bbls.. 321. coastwise..... Pollock. 66 The export of fish for three years past has been as follows: FISH.-The inspection returns of mackerel have not yet been completed, but as far as received indicate a material falling off compared with the last few Hake. years. This is owing in part to the im- Haddock... pediments thrown in the way of our Fish.. fishermen by the British authorities. Prices have ruled unusually high, in consequence of the limited supplies and the increased demand for consumption. The current rates for mackerel, early in the year, were $8 25 for No. 1; $6 50 a $6 75 for No. 2; $5 for No. 3, large sizes; and $4 25 and $3 75 for No. 2 and 3, small sizes; but prices soon advanced, and the bulk of the sales during the year have been made at $2 a $4 per bbl. advance on the opening prices. The highest and lowest prices obtained the past two years were as follows: No. 1, large.. 1851. 8 75... 6 50... 6 25 Codfish.. 66 Mackerel.. Herring... ..drums.. 7,356.... 3,559.... 4,109 ...bxs.. 12,483. 8,366. 5,494 .qtls.. 53,568.. 59,679....75,003 bbls..120,043. .122,106....99,965 .bxs.. 17,529.... 14,585....12,936 FRUIT.-The imports have been as fol lows: Codfish have been sold during the year from $2 50 a $4 25 for large, and $1 87 a $3 for small, an unusually light stock, in May last, causing prices to run up to the highest figures. The principal sales have been at $3 a $3 50 for large, and $2 a $2 50 for small, which is from 25 a 50c. per qtl. higher than the current rates By of last year. Hake and haddook have been sold from $1 25 a $2 25 per qtl. The import of mackerel from the Provinces, for six years past, has been as follows: 66 bbls.. -Western.. Northern... .bbls.. 950,811 45,669 Fitchburg. .bbls.. 148,992 Boston & Maine....bbls.. 98,817 bbls.. $7.997 water-From New-York. Albany. New-Orleans. bbls.. 15,065 .bbls.. 67,460 Fredericksburg....bbls.. 32,483 ...bbls.. 19,410 .bbls.. 17,996 ..bbls.. 67,364 Other ports in Va.. bbls.. 5,120 Philadelphia... bbls.. 14,038 Baltimore.. Georgetown. Alexandria.. 16 66 66 ....... bbls.. 40.721 Other places...... bbls.. 15.211 1852. 1851. 1850. 1849. 1848 1847. Receipts and Exports of Flour-Tobacco and Molasses. From the records of the Western Railroad, we copy the following comparative monthly statement of the receipts of flour for the past five years: 255 The exports of tobacco were as follows: 1852 Bales and cases. 991......6,036. Boxes and kegs. Hhds. .19,452 .1,146.. ...4,104. 17,567 810......4,030...... 7,673 COMPARATIVE MONTHLY STATEMENT THE RECEIPTS OF FLOUR FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. 1851. 1852. 1,448%.. 6,372.. May... 38.846.. 27,011 .. 38,893.. 39,305 4,236 June. 38,838 31,807.. 11,778 .. 38,481 .. 34,759 July. 39,023 Aug. 25,386 17,151 .. 20,537 35,275 .. 21,500. 51,169 MOLASSES.-The quantity taken by distillers during the year comprises 39,000 hhds. of all kinds, of which about The exports of flour have been as fol- 27,500 hhds. were sour Cuba at 16 a 19дc., the principal sales from 16 a 184c. In 1851, 35,000 hhds. were taken, sour Cuba selling from 17 a 20; in 1850, 31,500 hhds. at 17 a 23c.; in 1849, 29,000 hhds. at 17 a 211⁄2c.; and in 1848, 26,650 269,771 hhds. at 15 a 20c. for Cuba. The import 115,316 of the year shows a considerable falling 153,933 off compared with last year. The stock 186,728 of all kinds now at hand is 1,500 hhds., 159,117 against 3,100 hhds. in 1851, 5,000 hhds. TOBACCO-The stock of leaf tobacco 1850, and 3,500 hhds. in 1849. The imports have been as follows: 1851.. CORN MEAL, WHEAT, &c.-The receipts of corn meal for seven years past ven years past have been as follows: have been as follows: 1852. 1851.. 1850. 1849 1848. 1847. 1846. Bble. The exports of corn and wheat for se Corn, bush. Wheat, bush. 94,161. 25,187 8,890 .18,295 1852. ..10,262 1851. 13,838 1850. .28,185 1849. The exports have been: 1852. 1851. 1850 1849. 1848. 1847. 1846. ..10,917 .44,903 GRAIN. The receipts of corn have been as follows: 434,535 OILS.-The prices of linseed oil from Bbls. January to August were comparatively 20,605 uniform, ranging from 59 a 65c. for 19,327 American, and 60 a 67c. for English, the 32,788 principal sales of American having been .42,849 at 60 a 62c. per gal. Since August the 8,651 price has been quite fluctuating, ranging from 60 a 77c. per gal. The present current rates are 67 a 68c. The range of prices in 1851 were 61 a 85c., in 1850 Bushels. from 66 a 96c., and in 1849, from 50 a 353,345 90c. There is every reason to believe 404,945 that prices will rule high for some months. 165,453 The amount of linseed on hand and to 31,300 688,014 arrive before the first of March is not 39,847 sufficient to supply all our crushers, and in Great Britain the supply of seed is also known to be short. This will, no doubt, reduce the quantity of oil on the market for spring sales, and keep up a high range of prices. The quantity of bushels....2,118,338....849,173 linseed oil taken for consumption in .2,175,367. ...496,911 this vicinity, for some years past, has .2,118,338 It will be seen by the above that the amount of oil manufactured in this city Shorts. has materially increased, and the article .bush.......... 18,751..........149,474 is also noted as being of very pure and 52,833.116,933 superior quality. Olive oil in casks has 40,478.. 