Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued, Part 1

Author: Gardner, Charles
Publication date: 1861
Publisher: New Orleans : Compiled and published by C. Gardner
Number of Pages: 674


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GARDNER'S TI NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY,


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1861,


INCLUDING JEFFERSON CITY, GRETNA, CARROLLTON, ALGIERS, AND McDONOGH,


WITH A


NEW MAP OF THE CITY,


Street and Heber Guide, BUSINESS DIRECTORY,


An Appendix of much Useful Information, AND A


PLANTERS DIRECTORY


CONTAINING THE NAMES OF THE COTTON AND SUGAR PLANTERS OF


Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas.


A SUMMARY OF THE COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS, CONTINUED.


NEW ORLEANS: COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY CHARLES GARDNER, No. 5 Commercial Place, Corner of Camp. 1861.


Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by CHARLES GARDNER, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana.


PREFACE.


The Twelfth Volume of the New Orleans Directory, is now offered to the public; we trust more com- plete in all its parts, than any previous number.


The principal new feature of this number, is a Directory of the Planters of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missi- sippi and Texas, as far as information could be obtained.


A new arrangement with regard to certain firms has also been adopted in this number. Heretofore, we have arranged firms alphabetically, according to the name of the senior partner, notwithstanding his given name did not appear in the style of the firm.


In this number, all firms in which the given name of the senior partner does not appear, are ar- ranged alphabetically according to the style of the firm.


A summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, with extended statistical tables running back beyond the beginning of the current century, and closing with a full statement of the commerce and trade of the city for the commercial year just expired, continued ; forming the introductory chapter of this volume, and will be found especially valuable to business men for purposes of reference. The work embraces, besides a general Directory, a full Business Directory ; the names of the individual mem- bers of all leading firms; Street and Levee Guides ; lists of all the public institutions, courts, offices, etc., with the names of all City, State and Federal Officers; the names and locations of the Benevolent and Charitable Associations, with their officers, etc .; a list of Churches, with their locations, pastors, etc., and a large amount of other information, valuable not only to business men but to citizens of all classes.


The publisher renews bis acknowledgments to the citizens generally for the readiness and kindness with which they have supplied the information called for by his canvassers, and for the courtesy which lie personally has met at their hands in the prosecution of his work.


OMISSIONS, ERRORS AND REMOVALS.


Allen J. A. Dr. dentist, 156 Canal


Allen Sothene, 11 St. Peter, Pontalba blds. Allison Miss & Boudet Madame, school, 507 Magazine Arny Louis C. 36 Polymnia Austin Elisha S.pilot, Constance n.Jackson Barrow R. R. 2 South Bergier E. 30 Chartres Bohning F. 79 Common


Bonito Frederick, Gravier c. Now Levee Bougeard J.B.&M. F. Michel, shoemakers, 15 Bourbon


Boyd R. S. merchant, City Hotel Boylan W. G. clerk, 43 Natchez


Bozant A. 186 New Levee


Brown Lemuel L. furniture, 42 Chartres Clark Theodore J., Thompson, 36 Camp Clarke, Pratt & Co. (Geo. W. Clarke, G. W. Pratt,) com. mers. 54 Poydras Connellin Mary, Carondelet .c. Girod Conner J. R. 2 South


Corri Henry, Acting Manager St. Charles Theatre, d. 194 Baronne Dodge C. S., Carondelet c. Girod


Donnell W. S. d. 175 Esplanade


Fick Frederick, 74 Front Levee, d. 3


Foley James S. 79 Magazine


Froh F. clerk, 264 Conti Garthwaite, Wheeler & Co. (J. C. Garth- waite, H. G. Darcy, W. G. Wheeler,) clothiers, 7 Magazine Gleason P., Treasurer St. Charles Theatre, d. 165 St Charles Goldman Henry, drugs, 33 and 35 Canal


FREEMAN & SIMPSON, (Geo. A. Freeman, Thos. M. Simp- son,) Distillers of Fine Whis- keys, Phænix Distillery, Schuylkill River, Philadel- phia. 109 South Front street, Philadelphia, and 96 Wall street, New York.


