Page:Statesman's Year-Book 1871.djvu/220

 184

GERMANY — BREMEN.

outlet of the vast German exodus to America. There embarked at Bremerhaven : —

In 1854 „ 1855

,, 1856-60, annual average 32,450

„ 1861-65 „ „ 20,397

,. 1866 .... 61,877

,, 1867 .... 73,971

76,875 emigrants, in 362 vessels. 31,550 „ ,, 174

183 126 179 226

Total 1854 to 1867

. 528,595 emigrants in 2,484 vessels.

The number and tonnage of merchant vessels belonging to the state of Bremen, in each of the five years 1863 to 1867, was as follows : —

Years

Sailing and Steam Vessels

Steamers

Vessels

Tons

Vessels. Tons

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867

302 298 294 291

287

206,324 206,800 219,352 221,192 231,174

10 10 11 14 16

19,608 19,148 23,128

32,094 37,921

The value of the imports into Bremen in each of the years 1865 and 1866 is shown in the subjoined table : —

Imports

1865

1866

By Sea.

From Transatlantic Ports .... „ European Ports and the Levant.

Total by Sea (

By Land and Riyeb.

From the Zollverein ..... „ other States .....

Total by Land and River. < Total Imports, including Specie. . -j Imports of Specie only <j

Thaler

27,626,880 £22,113,656

Thaler 32,378,880 23,523,095

49,740,536 £8.290,089

55,901,502 9,316,917

23,290,423 £4,263,414

28.996,666 4,325,144

27,553,837 £1,592,306

33,321,810 5,553,635

77,294,373 £12,882,395

89,223,312 14,870,552

116.262 £19,377

1,820,923 303,487