IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND REVENUE.

IMPORTS of foreign merchandise into the United States: the whole exports of foreign merchandise and domestic products; and the domestic products singly: also the net revenue from duties on imports. Deducting the domestic exports from the whole exports, the remainder will show the amount of foreign goods exported. Specie and bullion are included in the imports and exports.

* Prior to 1843, the fiscal year commenced the 1st day of October, and ended on the 30th of September of the year following. By the act of 1842, after that year, the fiscal year was to end on the 30th of June. This change gave to the year 1843 but nine months, which will account, in part, for the large apparent diminution of imports and exports for that year. The statistical Tables of Revenue differ from those of Imports and Exports by showing the Revenue from the commencement of the Government, by the calendar year, until the 31st of December, 1842, after which, by the fiscal year ending June 30th; so that the above table shows the revenue for only the six months, from the 1st of January to the 30th of June, 1843. Since that time, the tables show both the Imports and Exports, and the Revenue, for each fiscal year, ending the 30th of June. Statistical tables in other books give as the revenue for the six months of 1843, $7,046,846. A statement, however, with the official signature of the Register of the Treasury, gives the amount expressed in the table above.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED.

A Statement exhibiting the value of Cotton, Tobacco, Rice, and Pro-
visions exported annually, and the price of cotton per pound.

1822

1823

1824

24,035,058 166
20,445,520 11.8
21,947,401

6,222,838

1,553,482

13.886,856

15.4

4,855.566

1,882,982

15,059,484

1825 36,846,649 20.9

11,634,449

5,347,208

1827

29,359,545

10

6,577,123

2,343,908

11,685,556

1828

22,487,229

10.7

5,269,960

2,620,696

11,461,144

1829

26,575,311

13,131,859

12,075,430

17,538,227

1832

31,724,682

98

5,999,769

2,152,631

12,424,703

2,744,418

14,209,128

PRICES OF FLOUR.

Annual export price of Flour at New York from 1800 to 1855; also the
annual price in the city of New York.

From a statement of the number of barrels of Flour annually exported
from the United States, down to the year 1841, it appears that the
average annual export from 1791, (51 years,) is 899,494 barrels. The
annual average for each 10 years to 1840, inclusive, is as follows:
For the first decade, ending with 1800,....

For the second,..

For the third,

For the fourth,,

For the fifth,....

....

.... ......

.... .... ......

1810,
1820,

703,286 barrels.
907,895 do
1,012,615

do

839,510 do

950,910 do

.1830,.... .... ............ ......

......

1840,

..............

It thus appears, that, for the first 50 years, there can hardly be said
to have been an increase of the quantity of flour exported.