Monthly Receipts of Lumber-Steamboat Arrivals, &c. .1,227.667..1,988,000. .273,053 February March.. April 868,874. Months. Lumber. Shingles. Laths. stuff. Cooper January.... 202,120.. 114,000 494,906.. 529,000. May June. July. August. September.. .1,005,547.. October..... 697,000. 397 2,176,169..1,496,000..31,000.. 89,965 to a good degree, the improvement of 2,087,340.. 680,500. 10,000 .161,000 .116,000 Showing the monthly arrivals of Steamboats and Barges, Keel and Flatboats, with their respective Tonnage, Wharfage, Harbor Master's Fees, &c., for the years 1851 and '52. Arrivals of Arrivals of Harbor Master's fees. 1851. Paid into City Wharfage. 1852. 1851. 1852. 1852. 112.. 55. 2. February.. 154.. 194. 1.. 554.. 249. 4.. 23,942.. 16,430. 29,013.. 42,085. 71,819.. 60,706.. $1,777 95.. $1,236 65. $106 65.. $ 74 22 $1,670 87.. $1,162 73 2,002 17.. 2,909 04. 120 13.. 174 54. 1,882 04.. 2,734 50 5,630 49.. 4,289 61 337 83.. 257 37 5,292 66.. 4,032 24 315.. 316.... 5.. 414.. 399, 73,069.. 76,981.... 5,048 94.. 5,591 68.. 302 94.. 355 50.. 4,746 00.. 5,256 18 13.. 98,371.. 99,979... 6,974 42.. 7,154 18. 418 46.. 429 25. 6,555 66.. 6,724 93 June. 210.. 288. 2.. 57,938.. 75,231. 3,066 85.. 5,945 27 184 01.. 356 71 2,882 84.. 5,558 56 July 162.. 287. 40,273.. 72,885. 2,493 91.. 4,899 00.. 149 63.. 293 04 2,344 28.. 4,606 56 August. 269.. 213.. 62,482.. 47,414. 4,809 99.. 3,471 38. 288 00.. 208 28.... 4,521 39.. 3,263 10 October. September.. 258.. 305.... 244.. 367 Total. .3,003..3,187. 59,066.. 55,206 4,132 72.. 3,926 35.... 249 96.. 226 58.... 3,884 76.. 3,699 77 57,729.. 71,958. 4,132 49.. 5,758 10.... 249 95.. 809 48.... 4,849 55.. 4,848 62 73,441.. 62,558. 5,159 09.. 4,863 55.... 35,637.. 58,814.... 2,820 45. 43. .683,140..735,244. 3,836 67.... ..$48,156 04..$53,381 78. 309 54.. 291 81.. 2,752 80.. 4,571 74 45,266 69.. 3,606 47 ..$45,266 69..$50,094 40 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT, Showing the Monthly Arrivals of Steamboats at the Port of St. Louis, from New-Orleans, the Ohio, Illinois, Upper Mississippi, Missouri, and The tonnage of this port has been considerably increased, and as freights were scarce, charges have ruled unusually low during the year. There have been added to our list, within the past twelve months, several boats, which, for dimension, power, swiftness and elegance of finish, are hardly surpassed on the western waters. One of these was built at Hannibal, and equipped, and furnished at this point, and although, as yet, she has made but a trip or two to New-Orleans, and has not fully tested her capacity, she has already established a high character for our artisans in naval architecture, machinery and embellishment. There can be no doubt, that with rail-road communication to the iron mountains and the oak forests of the state, our docks and machine shops will be enabled to exhibit as well-built vessels, propelled by engines as perfect, and all furnished as cheaply as any other point in the west. CUSTOM-HOUSE REPORT.-Through the politeness of Mr. GREENE, Surveyor of the Port, we are enabled to lay before the public the following statement. We annex in a parallel column the figures of 1851: ST. LOUIS, January 3, 1853. Messrs. CHAMBERS and KNAPP: Gentlemen: I herewith give you a statement of some of the particulars and results of the business of the customhouse during the past year: The foreign value of goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into St. Louis from foreign countries, and entered for consumption at this port in 1852..... Foreign value of merchandise remaining in public store on 31st Dec., ult.. The foreign value of merchandise entered at other ports for transportation hither, but not yet received, estimated... Total.... ... Of the above-mentioned goods, wares, and merchandise, entered for consumption in 1852, the imports were from the following countries:- From England, the foreign value of which was... France. Germany and Holland. Spain and Dependencies. Brazil. Manilla (E. I.). Other countries. Total...... The general descriptions of merchandise imported and entered for consumption are, viz: sugar and molasses, foreign cost... Hardware, cutlery, &c. Rail-road iron. Earthen and glassware. Tin-plate, tin, iron, copper, &c.. Dry goods and fancy goods Brandies, wines, gins, cordials, &c. Burr stones... Drugs and medicines. Cigars... Total. Amounts of duties on imports collected. Hospital moneys.... Total amount collected in 1852. Amount expended in 1852 for relief of sick and distressed seamen, Respectfully, your obedient servant, W. W. GREENE. Annual Report of the Commerce, &c., of the United States. 