Gottschalk & Magner, notaries public, 33 Carondelet


Hall & Rodd, 32 Old Levee Hasse Charles, tailor, 91 Common Hunley H. L. 2 South


Jacobs Benjamin, engineer, 188 Basin Kane E. Kent, clerk, d. 367 Dryades Kittredge J. furniture, 42 Chartres


LAFAYETTE HOTEL, Maga- zine c. Julia


Lasch John J. druggist, 346 Carondelet Lehde J. F. 79 Common


Leighton & Blanc, ( Chas. Leighton, James A. Blanc, )clothing, St. Charles c. Canal Neuser Wm. portrait painter, Carondelet c. Girod


Place L. H. com. mer. 84 New Levee Quirk John D.G. undertkr. Camp c. Delord Schmidt C. F. & H. G. importers, Tchou- pitoulas n. Poydras Seiler F. 79 Common Thompson Philip K. book-kpr. 36 Camp


THE FLOWERS COLLESTICIN


977.63 175$75


ERRORS, OMISSIONS, AND TOO LATE FOR INSERTION.


Allain Sosthene. 11 St Peter Avegno Bernard, stock & note broker. 33 Carondelet Battell, Daego & Co, wood and sand, 257 Julia Bauer F & Co. trunks, 22 Magazine


Bennett D A & Co. (W R Hill.) importers of guns. 58 Gunnison A N. (Gunnison, Chapman & Co) d. 391 Gravier st


Baronne st


Bergamini Alex. Fr, western produce, 91 Old Levee. Guette Victorine, pictures and looking glasses, 73 d. St Claude. n. Esplanade Camp &t Bermondez Jules, attorney at law, 146 Royal, d. S. Frenchmen st Ilaase Chas, tailor, 91 Common Bernard P Dr. drugs, Rampart. c. St Louis Ilall & Rodd. 5 Front Levee Bernard Wm. tailor, 256 Royal


Bernstein HI, & Bro, (d Bernstein) varieties. 44 St Ann st


Bienvenu Theophile, grocer. 9 Baronne Blakemore Robert N. 39 Natchez


Blanchard W & C. (Francis McMurray) wholesale dealers in boots, shoes and hats, 60 Gravier


Blessey Emannel. com. mer. 104 Camp


Boazman J W. slave depot. 166 Gravier


Bostock. Pettes .¿ Tuttle, (. B Bostock, Robert T. Pettes. Geo II Tuttle) 101 Magazine. See Bos- tock, Tuttle & Co.'s card. page 70


Bougeard J B & M F Michel, shoemakers, I5 Bourbon, Bourget A (P Laselle & ('o) 39 st Philip


Boyd, R L. merchant. City Hotel


Bradford C M. district attorney. 26 St Charles, d. 369, Leaumont G. Blache & Co. (G Leanmont, J E Blache, Carondelet st


Bradford JJ H. (MeKleroy & Bradford) 29 Natchez Briggs R F. real estate broker. camp. c. Common


Brocard & Foulon, (Arthur Brocard, C V Foulon) Not Pub, 71 Royal


Brousseau A & Co. (E Rattelle) carpets, 17 Chartres Brown G C. Gas-Fitter, 123 Chartres Burns James Dr, 97 Common


Burritt Francis Mrs. M D. 139 Girod


Casadavant J A. dentist, 153 Royal


Cavaroe C & Co. (Emile Seignouret) com. mers. and Me Master Win, (Marqueze E & Co,) 75 Canal


importers of wines. 116 Royal Clarke G W. coal. 115 Common


Clarke, Pratt & Co. (Geo W Clarke, Geo W Pratt ) Neil & Washburn. (G W Neil, R E Washburn) piano com. mers, 54 Pordras


Cochran A F & Hall. (1] § Hall) com. mers, and imps- Noyes & W. 28 Commercial Place, (late Noyes & Wells) see card, page 388


of Italian produce, 13 New Levee and 11 Ful. ton sts


Collins. Carrière & Co. (C C Collins, Oliver Carriere. G D Logan) wh. grocers, Old Levee. c. Bienville Palfrey & Co. brokerel to Carondelet


Constant A & Co. ambrotypes. 20 and 23 Hospital Cook Paul, (Cook & O'Brien) d. 20% Prytania


