Note. There is usually re-exported from twenty to thirty million dollars worth of the foreign articles imported. In 1859 the re-exports were to the value of $14,509,971; in 1858 they were $30,886,142; in 1857 they were $23,975,617; and in 1856, but $16,378,578. By adding the re-exports to the imports entered for consumption, the product will show the whole amount of the imports. The above figures are from the Congressional Report on Finances, 1857-8, and the Report on Commerce and Navigation, 1859.


TABLE X.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF CANE SUGAR CONSUMED IN THE UNITED STATES, ANNUALLY, WITH THE PROPORTIONS THAT ARE DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN, DURING THE YEARS STATED—THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31.

Years.Foreign.Domestic.Total.
1850.lbs. 319,420,800lbs. 283,183,040lbs. 603,603,840
1851.406,530,880240,661,120646,206,400
1852.440,289,920265,796,160706,086,080
1853.449,366,400386,128,960835,495,360
1854.337,912,960522,954,560863,067,520
1855.431,432,960304,731,520846,164,480
1856.594,254,080276,568,320848,422,400
1857.541,553,60087,360,000628,913,600
1858.548,257,920310,740,160870,222,080

STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT, IN GALLONS, OF MOLASSES CONSUMED IN THE UNITED STATES, ANNUALLY, WITH THE PROPORTIONS WHICH ARE FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC, DURING THE YEARS STATED—THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31.

Years.Foreign.Domestic.Total.
1850.Gals. 24,806,949Gals. 12,202,300Gals. 37,019,249
1851.33,238,27810,709,74043,948,018
1852.29,417,51118,840,00048,258,511
1853.28,576,82126,930,00055,536,821
1854.24,437,01932,053,00056,493,019
1855.23,533,42324,251,20747,266,085
1856.23,014,87816,584,00039,608,878
1857.23,266,4045,242,38028,508,784
1858.24,795,37420,373,79045,169,164

Note. The above table is taken from the Shipping and Commercial List, and New York Price Current, January 22, 1859. The sources of supply are the same as when the first edition went to press, and the proportions from slave labor and free labor countries respectively, has undergone very little change. The year ends December 31st, while the Congressional fiscal year ends June 30th.