LEATHER, TANNERIES, SADDLERIES, ETC., IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.-Continued TOTAL,.....1,212 1,231,823 949,830 5,811 3,892,598 7,993 16,286,685 2,477,874 DISTILLED AND FERMENTED LIQUORS IN NEW YORK. A Table, showing the number of distilleries in the state of New York, and gallons produced; number of breweries, and gallons produced; number of men employed, and capital invested, in each county. Derived from the official report, as ascertained by the census of 1840. DISTILLED AND FERMENTED LIQUORS IN NEW YORK.-Continued. DISTILLERIES IN THE UNITED STATES. A Table, showing the number of distilleries in the United States, and the number of gallons distilled in 1840; copied from the records of the Department of State, at Washington, by the Hon. William Slade, of Vermont. If the population of the United States be correctly estimated at 17 millions, the above quantity of distilled spirits will furnish each person with 2 14-100 gallons nearly. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. COMMERCE, TRADE, AND NAVIGATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN, IN 1840. A document of great importance to those interested in trade and navigation has been prepared and laid before parliament, by Mr. Porter, in charge of the statistical department of the board of trade. The following abstract of this interesting document is derived from the London Journal of Commerce. It exhibits the extent of our trade with Great Britain, and its vast importance. The returns show that the quantity of foreign wheat imported in 1839, to make up for the deficient harvest of 1838, was 2,634,557 quarters, which, calculated on an average of 60s. per quarter, gives £7,903,671 as the price, which may be said to have been paid to foreigners in hard bullion. The duty received on that amount was only £631,698, while for less than two millions of quarters the duty received last year was £725,045. The duty on sugar has also fallen off, notwithstanding the increased amount of foreign sugar entered for home consumption. In 1840, 4,031,913 cwts. of sugar were imported, against 4,678,219 cwts. in 1839. The quantity of foreign sugar imported in the former year was 806,073 cwts., against 722,777 cwts. in the latter. Of this foreign sugar 2,444 cwts. were entered for home consumption in 1840, against 51 cwts. in 1839. The following are the particulars of the importations: The gross amount of duty received on sugar since 1840 was £4,465,020, against £4,628,355 in 1839. In coffee there has been a considerable increase of duty, which in 1840 was £922,862, against £779,853 in 1839. The importations were in 1840, 69,534,071 lbs., against 41,003,316 in 1839, and were thus made up : Of British possessions in America, and Africa,............pounds 11,469,600 12,780,080 Of other foreign,... 4,260,095 8,261,503 20,802,086 35,815,815 4,471,535 12,726,673 In tea, the duty has fallen off; in 1840 it was £3,473,951, against £3,660,053 in 1839; the quantities imported were, in the former year, 27,462,893 lbs., against 38,158,009 lbs. in the latter. The duty on foreign spirits has also decreased. On rum there was received, in 1840, £1,154,544, on 2,510,668 gallons, entered for home consumption, against £1,273,765, on 2,830,612 gallons in 1830. The quantity actually imported was, in 1840, 4,310,101 gallons, against 5,447,669 gallons in 1839. In brandy, the duty in 1840, was £1,259,769, against £1,309,201, and the quantities imported 3,389,861 gallons, against 2,271,172 gallons. The duty paid on unmanufactured tobacco, in 1840, was £3,525,956, against £3,431,908 in 1839. The quantities imported were in 1840, 35,637,826 lbs., against 35,605,223 lbs. in 1839. The duty paid on foreign wines, in 1840, was £1,872,110, against £1,915,364 in 1839; the quantities imported were, in 1840, 9,316,650 gallons, against 9,909,056 gallons in 1839. The duty on cotton wool, in 1840, was £650,635, against £417,045 in 1839. The whole quantity imported, in 1840, was 592,965,504 lbs., against 389,396,559 lbs. in 1839, and was thus made up : The duty on raw silk shows an increase for last year of £2000, and that of manufactured silk has also improved to the same amount. The India silk trade exhibits a serious falling off, the duty having diminished from £17,000 to £13,000. The duties received for deals and deal-ends from British America has improved last year by £20,000, in comparison with the year preceding: : The total declared value of our exports for the year ending January 5, The cotton manufactures in the first named year was £17,692,183, against £17,561,711 in the last; cotton yarn £6,858,193, against £7,099,468 in the last; hardwares and cutlery £1,828,521, against £1,345,881; linen manufactures £3,414,967, against £3,305,545; metals, iron, and steel, £2,719,825, against £2,508,526; woollen manufactures £6,271,650, against £5,336,275. The produce of the customs was Gross receipts inwards, year ending January 5, 1840,........... £23,278,089 Duties outwards,...... 127,182 £23,405,271 Year ending Jan. 5, 1841, the gross receipts inwards were...£23,466,117 118,287 23,584,404 Increase in the year ending Jan. 5, 1841,............................. ..£179,133 Entered Inwards.-Year ending 5th January, 1840:-ships, 23,114; tonnage, 3,957,468. Year ending 5th January, 1841 :-ships, 22,725; tonnage, 4,404,207. Cleared Outwards.-Year ending 5th January, 1840:-ships, 18,424; tonnage, 3,085,752. Year ending 5th January, 1841 :-ships, 19,710; tonnage, 3,392,626. Ships employed in the coasting trade : Entered Inwards.-Year ending 5th January, 1840:-ships, 130,254; tonnage, 10,610,404. Year ending 5th January, 1841 :-ships, 133,299; tonnage, 10,706,056. Cleared Outwards.-Year ending 5th January, 1840:-ships, 142,895; tonnage, 11,266,073. Year ending 5th January, 1841:-ships, 146,127; tonnage, 11,417,901. The following tables distinguish the countries to which the vessels employed in the foreign trade respectively belong. The greatest tonnage so engaged, we observe, is that of the United States, which, last year, was 432,486 tons inwards, and 396,566 outwards. Prussia is next in rank, and Norway follows: |