The tonnage on which duties were collected during the year 1824, amounted as follows: The registered tonnage employed in foreign trade, pay ing duty on each voyage, The enrolled and licensed tonnage employed in the coasting trade, paying an annual duty; also, registered tonnage employed in the coasting trade, paying duty on each entry, Fishing vessels the same, Duties were also paid on tonnage owned by citizens of the United States, engaged in foreign trade not registered, Total amount on which duties were collected, Of the registered tonnage, amounting, as before stated, to 669,972 60, there were employed in the whalefishery, Enrolled and licensed tonnage, also in the whale fishery, Amounting to 844,084 90 606,893 25 81,533 00 836 50 1,533,347 79 33,165 70 180 08 33,345 78 I beg leave to subjoin a statement (marked A) of the tonnage for the year 1824, compared with the amount thereof as exhibited in the preceding annual statement for 1823, with notes in relation to the increase of the registered and enrolled tonnage, respectively, in the year 1824. By this statement it appears, that the total amount of vessels built in the several districts of the United States, during the year 1824, was Registered tonnage, Enrolled tonnage, 54,492 18 36,446 77 90,939 95 I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your most obedient, humble servant, JOSEPH NOURSE, Register. Hon. RICHARD RUSH, Secretary of the Treasury. SUMMARY STATEMENT Of the Exports of the Growth, Produce, and Manufacture of the United States, during the year ending September 30th, 1825. Produce of the fisheries, $1,595,065 Furs, skins, ginseng, lumber, naval stores, pot and pearl ashes, &c. 4,938,949 Beef, tallow, hides, butter and cheese, pork and live Statement of Exports of Foreign Growth, Produce or Manufacture, STATISTICAL VIEW of the COMMERCE of the UNITED STATES, exhibiting the value of IMPORTS from, and the value of EXPORTS to, each Foreign Country; also, the TONNAGE of American and Foreign vessels, arriving from and departing to each Foreign Country, and the Tonnage belonging to each Foreign Power, employed in the Commerce of the United States, during the year ending on the 30th day of September, 1825. STATEMENT of the COMMERCE of each STATE and TERRITORY, commencing on the 1st day of October, 1824, and ending on the 30th day of September, 1825. STATES, &c. Value of Merchandize Imported. Value of Merchandise Ex ported Domestic Pro- Foreign Produce. duce Quantity of American Tonnage. Quantity of Foreign Tonnage. Entered. Departing. Entered. Departing. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Register's Office, March, 25, 1826. JOSEPH NOURSE, Register. |