days of speculation. The financial short in the attempt to delineate the kings of to-day will dwindle into insig- prosperity, the wealth, the refinement nificance 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.] of Mr. Robb, and her construction has already reached an advanced stage. Earnest appeals are being made daily to our merchants and the merchants of Savannah to establish a line of steamers between Baltimore and that port; and of late the subject has come so palpably before them, that we cannot but indulge the hope that we may, in a few months, put afloat two more steamers to follow in the wake of our pioneer line to the South. 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 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 Much has been said within the year the past twelve months a number of upon the subject of direct trade with most important objects, which only re- Europe. However zealous we may be quire 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 in our efforts to place Baltimore upon The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road is completed to Wheeling! Who but the citizens of Baltimore can fully appre hend 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. 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 66 La Guayra.. 66 Porto Cabello.. 16,241... 21,081... 24,040 Maracaibo. 554. 5,873... 2,754 46 West Indies 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 alrangements 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 Baltimore the past year do not much GUANO. The imports of Peruvian at exceed those of 1851, amounting to about the fact that the agents of the Peruvian This is accounted for by 25,500 tons. government have imported a considerable quantity into Norfolk and AlexanThe demand dria, for the first time. 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: Cents. Cents. give anything further than the range of @ 0223 ....15th...22 15th...21 @2 ...15th...24%0A 15th...22 @23 ....15th...25 @....15th...25 @ Importations of Molasses at the Port of Baltimore for the past Thirteen Years: West Indies. Hhds. Tres. Bbls. 159..510. 2.... 1.... 6,000 1,500 Antietam. 1....Washington co.. 2,500 Green Spring. 1.. 1,000 Years. Blue Ridge.. 1,500 1841 .4,256.. 678..521.. 5.964 Elba 1....Howard co. .3,676.. 155..224. .2,769.. 163.. 15. 1844 .5,654.. 434..520 1846 1847 Ashland 2.... . Baltimore co.... 7,000 1848 4,000 1849 .5,586.. 542..692... .7,862.. 488..165. 6,608.. 852..247. ..5,883.. 499..112.. Harford 1.. .Harford co.. 1,500 1851 .6,815.. 529 .294. .7,638..3,329..308.... 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..14,735 813..171. 7,615 1852. .7,027..2,064.. 80.... 838..153. 14,794 Importations of Sugar at this Port for the last Thirteen Years: From New-Orleans, 7,433.... 233...... 8.007 ...1,905 11...... 8,750....4,006 Bbls. 1842. 6,103. exclusive of Bay Craft: 1852. Ships. Barks. Brigs. Sch'rs, Total 36... 4... 10... 15... Howard-street. 474,619..549,233.533,549.729,532 January.... 74... 152. City Mills.......245,753.295,236..324,158..486,096 February.. 11... 37. 30... Susquehanna.. 16,272.. 17,057.. 23,399.. 51,317 March..... 13... 20... 33... 13... 19... 38... 8... 29... 30... 13... 31. 35... 11... 26... 42... August.... 15... 22... 41.. September. 18... 28... 45 October.... 11. 24... 35... December. 5... 24... 26... Ohio 65... 139 144 104... 170. 163 105. 175. 142 96. 163 144 Total 1852, 128. 292 401...1,068. 27,874.. 35,171.. 34,494.. 33,929 May 8,011.. 5,480.. 7,578.. 6,450 June 54,837.. 45,360. 