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The table shows that within the last year two
there material decrease in the receipts here
of Btuminous Coal bu should not be inferred from this
fact that the demand has fallen off, the production Off
the decreased very large proportion of what is
mined in Allegany county is sent to market via the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, through Alexandria. Bat
has many advantages for transacng the Coal trade
consequence of what cannot but conceive to be
mistaken policy the part of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road in relation to the tolls this article the business
gradually but steadily leaving Bituminous Coal sold
during the early part of the at 50 35d3 50 for fine $3.50
Gl3 for of mne and 81 1904 % for lump but for some
months past the quoted for have been % for fine
mine, and "a ton for lump For Anthra
cite Coal prices ranged during the year s5 s. 50
per ton All the Btuminous Coal received, brought
here via he Baltimore and Ohio Railroad but OF the An
thrace Coal brought to this market during the year, 93
received via the Northern Central Railway, and
via the Susquehanna ard Tide Water Canal
A STATEMENT THE MONTHLY RECEIPTS CUMBERLAND
Coal BALTIMORE VIA THE BALTIMORE AND ONO
RAILROAD FOR THE YEARS 1857. 1858 AND 1889
MONTHS. 1857. 1855 1852 MONTHS. 1857. 1855. 1859.
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TotaI l25cs 19025 2s1e Total 2Goa lI2G7s y 81

OF the 65OGO 900 lbs received about 6300OO lbs
trbued FOR consumption and Of this quantity $1,000,
consumed by the refining establishments
here, which is increase Of 0000O his the amount
consumed by them in 1855 The remaining 2G0O0O0 lbs
passed through the hands the groces We have prepared
table which present below showing the range of prices
for years past of Cuba and Porto Rico Sugars by
reference to it, it will be thai during 1859 prices
generally lower than those of 1858, although closing
qmata,ions were higher We have given quotations tor
Louisiana sugars not having
generally at about the rates Porto Rice. The
Lousia Sugar crop of 1858 and 59 much better
lhau had been made for previously the prGduc
ton amounting 1924 hd but tie crop 1889 and go
considerably injured by frost in November and it is
estimated that the production will exceed E00G0 hhds
amount barely sufficient to supply the West Should
the antcpaOns Of the partial failure of the Louisiana
be realized the receipts OF this description at the Aauti
ports will necessarily he light during the coming year. and
their supplies be manly drawn from other
The stock Of Sugars here the 3st December only
l.6S2 hhds., and All boxes.
TABLE THE PRICES OF PORTO Rico CUBA SUGARS
ON THE lsT AND 18TH EACH MONTH DURING YEARS
1858 AND 1882
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Total................I.65 I.655 1916 1854 IGO9
From the above table it will be seen that the num-
Der of licenses issued in 1859 is 80 more than in
1858, 80 less than 1857 and 46 more than lS5G.-
During the year 1859 the largest number Of licenses
issued in the month of November and the
smallest number in the month of February. The
total number of marriage licenses issued during the
last four years in Baltimore city is G,56i.
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WHISKEY TRADE.

The Whskey trade here has for been deccas
ing but it st constitutes important item in the busi
the city By reference TO the table given below
will be that the receipts and production here
were about 10000 bbls less than in 1855 and than
10000 bbls less than in 1885, in which there
large business done here this article There will
decrease i'll the receipts Of Western
Whskey bot increase in the receipts from other quar-
also in the city production None Of the city dis
eries however worked to their fu capacity and al
though the production greater than III S,
10000 bbls less 1886 Notwithstanding hc decrease
in satisfactory business done in this
article last wear in The general range prices
was higher and although the margin for profit discrs
large the sales generally made at remunera
tive rates We give below table or the receipts and pro
duction Whiskey, and also table OF the prices two
years past:
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ICES OF FISH IN 1859:

SOUTHERN HERRINGs AND SHAD-FOr several years past
Ie rosonae and Susequshanna fisheries have peen qte
unProdctive aod few Herrings Shad have peen
sent to tins market from either rivers but until last
year the Norh Carolina fisheries ioeraby productive,
and there was r receipt the above Fish from this
ter Last year however the North Carolina well as the
Potomac and quehanna fisheries almost entire
failure and the receipts Of Southern Herngs and Shad
here in consequence extremely light compared with
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NAVAL STORES.

