It will be seen that there was a considerable falling off in the shipments of 1846. Several causes have contributed to this result. The main one, probably, is the increased attention paid to the purchase of wool at other points in Western New York. Feneerly, the great bulk was purchased exclusively in Rochester; but lately the villages of Le Roy, Batavia, Attica, and Dansville, have become important wool markets; and when the price is low, as it was the past season, and the demand light, wool-growers prefer selling at the nearest market, not having sufficient inducements to seek a market at a distance. The low prices of 18 16 may have induced some to hold over their stocks. On this point, however, there is considerable difference of opinion. We find in Document No. 6," of the United States Treasury Department, a letter from Aaron Errickson, Esq., of Rochester, one of our oldest wool-dealers, who has, we believe, been engaged in the business ever since Rochester became a prominent work market. From this, which was written at the request of the Serretary of the Treasury, we have made a few extracts in relation to the purchase of wool at this point. The following table will show the average prices of wool in the Rochester market, for a series of years. The average price of wool in Western New York was realized by the growers, for the last eleven years, as follows: Although the manufacturers and dealers purchased the clip of 1839 at the average cost, as above stated, in the autumn of the same year wool declined to nearly the price of 1840. The average price of 1846 has been furnished us from the same source. By the extract below, it will be seen that Mr. Errickson last year tried the experiment of shipping wool to Englan with what success, we leave him to tell in his own language:- "I have, the present season, shipped to England about 40,000 pounds of American fleece wool, grown in Western New York. This wool cost at the hand of the growers 33 cents per pound, and averaged in quality about the second grade of fine wool. The eight sampl bags of these shipments (and they determine the value of the whole) have been sold in Leeds at a price which, by edding the difference in exchange, is equal to 40 cents per ib. To arrive at the relative value of wool in this country and England, it will be necessary to ad to the American cost, for collecting, packing, and transporting to tide-water, or to the factories of New England, not less than two cents per pound; which, added to the price paid the grower, makes the home value 35 cents, leaving a difference against the British manufacturer of five cents per pound; and as, from the great expense of shipping to and selling wool in England, the present experiment will rather pay a locs than a profit, the difference must be still greater before successful exportations can take place." It is the opinion of many of our best-informed dealers that the shipment of wool to England cannot be attended with succes until the quality of our surplus changes. The great difficulty is, that we have annually a large surplus of medium grade wools, for which there is no demand in England-their deficiency being mostly confined to the finer kinds. Until we produce a surplus of fine wools, we can probably never become extensive exporters. 106 COMMERCIAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES. The following table exhibits the value of domestic exports of the United States, from 1821 to 1845, inclusive, embracing Cotton, Tobacco leaf, Rice, Flour, Pork, Lard, Beef, Cattle, Hides, Butter, Cheese, Skins and Furs, Fish, &c., &c., &c. DOMESTIC PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURES. Statement exhibiting the value of Domestic Produce and Manufactures, and of Bullion and Specie, exported from the United States, from 1821 to 1845, inclusive. Years. Cotton. Rice. Flour. 