This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
The following statement of the value of imports and exports carried in United States and in foreign vessels, and the tonnage of entries and clearances from 1821 to 1903, is furnished by the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department:
Fiscal Year - | Imports. | Exports. | ||||
In Cars and Other Land Vehicles. | In American Vessels. | In Foreign Vessels. | In Cars and Other Land Vehicles. | In American Vessels. | In Foreign Vessels. | |
1821......... | $58,025,890 | $4,559,825 | $55,175,572 | $9,798,410 | ||
1825......... | 91,902,512 | 4,437,563 | 88,799,749 | 10,735,639 | ||
1830......... | 66,035,739 | 4,481,181 | 63,882,719 | 9,966,789 | ||
1835........ | 135,288,865 | 14,606,877 | 94,135,191 | 27,558,386 | ||
1840......... | 92,802,352 | 14,339,167 | 105,622,257 | 26,463,689 | ||
1845......... | 102,438,481 | 14,816,083 | 86,942,442 | 27,704,164 | ||
1850......... | 139,657,043 | 38,481,275 | 99,615,041 | 52,283,679 | ||
1855......... | 202,234,900 | 59,233,620 | 203,250,562 | 71,906,284 | ||
1860......... | 228,164,855 | 134,001,399 | 279,082,902 | 121,039,394 | ||
1865......... | 74,385,116 | 174,170,536 | 93,017,756 | 262,839,588 | ||
1870......... | 153,237,077 | 309,140,510 | 199,732 324 | 329,786,978 | ||
1875......... | $13,083,859 | 157,872,726 | 382,949,568 | $7,304,376 | 156,385,066 | 501,838,949 |
1880......... | 15,142,465 | 149,317,368 | 503,494,913 | 5,838,928 | 109,029,209 | 720,770,521 |
1885......... | 21,149,476 | 112,864,052 | 443,513,801 | 24,183,299 | 82,001,691 | 636,004,765 |
1890......... | 40,621,361 | 124,948,948 | 623,740,100 | 32,949,902 | 77,502,138 | 747,376.644 |
1895......... | 33,201,988 | 108,229,615 | 590,538,362 | 49,902,754 | 62,277,581 | 695,357,830 |
1900......... | 44,412,509 | 104,304,940 | 701,223,735 | 110,483,141 | 90,779,252 | 1,193,220,689 |
1903......... | 66,208,195 | 123,666,832 | 835,844,210 | 138,851,301 | 91,028,200 | 1.190,258,178 |
The amounts carried in cars and other land vehicles were not separately stated prior to July 1, 1870. Exports are stated in mixed gold and currency values from 1862 to 1869 inclusive.
 
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