Years. A STATEMENT EXHIBITING THE VALUE OF FOREIGN MERCHANDISE IMPORTED, RE-EXPORTED, AND CONSUMED ANNUALLY, FROM 1821 To 1845, INCLUSIVE. 1833,. 14,249,453 86,779,813 32,447,950 75,670,361 1834,. 68,393,180 58,128,152 101,029,266 5,590,616 18,448,857 24,039,473 8,658,837 68,330,956 76,989,793 7,410,766 12,433,291 10,879,520 12,411,969 19,822,735 25,037,184 63,258,392 88,295,576 23,312,811 1835,. 77,940,493 71,955,249 149,895,742 12,760,840 7,743,655 1836,. 92,056,481 97,923,554 189,980,035 12,513,493 9,232,867 1837,. 69,250,031 71,739,186 140,989,217 12,448,919 9,406,043 55,959,889 47,248,632 103,208,531 20,504,495 65,179,653 64,211,594 129,391,247 21,746,360 79,542,988 88,690,687 21,854,962 56,801,112 1838,. 60,860,005 52,857,399 113,717,404 7,986,411 4,466,384 12,452,795 52,873,594 48,391,015 101,264,609 1839,. 85,690,340 76,401,792 1840,. 57,196,204 49,945,315 107,141,519 1841,. 66,019,731 61,926,446 127,946,177 1842,. 30,627,486 69,534,601 100,162,087 1843,. 35,574,584 29,179,215 64,753,799 1844,. 24,766,881 83,668,154 108,435,035 1845,. 22,147,840 95,106,724 117,254,564 17,494,525 63,914,965 80,682,642 144,597,607 12,384,503 5,805,809 18,190,312 44,811,701 44,139,506 88,951,207 11,240,900 4,228,181 15,469,081 6,837,084 4,884,454 11,721,538 3,096,125 3,456,572 6,552,697 3,962,508 11,484,867 5,171,731 15,346,830 11,972,741 54,778,831 57,698,265 23,790,402 64,650,147 32,478,459 25,722,643 17,244,522 79,705,646 89,934,993 FOREIGN MERCHANDISE RE-EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES. Statement showing the amount of Foreign Merchandise re-exported each year, from Years. Free of duty. Paying duty. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. 12,760,840 7,986,411 12,486,827 12,384,503 11,240,900 1821, 10,764,757 10,537,731 21,302,488 1835, 1834, 12,433,291 10,879,520 23,312,811 6,837,084 3,096,125 7,522,359 10,175,099 Paying duty. Dollars. Total. Dollars. 7,743,655 20,504,495 219,032,930 270,637,911 489,670,841 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. 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. 2,734,983 6,205 956,591 21,402 3,691,574 1,026,063 2,727,306 6,774 21,980 3,759,369 21,042 Statement of the Real or Declared Value of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures Exported from the United Kingdom to different Foreign Countries and Colonial Possessions, in each year, from 1827 to 1844. Statement of the Nett Revenue of Customs in each year, from 1839 to 1845; the amount of duty received on Corn, and the Revenue exclusive of the Duty on Corn; showing, also, the principal Duties of Customs repealed and reduced in each year. NOTE. The following is the estimated loss of revenue by reduction, &c., in the Tariff: 1841......Rice in the husk, oil from the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1842......Coffee, hides, indigo, oils, seeds, timber, liquorice, mahogany, turpentine, and export duties,..... 1843......Cork wood, timber, and other articles,... 1844......Coffee, currants, wool, and other articles,... 1845......Sugar,...... Cotton wool,....... Coal, export duty,.. Minor articles,.... £21,170 1,338,102 171,521 286,431 .£1,300,000 ..680,000 .118,000 ..320,000 2,418,040 £4,235,244 SILKS ENTERED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION. Raw, Waste, and Thrown Silk, entered for home consumption in the United Kingdom. |