726 



HISTORY OF THE SMITHSONIAN EXCHANGES. 



Shipments of foreign excJinnges — Xo. of hoxes from 1850 to 1881 — Contiuued. 



Shipments of foreign exchanges — whole quantity from 1850 to 1881. 



I 



Tear. 



1850 

 1851 

 1852 

 1853 

 1854 

 1^55 

 1856, 

 1857, 

 1858 

 1859, 

 1860 

 1861 

 1862 

 1863 

 1864 

 1865 

 1866 



Nnmber 

 of boxes. 



Bulk in Weight in 

 cubic feet, pounds 



33 

 70 

 40 

 56 

 82 

 61 

 73 

 114 

 61 

 63 

 77 

 83 



200 

 240 

 263 

 392 

 365 

 358 

 586 

 384 

 672 



1.054 

 767 

 625 



1,006 

 447 

 546 

 557 

 571 



6,900 

 7, 92U 

 9,885 

 12, 200 

 9,791 

 10, 481 

 18, 271 

 14, 248 

 22, 674 

 29, 480 

 20, 029 

 16, 958 

 28, 836 

 10, 286 

 20, 500 

 18, 630 

 18, 050 



Tear. 



1867.. 

 1868. . 

 I860.. 

 1870.. 

 1871.. 

 1872.. 

 1873.. 

 1874.. 

 1875.. 

 1876.. 

 1877.. 

 1878.. 

 1879.. 

 1880.. 

 1881.. 



Total 



Number 

 of boxes. 



113 

 104 

 112 

 121 

 108 

 179 

 196 

 149 

 208 

 323 

 406 

 309 

 311 

 268 

 407 



4.339 



Bulk in 

 cubicfeet. 



975 



1,057 



1, 033 



1,189 



772 



954 



1,470 



933 



1,503 



2,201 



3, 276 



2,100 



2, 177 



1,976 



2,800 



33, 575 



"Weight in 

 pounds. 



22,523 

 31, 171 

 23, 370 

 31, 383 

 28, 950 

 26,850 



44, 236 

 27, 990 



45, 300 

 80,750 



117, 000 

 69, 220 

 69, 975 

 60, 300 



lUO, 750 



1, 054, 913 



II. — Domestic Exchanges. 



The system of domestic exchanges embraces not only tlie distribution 

 of Smithsonian and other American contributions to knowledge through- 

 out our country, but that of the publications received from foreign 

 countries as well, intended for societies and individuals here. By the 

 liberal courtesy of many well-established houses in the book business 

 in different iiarts of the country, these domestic transmissions were ef- 

 fected with a very satisfactory dispatch and fidelity. The gentlemen to 

 whem the Institution was mainly indebted in 1851 and the immediately 



