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Art. III. — COMMERCIAL CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Number XXIII. The Trade and Commerce of St. Louis IX 1850.

TOBACCO MARKET — HEMP — LEAD — BREAD STUFFS — OATS — CASTOR BEANS — FLAXSEED — BRAN — HAY — POTATOES — HIDES — TALLOW — BALK ROPE — WHISKY — BEKF — PORR — LARD — BACON AND BULK MEAT — BUTTER — CHESSE — SALT — SUGAR — COFFEE — MOLASSES — SHIPPING AND TONNAGE PORT OF ST. LOUIS — STEAMBOATS, BARGES, ETC. — ARRIVALS OF STEAMBOATS AT St. LOUIS — NAME AND TONNAGE OF STEAMBOATS — LUMBER TRADE — WHEAT AND FLOUR. TRADE — RECEIPT OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF PRODUCE AT ST. LOUIS.

In an article which we prepared and published in the Merchants' Magazine for August, 1846, (vol. xv., pages 162 — 171,) we gave a brief historical sketch of the early history of St. Louis, its progress in wealth and population, as well as all those facts connected with its commercial resources and advantages, including, of course, its location, shops, buildings, shipping, imports, manufactures, &c., that distinguish a great commercial and industrial town. The remark that we then made, in regard to the rapid progress of our Western States and cities, has lost none of its force; and it is as difficult now, as it was then, to preserve, in the pages of a monthly journal, the mere record of that progress. A year or two in the history of the great west exhibits a growth almost equal to that of a century in the cities and kingdoms of the Old World.

The Missouri Republican — one of the most able and influential journals in St. Louis, the commercial capital of the State — has been in the habit of preparing and publishing, for several years past, an annual statement of the trade and commerce of St. Louis. In accordance with this custom, we find in that journal for January 1, 1851, a clear and comprehensive review of the markets for the year commencing January 1, and ending December 31, 1850. This review, which we have concluded to publish entire, exhibits a healthfulness in trade that must be truly gratifying to our mercantile friends in St. Louis. It shows, moreover, an increased business in the principal staple products of that region of our country, and a considerable augmentation of prices, which is of course equally gratifying to the producing and business classes. The statistics (we are assured by the editors of the Republican) are made up from the most reliable information, and in facts and figures are strictly correct.

TOBACCO. This article is classed among the most important agricultural productions of our State, and since 1838 has attracted considerable attention for export. While the receipts of 1850 fall short 609 hhds., compared with the receipts of the previous year, they still slightly exceed the receipts of 1848. There are two warehouses in this city, at which all tobacco received and intended for sale in this market are disposed of, and from these we are enabled, at the close of each season, to give satisfactory statements of the amount received, sold, &c. These warehouses are now entirely bare of the article, and of the old crop there is none to come forward. We can safely state, therefore, that the growth of 1849 has been entirely exhausted during the past year — a fact evincing the activity of the market. Below we annex a statement of the receipts during each month, and a comparative statement of the previous year: —

In January	30	In July hhds.	1,651
February	7	August	1,495
March	128	September	903
April	647	October .	442
May	1,279	November	286
June	2,077	December	10
Total		8,905
Receipts by wagons		150
Total receipts in 1850		9,055
Receipts of 1849		9,664
Decrease in 1850		609

As the range of quality is very great, from common lugs to superior manufacturing, we find the range in figures also wide. As our monthly prices are predicated on actual sales only, it might seem that at periods not remote from each other, the higher qualities fluctuate materially in price. The latter supposition, however, would be erroneous, as the difference, particularly in the higher figures, depends almost entirely on the quality of tobacco sold. Thus, the highest price given for superior manufacturing was in November; yet the same samples would have commanded the same, or nearly the same prices, at any time throughout the year.

PRICES IN 1849.		PRICES IN 1850.
January and February no sales.		January and February no sales.
March	$1 50 to $7 00	March	$3 00 to $12 00
April	1 50 to 7 50	April	4 45 to 7 75
May	1 20 to 8 00	May	3 00 to 12 00
June	2 50 to 9 00	June	4 15 to 13 20
July	2 50 to 9 50	July	4 45 to 8 45
August	2 50 to 8 00	August	5 50 to 10 50
September	1 50 to 7 00	September	5 00 to 13 50
October	1 25 to 6 50	October	5 45 to 9 35
November	1 25 to 6 50	November	6 00 to 15 00
December	1 25 to 6 50	December	4 75 to 8 50

HEMP. Receipts of Hemp during the past year, greatly exceed those of any year since 1847, when they reached over 72,222 bales — a circumstance, however, measurably owing to the non-reception, during the preceding year, of the crop due, the receipts of 1846 having been less than 34,000 bales. The market throughout 1849 was marked by more firmness than during the past year, and the rates were higher, having ranged between $120 and $126, varying little from January to December. At the close of 1849, the stock in store was 893 bales. The stock in store and on sale at the close of 1850, is about 2,000 bales. The Market during January was inactive at the figures of the previous year, and declined in February to $90 a $105 per ton. The ruling rates for the balance of the year were $80 to $95.

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MONTHLY RECIEPTS PER RIVERS.

January bales	7	July bales	6,736
February,	508	August	3,922
March	7624	September	3,776
April	13,524	October	2,085
May	10,772	November	2,203
June	9,789	December .	316
Total			60,862
Receipts of 1849			46,290
Increase of 1860 over 1649			14,572

MONTHLY PRICES PER TON, 1850.

January	$122 to $125	July	$80 to $90
February	90 to 105	August	80 to 86
March	87 ˝ to 90	September	75 to 90
April	85 to 93	October	85 to 93
May	80 to 90	November	83 to 92
June	85 to 89	December	85 to 95

Below we give the imports by the river for the past six years: —

1845	30,997	1848	47,270
1846	33,853	1849	46,290
1847	72,222	1850,	60,862

LEAD. The production of this article has been gradually declining since 1845; receipts, per rivers, since that time, having fallen off from 750,877 pigs, to 573,502 pigs. In the meantime the demand for home consumption has materially increased and very little has been exported. In consequence of this decline in production, prices have gone up, and during the two last years have ranged much higher than for many years previous. For the greater part of the past year, the price of upper mines lead has been over $4 25, and the market closes firm at $4 37 ˝ to $4 40 per 100 lbs.

MONTHLY RECEIPTS PER RIVERS, UPPER AND LOWER MINES, INCLUSIVE.

January pigs	3,421	July pigs	57,660
February	3,542	August	38,466
March	43,340	September	56,263
April	75,264	October	56,563
May	88,626	November	64,684
June	84,594	December	1,079
Total			573,502
Received per rivera in 1849			590,293
Falling off of 1850 from 1849			16,791

ACTUAL PRODUCT OF UPPER MINES FOR THE TWO LAST YEARS.

In 1850	567,946 pigs,	or 37,689,728 pounds.
1849	625,463	42,531,634 "
Decrease	57,967	4,941,906 "

ACTUAL PRODUCT OF LOWER MINES FOR 1850.