Cook Wm H. produce merchant. 65 Poydras


Cook Win H. jr. 65 Poydras Cromwell J & G, com. mers. 43 Union


Crooks & Co. imps. of liquors. 110 Tchoupitonlas Cuvillier P C, att'y at law. 123 Common


D'Alton Thos II. Fr Chiropodist. 44 Dauphine Delta Daily Office. 94 Camp


Dix Thes I, (late Dix & Rantlett) 67 Tchoupitoulas Dodge C S. Caromlelet. c. Girod


Downe Was D. 35 St Charles: d. 454 Dryades ¡munn Ballard Rev. P E church. Odd Fellows' Hall Dupare & Farsy Attys and Nots Pubs St Louis n Royal


Duval Geo W. com. mer. and cotton factor, & Gravier Shaw G W & Co. com. mers, 54 New Leveo


Kagan 1 : Dr. 54 Rampart, d. 2


Eaton & Betterton AJ Un Eaton. W G Betterton) wh. Sheafe , La att'y at law. It Burgundy


grocers. c. Fulton. Common and Low Level Ellie Hinge, books, opp. now (. House depy D. liquors. 12 New Levee


Fisher & Sharp. (The- F Fisher, Chae F Sharp) pro- duce Brokers. 121, Teboupitoulas


Foster L. M Alive depot. 76 Baronne Froh F. check. 264 Conti


Garthwaite. Wheeler Co. (Jeremiah C Garthwaite, Henry G Darcy, Win G Wheeler, clothing. " Magazine -t


Cichin A & Co. () ('lande) cotton buyers. 2 Caronde- let Nt


Goldman & Fondler. jewillers. 161 Canal


Gordon W & Co, Jate Gordon & Foster, ( 1 1) Cordon ) Fleur Dealers, Is Paydra Gottschalk & Magner, notaries public, 33 Curandelet


Green, Crump & Co. (C A Green. Benj Crump, Ric'd B Randolph, J J Green) com. mers, 153 Gravier st Greenleaf Jas ra St Charles, c. St Joseph


Griffith, JJ B. Prof at Dolbear Commercial College


Hale Thomas. Camp, e. Delord


Herline & Montgomery, agency, 9 Camp


Ilill J T. MI D. homoepathic surgeon, 4 Old Magazine


Jackson Dr Augustus W, 139 Poydras


Johnston & Co. (D C' Johnston, Adolphe Barrail) hats and caps. under St Charles Hotel


Jones A A Dr. druggist, 114 St Charles


Judson & Co. 14 Camp


Kelsey & Potter, (J E Kelsey, C E Potter) 59 St Charles st


Knzac John C, book-keeper. d. 379 Julia


Lacoste Camille, grocer. 209 Royal


,i beaumont) anetioneers, 69 Chartres


Leeds & Co. (John Leeds, T L Leeds. Charles J Leeds, Edw Grinnell) Foucher, c. Delard


Lehde John F. shoe store, 79 common Leopold Henry II, bill-poster, 208 Baronne


Levy J L. & Simpson. (31 M Simpson) 145 Common Logan G D. (Collins, Cariere & Co) Bienville, c. Old Levee st


MeKelvy P B Dr. 110 St Charles


McNair's Academy, (K H McNair) Prytania, c. Cal- liope st


agents. 36 Natchez


Peatrosa W T. com. mor, 12 Grivier


Place M. H. com. mer. 84 New Levee /


Plonche Lonisa Mrs. 15 Royal


Poyles J H. com. mer. 86 Poydras


Potthoff & Knight, importers and dealers in French and German wall papers, 98 Camp and 50 l'oy- dras sts( /


Roder Frank & Co, (Thebirre Delle) liquors, 40 Poy- tras st


Rozier .I Ad. att'y, at law. 5 Com. Place: d. 5 Pry- tania Schmidt CF & H1 G, importers and agents V've Cli- quot's Champagne. 37 Tehonpitamlas


Shannon D W. com. mer. 4 Union: d 1


Siegfried Jaques. 24 Carondelet Simon's Henry, wagon repository. 113 Gravier Stafford C R. 25 Carondelet


Tamboury & Co. com. mers. & Royal


Thomas Sim'l Y. com. mer. 56 Magazine Thorn R IL, exchange Inoker, 117 Gravier Tootham Dan'l. clerk, 33 Gravier


Villarubia & Laughland. [Joe Villarubia, Geo Law- son. langhland.) come mers, 64 Magazine


Warnery II. 24 Carondelet


Warren C D, Apothecary, 199 Poydras


Wilson & Tunison. (W A Wilson. PT Tunison) jew- ellers. 75 Canal st


Woodruff. Moulton & Co. ( Marens P Woodruff. Alfred Moulton, Robert M Henning) com. merchants, 31 Natchez


346483


1861


O'Brien P II, Cotton Pickery, 676 Greatman


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# 17


INDEX.


