130 Statistics. 
Crops of the United States in 1847. — A Washington corres- 
pondent of the Courier and Enquirer gives the following particu- 
lars from the forthcoming annual report of the Commissioner of 
Patents. No 'year is mentioned in the letter, but 1847 is doubt- 
less included. 
Grains, Sec. Bushels. 
Indian Corn crop throught the Union, . 540,000,000 
Rye " « . 31,350,000 
Buckwheat " " . 11,674,000 
Wheat « «' . . 10,530,000 
Barley " " . 5,735,000 
Oat " " . 288,530,000 
Potato « « . 97,018,000 
This last crop, (Potatoes,) it seems, has very much diminished 
in consequence of the rot, which deserves the attention of the 
government. The report of the commissioners may contain some 
valuable suggestions on the subject. 
The tobacco crop was 219,964,000 pounds, a slight diminution 
compared to former years. 
Pounds. 
Cotton crop, 1,026,500,000 
Rice « 103,400,500 
Silk " of cocoons, . , . 404,600 
Crops in Ohio. — The Tobacco crop in Ohio it is supposed will 
not be over 6 or 8,000 hhds; last year it was 20,000. The corn 
crop, during the year, (1847) is estimated to amount to 17,272,- 
815 bushels. 
Produce of Ohio. — The receipts of flour at Cleveland, Ohio, 
during the past year, by way of the Ohio canal, were 644,913 
bbls. ; of wheat, 2,130,317 bushels; butter 2,203,705 lbs. ; of wool 
1,443,478 lbs. It is said that about 330,000 hogs were slaugh- 
tered in Cincinnati in 1847. 
Foreign Coal. — The importation of foreign coal into the United 
States from the 1st of July 1846 to the 30th of June 1847, were 
148,021 tons, and valued at $370,000. 
Balance of Trade. — It appears that the balance of trade has 
been in our favor the past year, our exports exceeding our imports 
by about $12,000,000. No country can be prosperous with the 
balance of trade against it, for the excess of imports must be paid 
in specie, which drains the country of it, and cripples the banks 
and business operations generally. 
India Rubber trade in Brazil. — The india rubber trade has be- 
come so important to Brazil as to have attracted the attention of 
the government — which has been ascertained thr'^^i^h the Brazilian 