Richwood Mine	11,872 pigs,	or 832,430 pounds.
Other mines	74,104	5,167,570 "
Total	85,976	6,000,000 "

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MONTHLY PRICES DURING 1850.

January	$3 92 to $3 96	July	$4 15 to $4 20
February	8 9S to 4 00	August	4 10 to 4 15
March	4 37 ˝ 4 60	September	4 10 to 4 15
April	4 10 to 4 75	October	4 25 to 4 30
May	4 68 to 4 60	November	4 25 to 4 30
June	4 25 to 4 35	December	4 35 to 4 40

MONTHLY PRICES DURING 1849.

January	$3 75 to $3 80	July	$4 05 to $4 10
February	3 80 to 3 85	AuguSt.	4 20 to 4 25
March	4 00 to 4 10	September	4 20 to 4 25
April	3 80 to 3 86	October	4 05 to 4 10
May	3 95 to 4 00	November	3 90 to 3 92
June	4 00 to 4 05	December	3 92 ˝ to 3 95

WHEAT. Receipts of this article, during the year just closed, have slightly exceeded those of last year, but fall short of those of '46, '47 and '48. The last year has doubtless been a better wheat year than '49, but, owing to a generally entertained opinion that the articles must advance, farmers and shippers held back until threatened by closing navigation. This will account for the heavy receipts during November, compared with other months of the year.

MONTHLY RECEIPTS PER RIVERS

	Sacks.	bbls.		Sacks.	bbls.
January	10,013	123	July	29,144	237
February	14,941	88	August	70,651	284
March	60,659	1,452	September	118,378	1,384
April	83,135	1,036	October	132,177	2,662
May	60,l80	227	November	208,139	4,605
June	43,971	144	December	45,365	483
Total	876,753	12,856
Receipts per rivers in 1850 lbs.	1,792,074
" 1849	1,762.535
Increase of 1850 over 1849	29,539

MONTHLY PRICES PER BUSHEL DURING 1850.

January, cents	89 to $1 15	July, cents	65 to 93
February	80 to 1 05	August	65 to 85
March	85 to 1 20	September	60 to 78
April	95 to 1 25	October	60 to 80
May	90 to 1 27	November	60 to 82
June	77 ˝ to 1 25	December	79 to 86

MONTHLY PRICES PER BUSHEL DURING 1849.

January, cents	80 to 86	July, cents	85 to $0 97 ˝
February	80 to 85	August	85 to 0 87 ˝
March	76 to 80	September	85 to 0 90
April	75 to 78	October	90 to 0 93
May	83 to 85	November	93 to 0 95
June	83 to 85	December	98 to 1 15

FLOUR. Receipts of flour, per rivers, fall slightly short of those of 1849. For the first six months of 1850, the market was moderately active at figures ranging above those of '49, but after the appearance of the new crop of wheat, this article declined, and the market has since been unsettled, sales being mainly for consumption and coast orders. At the close there is a manifest decline from the figures of the early part of December, and choice country brands will scarcely command over $4 25, excepting some favorite brands for family use.

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MONTHLY RECEIPTS PER RIVERS, 1850.

January bbls.	4,506	July bbls.	10,488
February	7,984	August	27,584
March	17,837	September	37,616
April	32,759	October	51,428
May	15,900	November	60,948
June	16,236	December	19,432
Total	292,718
Received, per rivers, in 1849	301,933
Decrease	9,215

RECEIPTS PER WAGONS DURING 1850.

From Center Mills, (new) Illinois, since 30th September bbls.	1,833
From Hope Mills, Illinois, since 1st January	1,435
From Planet Mills, Illinois, since 1st January	1,735
From Harmony Mills, Illinois, since 1st January	2,405
From Harrison's Mills, Illinois, and other sources	24,944
Total	32,352
Add receipts per rivers	292,718
Total of all receipts for 1850	325,070

MONTHLY PRICES DURING 1850.

January	$4 75 to $5 12 ˝	July	$4 25 to $5 25
February	4 90 to 5 25	August	3 75 to 4 00
March	5 37 ˝ to 5 50	September	4 00 to 4 37 ˝
April	5 00 to 5 37 ˝	October	3 75 to 4 12 ˝
May	5 62 ˝ to 6 00	November	3 80 to 4 25
June	6 00 to 6 35	December	4 00 to 4 50

MONTHLY PRICES DURING 1850.

January	$4 20 to $4 25	July	$4 10 to $4 25
February	4 25 to 4 50	August	4 25 to 4 30
March	4 20 to 4 25	September	4 30 to 4 45
April	3 70 to 3 75	October	4 50 to 4 60
May	3 75 to 3 80	November	4 50 to 4 75
June	3 80 to 3 87 ˝	December	4 75 to 5 12 ˝

CORN. While the receipts of corn for the last year have almost quadrupled those of the year preceding, the ruling rates have almost doubled those of that year. The demand has been active throughout, and the remaining stock on sale at the close is by no means large.

MONTHLY RECEIPTS PER RIVERS DURING 1850.

	Sacks.		Sacks.
January	13,885	July	50,900
February	10,510	August	22,465
March	29,439	September	20,400
April	80,364	October	10,656
May	101,070	November	27,493
June	70,268	December	46,364
Total	484,014
Receipts of 1849	142,182
Increase of 1850 over 1849	341,832

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MONTHLY PRICES PUKING 1850.

January cents.	38 to 40	July cents.	68 to 64
February	37 to 40	August	58 to 61
March .	45 to 48	September	50 to 52
April	44 to 46	October	52 to 55
May	66 to 60	November	46 to 48
June	60 to 62 ˝	December	50 to 55

MONTHLY PRICES DURING 1849.

January cents.	30 to 32	July cents.	36 to 38
February	30 to 32	August	36 to 89
March	25 to 27	September	35 to 38
April	23 to 24	October	36 to 39
May	26 to 28	November	35 to 38
June	36 to 38	December	38 to 40

OATS. Receipts of this article have also nearly tripled those of 1849, and are much larger than for any preceding year since the settlement of the country. From 8,000 sacks, in 1845, the culture of oats has so far increased, from year to year, that we now find the annual receipts at this port footing up nearly 349,000 sacks, or about 872,500 bushels. Notwithstanding the heavy receipts of this article, as well as of corn, the demand for our home use, and for shipment to the South, has been active, and prices have ruled higher than during last year, when the crop of corn was unusually light, and the demand for oats consequently increased.

MONTHLY RECEIPTS DURING 1850.

	Sacks.		Sacks.
January	2,692	July	6,554
February	4,964	August	30,688
March	35,139	September	36,500
April	34,676	October	70,262
May	17,969	November	73,438
June	19,739	December	15,095
Total	348,716
Received during 1849	126,835
Increase of 1850 over 1849	221,881

MONTHLY PRICES DURING 1850.

