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Massachusetts,

Rhode Island,

Connecticut,

New York,

New Jersey,

Pennsylvania,

9,846,810

$1,930,031 $659,010 $ 2,589,041 $ 1,038,857 $ 1,323,043 $ 2,361,900

118 1,031 27,257 7,248 34.505

310,078 1,135,166 1,445,244 337,279 337,279 17,895,738 3,542,766 21,438,504 30,141,034 18,422,754 48,563.788 426,046 13,935 439,931 308,755 129,217 437,972 721,307 18,268 739,575 546,970 16.007 562 977 105,551,740 16,982,906 122,534,646 145,750,943 49,676,990 195,427,933

2,225

2,225

685 3,286 3,971

257,606 10,104,016 12,991,511 8,367,795 21,359,306

Delaware,

80,920

80,920

Maryland,

11,655,250

127,382 11,782,632 6,031,192

756,360 6,787,552

District of Columbia,

37,992

37,992

48,108

48,108

Virginia,

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722,129

554.087 1,276,216

North Carolina,

391,897

391,897

214,860

97,773 312,633

South Carolina,

11,982,303

12,708 11,995,016 1,392,953

318,432 1,711,385

Georgia,

4,807,675

700 4,808,375 183,996

152,955 336,951

Florida,

3,964,697

3,964,697 16.522

12,447 28,969

Alabama,

13.911,612

13,911,612 137,828

587,782 725,610

Louisiana,

60,656,587 275,265 60,931,852 12,454,089 1,968,065 14,422,154

Mississippi,

11,386

11,386

Ohio,

743,004 1,580 744,584 556,974 233,108

790,082

Michigan,

405,181 29,314 434,495

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Illinois,

297,046

297,046

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79,344

Texas,

California, Oregon,

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Wisconsin,

Minnesota,

California,

Total,

762,448 552,001 1,314,449 125,480

840.912 137,739 978,651 2,015,377

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253,390,870 24,850,194 275,796,320 215,376,273 86,117,821 304,562,381

7. VESSELS BUILT, AND THE TONNAGE THEREOF, IN THE UNITED STATES

For the Year ending June 30, 1854.

Class of Vessels.

105,943

231,423

3,324 037

5,339,414

42,827

48,932

48,932

740

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canal-boats, Steamers. sels built.

Tons. 95ths

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Years.

Registered & licensed in Whale Coasting
Tonnage. Tonnage. Fishery.

8. COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES, From 1815 to 1854, inclusive, in Tons (95ths not counted).

Enrolled Reg. Tonn. Enrolled and Licensed Tonnage in Tonnage in

Cod Mackerel Steam

Trade. Fishery. Fishery. Navigation

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No separate returns of tonnage employed in the mackerel fishery were made by the collectors prior to the year 1830; and none given of steam navigation prior to 1823.

9. Entries and Clearances of American and Foreign Vessels, with their

Crews, during the Year ending June 30, 1854.

Whole number of American vessels entered during the year ending

June 30, 1854, from foreign countries,

9,455

Whole number of foreign vessels entered from do.,

9,648

Total of American and foreign vessels,

19,103

Whole number of American vessels cleared for foreign countries,
Whole number of foreign vessels cleared for do.,

9,570

9,503

Total of American and foreign vessels,

19,073

Crews of American vessels entered. Men, 135,927. Boys, 726. 136,653.

Crews of foreign vessels entered. Men, 100,243. Boys, 1,212. 101,455.

Crews of American vessels cleared. Men, 141,128. Boys, 797. Total, 141,925.

Crews of foreign vessels cleared. Men, 98,617. Boys, 1,196. Total, 199,813.

Total,

Total,

10. NUMBER AND CLASS OF VESSELS BUILT, AND THE TONNAGE THEREOF, IN THE UNITED STATES, FROM 1815 το 1854, inclusive.

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The amount of Tonnage sold to foreigners during the year ending June 30, 1854, is stated to be 60,033.24 tons; being 58 ships or barques, 11 brigs, 23 schooners, 3 sloops, and 8 steamers. Amount condemned as unseaworthy, 9,513.12 tons; being 16 ships or barques, 10 brigs, 18 schooners, and 6 steamers. Amount lost at sea, 63,073.30 tons; being 63 ships or

barques, 39 brigs, 75 schooners, 4 sloops, and 12 steamers.

XII. POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

1. Post-Office Statistics for the Year ending June 30, 1854.

Number of mail routes, July 1, 1854,

6,697

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Length of routes, eight in number, connecting this with foreign

$0.84

20,890,530 $1,290,095

$0.061

21,267,603

$ 1,092,833

$0.05

countries, covered by regular United States mail conveyance, 21,1514

Amount of annual transportation in miles,

Annual cost of same, nearly, t

Number of contractors,

Route agents, local agents, and mail messengers, .

Number of post-offices supplied,

858,740

$ 2,085,727

5,167

1,225

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2,192

Increase in length of mail routes, since July 1, 1853, in miles,
Increase of inland mail transportation since July 1, 1853, in miles, 1,494,463

Increased cost of transportation,

:

$ 423,929.80

Increase of railroad service, 2,446,684 miles, or near 19 per cent, at an increased cost of $ 157,281.

Do. of service in modes not specified, 377,157 miles, or near 1 per cent, at an increased cost of $ 37,520, or near 3.55 per cent.

Decrease of steamboat service, 889,582 miles, or near 15.37 per cent; at a reduced cost of $ 143,230, or near 29.7 per cent. This was caused by discontinuing the service between Wilmington, Charleston and Savannah, Detroit and Buffalo, &c., &c.

Do. of coach service, 439,796 miles, or near 2 per cent, but at an increased

cost of $83,137, or near 6.88 per cent.

Gross revenue for the year,

Total expenditures for the year,

Excess of expenditures over gross revenue,

(For details, see post, page 185.)

$6,955,586.22 $ 8,577,424.12

$ 1,621,837.90

During the year, 1,842 new post-offices were established, and 614 were discontinued. 4,185 postmasters were appointed in consequence of resigna

* September 30, 1854, there were in operation 239 railroad routes; aggregate length 16,621 miles; cost of mail transportation thereon, $ 1,923,747.89, or at the rate of $115.74 per mile of road: adding pay of mail passengers, route and local agents, the whole expense was $ 2,196,249.89, or $ 132.13 per mile of road.

At the same time the average cost of steamboat service was $40.23 per mile of route; coach service, $ 24.39 per mile of road; and modes not specified, $ 8.82 per mile.

† This service is paid partly by the Post-Office Department and partly by the Navy Department. See page 183.

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