Expenditures of the Government on account of the Civil War, from July 1, 1861 to June 30, 1879, inclusive.-Continued.

NOTE. Only the appropriations from which war expenditures were made are included in the above. A statement of the total receipts and expenditures of the United States, from 1789 to 1880 inclusive, classified under appropriate heads, will be found on pages 66-69.

CITY.

VITAL STATISTICS OF FOREIGN CITIES.
[From the Reports of the Board of Health of the City of New York.]

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF OF GREAT BRITAIN.

No protective duties are now levied on goods imported, Customs duties being charged solely for the sake of revenue. Formerly, the articles subject to duty numbered nearly a thousand; now they are only twenty-four, the chief being tobacco, spirits, tea, and wine. The following is a complete list:

Ale or beer, specific gravity exceeding 1090°, per bbl...

0 16 0

0

0

0

Beer, Mum or spruce, specific grav-
ity not exceeding 1215°, per bbl... 1 6 0 Spirits, rum, rum shrub, liqueurs,
Beer, Mum, spruce, or black, ex-
or cordials, from British Colonies,
ceeding 1215°, per bbl....
gallon.
Cards, playing, per doz. packs........
Chicory, (raw or kiln dried,) cwt.....
Chicory, (roasted or ground,) lb.
Chloral hydrate, pound....

Spirits, rum and tafla, from any
country not the country of its
production....

0 10 5

1 10 6

0 10 2

3 9

13 3

Spirits, perfumed, and cologne
water, gallon...

0 16 6

0 2

Spirits, unenumerated, sweetened

0 13

or mixed........

0 14 0

Chloroform, pound...

Cocoa, pound..

0 01

Cocoa, husks and shells, cwt...

020

Tobacco, unmanufactured, contain-
ing 10 per cent. or more of
moisture, pound..

Containing less than 10 per cent.
of moisture, pound.

Cavendish or Negro-head.

Other manufactured tobacco..
Snuff, containing more than 13

per cent. of moisture, pound.... 0 4 1 Snuff, less than 13 per cent. of moisture, pound.......

036

03 10 0410

0 56

04 10

0 4 10

From 1694, the year of its Foundation, to 1882

NOTE.-It is to be understood in all cases that the discount rate against any given date was the rate charged until the next succeeding date. For example, April 20th, 1876, the Directors fixed the minimum rate of discount on first-class bills at 2 per cent, which continued until May 2d, 1877, when it was raised to 3 per cent.

Jan. '78, 8; Jan. 31, 2; Mar. 27, 3; May 30, 2%; June 27, 3; July 4, 3%; Aug. 1, 4; Aug. 12 5; Oct. 14,6; Nov. 21, 5.

Jan. 16, 1879, 4; Jan. 30, 3; March 13, 24; April 10, 2; Nov. 6, S.

June 17, 1880, 2%1⁄2; Dec. 9, 8.

Jan. 13, 1881, 3%; Feb. 17, 8; April 28, 2; Aug. 18, 3; Aug. 25, 4; Oct. 6, 5.

UNITED STATES CURRENCY VALUE OF GOLD.

Giving the Currency Price in Dollars of One Hundred Dollars in Gold in the New York Market, averaged by Months and Years, from Jan. 1, 1862, to Jan. 1, 1879.

PERI- 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877.

ODS.

Jan... 102.5 145.1 155.5 216.2 140.1 134.6 138.5 135.6 121.3 110.7 109.1 112.7 111.4 112.5 112.8 106.2 Feb.. 103.5 160.5 158.6 205.5 138.4 137.4 141.4 134.4 119.5 111.5 110.3 114.1 112.3 114.5 113.4 105.2 Mar.. 101.8 154.5 162.9 173.8 130.5 135 139.5 131.3 112.6 111 110.1 115.5 112.1 115.5 114.3 104.8 Apr. 101.5 151.5 172.7 148.5 127.3 135.6 138.7 132.9 113.1 110.6 111.1 117.8 113.4 114.8 113.2 106.2 May.. 103.3 148.9 176.3 135.6 131.8 137 139.6 139.2 114.7 111.5 113.7 117.7 112.4 115.8 112.7 106.5 June. 106.5 144.5 210.7 140.1 148.7 137.5 140.1 138.1 112.9 112.4 113.9 116.5 111.3 117 111.9 105.5 July.. 115.5 130.6 258.1 142.1 151.6 139.4 142.7 136.1 116.8 112.4 114.3 115.7 110 114.8 111.8 105.6 Aug 114.5 125.8 254.1 143.5 148.7 140.8 145.5 134.2 117.9 112.4 114.4 115.4 109.7 113.5 110.8 104.6 Sept.. 118.5 134.2 222.5 143 9 145.5 143.4 143.6 136.8 114.8 114.5 113.5 112.7 109.7 115.8 109.7 103.5 Oct... 128.5 147.7 207.2 145.5 148.3 143.5 137.1 130.2 112.8 113.2 113.2 108.9 110 116.5 110.7 102.9 Nov.. 131.1 148.0 233.5 147 143.8 139.6 134.4 126.2 111.4 111.2 112.9 108.6 110.9 115.2 109.1 102.9 Dec... 132.3 151.1 227.5 146.2 136.7 134.8 135.2 121.5 110.7 109.3 112.2 110 111.7 113.9 108 102.7

