JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.
The amount of paid-up capital is £2,300,000 sterling.
CUSTOMS REVENUE FOR 1853.
12,479,437 reis, or about a million and a half sterling. The revenue in 1852 exceeded that of 1853 by about £250,000, owing to discouragements of trade by disputes amongst sellers and buyers; and the total revenue of 1852 exceeded that of 1847 and 1848 about 50 per cent. The Consulado revenue for 1853 was 2,208,059 reis, or about £250,000 sterling.
RETURN OF TRADE BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND BRAZIL FOR THE YEAR 1853.
| Ports. | Number of Vessels. | Tonnage. |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 11 | 2,058 |
| Maranham | 17 | 5,260 |
| Pernambuco | 40 | 10,506 |
| Bahia | 32 | 10,320 |
| Rio Janeiro | 84 | 25,502 |
| 184 | 53,646 |
QUANTITIES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM BRAZIL IN THE SAME YEARS.
| 1849. | 1850. | 1851. | 1852. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annatto | cwts. | 462 | 648 | 596 | 1,188 |
| Capivi | ” | 363 | 344 | 574 | 955 |
| Cocoa | lbs. | 1,391,162 | 1,204,572 | 1,949,666 | 2,244,713 |
| Coffee | ” | 6,376,651 | 1,779,799 | 7,888,638 | 3,053,202 |
| Hides | cwts. | 207,199 | 157,003 | 150,585 | 94,733 |
| Horns | ” | 8,288 | 5,247 | 6,843 | 2,856 |
| India rubber | ” | 4,605 | 5,967 | 11,053 | 12,813 |
| Isinglass | ” | 515 | 610 | 547 | 352 |
| Ipecacuanha | lbs. | 5,126 | 1,638 | 13,554 | 14,703 |
| Rum | gallons | 1,139 | 33,952 | 20,712 | 1 |
| Sarsaparilla | lbs. | 6,220 | 12,247 | 17,810 | 16,517 |
| Sugar | cwts. | 561,660 | 362,686 | 720,424 | 289,999 |
| Tallow | ” | 23,925 | 4,559 | 5,246 | —— |
| Tapioca | ” | 6,960 | 10,989 | 11,442 | 6,288 |
| Wood, Brazil | tons | 329 | 12 | 57 | 135 |
| —— Fustic | ” | 589 | 669 | 438 | 382 |
| —— Rosewood | ” | 3,649 | 3,022 | 3,200 | 3,676 |
| —— Zebra | ” | 85 | 60 | 89 | 187 |
| Wool, cotton | lbs. | 30,738,133 | 30,299,982 | 19,339,104 | 26,506,144 |
BRAZIL COFFEE IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEAR 1853.
| Bags. | |
|---|---|
| New York | 225,985 |
| Boston | 3,293 |
| Philadelphia | 123,007 |
| Baltimore | 199,314 |
| New Orleans | 311,350 |
| Total | 862,949 |