 1852 they were
SS1 966579 showing that they have than doubled
in thirty years Our average imports from 1921 to 1926
S69 439 1885, and from 1913 to 1852 S175 943 360
| In 1921 the tonnage of the United States only
that it has more than rebled in thirty years Next to
Great Britain have larger tonnage than any nation
in the world and in five years. at the present rate of in
crease, shall surpass Great Britain.
The value of annual products exceeds three thou
sand millions ofdolars of which only about 900
abroad leaving S., $780, 100000 to be consumed
at home and nterchanged among the States. At least
5000 600 thus nterchanged between the States of
the Union.
The total debt of the several States in 1851 was
$20l ,54l ,624, which less by millions than it
had been during the previous ten years The value Of
property assessed in the States 9S3 40
the real value being however $40 068 57 79-a pref
ty good security think for their debts whether
ing at home or abroad.
The total population of the villages towns and cities
of the United States is only 100000 while the rural
population, the honest peasantry their country PRIDE
is 9263, ,OOo The four cities of New York, Boston, Phi
adelpha, and Baltimore contain population of
00O the amount Of whose real and personal pro-
perty is $702 600 900, 1878 each The property Of
eho 10 p-,ol@VoV,VoO, VI auous Sl-o
each
From returns from the agricultural crops it appears
that raise annually 81 49, 000 1891 200 600
in Indian corn $780, 900 in hay $70 900 in OATS
S73 l25 900 in Irish potatoes, and 1929 900 in
ton; the whole crop being ST, ,752, ,5S3,042.
The animals slaughtered worth quite as much as
the cotton, bringing $l83 600 900 per One
of the most useful of crops-wne-is yet in its in
fancy, the West having made only little 900 900
of gallons in 1851 worth about $500 000 but the Guilt
walton is increasing, and in few years will be immense
especially when New Mexico and California, which are
admirably adapted to it, shall go into the business
No portion of the trade of the Union has grown
rapidly within few years than that connected with the
steam marine. The tota number of steam vessels
employed coast is 625, with tonnage of 212 500
and employing 40 officers and crew. In the
interior the number of steam vessels is 1885, with tom
mage of 204, 1885, and employing II ,607 men.
Our whole steam marine, therefore, amounts to 800
vessels, with tonnage of All ,226 manned by 29 3
and carrying besides freight about 40 900 Of
passengers every year, In this vast travel only $50
lives lost in l852-far too many, but not many
some people, who fancy every steamboat powder
house, are prepared to expect.
The amount of money paid into the Treasury Of the
United States, duties foreign goods in the year
1852, was at New York S28 772, ,55S at Philadelphia
49, 7l5, 1876 at Boston S6,25058 and at Baltimore
81 063, ,530 1t will be that New York more than
trebles all the other cities,
There are r. 808 miles Of railroad in operation in the
United States, and 2,612 in progress-more than in
all the rest of the world.