1821, $20,157,484 $5,648,962 $1,494,307 $4,298,043 Pork, hog's Beef, cattle, Tobacco leaf. $1,354,116 $698,323 1822, 24,035,058 6,222,838 1,553,482 5,103,280 1,357,899 844,534 1823, 20,445,520 6,282,672 1,820,985 4,962,373 1,291,322 739,461 1824, 21,947,401 4,855,566 1,882,982 5,759,176 1,489,051 707,299 1825, 36,846,649 6,115,623 1,925,245 1,832,679 4,212,127 930,465 1826, 25,025,214 5,347,208 1,917,445 1,892,429 4,121,466 733,430 1827, 29,359,545 6,577,123 2,343,908 4,420,081 1,555,698 772,636 1828, 22,487,229 5,269,960 2,620,696 4,286,939 1,495,830 719,961 1829, 26,575,311 4,982,974 2,514,370 5,793,651 1,493,629 674,955 1830, 29,674,883 5,586,365 1,986,824 1,315,245 6,085,953 717,683 1831, 25,289,492 4,892,388 2,016,267 9,938,458 1,501,644 829,982 1832, 31,724,682 5,999,769 2,152,631 4,880,623 1,928,196 774,087 1833, 36,191,105 5,755,968 2,744,418 2,151,558 5,613,010 958,076 1834, 49,448,492 6,595,305 2,122,272 4,520,781 1.796,001 755,219 1835, 64,961,302 8,250,577 2,210,331 4,394,777 1,776,732 638,761 1836, 71,284,925 10,058,640 2,548,750 3,572,599 1,383,344 699,116 1837, 63,240,102 5,795,647 2,987,269 2,309,279 1,299,796 585,146 1838, 61,556,811 7,392.029 1,721,819 3,603,299 1,312,346 528,231 1839, 61,238,982 9,832,943 2,460,198 6,925,170 1,777,230 371,646 1840, 63,870,307 9,883,957 10,143,615 1,894,894 1,942,076 623,373 1841, 54,330,341 12,576,703 2,010,107 7,759,646 2,621,537 904,918 1842, 47,593,464 9,540,755 1,907,387 7,375,356 2,629,403 1,212,638 1843, 49,119,806 4,650,979 1,625,726 3,763,073 2,120,020 1,092,949 1844, 54,063,501 8,397,255 2,182,468 6,759,488 3,236,479 1,810,551 1845, 51,739,643 7,469,819 2,160,456 5,398,593' 2,991,284 1,926,809 STATEMENT-CONTINUED. Butter Wood, and Years. and cheese. Skins and furs. Fish. manufact's of. Manufactures. 1821, $190,287 $766,205 $973,591 $1,822,077 $2,584,916 1822, 221,041 501,302 915,838 1,651,258 2,923,147 Specio and bullion. $10,478,059 10,810,180 1823, 192,778 672,917 1,638,734 1,004,800 2,947,797 6,372,987 1824, 204,205 661,455 1,136,704 2,037,288 4,634,355 7,014,552 1825, 247,787 524,602 1,078,773 1,988,220 5,417,978 8,797,055 1826, 207,765 582,473 924,922 2,331,006 5,278,420 4,704,533 1827, 184.049 441,690 987,447 1,990,869 5,422,836 8,014,880 1828, 176,354 626,235 1,066,633 2,161,767 5,309,668 8,243,476 1829, 176,205 526,507 968,068 2,081,406 5,194,491 4,924,020 1830, 641,760 142,370 756,677 2,056,289 5,320,980 2,178,773 1831, 264,796 750,938 929,834 2,063,311 5.088,890 9,014,931 1832, 290,820 691,909 2,149,651 1,056.721 5,050,833 5,656,341 1833, 258,452 841,933 2,663,102 990,290 6,557,080 2,611,701 1834, 190,099 797,844 853,674 2,507,061 6,247,893 2,076,758 1835, 164.809 759,953 1,008,534 3,402,934 7,294,073 6,477,775 1836, 114,033 653,662 967,890 2,860,691 6,107,528 4,324,336 1837, 96,176 651,908 769,840 3,155,992 7,142,040 5,976,249 1838, 148,191 633.945 819,003 3,116,196 8,402,597 3,508,046 1839, 127,550 732,087 850,538 3,604,399 8,325,082 8,776,743 1840, 210,749 1,237,789 720,164 2,926,846 9,873,462 8,417,014 1841, 504,815 993,262 751,783 3,576,805 9,953,020 10,034,332 1842, 598,487 388,185 730,106 3,230,003 8,410,694 4,813,539 1843, 508,968 453,869 497,217 1,687,809 6,779,527 1,520,791 1844, 758,829 742,196 897,015 3,011,968 9,579,724 5,454,214 1845, 878,865 1,248,355 1,012,007 3,099,455 10,329,701 8,606,495 VALUES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO THE U. STATES. The following table shows the value of Cottons, Woollens, Silks, Linens, manufactures of Silks, manufactures of Hemp, Iron and Steel, Earthen, Stone, and China Ware, Specie and