75,500 4,202,000 15,350 55,050 2,334,000 3,296,000 Tot. 58,200 132,800 91,100 '59 51,000 66,000 250,580 45,500 2,060,000 11,900 29,620 2,024,000 805,600 The mint at Philadelphia shows a much diminished action, as follows: UNITED STATES MINT, PHILADELPHIA. January. February. March April.... May.. June.... $200,000 $41,000 $1,024,563 $41,000 $24,000 $1,090,568 $4,002,938 Total, 1860. $2,630,665 $345,716 $5,323,652 $412,186 $166,000 Total, 1859. The accumulation of money at the different reservoirs, preparatory to the July dividends, caused some increase in the value of money, which again subsided when the payments were made. These payments were pretty large. The New York banks paid out $1,507,924, and the several States, and companies, and federal government carries the payments up to the neighborhood of $9,000,000. In Boston, according to the very accurate report of J. G. Martin, broker, the payments were, this year and last, at that point, as follows, July 1st : There are other companies that will probably make dividends about this time, but not yet officially declared-among which are the Boston Exchange Company (quarterly,) Firemen's Insurance Company, Hamilton Woolen (quarterly,) and Massachusetts Mills Manufacturing Companies. Also, New Bedford and Taunton Railroad. The St. Louis Merchants' Bank dividend is to Boston stockholders. The dividends payable in Charleston in July were $624,104, on banks. railroads, &c. The total of dividends for July is larger than that of a year ago, and the list must be satisfactory to the holders of the numerous stocks. The increase in manufacturing dividends is decidedly gratifying, since it indicates the prosperity of general trade, as well as of the local companies. The demand from the spinners for raw cotton has greatly increased in the last three months, and in that period it has been as large as for the corresponding period of 1859. The crop movement of cotton has been as follows:: The exports of cotton have been 844,000 bales more than last year, giving a value of $40,000,000 in excess of last year. Although the imports for the fiscal year ending June 30, show a larger amount than ever before, yet towards the close of the year there has been a diminished activity. For the six months since January, the decline was, as compared with last year, $12,000,000, and for the month of June, being the last of the year, $5,000,000, entered for consumption. The entries for warehouse under the diminished receipts were less than last year. The receipts for June are as follows: Total entered at the port....... $15,339,126 $10,116,442 $24,069,821 $19,160,789 Withdrawn from warehouse . 781,099 2,360,140 2,369,231 2,268,377 ... The quantity of goods entered for consumption, although very large as compared with 1857 and 1858, yet they are less than for 1856. The quantity entered for warehouse does not much exceed the withdrawals. The business for the six months shows a considerable accumulation in warehouse, as large as for the same period last year, although the aggregate arrivals are much less. The quantity put on the market is less than last year, but there has been a comparative diminution in the stock in bond. The movement has been as follows: FOREIGN IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR SIX MONTHS, FROM JANUARY 1ST. Total entered at the port..... 120,929,427 $61,784,634 129,164,874 117,718,076 Withdrawn from warehouse.... 13,145,261 21,911,964 11,515,721 10,315,657 .... The imports of the whole fiscal year show an excess even over the high figures of 1857, and the average of the two years now closed is also higher than for that year: FOREIGN IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. ...... Total entered at the port.. 226,184,167 171,473,336 220,247,307 233,718,718 Withdrawn from warehouse..... 27,950,212 49,376,593 27,103,299 If we separate the aggregate dry goods imports from the general merchandise, we find that the increase in the importations is almost altogether in dry goods, since the supply of the other kinds is less than for last year, and much less than for 1857- DESCRIPTION OF IMPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. The several heads of dry goods give us the comparative receipts of each description. We find the decline for the month has been most in cotton and wool: IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION. Manufactures of wool.... Manufactures of cotton.. Manufactures of silk. Manufactures of flax..... Miscellaneous dry goods.... Total.. $349,623 $2,503,769 $7,280,060 $4,820,153 WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE. Total thrown upon market... 349,623 2,503,769 7,280,060 4,820,153 $508,275 $3,035,935 $7,483,628 $5,118,114 ENTERED FOR WAREHOUSING. Total entered at the port.... $8,704,126 $2,800,678 $8,1€5,037 $5,535,042 The receipts of June have, to some extent, accumulated in bond, but not so large as last year. The operations for the six months show little change in this respect. The contrast is very strong with the same month of 1857. We annex a comparative statement for the first six months of each of the last four years :IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK, FOR SIX MONTHS, FROM JANUARY 1ST. .... $7,408,256 $4,975,813 $16,207,554 $13,983,617 8,948,436 3,830,264 12,888,117 8,795,760 11,321,320 6,610,179 15,517,899 16,734,144 3,070,348 1,539,516 5,320,997 3,705,704 8,232,875 1,865,178 2,741,693 7,570,898 $33,980,735 $18,310,950 $52,676,260 $45,770,123 WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE. Total..... Add entered for consumption Total thrown on market.... $39,069,005 $28,021,941 $55,860,088 $50,488,134 Total entered at the port... $45,786,712 $22,570,319 $55,964,893 $50,655,474 The total for the fiscal year has been larger than for any previous year, not excepting 1858, when there was a sharp reaction from the small business of 1857. The total put upon the market for the year is very nearly $2,000,000 less than the amount received: IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT NEW YORK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION. Total thrown on market.... $83,960,630 $70,475,766 $95,881,215 105,975,669 Total entered at the port.... $92,669,088 $67,317,736 $93,549,083 107,843,205 In order to distinguish the dry goods from the general imports, we have compiled a little table which gives at a single glance the whole imports of dry goods for the year, as compared with the preceding three years: IMPORTS OF DRY GOODS AT NEW YORK FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. A large portion of the increase has been in silks. The import of woolens has, however, been very considerable. The following will show the total receipts for cash duties, at the port of New York, for the different periods named in our import statement :- Total six months $19,293,521 31 $11,029,112 00 $19,512,181 99 $18,389,679 42,271,645 74 27,434,667 00 34,899,800 48 37,711,740 |