The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-15
Trade Of PhilAaelphia.

Official returns received at the Bureau Of
Statistics, Treasury Department, from the
customs district of Philadelphia, show that
the total imports Into that port during the
month Of February, 1859, amounted to sl,-
100. 054; CSC, 34s being admitted free Of duty,
and 81, 05s, FOG being dutiable. Entered for
consumption, $705 $50, entered warehouse,
e403, 42i. Proportion brought In American
vessels or vehicles, s738, ls9; In foreign do,
| s370,9l5. or the total Imports, Brazil sup
piled e65, 1893; British West Indies, s., 1906;
| all other British Provinces In North America,
5000 Argentine Republic, 1916; Cuba,
1894, TAT; Dutch West Indies, s645; England,
t279,970 Porto Rico, t3l ,9S2; Venezuela,
49,, 531j total, 81, 109,054.
The following are o few OF the leading ar
tlcles imported free Of duty, viz: Dyewoods,
s5,095; guano, $40 tons. $1,000 household
and personal effects OF persons arriving fro m
ioreIEH Countries, s15, $50; rags OF G otton or
linen for the manufacture Of paper, 1871, 945
lbs, S,652. The leading dutiable articles
were chloride Of lime, 450, Sis lbs, $40, 1891;
coffee, 300, 1874 lbs, $50, 041; copper ore, ,O76
cwt., 1880; earthen stone and china ware,
s4o, Se4; fruits, s29, COZ; iron and steel and
manufactures Of, 81, 94l; lead 262, 346 lbs,
SIC, 900; salt, 622, 100 lbs, d ,26li soda and
salts Of, 4, 209, $40 lbs, on, 025; brown sugar.
IL, 276, ass lbs., ESQ.,, sos; molasses, S52, 900
CALLS, tl6s $40; tin In plates, ,407 cwt.,
s5l 1913; tobacco and manufactures OF, GAGS
s3.l73.
The domestic exports from Philadelphia
In February aggregated u ,005, $40. Trans
ported In American vessels, 500, 697; for
eign vessels, s703, l49. or the total exports
Belgium took s99, 800; Brazil, s31 ,279; Bre-
men, 500, 1872; British West Indies, eS4 1888,
Tuha n. 4
4o,47l; Holland, s126, 142; Ireland, 49,
454; Mexico, $3.50; United States Of Co
lombla, s2,05li Canada. a, sos; Porto Rico,
t26, 1888; Prussia, "a, 500; Gibraltar, Q 81, 400
Venezuela, st2, o59. Total, sl.O05, $40.
Among tho leading articles exported were,
breadstufs, sl41, 100; coal, 3,098 tons, $ls,-
95fi gold coin, s25,o 900; oil cake, 1,97s, 524
lbs. e54, 10; refined petroleum, 1920, 7s4
gals; 1888, S21. The quantity Of refined
petroleum shipped to Belgium, was 26s, Ell
CALLS; to Bremen, 155,742.; 10 Denmark,
236, 1853 CALLS; to Holland, 3s1, 953 gals; to
Ireland, 1883 gals; to Prussia, 100, 900
CALLS; to Gibraltar, 143,500 gals. Lard,
s., $50 lbs, I'll, 100; wood and manufactures
OF, $l49,9S3. The re-eIports Of foreign mer-
chandise amounted to sI53.
The return OF warehouse transactions ex-
hiblts as remaining In warehouse at the
beginning OF February, sl,74s,559; ware
drawn from warehouse, so35, s5S; remaining
In Warehouse at the close Of the month,
sl,652 500. The following arc few OF the
leading articles remaining In warehouse at
the close OF the month coffee, 9S1, 5S4 lbs,
$i02 ,522; cotton and manufactures, $40, 664;
earthen stone and china ware, tl8,0l2;
fax and manufacture Of, SIS, 2S5; fruits,
5000; hemp and manufactures OF, s33, $40;
iron and steel and manufactures OF, t56, $40;
lead, $s,19o; manufactures Of silk, t13,350;
soda and salts Of, 1.495 42o lbs, -s2s,6i7;
brown sugar. Il, 81, 216 lbs, s937, sl9 mo-
lasses, 1,o7s, s23 gala, sse,o55i tin and
manufactures OF, t33, 442i tobacco and man.
ufactures OF, 81, 6l5 lbs, s95, $50; spirits and
cordials, t59,459; wines, s16,os4i wool, &C.,
and manufactures Of, so, 219.