399 ART. IX.-COMMERCIAL PROGRESS-HOME AND FOREIGN. UNITED STATES COMMERCE, 1852-COMMERCIAL STATISTICS, U. S.-COPPER OF MICHIGANCOMMERCE OF NORTH-WEST-NEWSPAPERS IN U. S.-SHIPWRECKS ON THE FLORIDA COASTS -ADVANCES OF GEORGIA-LEAD RESOURCES OF NORTH-WEST-STATISTICS OF WEALTH— TAXATION AND INDEBTEDNESS OF NEW-YORK AND NEW-ORLEANS-OIL BUSINESS OF THE U. S. MINT OF THE U. S.-COMMERCE OF CHARLESTON-COMMERCE OF RICHMOND-NEWYORK STEAMSHIPS. SINCE the appearance of our last number, the Secretary of the Treasury has published his annual report of the commerce and navigation, etc., of the United States, for the commercial year which closed on the 30th June last. We will in our next make an analysis of it similar to those which were made by us of the reports of the other departments of government. Meanwhile the following statistics from the volume may be of value to our readers. 1 Statement exhibiting the value of certain articles imported during the year ending on the 30th of June, 1845, 1846, 1851, 1852, (after deducting the re-exportations,) and the amount of duty which accrued on each during the same period, respectively :: Copper Resources of Michigan-Commerce at Toledo. The abundant copper resources of Michigan continue still to attract attention. A single mineral section which brought a few years ago $2,600, is now supposed to be worth $400,000. The completion of the Sault St. Marie Canal will greatly develope these resources, and the land appropriation by Congress will be adequate to the completion. The results which are sure to be derived to the country at a future day, so far as the article of copper is concerned, can be roughly estimated from statements which we shall give, of operations in English mining, down to the period when attention was prominently drawn to the region around Lake Superior. The English mines do not afford so pure 401 an article as the American, by a large per centage, and that the cost of production in the former has been much greater than it will be in the latter. In 1843 the exports of British copper consisted of 8,463 tons, unwrought, in pigs, &c.; 60 tons of coin; 8,386 tons in sheets, nails, &c.; 6 tons of wire, and 598 tons of wrought copper, making a total of 18,515 tons. The quantity of copper ore carried to England for the purpose of being smelted, and re-imported in the metallic state, has been very great of late years. In 1826, but 64 tons were sent. In 1836, the importation had reached 18,491 tons, and in 1844 the quantity had increased to 55,720 tons. În 1843, 64,445 tons of ore produced 11,640 tons of metal, or a fraction over 18 per cent. The foreign copper ore imported into England in that year was estimated at $900,000Chili furnished 19,849 tons, and the United States 1,151 tons. Three-sevenths of the copper made in England, at that period, was from foreign ore, the remainder from ore derived principally from the mines of Cornwall. The total value of all the British copper mines is, in good years, £1,500,000. COMMERCE OF TOLEDO.-Supposing you to be interested in the march of business in all parts of the great central plain, I have procured, says J. W. Scott, of Toledo, in a letter to us to-day, from the canal collector, at this place, a few items of arrivals and clearances by canal, from the opening of navigation, for the years 1851 and 1852, up to 14th of November: bbls.... 196,838. ..bbls... 32,410. 31,895. bbls. 15,488. 21,790 Corn meal. bbls. 261. 3,771.. Beef.. Fish (lake). Tar and rosin bbls. transport on the 600 miles of canal which find their lake outlet in the harbor of Toledo, are in great variety, and many of them, not in the table above, are quite important in our interior commerce. By the close of navigation, the |