THE COMMERCIAL YEAR BOOK.

Since 1797, the years of greatest tonnage were: Sailing vessels, 510,690 tons in 1855; steam vessels,
185,037 tons in 1891; total tonnage, 583,450 in 1855.

NOTE. For earlier and intervening years to 1797, refer to Volume I, pages 195 and 196.
TONNAGE OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED IN FOREIGN TRADE
FROM 1821 TO 1898.
(Bureau of Statistics.)

Entries

Amer- Per

For- Per

Year.

ican. Cent.

eign. Cent.

Clearances-
Amer- Per
ican. Cent.

1821.

765,098 91

eign. Cent.

ican. Cent.

Tear.

81,526

eign. Cent.

9

804.947

91

1822.

83,073

9

787,961

89

1,570,045

100,541

11

813,748

90

97,490

10

1823.

775,271

86

1,501,709

119,468

14

119,740

13

1824..

1,586,032

102,367

11

919,278

89

102,552

1825..

11

880,754

1.769,311

90

92,927

10

960,366

90

95,080

10

1826.

942,206

1,841,120

89

105,654

11

99,417

10

1827

918,361 86

1,895,218

137,589

14

980,542

88

1828.

131,250 12

868,381

1,898,903

86

150,223

14

897,404

1829.

872,949 86

1830.

967227

1831..

922,952

1832.

949.622

1833..

1,111.441

1834.

1,074,670

1835.

1,352,653 68

1836.

1,255,384 64

1837.

1,299,720

1838..

1,302,764

1839.

1,491,279

1840..

1,576,946

1841.

1,631,909

1842.

1,510,111

1843..

1,143,523

1844..

1,977,438

1845.

2,035,486

1846.

2,151.114

1847.

2,101,359

1848..

2,393.482

1849..

2,658,321

1850.

2,573,016

1851.

1,728,214

3,054,349

61

1,939,091

39

3,200,519

62

1,929,535

1852.

3,235,522

61

2.057,358

39

3,230,590

61

2,047,575

1853.

4,004,013

63

2,277,930

37

3,766,789

62

1854.

2,298,790

3,752,115

63

2,132,224

37

3,911,392

64

2,107,802

1855..

3,861,391

64

2,083,948

36

4,068,979

65

1856..

4,385,484 65

2,486,769

35

4,538,364

64

2,110,322 2,462,109

1857.

4,721,370

65

2,464,946

35

4,580,651

64

1858.

2,490,170

4,395,642

9,302,021

66

2,209,403

34

4,490,033 66

2,312,759

34

1859..

5,265,648 67

8.885.675

67

90

4.194,270

4,948,878

4,955,116

2,540,387

4,522,162

33

5,297,367

66

1860.

2,618,388

34

5,921,285

10,563,015

68

71

2,353,911

5,158,775

29

6,165,924

70

2,624,005

30

1861..

5,023,917

12,087,209

71

69

2,217,554

4,977,916

31

4,889,313

68

1862..

2,262,042

32

5,117,685 69

9,913,230

70

2,245,278

31

4,479,596

4,961,818 67

2.376,999

33

1863.

4,614,698 63

2,640,378

10,079,503

69

4,622,277

37

4,447,261

59

1864.

3,064,023

41

3,066,434

9.061,959

62

46

3,471,219

54

5,704,401

3.090,948

45

3,741,131

55

1865..

6,157,382

46

3,216,967

7,212,350

53

3,025,134

45

3,595,123

55

1866.

3,372,060

43

4,410,424

5,968,795

47

6,812,090

57

3,383,176

43

4.438,384

57

1867.

3,455,052

6,755,236 44

44

4,318,673

8,848.808

56

3,419,502

43

1868..

4,465,490

57

3,550,550

6,874,554

44

44

4.495,465

56

3,717,956

8,784,163

44

1869..

3,402,668

4,561,060

56

7,268,506

45

38

5,347,694

62

3,381,363

38

1870..

5,372,570

62

3,486,038

6,784,031

38

5,669,621

38

5,662,474

62

1871.

3,742,740

6.992,967

37

6,266,444

63

3,746,942

37

1872.

1873.. 1874.. 1875.. 1876.

3,711,846 3,612,631 3,893,725 3,573,950 3,611,436

1877.

1878. 1879..

1880..

3,663,403 27 3,642,417 3,415,410 3,436,964

1881..

1882.

3,253,584 3.340.968

1883..

3,255,543

7,094,577

66

3,682,309

34

8,083,086

70

3,756,564

30

8,065.132

9,197,829

71

3,982,052

30

9,207.396

66 7,394,155
ΤΟ
70

7,369,195

7,875,777

8,118,860

70

3,736,639

31

8,159,868

69

7,310,589

8,899,312

72

3,732,415

29

8.922,699

9.791.386

73

3,765,171

28

9,677,218

10,821,387 12,777,734 14,573,685 15.065.620 14.259,769 20 13,126,184 11.868.535 12,172,816 11,904,013

75

3,872.203

26

10,935,318

79

3,464,360 21

12.610,923

71 72 74 79

81

3,397,355

18

14,645,544

6,834,819

83

3,375,535

18

15,094,392

6.629,119

82

14,439,164

6,558,566

80 78 79 79

3,307,223 20
3,236,641 22
3,231,556 21

13,233.673

3,303,373

79

1888

5,866,767

22

12,026,336

78

1889.

3,724,325

12.227,794

1890.

14.024,140

1891.

4.380.804

24

1892.

4.469.955

13,823,491
16,543,469

1893.

4,358,686

15.223.130

82

1894.

4,654,679

153334.984

11,967,902
12,283,213
21 12,024,299
3,259,046 20 12,494.185
3,415,004 22 12,253,900
3,988.454 24 12,354,693
4,036,757 23 14,082,105
4.455.402
4,536,151
4,403,362
4.739,918

13,805,430

16.624.882

76 78

8,836,206

15,257,384
15,531,772

1895.

14,822,085

4,504,227

23

15,792,864

75

5,329,599

18.7.

1898.

5,240,048

20

18.234.922 20,359,353

77 80

5,618,142 5,111,447

25 24 20

15,246,319 16.084.986 18.091,053 20,636,785

MOTIVE POWER AND CHIEF MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD'S MERCHANT MARINE. (Recorded in Lloyd's, 100 tons or over.)

Marine Wrecks and Disasters.

The following statement of disasters to vessels of the United States, from 1884 to 1899, is compiled from the reports of the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service:

Num

ON THE ATLANTIC, GULF, AND PACIFIC COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

ber of

Involv

and Un

Vessels Tonnage

Pas

Totally Vessels Losses to

Year.

sels.

Loss.

Damage.

Lost.

Damaged. Vessels.

$1,014.850

6,834

6,241

197

175

459

STATEMENT OF NUMBER AND NET AND GROSS TONNAGE OF STEAM AND SAILING VESSELS OF OVER 100 TONS OF THE SEVERAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, AS RECORDED IN

BRITISH WRECKS AT SEA.

The following is a statement of the number and tonnage of vessels belonging to the United Kingdom totally lost at sea, for the years named, not including vessels of the Royal Navy :

NOTE. The losses of unregistered vessels are included in the above figures.

NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AND CREW LOST BY WRECKS AND CASUALTIES AT SEA TO VESSELS BELONGING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, EXCLUSIVE OF VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, IN THE YEARS NAMED.