New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-28
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF NEW
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Mr.. Francis Leech, Of the United States Appraisers
Office in the Custom House Of the port Of New Or
leans, in letter to the Knoxslle (renn) Southern
Citizen under date Of 25ih uit. after correcting some
mistakes into which Mr. Mitchell had inadvertently
fallen, proceeds to GRE some Interesting statistics
regarding the export and import trade Of this me-
tropolis Coming from such source with the Off
oisI documents at hand. we suppose, as matter Of
4 course that the data furnished may be relied upon
as uuqaestionably authentic.
The exports Of this great aud growing metropolis
are tins shown up BY the Appraiser;
First. as to the exports of New Orleans: II an
pears from the Report Of the Secretary Of the Trea-
snry Submitted to the present Congress giving the
domestic produce shipped from the various ports of
the Union, that during the fiscal year ending the
seth Of June, 1857, the exports from Boston were
81 ISL .5S1-those Of New York $74 53s 93S while
those OF New Orleans were 9l,533 306. 1t should
be borne 10 mind. however. that of the seventy -four.
millions exported from New York it is estimated
thirty millions are Southern produce of which the
item OF cotton alone sums up no less than l95 600
bales estimated at thirteen millions of soilors OF
these thirty millions Of dollars New Orleans should
certainly be entitled to onsfhird that amount which,
added 70 the amount set forth in the First Report
would make the Exports Of New Orleans over
one hundred millions while the legitimate exports of
dollars,
its EXPORTS and is equally lattering other export
ing Southern Cities while 1t demonstrates that the
mammoth pretensions Of Gotham have not as stable
foundation to rest upon as they ought to have
What would become Of the import trade OF New
York-whieh has made her the center Of commerce
and capital credit and brass, insurance and assur.
ance, navigation and ocean supremacy-if Southern
exports ceased paying gigantic tributes, and were
Tod fnfn 9th IT..
carries with it its answer and explanation to all
intelligent minds. Therefore, we shah venture upon
none BY the way, we should like to know how
much Of the exports Of Boston were really Of South
ern growth. The proportion awarded to New York
wond answer Tor Boston, in corresponding ratio it
is fair to presume
The import trade of New Orleans is then thus set
down and explained
Next, as to the mportsof New Orleans, It appears
from the Treasurer's report that the amount of |
revenue collected here amounts not quite to four |
millions Of dollars. while that of New York amounts
nearly to forty millions. But this mode Of comput-
ing the value Of the imports Of the various cities
does great injustice to New Orleans as owing to the
bonded warehouse system, New. Orleans gets no |
credit for the revenue collected in thirty three pcsts
q desre'5 situated in thirteen different States and
Territories, for which New Orleans is the ouly port
Of entry" Here all the goods going in bond to this
vast region have to be weighed gauged or measured:
their values fixed the amount OF duties calculated
bonds taken Tor the ultimate payment Of the duty at
tne ports OF delivery the proper entries have to be
made on all the books OF the Custom House here
explanatory of each transaction; and In short
all the labor incident to the collection Of the
revenue a. these thirty-three ports of delivery is
performed here, with the solitary exception Of re-
cevng the money for the duties assessed at this port
Yet, foral those imports New Orleans gets no credit
Whatever, when judged by the actual amount of
revenue collected as each port Nor ia the amount Of
Onodc min in hff.1 tbs
to those interior ports insignificant either for during
asst year, the revenue derived from this source is est
mated At one million If dollars Giving New Orleans
'reii for this amount in addition TO the revenue
ctaally collected here, Il makes her importance one
fghh that OF New York, instead of less than one
hirteenth,p as you had supposed. {
This is another very satisfactory showing aud we
re gFatided that it has been made Il demonstrates
the public that those who persistently depreciate
ur commercial Importance, are actuated by selfish,
s well as by any other than honest motives. And ,,
ere the question very pertinently arises If New
'ork was deprived of the benefits OF Southern ex.
orts which would become the largest importing city
a the contnent-New Orleans or New York; WHY.
lew Orleans, as a matter of course, for the yerv G
ositive and ncontrovertble reason that New Orleans
Tonld have over one hundred millions of dollars ex
orts to pay for the same amount Of imports while
lew York would only have at best, half that amount
I'D could, consequently, import only in proportion
nd once make this city the focus of the EXPORT and
nport trade Of the'Western world, the specie of Cali
'mia would necessarily come here, steamship lines 0
onld speedily ndate from here to all the important
orts IN Chrisendom, the center Of capital and ex.
hanges would be here and New Orleans would then c,
ght shortly become what nature Intended her TO be
The commercial and financial arbitress of the j
festern hemisphere. Her population would quadru.
e within brief period. She would be oiled from
le river to the lake. and from Carrolton to the Bar
'cks, with thrifty, Industrious and useful citizens
aa her real estate assessment roll would soon swell Sc
} the mighty magnitude Of that Of the far.famed a,
ty Of Manhattan. IA
An this could be done, and iciH be DONE il certain 4
40 not very improbable event takes place, which.
it does will force the imports to come to the place
hence the exports go from As the exports nav for ei
'e imports, Of course the latter win seek the most !,
igibe point Of payment, rather than seek bank. "a
ipted points. q,
we should be much pleased If the statistical intel I'll
gence, given above, was extended sufficiently 10 :,
norace the leading ports North and South 30 that 81
lndsputahle relative showing might be made. We "
oud publish and comment upon it with pleasure o.
r we are convinced that the more rigid the scrutiny
e higher the position the South viii occupy. r.
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