OF MOBILE FOR TWO YEARS, TO DATE. 1851-2. 1850-1. COMPARATIVE EXPORTS OF STAVES FROM THE PORT spirits turpentine, 40 cents per gallon: 799 crude do. $1 75 to $2 per bbl.; 482 do. pitch, $3 per bbl. ; 258 do. tar, $2 per bbl.; 20 bbls. bright and varnish at 20 cents per gallon; and 3,019 bbls. rosin, $1 25 to 3 50 per bbl. Cuba Mexico... Other ports. Costwise. ..177,681. ... 50,800. .228,481.. 105,826 .246,953 .360,779 COMPARATIVE EXPORTS OF SAWED LUMBER FROM COMPARATIVE IMPORTS OF THE FOLLOWING STAPLE 22,481. .20,021.. ..10,562 .31,027. .23,745......19,322 .18,095.. .23,672. .18,042 6,816,054 Hay. Lard Molasses Oats Salt... Whisky The trade in Naval Stores, though only Lime. about four or five years old, has met with unprecedented success. Constant im- Potatoes.. provements are making in the manu- Pork facture of the various articles; the Rice.. quality of spirits of turpentine is much better than at the commencement, and has commanded 40 cents per gallon for a medium article. Very little naval In addition to the full statistics and stores have been sold in this market. historical sketches, etc., upon the subject Most of the crude turpentine, and A No. of SUGAR, its manufacture, commerce, 1 white rosin, was shipped to New-York, etc., which run through the volumes of and the balance westward. The receipts the Review, and appear in the "Indusand prices are as follows:-1,460 bbls. trial Resources" complete, we append― Candles.. 3,287,401...49,166,140....26,996,532....120,416,071...15,723,748 7,885,067....66,093,202.... 9,597,781....139,200,705....14,678,238 70,286,903.... 9,848,738. ..86,681,537....15,783,149....182,540,327....12,690,946 48,127,706.... 5,413,316....45,576,480.... 8,838,531....107,155,033....12,934,552 9,070,626....60,838,901.... 5,659,259....165,963,083. 1837 1838 55,624,855. 6,822,217 .68,179,055....12,328,234....155,414,946. ..16,464,290 .*31,628,319.... 1,915,115. .31,475,613.. 4,515,284.. 69,434,331. 114,362,368 2,709,099 .54,763,060.. 7,932,964....179.857,491. 51,699,108. 6,258,288....46,571,976.... 6,532,720....111,967,404. 61,624,973.... 4,926,304....50,057,329.... 9,656,444....126,731,661. .169,274,024.... 6,896,447....45,366,660.... 3,642,895. .174,979,362.... 6,003,609....54,035,761....13,182,395. 179,754,020... 9,516,004...56,710,138.... 7,835.323 .127,767,543.... 7,033,366....49,530,181....13,320,729....197,651,819....19,997,312 ... .226,683,261.. .248,201,117... 6,007,008 .253,815,495. 5,103,741 .275,327.497....14,557,699....62,883,757....10,768,908....364,537,861.... 4,786,437 Commerce of Cincinnati-Imports and Exports. EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION, U. S., IN POUNDS. 183 Total Departures. Exports. U.S. Consump January. 159.. 236 .161,092,811 February. 343 334 .201,624,719 March 419. 401 1839 23,969,100. 241,262,173 1840 .41,125,648. 194,764,937 April.. 349 343 May. 361 364 1841 39,094,265. 232.103,397 June. 331 328 1842 .18,604,814. 1843 3,576,607. 209,056,749 243,274,422 July 314. 298 1844 6,324,954 1845 .15,391,058. .278,264,053 August. 283. 282 1846 .27,715,733. 287 959,764 1847 9,223,547. .376,655.814 Arrivod from Departed to 1848 .19.570.352. .474,637,773 326 1849 .21,462.893. .453,456,333 574. 498 1850 218.. 241 .2,536 1851 20,097.870.. .11,220,723. .445,474,361 The number of arrivals and departures of steamers at CINCINNATI during the year ending August 31, 1852, will be found below: Total Departures. 240 250. 270. 248 374. 336 220. 201 Pittsburgh.. .2,654. The commerce of Cincinnati for the same period showed a total of receipts DESTINATION OF SPECIFIED ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF CINCINNATI DURING THE YEAR 1851-52, COMMENCING THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, AND ENDING THE LAST OF AUGUST. 11,384 4.434 3,162 33,220 4,547 8,206 4,560 7,281 ..10,233 8,268 7,657 The Commerce of CHARLESTON, South 64,817 Carolina, for the year ending 31st Aug., 458,703 1852, shows: exports cotton to Liver1,958 pool, 15,635 bales Sea Island, and 179,93,132 650 Upland; total exports cotton to 64,189 Great Britain,-Upland, 191,585; to 8,305 France, 40,577 Upland, and 3,373 Sea 1,843 Island; to North of Europe, 16,240 Up197,868 land; to South of Europe, 22,025 Up247,400 land; total exports, Sea Island, 19,008 1,987 bales; Upland, 270,427-foreign. In ad22,501 dition, the exports to Boston were 19,901; 20,739 Rhode Island, 715; New-York, 144,045; 22,605 Philadelphia, 24,548; Baltimore, 10,336. Total coastwise, 199,605, and 3,305 Sea 14,184 Island. Grand total exports, Sea Island. 3.203 32,313; Upland, 470,032. 