January cents.	42 to 44	July cents.	53 to 55
February	43 to 45	August	80 to 33
March	44 to 46	September	37 to 38
April	46 to 47	October	37 to 37 ˝
May	58 to 60	November	40 to 41 ˝
June	55 to 56	December	45 to 50

BARLEY. During the early part of the year barley ruled high, and the stock from last year on sale, which was some 40,000 bushels, was nearly all taken at 95 cents to $1 15 per bushel. The new crop coming in, however, reduced prices; and though receipts do not reach those of last year, the market has since been moderately active at 60 to 87i cents. The stock on sale at present is small, and an advance in figures may reasonably be expected.

MONTHLY RECEIPTS PER RIVERS DURING 1850.

Januarysacks.	44	July sacks.	176
February	188	August	1,851
March	1,321	September	3,663
April	1,491	October	8,502
May	5,187	November	10,241
June	657	December	1,941
Total	34,744
Receipts of 1849	44,613
Decrease	9,869

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MONTHLY PRICES PER BUSHEL DURING-1850.

January	$0 80 to $0 90	July	$0 95 to $1 00
February	0 95 to 1 05	August	0 75 to 0 80
March	1 00 to 1 10	September	0 65 to 0 7o
April	1 10 to 1 15	October	0 60 to 0 85
May	1 15 to 1 20	November	0 62 ˝ to 0 85
June	1 00 to 1 10	December	0 65 to 0 87 ˝

MONTHLY PRICES PER BUSHEL DURING 1849.

January cents.	60 to 56	July	$0 50 to $0 60
February	60 to 62	August	0 70 to 0 75
March	75 to 80	September	0 73 to 0 75
April	75 to 80	October	1 05 to 1 40
May	70 to 75	November	0 73 to 0 76
June	60 to 65	December	0 73 to 0 76

RYE. There has been little demand for this article, and receipts have been quite light. Below we give the ruling monthly prices, per bushel, during the year: —

January cents.	55 to 60	July cents.	70 to 75
February	50 to 55	August	55 to 60
March	65 to 70	September	60 to 65
April	70 to 75	October	50 to 65
May	87 ˝ to 100	November	45 to 50
June	70 to 75	December	55 to 60

CASTOR BEANS. Under light receipts, prices have been highly remunerative. The season opened at the high price of $2 20, but in April prices ranged to $2 60 a $2 65 per bushel. From this the article gradually declined to the close of the year, and we now quote at $1 25, and few arriving.

January	$2 20 to $2 37 ˝	July	$1 70 to $1 75
February	2 26 to 2 50	August	1 60 to 1 70
March	2 50 to 2 60	September	1 45 to 1 50
April	2 60 to 2 65	October	1 35 to 1 40
May	2 55 to 2 60	November	1 25 to 1 30
June	1 75 to 1 80	December	1 30 to 1 85

FLAXSEED. The demand has been active throughout the year, and prices have been proportionally high. The following have been the monthly rates per bushel: —

January	$1 45 to $1 50	July	$1 30 to $1 35
February	1 40 to 1 50	August	1 25 to 1 30
March	1 50 to 1 55	September	1 10 to 1 20
April	1 55 to 1 60	October	1 25 to 1 30
May	1 50 to 1 55	November	1 45 to 1 50
June	1 30 to 1 35	December	1 60 to 1 65

BEAN. A fair demand has existed for bran, and gales, excepting in September, October, and November, have been made at 70c to $1 00 per 100 !bs. The market opened at 85c to $1, and continued slightly fluctuating until September, when the article fell to 45 a 50c., receding, in October, to 40 a 45c., but rallying in the succeeding month, and commanding 60 a 65c. At the close, we quote at 75 a 77 ˝c.

HAY. Good timothy has ruled high, during the year, and the lowest figure for baled, excepting in a single month, has been 60c. The following are the monthly prices per 100 Ibs: —

January	$0 75 to $0 80	July	$0 80 to $0 85
February	0 70 to 0 75	August	0 80 to 0 85
March	0 75 to 0 80	September	0 60 to 0 62 ˝
April	0 80 to 1 10	October	0 55 to 0 60
May	1 10 to 1 15	November	0 62 ˝ to 0 65
June	0 75 to 0 80	December	0 70 to 0 75

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ONIONS. The market has fluctuated considerably — prices ranging between 60c. and $1 per bushel. Daring January and February, the ruling price was 75 to 80c¨ per bushel. In March it rose to 87 ˝c. to $1, but gradually declined to 60 a 65c. in October. In November the stock becoming light, prices went up to 70a 75 ˝c., and in December to 75a 80c. At the close we quote onions at 80a 85c., and market nearly bare.

POTATOES. Receipts of this article have been large, and prices have fluctuated between 45c and $1 05 per bushel. At the close we quote good at $1 05 per bushel, and scarce. A good deal of the crop of the year just closed was taken with the rot after being sent to market, and large quantities proved unsaleable. The monthly prices per bushel have been as follows: —

January cents.	50 to 55	July cents.	80 to 85
February	45 to 50	August	75 to 80
March	65 to 70	September	45 to 65
April	50 to 60	October	50 to 65
May	75 to 100	November	62 ˝ to 70
June	80 to 85	December	85 to 105

HIDES. Receipts of dry flint hides have been about one-third larger, during the last year, than for the year previous, and prices have been pretty steady, with an active demand. From January until September, they remained firm at 8e. per pound, then advanced to 8 ˝ , and in October settled down at 9c., which price wo quote at the close for dry flint, and 4 ˝ c. for green. The following have been the monthly receipts of dry flint: —

January	2,131	July	2,837
February	10,680	August	2,107
March	18,565	September	3,297
April	13,388	October	5,371
May	9,776	November	9,754
June	6,356	December	5,706
Total	94,228
Received during 1849	68,375
Increase	25,883

FEATHERS. There has been very little variation in the price of this article, and the supply has been about equal to the demand. The range for good live feathers has been 28 to 32c. At the close we quote at 30 to 32c.

BEESWAX. The market opened at 18 ˝ to 19c., but in April advanced to 20 a 21c., at which it remained until July, when the price again fell off to 18 a 18 ˝c. — at which we quote the close.

BALE ROM. The business in this article has not been large, compared with other years — the demand being limited. The price has fluctuated between 5 ˝c. and 6 ˝ c. per pound.

WHISKY. This article has fluctuated considerable, and raw has ranged between 21 and 27 ˝c . At the close, holders are contending for 22c., but few buyers are disposed to go beyond the first figure named.

MONTHLY RECEIPTS.

January bbls.	1,093	July bbls.	1,088
February	1,298	August	892
March	3,341	September	3,241
April	2,309	October	2,163
May	3,414	November	2,617
June	2,442	December	2,061
Total	25,959
Received during the year 1849	28,471
Decrease	2,512

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MONTHLY PRICES IN 1850.

January cents.	22 ˝ to 23	July cents.	25 to 26
February	22 ˝ to 23	August	26 to 26 ˝
March	23 to 23 ˝	September	25 ˝ to 26
April	22 to 23	October	25 to 25 ˝
May	23 ˝ to 24	November	24 to 24 ˝
June	25 to 27 ˝	December	21 to 23

MONTHLY PRICES IN 1849.

