The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-04

II will be noticed that within that time the amount
of exports has been doubled but that this increase
has taken place entirely since 1882, up to which date
there had been no sustained improvement for ten
years. The table also shows at glance the effects
Of the banking and commercial depression OF 1926.
1897 and 1913. Within the same period the increase
in the employment of shipping has been still more
remarkable than the growth Of exports, the total
amount of tonnage entered inwards and cleared out
wards having been three times as large last year in
1922. The augmentation in foreign tonnages since
the repeal Of the navigation laws is exhibited in still
greater ratio but this dispropotionate movement will
be reversed in the returns for 1862.
In the twelve months ending June "a, 1852, the Lii
vcrpool Dock Estate received the enormous sum OF
GlO2 ,649 from the commerce Of the port with the
United States and also received the large additional
sum of f2s OF from its commerce with the British
provinces in North America. These sums, amount
ing together to fl30 ,726, form than one-haf OF
the revenue which the Liverpool docks derive from
tonnage dues, goods, and lights, that whole sum.
being, according to the last complete annual &C
count, f254470 ISIS. Sd. This vast revenue, whose
continuance and increase essential to the solven
cy of the Liverpool Dock Estate and the prosperity
of Liverpool arises from the cotton trade, the timber
trade the tobacco trade the trade in American and
Canadian -four and provisions, and the colonial
trade in oil and dried fish and skins, and from the
exports to these countries. These trades am0unt in
round numbers to f35 900 900 year, il take Oh
one side the goods exported, namely cottons, wool
lens linens, silk, iron earthenwarc, &c., and on the
other side the raw materials and supplies brought
into this port No other port in the three kingdoms
possesses one fourth part of the trade with thu
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fcssed by Liverpool.
The Columbus (Ohio) State Journal states that
the commissioners of that county have sold its fifty
thousand dollars of stock in the Cleveland, Columbus
and Cincinnati Railroad to that company at the rate
of $3.50 per sharc The company agrees to pay six
per cent interest on the purchase money, and to re-
deem the bonds given in exchange for the stock,
when they shall become due in January next.
The third monthly report of the mining agent Of
the Great Northern Lead Company to the executive
committee, shows how industriously the works, thus
far, have been prosecuted, aud what bright pros
pect the coming year holds out for the propretors
these mines. We the report entire, that those
interested and the public generally may sec the a..
ference between working mine properly and work
ing one improperly There is no doubt but that the
Great Northern Lead Mine is one of the richest in
the country; and that il is workedin scientific
ner no one can deny -:
GREAT NORTHERN LEAD MINING CoaptSy-
I To THE EXECUTIVE CouaIrrEE
GENT Esry-As stated to You in my last monthly re-
port that the present would be Of interest propose
IL Is the opening of the year to endcayor 20 make you
understand by much detail rs can, tho exact sta e
of affairs ut these mines SHALL in subsequent monthly
reports throughout the year, conne myself principally
TO statements of the progress Of underground works aud
the quantity of weighed in and snclted The oab
llnent ii for the present very complete and effective
and may sum up my opinion OF u by congratuang you
the possession OF one Of the most extensive and yalu
able concerns started in any country
The iract OF land embracing the Conpanys mines ii
as you orc aware one mile long BY two thirds OF mir
wide. u on The eastern extremity Of II that the
! feSs wPrks haw efsn commenced. Bgi apop' seven