PAGE.


PAGE.


Adjusters of Averages .


466


Agencies, viii


Agents 466


Agricultural Implements 466


Apothecaries


466


Druids xix


Appendix of useful information


i to xxii


Architects and Builders


467


Engravers


478


Artists Materials


468


Exchange Dealers


478


Auctioneers .


468


Ferries and Landings


17


Bagging and Rope 468


vi


Bakeries


468


Bible Societies


XV


Bilhard Table Makers .


468


Board of Commissioners of Draining Districts xiv


Boarding Houses 468


Board of Health xiii


Boiler Makers, 469


Book Stores .


469


Boot and Shoe Dealers-Wholesale 469


Branch Mint


xiii


Guns, Rifles and Sporting Appartus


Brass Foundries


469


Bricks, Sand, Lime, etc.


469


Brokers


.


Business Directory


466 to 490


Carpeting


470


Carriage and Coach Builders


470


Carriage, Coach and Wagon Deposit's


470


Charity Hospital


xiii


Chemical Works .


470


Chocolate Manufacturers 470


Churches and Ministers xxii


City Assessors and amount of Assess- ment V


Cigar and Snuff Stores 471


Cistern Builders 471


City Government No. 2


iii


Clothiers


471


Coal Agents 472


Coal and Wood Dealers


Coffee Dealers . 472


Levce Guide


17


Coffee and Spice Mills . 472


Commission Merchants and Cot. Fact's 472 Commissaries of Markets xiii


Confectioners 476


Consuls and Consular Agents . xiii


Coopers 476 Lumber


Coppersmiths 476


476


Corsets


476


Costumers 476


Cotton Buyers 476


476


Cotton Pickeries


476


Merchant Tailors. 483


Mortgage Office ix


Music Stores 484


New Lusitanos Benevolent Association xvi


Crockery 477


Daguerreo and Ambrotypists 477


Dentists .


Directory of Names


27 to 465


Oils, Candles and Soap Manufactories 484


483


Louisiana Tehuantepec Company


xvi


483


Manufactories


483


Marble Yards


483


Masonic


xvii


Mechanics Agricultural Association of Louisiana xvi


Mechanics Society xvi


Cotton Presses x Cotton Seed Oil Factories


476


Courts in New Orleans ix


Newspapers and Periodicals X Notaries . 1


477


Odd Fellows'


xix


481


Introduction 5


Iron Bedsteads 481


Iron Fence Builders 482


Iron Foundries 482


Iron Safes 482


Jefferson Parish Officers xxi


Jewelers 482


482


Lamp Dealers .


Last Makers . 482


472 Laundries 482


Lithographers


482


Loan Offices 482


Locksmiths


482


Looking Glass and Picture Frames


481


Insurance Offices


viii


Instrument Makers


479 480 480 480 4×0


Brewers 469


Hardware


Hatters


480 480


llides and Leather


llomeopathists


480 480


Ilouse Furnishing


Ice Dealers


481


Gas Light Co. .


Gents Furnishing Goods.


479 479


Gilders aud Galvanizers


Granite Dealers 479 479


Grist and Flour Mill Manufactories Grocers


xiv


Firemen's Charitable Association


Banks in New Orleans


Fire Department


Fruits


478


Furniture 478


Gas Fitters 478 x


Gun Smiths


Hair Workers


469


Doors, Sashes and Blinds


477


Dressmaking and Millinery Establish-


ments


477


Drugs and Medicines-Wholesale 477


Dry Goods 477


346483


Cotton Gins .


Corn and Flour Mills


Importers


iv


INDEX.


PAGE.


PAGE.


Omissions, Errors and Removals .


