Cfje §j>tatc OF THE COMMERCE OF GREAT BRITAIN WITH REFERENCE TO COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE, F#HV®mV JAN s 8 1917 LONDON : J. M. RICHARDSON, CORNHILL. Price Is. MDCCCXXXI. i - [ fi STATE OF COMMERCE, <§c. COFFEE. There is, perhaps, no article of commerce, the produce of our Colonies, which presents, in the progress of years, so many extra* ordinary fluctuations as Coffee. Whether it is regarded in its growth, cbnsumption, or price, still it is found uncertain, and always affording some new feature for remark. In the course of a few years, the cultivation of it has been comparatively neglect- ed, in some parts of the world, as in St. Domingo, while it has increased, in a most astonishing degree, in others, where it had hitherto been hut little attended to. It has become universally con- sumed in countries (England and America for instance) where it was but little known, or used only as a luxury ; and its prices have ranged, at some periods, five hundred per cent, higher than at others : it now forms a most important branch of the commerce of the world, and as such, its peculiarities are deserving of notice. From the latest and most authentic returns, the following may he received as a fair estimate of the present annual production, b 3 6 being the Exports for the last season., from the undermentioned places, viz . from Java Tons 19,000 Sumatra and other Parts of India 6,000 Brazils and the Spanish Main 32,000 St. Domingo 15,000 Cuba 14,000 British West India Colonies 12,500 Dutch West India Colonies 5,000 French West India Colonies and the Isle of Bourbon .... 8,000 Tons 111,500 of which quantity nearly one half may be considered as the effect of a comparatively recent increase of growth ; whilst the annual consumption appears to be in Great Britain Tons 9,700 Netherlands and Holland 40,200 Germany and Baltic . . 32,000 France, Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean 28,500 America 12,500 Tons 122,900 of which that of Great Britain and America, now nearly one fifth of the whole, may be said to have arisen almost entirely within the last few years. The Growth being thus estimated at 111,500 Tons, and the Consumption at 122,900 Tons, it follows that the former is now inadequate to the latter by about 11,400 Tons a-year, which deficiency, assuming both to remain stationary, would, in a short period of time, lead to a very material reduc- tion in the Stocks throughout Europe, now 49,770 Tons only*. But as the Consumption, within the last few years, has gained on the supply, and as a continuance of low prices must have a material tendency still further to increase the former and dimi- nish the latter, it may fairly be expected, that a change of some * In 1811, during the existence of the Berlin and Milan Decrees, the Stock * on hand in the London market alone amounted to 60,000 Tons. 7 s importance in the position of Coffee must ere long he the result# The effect of the very reduced rates at which Coffee has now, for a length of time, ruled, is apparent in Java, where the planters have been led to turn their attention to the cultivation of Sugar more than formerly, the Returns from Batavia shewing that the Exports of the latter have increased from 1500 Tons in 1828, to 5000 in 1829 ; whilst those of the former have retro- graded from 24,800 Tons (or 416,171 Peculs) in 1828, to 19^000 Tons (or 310,000 Peculs) in 1829* Moreover, the Netherlands Trading Company, having of late entered into contracts with the Dutch Authorities there for a supply of Sugar, there can he very little doubt that the cultivation of it will be found to increase, to the still greater neglect of Coffee. St. Domingo, in 1786, export- ed about 35,000 Tons, and it was supposed that in 1792, if the Revolution had not taken place, the crop would have exceeded 45,000 Tons ; the Exports now are not more than 15,000 Tons: and from the great Island of Cuba 14,000 Tons only, although it yielded, not many years since, 20,000 to 25,000 Tons. On the other hand, in the Brazils the cultivation of Coffee has, during the last twenty years, increased with unprecedented rapidity. So late even as 1821, the quantity exported from Rio de Janeiro did not exceed 7500 Tons, whereas it now amounts to about 28,000 Tons. That this increase is so much greater than can be noticed in other places, is perhaps, in some measure, to be attributed to the continuance of the slave trade ; but as this ceased by con- vention in February last, labour has