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APPENDIX—NOTE F
STATISTICS OF THE DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWS
| Free States | Daily | Weekly | Slave States | Daily | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | .. | ... | Alabama | 3 | 25 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 31 | Arkansas | .. | 9 |
| Indiana | .. | 73 | Delaware | .. | 9 |
| Illinois | 3 | 40 | Florida | .. | 10 |
| Iowa | .. | 4 | Georgia | 5 | 29 |
| Maine | 3 | 33 | Kentucky | 5 | 33 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 18 | Louisiana | 11 | 23 |
| Michigan | 6 | 26 | Maryland | 7 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | .. | 27 | Mississippi | 2 | 29 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 32 | Missouri | 6 | 29 |
| New York | 34 | 211 | North Carolina | .. | 27 |
| Ohio | 9 | 114 | South Carolina | 3 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 175 | Tennessee | 2 | 44 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 14 | Texas | .. | ... |
| Vermont | 2 | 28 | Virginia | 4 | 47 |
| Wisconsin | .. | 6 | |||
| Total | 87 | 895 | 48 | 360 |
The following table shows that in 1850 the north was rapidly outstripping the south in newspapers, periodicals and circulation:
| Free States | Number | Copies printed annually |
|---|---|---|
| California | 7 | 761,200 |
| Connecticut | 46 | 4,267,932 |
| Illinois | 107 | 5,102,276 |
| Indiana | 107 | 4,316,828 |
| Iowa | 29 | 1,512,800 |
| Maine | 49 | 4,203,064 |
| Massachusetts | 202 | 64,820,564 |
| Michigan | 58 | 3,247,736 |
| New Hampshire | 38 | 3,067,552 |
| New Jersey | 51 | 4,098,678 |
| New York | 428 | 115,385,473 |
| Ohio | 261 | 30,473,407 |
| Pennsylvania | 309 | 84,898,672 |
| Rhode Island | 19 | 2,756,950 |
| Vermont | 35 | 2,567,662 |
| Wisconsin | 46 | 2,665,487 |
| Total | 1,792 | 334,146,281 |
