American States and Cities [pp. 256-265]

TIIE CITY OF BOSTON. 261
It thus appears that 32,890,508 publications are issued annually from the Bos ton press, averaging, 109,098 (daily, a llowing 310 working days to the year, valued
at S825 074. These contain 24 132 117,132 square inches, or 3,847 acres of print ed sheets averaging 12 acrcs each day. Deducting ten per cent. for the margin
of' the sheets not printed and there remains 6,926 acres of' printed surface which
goes out to the public mind, to influence or cdicale it for good o Ifor ill. And it is
supposed that the number of sheets printed for books and other publications, not
named in the above account, or not periodical, makes a near approach to the samv
aliountl
CHARITIES OF BOSTON FROMI 1830-46.
Religious contributions................... $1,120,219 75
Instruction.............................. 1,161,128 16
General charity.......................... 2,2,72,990 51
Mliscellaneous........................... 438,321 39
Total............................. $4,992',659 81
This not including the private acts of benevolence, which are supposed as much
more. Of these donations,:568,'53 83 were given in 1845.
COMAtMERCE OF BOSTON.
Years. Imports. Exports. Revenue.
18-24.......12.8~2(, 3........ 5 036,9;3........4,1!)3,112 81
18-25............15,'31 tS6........ 6 078,;19........5,047,814 25
1826............12,627 449................3,988.378 46
187............ 11,591,830........ 7,322 910........4,179.494 67
1828............12,540,924........ 7,438,014........4,597,176 86
1829............ 9990915........ 5,881,717........4,167,199 78
1830............ 8,348 623........ 5,180,178......3,662.301 78
1831............13,414 309...... 5.89;,092........5,.27,59-2 00
1832............15.70512........10107,768........ 5521,839! 36
1833............17,853,446........ 8,062'219...... 3,895 03(; 71
1831....15 614,720........ 7.309,761........ 2,830,172 69
835. 1...........9,038,580........ 7,952,346........3,624,771 94
1836............ 25 897,955........ 8.475,313........4,470,053 73
1837. 15,027 81........ 7,836,270........2,565 830 67
1838............13,463,465........ 7.036,88-2........ 2,411,155 95
1839....18,409,186........ 8013,536........ 3294,827 65
1840............14,122.308....... 8.405 224........ 2,456,926 2-2
1841 18,908,'4-2........ 9,372,612........3,2-26,4,11 47
1842.12.633,713........ 72,26, 104........2 780,186 04
1843............ 20,662,567........ 7,265,712........ 3,491,019 82
1844............22 141,788........ 8,294,726........5 9341,945 14
1845....'21,591,877........ 9;370,851.....5,249,634 00
PROGRESSIVE WEALTH OF BOSTON.
Years. Real Estate. Personal Estate. Total Valuation. Polls. Tax. Tax on $100lo
1800.... 6.901.000.... 8.19)4700... 15095,700.... 4.543.... 83,428 75....
1810....10,17,7,200.... 8,272.300... 18 450,500.... 7,764.. 144,48,; 7-2....39
1814...16.557,000....13 859400... 30.416,400.... 6.636....131,330 00....40
1815....18,-265 600....14:617,100... 32 913000.... 6,457....157,794 00...45
1816....21,059800....15,4148,000... 36,507,800.... 7,755....157.(;663 70.40
1817.... 21,6;43,600....16,373 400... 38,017,000.... 7.497....163,313 50....40
1818.... 22.321 800so....16 879,400... 39,201 200.... 7.6!..9.172 592 01....41
1819....22 795. 800.... 1;.583 400... 39,379.200.... 8.030....16)9,859 10....40
18I20.... 1 67,000....16 602,'200... 38,289 200.... 7,810....165,228 30....40
1821....2,2.12,000.... 18.6i71.600... 40,793,600.... 8,646....174,968 32....39i
1822....'23 361400....18,775,800... 42,140,200.... 8,880....167,583 37....36i
1823....25.3(;7.0)0....19,529.800... 44,896,800.... 9,855....17-2.423 60....35
18.24....27,303 800.... 22,540.000... 49,843,800....10,807....228,181 (;5....42j
182.....30.9992000....21.450.600... 54,'14.2600....11 660....201,039 10....40
1826....34,203,000.... 25,246,'200... 59.449 200....12,602.... 226, 975 20....35
1827....36,061 400.... 29.797,000... 65,8588)0....12,44....242,946 40....35
1828....33,908,000....25,6l15,200... 615`3'20)0 0....1'2,535...235,115 77.35
1SX 3 80....36.963.800....91,04.,00.... 61,068;000....13.495....261,461 10.39.