COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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others, with unimportant exceptions, are stated 

 at their market value in paper money at the 

 time of shipment. 



Exports from New York to Foreign Ports during the 

 Years 1872, 1873, 1874,' and 1875. 



DOMESTIC PRODUCE. 



FOREIGN FREE. 



FOREIGN DUTIABLE. 



SPECIE AND BULLION. 



The entire exports from the port of New- 

 York, during the year 1875, amounted to 

 $324,018,818. This was distributed through 

 the year as follows : 



TOTAL EXPORTS. 



1875. 



$29,410,723 

 22,152,509 

 22,724.226 

 25,619,533 

 29,969,772 

 41,996,13fi 

 30,414,770 

 24,221.010 

 20,758,993 

 25,276,182 

 25,437,940 

 25,987,012 



$324,018,818 



This statement shows a falling off in exports 

 during the year amounting to $21,143,543. 



Below is a quarterly summary of the exports 

 hence to foreign ports, exclusive of specie and 

 bullion. It includes the reshipment of foreign 

 products, but is chiefly made up of domestic 

 produce and manufactures. 



The exports from the port of New York, 

 exclusive of specie, during the year 1875, 

 amounted to $250,462,168. The amount for 

 each quarter of the year was as follows : 



Exports from New York to Foreign Ports, exclusive 

 of Specie. 



The most complete statistics of the number 

 and capacity of the coast and inland steam- 

 vessels of the country to be obtained, are fur- 

 nished in the annual report of the Supervising 

 Inspector-General, William Burnett. This re- 

 port embraces the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1875: 



The service at that date consisted of a total of 103 

 officers and clerks, as follows : 

 1 supervising inspector-general, resident at "Washington. 

 10 supervising inspectors. 

 86 local inspectors of boilers. 

 86 local inspectors of hulls. 

 8 assistant local inspectors of boilers. 

 4 assistant local inspectors of hulls. 

 8 clerks to local inspectors. 



The following table shows the number of steam- 

 vessels inspected, their aggregate tonnage, and the 

 officers licensed for the several divisions of naviga- 

 tion therein designated : 



