New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-14
asy. and reached Cosultepeqts-9 lesgues dis
tapf-st 2 D. m. TIE road 10 very good.

day, and reached Cosultepeqte-9 Ieagues dis-
tanf-at D. m. TIE road 10 very good.
We left Cozultepeque ct .. m: on the 10Th,
and arrived at sonsonate on the 18th at ~ a. m:
The following morning We went to AcsJutia; ieI!
AcsiutIa on q steamer at p. m., and anchored al
the port Of La Union, in the Bay Of FonsecA on
the 18th, tap m. We landed here, but, snding
neither freight nor passengers, we sailed again at
IL d. m. for Punta Arenas where we anchored ct
q o. m. on Feb. ~.
SAN SALVADOR.
POPULATION.
The population of the State Of Salvador 10 aboet
$50. Coo II is the smallest of the Central Ameri-
can States The inhabitants are chiefly Indians,
and are industrious and peaceable.
REVENUE.
The public debt Of San Salvador consists Of
bonds and floating orders on the custsm-h houses.
On the Seth of last September the amounts in cir
culation were as follows:
Treasury .sessess 50
Orders &c Missile in Cus'om'......... 7s,s7sn
In 1858 the tf revenue ofthe State 700 ~
Total expenditure. aSosss 10
sI79. $50 60 were collected for duties at the
ports Of La Union, Libertad and Acajutla. Du.
ties are collected in accordance with the laws OIL
1887 The estimated expenses Of the Govern
ment for 1855 were $148, 100.
IMPORTS.
The imports in 1853 were ss follows:
Ps., Of l. uAi0n So isssss :;
Other Ports. probably. 3ooooo W
s7si, ISL -
The imports of 1854 were:
Foreign Goods IS 3s2 5S
Coast import, LAS A's| :"
Total...."........ sloiosIo 20
The imports of 1855 show only
The imports consist chiefly of British manufac-
tured eoOds, American do, Chill Flour, French,
German and Ita,ian wines. One vessel year ar
rives from Spain with wine and olives.
EXPORTS.
The exports consist chiefly Of indigo, leaf to-
bacco, cigars balsam, hides, sugar and timber.
The quantity of Indigo exported was:
In .........................1M ecroons
In s .ss s esIoons'
The total exports in 1883 IS were as follows:
1853 ........"................... 600
1854 rs9ssl
1885 'o'f'$o
The experts of indigo are supposed to be much
greater than shown by the official documents.
The crop is said to be from 5000 to 10000 &C.
Rooms annually. .
There lie duty on the expectation of indigo of
81 cash and 80 in paper per ceroon; also lri. for
q permit-amOuntihg in all to 81 423 per ceroon.
F1por, duty on Silver per cent
Export duty on Gold..............'""'lPe per cent
PRODUCE.
The State of San Salvador produces excellent
cotton, iron, sugar, drugs, dyewoods, balsam, to-
bacco, timber, hides and lately large tracts OF
land have been planted with coffee Of excellent
quality. On account of the cheapness OF labor 1t
can be produced cheaper than in Costa Rica IL
will soon be an item Of Importance among the ex-
ports OF Salvador.
FAIR OF SAN MIGUEL.
The principal business mart OF the republic 10
Il II. laa frpVn Il a
Union.
The importers, before the 25th Of November Of
each ear, send their goods to the city in bullock
carts. The plaza is divided by the municipal au-
thorites into lots, on which the nonresident meI-
cbants-maDy of them from immense distances
construct huts with branches and hides. They
tho open shop and sell at retail. Formerly there
Was sold between 5000 and $40, 900 daily; but
| now. owing to competition and other causes, 800
| is the average.
Az to Wholesale operations, the resident NOR
chants, and others from the interior and else
where, make arrangements with the inferior class
of merchants generally for produce OF the coun.
try, on credit more or less extensive, according TO
the standing Of the buyer-raDging from three
months to two years-the latter being dangerous
and difficult to realize. Excepting by retail,
scarcely any cash business is done. A fair 10 like
wise held Oh the 9th of February, but the trans
actions then are of comparatively small import
anee-the great staple, indigo having been dis.
posed Of at the fair in November.
COMMISSIONS.
These generally depend upon agreement with the
agents. The principal commission house charge
is SIG to $40 for clearing at the custom. house;
/ real per package for receiving and placing
goods in custOmhOuse; 2 reals for registering
and real for dispatching the same; S per cent
commission on gross amount Of sales; per cent
guaranty; 2 per cent on gross amount Of freight
obtained for hOmeward. bound vessels; l real per
pscksge for embarking goods; lightersge varies
at different ports; at Acsjuta it 10 from to
reals.
PORTS ROADS.
Ihave already described Acejutla. La Liber-
tad is an open rOadstead simia to San Jose dc
Guatemsla. The surf IL not so bad, but goods
are landed in the same manner-in lighters under
baw ser. There is a carriage-road from the
port to the City Of San Salvador, distant 10
leagues; transportation from port to city, 4 cent
per ID.
The population of La Union is about 200. At
the usual anchorage the water averages or
fatboms in depth at low water. The tide rises
and falls 10 Or IL feet. The anchorage is in o
to the deposits brought down by two large rivers
which empty into tho bay. There are no sand
bars nor distractions here; but at the entrance of
the Gulf of Fonseca, and y miles of Caudelillo
Point, there are rocks visible at three quarters
ebb-tde.
Making all due allowances for the fllirg in of
the harbor, the charts Of Belcher ere perfectly
correct.
Vessels lie at single anchor about mile from
the custom. house. There are no pilots.
There is q pier at La Union, but, Is the mud.