Aver'ge

of year 113.3 145.2 203.3 157.3 140.9 138.2 139.7 133 114.9 111.7 112.4 113.8 111.2 115.1 111.5 104.7

NOTE.-According to the officially-published quotations of the gold market in New York, the curreacy price of $100 gold reached its maximum on the 11th day of July, 1864, the quotations for that day ranging from $276 to $285. The average price of $100 gold for the month of July, 1864, was $258.10.

For the year 1978 the average currency value of gold was $101.43.

GOLD VALUE OF UNITED STATES CURRENCY.

Giving the Gold Price in Dollars of One Hundred Dollars in Currency in the New York Market, averaged by Months and Years, from Jan. 1, 1862, to Jan. 1, 1878.

PERI-
ODS.

1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877.

Jan... 97.6 68.9 64.3 46.3 71.4 74.3 72.2 73.7 82.4 90.3 91.7 88.7 89.7 88.9 88.6 94.1 Feb. 96.6 62.3 63.1 48.7 72.3 72.8 70.7 74.4 83.7 89.7 90.7 87.6 89.1 87.8 88.2 95 Mar. 98.2 61.7 61.4 57.5 76.6 74.1 71.7 76.2 88.8 90.1 90.8 86.6 89.2 86.6 87.4 95.4 Apr.. 98.5 66 57.9 67.3 78.6 73.7 72.1 75.2 88.4 90.4 90 84.9 88.2 87.1 88.3 94.1 May.. 96.8 67.2 56.7 73.7 75.9 73 71.6 71.8 87.2 89.7 88 85 89.9 86.3 88.7 93.9 June. 93.9 69.2 47.5 71.4 67.2 72.7 71.4 72.4 88.6 89 87.8 85.8 90 85.4 89.4 94.8 July 86.6 76.6 38.7 70.4 66 71.7 70.1 73.5 85.6 89 87.5 86.4 91 87.2 89.5 94.7 Aug.. 87.3 79.5 39.4 69.7 67.2 71 68.7 74.5 84.8 89 87.4 86.7 91.2 88.1 90.2 95.7 Sept.. 84.4 74.5 44.9 69.5 68.7 69.7 69.6 73.1 87.1 87.3 88.1 88.7 91.2 86.4 91.1 96.6 Oct... 77.8 67.7 48.3 68.7 67.4 69.7 72.9 76.8 88.7 88.3 88.3 91.8 91 85.8 90.1 97.2 Nov. 76.3 67.6 42.8 68 69.5 71.6 74.4 79.2 89.8 89.9 88.6 92.1 90.2 85.7 91.6 97.2 Dec.. 75.6 66.2 44 68.4 73.2 74.2 74 82.3 90.3 91.5 89.1 90.9 89.6 87.8 92.5 97.3

Aver'ge

of year 88.3 68.9 49.2 63.6 71 72.4 71.6 75.2 87 89.5 89

For the year 1978 the average gold value of currency was $98,56,

87.9 89.9 86.9 89.6 95.5

PRICES OF BRITISH THREE PER CENT. CONSOLS FOR NINETY-THREE YEARS, 1789-1882.

From the Economist and the Banker's Magazine, London.

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING OF THE WORLD.

Sea-going Tonnage, and Tonnage of Steamers of over 100-tons burden, of the Maritime States of the World.

[From the Répertoire Général, 1880-81.]

NATIONALITY.

GROSS
NET SAILING NET
STEAMERS. TONNAGE TONNAGE
TONNAGE NET
OF
OF VESSELS. OF SAILING TONNAGE.
STEAMERS. STEAMERS.
VESSELS.

TOTAL