Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-01-05
TIE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
wILM1NGroN. N. c.. FRIDAY, JAN. 5, 1854.
Our Table of Exports.

Our Table of Exports.
We publish to-day, statement OF the exports
from this port for the last quarter of 1854, and also
comparative Table of the principal articles exported
during 1883 and 1854 1t will be seen that the gen.
eraI pressure throughout the country has not been
without it's influence upon the trade OF this port IL
is true that generally speaking, our exports exhibit an
increase but not at all to the extent that might have
been reasonably expected and would certainly nave
been realized under different state of affairs Inc
continued low state OF the streams during the Fall ana
Winter has unquestionably had its share IN producing
the unusual dulness of busness,by OBTAINING immense
quantities of produce which would otherwise have
come TO market; but this has not been al-the strn-
0encv in money matters has borne still more I'M
Dortant nart-the want OF facilities has been severe
Iv felt For the first time in acquaintance with
the trade of Wilmington, produce has been bought
upon time the Banks being unable to negotiate drafts
This must be the constant result Of any slight derange
nent in banking business inadequate at the best OF
times to meet the legitimate demands upon It, 1t is
true circumstances have made the matter worse at the
present comiuncture but such state OF things IS IL
able to occur at any time But be this as 1t may we
have no doubt that the state of the market has coop
Grated pretty near equally with the lowness OF the
streams in keeping back produce. However, under
all the decreasing circumstances from which we have
sufered-some in common with the country general
ly and some peculiar to our own positlon-lt Is en-
Couraging to find that we have held our own ana
rather advanced than otherwise-that although our
business community has met with checks arising
from two heavy failures at the North, the credit OF
our merchants has not been shaken. From the Legs
lature now in session we look for increase Of cap
ital The trade held back this year must come next
"a more favorable state of the general money mar
ket is confidently anticipated There is therefore ev
erything to excite hope and stimulate 10 exertion in
the future-every reason to look for considerable
accession of trade within the year, if we get the mon
ey TO do it with.
The year Just closed must have pressed very heav
lily on the Insurance companies. Some OF our ex-
changes, who have taken the pains 10 compile tab
ular statement Of the fires, during the year, estimate
the loss from that cause at twenty-five millions of
dollars The amount Of loss of property by ship
wrecks must have ben fully large if not actually
larger Indeed in this latter respect the year has,
perhaps been more disastrous than any in the hsto
ry of the country. It is true that as tempestuous
weather may have been known in previous
years. the early part of the century, but the amount
of shipping to be injured was then comparatively
SMALL and it must be confessed too that rcckessness
and disregard of life and property before
so common and unblushing. Everything must be
hurried through come what may. There has been
enough lost this season to have sensible effect on
the country of itself alone. Talk about the excess
of imports that is but circumstance compared with
the actual loss put down 10 the score of accidents
but mainly chargeable to careessness ard reckless
ness If we have imported largely we have received
something-if we have spent too much upon railroads
we have something TO show; but, in the other Case
we have only ashes and split timber.
We have received from Mr. Whitaker Harper's
Magazine for January, containing we are happy to
see, the final chapter OF Abbots Napoleon for which
the Lord be praised. If somebody would earn our
eternal gratitude, he would Stay Abbott. Abbott is
a nuisance-a humbug-or, as writer says, q
tin kettle seIfattached to the tail of that big dog Ma
poeOn. We are anxious TO ascertain the respective
residences of Abbott and Jesse Holiness the fool-kl-
eT, so that they may be brought together. Apart
from Abbott, the number is good one
Also, BalIous Pictorial, improvement upon
GIeason's
A MTsTAKE.-We notice paragraph going the
rounds, with reference to late Railroad accident
here in which engine and tender went overheard,
which conveys the impression that Mr. VIM. Peid-
mont, who went overheard with the engine, was
drowned. We believe that the amount of his inju-
ries was good ducking Nobody was killed. The
paragraph to which we have reference, is headed
" Accident and Probable Death" and credited to the
South Side Democrat.
ENCoURAGING.-A correspondent of the Raleigh
Register giving account of the recent visit of the
Legislature 10 this place, says that Wilmington "has
eVory prospect ofbecoming a fourishng place with
in very few years. if the vast quantity of sand
which blocks its river and even its Streets does not
prevent so desirable event. Now, we think that
that is about the right way to put the thing to the
Wilmingtonians, who foolish enough to suppose
that their town is reasonably aourishing place al
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