Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-30
Interesting Statistics.

The Statistical Abstract" just issued by
the Treasury Department for the year 1881,
is perfect encyclopedias Of information, and
is one of the most valuable publications Of
the Government. Some Of the statistics pub
lished will be found Of general interest. The
quantities of wheat and wheat -four of do
nestle production exported from the fiscal
year 1860 to 1881 inclusive, are given in the
abstract" The total number of bushels
of wheat exported increased from 4, lbs, 1873
bushels in 1860. to l50,565,477 bushels in
1881, that quantity only being exceeded in
the year 1880, when 1853, 252, 795 bushels were
exported. The increase in the ex-
portation of wheat -four was from 2,6ll.-
500 barrels in 1860 TO 7,945. 7s6 barrels in
1881. The total quantity of Indian corn
exported In 1861 was l0,67s, pa bushels in
1881 the expectation of corn amounted to 81, =
90s, l75 bushels. The total quantity of raw
cotton Of domestic production exported in
1872 was 933, 537, 4l3 pounds; in 1881, p
l90,92s, 722 pounds were exported. The
value of exports Of cottons Of domestic man
ufacture in 1868 was g.. s06.4 Al; in 1881 the
value was si3,57l,3S7. The quantity OF
wool produced in the United States increased
from 80 O00, 900 pounds in 1862 to 2<O, OOO.-
600 pounds in 1881. The total exports OF
wool increased from ,4S6. 34l in 1862 to s.
57s,9s9 in 1881. and the quantity retained for
home consumption in the latter year was
289 .3S5, 247 pounds as against 1870, st4, 72O
pounds in 1862. The total production and
imports Of raw cotton increased from 1893.
40s,4 pounds in 1859 to 3,20i. 272. 54s
pounds in 1881. OF this latter amount only
4,449, 1865 pounds were imported.
The production Of pig iron in 1867 was !, ).
205. sos tons; in 1881 it was 1885. 1911 tons
imports Of pig iron in 1867 were ll2 ,Ol2 tons
and in 1881, All, $40 tons; the exports of pig
iron. foreign and domestic, amounted to 62s
in 1867, and to 6,sll tons In 1881. while the
amount Of pig iron retained for home con.
sumption increased from 1917. OF tons in
1867 to 1916. 229 in the last fiscal year. The
total production Of iron and steel railroad bar.
In 1860 was 1884, 623 tons, in 1881. 1,305, IL
tons; imports ditto in 1867 were 96,2I2. In
1881. So, 294 tons. OF this quantity, /, 603..
2S2 tons were retained for home consumption
and only 4.274 tons were exported. In 1865
there were 35,0S5 miles Of railroad in opera
tion in the United States. last year there were
1851 miles Of road constructed. The tota
number of immigrants who arrived in the
United States in 1879 was 404. 500. The tota
number landed in 1881 was 669. 43l, and ths
total number OF immigrants to the United
States from 1872 to 1881 inclusive was 5, 100,
272.
The total tonnage Of American and foreign
sailing and steam vessels entering at our sea
porta from foreign countries increased from
4,l67 ,<Sl tons In 1864, to 1850, SAL tons IL
1881. The total tonnage that cleared in tn,
latter years for foreign ports from United
States ports aggregated Is, 79S 99i TONS Tn,
number Of acres Of public land surveyed OF
June 80 last, was 7s4. 906. $50 acres, and tn,
amount remaining unsurveyed there was l.,
029 .sSl ,942 acres. The number of acres dis
posed Of for cash, under the homestead ant
timber culture acts, located with agriculture
college scrip and military bounty warrant.
in all the States and territories in 1871 VA
7,lls,S'6.02 acres, and in 1881, 10, 762 ,967. II
Area.