Had the receipts of general merchandise borne the same proportion to those of dry goods as in former years, the total for the current year would show a still greater decline. We annex further particulars of the foregoing imports, with the amount of specie from foreign ports: IMPORTS ENTERED AT NEW YORK FROM FOREIGN PORTS FOR NINE MONTHS, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30. It will be noticed that the value of goods entered for warehousing is $4,000,000 less than during the same period of last year, and $6,000,000 less than for the same time in 1850; while the withdrawals from warehouse show a corresponding increase. This might have been expected from the brisk demand which had been maintained for foreign goods, which has taken all fresh arrivals, which were at all desirable, directly for consumption, and drawn largely on the surplus stock left in bond from former seasons. The imports have increased during the last quarter, so that in order to show the progress of the foreign trade since January 1st, we have compiled a quarterly statement which will be found of much interest. ¡QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF IMPORTS ENTERED AT NEW YORK. We also annex our usual summary of the imports of dry goods, the totals of which are included in the above statement: IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. Manufactures of wool.. Manufactures of cotton. Manufactures of silk... Manufactures of flax IMPORT OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT NEW YORK FOR NINE MONTHS, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30. Miscellaneous dry goods.. Total....... By the above tables it will be seen that the total value of foreign dry goods received at the port of New York for the month, was $1,553,264 greater than for the same month of last year, and $1,367,628 greater than for the same month of 1850. But the total receipts of foreign dry goods since January 1st are $5,013,369 less than for the same period of last year, and $3,976,005 less than for the same period of 1850. The cash duties for the year are in excess of the government estimates, and the balance in all the depositories is quite large. The following will show the comparative revenue at the port of New York for the month, and for each quarter since January 1st: The total revenue of the United States for customs, for the last quarter of the year, may be set down in round numbers as follows: From the district of New York.... From the district of Boston Total for three months, ending Sept. 30, 1852... $10,215,000 1,888,000 1,397,000 436,000 211,000 141,000 500,000 $14,788,000 14,754,909 The current quarter of the year, will show a much larger gain in the revenue, and it will soon become a serious question as to what is to be done with the money. Turning now to the exports from the same port, we find an increase for the month of $691,197, as compared with last year, although the shipments have not reached the amount which cleared during the same month of 1850. EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. 5,568,959 3,044,304 Specie..... Total 3,735,501 Total, exclusive of specie...... This increase for the month brings the exports for the year (exclusive of specie) up to just about the same value as for the corresponding period of last year, but leaves it about $2,000,000 behind the amount for the first nine months of 1850. EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR NINE MONTHS, ENDING SEPT. 30. The exports of specie, it will be seen, are far behind the shipments of last year. We also annex a quarterly statement of the exports since January 1st: We also annex a comparative statement of the shipments of some of the leading articles of produce, from New York to foreign ports, from January 1st to October 16th: Ashes-Pots ...bbls. 18,289 Pearls...... 1851. 1852. 354,646 37,838 Beeswax.........lbs. 233,707 234,742 Breadstuffs Sperm. Wheat flour...bbls. 1,029,082 1,091,194 Rye flour Corn meal. Wheat... bush. 943,848 2,063,034 Rye..... Oats.. Barley. ... Corn 30,739 Tobacco-Crude pkgs. 13,686 20.841 293,370 Man'd..lbs. 2,874,949 3,498,739 6,650 Whalebone.......lbs. 1,700,144 626,773 499 This comparison exhibits some changes in our export trade worthy of notice. The exports of flour have increased only about 60,000 bbls., while the shipments of wheat have increased 1,119,186 bushels, or about 120 per cent on last year's exports! The shipments of corn have fallen off 700,000 bushels. The exports of whale oil, owing to its scarcity in consequence of the damage to the whaling fleet, have been comparatively nominal. Provisions have gone forward less freely, as a general thing, in consequence of their high prices, but beef has been more freely shipped. Tobacco has been taken in larger quantities. The prospects for the export trade are quite flattering, and an increased demand for prime grain and many other domestic products, may reasonably be expected. We gave in our last a complete statement of the shipments of cotton down to the close of the commercial year (August 31.) Since that date the exports have slightly increased as compared with last year. There can be but little question but what our previous estimate of the quantity of breadstuffs to be exported, will be fully realized. We have a large surplus of cereals, and at some price or other, they must be sold. The present price is not so great as to hinder a large consump tion in Great Britain, and that country will doubtless continue to be our best customer. The import trade must continue large down to the close of the year; the stocks of goods in first hands are quite small, and the demand is not yet satis fied. The receipts of foreign merchandise for the last quarter of 1851 were not heavy, and there is every prospect that the same period of this year will show a considerable excess in comparison. Should the exports prove as large as anticipated-particularly should cotton go forward freely--no inconvenience will result from this increased business, while our marine will be fully employed at profitable rates. JOURNAL OF BANKING, CURRENCY, AND FINANCE. SHIPMENTS OF GOLD DUST FROM SAN FRANCISCO. OFFICE OF ADAMS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 1852. TO FREEMAN HUNT, Editor of the Merchants' Magazine: DEAR SIR:-We take the liberty of inclosing to you our semi-annual statement of the gold dust and treasure shipped from this port. You will notice quite a discrepancy between the amounts shipped by our table and the reports from the customhouse books. This can be easily understood when the fact is known, that the shipping manifest is invariably guessed at, and the ship cleared before all the treasure is shipped. This, with the companies' steamers, may not be done on purpose-with others, it is often done so. Quite a quantity of ingots have been shipped as dust, and no mention made of them separately. We shall obtain, however, by and by, a partial return. The bars included in the dust shipment should be properly included there. Not so the ingots, which might thereby be twice reckoned in estimating the product of gold for this year. Yours truly, ADAMS & CO., BY J. C. WoODS. The following tables contain full statements of all treasure, in dust, Federal and foreiga currency, forwarded hence by steamers and sailing vessels, each in separate order, from January 1 to July 1, 1852, with the particular amount, date, and destination of each shipment-being a direct sequence of similar tables compiled by the same firm, (already published,) for the period ending January, 1852. These statements are compiled very carefully, and may be received as perfectly reliable : STATEMENT of gold dust MANIFESTED AND SHIPPED FROM SAN FRANCISCO, BY STEAMERS, FROM JANUARY 1 TO JULY 1, 1852. |