January cents.	18 to 18 ˝	July cents.	17 to 17$
February	17 to 17 ˝	August	20 to 20 ˝
March	17 ˝ to 18	September	22 to 22 1/4
April	16 to 16 ˝	October	26 to 26 ˝
May	15 ž to 16	November	21 to 22
June	16 1/4 to 164	December	25 to 28

BEEF. There has been little demand for pickled beef in this market for the last two years, receipts generally going forward, and quotations being almost nominal. Receipts for the last year have been very light — a circumstance attributable to the lessened demand, and the high prices allowed for cattle in southern markets. Up to the present date of the packing season, very few cattle have been slaughtered at this point, and, so far as we have been able to learn, the same obtains in regard to points above. Cattle are scarce, and command rates, for the butchers' stalls, more remunerative than those offered by the market for cured beef.

Receipts during each month have been as follows: —

	Tierces.	bbls.		Tierces.	bbls.
January		1,802	July		28
February	747	305	August		25
March	96	1,119	September		2
April	4	1,202	October		48
May		9	November	1,170	1,038
June		23	December	585	923
Total	2,602	6,234
Receipts during 1849	3,121	14,837
Decrease	519	8,603

PORK. The receipts of the last year vary but little from those of 1849, but our monthly table will show that the bulk of the sum total was the product of 1849, very little having been received since the present packing season commenced. The high price of corn induced growers to send forward that staple, rather than to apply it to fattening, and hence few hogs have been prepared for slaughtering. Up to the present date of the last packing season, the number of hogs slaughtered in this city, alone, was nearly 115,000, and at points above, and throughout the west, the number was also large. So far as we are informed with regard to the present season, only 55,000 hogs have been killed in this city, and a corresponding falling off is observed throughout the country This deficiency must advance the price of pork, but whether sufficient to remunerate dealers for the high prices paid for hogs, is doubtful. The hog market opened timidly at figures approximating to $3, but since the commencement has steadily advanced, until within a few days, since which it has been less firm and few sales are now effected beyond $4 for hogs weighing 220 lbs., though drovers are contending for $4 15 to $4 20.

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MONTHLY RECEIPTS OF PORK DURING 1850.

	Tierces.	bbls.		Tierces.	bbls.
January		13,274	July		1,429
February	126	19,055	August		105
March	1,046	36,816	September		47
April		11,831	October		1,845
May		4,365	November	18	687
June		1,244	December	683	10,865
Total	1,873	101,562
Receipts of 1849	1,745	112,164
Increase in tierces	128
Decrease in barrels		10,602

The following have been the monthly prices for mess pork, per barrel, during 1850. Prime and clear mess, having the usual average differences, below and above: —

January	$8 37 ˝ to $8 50	July	$10 00 to $10 50
February	8 37 ˝ to 8 50	August	10 50 to 11 00
March	8 25 to 8 37 ˝	September	nominal.
April	8 37 ˝ to 8 50	October	"
May	9 25 to 9 50	November	"
June	10 50 to 11 00	December	10 25 to 11 00

LARD. Receipts of lard, for the last year, have about equaled those of the year previous. Prices have not materially varied from those of the previous year, and the market has been active. Below we give the monthly receipts and the monthly prices: —

	Tierces.	bbls.	Kegs.
January	1,988	8.990	2,080
February	4,828	12,730	1,456
March	6,023	24,002	3,136
April	1,546	7,910	1,678
May	323	2,332	2.324
June	60	1,037	384
July	24	409	816
August	106	190	230
September	913	969	88
October	22	133	108
November		154	548
December	2,087	2,684	1,601
Total	17,925	61,555	14,549
Receipts of 1849	11,041	64,615	15,512
Increase	6,884
Decrease		3,080	963

MONTHLY PRICES PER HUNDRED POUNDS IN 1850.

January	$4 50 to $5 50	July	$6 00 to $7 00
February	4 50 to 5 50	August	6 25 to 6 75
March	6 25 to 6 50	September	5 50 to 6 12 ˝
April	4 50 to 5 80	October	5 62 ˝ to 6 25
May	4 75 to 6 00	November	6 00 to 7 00
June	6 35 to 6 75	December	6 00 to 7 00

BACON AND BULK MEAT. The price of these articles, during the year, has teen in accordance with the ratio of the prices of pork, opening at 3 to 3 ˝c. for shoulders, 3 ˝ to 4 1/4c. for hams, and 4 to 4 ˝c. for clear sides, and closing at nearly the same figures. During the fall season, when the old stock became scarce, Prices ruled at 3 ž to 4 ˝c. for shoulders, 5 to 6c. for hams, and 5 1/4 to 5 ˝c. for sides. Receipts for the year of bacon have been as follows: —

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	Tierces.	Casks.	bbls.	Boxes.	Pieces.	Lbs.	Hams.
January	774		199
February	1,811		1,934
March	1,074	7,316	162	143	7,323	20,000
April	818	5,998	193	621	115		1,568
May	339	2,423	5	437	35,371	11,539	344
June	269	3,005		91	3,140	957
July	259	1,213	155	30	398		596
August		1,110	214		61
September	970	1,362	8				85
October	122	332		3	570
November	87	222	30	5
December	564	267	119
Total	7,087	33,248	3,019	1,330	46,978	32,496	2,573
Rec'pts, 1849	2,195	21,764	1,646	2,263
Increase	4,892	1,384	1,373		46,978	32,496	2,573
Decrease				933

Receipts of bulk meat have been as follows: —

	Founds.	Tierces.	Casks.	Boxes
January	90,753		507
February	578,280	48,117
March	570,794	180,489	175
April	241,920	110,249	365	100
December		10,526
Total	1,481,747	801,381	1,046	100

BUTTER. There has been a good demand for good shipping and table butter throughout the year, and the first has ranged from 8 to 12 ˝c., the latter from 12 ˝ to 17c. The market closes with 10 to 12 ˝c. for shipping, and 16 to 18c. for Ohio roll.

CHEESE. The ruling rates for western reserve have been 6 ˝ to 7c., the price falling sometimes as low as 6c., and again rising to 9e. per lb. English dairy 12˝ to 13c. per pound.

SALT. The market has been moderately active for all descriptions. At the close, ground alum is not so firm, the price receding, within a few days, to $1 25, though in the early part of December it commanded readily $1 40 to $1 45. The ruling rates for this description have been $1 30 to $1 35. Liverpool blown sells at $1 50 to $1 55. Turks Island rather dull at the close at 85 to 90c.; Kanawha at 80c.

	Sacks.	bbls.
Receipts of all descriptions	264,991	19,408
1849	289,580	22,557
Decrease	14,589	5,149

SUGAR. The prices for this article have ranged higher throughout the greater part of the year than during 1849, although the receipts materially exceed those of that year.

	Hhds.	bbls.	Boxes.
Receipts of 1850	25,796	5,034	11,328
1849	23,814	3,000	3,064
Increase	1,982	2,034	8,264

MONTHLY PRICES PEE 100 POUNDS DURING 1850.