since become more valuable by fully thirty per cent.', and it remains to be seen, whether the growth of Coffee may not be checked, unless prices should be more adequate to the increased cost of production. The following Tables exhibit the direct Imports and Stocks of Coffee 8 ib Europe, for the last two years ; and although the quantities do not exactly correspond with those which have been before in- troduced, yet making allowance for the inaccuracies and difference which must occur in the Returns of an article of such magnitude, from such a variety of places, they are sufficient to corroborate the position advanced, as to the extent both of the Supply and Consumption. IMPORTS. 18>9 . .Tons 1830 „ Great Brit. Ant- Ham- burgh Bre- Ameter dam Rotter dam France Medi- terr. fit. Pe- ter sb. Copen- hagen Total. 17450 18285 20950 21200 1746*0 20250! 5600 : 4960 9500 9000 6000 4500 15500 15000 10300 12100 700 500 900 1100 104360 106895 STOCKS. 1829. .Tons; 142201 8600 1 105001 2250| 63001 60001 50001 25001 800 | ; 580 I 56750 | 1830. . . . „ j 13420J 4000 1 10700 1 2000 1 5800 1 36001 5300 1 4300 j 300 | 350 1 49770 | For by this it appears, that the total quantity imported into Europe, in 1830, has been 106,895 Tons; and the present Stock being 69 80 Tons deficient, in comparision with what it was at the commencement of the year, it follows that about 113,875 must have been consumed, independent of America. Throughout the whole of Europe the Consumption of Coffee has, in fact, been rapidly increasing, and lias advanced from 7 5,000 Tons in 1821, to 95,000 in 1827, and to 113,875 in 1830. In Great Britain it has been very remarkable; so much so, that it may not be uninteresting to observe the progress of it, year by year, since, by the reduction of an almost prohibitory duty, it ceased to be a luxury, and was permitted to become a common beverage. In 1783, when the duty was 2s. 3d. ^ lb., the amount of revenue was £2869: 10s. 10d., and when, in the subsequent year, it was reduced to Is. ^ lb., the produce was augmented to £7200 : 15s. 9^« Previously to 1808, the Duty was again raised to 2s. 2d., and upon its being then lowered to 7d., the Consumption increased eightfold; an advance in 1 8 1 9, to Is. ^ lb. had the effect of materially checking the demand; 1 9 but since it has been altered to the present rate of 6d. ^ lb., in 1825, a gradual and material improvement has been going on in the Deliveries for home use. The following Table will shew this more clearly : — Years. Duty lb. CONSUMPTION. Tons. lbs. Years. Duty $(p lb. CONSUMPTION. Tons. lbs. 1791 lid 364 or 815,300 1811 7d 3,380 or 7,571,200 1792 lid 415 n 929,600 1812 7d 3,690 tr 8,265,600 1793 lid 376 It 842,200 1813 7|d 2,700 tr 6,048,000 1794 lid 400 ft 896,000 1814 7|d 2,620 tr 5,868,800 1795 Is 5d 126 tr 282,200 1815 7Sd 3,050 tr 6,832,000 1796 Is 5d 230 tt 515,200 1816 7|d 3,320 n 7,436,800 1797 Is 5d 268 it 600,300 1817 73d 3,620 tt 8,108,800 1798 Is 5d 260 tr 582,400 1818 73d 3,709 tr 8,308,737 1799 Is 5d 340 n 761,600 1819 Is 3,478 tr 7,790,783 1800 Is 6d 294 tr 658,500 1820 Is 3,171 tr 7,103,409 1801 Is 6d 310 tt 694,400 1821 Is 3,345 n 7,593,001 1802 Is 6d 340 tr 761,600 1822 Is 3,423 ,t 7,669,351 1803 Is 6d 350 ft 784,000 1823 Is 3,774 tt 8,454,920 1804 Is 6d 520 tt 1,164,800 1824 Is 3,696 tt 8,262,943 1805 2s 2d 505 tr 1,131,200 1825 6d 4,948 tt 11,080,970 1806 2s 2d 509 n 1,142,000 1826 6d 5,894 tr 13,203,323 1807 2s 2d 475 tt 1,064,000 1827 6d 6,949 tt 15,566,376 1808 7d 3,950 tt 8,848,000 1828 6d 7,600 ,r 17,127 ,633 1809 7d 2,280 tr 5,107,200 1829 6d 8,600 it 19,476,180 1810 7d 2,720 " 6,092,800 1830 6d 9,700 " 21,728,000* It is probable this increase would not, of late years, have been nearly so extensive, had it not been for the very low prices of Sugar, and that in the event of the Duty on the latter being ma- terially reduced, the consumption of Coffee may yet become considerably enlarged. A similar consequence followed the reduction of Duty on Coffee, in the United States, from five cents to two cents ^ lb. — the consumption in 1821, being 6680 Tons — in 1822, 7000— in 1823, 8000— in 1824, 9000— in 1825, 9500- in 1826, 11,500; and it is still progressing , being now rated at 12,500 to 15,000 Tons annum, which, in comparison with the population, greatly exceeds that of Great Britain : and although this difference may be accounted for fairly enough, by the lower ^ * In some publications which have lately appeared, the consumption of CofFee in this country, for the year 1830, is rated at not quite 9,000, but it appears that in this estimate, neither Scotland or Ireland are included. 