For every hundred red oak staves. 15 O For every thousand white oak staves or heading. 12 6 For every thousand feet of pitch pine, white or yellow pine lumber, .21 0 Other kinds of lumber wood, (cedar, logwood, fustic, and maho gany excepted,) per thousand feet.. 28 0 For every thousand wood hoops. 5 3 Beef and pork, salted beef of all sorts, for every 122 lbs. weight.. 12 8 COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. Appended to the Treasury Report, as communicated to congress, is the following statement, exhibiting the value of imports and exports of the United States, in six successive years, ending 30th September last. The amount of imports during the past year has surprised every one, being greater than in any former 'year, except the great speculation year, 1836. On the other hand, the amount of exports has been greater than in any former year, except 1835 and 1836. PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE. Comparative Statement of the Quantity of Coal shipped from the different Coal Regions in Pennsylvania, from the Commencement of the Trade, in 1820, to January 1st, 1840. From this statement, it appears, that anthracite coal was first used as fuel (on tide water) in 1820; and, dividing the twenty years since that date into four periods of five years each, the quantity brought from the Schuylkill, Lehigh, and Lackawana mines, in the first period, ending with the close of the season of 1824, was 19,042 tons. Second period, ending 1829. Third Fourth "6 1834.. 331,197 1,582,426 .... .3,637,389 Making Which shows an average quantity, for the first five years, of 3,808 tons per ann. .5,570,054 66,239 316,485 Third (6 and that nearly twice as much has been consumed in the last five years, as there was in the preceding fifteen years. A new impetus has been given to its consumption in that period, by the increased safety and economy with which it has been successfully introduced and used in steamboats, and locomotive engines on rail-roads. CHARGES ON A BALE OF COTTON AT MOBILE. A Statement of the Charges incurred at the Port of Mobile, exclusive of Insurance, calculated on a Bale of 420 Pounds, with Freight at d., and Prices at the present Rates. POPULATION AND PROPERTY OF THE CITIES OF NEW YORK. A Statement showing the Population, and also the aggregate Valuation of the Real and Personal Estate, in the several Cities in the State of New York, in each year since 1815. Compiled from the Comptroller's Report, January 14, 1840. BROOKLYN. Year. Pop'ltion. Real & personal estale. Year. Pop'ltion. Real & personal estate. 1838 1839 25,198,956 25,440,634 U. S. Census, 1834 Incorp'd. 15,642,290 State Census, 1837 U. S. Census. 1834 Incorp'd. 2,587,215 State Census, 1837 14,404 4,065,611 State Census, 1835 14,404 2,908,412 1836 3,467,253 1838 4,097,875 4,335,083 BANK STATISTICS. Table showing the principal Items of the Bank Statements of all the Chartered Banks of the State, for the last five years. Jan. 1, 1836. Jan. 1, 1837. Jan. 1, 1838. Jan. 1, 1839. Jan. 1, 1840. 86 Banks. 98 Banks. 95 Banks. 96 Banks. 96 Banks. Banks. 26,900,173 194,485 443,415 4,495,137 3,231,103 1,983,596 3,130,386 43,544 Statement of all the Chartered Banks of the State of New York, distinguishing between those located in the City of New York and elsewhere, January 1st, 1840. N. York City & North Ri- & two bran 82,669 m ver Banks. ches. 10,999,680 14,888,353 52,788,206 2,937,695 3,653,170 34,781 149,377 71,267 524,626 218,494 820,438 660,360 709,137 5,864,634 712,660 457,637 4,401,400 205,151 1,727,203 64,608 |