days of speculation. The financial short in the attempt to delineate the kings of to-day will dwindle into insig- prosperity, the wealth, the refinementnificance before the imperial dynasties in fact, the abundance of all the elethat will rise up, as it were, to-morrow. ments of greatness and happiness clusterThe pen, aided by fancy, might even fall ing around a future like this. ART. VII.-COMMERCIAL PROGRESS OF BALTIMORE. [We continue to present statistical returns showing the growth of the great American cities. We are indebted to the annual statement of the Baltimore Prices Current and Baltimore American for the facts we now give.] already reached an advanced stage. A REVIEW of the business operations of may now be looked upon as completely Baltimore for the year just elapsed, al- established-the Palmetto, sailing to though it may not afford any very strik- Charleston, is to have a consort of 1,300 ing feature with regard to actual in- tons, the largest steamer ever built at crease, will show a regular and healthy Baltimore-she is building at the yard condition of things, with an abundant of Mr. Robb, and her construction has money market, and an absence of speculation generally; and there is to be observed every element of future growth and prosperity, with the promise that so soon as our carrying facilities are perfected, an extent of inland as well as foreign trade, equal to the desires of the most zealously ambitious, must be realized. With regard to the progress made toward enlarging and facilitating our trading operations, it is a source of unfeigned pleasure to know that within the past twelve months a number of most important objects, which only require time to carry out and develop with entire success, have been commenced under very auspicious circumstances. In the train of these we think we can see many other objects of nearly equal moment, as affecting the future of our city, taken up and as ably and energetically managed. Since we last presented an annual statement of our trade and commerce, appropriations have been made by Congress and by our City Council for the improvement of our harbor and ship channel. This is an alldesirable object, for which our Board of Trade had been assiduously laboring, and we are in hopes that the general government will follow up its acknowledgment of the propriety of our petition by a further appropriation, and one more commensurate with the character of the object. In the mean time, it is hoped our State Legislature will imitate the example of our City Council by making an appropriation towards improving the Patapsco beyond the city limits. Our steam connection with the South Much has been said within the year upon the subject of direct trade with Europe. However zealous we may be in our efforts to place Baltimore upon such a footing as will render it unnecessary for southern merchants to go to the North for their purchases, the truth cannot be disguised that our water facilities are such as to preclude the possibility of establishing Baltimore as the importing point for the present. What we want most now is aid in perfecting our water facilities, so that vessels of even present average tonnage may arrive and depart ad libitum. Let us renew and redouble our efforts for the improvement of our harbor and river; when we are ready the South will take us by the hand. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road is completed to Wheeling! Who but the citizens of Baltimore can fully apprehend the import of those words? Though it be not our vocation to indulge in panegyric, on this occasion, at least, an excuse must be permitted us if we soar somewhat with the bright wings which hope has lent us in the contemplation of that great event. We have reached Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road-Coal-Guano-Iron Furnaces. 471 Years: 1852. 1851. 1850. 16,241... 21,081... 24,040 the threshold and the stepping-stone of Imports of Coffee at this Port for the last Three our true commercial destiny, and there is nothing now can turn us back. The wide and far West has opened her am- From Rio de Janeiro...224,082.....266,240...150,194 ple arms to receive us, and bids us Godspeed in our efforts to secure the prize which nature has so long and patiently held out to us. Who will say that the prize is not already ours? The hope deferred through a protracted series of La Guayra.. 