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Annexed is a comparative summary of the 

 clearances from the port of New York during 

 the calendar year of 1865. As many vessels ar- 

 riving from foreign ports clear thence for a coast- 

 wise port, the clearances for foreign ports are 

 generally much fewer than the direct arrivals : 



The American shipping engaged in the for- 

 eign trade of the port of New York has declined 

 from 3,034. tons in 1861 to 1,480 tons in 1865, 

 while the foreign tonnage has increased from 

 943 tons in 1858 to over 3,200 tons in 1863 to 

 1865. The general results are as follows for 

 the year 1865, compared with previous years : 



The following is a statement of the treasure 

 movement at New York for the last seven 

 years, showing the amounts received from Cali- 

 fornia, foreign ports, and the interior, and the 

 amounts shipped to foreign ports and the inte- 

 rior, yearly, for the seven years ending Decem- 

 ~ber 31, 1865 ; also the amount in banks and the 

 Sub-Treasury at the commencement and close 

 of each year : 



In the table below are given the number of ves- 

 sels, and the amount of American tonnage, also 

 the amount belonging to foreign countries, and 

 the total amount of both American and foreign 

 entered at the port of New York from foreign 

 ports since the year 1821. This includes only 

 the craft engaged in the foreign trade, and is 

 exclusive of the arrivals and departures from 

 and to other domestic ports : 



It will be seen by this table that during the 

 war the influence of Southern privateers was 

 very considerable. This is apparent from the 

 steady decrease of American tonnage, and an 

 equally steady increase of the foreign. The 

 decline of the aggregate tonnage has also been 

 steady since the year 1862, but it has arisen 

 from causes affecting the general commerce of 

 the country. 