10 rate of Duty, yet another cause is united with it, viz. that of the establishment, throughout the States, of Temperance Societies, whose avowed object is to supersede the use of ardent spirits by the gradual introduction of Tea, Coffee, &c. ; and it is now be- yond a doubt that America, from being a depot for Coffee, from * which Europe was occasionally furnished with supplies, has lat- terly required some considerable shipments from London; and further orders may be expected, unless the intercourse lately re- established with our Colonies, should, in some degree, supply her wants direct. COTTON. * The Cotton Trade of Great Britain presents an increase within the last half century, wholly unprecedented in the annals of commerce; and great as it has been, it is supposed to be yet capable of considerable extension. The following brief out- line may be sufficient to give an adequate idea of its importance ; and those who are more immediately interested in its details, will have no difficulty in obtaining them from the many valuable statements on the subject which have recently issued from Liverpool. The average quantity of Cotton Wool imported into Great Britain during the first five years of the eighteenth century (1700 to 1705) amounted to 1,170,881 lbs. only ; and so late even as 1760, the estimated value of all the Cotton goods, manufactured in Great Britain in the course of4he year, was but f £200,000. From that period, however, the trade began to in- crease rapidly; and in 1824, the late Mr. Husldsson stated in the House of Commons, his belief, that the value of goods then manu- 11 factured in Great Britain was £33,5 00^000. Assuming that to have been the fact, the amount now cannot he less than ^54,000,000, and, according to the calculations of a periodical work of great celebrity, this branch affords employment for capital to the extent of £100,000,000 sterling. For the information of those who may not he sufficiently con- versant with its rise and progress, the following Table, ex- tracted from Parliamentary returns, will serve to show the Im- ports and Exports of Cotton Wool in Great Britain, from 1781 to 1830: — IMPORTS. EXPORTS. Years . lbs. lbs. 1781 5,198,778 96,788 1782 11,828,039. 421,229 1783 177,626 1784 201,845 1785 18,400,384 407,496 1786 .... 323,152 1787 1,073,831 1788 20,467,436 853,146 1789 32,576,023 297,837 1790 .... 31,447,605 844,154 1791 .... 28,706,675 363,442 1792 .... 34,907,497 1793 ... 19,040,929 1,171,566 1794 .... 1,349,950 1795 .... 1,193,737 1796 .... 694,962 1797 .... 23,354,371 1798 .... 31,880,641 601,139 1799 .... 43,379,278 844,671 1800 .... 56,010,732 4,416,610 1801 .... 56,004,305 1802 .... 3,739,480 1803 .... 53,812,284 1804 . , . . 61,867,329 503,171 1805 .... 59,682,406 1806 .... 58,176,283 1807 .... 74,925,306 2,176,943 1808 .... 43,605,982 1,644,867 1809 .... 92,812,282 1810 .... 136,488,935 8,787,109 1811 .... 1,266,867 1812 ... 63,025,936 1,740,912 1813 .... 12 The subsequent part, from 1814 up to the present period, is on an enlarged scale, the details being more interesting than those of the previous years : — TOTAL IMPORTS into Great Britain. STOCK in the Ports , 31s£ December. TOTAL DELI- VERIES for Consump- tion. ESTIMATED WEEKLY CONSUMP- TION. AMOUNT OF CROP IN NORTH AME- RICA. AVERAGE PRICE OF UP- LANDS*. lbs. lbs. lbs . lbs. lbs. ^ ib. 1814 73,728,000 22,272,000 80,640,000 1,664,000 V 28d 1815 96,200,000 22,360,000 85,800,000 1,612,000 1 2 20*d 1816 97,310,000 22,355,000 88,631,000 1,709,500 1 0 1 0 1 0 18*d 1817 126,240,000 31,034,000 108,356,000 2,051,400 \ 2 > O ( ° 20d 1818 173,940,000 85,800,000 111,800,000 2,132,000 1 » 1 £ 20d 1819 137,592,000 88,452,000 108,864,000 2,116,800 1 1 13£d 1820 147,576,000 103,458,000 125,646,000 2,322,000 { .il£d 1821 126,420,000 106,800,000 126,420,000 2,476,800 110,940,000 9£d 1822 141,510,000 76,362,000 144,180,000 2,750,100 121,485,000 aj d 1823 183,700,000 105,875,000 147,125,000 3,025,000 136,125,000 8*d 1824 147,420,000 64,428,000 174,174,000 3,166,800 152,880,000 8*d 1825 244,360,000 123,968,000 169,264,000 3,456,000 169,860,000 lljd 1826 170,520,000 100,548,000 164,640,000 3,410,400 211,680,000 6|d 1827 264,330,000 134,244,000 211,167,000 3,801,600 285,120,000 6*d 1828 222,750,000 120,582,000 217,701,000 4,158,000 213,840,000 63d 1829 218,324,000 84,966,000 221,676,000 4,263,000 255,780,000 5|d 1830 259,856,000 95,360,000 242,000,000 4,768,000 292,040,000 6|d • The North American Cotton termed «* Uplands,” being the most important descrip- tion, the price of that alone is deemed a sufficient index. From this it appears, that the average quantity of Cotton Wool manufactured in Great Britain during the last five years has been 21 1,000,000 lbs. annually, which, it is computed, has been converted into about — COTTON CLOTH, for Exportation. for Home Consumption. Yards . Yards. 