January	$4 00 to $5 00	July	$5 75 to $6 25
February	4 00 to 5 00	August	6 00 to 6 50
March	S 75 to 4 75	September	6 25 to 7 00
April	3 25 to 4 50	October	6 25 to 7 00
May	4 62 ˝ to 5 50	November	5 75 to 6 25
June	5 50 to 6 00	December	4 75 to 5 75

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COFFEE. The market has fluctuated very much during the year, prime Rio having ranged from 8 ˝ to 15 ž c., the latter figure ruling in February. From this it gradually receded until May, when it ranged from 8 ˝to 9e. The market then improved until October, when it met brisk inquiry at 12 ˝ to 13 ˝c.; but again fell away, and at the close, we quote at 10 ˝ to lie.

Receipts of 1850 sacks	73,673
1849	68,702
Increase	14,971

MOLASSES. Receipts have not reached those of last year, and prices have ruled higher. Receipts of all descriptions have been 29,518 bbls., against 31,217 bbls last year. The monthly prices of plantation have been for the year, per gallon, as follows: —

January cents	25 to 26	July cents	31 to 34
February	25 to 26	August	34 to 35
March	24 to 25	September	32 to 34
April	24 to 24 ˝	October	32 to 33
May	28 to 30	November	30 to 32
June	32 to 33	December	28 to 31

SHIPPING AND TONNAGE. The commercial importance of a city is readily made visible by a view of its shipping trade, and in this respect St. Louis compares favorably with any city in the WeSt. Below will be found statements showing the total arrivals each month, tonnage, &c., the arrivals from various points, and number of steamers arriving during the past year, showing where and when built, and the tonnage of each.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONTHLY ARRIVALS OF STEAMBOATS, (EXCLUSIVE OF BARGES, &C.,) AT THE PORT OF St. LOUIS, FROM NEW ORLEANS, OHIO RIVER, ILLINOIS RIVER, UPPER MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI RIVER, AND OTHER POINTS, DURING THE YEARS 1847-48-1849-50.

	New Orleans.				Ohio River.
Months.	1847.	1848.	1849.	1850.	1847.	1848.	1849.	1850.
January	22	29	13	18	8	11	5	12
February	15	26	32	35	16	12	18	26
March	48	63	38	45	28	38	58	64
April	77	47	36	27	41	43	65	61
May	93	22	22	20	61	37	38	47
June	49	30	19	24	37	44	38	52
July	67	30	21	12	41	48	13	32
August	24	26	17	23	37	55	16	28
September	28	48	31	15	30	42	33	36
October	22	51	26	20	67	43	40	40
November	32	49	27	36	42	48	43	65
December	23	35	31	28	22	8	39	30
Total	502	426	313	303	430	429	401	493

	Illinois River.				Upper Mississippi,
	1847.	1848.	1849.	1850.	1847.	1848.	1849.	1851
January	9	25	14	12	4	24	2
February	8	23	19	55	8	20	4	13
March	85	72	82	91	41	48	79	80
April	91	67	63	70	74	76	117	60
May	106	82	42	69	128	67	73	76
June	60	53	56	S3	91	75	77	78
July	58	55	83	56	81	51	53	49
August	41	71	62	75	51	75	67	48
September	45	64	87	63	57	66	77	63
October	57	70	70	63	80	82	87	59
November	60	63	93	98	69	66	109	81
December	38	34	65	53	33	47	61	23
Total	658	690	686	788	717	697	806	635

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	Missouri River.				Cairo.
	1847.	1848,	1849.	1850	1847.	1848	1849	1850.
January		1		1	11	13	7	13
February	1	1	3	7	10	9	5	9
March	14	19	44	35	3	16	10	12
April	32	33	63	58	1	18	9	12
May	63	38	50	57	19	7	14	6
June	48	39	43	42	8	13	11	8
July	45	34	19	32	19	5	6	3
August	32	40	28	45	10	16	8	3
September	23	39	41	45	18	21	11
October	31	36	34	26	18	32	12	4
November	16	42	21	32	13	16	14	1
December	9	5	9	10	16	28	15	4
Total	314	327	355	390	146	194	122	75

	Other points.					Other points.
	1847.	1848.	1849.	1850		1847.	1848.	1849.	1859.
January	5	16	12	6	July	19	28	10	12
February	6	13	17	9	August	24	27	14	33
March	13	29	27	10	September	28	64	19	33
April	12	14	21	18	October	34	72	18	26
May	20	36	18	21	November	18	38	15	18
June	13	16	22	17	December	12	43	24	12
Total	202	396	217	215

STATEMENT SHOWING THE MONTHLY ARRIVALS OF STEAMBOATS AND BARGES, FLAT AND KEEL. BOATS, TONNAGE OF STEAMBOATS AND BARGES, WHARFAGE, &C., FOR. THE YEARS 1949-50.

	Arrivals of steam boats and barges		Arrivals of flat and keel boats.		Tonnage of steamboats and barges.
	1849.	1850.	1849.	1850.	1849.	1850.
January	52	64		3	11,954	14,129
February	98	173		9	23,615	37,241
March	358	400	26	29	75,835	81,969
April	388	349	27	15	85,123	79,505
May	262	312	8	16	62,756	71,825
June	264	334	11	20	58,125	72,984
July	157	218	7	3	38,358	43,196
August	213	276	12		43,328	51,789
September	S12	259	7	3	60,865	54,610
October	287	274	3	1	57,120	58,268
November	336	412	46	13	61,784	82,980
December	248	168	19	3	55,034	34,756
Total	2,975	3,239	166	115	633,892	681,252

	Wharfage.		Harbor Masters fees.		Paid into toe City
	1849.	1850.	1849.	1850.	1849.	1850.
January	$597 70	$683 80	$47 81	$54 70	$530 54	$629 10
February	1,180 75	1,825 50	106 46	146 04	1,226 44	1,679 46
March	3,849 75	4,091 90	307 98	327 85	3,604 37	3,764 55
April	4,384 65	3,865 75	350 77	309 26	4,004 23	3,554 49
May	3,308 30	3,566 15	264 26	285 20	2,940 12	3,280 86
June	2,924 25	4,048 92	231 56	232 01	2,663 04	3,839 71
July	1,935 50	3,137 10	154 84	188 22	1,780 66	2,948 88
August	2,182 15	3,518 87	172 75	211 13	1.986 70	3,307 74
September	3,052 75	3,870 48	240 48	232 23	2,766 77	3,638 25
October	2,859 50	4,167 15	228 76	250 03	2,630 74	3,917 12
November	3,187 70	5,718 46	254 17	843 11	2,922 98	5,375 35
December	2,788 20	2,601 00	215 68	156 06	2,474 92	2,444 94
Total	32,246 29	41,095 08	2,575 62	2,735 43	29,531 61	38,382 44

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STATEMENT OF THE TOTAL ARRIVALS OF STEAMBOATS AT THE PORT OF St. LOUIS DURING THE YEAR 1850. SHOWING WHERE BUILT, AND THE TONNAGE OF EACH.

