. The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland . s, May ist, 1866, in the Galveston Custom-House,until December 31st, 1872, is as follows: 1866, $366,388; in 1867, %j66,62j \in 1868, $251,052; in 1869, $276,588; in 1870, $774,918; in 1871, $1,586,408;and in 1872, $1,940,292. The number of entrances of foreign and coastwise vessels in Galveston harboryearly varies from 700 to 1,400. Steamshi
. The Southern states of North America: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland . s, May ist, 1866, in the Galveston Custom-House,until December 31st, 1872, is as follows: 1866, $366,388; in 1867, %j66,62j \in 1868, $251,052; in 1869, $276,588; in 1870, $774,918; in 1871, $1,586,408;and in 1872, $1,940,292. The number of entrances of foreign and coastwise vessels in Galveston harboryearly varies from 700 to 1,400. Steamships loaded with cotton run regularlybetween Galveston and Liverpool;and, returning, bring out English,Irish, and Scotch emigrants, givingthem credit for their passage-money,and binding them by contract to workfor a fixed sum for a certain term aftertheir arrival in Texas. This plan hasthus far succeeded admirably, and isbringing hundreds of worthy familiesfrom the slums of English cities intothe inspiring atmosphere of the Texanuplands. The main shipments ofcotton are, of course, to Liverpoolalthough London, Bremen, and Ham-burg receive some of the crop. There are now fifteen steamers run- . ~^^ =— ning to Berwicks Bay; eight to New rhe Custom-He. io6 COASTWISE AND FOREIGN TRADE. York; a line to Baltimore ; bayou steamers to Houston, and river steamers fromthe Trinity and the Brazos. The steamship line between New York and Gal-veston carries about ninety-five per cent, of all the merchandise sent into Texasfrom New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore. The foreign trade of the
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