ART. XI.-COMMERCE OF ST. LOUIS.

We are indebted to the St. Louis Price Current for the following statistical tables of the commerce of St. Louis. The editor of this valuable paper is entitled to much credit for his industry and enterprise, in collecting and collating the facts connected with the commerce of the west.

Corn,

Flour,

Hides,

Bacon, ass'd,
Bacon,

Bacon, bulk,
Beef,

Bagging,

Bale Rope,
Beeswax,

Beans,

Buffalo Robes,

Hemp,

Lead,

Lead, bar,

Lard,

Lard,

Oats,

Oil, Linseed,

Oil, Castor,

Oil, Lard,
Pork,

Pork, bulk,

Rye,

Shot,

Skins, deer,

Seed, flax,

`Wool,

ARTICLES.

Tobacco,

Tobacco, manufactured,

Tallow,

Wheat,
Wheat,

EXPORTS FROM ST. LOUIS, FOR FIVE YEARS,
Commenting January 1, 1843.

1847. 1846. 1845. 1844.

YEAR.

1843

1844

1845

1846

1847

July
August

January,.

February......
March....

MONTHS.

........

bbls

bbls

bales

bales

pigs

boxes

tons

sacks

kegs

packs

tierces

hhds

boxes

12,896

913

1,219

4,408

2,170

3,630

2,716

sacks

23.478

29,604 637,033

1,850

13,318

395,683 243,026
bbls 448,614 359,858 202,790
73,586 44,962 50,828
65,752 31,352
591,791 663,505
3,136 2,932
bbls 39,513 26,412
kegs 21,344 32,729 15,691
sacks 16,957 41,176
bbls 1,007
522
1,269
619
62,820
805

8,434

bbls

933

bbls

bbls

sacks

bales

9,881

4,841

bbls 2,092

20,668

10,013

12,856

8,767

10,935

bbls 10,318

624

4,490

3,879

56,467

661

2,250

2,506

3,700

660

13,641
4,916

569

20,113

4,784

10,016

1,167

4,122

2,162

1,118

8,450

6,183

5,955

16,231

217,319

640,239
1,414 1,335

TOBACCO.

Comparative Receipts, Sales, and Direct Shipments, for the last five years.

Total Receipts.

Sales Here.

Shipped Direct.

7,628

7,758

148

6,847

4,447

6,290

$3 00@3 25
3 00@3 25
3 00@3 25
3 00@3 25
3 00@3 25
3 50@4 00
3 50.24 00
3 75@4 25
3 50/@4 00
3 75/@4 25
3.75/@4 25
3 76@4 25

5,324

8,182

3,898

5,089

COMPARATIVE MONTHLY PRICES OF TOBACCO,
For the last four years.

1847.

1846.

$4 00 74 25
3 75@4 00]
3 75 @4 00
3 75@4 00
3 7574 0
4 00@4 25
3 75@4 00
3 75@4 00
3 75/01 00
3 50@3 75
3 25@3 60

1,231

733 22,330 203

1,750

4,216

2,687

1,306

11,284

7,832

1,316

29,796

68,634

1,326

1845.

$3 00@3 25
3 00@3 25
3 00@3 25
3 00@3 25
3 26@3 60
4 00@4 25
4 25/@4 50
4 254 60
4 25@4 50
4 25/@4 50
4 25@4 50

3 00@3 254 25@4 60

11,288

5,007

15,490

1,145

2,624

22,187

27,790

7,396

526

1,493 3,420

35,211

183

3,120

3,393

1,034

2,432

19,730

7,734

1,330

20,691

48,331

311

1844.

$300@3 50 3.00@3 50 300@3 50 250@3 00 275/@3 00 3 75@4 00 3 75/@4 CO 3.75@400 360@3 75 3.50@3 75 3 00@3 25 3 00@3 25

January.
February
March....
April.......
May
June.

July...........
August

September,..
October..

January.
February..
March

April

May..

November......
December....

MONTHS.

June.......
July....

August...
September

October

COMPARATIVE MONTHLY PRICES OF FLOUR,
For the last four years.

1846.

MONTHS.

January.
February

March..

April.....

May

June..........

MONTHS.

COMPARATIVE MONTHLY PRICES OF WHEAT,

For the last four years.

1847.

1846.

Cts. 50@ 62 Cts.
80 @ 85

65@ 75

80@ 85 90@ 95 110@125

November....

December.....

MONTHS.

COMPARATIVE MONTHLY PRICES OF CORN,

For the last four years.

1847.

1846.

1847.

$3 62@3 75
4 6274 75
4 37@4 50
4 62@4 75
4 87@5 00
6.25 @6 50
4.50@4 62
4 62@4 75
3.87@4 00
4 30@4 37
4 50/@4 62
5 COα 5 25

89@ 90

75@ 85

700 80

80 a 87

75@ 85
87@100

$4 371@4 50
4 00 @4 12
3 87 @4 00
3 50 @3 62
2 95 @3 00
3 05 @3 10
2 00 2 25
2.50 @2 55
2 87@3 00
3 75 @3 80
3 80 @3 87
3 75 @3 80

45750

33034

43@45

33 @ 35

3335

31@33

35 @ 37

28 @ 30
28@31

50 fa53

60 @ 63

Cts. 33@35 Cts. 26 a 28

24 @ 26

35736
45 0 50

25 @ 26

50 @ 60

55 @ 65

60 @ 70

85@ 95

75@ 85

65@ 72

85/@ 95 90@100 90d 100 105@115 105@120

100@110

1845.

70 @75 Cts. 68 @70 Cts.
65 @68

63 @66
62@65

63 @ 65

50 a 52

38

40

48 @50

57 @59

58 @60

COMPARATIVE MONTHLY. PRICES OF HEMP,
For the last four years.

