Vol. 1 No.4 - Pg.1 - Col.4 - COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES

COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES.—The following statement of the commerce of the United States, for the year ending June 30th, 1845, is from the Washington correspondent of the New York Courier. It will be seen from it that the balance of trade is against us to a small amount. the total value of imports for the

year, ending June 20, 1845, is             $119,512,606
The total value of exports for the
year, ending June 30, 1845, is              107,891,622
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Excess of imports.                          $11,620,984

The total exports of specie for the
year, ending June 30, 1845, is               $8,477,651
The total imports of specie for the
year, ending June 30, 1845, is                3,952,233
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Excess of exports of specie,                 $4,525,418