COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE following tables, derived from official documents, exhibit statements of the total value of the imports and re-export of foreign merchandise, and the amount retained in the country for home consumption, in each year, from 1790 to 1845, inclusive also, the value of the manufactures of hemp and flax imported in each year, from 1821 to 1815, inclusive : MANUFACTURES OF HEMP. A statement exhibiting the value of manufactures of Hemp imported into the United States from 1821 to 1845, inclusive. A Statement exhibiting the value of Manufactures of Flax imported into the United IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND CONSUMPTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Statement of the aggregate annual amount of imports, and of foreign goods re-exported, from March 4, 1789, to June 30, 1845; showing also the amount retained in the country for consumption. Years. A STATEMENT EXHIBITING THE VAlue of forEIGN MERCHANDISE IMPorted, re-EXPORTED, AND CONSUMED ANNUALLY, FROM 1821 To 1845, INCLUSIVE. 1829,. 1830,. 1827,. 11,855,104 67,628,964 79,484,068 7,785,150 15,617,986 23,403,136 88,509,824 8,427,678 74,492,527 70,876,920 13,167,339 21,595,017 4,069,954 52,010,978 3,951,498 62,963,309 56,080,932 66,914,807 16,658,478 6,574,421 51,249,625 57,824,049 14,387,479 10,425,928 46,063,513 56,489,441 103,191,124 7,599,043 12,434,483 20,033,526 5,590,616 18,448,857 5,857,582 77,300,016 83,157,598 21,039,473 7,410,766 12,411,969 19,822,735 126,521,332 12,433,291 10,879,520 23,312,811 55,959,889 47,248,632 103,208,531 65,179,653 64,211,594 129,391,247 12,513,493 9,232,867 21,746,360 79,542,988 88,690,687 168,333,675 12,448,919 9,406,043 21,854,962 7,986,411 12,486,827 12,384,503 56,801,112 62,333,143 119,134,255 11,240,900 4,228,181 15,469,081 54,778,831 57,698,265 112,477,096 6,837,084 4,884,454 11,721,538 23,790,402 64,650,147 88,440,549 3,096,125 3,456,572 6,552,697 32,478,459 25,722,643 58,201,092 7,522,359 10,175,099 3,962,508 11,484,867 17,244,522 79,705,646 96,950,118 5,171,731 15,346,830 11,972,741 89,934,993 101,907,734 FOREIGN MERCHANDISE RE-EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES. Statement showing the amount of Foreign Merchandise re-exported each year, from 1821 to June 30, 1845, both inclusive, distinguishing free and dutiable goods. Total. Years. Free of duty. Years. Free of duty. Paying duty. Dollars. 12,760,840 12,448,919 7,986,411 12,486,827 12,384,503 11,240,900 1821, 10,764,757 10,537,731 21,302,488 1835, Paying duty. Total. Dollars. 7,743,655 20,504,495 9,232,867 21,746,360 9,406,043 21,854,962 4,466,384 12,452,795 5,007,698 17,494,525 5,805,809 18,190,312 4,228,181 15,469,081 6,837,084 4,884,454 11,721,538 3,096,125 3,456,572 6,552,697 7,522,359 3,962,508 11,484,867 10,175,099 5,171,731 15,346,830 219,032,930 270,637,911 489,670,841 STATISTICS OF BRITISH TRADE AND COMMERCE. : Mr. Mann, member of Parliament, South Shields, has procured another return respecting the shipping interest, which was made public, April 1st, 1846. It embraces returns of sailing vessels registered at each port of the United Kingdom, including the Isle of Man, &c., in 1846; of vessels entered and cleared coastwise in 1845; of number and tonnage of vessels registered at each of the ports of the colonies; of vessels built, registered, sold, wrecked, and broken up in 1845. These returns, comprised in one, extend to twelve printed pages. It appears that in England, Scotland, and Ireland, the sailing vessels registered on the 31st of December last, numbered, under 50 tons, 6,216, and 10,952 above that tonnage, in England; the tonnage of the former was 182,429, and of the latter 2,093,409 in Scotland the number under 50 tons was 1,294, and above 50 tons, 2,187; the tonnage of the former was 38,114, and of the latter 484,615 in Ireland the number under 50 tons was 1,004, of which the tonnage was 28,312, whilst of 1,056 above 50 tons, the tonnage was 178,518. The vessels and tonnage of those of Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man, are given. There were of steam vessels on the same day, 357 registered in England under 50 tons, and 337 above 50 tons; in Scotland 30 under and 109 above, and in Ireland 8 under and 71 above 50 tons. Of vessels that entered and cleared coastwise in the year ending the 31st of December last, there were in England 109,570 inwards, with a tonnage of 8,357,366; and outwards 122,763, with a tonnage of 9,136,731. Of steam vessels in the same category there were 10,358 inwards, with a tonnage of 2,056,921; and 10,253 outwards, with a tonnage of 1,957,061. In Scotland the number of sailing vessels inwards was 19,680, the tonnage 1,185,507; and outwards 19,758, the tonnage 1,720,118. And of steam vessels 2,889 were entered inwards, with 748,674 tonnage; and 2,862 outwards, with a tonnage of 713,009. In Ireland of sailing vessels there were 17,839 inwards, with a tonnage of 1,260,567; and 10,564 outwards, with a tonnage of 684,611; whilst of steam vessels there were 3,653 entered inwards, and 3,797 outwards, of which the tonnage of the former was 923,021, and of the latter 956,121. The three next branches of the return show the number of vessels and tonnage to and from the colonies in the year, embracing several thousand ships, as well as those from and to foreign ports. A document of considerable importance to England and the commercial world generally, moved for by Sir Robert Peel, was presented to Parliament during the second week of March, 1845. These statements were made up at the Statistical Department of the Board of Trade, from Custom-House returns, and are designed to show the operation of some of the chief free trade measures which have been adopted by the British Government during the last twenty years. Our object in transferring them to the pages of the Merchants' Magazine, is to give our readers an idea of the extent of the commerce, &c., of the British Empire. The first return it contains is of the number and tonnage of British shipping belonging to England in each year since 1820, and of the amount of tonnage employed in foreign trade in each year since 1832. The second return is a statement of the real or declared value of British exports from 1827 to the present time; distinguishing the amounts exported to Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Africa, Asia, United States, British America, and the West Indies, the foreign West Indies, and South America. The third is a statement of the nett revenue of the customs in each year from 1839 to 1845. The fourth is an account of silk, distinguishing raw, thrown, and waste, taken into consumption in each year since 1814, with the rates of duty payable in each year. The fifth is an account of the exports of silk goods in each year since 1826, distinguishing the amount exported to France, other countries in Europe, the United States, Mexico, South America, and the foreign West India islands, British Possessions in America, and the West Indies, Africa, Asia, Australia, etc., etc. An Account of the Number of Vessels, with the Amount of their Tonnage, and the Number of Men and Boys usually employed in navigating the same, that belonged to several Ports of the British Empire, on the 31st December in each year, from 1820 to 1845. 1830,. 154,812 1843,.. 30,983 3,588,387 213,977 .23,721 2,531,819 1831, .24,242 1832, Return of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels, distinguishing British from Foreign, employed in the Foreign and Colonial Trade, which entered Inwards and cleared Outwards from Ports of the United Kingdom, in each year, from 1832 to 1845, exclusive of Vessels in Ballast. 2,581,964 158,422 1844,.... .31,320 3,637,231 216,350 .24,435 2,618,068 161,634 1845,....... 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