66,258 ranged from 90c. a $1 12 per gal. dur65,189.. 48,988 ing the year, and lard oil from 70c. a $1. 50,256.. 83,620 The following statement shows the 24,184. 65,530 amount of sperm and whale oil import30,352....105,025 ed into the United States the past ten 25,953.... 40,750 years: 1852. 1851. 1850. Corn Meal-Grains-Oils-Leather-Naval Stores, Iron, &c. 257 From New-York and Albany, Baltimore Philadelphia.. Alexandria. Georgetown.. New-Orleans Mobile Richmond Fredericksburg.. Halifax .180,109.... 2,686 The receipts of tar and turpentine for ten years have been as follows: .110,771. .35,405 1843 66 ... ..13,535.. .38,042 Fitchburg Rail-road. 65,867. .14,362 Northern Rail-road. Boston & Maine Rail-roads The exports of naval stores from this 791 port for three years past have been as fol .93,447 lows:476,036. .74,262 1850. 1849. 1848. 1847. 1846 1845. .478,868. .63,676 Rosin,.. 24,346 Turpentine..... The boot and shoe trade has been unusually active, and shows a considerable increase over any previous year. Both the South and West have purchased more goods than the most sanguine in the trade expected, while a favorable reaction in the California market has called for increased shipments to that quarter. The number of buyers have, at times, been very large, particularly from the West, many of them new-comers. The stocks on hand at the commencement of the active business seasons, were quite large, but at the close of the fall trade there was a smaller stock of goods on hand than for many previous years. Our manufactures are now engaged on spring work, of which there is a fair supply in market, and the prospects of the trade are quite encouraging. Below is the quantity cleared at the custom-house for some years past. The bulk of the supplies for the West are forwarded by railroad, and would materially increase these figures could they be obtained. 440.... 43.... 3,008 ary to September last, sold from $19 a IRON.-Scotch pig iron, from Janu$21, the principal cargo sales having been from $19 a $20. During September and October prices rapidly advanced, owing to the small supplies expected from Great Britain and the increased been made, for some weeks past, at $30 consumption, and sales from vessel have a $31 per ton, the highest prices obtained for some years. In 1851 the range of prices was from $18 50 a $24, in 1850, from $20 a $23 50, and in 1849, from $21 a $28 per ton. been as follows: NAVAL STORES.-The imports for three Do. tons.......... years have been as follows: 1852. .bbls..36,332....37,393....22,896 22,964....21,881....23,231 Rosin Spt's. Turpentine. ICE.-The export of ice, as cleared at 9.322....10,764 8,458 the custom-house the past year, has been 22,419....14,364....19,685 as follows: AN AFFECTIONATE RESPONSE TO THE LADIES OF ENGLAND, ETC., FROM THE LADIES OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES; TOGETHER WITH SOME REMARKS FOR THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW.BY A SOUTHERN LADY. [We recommend this spirited and able paper, from the pen of a Southern Lady, to the attention of our readers on both sides of the Atlantic. The author, though known to fame, prefers the discharge of demestic duties to the noisy applause of the world. Her protest against the miscalled "Woman's Rights" movement at the North, which we published in our September number of last year, asserted and main tained the dignity, the elevation, the beauty of female character in its relation to that of the male, in the present constitution of society, and without any resort to Amazonian conventions.] Fire! fire! fire! bawled, one day, an cry continues, though he vainly strains officious neighbor, as he pointed to the his eyes to catch a glimpse of the red heavy smoke, whose black volumes rose flash. "Fire! fire! fire!"-The flash, somewhat threateningly from an adja- the noise, the crash is behind him. While cent chimney. "Fire! fire! fire!" Street he, poor meddling fool! is watching for boys soon echoed the cry. Town-bells it in his neighbor's house, his own is rang. Rattling on rushed the engines. blazing. "Fire! fire! fire!" There stood the officious neighbor, watching the smoke, and rather in hopes that the greedy flame might start up at last to prove him a true prophet. "Fire! fire! fire!" The Most noble and honorable ladies! most sapient and learned reviewers! fortunate would it be for your own sakes and ours, could you but fix your eyes upon the stifling smoke issuing from *1. North British Review, Nov. 1852. Article-"American Slavery and Uncle Tom's Cabin." 2. The affectionate and Christian address of many thousands of the women of England to their sisters, the women of the United States of America. |