Name of boats.	Where built.	Tons.	Name of boats.	Where built.	Tons.
Archer	Pittsburg	148	Dove	New Albany	238
Alton	Brownsville	344	Danube	Brownsville	159
Alex Scott	St. Louis	710	De Witt Clinton	Pittsburg	266
Autocrat	St. Louis	847	Diadem	Brownsville	276
Avalanche	Peoria, Illinois	220	Die Vernan	Paducah	446
Alvarado	St. Louis	134	Daniel Boone	Cincinnati	170
America	Freedom, Pa.	143	Dutchess	Cincinnati	329
Anna	Elizabethtown	187	Domain	Unknown	132
Amaranth	St. Louis	134	Delta	Unknown	395
Andrew Jackson	Cincinnati	290	Eureka	Elizabethtown	113
Alhambra	Cincinnati	290	Excelsior	Brownsville	172
Anne Linnington	New Albany	156	Enterprise	Zanesvile, O.	200
Amozonia	Pittsburg	257	El Passo	Hannibal, Mo.	260
Anthony Wayne	Wheeling	164	E. W. Stephens	Unknown	199
Atlantic	Cincinnati	667	Empire	New Albany	447
Asia	Pittsburg	199	Embassy	Wheeling	237
Alleghany Mail	Pittsburg	77	Express	Pittsburg	193
A. W. Vanleer	Unknown	161	Euphrates	Freedom, Pa.	137
Alliquippa	Pittsburg	213	Falcon	Freedom	142
Beacon	Cincinnati	126	Financier	Pittsburg	125
Brooklyn	Pittsburg	231	Fayaway	St. Louis	102
Belvidere	Unknown	223	Fairmount	Pittsburg	184
Bride	New Albany	296	Fashion	Cincinnati	444
Belle Creole	Cincinnati	448	Federal Arch	Brownsville	196
Buena Vista	Elizabethtown	266	Fleetwood	Brownsville	213
Bon Accord	St. Louis	147	Gov. Briggs	St. Louis	91
Balloon	New Albany	154	Grand Turk	Freedom	689
Bay State	Cincinnati	210	Globe	Paducah	211
Relle of the West	Cincinnati	247	Gen. Washington	Jeffersonville	224
Ben West	Brownsville	241	Gen. Lane	Louisville	241
Bunker Hill, No. 3	New Albany	398	Griffin Ycatman	Cincinnati	286
Bostona	Louisville	468	Gen. Gaines	Brownsville	159
Columbus	Jeffersonville	542	Glaucus	Pittsburg	154
Columbia	Pittsburg	203	Geneva	Pittsburg	142
Cherokee	New Albany	417	Gen. Bern	Unknown	117
Constitution	Wheeling	536	Genesee	Pittsburg	176
Charles Hammond	Cincinnati	296	Gladiator	Pittsburg	236
Caleb Cope	Pittsburg	80	Glencoe	New Albany	429
Cumberland, No. 2	. Pittsburg	141	G. W. Kendall	Wheeling	280
Cora, No. 2	New Albany.	326	Gayaso	Memphis	200
Cora	Rock Island	158	Gov. Bent	St. Louis	190
Citizen	. Brownsville	171	Gen. Worth	Cincinnati	346
Chattanooga	Pittsburg	104	Gosamer	Unknown	142
Chief JuSt. Marshall	Pittsburg	315	Haydee	Louisville	144
Concordia	Cincinnati	477	Highland Mary	Lt. Louis	159
Consignee	Wheeling	199	Highland My, No. 2	Wheeling	158
Courtland	Louisville	230	Hannibal	Elizabethtown	464
Clermont	New Albany	112	Hindoo	Brownsville	200
Crescent	Cincinnati	548	Hamburg	Pittsburg	207
Clermont, No. 2	Cincinnati	122	Hail Columbia	Pittsburg	116
Cumberland, No. 1	Pittsburg	119	Hudson	Glasgow, Pa.	95
Comet	Elizabethtown	116	Hiram Powers	Cincinnati	226
Columbian	Unknown	138	Hungarian	Pittsburg	275
Connecticut	Shawnee town	249	Herald	Pittsburg	163
Caddo	Louisville	154	Hermann	Kanawha R'er	194
Dr. Franklin	Wheeling	149	Huntsville	New Albany	344
Dr. Franklin, No. 2	Wheeling	190	Iowa	St. Louis	454
Daniel Hillman	Smithland	145	Isabel	St. Louis	327
Dubuque	Elizabethtown	180	Isaac Newton	Pittsburg	241
Duroc	Louisville	220	Iroquois	New Albany	485

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Name of boats.	Where built.	Tons.	Name of boats.	Where built.	Tons.
Ionian	Wheeling.	167	Pearl, No. 2.	Pittsburg.	64
Irene	Pittsburg	125	Patrick Henry.	Cincinnati.	298
Julia	Elizabeth.	235	Planter.	New Albany	200
John Hancock	Cincinnati.	293	J Pride of the WeSt.	Cincinnati	232
Josiah Lawrence	Cincinnati	593	I Prairie Bird.	St. Louis	218
John J. Crittenden.	Pittsburg	224	Prairie State.	Peoria.	288
John Q. Adams	Brownsville	189	Princeton.	New Albany.	253
Jewess	Unknown.	220	Pearl.	Elizabethtown	54
James Millenger	Pittsburg	286	Pontia'c, No. 2.	Cincinnati.	400
James Hewitt	Shippingsport	449	Pike, No. 9.	Cincinnati.	239
J. L. McLean	Pittsburg.	271	Pioneer.	Pittsburg.	209
J. M. Niles	Cincinnati.	266	Pennsylvania.	B ---------- , Pa.	242
John Day	Unknown.	38	Paris.	Pittsburg.	242
Knoxville	Louisville	349	Pocahontas.	Cincinnati.	397
Kanzas	St. Lonis.	276	Pontiac.	Cincinnati.	350
Kentucky	Louisville	139	Rowena.	Elizabethtown	230
Kingston	St. Louis.	143	Robert Fulton ------	Pittsburg.	199
Kate Kearney	St. Louis	305	i Robert Campbell.	Hannibal.	269
Lady Franklin	Wheeling.	150	Robert Rogers.	Brownsville.	179
Ladie Collins	Pittsburg.	148	R. H. Lee.	Cincinnati.	158
Lamartine	Pittsburg.	175	i Saladin.	Louisville.	347
Lake of the Woods	Naples.	86	i St. Louis.	St. Louis.	938
Laurel	St. Louis	79	I Senator.	Wheeling.	121
Lowell	Unknown	125	St. Ange.	St. Louis.	254
Lucy Bertram	St. Louis.	268	St. Croix.	St. Louis	159
Luella	St. Louis.	146	St. Paul.	St. Louis.	329
Lewis F. Linu	Pittsburg	162	Saluda.	St. Louis.	223
Lightfoot	Cincinnati.	155	Sultana.	Cincinnati.	924
Little Dove	St. Louis.	76	Susquehauna.	Pittsburg.	142
Melton	Pittsburg	158	Sacremento.	Cincinnati.	221
Mary Blane	St. Louis.	181	Shenandoah.	Brownsville.	179
Mustang	St. Louis.	226	Schuylkill.	Pittsburg	272
Martha, No. 2	Shouston, Pa.	172	South America.	Pittsburg	288
Mountaineer	Pittsburg	213	Sarauak.	Pittsburg.	199
Mary Stevens	Wheeling	224	Saranak,No. 2	Pittsburg	295
Movastar	Naples.	140	Sligo, No. 2.	Nashville.	171
Missouri	Cincinnati	886	Silas Wright.	Wheeling.	199
Melodeon	Cincinnati	245	S. F. Vinton.	Cham. Creek.	284
Mt. Vernon	Pittsburg	178	Santa Fe.	Wheeling.	116
Magnet.	Wheeling	98	Salena.	Louisville.	57
Minnesota.	Pittsburg	149	Time and Tide.	Louisville.	161
Montgomery.	New Albany	447	Tuscumbia.	New Albany.	281
Monroe.	New Albany	184	TempeSt.	St. Louis.	210
Magyar.	Pittsburg	135	Tiger.	Wisconsin.	83
Monongahela.	Pittsburg	238	Tobacco Plant	Pittsburg.	207
Mohawk.	Cincinnati	395	Telegraph, No. 1	Louisville.	313
Newton Wagoner.	Elizabethtown	105	Uncle Toby.	Pittsburg.	109
Ne Plus Ultra.	Cincinnati	248	Uncle Sam (new).	Louisville.	741
Nominee.	Pittsburg	213	Union.	Pittsburg.	240
Niagara.	Brownsville	213	Uncle Sam.	Louisville.	432
North River.	Pittsburg	242	Visitor.	Brownsville.	141
New World.	Cincinnati	206	Vermont.	Rock Island.	139
Natchez.	Cincinnati	210	Wisconsin.	Elizabethtowu	226
New England. No. 2	Pittsburg	306	Wyoming.	Pittsburg.	198
Nashville.	Unknown	497	Wave.	Pittsburg	89
Ocean Wave.	St. Louis	205	West Newton.	Pittsburg.	164
Oswego.	Brownsville	187	Warrior.	Cincinnati.	204
Oriental.	Brownsville	236	Webster.	Cincinnati.	324
Ohio.	Cincinnati	348	Western World	Pittsburg.	388
Ohio Mail	Pittsburg	118	Yankee.	Glasgow, Ky.	98
Oneota	Unknown	37	Yorktown.	Cincinnati.	299
Ohio (stern wheel).	Shouston, Pa.	121	Zachary Taylor .	Wheeling.	174
Piasa	St. Louis	85