64 Porto Cabello.. Maracaibo. 66 46 West Indies. Coastwise Total... 554... 5,873... 2,754 8.535. 8,114.. 6,532 4,280... 3,885... 3,934 .253,692...305,103...187,454 The receipts of cotton at this port for years is finally resolved into a complete the last three years have been as folreality, and the most sanguine calcula- lows, as near as can be ascertained: tions of those by whom it was first entertained are on the eve of being entirely verified. COAL-Cumberland-This article is rapidly becoming one of the leading features of our trade, having established itself in favor wherever its qualities have been tested. The increased use of steampower, particularly on the ocean, and the growing preference for cheap bituminous coal for domestic purposes, have caused an extraordinary demand for Cumberland, and our routes of transportation have been taxed to their utmost within the past year in order to meet the wants of the different companies working mines in the Alleghany region. The trade, in the early part of the year, opened under some disadvantages, owing to the failure of the largest company then in operation, the late Maryland Mining Company, and continued depressed until May, when it revived, and has continued since then with great activity. The demand for transportation by the rail-road company has exceeded its ability to provide cars, and at this time the amount brought to this market for shipment and consumption is at the rate of about 300,000 tons per annum, although the business of the Company's year ending 1st October, 1852, did not exceed 206,000 tons. The rail-road company having made preliminary arrangements for the accommodation of the coal trade, the exceedingly active demand now prevailing warrants us in the belief that the receipts of 1853 will reach not less than 500,000 tons. Receipts of Coal at Baltimore for the past Eight 1845 Years, to the 1st of January: Cumberland. Anthracite. 16,000 tons.. 90,000 tons. 44 was active the past season, and prices ruled high, from dealers, on account of the scarcity of the article. The importers' prices remained unchanged at $46 20 per ton during the year. We embrace this opportunity of correcting a recent statement in the Boston Journal, in which the total imports of guano into all the United States. in 1851, The imare put down at 23,153 tons. ports of Peruvian guano at Baltimore alone amounted to 25,000 tons, and we are quite certain that at least 10,000 tons were imported into other ports in that year, which would make the total 12,000 tons more than is stated by the Journal. The total imports of Peruvian guano into all the United States, during the year 1852, were 79 cargoes, with 41,088 tons (2,240 lbs). Imports of Peruvian Guano at Baltimore for the for 1852. We are unable at present to 1849.. 1850. 1851. 1852. last Four Years: give anything further than the range of Cents. May.. June Cents. ....15th...21 % @22 ....15th...23 @23% ....15th...22 @22% ....15th...22 @22% .15th...21% @ 22 .15th...21 @21% .15th...22@23 15th...22@23 ...1st...21% @22 .1st...21 @21. ..1st...21@ 22 August 1st...22@23 September...Ist ..25 @October 1st ..25 @ November.. 1st...25 December ..1st...28 @ ....15th...25 @ ...15th...25 W ....15th...27 @28 @28%. ....15th...25@26 Importations of Molasses at the Port of Baltimore for the past Thirteen Years: Mount Savage 2. Lena.. 1.. Antietam.. -West Indies. Green Spring. 1... 66 1,000 Blue Ridge. 1. Frederick co. 3,000 Catoctin.. 1.. Howard co...... 1,500 Muir Kirk 1....A. Arundel co... 2,000 Patuxent Elk Ridge Nasaongo 1.. Worcester co.... 1,500 1847 .Baltimore co 7,000 1848. 4,000 1849 .7,862.. 488..165. 413..475.. 9,805 .1,250..309.. 9,541 586.. 75.. 4.996 785..583..10,150 407..201.. 6,925 248.. 8.. 2,907 721..554..12,703 .251..11,068 77..244..14,715 813..171.. 7,615 7,027..2,064.. 80.... 838..153. 14,794 Importations of Sugar at this Port for the last Thirteen Years: From New-Orleans. From West Indies. 233...... 8,007 ...1,905 11. ... 8,750....4.006 ...10,828....1,253 Bbls. Bble. 264. 1843.. 7,642. 741. 1844. 5,172.. 114 .70,500 1845. 12,602. 413. 1859. Ships. Barks. Brigs. Sch'rs. Total. Howard-street..474,619..549,233..533,549..729,532 January.... 4... 10... 15... 36... 1 Ohio ..... 13... 19... 38... 8... 29... 30... 13... 31... 35... 11... 26... 42... September. 18... 28... 