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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 Ë 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 Ë 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 Ë 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 Ë 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 Ë to 1 25 |
December |
79 to 86 |
MONTHLY PRICES PER BUSHEL DURING 1849.
January, cents |
80 to 86 |
July, cents |
85 to $0 97 Ë |
February |
80 to 85 |
August |
85 to 0 87 Ë |
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 Ë |
July |
$4 25 to $5 25 |
February |
4 90 to 5 25 |
August |
3 75 to 4 00 |
March |
5 37 Ë to 5 50 |
September |
4 00 to 4 37 Ë |
April |
5 00 to 5 37 Ë |
October |
3 75 to 4 12 Ë |
May |
5 62 Ë 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 Ë |
December |
4 75 to 5 12 Ë |
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 Ë |
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 Ë |
May |
58 to 60 |
November |
40 to 41 Ë |
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 Ë to 0 85 |
June |
1 00 to 1 10 |
December |
0 65 to 0 87 Ë |
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 Ë 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 Ë |
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 Ëc.
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 Ë |
April |
0 80 to 1 10 |
October |
0 55 to 0 60 |
May |
1 10 to 1 15 |
November |
0 62 Ë 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 Ëc. to $1, but gradually declined to 60 a 65c. in October. In November the stock becoming light, prices went up to 70a 75 Ëc., 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 Ë 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 Ë , and in October settled down at 9c., which price wo quote at the close for dry flint, and 4 Ë 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 Ë 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 Ëc. — 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 Ëc. and 6 Ë c. per pound.
WHISKY. This article has fluctuated considerable, and raw has ranged between 21 and 27 Ëc . 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 |
306
MONTHLY PRICES IN 1850.
January cents. |
22 Ë to 23 |
July cents. |
25 to 26 |
February |
22 Ë to 23 |
August |
26 to 26 Ë |
March |
23 to 23 Ë |
September |
25 Ë to 26 |
April |
22 to 23 |
October |
25 to 25 Ë |
May |
23 Ë to 24 |
November |
24 to 24 Ë |
June |
25 to 27 Ë |
December |
21 to 23 |
MONTHLY PRICES IN 1849.
January cents. |
18 to 18 Ë |
July cents. |
17 to 17$ |
February |
17 to 17 Ë |
August |
20 to 20 Ë |
March |
17 Ë to 18 |
September |
22 to 22 1/4 |
April |
16 to 16 Ë |
October |
26 to 26 Ë |
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 Ë to $8 50 |
July |
$10 00 to $10 50 |
February |
8 37 Ë to 8 50 |
August |
10 50 to 11 00 |
March |
8 25 to 8 37 Ë |
September |
nominal. |
April |
8 37 Ë 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 Ë |
April |
4 50 to 5 80 |
October |
5 62 Ë 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 Ëc. for shoulders, 3 Ë to 4 1/4c. for hams, and 4 to 4 Ëc. 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 Ëc. for shoulders, 5 to 6c. for hams, and 5 1/4 to 5 Ëc. 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 Ëc., the latter from 12 Ë to 17c. The market closes with 10 to 12 Ëc. for shipping, and 16 to 18c. for Ohio roll.
CHEESE. The ruling rates for western reserve have been 6 Ë to 7c., the price falling sometimes as low as 6c., and again rising to 9e. per lb. English dairy 12Ë 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 Ë 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 Ë to 15 ž c., the latter figure ruling in February. From this it gradually receded until May, when it ranged from 8 Ëto 9e. The market then improved until October, when it met brisk inquiry at 12 Ë to 13 Ëc.; but again fell away, and at the close, we quote at 10 Ë 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 Ë |
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 |
310
|
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 |
312
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 |
|
|
|
313
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 |
314
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.