3


Ship Chandlers


488


Shipping Offices


488


Painters


484


Slate Dealers


488


Paints and Oils 484 Slave Dealers 488


l'aper Box Manufacturers


484


Shoe Dealers 489


Paper Hangers


484


Soap Manufacturers


489


Paper Warehouses .


484


Soda Water Manufactories


489


Physicians


Sons of Temperance


xvi


Piano Fortes


487


Places of Amusement


487


Planters Directory of Louisiana, Missis-


sippi, Arkansas and Texas, 513 to 615


Plumbers


487


Post Office xii


487


Private Banking llouses


vii


Straw Goods 489


St. Anna Asylum xvii


Public Houses


487


487


Surveyors


489


Railroads .


ix


Telegraph Offices


489 489


Reading Rooms


487


Tinsmith and Sheet Iron Workers . Tobacco 489


Rooting


488


Trunk Makers . 489


Saddlery .


488


Truss Makers 490


Safes-Fire Proof


488


Undertakers 490


Salt Dealers . 490


Saw and Planing Mills


488 Veterinary Surgeons 490


Seed Stores


488 Water Works . x1


Sewing Machines


488


Warehouses .


X


Ship Agents


488 Young Men's Christian Association xvi


INDEX TO ADVERTISING PAGES.


PAGE.


PAGE.


Adams Express Company, 15


Kathman James C


12


Allen J. W. Dr., Dentist, 17


Leeds & Co., . 2


Anfoux & Robinson, Southern Dental Depot, 23


Armstrong John,


32


Bein Jolin D. & Sons,


9


Neil & Washburn, 20


Boye C. 10 New Orleans Reading Room 31


Bromberg & Son,


.


M Nicholson & Co., Payan & Carhart, 29


13


Brownlee John & Co.'s Sash Fac- tory,


6


Rea's Rotary Press,


25


Buissart & Casse,


23


Richard's Cape Lime, 5


Clannon Robert,


H


Rusha E. M. F


Sommer Wm., Gas Fitter, D


Spalding & Rogers, 21


St. Charles Theatre, 34


Taylor D. H. 19


Todd Samuel M. 7


Tylers, C


Vannuchi's Museum, 22


Varieties Theatre, 24


Werlein Ph. P. H


Wheeler & Forstall,. 26


Foy Florville, 8 White Thos. L. 1


Haller & Brother, 12


Wilson David G.


11


Woodman & Bement,


·


K


Hutchinson's Hat Store,


E


Stables 489


Stair Builders


489


State Assessment xi


State Department xi


Stationers 489


Steamboat Captains Union Benevolent Association xvi


Produce


487


Street Guide 18


Pump and Blockmakers


Refineries .


488


Sail Makers


488 488


University of Louisiana


xi


Upholsterers


Mayer Bros., 18 3


L


Bostick & Seymour, .


33


Citizens' Mutual Insurance Company, 27


Richards Newton, 4


Covert H. C .- Coal Oil and Lamp Em- porium, 3


Crane, Dr. G


Cushing's Card, A & B


Davidson J. & J. C.


30 Davis Brothers, M


Dougherty & Co .- Sail Makers, 28


Edwards Daniel. . Fairbanks Scales, Davis & Bro., I & J Agents, N


Hotel Dieu,


16


484


Opticians


484


Printers' Furnishing Articles .


Longacre Geo. M.


Mercantile Agency, Moody S. N. 14


·


INTRODUCTION.


IN the Introduction to our Directory of last year, we took occasion to refer to the remarkable prosperity and growth of New Orleans, as exhibited in the statistics of a series of years, which we placed before our patrons, and at the same time gave a brief summary of the Commercial history of this City and the State of Louisiana, from the beginning of the present century to the close of the year 1859. We remarked that only about ninety years ago, the population of New Orleans was about 3,200 souls, of which 1,800 were free whites, and that the City contained only 468 houses, and that during the next thirty-five years the increase would appear to have been only about 3,000 souls. The principal articles of trade, and their annual valuation, were as follows :


Indigo


$ 100,000


Deer Skins


80.000


Lumber .


50.000


Naval Stores.


12,000


Rice, Peas, Tallow, &c ....


