ports. The coasting trade since 1847 is shown partially in the following But it must be remembered that coasting vessels to or from ports north of the northern boundary of Georgia are not compelled to enter or clear, unless distilled spirits are of the cargo. It will at once be seen that this exhibit of the trade of this city coastwise, is far from being complete. The same faet will also explain the disparity between the tonnage entered and cleared :

But the increase in tonnage is not alone remarkable. It is a common observation that the largest ships of twenty years ago did not exceed in tonnage the ordinary coasters of the present day. Then, a vessel of 700 or 800 tons was a wonderful achievement of capital and mechanism. Now, ships of more than 2,000 tons have ceased to be regarded as out of the ordinary course. The following is a statement of the number of vessels-foreign and American-that entered this port the years indicated, their total and average tonnage. The statement of the entries for 1855 shows a diminution in the average tonnage of foreign vessels to below that of 1840, which makes it quite clear that the diminished tonnage of the year was, as we have said, caused mainly by the use of a great number of large ships for purposes incident to the war between the allies and Russia. From 1835 to 1854 the American tonnage increased about fourfold, but the number of ships increased only about 70 per cent, the average tonnage about 117 per cent, exceeding the average foreign tonnage about 60 per cent :

IMPORT OF FURS AND SKINS INTO LONDON.

The following table, furnished by David Samuel & Son, Philadelphia, comprises the entire collection of the Hudson's Bay Company, and all the collections in the United States of America, except shipments made direct from the United States to Germany, and such as are used for home consumption, which cannot be ascertained, imported into London from the 1st of September, 1855, to the 1st of September, 1856 :

EXPORT OF BREADSTUFFS, PROVISIONS, ETC., FROM THE U. STATES. The following table, compiled from data furnished to our hands by the New York Shipping List, shows the exports of the under-mentioned articles for the years ending 31st of August, in 1855 and 1856 :

Gt. Britain and Ireland.
1855.

1856.

Flour, bbls.. 164,579 1,498,588

1855. 1856. 1855. 1856.

924,002
802,291

5,533

53,213

1855. 1856. 56,136 298,013 82,870 958,291 13,446 108,581 4,991 53,157 27,816 719,029 4,582 51,712 1,193 5,257 670,799 742,764 26,299 7,828 690 1,059 877 3,810 43 29,759 10,827 35,468 36,791 6,579 32,664 27,907 14,477 30,994 17,666 14,457 2,776 2,396 8,162 11,160 3,937 765 1,183

564

4,535

1,517

521

Tallow.

.....

2,216

Sperm-oil,tons 3,290

Rosin, bbls... 291,137

During the past fifteen years the value of the trade of the lakes has swelled from $65,000,000, in 1841, to $608,310,320, in 1856; and the whole of this grand aggregate, with the exception of $42,260,000, set down for Sackett's Harbor, Cape Vincent, Oswegatchie, Genesee, and Niagara, came through the following ports:

With the exception of Buffalo and Oswego, these are all ports of the Northwest, whose trade has been the result of its development during a very brief period; and the great bulk of the trade of Buffalo and Oswego is derived from the

same source.

DIRECT EXPORTS OF TOBACCO FROM RICHMOND.

The following is a comparative statement of the exports of tobacco from Richmond, Virginia, direct to foreign ports, during the tobacco commercial year ended September 30th, 1856, as compared with the previous year :-—

We are indebted to the Richmond Whig (good authority) for the preceding statement.

The Belfast (Ireland) Commercial Journal and Statistical Register of September 26, 1856, "congratulates" the citizens of that port on the arrival of a large assortment of tobacco, especially selected to suit that market, direct from Nor

folk, Virginia. The Register says:—"The fine ship containing this valuable freight is the Allen Ker, the property of James Barnett, Esq., of this town. We understand that it is upwards of twenty years since direct importations of tobacco have ceased. We hope the present cargo will prove the commencement of a regular direct supply of this valuable article, which must add considerably to its original cost by being imported via England or Scotland."

PRICES OF PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE AT CINCINNATI.

In the Merchants' Magazine for November, (vol. xxxv., pages 608, 609,) we published the average prices of butter, cheese, and coffee, on the last day of each week of the year, commencing with September 5, 1855, and ending August 27, 1856. Also, in the December number, (vol. xxxv., pages 748-749,) we gave the average prices of flour, corn, wheat, and rye, for the same time. In continuation, we now subjoin the average prices of star candles, tallow candles, lard-oil, and barley:

The following table shows the price of star candles at the close of each week during the year::

The following table shows the price of tallow candles at the close of each

NOTE. Unpressed sell one cent per pound below the current rate for pressed.

The following table shows the price of lard-oil at the close of each week

The following table shows the price of barley at the close of each week during

The Chicago Press, on the authority of the Galena Advertiser, gives, as an index of the flourishing city of Galena, the following statement of freight and passengers leaving that place for the twenty-four hours ending May 2d, which will interest many of our readers :

At the same time there were in port the Alhambra, Delegate, Golden Gate, and Greek Slave. It is no unusual occurrence for from six to ten steamers to be in that port at one time, receiving and discharging freight.

EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFS TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1855, TO AUGUST 31, 1856:

A recent number of the Cincinnati Gazette contains an annual statement of the trade and commerce of that city, from which we deduce a brief summary, showing its present standing, with reference to several leading articles of trade, commerce, and industry, compared with the amount of business done in them at a former stated period. These articles are taken mostly in their alphabetical order :

BUTTER. In 1851-52, Cincinnati imported 8,259 barrels, and 11,043 firkins of best butter, and exported 3,253 barrels, and 36,185 kegs. In 1855-56, she imported 11,361 barrels, and 12,422 firkins; in the same period she exported 2,391 barrels, and 28,128 kegs. The highest wholesale price paid within a year past, was 22 cents; the lowest price, 12 cents; present price, 14 cents.

COFFEE. In 1851-52, imports were 95,732 bags; exports, 43,654. In 1855-56, she imported 92,068 bags, and exported 37,903. The year previous, the exports exceeded 114,000, and the imports 42.000. The decline is accounted for by the great advance in the price of sugar and molasses within the past eighteen months.

CHEESE. In 1851-52, imports were 241,753 pounds; exports 150,689. In 1855-56, imports 190,983, and exports 114,607. Present wholesale price of best Western Reserve cheese, 94 cents per pound.

COAL. Receipts during 1853-54 were 8,158,000 bushels; during 1855-56, they amounted to 7,500,000. Prices have raised within a year from 6 cents to 12 cents, and for prime, 20 cents. Should the Ohio River be low this fall, and a supply cut off, consequences will be disastrous.

CANDLES. Exceeding 8,000,000 of pounds of star candles have been manufactured within the past year, together with 53,333 barrels of lard oil. The lard necessary to this, exceeded 33,000,000 pounds. The business has increased 40 per cent within the year. Star candles, wholesale price, 25 cents per pound; lard oil, 90 cents per gallon. About 4,000 boxes opal candles, fetching 18 cents per pound, were also made. A great deal of soap is made and exported.