Comparative statement of the number of ships which arrived at and departed from the port of Havre, France, in the years 1860 and 1861. JUNE 30, 1862. I have the honor to transmit herewith my usual quarterly statement of the exports to Havre from the United States. This, together with my return of the arrivals and departures of American shipping during the same period, reveals the extreme depression of American commerce at this port, by causes immediately connected with the rebellion. How directly it is traceable to that cause will appear by the following brief review. Ordinarily, taking one year with another, the greater portion of the exports and tonnage from the United States to Havre are from the ports of the southern States, the cargoes consisting mainly of cotton. To illustrate the returns for the corresponding quarter of 1860 show the following arrivals: From New Orleans.. From Savannah. From Charleston.. Total..... Departures same quarter from Havre of American ships, 65. Number of bales of cotton imported, 174,362. Total tonnage represented, 89,28878. 38 15 2 8 6 15 84 The returns for the corresponding quarter of 1861 show the following arrivals: Arrivals second quarter 1862, 13; departures, 9. Total tonnage represented, 90,94533. 55 8 3 1 1 1 1 26 96 The diminution of our tonnage at this port has not been severely felt until the present quarter, for the reason that the extraordinary importations of grain from New York, to meet the deficiency in France, very nearly kept good, during the last two quarters of 1861 and the first quarter of 1862. the ordinary number of arrivals. There were left in this port at the close of the quarter ending December 31, 1861, 42 ships, nearly all of which arrived with grain cargoes from New York. During the quarter ending March 31, 1862, arrived 31 vessels, also mostly from New York with grain. The importations (except two or three regular packets) ceased about the middle of the quarter ending March 31, so that there were left in the port at its close but seven vessels, three of which still remain. With the total suspension of cotton importations from the south, and of grain importations from the north, together with the general falling off of our own exports from France, our shipping in this port has necessarily been depressed to the point indicated in my report. The several vice-consulates under the charge of this office are common sufferers from the same general causes. BREADSTUffs. In relation to the prospect of grain importations into France during the ensuing season, I have to say that at the time I transmitted my report on the 1st of January there was a general expectation that there would be a renewal of the activity of the last season upon the opening of our canal navigation. My information was then derived from official sources; since then has appeared in the official organs of the imperial government a statement that the deficiency of the crop of 1861 was but 13,000,000 hectolitres instead of 18,000,000, as at first supposed, being about 15,000,000 bushels less than I reported. The amount imported since 1st January into France, and principally from the north of Europe, is reported at 3,345,724 hectolitres of wheat, equal to about 10,000,000 bushels, which, added to the amount previously imported, is less than the deficiency of 1861, according to the later statements. COTTON. The following is an abstract of the commercial reports of arrivals of cotton into this port during the last quarter: That stated as from the United States doubtless came from Havana. Much of the importations from England is also American cotton. Speculation has rather increased than abated. The price has reached the unprecedented figure of forty cents per pound for "New Orleans." The present stock in Havre is reported at 34,000 bales, of which 28,500 are rated as "American." I enclose the last review of the Havre market EMIGRATION. About 4,000 emigrants, generally of the best representatives of the emigrating German population, have sailed from this port for New York during the quarter. While the above review and the accompanying documents exhibit results at this port so exceptional, from causes universally felt, I share the general opinion here, that upon the restoration of the ordinary relations of peace our commerce with Havre will exceed even its former activity. Imports of American staples into Havre, France, during the quarter ending Breadstuffs-Wheat, 91,206 bushels; flour, 12,584. Suet-725 barrels, 504 hogsheads, 1,161 casks, 560 cases, 30,000 pounds. Hams-150 barrels, 14 cases, 18 tierces. Bacon and salt pork-10,346 barrels, 627 cases, 2,350 casks, 28,068 pounds Petroleum oil-5,006 barrels. Essence of coal-508 barrels, 399 hogsheads. 1,226 barrels potash, 354 barrels pearlash, 485 barrels chrome oil, 50 hogsheads bark, 96 packages whalebone, 19,000 pounds whalebone, 4,089 sacks coffee, 227 hides, 20 cases brandy, 48 casks bones, 321 sacks mustard seed, 40 cases fire-arms, 2,162 oars, 6,104 staves, 119 planks, 458 blocks of wood, and 56 casks of tobacco. SEPTEMBER 30, 1862. I have the honor to transmit herewith my usual quarterly statement of the exports to Havre from the United States. There has been some improvement in the movements of breadstuffs over the last preceding quarter. COTTON. The importations of cotton into this port during the quarter have reached 68,245 bales, mostly from England; of which, 17,587 are exported as of United States origin. The present stock at Havre is 35,800 bales. The present market price is about 64 cents per pound. Two French ships have proceeded with my license to New Orleans during the quarter-one with an assorted cargo, and one in ballast. One has arrived from New Orleans. EMIGRATION. About 2,000 emigrants have left this port for the United States during the quarter. Imports of American staples into Havre, France, during the quarter ending September 30, 1862. Breadstuffs-Wheat, 395,391 bushels; flour, 1,323 barrels. Cotton-10 bales from New York, 398 bales from New Orleans. Lard-12,843 barrels, 606,422 pounds. Tallow-3,560 barrels. Potash-1,038 barrels, 42,033 pounds. Pearlash-4 barrels. Petroleum oil-730 barrels. Horse-hair-30 bags. Wool-138 bales. Whalebone-800 bundles. Salt provisions-72 barrels, 25 casks Tobacco 3,540 hogsheads. Cocoa-636 bags. Cedar-100 logs. Mahogany-896 logs. Coffee-1,721 bags. Quercitron-1,411 bags. Pimento-114 bags. Copper-110 blocks. Jalap-25 bags. |