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AGRICULTURAL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIONS, ETC., OF THE U. S. 
AGRICULTURAL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIONS, 
CAPITAL, &c, OF THE U. S. 
We find among our exchanges various estimates 
and statistics of the products of the Union, 
which seem quite incredible to anyone not familiar 
with the resources of this country. Some of 
these are official, and some conjectural, the latter 
exaggerated, undoubtedly in some instances; yet, 
deducting largely for over estimates, we have 
still remaining an annual production from American 
industry and capital that will put to shame all 
the gold and silver mines of the globe, even 
adding those of California at the highest estimates 
which have yet been given of them. We shall 
throw these together, as a useful reference for such 
of our readers as like to dwell on the substantial 
glories of our rising republic. 
The first item of interest is the vast and rapid 
increase of business on our two leading canals. 
NEW-YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA CANAL TOLLS. 
Erie Canal. 
Penn. Canals. 
Total. 
1843 
$2,082,145 
$1,017,841 
$3,099,986 
1844 
2,446,038 
1,164,325 
3,610,363 
1845 
2,646,117 
1,196,979 
3,843,096 
1846 
2,756,120 
1,295,494 
4,051,614 
1847 
3,635,380 
1,587,995 
5,223,375 
1848 
3,279,443 
1,550.555 
4,829,998 
The next gives the staple articles received on 
the Erie Canal. This shows a slight fallin g off in 
the aggregate of 1848, as compared with the pre- 
vious year; but that was so immensely in advance 
of any preceding, owing to the accidental stimulus 
of the Mexican war and the famine in Europe, that 
this was fully to have been anticipated. Like the 
temporary decrease of level in some petty corner, 
where the incoming tide is rushing by, the subsi- 
dence only makes room for an additional increase 
from the next succeeding wave. 
Flour bbls. 
Wheat bush. 
Corn 
Barley 
Beef bbls. 
Pork 
Ashes 
Butter lbs. 
Lard 
Cheese 
Wool 
Bacon 
PRODUCE ARRIVED AT TIDE WATER VIA THE NEW-YORK CANALS. 
1842. 1843. 1844. 1845. 1846. 1847. 
1,577,555 2,073,708 2,222,204 2,517,250 3,063,441 3,952,972 
928,347 827,346 1,262,249 1,620,033 2,950,636 4,143,830 
366,111 186,016 17,861 35,803 1,610,149 6,053,845 
522,993 543,996 818,872 1,137,917 1,427,953 1,523,020 
21,437 47,465 50,000 67,699 45,600 71,266 
79,235 63,777 63,646 45,154 80,093 76,179 
44,824 77,739 80,646 69,668 46,812 37,538 
21,825,455 21,477,657 22,724,000 
3,064,800 6,721,000 4,348,000 
27,542,861 35,560,118 40,844,000 
9,504,039 8,866,376 12,044,000 
1,631,700 4,000,500 4,902,000 
19,182,930 24,205,700 22,596,300 
19,004,613 24,336,260 26,674,500 
3,355,148 6,216,400 7,672,300 
Let the reflecting man look at the quantities of 
butter, cheese, lard, and bacon, and wonder at the 
successful efforts of American industry as applied 
to these single items — nearly 85,000,000 pounds 1 
worth about $8,000,000 in the New-York market, 
1848. 
3,121,655 
3,081,458 
2,887,937 
1,551,328 
63,288 
88,301 
64,616 
23,527,362 
9,786,418 
42,947,329 
8,729,400 
8,221,857 
which have reached this point from one avenue 
alone ! 
The following table shows the increasing ex- 
ports of some of the staple articles comprised within 
less than six and a half months. 
Flour bbls. 
Wheat bush. 
Corn 289,080 465,697 
Beef. 
Pork, 
Lard. 
.bbls. 
, ke?s. 
Jul}'. August. Sept. Oct. Nov. 
27,518 44,998 106,739 155,784 233,681 
18,824 19,173 156,103 159,953 180,378 
1,060,953 516,500 604,326 
1,180 2,001 1,538 1,229 9,380 
4,604 7,356 6,109 3,186 5,993 
23,719 20,332 19,703 22,356 27,185 
ec. 1 to 12. 
Total. 
Total '47. 
33,561 
502,391 
739,267 
22,654 
547,085 
1,191,604 
149,136 
3,065,692 
1,408,352 
4,947 
20,275 
14,908 
1,492 
28,740 
27,179 
5,260 
117,555 
33,611 
We regret to notice that so large a portion of 
the wealth that would otherwise flow in upon us, 
is absorbed by imports, consequent upon the inade- 
quate protection afforded to many articles, which 
we should otherwise manufacture, with even 
greater advantage than attends an equal amount 
of labor bestowed upon agriculture. They are 
shown by the table appended. 
UNITED STATES IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AND CUSTOM DUTIES. 
Breadstuff's and Other domestic 
Foreign goods. Total. Imports. 
$6,552,697 $84,346,480 $64,753,799 
11,484,867 111,200,046 108,435,035 
15,346,830 114,646,606 117,254,564 
11,346,623 113,488,516 121,691,797 
8,011,158 158,684,622 146,545,638 
21,108,010 154,032,131 154,977,826 
Years 
provisions. 
articles. 
1843 
$11,204,123 
$66,589,660 
1844 
17,970,135 
81,745,044 
1845 
16,743,421 
82,556,355 
1846 
27,701,121 
75,640,772 
1847 
68,701,921 
81,935.543 
1848 
37,472,751 
95,431,370 
Duties. 
$7,046,844 
26,183,571 
27.528,112 
26,712,667 
23,747,864 
31,757,070 
The estimates of all the crops of the United 
States, for 1848, have been rated at over $590,000,- 
000. Of these, the New England States contribute 
only $58,000,000 ; while New York alone con- 
tributes $79,000,000; Pennsylvania, $55,000,000; 
Ohio, $49,000,000, and Indiana $47,000,000. 
These are the great producing states of the Union. 
The whole investment in manufactures in the 
United States is set down at $343,300,000, Of 
this, New England furnishes nearly one third, viz : 