8,000


making a value of about a quarter of a million of dollars for the leading staples dis- posed of in our market for one year, an amount considerably less than half the aver- age daily proceeds of the last commercial year. In 1802 the crops of Louisiana were stated at 20,000 bales of Cotton, (averaging 300 lbs.) 5,000 hhds. of Sugar, and 3,000 lbs. of Indigo. The exports of the same year comprised 34,000 bales of Cotton, (14,000 more than the production,) 2,000 hhds. of Tobacco, 4,000 hhds. of Sugar, 800 casks of Molasses, 50,000 bbls. of Flour, and 3,000 bbls. Pork and Beef.


About the middle of the eighteenth century the population of the region which now constitutes the State of Louisiana, embraced 1,160 white males and 1,130 blacks, the distribution of the former being 800 in New Orleans, 200 in Pointe Coupée, and 60 in Natchitoches. In 1769 the population of the province had increased to a total of 13,538 whites and blacks, of which 1,800 whites and 1,400 blacks were in New Orleans. In 1803 the population of New Orleans was stated by official reports at 8,000 souls, and in 1805, when the City was chartered, the estimates varied between 6,000 and 8,000 souls ; since then the decennial census has shown the following results :


Population of New Orleans, 1810.


17,242


",


1820.


.27,176


=


1830


.46,310


1840.


.102,193


1850.


.126.375


1860.


about 178,000


The population of the State of Louisiana, at the same periods, was as follows :


Whites.


Slaves.


Free Col'd.


Total.


1810.


34,3]1


34,660


7,885


76,566


1820 ..


73,383


69,064


10.476


153,407


1830


89,441


109,538


16,710


215,739


1840.


158,457


1€8.452


25,502


352,411


1850.


255,491


244,809


17.462


517,762


1860.


.. estimated at about 750,000


The trade of New Orleans exhibited some remarkable fluctuations from 1805 to 1820, embracing the period of the embargo and the war with England. The annual exports during the sixteen years, were as follows :


Years. Domestic.


Foreign.


Total.


Years.


Domestic.


Foreign,


Total.


1805 ..... $ 2.338,483 ..... $ 1.033,002 .... $ 3,371,545


1813 .....


.1,013,667


31,486 ...... 1,045.153


1806 ..... 2,357,141 .. . . .


1,530,182 .....


3,887,323


1814. ..


383,709


3,482 .. .. 387.191


1807 .....


3,161.381 .. ...


1,159,174 .. ...


4,320,555


1815 .. .. 6,055,858


46,752 ...... 5,102,610


1808 .....


537,711. ..


723,390 .... .


1,261,101


1816 ..


.5,251,833


351,115 ...... 6,602,948


1809 .....


344.303. ..


197,621 .....


541,924


1817 .....


8,241,254


783,558. .. 9.024,812


1810 .....


1,753,974. ..


136,978.


1,890,952


1818. 12,176.910.


747.399 .... 12.924,309


1811 . ... .


2,501,842. ...


148,208. ..


2,650,050


1819. .. 8,950,921.


817,832 ... 9.768,753


1812 .....


1,025,602 . .


34,869


1,060,471


1820. .7,242,415.


353,742. ... 7,596,157


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GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


Since 1820, the increase in trade has far outstripped that of population, the one being about five-fold, and the other nearly fifteen-fold.


The following table exhibits the exports of domestic and foreign merchandise to foreign ports, and the imports from foreign countries, at this port, from 1821 to 1859 inclusive :


EXPORTS.


YEARS.


DOMESTIO.


FOREIGN.


TOTAL.


