TABLE OF THE TRADE OF THE PORT OF MONTREAL FROM 1882 TO 1912
| Sea-going | | Value of | Value of |
| Vessels arrived | Total | Merchandise | Merchandise |
| Years | in Port | Tonnage | Exported | Imported |
| 1913-14 | — | — | $99,238,107 | $152,635,805 |
| 1912 | 736 | 2,403,924 | 87,679,422 | 148,977,605 |
| 1911 | 762 | 2,338,252 | 71,254,446 | 129,811,810 |
| 1910 | 747 | 2,234,722 | 71,642,648 | 114,473,845 |
| 1909 | 670 | 1,911,413 | 76,642,485 | 96,787,938 |
| 1908 | 739 | 1,958,604 | 80,583,171 | 79,851,814 |
| 1907 | 740 | 1,924,475 | 85,494,534 | 106,391,891 |
| 1906 | 820 | 1,973,223 | 89,616,459 | 89,376,259 |
| 1905 | 833 | 1,940,056 | 73,786,548 | 80,345,420 |
| 1904 | 796 | 1,853,853 | 57,947,045 | 76,056,830 |
| 1903 | 802 | 1,890,904 | 70,939,510 | 78,527,078 |
| 1902 | 758 | 1,541,272 | 59,755,673 | 70,737,832 |
| 1901 | 742 | 1,453,048 | 56,220,759 | 65,632,086 |
| 1900 | 726 | 1,393,886 | 62,496,431 | 64,071,590 |
| 1899 | 801 | 1,517,611 | 64,040,982 | 65,018,544 |
| 1898 | 868 | 1,584,072 | 62,729,180 | 61,117,703 |
| 1897 | 796 | 1,379,002 | 55,156,956 | 47,036,196 |
| 1896 | 709 | 1,216,468 | 49,160,364 | 45,900,270 |
| 1895 | 640 | 1,069,386 | 40,348,197 | 41,996,686 |
| 1894 | 734 | 1,096,909 | 40,401,392 | 42,514,582 |
| 1893 | 804 | 1,151,777 | 47,700,433 | 53,796,227 |
| 1892 | 735 | 1,036,707 | 45,638,275 | 47,670,361 |
| 1891 | 725 | 938,657 | 39,344,783 | 48,418,569 |
| 1890 | 746 | 930,332 | 32,027,176 | 45,159,124 |
| 1889 | 695 | 823,165 | 32,638,270 | 47,415,620 |
| 1888 | 655 | 782,473 | 24,049,638 | 39,856,283 |
| 1887 | 767 | 870,773 | 29,391,858 | 43,391,715 |
| 1886 | 703 | 859,699 | 27,925,916 | 42,086,266 |
| 1885 | 629 | 683,854 | 25,209,813 | 37,042,660 |
| 1884 | 626 | 649,374 | 27,458,775 | 41,859,299 |
| 1883 | 660 | 664,263 | 27,122,891 | 44,073,915 |
| 1882 | 648 | 554,692 | 26,503,001 | 50,527,497 |
| The foregoing table does not include inland vessels, the figuresof which for the season of 1912 were 12,586 vessels with atonnage of 4,649,767. |
CUSTOMS DUTIES COLLECTED AT PORT OF MONTREAL SINCE CONFEDERATION
| 1867-68 | $4,009,675.56 |
| 1868-69 | 3,608,254.75 |
| 1869-70 | 4,128,051.89 |
| 1870-71 | 5,140,132.03 |
| 1871-72 | 5,358,701.13 |
| 1872-73 | 5,011,154.89 |
| 1873-74 | 5,633,705.88 |
| 1874-75 | 5,862,047.05 |
| 1875-76 | 4,292,057.10 |
| 1876-77 | 3,865,410.50 |
| 1877-78 | 3,814,864.77 |
| 1878-79 | 4,026,975.75 |
| 1879-80 | 5,232,802.19 |
| 1880-81 | 7,077,793.32 |
| 1881-82 | 8,100,341.40 |
| 1882-83 | 8,181,935.78 |
| 1883-84 | 7,041,306.18 |
| 1884-85 | 6,856,186.99 |
| 1885-86 | 7,353,009.24 |
| 1886-87 | 8,874,147.75 |
| 1887-88 | 8,548,737.15 |
| 1888-89 | 9,265,405.73 |
| 1889-90 | 8,776,875.22 |
| 1890-91 | 9,065,486.99 |
| 1891-92 | 6,627,526.11 |
| 1892-93 | 7,078,707.12 |
| 1893-94 | 6,653,299.34 |
| 1894-95 | 5,983,342.25 |
| 1895-96 | 6,779,879.74 |
| 1896-97 | 6,765,771.85 |
| 1897-98 | 7,207,005.29 |
| 1898-99 | 8,662,764.98 |
