STATISTICS OF TRADE AND COMMERCE. THE TRADE AND COMMERCE OF NEW ORLEANS. THE following comparative tables, showing the trade and commerce of New Orleans, form an important part of the history of the times. One can scarcely estimate the loss our country has suffered by this war. get glimpses of the truth in such figures as these: STATEMENT OF COTTON. Stock on hand 1st September, 1861........ bales Arrived since taking stock.. Arrived previously.. Total receipts for 12 months...... Made from waste and damaged cotton, samples, etc. We 10,113 150 38,730 38,880 1,000-39,880 49,998 382 27,296 Total exports 12 months..... Burnt in presses and on shipboard April 24th, about Stock on hand 1st September 1862.... STATEMENT OF TOBACCO. 27,678 22,200-49,878 120 Stock on hand 1st September, 1861........ hhds. 15,121 Arrived since taking stock... None. Arrived previously 1,063 Total receipts for 12 months. 1,063 16,184 Taken for the consumption of city and neighborhood, and broke up for baling..... 1,249 3,473 Stock on hand 1st September, 1862. 2,711 Inspections from Sept. 1, 1861, to Aug. 31, 1862. Comparative Arrivals, Exports, and Stocks for ten years, from 1st Sept. each year. COFFEE, SUGAR, AND SALT. Direct imports for 3 years, from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. 1861-62. 1860-61. 1859-60. 1861-62.. 1860-61 For 12 years, from 1st September to 31st August. $10,000 1855–56.... 14,627,375 1854-55 8,444,857 1853-54 15,627,016 1852-53 13,268,013 1851-52 6,500,015 1850-51 $4,913,540 3,746,036 6,967,056 7,865,226 6,278,523 7,937,119 EXPORTS OF COTTON AND TOBACCO FOR THREE YEARS. Commencing September 1 and ending August 31. |