1821


$6,907,599


$ 364,573


$ 7,272,172


$ 3,379,717


1822


7,303,461


675,184


7,978,645


3,817,238


1823


6,769,410


1,009,662


7,779,072


4,283,125


1824


6,442,946


1,485,874


7,928,820


4,539,769


1825


10,965,234


1,617,690


12,582,924


4,290,034


1826


9,048,506


1,235,874


10,284,380


4,167,521


1827


10,602,832


1,126,165


11,728,997


4,531,645


1828


10,163,334


1,784.058


11,947,400


6,217,881


1830


13,042,740


2,445,952


15,488,692


7,599,083


1831


12,835,531


3,926.458


16,761,989


9,766,693


1832


14,105,118


2,425,812


16,530,930


8,871,653


1833


16,133,457


2,807,916


18,941,373


9,590,505


1834


23,759,607


2,797,917


26,557,524


13,781,809


1835


31,265,015


5,005,808


36,279,823


17,519,814


1836


32,226,565


4,953,263


37,179,818


15,117,649


1837


31.546,275


3,792,422


35,338,697


14,029,912


1838


30,077,534


1,424,714


31,502,248


9,496,808


1839


30,995,936


2,188,231


33,184,167


12,864,942


1841


32,865,618


1,521,865


34,387,483


10,256,350


1842


27,427,422


976,727


28,404,149


8,033,591


1850


37,698,277


407,073


38,105,350


10,760,499


1851


53,968,013


445,940


54,413,963


12,528,460


1852


48,076,197


250,716


48,326,913


12,800,000


1853


67,768,726


523,934


68,292,660


13,654,113


1854


60,656,785


275,345


60,932,130


14,402,150


1855


55,088,827


318,884


55,400,711


12,923,608


1856


80,197,988


349,975


80,547,963


17,183,327


1857


90,916,289


597,997


91,514,286


24,981,150


1858


88,070,134


312,304


88,382,438


19,586,013


1859


100,884,655


750,279


101,634,952


18,349,516


1860


107,788,295


605,272


108,393,567


20,920,849


From 1843 to 1849 inclusive, the exports of foreign and domestic merchandise aver- aged about $ 40,000,000, and the average of the imports from foreign countries was barely $ 9,000,000 per annum.


These figures show only our commerce with foreign nations. That with domestic ports would largely swell the amounts of exports and imports, the former probably to a total of $ 140,000,000, and the latter to 55,000,000, for the last year.


The products of the interior received at New Orleans during the last eighteen years, is exhibited by the following table, which shows an increase during that period of more than three hundred per cent., and during the last ten years, of nearly one hundred per cent.


PRODUCTS OF THE INTERIOR received at the port of New Orleans from 1842-43 to 1859-60 inclusive :


YEARS.


AMOUNTS.


YEARS.


AMOUNTS.


1842-43


$ 53,782,054


1851-52


$ 108,051,708


1843-44


...


60,094,716


1852-53


134,233,735


1844-45


57,199,122


1853-54


115,336,798


1845-46


77,193,464


1854-55


117,106,823


1846-47


90,033,256


1855-56


144,256,081


1847-48


79,779,151


1856-57


158,061,369


1848-49


81,989,692


1857-58


167,155,546


1849-50


96,897,873


1858-59


172,952,664


1850-51


....


106,924,083


1859-60


185,211,254


1840


32,898,059


1,238,877


34,136,936


10,677,190


1829


10,898,183


1,487,877


12,386,060


6,857,209


IMPORTS.


.....


7


GARDNER'S NEW ORLEANS DIRECTORY.


The commerce of the City with foreign and domestic ports and with the interior is conducted by an amount of shipping, the arrivals of which show an annual average of about 2,000 sea-going vessels and over 3,000 steamboats, as exhibited by the following table :


Arrivals of Sea-going Vessels and Steamboats at the Port of New Orleans each year from 1847 to 1860.


VESSELS FROM SEA.


YEARS.


STEAMBOATS


STEAMSHIPS.


SHIPS, BARKS & BRIGS


SOHOONERS.


1847-48


206


1926


795


2977


1848-49


136


1594


456


2873


1849-50


147


1379


666


2784


1850-51


190


1250


704


2918


1851-52


213


1465


673


2778


1852-53


244


1524


596


3252


1853-54


204


1266


478


3076


1851-55


225


1166


426


2763


1855-56


234


1510


399


2956


1856-57


212


1281


441


2745


1857-58


267


1250


388


3264


1858-59


300


1289


409


3259


1859-60


315


1282


321


3566


From this table there appears to have been a decrease in the arrivals of sea-going vessels of all classes except steamships in which a wholesome degree of progress has been exhibited during the last seven or eigtht years. The decrease referred to, how- ever, is only in number. The vessels coming to this port have been of a larger class from year to ycar, and the arrivals have exhibited a large increase in tonnage, as will be seen by the following table which gives the arrivals of sea-going vessels at New Orleans for each fiscal year since 1850, with their total tonnage, and the average ton- nage of each vessel.




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