APPENDIX No. 14.
Reading edition
Tonnage of Shipping Entered and Cleared in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Holland, Norway, Prussia, and Sweden, distinguishing between National and Foreign Ships from 1850 to 1873. With Cargoes and in Ballast.
Years. United Kingdom.
British Tonnage. Foreign Tonnage. Total Tonnage.
1850 9,442,544 5,062,520 14,505,064
65·1 per cent. 34·9 per cent.
1860 13,914,923 10,774,369 24,689,292
56·3 per cent. 43·7 per cent.
1870 25,072,180 11,568,002 36,640,182
68·4 per cent. 31·6 per cent.
Years. United States.
United States Tonnage. Foreign Tonnage. Total Tonnage.
1850 5,205,804 3,503,837 8,709,641
59·8 per cent. 40·2 per cent.
1860 12,087,209 4,977,916 17,065,125
70·8 per cent. 29·2 per cent.
1870 6,992,967 11,332,095 18,325,062
38·2 per cent. 61·8 per cent.
Years. France.
French Tonnage. Foreign Tonnage. Total Tonnage.
1850 1,891,512 2,719,207 4,610,719
41 per cent. 59 per cent.
1860 3,502,912 4,953,824 8,456,736
41·4 per cent. 58·6 per cent.
1870 4,289,206 9,317,531 13,606,737
31·5 per cent. 68·5 per cent.
Years. Holland.
Dutch Tonnage. Foreign Tonnage. Total Tonnage.
1850 935,283 1,301,152 2,236,435
41·8 per cent. 58·2 per cent.
1860 1,341,711 2,053,269 3,394,980
39·5 per cent. 60·5 per cent.
1870 1,323,475 3,341,448 4,664,923
28·4 per cent. 71·6 per cent.
Years. Norway.
Norwegian Tonnage. Foreign Tonnage. Total Tonnage.
1850 1,050,307 346,639 1,396,945
75·2 per cent. 24·8 per cent.
1860 1,513,369 516,667 2,030,036
74·5 per cent. 25·5 per cent.
1870 2,264,233 967,753 3,231,986
70 per cent. 30 per cent.
Years. Prussia.
Prussian Tonnage. Foreign Tonnage. Total Tonnage.
1850 1,026,378 1,063,980 2,090,358
49·1 per cent. 50·9 per cent.
1860 1,711,442 1,588,382 3,299,824
51·9 per cent. 48·1 per cent.
1870 2,893,214 3,301,530 6,194,744
46·7 per cent. 53·3 per cent.
Years. Sweden.
Swedish Tonnage. Foreign Tonnage. Total Tonnage.
1850 462,884 604,002 1,066,886
43·4 per cent. 56·6 per cent.
1860 560,066 828,386 1,388,452
40·3 per cent. 59·7 per cent.
1870 1,374,433 2,954,151 4,328,584
31·8 per cent. 68·2 per cent.