There is considerable business done here in Naval Stores
the trade in articles coming under this head amounting in
from $3.50 600 to s275 900 annually The receipts
last year, ascertain embraced
7O09 bbls Spirits Turp ntine, $500 bbs Pitch OO0 hbs
Tar and about 6OO Dds osn making the total receipts
all descriptions 56 800 bbs. Most of these articles
sold for consumption here with the exception of Ron,
part the receipts Of which exported The following
table Will show the rates for the various descriptions of Ma
val Stores the list of each month during the
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IMPORTS OF SUGAR BALTIMORE IN 1858 AND 1859
1855. lnhds boXes bags. m 1853. fhds. .l6oXesIbags
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MONTHS. WHEAT CORN. RYE. OATS
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The following table shows the manner in which
the various eases were disposed of:
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fully with any Of the Atlantic cities The daers all ort
these 70 egn OILS dir ct from Europe and their has
OF American o being made directly from the
they able t. nT.r inducements buyers which
not exceeded at other int The ndwas trade OF Bal
more is estimated To amount yale to nearly three NIL
hJns OF dollar annually and large proportion OF the sales
Of goods of foreign manufacture During te past year.
al the deaes made eXensv" alterations and ad m
to their warehouses and the trade throughout the
exhibited unm takab!e evidences of ganerl serity.
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

The foreign exports from Baltimore have for the last three
years been decreasing and in 1889 they sS75 less
than in 1858 There however increase last
the amount OF the fore gn imports Of 263, showing
total increase in the O egn trade of Baltimore in 1859 of
1851 SS Notwithstanding the large increase in the
Of the foreign imports in a5 they 2l less than
in 1857 during which year the foreign trade of Baltimore
very large We give below tab showing the monthly
value OF the exports and the imports during 1854 and
for twenty years past.
MONTHLY VALUE or THE FOREIGN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE YEAR 1883
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We have prepared table, which will be found below the
frign exports OF Flour from Baltimore for five past
and by reference to it, it will b. that the exports fell of
last year about 6 eco hbs There has been European
demand whatever for -Four and the exports other points
have decreased The coatwise shipments, however doubt
less equal il they do those of
have data in relation to this branch of the trade
EXPORTS OF FLOUR PROM BALTIMORE FOR FIVE
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RYE FLouEThe receipts of Rye Flour last reached
about 1900 bhs, which of some 5000 bbs
those of the previous year The exports amounted to
only about 700 bb and the remainder went into the hands
the trade here 1t sold during the early of the
at $94 So but during May, and part of ne it brought
latter figure being advance of 81 per bbl
highest price paid in It. however dropped off
again. and for months past has been selling at $3
al 50 per Dbl.
Corn MEAL-There slight decrease in the produc-
ton Corn Meal here last the inspections amounting
to about bbls. against hbs in 1858 There
little demand for this article home consumption,
and nearly all that produced export the
heng principally for the West lniies There were some
45OO bbs the West Indies last and note
also the export Of bbs to the British North Amer
lean Colonies and of small lot Brazil Baltimore ground
ranged greneray through the year, at from $5 TO 42k
but sales were ade low 50 So and high 81 80
hbl month two it has been selling at S362h
Nh
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COAL TRADE.

The Coal trade of Baltimore has for thelas year two
hbited very little vitality, and instead Of increasing as
ang into consideration the increased demand for the BIZ
nos Coal mined in this Sate it should have done, it
has actually decreased The table which give below
that there sg. increase in the receipts Of BIZ
luminous Coal here last year, but falling OIL in those OF
Anthracite and the aggregate receipts of both
will be about the in 1883 The follow
ing statement of the receipts here for four past
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Total 1899 791 I'm l5s II ASST 1909 Is s53 1884

