The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-06-02
Some Interesting Statistics.

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 Trade
Of the United states several important and use
tul tables of the general trade OF the country.
The substance O some OF these shall give IN
condensed fdr:n
Our average imports ir 1In 1921 10 1926 spe-
.5ge included were $50. s7s 3tS; from 1918 to
1852 tlfey - ,566, 49, showing that they
nave more than doubled in thirty years. Our
average imports from 1921 to 1926 were Co.
49, 785, and from 1S4S to 1852, 175, ,948, $50.
Z In 1921 the tonnage of the United States
ly 29S, ,95S tons, in 1852 it was 4, 49, AL tons,
showing that it has more than trebled in thirty
years. Next to Great Britain we have larger
tonnage than any nation in the world, and in
i've years, at the present rate of increase, we
shall surpass Great Britain
The value of our annual products exceeds
three thousand millions of dollars, of which only
about S170, ,000, 900 sent abroad, leaving
So $50 600 600 to be consumed at home and in
terehanged among the States. At least $780,
000, 900 is thus interchanged in the glorious
lree-trade system which prevails between the
States of the Union. How small, after all, is
our foreign trade, about which we legislate SO
much, and for the defence of which, ard the col
lection of the duties upon it we spend so much,
compared with the inland business
The total debt of the several States in 1851
was S201, ,541 ,024, which was less by some mill
lions, than it had been during the previous ten
years. The value of property assessed in the
same States was $5, ,983, T49, 407, the real value
being, however, 81, ,06S, 157, ,779-a pretty good
security, we think, for their debts, whether ow-
ing at home abroad.
The total population of the villages, towns,
aud cities Of the United States, is only 4,O0O,-
900, while the rural population ssthe honest
peasantry. their countrys pride, is 19, 263 coo.
The four cities of New York, Boston, Phladel-
phia and Baltimore contain population Of H.,
PA, OOO the amount of whose real and personal
property is S702, 900, 900, or 1878 each. The
property of the rural population is 81 81, ,G00,-
900, or about 1920 each.
From returns of the agricultural crops, it ap
pears that we raise annually S143, 600, 900 in
wheat, 1891 200, 900 in Indian corn, $3.50, 275,-
600 in hay, $40, $40 900 in oats, S73, 125 900 in
Irish potatoes, and 1928, 600, 900 in cotton; the
whole crop being 81, ,752, $50, ,O42. No crop of
ours makes more noise in the world than cotton,
Yet, when it is compared to other crops, such
wheat and Indian corn, and particularly with
the whole annual crop, we see no reason why it
should take on so many airs; but we suppose
the reason is, that it goes abroad great deal,
and, like travelled gentlemen, rather looks down
upon the stay ay-at-homelties. Why, the animals
slaughtered are worth quite as much as the cot
ton, bringing some SlS3, 600, 900 per annum /!
One OF the most useful of our crops, wine, is yet
in its infancy, the West having made only a lit
tle over 1000, 900 Of gallons in 1851, worth
about $500, 900; but the cultivation is increas-
ing, and in few years will be immense, especi-
ally when New Mexico and California, which are
admirably adapted TO it, shall go into the bus-
ness.
No portion of the trade of the Union has
grown more rapidly, within few years, than
that connected with the steam marine The to-
tai number of steam vessels now employed on
our coast is 635, with tonnage of 212, 500, and
employing l1,I10 men as officers and crew. In
the interior the number of steam vessels is 765
with a tonnage of204, 725, and employing Il ,607
men Oar whole steam marine, therefore,
amounts TO ], 800 vessels, with tonnage of Al
226, manned by 29,377 men, and carrying, be-
sides freight, about 40, 0,000 900 of passengers
every year. In this vast travel only $50 lives
we're lost in 1852 far too many, but not so many
as some people, who fancy every steamboat Q
powder house, are prepared to expect.
The amount of money paid into the treasury
Of the United States, duties on foreign goods
IN the year 1852, was at New York S28, 772, ,558
a. Philadelphia So, 7l5, 126, at Boston SO, 250
IS9, and at Baltimore 81 063, $50. 1t will b.
seen that New York more than trebles all tn
ether cities.
There are L., sos miles of railroad in opera
ton in the United States and II, 612 in progress
than in all the rest of the world. OF thos
in operation three -fourths in the free States
and almost the same proportion holds good il
respect To those which are projected.-N. for
Post.