Bullion, &c., imported into the United States in each year, from 1821 to 1845, inclusive : VALUES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO THE U. STATES. TABLE, CONTINUED INCLUDING THE VALUES OF SPIRITS, MOLASSES, TEAS, COFFEE, SUGAR, SALT, SPICES, LEAD, HEMP, AND CORDAGE, IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES IN EACH YEAR, FROM 1821 TO 1845, INCLUSIVE. REVENUES, BOUNTIES, &c., ON MERCHANDISE. Statement exhibiting the amount of duties on merchandise, tonnage, and light money, passports, and clearances; drawback paid on foreign merchandise re-exported; drawback on domestic refined sugar, and domestic distilled spirits; bounties on pickled fish exported; allowances to vessels employed in the bank and cod fisheries; expenses of collection; and the nett revenue which accrued annually, from 1821 to 1815, inclusive. PAYMENTS FOR 1825 1826 DUTIES ON Tonnage and Gross revenue. Drawback paid on Domestic Domestic dis'refined sugar. tilled spirits. 2,308 72 1,612 68 2,627 57 3,517 60 10,933 50 5,834 36 11,168 23 2,045 48, 14,712 54 45,092 56 81,230 48, 1,035 92 63,688 65 Nett revenue. Allowances to Expenses Boanties. fishing vessels. of collection. $5,362 80 $36,970 61 $11,107 80 $181,160 71 8693,167 13 $15,115,418 38 2,231 68 176,706 08 733,242 38 17,717,836 42 1,981 68 3,189 25, 10,158 30 149,897 83 706,471 98 21,219,116 53 198,724 97 851,479 62 25,387,904 60 208,921 08 754,611 36 20,215,059 63 13,640 40 215,859 01 849,219 71 14,997,470 17 8,879 20 206,185 55; 867.433 08 22,378,056 15 9,026 23 239,145 20 889,629 29 24,890,337 83 9,073 10. 197,642 281,029,682 63 22.883,573 53 9,007 69 261,069 94 975,730 23 22,296.512 73 13,466 20 200,428 39,1,183,086 13 30,312,851 22 14,302 00 219,745 27 1,278,674 35 21,483,896 76 13.2-4 43, 245,182 40 1,326,691 13 11,797,782 48 10,852 21 218,218 76 1,264,545 37 13,458,111 01 9,536 80 223,784 92 1,284,997 69 6,731 80 213,091 031,397,469 10 7,360 42 250,181 031,492,947 84 5,474 30 314,149 49 1,514,633 34 4,743 50 319,858 031,724,591 83 4.760 40 355,140 011,483,960 08 4,953 90 301,629 34 1,542,319 24 5,629 39 235.613 07 1,455,442 58 3,315 05 169,932 38 €64,400 17 6,663 60 249,074 251,597,200 61 4,174 20, 259,840 07:2,053,46 981 Years. Merchandise. Fore.gn light money. Passports. Merchandise. 1821 $18,841.364 31 $98,177 60 $3,858 00 $18,952,399 91 $2,909,212 48 1822 24,078,919 02 127,892 68 10,144 00 21,216,955 70 2,126,149 13 1823 | 22,316,752 25 89,263 10 12,573 00 22,418,588 35 3,774,065 69 1824 | 25,494,618 55 126,510 9410,996 00 25,632,155 49 4,437,830 35 31,673,608 07 138,847 83 12,63300 31,825,093 90, 5,372,859 11 26,093,373 50 150,182 43 11,716 00 26,255,271 93 6,178,886 04 1827 27,943,989 31 145,701 76 13,124 00 28,102,815 07 4,625,253 45 1828 29,946,706 89 139,641 14 10,920 00 30,097,267 94 4,052,371 37 1829, 27,603,078 58 133,861 27 11,060 00 27,747,999 85 4,160,536 70 1830 28,382,816 35.130,436 0611,356 00 23,524.638 41 4,319,400 27 1831 36,301,312 35 67,004 49 2,250 00 36,373,596 84 4,598,785 31 1,290 91 1832 28,270,578 09 49,561 40 28,320,139 49 5,272,480 43 42,840 65 3,110 00 21,581,482 79 5,163,938 49 34,643 80 2,950 06 18,195,905 58 3,070,119 03 162,086 05 11,973 15) 25,571,966 05 2,445,717 38 41,172 00, 14,484 28 30,681,668 26 2,651,757 12 83,7-8 60 3,010 84 17,607,127 12 2,436,202 39 100,612 70 4,663 52 18,751,589 70 1,390,010 06:145,494 30 8,589 68 21,521,416 53 1,537,787 55 357,488 30 16,507 36 13,884,457 51 1,326,718 26 523,263 45 26,233 88 19.221,018 91 1,186,348 30:633,536 34 40,684 42 15,894,014 30 1,293,641 43 89,417 39 31,066 89 6,955,013 62 494,207 21 8,126 01 12,699 70 29,381,351 91 1,461,822 74 71,851 80 26,032 52 39,892,265 30 1,782,295 46 74.371 81 21,740 28 * For six months, ending June 30. |