We give below table showing prices Moasses
for two past and by reference to it, it will BE- that
during 1889 prices varied comparatively little, while during
1858 the uctuaed considerably considerable part
of The Cuba Molasse received during the months
and the inside quotations given Cuba during the
latter of the for this description Some lots
New Orleans MOisSs Of the of 1859 and go
ceivcd during December, and few sales made
per gallon which material advance the prices OBJ
tanned for the first receipts of this description the close
1858 The stock Of Moasses here the 3lst December
only 32i hhds. and ly0G3 bbls.
A TABLE OF AVERAGE PRICES MOLAssEs FOR EACH
MONTH DURING YEARS 1858 1859:
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DATES. Porto Rico Cuba 'I'Porto Rico Cuba

REFINED SUGARs.There is a steadily increasing demand
for Refined Sugars and considerably larger business
done in them here last than in 1858 The two refining
establishments here consumed in 1859 about ~ 900 lbs
Sugar, against 35OOO00 lbs in 1885, being increase
will be of TDD00 lbs, and there correspond
ing increase in the production of refined goods The refined
Sugars made here have very high reputation the South
and West, where they principally sold, and notwti-
standing the large amount manufactured last the de
mand generally in excess Of the production.
MOLAssES-FOr hlolas.es well Sugar the market
throughout ali last year sluggish and inactive There
speculative movement in it during the year. but
there the usual consumptve demand and the receipts
although they little in of those Of 1858,
mostly disposed of through the trade here We give be
low statement of the imports here for four years past
IMpoErs or MoLAssEs INTO BALTIMORE FOR Four YEARS
PAST:
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THE COTTON TRADE.


About ouehird os the above amount directly to
manufacturers and the balance commission houses Athe
close OF our last Annual Review middlng Upland sell
ing at l2@l3 cts, six months from which rate there
not much variation for time Prices however gradu
ally advanced until during the month of April when sales
made OF the grade high 3h During the
summer only slight changes took place. but when the
crop began in pretty freely prices again declined and
we now quote the various grades as follows:
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received in April and May, but since May there have
been Of these Fish in market Herrings opened At
S657; but they advanced cts Dbl and
receipts sold at s77 20 n short and full
brands but all the Sha received changed hands 5el2
per Dbl,
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COFFEE TRADE.

The consumption of Coffee in the United States s steadily
increasing and the trade in it is becoming important
year by year. In Baltimore, which is of the principal
points in the United States for the importation of Coffee this
trade has for many years constituted of the arge,
in the general business Of the city There increase
the imports of Coffee here last year about 10000 bags
imports, which in 1858 bags amount
ing last about 2i7 900 bags the value Of which in
round numbers about $4,5OO000 We below state
ote imports of Coffee here for five years past from
which will he that the imports here last year
larger than they have been since 1855.
Imports. 1858. 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859
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Prices fuCuated last year, hug lower in spring.
better the and early fall but gradually reCeding
until when all grades to be firm with very fair
demand The total value Of nufctuled Tobacco sold in
Baltimore in 1859 over s., ,0O0000.
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Home manufactured work tor other
markets. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Total Si,20 ,000
nl,racna a manner Of sales Mlnlesale and retail of

