Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-12
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF THE U STATES

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OF THE U. STATES.
The yoluminous report on the commercial rela-
tions of the United States, communicated to the
last Congress by Secretary SEWARD, has only re-
Gently been issued from the Government printing
office in this city. Whether regard be had to the
number, variety, or excellence of the communities
tions and memoranda which compose the body of
this publication, it must be pronounced highly
creditabe memorial to tn, intelligent industry that
characterizes this as well as all other branches
connected with the administration of the State
Department. The contents of this volume suffice
to show that while the nation is endcavoring to
" strengthen its stakes" at home, it is none the
less busy in "lengthenng the cords" which reach
out to all the commercial nations Of the world.
Inc present report, which occupies one thousand
and ten closely printed pages, comprises series of
extracts only from the communications addressed
to the department by our Consuls in different
places We can give but little idea of the variety,
and no adequate idea whatever of the Importance
of the mass of statistics and information they con-
tain, but we place before our readers the following
digest OF portion of their contents as prepared by
the Boston Daily Advertiser
mr. Thomas H. Dudley, Consul at Liverpool dis
cusses the subject of projections and suggests impor
ant changes III the laws relative to the employment OF
seamen The subject is considered by several other
Consuls, evidently in response to circular from the De-
partment and the result Of testm from which
important legislation might result if the subject should en-
gage the attention of Congress Mr. Zebna Eastman, at
Bristol shows how Indian meal might he made more pal
atable T. John Bull Mr. John Bigeow, at Paris, fur
nlshes very series of tables comparing the prices
Of wheat in England, France Belgium, Odessa, Danzic
and at New York. year for thirty years from 1927
to 1855, inclusive. Mr. w d. HGwclls at Venice gives
interesting comprehensive report upon the state of
nude IN that port the capital of the commercial
world The population of Venice exclusive of strangers
in 1860, is stated at ll327. Mr. Richard Hildreth in
bis report from Trieste bears witness to the gradual i'm
provement OF the Austrian paper currency Mr.. w.
w. Murphy at Frankforton- the Main, makes a very
long report in the of which he describes the
shipment from his district of article of commerce.
not specified under the tariff act namely teser, grape
grounds preesngs being what remsins of the grape
after the juice pressed therefrom from the making of
wine 1t has no intrinsic value, but is exported to be
fused for making cheap sort of wine brandy, per-
haps champagne, to be sold in the United States Mr.
Murphy says that wines almost daily shipped to the
United States from his consular district (Which the
greatest wnegrowing section in Germany lnvoiced at
very low prices, such two and halt cents per bottle
although good drinkabe wine be purchased
for that money; the amount This stuff
of is sod in the United States for about many
dollars per bottle. Mr. George True, at Funnel AL Madeira
reports that the of that port has been almost
entirely Frustrated tor tie last dozen years by Of
the failure Of the vine in 1851 and succeeding years. wine
having previously been the principal article OF produce
and export Col L. Bgeow Lawrence, in his report
from Florence makes notes of the almost entire stoppage
since the outbreak of the of the expectation to
country of marble and aabaser satuary, of paintings
of mcsacs and articles belonging to other departments Of
the fine arts of which large quantities formerly
shipped. The exports are now almost entirely manuac
lures of Tuscan He also bears witness to the
of n Iha tn tha
cation of invoices to be enforced Mr. William s Thayer
at Alexandria in his annual report gives compi extensive
summary of the commercial relations subssng between
Egypt and the United States, aud in later communca
ton describes the augmentation Of the lines of conveyance
between that country and Europe, which
numerous as to average an arrival and departure of
a commercial steamer every day. Mr.. Thayer adds:
The proposed re establishment the port of Berenice
the Red Sea, is worthy of remark This city was an
GENTLY founded by Polemy Phiadephus the emporium
of European trade with India aud continued such for
centuries, until the diversion of commerce by the DIS
covery of the passage BY the Cape Of Good Hope The
ruins of its past greatness still attract the notice of ira
veess. History tells it through Berence that
the Romans imported annually from India merchandise
which cost them two millions Of dollars aud which they
sold in Europe for hundred times that amount Mr.
julius Bng at SmyTna transmits interesting results Of
communications between himself and the local authorities
Mr. William W. Goodh e ut Zauzbsr, for the first time
for several years rep"r arrivals departures OF Ame
rcan vessels circuus which he attributes only
to the price ,mestics at home but also to
the extreme low prc OF ivory and gum copal; he adds
hopefully: business ust revive it is now, comparatively
speaking, dead r. A. j Westeryelt, at SIAM likewise
reports business dull the fisheries are becoming
extensive along TINT coast. Mr. H. r. Helper at Buenos
discusses HE question of the paper currency Of that
ace w.! sort OF desparing zeal as il he were deter
ned e. the complicated subject 20 clear that it
must b. understood, and yet knew too well that his most
's'si' explanation would scarcely be beeded
- rprndenty of the topics have thus briefly men,
;ped will be understood that many very important
ne t0as If commercial law and practice discussed
nd eucdated in this volume. The few illustrations we
selected from than hundred and fifty reports
Il many different Consuls, contained in it, in addition
% The statistical returs may possibly to show the
lumber and variety of the interests which touched
upon in this interesting record"