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THE LUMBER TRADE. From the report of the Lumber Master to the City Register, it appears that the following amount of lumber, shingles, laths, and staves, were received at the wharf during the year 1850: —

Months.	Lumber.	Shingles.	Laths.	Staves.
January.
February.	128,980			1,500
March.	854,888
April.	1,138,498	100,000		56,800
May.	691,209
June.	1,079,100	650,000	170,000	21,321
July .	1,142,090	265,000		120,195
AuguSt.	1,154,100	1,555,000		176,971
September.	1,448,100	724,000		116,000
October.	586,200	500,000		132,246
November.	548,900	432,000	113,000	154,000
December.	325,829	90,000		28,000
Total	8,597,894	4,316,000	283,000	807,033

Adding to the above table 6,078,205 feet of lumber, estimated by the Lumber Master not measured, and 15,600,000 feet estimated to have been cut by the city mills during the year 1850, and we have, as the total amount of lumber received from all sources during the past year, and manufactured in St. Louis, the quantity of 29,676,099 feet.

We annex, to the above statement, a comparative view of the imports of lumber, shingles, and laths, by the river, for the past six years, ending December 31st, 1850: —

Years.	Lumber, feet.	Shingles, No.	Laths, No.
1845.	10,389,382	13,927,500	2,328,700
1846.	13,169,332	10,652,000	1,807,700
1847.	16,917,850	13,098,800	2,817,000
1848.	22,137,209	15,851,500	2,598,915
1849.	24,188,651	7,334,500	1,290,500
1850.	14,676,099	4,316,000	283,000

WHEAT AND FLOUR. Below we give a tabular statement of the quantity of wheat received by river during the year — showing the aggregate, and the number of sacks from the Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois rivers respectively; also, the quantity of flour received from all sources. This table is taken from the book of the clerk of the Millers' Exchange, and may be received as strictly correct: —

	Receipts of wheat.		Missouri	Mississippi	Illinois	Receipts of flour from
	Sacks.	bbls.	River.	River.	River.	all sources.
January	11,184	84	1,862	2,591	6,731	8,013
February	13,685	705	1,461	4,723	7,501	7,001
March	62,859	1,438	11,871	15,473	35,515	16,585
April	114,536	772	25,171	48,993	40,372	29,404
May	56,882	1,422	10,811	17,820	28,251	14,462
June	47,910	82	13,254	13,109	21,547	17,423
July	31,214	319	9,555	7,379	14,280	11,595
August	78,788	991	14,558	15,860	48,370	27,235
September	119,961	1,364	10,948	41,585	67,428	36,976
October	132,173	2,622	4,639	40,830	86,704	51,391
November	208,139	4,605	3,851	61,750	142,538	60,953
December	50,015	728	3,247	7,367	39,401	22,193
Total	927,346	15,132	111,228	277,480	538,638	298,231

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RECEIPTS AT POUT OF ST˙ LOUIS OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF PRODUCE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS

	1849.	1850.
Wheat sacks	881,428	927,346
Flour, per rivers bbls.	801,933	298,231
Flour, per wagons.		32,352
Corn sacks	142,182	484,014
Oats	126,835	348,716
Bailey	44,613	34,744
Pork bbls.	113,909	101,562
Pork tierces		1,873
Salt sacks	289,580	261,230
Salt bbls.	22,557	19,158
Hemp bales	45,227	60,862
Lead . pigs	591,851	573,502
Tobacco hhds.	9,664	9,055
Beef. . bbls.	14,837	6,049
Beef tierces	3,121	2,586
Dry Hides	68,395	94,228
Whisky bbls.	28,471	25,959
Sugar hhds.	22,814	25,796
Sugar bbls.	3,000	5,034
Sugar . boxes	3,064	12,388
Coffee sacks	58,702	73,678
Molasses bbls.	31,217	29,518
Lard .	64,615	61,535
Lard . tierces	11,041	17,925
Lard . kegs	15,512	14,549
Bacon tierces	2,195	7,087
Bacon . casks	21,764	23,248
Bacon bbls.	1,646	3,019
Bacon boxes	2,263	1,330
Bacon . pieces		46,978
Bacon . lbs.		32,496
Bacon bagged hams		2,893
Bulk Pork casks		1,096
Bulk Pork boxes		100
Bulk Pork . pieces		301,381
Bulk Pork . lbs.	12,889,360	1,481,747

The census for 1850, just completed, shows a rapid increase of the population of St. Louis. In May, 1821, (see Merchants' Magazine, vol. xvi., page 162,) the place contained 651 dwellings. The population, in 1810, was 1,600; in 1820, 4,598; in 1850, it had increased to 6,694; and in 1840, to 16,496, of whom 1,531 were slaves. The present population, as shown by the census of 1850, amounts to 77,465, of which 2,616 are slaves. It appears, by the returns of the United States Marshal, that there are 1,308 manufacturers, who have a capital invested amounting to $4,377,711, employing 7,321 males, and 1,130 females. The annual product of this branch of industry amounted, in 1850, to $15,400,340.

