He said further: Taking the whole carrying trade as hetveen -Erope and the United States. it has been shown that tefore the war we 1hl a Yearly average of 71 per cent. of its amount. The preceding statistice show that svo now average only 15 per cent. of it. Had we placed iron steamers on the occan capable of sustaining equality in transportation. our proportion. without any increase. weald have continued 71 per cent.. as previously eld. less the 15 per cent. we now hold. which would give us yearly as onr part of the freight receipts. $37.843. 157. which i the twelve years from 180t to this time would. have amounoed to the sum of ....................... $454.118. 144 There have been roght to our shores. from tOGl to the pesent thee. 2.916.629 Immigrants in foreign oMips. which at the avora- of thirtyfive dollars for each Immigrant is ........................ l102. 031870 There have been carried from our ports to Europe in the same period 357 712 steerage passengers. which at tho average sf tseiy dollars each is ........................... 11. 731. 30 Th estimated yearly average of first.class psssengers on outward and inward passages is sa.S29. this for the same term gives 1.041.948. which. at $110 oachalow average--is 114.614.2806 Making so aggregate of.. .. .............2. 403. 515 Soventyens por cent. of this amount. had wo retained our ships on the areas. would have bes our proportio. and is ................... 160. 10.60 In tha six pears precoding 1510 we had huilt ships open foreign ondero swliels averaged per pear $2.02.170. and at thi average. withoat in=ree. is for the twelve years ......................................33.025. 040 There is thus a loss of .......................................... 649.q3t.90 on those thrc items of ocean commerce. These are melancholy truths. but they are true as holy writ. not the result of war. but the result of unwise. unjust. I ought to say. infamous legislation here.
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