10,333 .16,532,884 1,425 58,317 3,782 39,224 There were 12,889 tierces rice export15,237 ed at same time to Great Britain, 4,299 2,259 to France, 37,265 to North of Europe. 10,819 Total export rice, foreign, 65,253; total 48,074 91,312 11,410 5,930 304 export coastwise, 61,524, (17,274 being 58,020 to New-Orleans and 21,506 to New1,688 York.) Grand total export rice, 126,777 12.810 casks. The exports rough rice were 1,996 181,713 bushels to Great Britain, 18,538 23,000 to France, 210,289 to North of Europe4,482 total, 410,540 bushels. Exports lumber 8,322 to Great Britain, 642,389 feet; to France, 4,562 82,442; to all foreign ports, 4,676,076 272,788 feet. The exports rough rice coast wise, the exports lumber coastwise, 13,624,000 feet, making total export lumber, 18,300,766 feet. For previous years see "Industrial Resources." The following steamboats were built at Cincinnati during the same period. The capacity of boats is said to exceed custom-house tonnage 100 per cent. : Registered tonnage.-Steamers Sydonia, 235; Post Boy, 158; Wilcox, 260; General Pike, 367; Pearl, 184; R. H. Winslow, 335; J. H. Chenoweth, 310; Alabama, 298; Ruby, 145; Louisa, 394; Lewis Whiteman, 317; Cusseta, 201; J. P. Tweed, 315; Delaware, 501; R. M. Jones, 193; Moses Greenwood, 267; Major A. Harris, 103; D. J. Day, 212; James Robb, 593; L. M. Kennett, 598; Eliza, 349; Fanny Sparhawk, 200; Norma, 380; Col. Drennon, 125; Floating Palace, 231; White River, 100; Wash. McLean, 142. Barges. Kate Hays, 240; Buckeye, 328; Cincinnatus, 224; Ion, 230; Joe Torrence, 211; Bob Green, 100. Total-8,896. Commerce in New-York and Philadelphia-Canada. We have received from Job B. Tyson, Esq., of PHILADELPHIA, a series of letters addressed to Mr. Consul Peter, contrasting in eloquent language, and with a great array of facts, the commerce of that city with the commerce of New-York, and tracing out the probable future of both. We shall publish these letters in the Review. They show the population to have been Years. New-York. Philadelphia. Charges under estimate, 1850 Sinking fund. Total 185 8,770 1 4 1852 125,972 14 5 73,000 0 0 £634,466 0 0 of duties collected at the chief lake The following table shows the amount towns in 1852 and 1851: 1850-1. 1851-2. Buffalo, N. Y... $67,000. $91,000 91,000. 87,000 Sandusky, O... 20,000 82,000 Cleveland, O.. 55,000. 85,000 1800. 60,489. 81,009 Plattsburgh, O. 49,000. 64,000 1810. 96,373. 111,210 Detroit, Mich. 28,000. 34,000 1820. .123,706. 137,097 Niagara, N. Y. 17,000. 23,000 1830. 197,112 188,961 Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 20,000. 21,000 1840. .312,710 258,037 Cape Vincent, N. Y.. 6,000. 19,000 1850. .515,394.. .409,045 Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. 6,000. 19,000 Chicago, Ill. 2,000. 11,000 The following table shows the movements going on in GOLD in Great Britain: MOVEMENTS OF NEW GOLD IN GREAT BRITAIN. The total of the above for 1850-1, amounts to $376,000; for 1851-2, to CALIFORNIA.—(Gold first imported 21st June, 1849.) $542,000; an increase of $162,000, or AUSTRALIA.—(Gold first imported in October, 1851.) 103 ports of entry, in which the total Imported. £238,360 1850. 12,000,000 698,590 1851 17,000,000. .1,277,800 1852.. 8,000,000. .1,290,645 Total..... .£43,000,000.....£3,505,395 £35,000 3,713,000 £3,748,000 Total...£4,800,000. 1852 (nine months) 4,821,000. Coin drawn £1,337,000 6,183,000 13,041,000... 15,516,000 Having frequently presented in our pages the statistics of CANADA, we insert the following on the subject of its revenues and expenditures, taken from official sources: The revenue arises from the following items: Customs...... .£703,700 14 0 duties of 1850-51 amounted to $48,788,000; and in 1851-52, to $47,320,326; thus showing, that while there was a large falling off in the aggregate amount of duties collected, there was an enormous increase in the duties paid at the lake ports. The reader will find under the head of SOUTH AMERICA, in the "Industrial Resources," the early statistics and history of CHILI. The following table first six months in 1852, în duty-paid shows the exports and imports of the goods. Excise 20,180 13 8 1,131.431 Territorial 19,961 5 10 937 6 10 Ecuador...... 15,832 7 7 826 1,364 0 0 Central America 704,550 36,607 5,574 2,867,479 2,944,108 52,710 15,174 France 1,134,978 394,443 947,519 183,583 Casual 11,138 2 11 106,492 1,599 Mexico Law fee fund 4,052 12 2 New Grenada 470 233,805 Peru 506,860 795 Spain.. The following are items of expenditure: Sardinia 36,995 8,497 Interest on debt... Schedule A. 29,230 18 2 United States. Schedule B. 33,547 8 9 Prussia. 