, 1870-07-20


a summary nF our seni-shnual reSiow Of
li-rtratc ard commerce ol san Fra,.eisco. for
tLr si1 months ending June u, w1i he Of i'll
terest to those who have not the leasurc to
i.is. tito eatale careful perusal. Our tonnage
a11i>ais tru1n all source amounted to SIS, ,OV0
lrl.-. II about Il. COO tons less than for the
same t1ne last ycar.a circumstance which tinde
III explanation in the 1cseened number Of
steamship a1Tivals-that class Of inward tom
t.aKe having been decreased to Just that extent.
Our foreign imports fer the =lx months cost
u.. exclusive Of duties. about Sc. co., 900, or
.Is.e da;ies 81, 00, ,oo1. All Increase Of At leas,
:l.tar.foc a. agaiEat the salle time last year.
lie estimated currency value Of tho free
;:'t::s brought W the panama steamer was
.".l't'. mo, n decrease Of over Sl7.0.0, 600
:, impaired with the eamt time last year. The
r.. .Ioad haa brought us sou,c goods that other
:>c Mould have c,'n,t IL steamer. hat not to
y" extent required to make good the
a'nye deficiency, \ considerably less
1EAn.i'y IT free. gao1s has also reached
E-'y Ealing vesstl~ by way Of Cape HON
Ike weisa; Of tie goods thus received
a.AHr1.ed to on!y se.0ts3 tons, against l50,ott,
ts.t.r %'r the same time III 1865. when that
!:7tci! of og>r innoritrsde reached its climax
w knew OF no way Of as.ertaiuing
I'll" eortce. v.lue Of the at.ove goods. but ~
i!:e quantity has fallen III Oyer 4U tet
ttE'. It is safe to -ay thst there III. been At.
equal dtereAsa in the value, thus showing !
:. MI a1l:fsel: light import trade III domestic
esc.'e- The afncunt OF freight paid on car-
:o1.s I,sr asili,,E vessels from doucsti Atlantic
aEd torr.Eu ports NAE S2.031.D00. decrease
all Of which il due 10 the lessenei amount
raid Gn cafGoe- frcn New Iosl AID Boston.
The dutier collected on imports fur tho si1
T o'.;hs was not quite Si.uoa.AN, HhiIo for tat
incal year the amount VA Ss,GD, ,O11, the
largest amount collected for any similar period,
l. rom Internal fRFrNna t31ara Ss4u
this distnrt the sum Of 81 $4,000 Tor the rt1
months. md ss,1D,0o0 10. ,ht
Setr. Our exports of merchandise
Ter the half year, by wav Of
tie sea, amounted TO s6,osD.00t decrease oi
neaEly Il, co.. .ooo from is*'s. Ol coin and bul
creare Of over 5000, 400 as,. 4gainat same
time in 1862 Included in the merchandise ex,
porte for the past six mouths xas 55,aiO, ,u0t
.or California pfoduclY- During the lar.
vest year ending June % cur merei,an,
t:ise exports amounted to 1896, 500, de-,
/ sious harvest year. OF the amount Ia The
Isast harvest Year. 80. SIS 100 w&- for four am,
wheat. 2p1 for WING. s24a5, so for wool.
sl, ,0e1 fot hides, s1ss, 500 for leather, Sa;s..
600 for skins and fuTs, S57i 600 !ar .,uici,
saNef; and SSsl:un 10. ores. III alditiou
considerable quantities of wine. wool. hides
and leather bare been shipped to tha Atlantic
States PER railroad. mostly within the pas, ii,
1ro1.tl-, the values Of which cannot be .s,er
ssiHed. N the aeseuee Of complete re,urus a,
qnantit1es thus shipped. It ia perhaps safe ss
add al out 81. .o, ,0Ou fo- the wool se1, over ;lt
rallsead since 1anuats1. The qu.nti,y Of ,lou,
lnd wheat shipped during the past lar
,sess is equal to 5r9-2, 800 eentals sho.t, I'll,
!s:eest amount get shipped. The wa
-:..rpe.i for the SINE periol, includins SD.
| ;sN I.sstns's. estimated soe .ai!.Js.I. va
l',l0,G01 Fouul.. Wi:Ain the past j,
| .= onsEs We have shipped X, ,U00 gallon, Caii
Il Lila brandy. and 3sa.,0U0 gallc1:s Califor,u,
war. rx.:':-1ve OF quantities cent by rai1n.i
Lic.: :.r five noe hs reports 49,, lhl poaud
Zee EruI. ,s1;,nsl- l-t7GaSerre.poytsTor Tor u,
pas: six months VIZ. si.9as,0s, sold bullion