This embraces all manner OF sales Wholesale and reta Of
home manufacture and Eastern work.
For this season the market is amply supplied
with almost every variety of Eastern made work but of
Baltimore made work the supply is very light Orders
being given by Jbners for the various styles
qualities of ladies' misses chdrrn's and gentlemen'S
fine work. adapted the spring sales, which will keep
manufacturers actively employed for the next three months
There why Baltimore should be equal at
least th the Northern in the manufacture of Boots
and Shoes Among the promn of these, is the fact
this being the chief trading point for country
located South and West who send their leather to
this market for SALE which keeps leather dealers
stanty and abundany supplied with the choicest stock Of
oak tanned sole and other leather This would give the
manufacturers located here the advantages of procuring the
material from first hands, and would be item Of great
saving large quantities OF leather bought annually by
Northern manufacturers, taken from this rket made
Shoes and back he,e for distribution and sale All this
expense of transportation and fTO and profit made by
the leather dealers could he saved which, if added the
manufacturers profit would far to enable him to compete
successfully with work produced anywhere Then the ad
vantages of geographical position and peculiar re
tions the South and Southwest, added to the already
earned reputation ofou manufacturers producing durable
work. would invite the attention of the larger dealers
South and West and make this the point they would look
q their supDiies
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There were 246 cases continued from September
Term to January Term, 1860, which commences on
574 cases were disposed of otherwise than by trial
Among the cases continued there are eight murder
cases, and between sixty and seventy assaults with
intent to murder The only person sentenced to be
hung (Henry Duvall) was pardoned by Governor
Hicks. The aggregate amount of the sentences OF
the AZ convics sent to the Pentenary is 123 years;
the shortest term being for Is months, and the
longest term years and months.
FIRE STATIsTIcs.-The following table gives the
number of alarms of fire, actual fires, false alarms
for the year ending 3lst ult. 1t is from the books
of Mr.. +. H. B. Boyd, Fire Inspector. These books
unfortunately do not show the value of the proper
ty destroyed, nor the amount of insurance thereon,
and any statement in reference to the amount Of
losses sustained by fire during the year. would ne
cessarily be mere speculation and guess-work:-
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To conceal her unmarried daughters disgrace,
Madame Lemoine de Chinon, member of one OF
the oldest and weathiest families in the city of
Tours, the capital of the loveest province of
France, stranged new born babe. The paramour
of the young lady the family coachman, and he
betrayed the secret to the officers of justice be-
cause his offer of marriage was refused.
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POLICE AND OTHER MUNICIPAL STA tbs
TLnS EOR TILE YEAR 1870.

Police STATIsTICs.-The following table gives
the number OF arrests made by the Police, during
the year 1859; the offences committed by the part
les arrested. 1t is taken from the books of Mr..
Joseph j. johnson, the chief Clerk Of the Marshal
of Police and is reliable:
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BOOT AND SHOE TRADE.

This branch Of trade aud industry is of growing i'm
portance IN this city There has been marked increase in
the demand for all grades of goods in this line within the
past few years. but particularly for Baltimore made
work. which has had the elect OF inducing men OF means
and experience embark in the business of manufacturing
exclusively wholesale trade. Considering the dmn
shed demand all kinds of merchandise throughout the
agricultural districts with which merchant. mostly
Boot and Shoe merchants have great reason to
be with the amount OF trade they have done the
year business extent and the character Of
buyers they have supplied compares favora6ly with that
years. idea of the amount of New England
sold supply this and other markets, and Of home
manufacture work for home consumption and t!ler
kets the past year, may he gained om the following
review:
Amount of New England work sold. 50O0 600
90 Home manufactured work for home con-
SUM ption n............................. 100000
- Home manufactured work tor other
aOO OOo
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There increase in the receipts Rice here last year
about 5000 terces the receipts all of which from the
two por of Charleston and Savannah amounting about
l500 erces against 10000 terces in lSs With the
exception Of what taken by the trade here most of the Rice
receivedis is sold for export and to West but chiefly
the latter purpose Prices this article varied considerably
during the year In January and February ranged gene
quite active speculative movement in it, and several
thousand erces were sold at 4 cts In May itadvanced
and prime lots sold high 4 cts and during June and
July prices for it ranged fom o q CT for g2o to prime
ruled generally at from N to A H. FOR fair to prime
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Our manufacturers, it is believed, have all done mod
eatey profitable business and the prospects ahead seem to
be such induce them to keep their machinery running
suspended operations in 1885, and which in the habit
OF obtaining supplies of the material in market
still idle This are inclined to think would be favCra
BILE time to set them in motion again. and with
priety venture the suggestion that capitalists who may be
desirous OF investing in that description OF property would
do well nnt to thati in nIlrY
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RICE TRADE

In Turks Island Salt there very little vnation, and
most OF the sales during the made at 5 cts for
cargoes aoat and 5000 cts bushe for lots from
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TOBACCO TRADE.