45 August... 15... 22... 41... October.... 11... 24... 35... November.. 6... 22... 31... December. 5... 24... 26... City Mills......245,753.295,236..324.158..486,096 February.. 11... 37... 30... Total, 1851. Total 1852, 128292 4011,068... 1,889...1,633 66 1851, 103...214...346... 970...1,633. NOTE. In the arrivals the past year are included the following foreign vessels: Ships-Bremen, 33: Whisky-Manufactured Tobacco-Foreign Imports and Exports. 473 Tobacco Statement, showing the Quantity in the several Warehouses on the 1st of January, 1852. the Inspections by each house for the year ending December 31, Deliveries for the same period, and Stock on hand January 1, 1853: Stock, January 1, 1853.... 2,100.... 1,711.... 1,881.... 3,124... 2,943....11,759 The following statement shows the manufacturers; the raw material gains stock in warehouses on the 1st January, additional value as the old crop, now 1852, and the quantity of each kind in- nearly or quite consumed, goes into use, spected for the year ending December 31. and no likelihood of an abatement durHhd. ing the coming season need be appreStock in warehouses January 1, 1852. 17,699 hended from the prices now quoted, Inspections from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1852, viz: which are: Maryland.. Ohio.. Cents. Pound lumps of excellent fine quality.. from 30 to 40 23 to 28 29,569 .17,720 12 10 16 common.. 8 to 10 66,572 EXPORTED, 1852. 66 16's, 18's, and 20's lump Ladies' twist and other spun work. 8 to 10 22 to 27 2,847 "Trieste.. 830 1852. "St. Petersburg. "Hamburg. "Emden 186 1849. 783....41,833 703 1847 1846 Coastwise ports. 2,456 1845. Stock in hand January 1, 1853 11,759 1841. MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.-The lead Maryland. Obio. other kinds. 29,569....17,720....1,043....48.332 25,013....16,798. 931....42,742 27,085....13,965 30,689....13,664....1,248....45,601 ..33,906 772... 50,571 754....71,896 .1,755....67,989 32,249.. .15,464 ..1.244....48.957 29,354....13,465. .4,877 47,696 33,759....11,278....1 439 ..46,476 29,980.... 7,692....1,479 ..39,151 Total. the last Twelve Years: Rotter- AmsterAll other dam. Years. Bremen. dam. France. places. 1852...22,860..11,473.. 5,067..7,679..7,734..54,813 1851...12,654.. 9,694.. 4,154..2,327..5,292..34,124 1850...15,864 7,814.. 5,973..8,177. 6,540..44,368 1848 12,787 7,910 3,103.5,761 131.38,890 1847. 22,967.. 7,819..11,388..7,889 1,895.53,482 1846 24.404 9,498 6,181 8,165 3,037..49.491 184526.832. 15,171 10,944.7,183..2,880.66,010 1844...17,139..11,864.. 7,095..7,212..1,594.44,904 1843...16,990.. 6,525.. 7.325..7.932. 3,822..42,594 1842...17,719.. 10,874.. 8,109 4,682 2,379.43 763 1841...16,373.. 7,918.. 5,169..3,814..2,519..38,001 Value of Foreign Imports and Exports at the District of Baltimore for the past Thirteen Years: 1849...18,821..13,783.. 8,725..9,562..1,033..51,924 ing features of the past year's business Exports of Tobacco from the Port of Baltimore for in this important article have been, much regularity of demand, as compared with the previous year, and a more uniform scale of prices, with little variation. The stock now on hand to go over to the next season is made up chiefly of desirable kinds of fine, good and medium qualities, mostly of the manufacture of last summer and fall, with a small proportion comparatively of common and perishable descriptions. Agents and holders will therefore have it in their power to meet the early trade expected in the coming season, with, perhaps, a better supply than they have been enabled to offer within several years, and present advantages to new buyers, which it is conceded this market, from location alone, enjoys over those 1845. eastwardly. Prices are now settled 1846. down to a point barely remunerative to 1847. 8,530,970 Imports. 1848. 1849. 1850. 1851 7,243,963. 1852. 5,245,894.... 7,209,602 ▲ Comparative Statement of the Imports at the 5,291,566. 8,660,981 Port of Baltimore, commencing January, 1851 and 6,417,113. 1852: Articles. Bark, Peruvian.. .....ceroons.... 1,207 Total, 1852. Total, 1851. 750 Laguayra & P. Cabello" bags. .224,082....266,240 16,241.... 21,081 Maracaibo Other ports. ..618,265....415,963 Pimento.. Table of Inspections of Wheat and Rye Flour and Corn Meal- ..bags.... 5,052 2,869 Salt Liverpool ...tons.... 1,342 .sacks.... 63,857. 334 67,228 Coastwise. 76,366 59,388 ....lasts |