Since preparing the foregoing statements, we have received, through the courtesy of C. H C. Haven, Esq., of St. Louis, a statistical table, made up from the census rolls in the hands of the United States Marshal, presenting a view of the productive industry of St. Louis, which shows a progress in every department of industry, that must be gratifying to the enterprising citizens of that city.

A TABLE, SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL INVESTED, NUMBER OF HANDS EMPLOYED, AND THE ANNUAL PRODUCT OF MANUFACTURING AND OTHER BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY IN ST˙ LOUIS, 1850.

Name of Business.	Capital invested.	Hands Employed.		Annual product.
		Male.	Female.
104 Carpenters	$150,265	557	268	$1,171,580
9 Stone Cutters	28,100	90		122,700
7 Shirt Manufacturers .	43,000		268	43,000

315

	Capital invested.	Hands employed.		Annual product.
		Male.	Female.
106 Tailors	$205,500	680	181	$650,550
14 Hatters .	26,700	72	16	85,150
8 Carriage Makers .	56.600	138		130,000
9 Iron Foundries.	389.000	545		569,000
2 Brass Foundries	17,000	22		25,000
71 Blacksmiths .	72,430	326		303,130
16 Breweries.	195,550	81		285,925
50 Cabinet Makers	72,760	195		182,800
35 Tinners and Coppersmiths .	129,300	151		287,328
1 Type Foundry .	51,800	10	10	150.000
10 Chandlers and Lard Oil Factories	99,300	126	100	498,950
S Tent and Awning Manufacturers	1,709	10		6,300
7 Rope Makers .	70,230	97		215,000
50 Bakers.	62,250	122		276,640
110 Boot and Shoemakers	73,975	272	22	402,900
5 Gunsmiths .	4,800	14		10,360
1 Fire-Safe Manufactory .	700	7		7,000
28 Painters and Glaziers .	67,130	170		217,000
7 Bookbinders .	7,300	27		55,300
3 Plane Makers	5,300	15		48,000
8 Trunk Makers	7,700	36		74,500
7 Locksmiths	3,710	13		12,638
1 Chair Manufactory	1,500	5		3,500
6 Plumbers	12,500	30		65,000
5 Tobacco Manufactories	23,000	66		67,000
S Spirit Gas Distilleries	20,500	7		63,000
2 Drug and Chemical Factories. . .	21,000	16		45,000
1 Hominy Mill .	600	2		3,600
1 Shot Factory. . .	40,000	25		375,000
1 Bucket Factory	4,000	10		6,000
9 Tanneries .	70,200	78	4	223,900
9 Saw-Mills	115,000	103		248,000
22 Milk Daries	12,830	25		33,640
10 Upholsterers .	49,960	46	112	122,800
24 Saddlers .	33,916	178	6	260,850
6 Turners .	2,330	8		12,800
2 Venitian Blind Makers	4,000	5	3	6,500
5 Wire Workers	16,800	15		26,000
1 Gold Pen Maker	1,000	1		2,000
19 Flour Mills	439,500	181		2,367,750
2 Planing Mills .	47,000	35		96,000
3 Patent Medicine Manufactories	14,000	8		96,000
53 Coopers .	32,485	248		288,822
2 Glass Factories .	50,000	70		64,000
3 Sugar Refineries .	177,000	211		1,213,600
2 White Lead, Castor and Linseed Oil Factories	146,000	160		600,000
4 Soda Water Manufactories	16,000	91		60,500
10 Confectioners	6,700	28		57,500
1 Whip Maker	600	7		4,800
4 Lime Kilns .	2,330	14		21,200
1 Cork Manufactory	2,500	8		8,700
38 Cigar Makers .	20,180	92		80,270
2 Rectifiers .	4,000	6		28,006
5 Machinists .	30,100	100		98,000
3 Starch Factories	25,000	17		165,000
44 Brick Yards .	89.000	619		301,470
6 Sausage Makers	505	6		9,600
1 Cotton Yarn Factory	70,000	40	80	170,000
13 Bricklayers	16,500	104		04,750

316

Name of business.	Capital invested.	Hands employed.		Annual product.
		Male.	Female.
2 Organ Builders	$3,500	8		$9,200
6 Cap Makers	6,150	11		11,900
2 Jewelers	2,100	4		5,000
3 Bandbox Makers	420	7		3,700
3 Match Factories.	5,500	39		16,800
49 Butchers	49,920	111		349,650
1 Gas Company.	220,000	40		43,000
1 Cotton Batting Factory	32,000	35		73,000
1 Fire & Water Proof Roof Manuf.	9,000	10		13,500
1 Spice Mill	14,000	12		50,000
1 Lead Pipe & Sheet Lead Factory	35,000	11		75,000
2 Brush Makers.	2,500	20		14,500
2 Mustard Factories.	1,900	3		2,100
1 Basket Maker	400	2		2,160
1 Umbrella Maker.	4,000	3	2	7,500
1 Milliners	4,300	1	48	29,500
2 Oil- Cloth Manufactories.	3,000	30		30,000
2 Saw Factories	16,500	16		34,000
3 Vinegar Factories	1,450	7		12,500
2 Bellows Makers	1,500	3		32,000
8 Pork Houses	239,800	23		799,522
1 Woolen Factory	20,000	15	10	45,000
82 Wagon Makers	27,275	121		146,585
1 Boat (Yawl) Builder	150	1		750
2 Distillers	89,000	37		82,000
4 Piano Makers	5,500	4		8,000
1 Comb Maker	600	1		1,000
2 Nailors	300	3		2,000
1 Mill Stone Factory	10,000	10		10,000
6 Daguerreans	8,000	8		18,000
2 Mathematical Instrument Makers	2,000	2		7,600
2 Edge Tool Makers	3,500	15		8,500
1 Block and Pump Maker.	8,000	17		9,000
2 Saddletree Makers	3,500	34		15,000
1 Ship (Steamboat) Yard	125,000	85		150,000
Total .	$4,377,711.	7,321	1,130	$15,400,340

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Notes.

1. For statistics of the trade and commerce of St. Louis, in different years, our readers are referred to the Merchants' Magazine, vol. xv., pages 162-171; vol. xvii., pages 167-173; vol. xx., pages 437-439; vol. xxii., pages 426-428.

2. 6,000 tons of iron

3. 151,120 bushels of barley

4. 830 tons of hemp

5. 33,673 bbls. flour.

6. 14,200,000 feet of lumber.

7. 2,375,00 bushels of wheat — 569,300 barrels of flour.

8. 1,035 tons of sugar

9. 78,220,000 of brick.

10. First Ward only

11. 107,800 hogs

12. 80,000 pounds of wool.