1847.

1846

21@23

20721

19@20

16@18

17@19

23@25

30@33

23@25

28 @ 30

$65/@68
68 @ 60
58@60

1845.

$3 6243 70
3 60 @32
3 60 @3 62
3 45 @3 50
3 65 @3 70
3 65 @3 70
3 70 @3 75
3 45 3 50
3 00@3 06
3 1203 25
3 70 @3 75
5 75 @6 00

5255

4850

48 @50

46 @48

48/@50

44@46

46@48

48 @ 50

56 @60

60 @65
68 @70

65 @67

68 (@70

68 @70

70 (@73

50 @53

54 @56
6265

75 @80

85 (@90

1844.

$375 @4 00 3 75 @4 Ca 3 95 @4 12 3 70 @3 75 3 70 @3 75 3 50 @3 55 3 70 @3 75 3 75 @4 00 3 80 @3 90 3 871@4 00 3 56 3 00 3 75 @4 00

68 a70
70/@75
60 @70
65 768

60 @ 65
65 a 68
62 @65

Cts.

1844.

65 @70 65@70 75780 70 @75 70@72 60 @62 5056 60 @65

65@68

60 @623

70 @ 73 67@70

1844.

24@26 25@26

25/@26

25@26

26@28

26/@ 28

33/@35

28 @ 31

28 @ 30

28 @ 30

33 a 35 30 @ 32

1844.

$70@75 70a75 76@$0

73@75 70% 73 60/65 58 @60 65770 70072 65 @ 68 63@65 60 @62

MONTHS.

COTTON.

COMPARATIVE MONTHLY PRICES OF LEAD,
For the last four years.

1847.

1846.

$3 87@4 00
3 87@4 00
3 80@3 85
3 35 3 40
3 30@3 35
3 45@3 50
3 40@3 45
3.35 @3 40
3 653 70
3.87@400
4 05@4 10
4.00@4 05

From January 1st, 1843, to January 1st, 1844,
From January 1st, 1844, to January 1st, 1845,
From January 1st, 1845, to January 1st, 1846,
From January 1st, 1846, to January 1st, 1847,
From January 1st, 1847, to January 1st, 1848,

ARTICLES.

Bacon, ass'd, hhds, csks, bbis
Bacon Hams, hhds & tierces
Bacon, in bulk,

Bagging,
Bale Rope,
Beef,
Butter,

Gross amount of Receipts at the Custom House at St. Louis, from January

1st, 1843, to January 1st, 1848.

YEARS.

1846-47 1845-46

1814-45

1843-44

1842-43

1841-42

1840-41

1839-40

1838-39

1837-38

ART. XII.-COMMERCE OF NEW ORLEANS.

IMPORTS INTO NEW ORLEANS FROM THE INTERIOR,
From 1st September, 1846 and 1847.

pieces

coils tierces and bbis kegs and firkins

Louisiana & Miss., bales 203180 201138

Lake,

N. Alabama & Tennessee
Arkansas,
Mobile,

1696 713
26633 60059
12030 9218

663 3257
758

Florida,

593

Texas,

1557

292

This Last season season

740669

1053633

979238

910854

1089642

740155

822870

954445

4784 11005 Corn,
2657 4025
lbs 18000 206300

Flour,

Hemp,

21545 12553
22214 7703

Lard,
Lard,

28024

Lead, pig,

12735
15521 20064

Oats,
Pork,

Pork. in bulk,
Sugar,
Tobacco,

Wheat,

Whisky,

COTTON-BALES.

Arrivals. Exports. | Stocks.

$3 70@3 75
3 70@3 75
3 40@3 45
3 20@3 25
2.90@2 95
3 30@3 35
3 25@3 30
315@3 20
3 25@3 30
3 48@3 50
3 70@3 75
3 80@3 85

721505

1051837

981616

895375

1088870

7492671

821288

919320

578514

579179

7427201 738313

23493

6332

7556

12934

4700

4128

1845.

$3 253 30
3 32/a3 35
3 103 12
3 0543 10
3 00@3 03
2.95@3 00
3 323 35
3 25 3 30
3 453 47
3 68 @3 70
3.80@3 85
4.00@4 03

-14499

17867

10308

9570

ARTICLES.

COMPARATIVE ARRIVALS, EXPORTS AND STOCKS OF COTTON AND
TOBACCO, AT NEW ORLEANS, FOR TEN YEARS,
From September 1st to August 31st.

Arrivals.

05538

72896

71493

82435

92509

67555

63170

43527

28153

37588

1844.

$3.0073 03
300@3 03
2.8502 871
27602 78
285 02 87
3 00@3 02
2.90 @2 92
2 93 @2 95
3.0073 05
3 10@3 12
3 45/73 50
3.25 @3 37

$5,554 79
16,181 11
16,312 11
29,781 69
73,908 10

1

TOBACCO-ÉнDS.

Exports.

50376

62045

68579

81249

89891

68 58

54667

40436

30780

35555

This Last season season

sacks & bbls

168163 419736 bbls 339487) 399257 bales 7545 6568 keg 78357 72852 hhds & bbis 17465 14153 pigs 201500] 186937 bbls & sack 117657 152359 hhds & bbls 58272 41453 1b: 269760 103000 hhd: 306 45 25956 10370 3985 bbls & sacks 20849 42975 bbls 33794 36249

hhd

Stocks.

22336

17924

7673

4859

4873

2255

2758

4409

1234

3834

Total estimated value in 1846-47,
Total estimated value in 1845-46,
Total estimated value in 1844 -45,
Total estimated value in 1843-44,
Value of Products from the Interior, for four years.

90,033,256 $60,094,716 77,193,564 57,199,122