33,145.. 57,138 July. WHISKY.-The extent of our trade in this article, although known to be large, cannot be arrived at with anything like accuracy, on account of the imperfect system of inspections which prevails here; taking, however, into account the capacity of the four distilleries which have been in operation throughout the best part of the year, and the receipts by rail-road and coastwise vessels, we are safe in putting down in round numbers the total receipts at 115,000 barrels 1,889. .1,633 64 1851, 103 .214...346... 970...1,633 the following foreign vessels: Ships-Bremen, 33. British, 5: Swedish, 1. Barks-Bremen, 22, British, 24; Hanoverian, 2; Dutch, 4; Hamburg. 1. Brigs-Bremen, 5; British. 73: Spanish, 2; Hanoverian, 3; Dutch, 1: Swedish, 2; Russian, 3. Hamburg, 2; Danish, 1; Oldenburg, 2; Prussian, 2; French, 1. Schooners-British, 28; Dutch, 1. Total, 218-total foreign vessels, 1851, 148. NOTE. In the arrivals the past year are included 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, 1852.... 3,996........ 3,259.... 2,708.... 4,082.... 3,654....17,699 Inspections of 1852 .10,029.... 8,396.. 8,114.... 9,940....48,332 Total..... Deliveries for 1852.. No. 1. 11,853. .15,849. .13,288. .11,104.... 12,196.. .13,594....66,031 13,749. .11,577.... 9,223.... 9,072. 10,651. .54,272 Stock, January 1, 1853.... 2,100.... 1,711.... 1,881.... 3,124.... 2,943....11,759 MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.-The lead 29,569....17,720....1,043....48,332 25,013....16,798... 931....42,742 30,689....13,664....1,248....45,601 the last Twelve Years: Total. All other Years. Bremen. dam. 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. 6,1818,165 3,037..49,491 1845 26,832 15,171 10,944. 7,183. 2,880..66,010 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 1849...18,821..13,783.. 8,725.9,562..1,033..51,924 1844...17,139..11,864.. 7,095..7,212..1,594..44,904 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. 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: 1840. 1841 1842. Imports. .$5,109,274. Exports. .$5,868,018 6,109,101. 4,997,633 Imports. Exports. 1848. 1849 5,291,566. 5,245,894.. 7,209,602 A Comparative Statement of the Imports at the 8,660,981 Port of Baltimore, commencing January, 1851 and IMPORTATIONS. 1850. 1851 6,417,113. 8,530,970 6,466,165 1852: Total, 1952. Total, 1851. 1852.. 7,549,766 Coffee, Rio bags. Laguayra & P. Cabello 1,207 .224,082....266.240 16,241.. 21,081 750 Men. Cocoa.. 196.. 8 Cocoanuts. No....M1,316.... M739 311.. 15 Cotton, from New-Orleans .bales.... 4,734.... 3.070 Mobile.... Charleston 2,950 1,496 677 26 Other ports. 66 Copper .pigs. 1,775 2,598 60 Dye Wood 377 10 Logwoods.. .tons.... Fruit-Lemons. 15.874 Figs .drums.... 11,208. 9,757 Flour. -Corn MealRye FlourYears. bbls. bbls. hf. bbls. bbls. hf, b's. 1841.. 628,974.. 459.. 10,736.. 34..3,831.. 22 1842.. 558,282.. 715.. 34 7,772.. 437..5,436.. 1843.. 560.431.. 535.. 13,359.. 821..8.401.. 45 Sugar-from 1844.. 499,501.. 245.. 25,054..1,525..9,904.. 1845.. 576,745.. 631.. 23,949 1,450..6,518.. 1846.. 850,116..1,076.. 40,942..1,744..5,402.. 1847.. 959,456.. 934..105.812..1,298.6,666.. 1848.. 736,441.. 333.. 60,225..1,322..7,520.. 105 1849.. 764,519.. 428.. 51,772.2,051..8,007.. 1850 . 896,592.. 272.. 42.403..3,369..5,419. 1851 912.498.. 620.. 28,917..2,256..7,654.. 1852..1,307,165.. 747.. 52,658.. 745..6,449.. 21 Tinplate...... ..bags.... 5,052 Salt- 44 .tons.... 1,342 334 .... Cadiz.. 46 ....lasts ......moys.. .bush.. .sacks.... 63.857 67 59.358 137,333... 97,625 |