| Vessels. | Tonnage. | Value of cargoes. | |
| American | 374 | 39,199 | £391,784 |
| British | 78 | 11,952 | 291,456 |
| French | 65 | 11,136 | 152,681 |
| German | 17 | 3,185 | 85,951 |
| Others | 18 | 1,328 | 10,162 |
| ———— | |||
| £932,034 |
The large amount of American vessels will be noticed, and the comparative extent of their trade. In 1864 English-sailing shipping rose to 281 vessels (of 41,199 tonnage) and 74 steamers, against those under the American flag, 88 sailing vessels (of 16,316 tonnage) and two steamers. This, however, was only nominal, the ravages of the Alabama having induced American shipowners to transfer their vessels to the British flag.
In 1877 the tonnage of vessels calling at the three chief ports of Hayti (Port-au-Prince, Cap Haïtien, and Les Cayes) was as follows:—
| Flag. | Tonnage. |
| British | 184,331 |
| French | 91,562 |
| German | 80,561 |
| American | 22,350 |
It must be noticed, however, that the English, French, and German tonnage consists principally of steamers, which have ports of call on the island, whereas the Americans have two-fifths of the sailing tonnage.
In 1863 the imports into Hayti amounted to £1,743,052, and in 1864 to £2,045,333. The United States then held the first place, having sent £762,724 and £994,266, their imports, as usual, being principally provisions and lumber. England occupied the second position with £503,630 and £626,624; France, £255,747 and £273,778. Both in the years 1863 and 1864 there was a great decrease in the amount of provisions grown in the country, partly on account of the increase of cotton cultivation; hence the very heavy imports of provisions from the United States.
The exports in 1863 and 1864 were valued at £2,458,000 and £1,895,000, the decrease arising from the inferiority of the coffee crop, and the fall in the price of goods. The average value of the principal articles of export varied as follows:—
| Articles. | 1863. | 1864. | ||||
| Coffee, per 100 lbs. | £2 | 9 | 3½ | £2 | 5 | 0 |
| Logwood, per 1000 lbs. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| Cotton, per lb. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cacao, per 100 lbs. | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Present Prices.
Prices have fallen lately to an unprecedented extent. During the autumn of the year 1882, coffee was once quoted as low as 16s. per 100 lbs., but rose afterwards to 24s.; and all other produce was also depreciated in value.