These figures are those from the issues of the Controller to the banks, and not the amounts actually in circulation. The amount issued by the banks, at their last report, was $25,803,931, being nearly $10,000,000 less than the amount received from the Controller. The chartered circulation will now probably decline rapidly, and that of the free banks increase, more particularly, that the want of small coins creates a demand for small bank-notes, favorable to the operations of individual bankers. The great increase of business, which is manifest in the tables of trade, necessarily demands a greater circulating medium, even if there had been no abstraction of coins. There is, therefore, a double demand upon the banks for circulation.

COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.

IMPORTS, EXPORTS, CONSUMPTION, AND TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.

A STATEMENT EXHIBITING THE TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS, AND IMPORTS CONSUMED IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIE, DURING EACH FISCAL YEAR, FROM 1821 TO 1850: SHOWING, ALSO, THE VALUE OF THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXPORTS, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIE, AND THE TONNAGE EMPLOYED DURING THE SAME PERIOD: DERIVED FROM A STATEMENT MADE UP

at the registER'S OFFICE, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, NOVEMBER 12TH, 1850.

Years. 1821...

Total
Imports.

1822.

1823.

1824. 1825. 1826. 1827... 1828.

Imports con

sumed exclu-
sive of sp❜cie.

Domestic pro- Foreign m'd'se
duce exported exported ex-
exclusive of
specie.

clusive of
specie.

Total exports. Tonnage.

$62,585,724 $43,696,405 $43,671,394 $10,824,429 $64,974,382 1,298,958
83,241,541 68,367,425 49,879,079 11,504,270 72,160,281 1,324,699
77,579,267 51,308,936 47,155,408 21,172,435 74,699,030 1,336,566
80,549,007 53,846,567 50,649,500 18,321,605 75,986,657 1,389,163
96,340,075 66,395,722 66,944,745 23,793,588 99,535,388 1,423,112
84,974,477 57,652,577 52,449,855 20,440,934 77,595,322 1,534,191
79,484,063 54,901,108 57,878,117 16,431,880 82,324,827 1,620,608
88,509,824 66,975,475 49,976,632 14,044,648 72,264,686 1,741,392
74,492,527 54,741,571 55,087,307 12,347,344 72,358,671 1,260,798
70,876,920 49,575,099 58,524,878 13,145,857 73,849,508 1,191,776
103,191,124 82,808,110 59,218,583 13,077,069 81,300,583 1,267,847
101,029,266 75,327,688 61,726,529 19,794,074
108,118,311 83,470,067 69,950,856
126,521,332 86,973,147 80,623,662
149,895,742 122,007,974 100,459,481
189,980,035 158,811,392 106,570,912
140,989,217 113,310,571 94,280,825
113,717,404 86,552,598

87,176,943 1,439,450 17,577,876 90,140,433 1,606,151 21,036,553 104,336,973 1,758,907 14,756,321 121,693,577 1,824,940 17,767,762 128,663,040 1,882,103 17,162,232 117,419,376 1,896,686 9,417,690 108,486,616 1,995,640 10,626,140 121,028,416 2,096,380 12,008,371 132,085,946 2,180,774

95,560,880 162,092,132 145,870,816 101,625,533 107,141,519 86,250,335 111,660,561 127,146,177 114,776,309 103,636,236 100,162,087 87,996,318 91,799,242 64,753,799 37,294,129 77,686,354 108,435,035 96,390,548 99,531,774 117,254,564 105,599,541 98,455,330 121,691,797 110,048,859 101,718,042 146,545,638 116,257,595 150,574,844 154,998,928 140,651,902 130,203,709 147,857,439 132,565,108 131,710,081 178,136,318 164,032,033 134,900,232

8,181,235 121,851,503 2,130,744

8,078,753 104,691,534 2,092,391

5,139,335 84,346,480 2,158,603 6,214,058 111,200,046 2,280,695 7,584,781 114,646,606 2,417,002 7,865,206 113,488,516 2,562,085 9,160,754 152,648,622 2,839,046 7,985,802 154,032,181 3,154,042 8,641,091 145,755,820 3,334,015 9,475,493 151,898,720 3,535,454

* During nine months ending June 30th, 1843.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

We publish below a statement of the value of exports, distinguishing domestic and foreign, and of the value of imports of the United States, in each year from 1820 to 1850, classified into periods corresponding with the several modifications of the tariff: The table is derived from the annual reports of the Secretary of the Treasury on Commerce and Navigation. Until 1842, the commercial year ended on the 30th of September; from and after 1842, on the 30th of June. The table shows the progress of our export and import trade for the last thirty years, and will be found useful in estimating the influence of the several tariffs on our Foreign Commerce:

Which is about 8 per cent on the total value of exports during the same period. To show at a glance uuder what tariffs the exports have exceeded the imports, and vice versa, we subjoin the following schedule :

1st period-tariff of 1816.

Imports.

Excess of

Exports.

$16,135,189

IMPORTATIONS OF COAL, ANNUALLY, FROM 1801* To 1850, INCLUSIVE.

IMPORTATION OF TEAS INTO THE UNITED STATES.

IMPORTATION OF TEAS INTO THE UNITED STATES, SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNTM MENT, INCLUSIVE OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1850.

REMARKS. The year succeeding that by which tea was admitted free of duty, (1832) the price fell gradually from 374 cents per lb. to 23 cents; and now the rates speak for themselves.

VALUE OF BREADSTUFFS, ETC., EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES.

STATEMENT EXHIBITING THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF BREADSTUFFS AND PROVISIONS EXPORTED ANNUALLY FROM 1821 TO 1850, INCLUSIVE.

IMPORTATION OF COFFEE INTO THE UNITED STATES.

The following table, exhibiting the quantity (in pounds) of Coffee imported in each year from 1790 to 1850, and the quantity and value from 1821 to 1850, inclusive of the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1850, was prepared at the United States Treasury Department.

IMPORTATIONS OF COFFEE INTO THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUSIVE OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1850.

A STATEMENT EXHIBITING THE QUANTITY AND VALUE OF MADEIRA AND SHERRY WINES IMPORTED ANNUALLY FROM 1842 TO 1850, INCLUSIVE.

Years.

1842+ 1843 1844.. 1845.

18468 1847

1848..

1849.

1850.

Excess of exports over imports this year.

+ Prior to 1821 the amounts only are given on which duties accrued.
Nine months ending June 30th.
Five months.

Seven months.