Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1879 — Immigration Statistics. [ARTICLE]

Immigration Statistics.

The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics furnishes the following information, derived from official returns, in regard to immigration into the port of New York: There arrived at the port of New York during the month of September, 1879, 21,942 passengers, 15,852 of whom were immigrants. During the corresponding period of 1878 the total number of passengers arrived at the port was 16,678, of whom 8,955 were immigrants. Of the total arrivals at the port during the month of September, 1879, there were from England, 4,388; Scotland, 1,264; Wales, 120; Ireland, 2,382; Germany, 3,566; Austria, 331; Sweden, 1,100; Norway, 459; Denmark, 230; France, 352; Switzerland, 222; Spain, 40; Italy, 662; Netherlands, 113; Belgium, 28; Russia, . 402; Poland, 80; Hungary, 86; all other countries, 28. The arrivals at the port of New York during the tjvelve months ended Sept. 30,1879, as compared with the corresponding period of 1878 were as follows: ■5 sao « £ . Pkbiods. 5 a s'? S £ _• £ £ .3 ta § S S s S £ £ Year ending Sept. 30, 1879 115.401 ®J,144 6.111 154,659 Year ending Sept. 30. 1878 77,317 31.336 3:481 114,124