458 Permanent charges by legislative Denmark 1,142 enactment, C. E. 4,655 8 2 Permanent charges by legislative enactment, C. W. Sweden and Norway. 10,573 0 0 Permanent charges by legislative enactment, United Canada... In the same period of 1851, the exports were 125,355 0 7 $6,126,546; imports, $6,542,795. ART. XII.-DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND ENTERPRISE. TALIAFERRO P. SHAFFNER, ESQ., OF KENTUCKY, PRESIDENT NEW-ORLEANS AND ST. LOUIS TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ETC., ETC. With a Portrait. MR. SHAFFNER, though still a young man, scarcely thirty-one years of age, has performed an active and useful part in extending the character and influences of our great western country. His father was a native of Maryland, though from a stock which originally emigrated to Pennsylvania, and are known both in the Revolutionary and late war. His mother was a Virginian, of German origin. In 1835, being then in his thirteenth year, he accompanied a relative to St. Charles county, Missouri, and participated in the establishment of the town of Flint-hill, in that county, and was actively engaged in all the varieties of western forest life. In the store, driving the team, at the plow, with the axe, he toiled faithfully-enduring with patient and becoming fortitude the privations and wearying cares and labors of frontier life. In the spring of 1838 he repaired to Louisville, Kentucky, and obtained a situation in a small clothing store, at the very liberal salary of $10 per month. His monthly profits amounting to the extraordinary sum total of one dollar! Not depressed by this seemingly insufficient encouragement, he was constant in his attention to the interests of his employer, and had the satisfaction, soon afterwards, of finding his assiduity rewarded with a liberal increase of remuneration. Thus passed the first year in his new occupation; the beginning of the next found him engaged in an extensive fancy silk-house, at a liberal salary. During this period, from 1838 to 1840, he employed his nights (that others, similarly situated, gave to amusements and sometimes to more objectionable pleasures,) in constant and close study of the useful branches of education, thus making atonement for early disadvantages, and paving the way for future usefulness. Of a religious cast of thought, with a native instinct and dread of contact with vice, he avoided such evil company as youth is often prone to the allurements of the wine-cup, the race-course, and the card-table-finding agreeable companionship among those who were calculated to inspire elevated thoughts and teach the true paths of happiness here and hereafter. In the year 1840, Mr. Shaffner, having arrived at the age of eighteen, determined upon the study of the law. Permitting no idle time to elapse, he at once made the necessary arrangements, and entered the office of Samuel M. Semmes, Esq., of Cumberland, Maryland, an eminent jurist of that city. But he did not devote himself exclusively to Blackstone, Coke and Chitty. Under the especial instruction of the Principal of the Alleghany Academy, he applied himself to the perfection of those attainments which he had commenced under his own guidance, and which were to invest him with those advantages which were most essential aids in the development of his energetic character. By way of relieving the monotony of close and steadfast application, Mr. Shaffner, in time of vacation, undertook pedestrian tours to neighboring states, visiting all the institutions of learning and other institutions of interest in the states, north, south and east. In these excursions he rendered himself familiar with the history and character, the statistics and people of every important town or city in the middle, eastern, and southern states. His topographical knowledge alone, has to him been invaluable, and his impressions of the whole eastern and southern portion of this great republic are almost as thorough and perfect as if they were the result of laborious and scientific surveys. His motto seems to have been: "What is worth understanding at all, is worth understanding well;" and consequently he has not been content with less than a thorough knowledge of all he has investigated. Returning to Louisville in May, 1843, he commenced the practice of his profession; having made an office connection with Hon. Charles T. Flusser, a gentleman of learning and ability, of the most fascinating and enlarged conversational and social qualities, but utterly disinclined to the drudgery and labor of professional duty. |