TABLE XII.
Reading edition
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE VALUE OF EXPORTS OF THE GROWTH, PRODUCE, AND MANUFACTURE OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1859; THE PRODUCTIONS OF THE NORTH AND OF THE SOUTH, RESPECTIVELY, BEING PLACED IN OPPOSITE COLUMNS; AND THE ARTICLES OF A MIXED ORIGIN BEING STATED SEPARATELY.—Report on Com. and Nav., 1859.
EXPORTS OF THE NORTH.EXPORTS OF THE SOUTH.
PRODUCT OF THE FOREST.PRODUCT OF THE FOREST.
Wood and its products,$7,829,666 Wood and its products,$2,210,884
Ashes, pot and pearl,643,861 Tar and pitch141,058
Ginseng,54,204 Rosin and turpentine,2,248,381
Skins and furs,1,361,352 Spirits of turpentine,1,306,035
PRODUCT OF AGRICULTURE. PRODUCT OF AGRICULTURE.
Animals and their products,15,262,769 Animals and their products,287,048
Wheat and wheat flour,15,113,455 Wheat and wheat flour,2,169,328
Indian corn and meal,2,206,396 Indian corn and meal,110,976
Other grains, biscuit, and Biscuit or ship bread,12,864
vegetables,2,226,585 Rice,2,207,148
Hemp, and Clover seed,546,060 Cotton,161,434,923
Flax seed,8,177 Tobacco, in leaf,21,074,038
Hops, 53,016 Brown sugar, 196,935
$45,305,541 $193,399,618
ARTICLES OF MIXED ORIGIN.
Refined sugar, wax, chocolate, molasses,$ 550,937
Spirituous liquors, ale, porter, beer, cider, vinegar, linseed oil,1,370,787
Household furniture, carriages, rail-road cars, etc.1,722,797
Hats, fur, silk, palm leaf, saddlery, trunks, valises,317,727
Tobacco, manufactured and snuff,3,402,491
Gunpowder, leather, boots, shoes, cables, cordage,2,011,931
Salt, lead, iron and its manufactures,5,744,952
Copper and brass, and manufactures of,1,048,246
Drugs and medicines, candles and soap,1,933,973
Cotton fabrics of all kinds,8,316,222
Other products of manufactures and mechanics,3,852,910
Coal and ice,818,117
Products not enumerated,4,132,857
Gold and silver, in coin and bullion,57,502,305
Products of the sea, being oil, fish, whalebone, etc. 4,462,974
$97,189,226
Add Northern exports,45,305,541
Add Southern exports, 193,399,618
Total exports,$335,894,385
Explanatory Note.—The whole of the exports from the ports of Delaware, Baltimore, and New Orleans, are placed in the column of Northern exports, because there is no means of determining what proportion of them were from free or slave States, and it has been thought best to give this advantage to the North. Taking into the account only the heavier amounts, the exports from these ports foot up $11,287,898; of which near one-half consisted of provisions and lumber. The total imports for the year were $338,768,130. Of this $20,895,077 were re-exported, which, added to the domestic exports, makes the total exports $356,789,462, thus leaving a balance in our favor of $18,021,332.
