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Treasury Department, Dec. 15, 1847. 



Sir: — In compliance with the request of Mr. Meriam, communi- 

 cated in your note of the 13th inst., I have the honor to transmit, 

 herewith a statement of the quantity and value of salt imported into 

 the United States from the 30th of September 1841, to the 30th 

 June, 1847, which is the latest period to which full returns from the 

 several ports of entry have been received at the Office of the Reg- 

 ister of the Treasury, by whom this statement has been prepared. 

 The letter from Mr. Meriam is also enclosed. 



Very respectfully your obedient servant. 



Mo. C. Young, 

 Acting Sec'y of the Treasury. 

 Hon. Henry C. Murphy, 



House of Representatives. 



Statement of the quantity and value of Salt imported from the 

 1st of October 1841, to the 30th of June, 1847. 



Quantitj*. Va'ue. 



Bushel. Dollars. 



In the year ending 30th Sept., 1842, 6,178,743 841,572 



From 30 Sept. JS42 to 30 June, 1843,- -5,454,577 710,489 



In the year ending 30th June, 1844, 8,243,139 911,512 



" 1845, 8,543,527 898,663 



" 18 i6, 6,423,317 768,682 



" 1847^ 7,235,508 803,592 



42,078,811 5,024,420 



DANIEL GRAHAM, Register. 



Treasury Department, 

 Register's Office, Dec. 15, 1847. 



