The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-21
Comparative Statistics OF Commerce

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The monthly report No. 81 of the Bureau
Of Statistics, which goes to press to-day, cN-
hiblts the statistics Of our commerce and
navigation for the month Of May, 1869, aud
for the eleven months ended May 81, 1869,
compared with the eleven months ended May
81, 1868. We compile the following sJnop-
sis, and for more detailed information refer
our readers to the report itself
Monh Ended Imports ErPoris. Re. Eap D! re;
May 81, isSs. 5j,caa,io0 is,00s,cI' l,ssi,9s,
Eleven mon'a
m hlS way sor-,'r:- 81; ;il,OT2 22,2oo,7a
Eleven mons
ended May ...,, An, an. A.,
Sl,lsJS...... 55v'Sz''o'' f-''o'' -' 1V'o'iio'
Proportions of the foregoing, shipped In
American and foreign vessels during the
eleven months ended May ~, 1859;
Imports Exports. Re Exports.
American
vciseis.... sl2a, iOs, soi sl2,,TSoG37 sill2 .isS
sells ...... 27ioso,osS asI,7Ti,isS s.oss al
- ---- -
Total. 3o7,3oi3S7 3IT,5li,O72 %, 2oo,Tol
From this 1t will be seen that G9.2 per cent.
Of the imports, G7.5 per cent Of the exports,
and 1915 per cent. Of the re-exports were car.
riod In foreign vessels.
The domestic exports are expressed In cur.
rcncy yalucs, except merchandise from the
| Pacific ports, and specie and bullion.
The yalno OF foreign commodities remain
ing In warehouse May 81, 1869, was $50
lO5, 1872, against si3, 0l6, 503 May 81, 1868.
These statements are followed by summa
| RIGS giving the total Of imports, exports and
re-exports, warehouse transactions and ton
mage by months since July, 1867. Number
/ aud tonnage Of American and foreign vessels
/ entered and cleared in the foreign trade during
the eleven months ended May 81, 1869, com.
pared with the eleven months ended May 81
isGs. Eleven months ended May 81, 1865
Fntered-American vessels, 1888, 1850, al
tons; foreign vessels, 14,lli, 1854, 1888 tons
total. 23,Oii vessels, 1885, 974 tons. Cleared
American vessels, 1850, 3,779,06i tons
foreign vessels, IA, 534, 400, 1873 tons; total
23,5Si vessels, 7,s73,442 tons. Eleven
months ended May 81, 1859; Entered
| American vessels, 1854, 3,07s, 1s9 tons; for.
elgn vessels, lG,Is5, 4,s10, 40 tons; total
| oj,34g vessels, 7,SSS,659 tons. Cleared
American vessels, S,G93, 3,0GS,075 tons
| foreign vessels, 49, 32, 4,SlS, 403 tons; total
| 81, l25 vessels, 1851 ,47s tons.
The report contains an elaborate tabl,
which exhibits the imports, exports aud rc
exports into and from each Of ninety-scvei
customs districts, (report'ng transactions
during May,) to and from each OF the thir
teen principal countries with which tn,
United States have trade. From this tabl,
we obtain the following England, Scotland
and Irclard-imports, $4,000, 1888; exports
sls.272 BE; rc-cxports, $3.50, 255. Dominion
Of Canada-imports, t2,2l2, O65; exports
S2,03l ,2l0; rc-cSports, s5l9,s37. All othe
British possessions in North America-im
ports, sS5, 1888; exports, s342, 5s2; re-exports
s92,Ils. sPain-imports, sl4s, sas; exports
| sGi3, rs; re exports, none. Cuba aud Port
Rlco-imports, slo,gl9, OF 81 exports, 81, lI5,
indiesTimrorts, ssh ,Ssi; exports, sSsa, oTo
rr-cxports. SIC, 5G7. China and Japan
ports, S097, sol; exports, 81 EOS ,22S; re-ex
ports, 5000 i35. France-imports, s2,7il,
SIS; exports, 81, $40, Gl0; rc-cxports, sl73,27
| Hamburg and Brcmen-imports, 81 ,97l ,AI
exports, si,ll3,096; re-exports, S90,s0
Bruzll-imports, s2,3i5,l GS; exports, S4l2,
G5l; re-cxports, S9,207.
In addition to the foregoing the report o
t.lins comparative statements, showing til
number and tonnage OF vessels, distinguish
Ing their nntlonaIitics, which entered int
aud cleared from Great Britain In the dy
months ended May 81 of the respective yeai
1867, 1868 and 1869; the net receipts
Great Britain from stamp duties during eac
OF the ten years ended March 81, 1859
1868 inclusive; exports from the ports
Quebec and Ontario for the fiscal years 1St
and 1865, exports to the United States an
total exports from the several provinces
the fiscal year 1868; the value of import
exports and amount entered for homo col
sumption, and also the amount Of duty CO
lected at each port in Nova Scotia and Ne
Brunswick.
Summaries Of the indirect in-transitu au
trans. shipment trade are also given, with 0
/ anticipatory statement Of the imports, C
pots and re-exports for juno, 1860; all
which, taken In connection with the usu
: consular reports and commercial miscellan
4 invests this report with unusual interest al
: Importance to tho mercantile community.