| 1899-1900 | 9,136,377.52 |
| 1900-01 | 9,018,659.84 |
| 1901-02 | 10,041,662.04 |
| 1902-03 | 11,803,298.00 |
| 1903-04 | 12,437,927.95 |
| 1904-05 | 11,591,656.70 |
| 1905-06 | 13,275,623.17 |
| 1906-07 | 11,433,595.61 |
| 1907-08 | 16,480,921.60 |
| 1908-09 | 12,935,098.62 |
| 1909-10 | 16,325,229.78 |
| 1910-11 | 18,327,198.73 |
| 1911-12 | 19,951,815.23 |
| 1912-13 | 25,655,340.42 |
| 1913-14 | 24,732,198.57 |
The variations in the amount of duties collected are due (1) to the growth of imports and (2) to changes in tariff rates.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
| 1842. | 1850. |
| Imports | $8,075,840 | $6,905,400 |
| Exports | 1,714,644 | 1,744,772 |
| Ocean vessels— | | |
| Number | 137 | 222 |
| Tonnage | 41,319 | 46,867 |
| Exports— | | |
| Butter (lb.) | 595,840 |
| Cheese (boxes) | 44 |
| Breadstuffs (bushels), flour reduced to terms of wheat | 1,091,435 |
| Inland vessels—- |
| Number | 3,726 |
| Tonnage | 391,520 |
| 1860. |
| Imports | $15,334,010 |
| Exports | 6,020,715 |
| Ocean vessels—number | 259 |
| Ocean vessels—tonnage | 121,559 |
| Inland vessels—number | 4,558 |
| Inland vessels—tonnage | 348,652 |
| Exports—Butter (lb.) | 2,598,262 |
| Exports—Cheese (boxes) | 301 |
| Exports—Breadstuffs (bushels) | 4,563,206 |
| Imports—Teas (lb.) | 1,577,179 |
| Imports—Raw sugar (lb.) | 18,862,536 |
| 1870. |
| Imports | $25,680,814 |
| Exports | 19,100,413 |
| Ocean vessels—number | 680 |
| Ocean vessels—tonnage | 316,846 |
| Inland vessels—number | 6,345 |
| Inland vessels—tonnage | 819,476 |
| Exports—Butter (lb.) | 8,127,360 |
| Exports—Cheese (boxes) | 99,576 |
| Exports—Breadstuffs (bushels) | 13,691,310 |
| Exports—Lumber (value) | 528,793 |
| Imports—Teas (lb.) | 6,269,071 |
| Imports—Raw sugar (lb.) | 51,857,741 |
| 1880. |
| Imports | $37,073,068 |
| Exports | 30,224,673 |
| Ocean vessels—number | 710 |
| Ocean vessels—-tonnage | 628,271 |
| Inland vessels—number | 6,489 |
| Inland vessels—tonnage | 1,044,380 |
| Exports—Butter (lb.) | 20,547,840 |
| Exports—Cheese (boxes) | 514,964 |
| Exports—Breadstuffs (bushels) | 26,091,130 |
| Exports—Cattle | 35,070 |
| Exports—Sheep | 64,592 |
| Exports—Lumber (value) | 673,481 |
| Exports—Phosphates (tons) | 8,667 |
| Imports—Teas (lb.) | 4,339,182 |
| Imports—Raw sugar (lb.) | 82,551,474 |
| 1890. |
| Imports | $45,934,406 |
| Exports | 31,660,216 |
| Ocean vessels—number | 746 |
| Ocean vessels—tonnage | 930,332 |
| Inland vessels—number | 5,162 |
| Inland vessels—tonnage | 966,959 |
| Exports—Butter (lb.) | 3,243,920 |
| Exports—Cheese (boxes) | 1,379,684 |
| Exports—Breadstuffs (bushels) | 13,550,974 |
| Exports—Cattle | 123,136 |
| Exports—Sheep | 43,135 |
| Exports—Lumber (value) | 3,039,963 |
| Exports—Phosphates (tons) | 23,488 |
| Imports—Teas (lb.) | 7,020,076 |
| Imports—Raw sugar (lb.) | 136,874,550 |
PORT OF MONTREAL
Combined Statement Showing the Number and Tonnage of all Vessels that Arrived in Port During Ten Years—1901 to 1913: