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COMMERCE OF EL PASO. 43
FOREIGN IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND DUTIES COLLECTED.
Value of Imports. Value of Exports. Duties Collected.
Total for 1871-72 ...... $1,936,522 $11,065,631 $671,582 31
Total for 1870-71 ...... 1,358,203 14,275,621 633,18 19
Total for 1869-70 ...... 515,234 15,474,629 277,750 29
Excess of imports this year over 1871 .............. $578,319 00
Excess of imports this year over 1870 .............. 1.421288 00
Decrease of exports this year compared with 1871... 3,209,990 00
Decrease of exports this year compared with 1870... 4,408,998 00
Increase of duties this year over 1871 .............. 38,364 12
Increase of duties this year over 1870 .............. 393,832 02
VESSELS OF ALL CLASSES.
Vessels Entered. esseds Cleared.
Number. Tons. Number. Tons.
Coastwise .............. 481 346,473 495 322,565
Foreign ................ 115 50,938 116 54,589
Total ............... 596 397.406 611 377,154
Total in 1870........... 659 433,403 759 433,049
Decrease ............... 63 35,997 148 55,895
THE RANGE OF GOLD IN GALVESTON.
1871-72 Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
September ...... 111 115 111 114-
October ........114 1144 1111 1114
November ...... 111-} 112 110- 1114
December ...... 1114 111% 1094 110
January ........ 110 1104 1081 1094
February .......109 111 1094 110,
March .........110 110+ 109 1094
April ........... 109 112 1094 1114
May ..........1114 113 1111 11 4
June ..........1124 1134 1118 112
July ...........112 1143 112 1144
August ........1141 115 1124 1121
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS AT EL PASO.
CusToM HOUSE, EL PASO, Texas,
Collector 's 0ice, Sept. 26. 1872.
GENTLEMEN:-In compliance with your request dated 21st ult. I cheerfully furnish
you with the following information:
Total value of Imports, July 1, 1870, to June 380, 1871...........................454,036 83
(Of this amount $328,836 81 is gold and silver coin.)
Total value of Imports, July 1, 1871, to June 30, 1872 ................. 393,242 69
(Of this amount $268,200 is gold and silver coin.)
$847,279 52
Total value of Re-Exports, July 1, 1870, to June 30, 1871 ......................$161,093 00
Do. do. do. July 1, 1871, to June 30, 1872 ...................... 327,690 74
$488,783 74
Total value of Domestic Exports, July 1, 1870, to June 30, 1872...........$....$102,605 00
Leading articles of import: corn, wheat, barley, beans, and live animals Of wool
there were 150,000 pounds exported in two years.
S. O. SLADE, Sp. Dep. Collector.
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