MARYLAND ToBAcco-On the 1st OF January, 1882 it
principal markets Of the world summed up about 5000
hhds At that time well known that the crop
was large and of inferior quality. This taken in
ton with the fact that of the German States had pro-
agif Wb o large Which S T0d m the
most certainty tfat the average rates for common would
Maryland which appeared in market the decline comme
ced and gradually continued until about the middle or las
rates being beoW the IDEAS Of holders the grades
been more demand or these grades and an average
about 80 cts advance has been obtained In regard to the
been reversed the market opening in the spring with
SD siderable decline or the prices Of the prsyioos fall but as
very active the order from the French Government hein
stock of American Tobacco of all kinds. held in the
new crop which is estimated at about $1,000 hhds, is
co @S known * to be Of superior quality and as the
good reason for looking forward to encouraging prices
ryIand Tobacco follows frosted Mary So ground
Leaf At SI common at 81 59S 30 middiing sH 80 coed
ONO ToBAcco There has ben less animation in this de
scrpton # llaf TOBACCO than in other branch Of the
OF the crop or about 1000 hhds had been disposed Of
IN the demand IS s sa ny @ st to h S s hat h the s @
OF the previous largely in of the actual
Italian and the high prices paid in 1851 conributsd
as 70 curai The demand FOR colory and common sorts
agent Of the French government and shippers fast in
the close Of the season N other DESCRIPTIONS were dn
and sold at irregular prices About the latter Novem
Der agents found necessary to make large concessions in
order to close out their stock of and about
OO hhds sold for shipment to Bremen prices rang
ing from sos so Since the opening of the the de
cline in prices is from S912 80 and spangled
sorts Within the last four five weeks the sales of Ohio
Tobacco have reached about $3.50 hhd follows 1000
hhds green and common spangled at $%t 100 hhds.
common to good spanged at 81 Boar; 1850 hhds
mixed brown at s35 and 200 hhds straps s@I5O which
entirely clears the market Of all the old crop.
KENTUCKY ToBACCO.-The receipts of this description of
Tobacco for the past year about equal those n 1855
leaving now in the hans OF factors about ijD hhds,
sstng mostly OF low grades The most prominent feature
OF the year operations is that order for Italy, amounting
to Hbout $50 hhd5 h Is been filled in this market. This
transaction does not appear in gn exports the
sipm-nt have been made from Northern ports During
the e9-y part of the pric ranged from SjlI for
light descrpto on, and s. 50l2 heavy The rates for
co leaf have been maintained during the year, while
the lower grades and lugs have declined $2 25 hun
dr,d pounds AT the close of the quote follows
Common ugs at 81 25 -; good do at s. 25d5 go inferior
leaf at s. 756 25; good do at 65@750 fine 81 5G9
choice at SlsGl2 and rich heavy Kentucky at $GGl25O
TOBACCO STATEMENT FOR 1859
Stock 3lst December 1883 S5s............. $50 hhds.
Inspected III 1859:
maryland. hd.......-..'...-.. ...tl5DhhdS
Kentucky and other O3O "
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CoRNThe receipts of three years past
decreasing In 1856 in which there larger receipt
than previously they reached about 100000 bushels
but in both the succeeding there large decrease
and last year the receipts amounted to only about 30
bushels which 100000 bushels less than the receipts
of 1885, and about 500 bushels less than those 1856
the decreased receipts of COrn the trade in
it last amounted in value $20000 The foreign
demand quite limited and the exports smaller
for several previously, but there good demand
throughout the yea for consumption and coaswise ship
and all the lots received, found ready sale BY
ring the table of published below it will be hat
Corn has ruled through the at very high figures The
first receipts Of the OF 1889 came market October
and during November and December, the receipts
mainly of Corn We have accurate data in relation
to the crop of 1852 very little Of it has yet
ket In the West is believed to be very full one but tn
general opinion is that in this section it will that
1883 We statement of the receipts Of Corn,
the disposition made Of it.
Corn. Bushels
..3y5
Which has been disposed of as foows:
Shipped to orelgn ports 123OOi
Consumed by dlSnllerS. ICOOOO
Taken for city consumption 100000
$685. ,39i
A TABLE THE PRICES WHEAT CORN, RYE,
AT THE CLOSE OF EACH WEEK IN 1859: