The annual saving for each ship will be $15,420, giving as the aggregate saved upon the tonnage which would pass the Isthmus the sum of $47,709,480, and the saving of one year at the end of a decade as $95,418,960, a sum sufficiently near the first to establish its correctness.
The following tables were compiled by Mr. F. W. Kelley, of New York, and were intended to exhibit the effect upon the trade of the world by the completion of the canal through the Isthmus:
Table showing the trade of the U. S. that would pass through the Isthmus Canal, if now finished. Taken from the official returns for 1857.
| COUNTRIES TRADED WITH. | EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. | TONNAGE. |
|---|---|---|
| Russian North American Possessions | $ 126,537 | $ 5,735 |
| Dutch East Indies | 904,550 | 16,589 |
| British Australia and New Zealand | 4,728,083 | 52,105 |
| British East Indies | 11,744,151 | 177,121 |
| French East Indies | 98,432 | 3,665 |
| Half of Mexico | 9,601,063 | 34,673 |
| Half of New Granada | 5,375,354 | 131,708 |
| Central America | 425,081 | 36,599 |
| Chile | 6,645,634 | 63,749 |
| Peru | 716,679 | 193,131 |
| Ecuador | 48,979 | 1,979 |
| Sandwich Islands | 1,151,849 | 33,876 |
| China | 12,752,062 | 123,578 |
| Other ports in Asia and Pacific | 80,143 | 4,549 |
| Whale Fisheries | 10,796,090 | 116,730 |
| California to East United States | 35,000,000 | 861,698 |
| Value of cargoes | $100,294,687 | $ 1,857,485 |
| Value of ships, at $50 per ton | 92,874,250 | |
| Total value of ships and cargoes | $193,168,937 | $92,874,250 |
“Whale ships and coasting vessels have been estimated generally throughout this appendix at forty dollars ($40) per ton. The United States and European commerce around the Capes is conducted in first-class ships, which often cost eighty dollars ($80) per ton. Fifty dollars ($50) have therefore been taken as the fair average value in the construction of this table, which does not include coasting trade.”
Table showing the trade of England that would pass through the Isthmus Canal, if now finished. Taken from the official returns for 1856.
| COUNTRIES TRADED WITH. | EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. | TONNAGE. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half of Mexico | $ 2,775,137 | $ 11,833 | |||
| Half of Central America | 1,244,817 | 5,615 | |||
| Half of New Granada | 2,437,605 | 10,188 | |||
| Chile | 15,486,110 | 118,311 | |||
| Peru | 20,473,520 | 244,319 | |||
| Ecuador | 360,015 | 1,820 | |||
| China |  | Outward; only 40 days saved by the canal |  | 7,077,390 | 68,530 |
| Java | 3,821,410 | 16,003 | |||
| Singapore | 4,364,070 | 16,500 | |||
| Australia and New Zealand | 78,246,095 | 522,426 | |||
| Sandwich Islands | 520,560 | 1,950 | |||
| California | 2,378,105 | 11,800 | |||
| Value of trade | $139,184,834 | $ 1,029,295 | |||
| Value of ships, at $50 per ton | 51,464,750 | ||||
| Total value of trade and ships | $190,649,584 | $51,464,750 | |||
Table showing the trade of France that would pass through the Isthmus Canal, if now finished. Taken from the official returns for 1857.
| COUNTRIES TRADED WITH. | EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. | TONNAGE. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | $ 10,000,000 | $ 25,688 | |||
| Peru | 13,160,000 | 35,096 | |||
| Half of Mexico | 2,790,000 | 10,004 | |||
| Half of New Grenada | 1,090,000 | 2,389 | |||
| Ecuador | 440,000 | 1,651 | |||
| Bolivia | 100,000 | 1,000 | |||
| California | 2,073,859 | 8,997 | |||
| China |  | Outward only |  | 2,180,000 | 2,028 |
| Dutch East Indies | 4,440,000 | 20,400 | |||
| Sandwich Islands | 2,000,000 | 4,119 | |||
| Philippine Islands | 1,000,000 | 1,463 | |||
| Australia | 19,800,000 | 50,000 | |||
| Value of cargoes | $59,073,859 | $ 162,735 | |||
| Value of ships at $50 per ton | 8,136,750 | ||||
| Toal value | $67,210,609 | $8,136,750 | |||