RIO STATISTICS.—EXTRACTED FROM RIO MERCANTILE JOURNAL, JANUARY, 1854.
IMPORT.
| Shipping, 1852.— | 793 | vessels | 198,053 | tons | } Conveying cargo. |
| ” 1853.— | 750 | ” | 186,984 | ” |
Besides a large number of vessels calling in, &c.
EXPORT.
| Shipping, 1852.— | 1173 | vessels | 448,851 | tons. |
| ” 1853.— | 1004 | ” | 387,470 | ” |
Of which 560 vessels with produce, 68 with foreign merchandise, and 139 with their inward cargoes; 15 in ballast had foreign destinations, 15 with their inward cargoes, 2 in port laden with produce, and 205 in ballast, proceeded to other parts of the empire.
COASTING TRADE FOR 1853.
| Import (exclusive of 341 steamboats) | 2094 | vessels | 207,872 | tons |
| Export (exclusive of 330 ditto) | 2036 | ” | 202,994 | ” |