383 , 560,000 405 , 830,000 YARN & TWIST, for Exportation. lbs. 51 , 700,000 13 And the Export of Yarn and Twist has, of late years, become so important a branch of the Cotton trade, that its progress since 1814 is worthy of notice Years. lbs. 1814 13,534,003 1815 9,947,147 1816 16,362,782 1817 13,534,003 1818 14,743,675 1819 18,085,410 1820 23,032,325 1821 21,526,369 Years . lbs. 1822 . . . 26,595,468 1823..... . . . 27,378,986 1824 1825 1826 . . . 42,179,521 1827 . . . 44,878,774 1828 ... 50,505,751 1829 . . . 60,544,043 1830* In 1786 the Supplies of Cotton Wool were derived from the following sources lbs . From the British West Indies 5,800,000 French and Spanish Colonies 5,500,000 Dutch Colonies 1,600,000 Portuguese Colonies 2,000,000 Smyrna and Turkey , 5,000,000 19,900,000 Or about 65,000 Bales. and previously to the year 1790, North America did not furnish a single pound weight — whereas the crop there, in the past year, has been equal to 292,000,000 lbs. or 970,000 Bales. In the early part of the year, a belief very generally prevailed, founded on accounts from the United States, that the supply would not be adequate to the increasing consumption, and that a very material reduction in the stock in the ports must be the result. This opinion having continued for several months, large purchases were made, both by the trade and speculators, enhan- cing prices very considerably ; but as the season advanced, it was found that the supplies continued to come forward much more abundantly than had been expected ; and it now appears * The official returns are not yet made up for the year 1830 ; but in the half- year ending 5th July, 28,836,369 lbs. were shipped, against 26,660,176 lbs. dur- ing the same period of 1829. 14 that the total Imports, from America, for the year, have exceeded those of 1829 by about 55,000,000 tbs. and from the Brazils 6.500.000 : those from the .West Indies, however, having fallen off 3,500,000, from Egypt and Smyrna 3,500,000, and from the East Indies 17,000,000, the total increase in the year amounts to 41,532,000 tbs. only, or 125,340 Bales From a foregoing Table it will be seen, that the Deliveries from the ports for home consumption have been at the rate of 4,768,0001bs. only ^ week ; the stock, however, held by dealers and spinners being estimated at much less than at this period of 1829, the quantity consumed must have been fully 5,000,000 lbs. or about 1 6,000 Bales ^ week : but as there is a material falling off in the Exports, which have been 10,100,000 lbs. only, against 35.500.000 last year, the present Stock in the ports amounts to 96,000,000 tbs. (320,000 Bales) against 87,000,000 tbs. (289,000 Bales) in 1829- It is not at all probable that there will be any diminution in the supply from the United States during this year, and by all accounts those from the Brazils, Egypt, and the East Indies, will be abundant. The following comparison of the Imports and Stocks in the principal ports on the Continent, shew that there is an increase in the former of 1,500,000 tbs. and in the latter of 7,000,000 tbs. ; and taking into account that 25,500,000 lbs. less have been exported this year from Great Britain, the direct supplies must have been 27,000,000 tbs. greater. Of the whole quantity consumed on the Continent (about 118,500,000 lbs.) France has required about 75,000,000, leaving 43,500,000 only for the rest of Europe; but the consumption in that country in 1829 being estimated at 79,000,000 lbs. there appears a de- crease this year of 4,000,000 lbs. whilst in Great Britain there 15 is an excess of 14,500,000 to 15,500,000ft>s. or 50,000 to 60,000 Bales ; and the total consumption of the latter being rated at 242.000. 000 lbs. or 806,000 Bales, and that of the former at 75.000. 000 lbs. only, or 250,000 Bales, there is a difference in ... favour of the manufacturing trade of this country, of 167.000. 000 lbs, or 556,000 Bales, annually. IMPORTS. STOCKS. 1829. 1830. 1829. 1830. Havre Ibs. 53,100,000 57,300,000 5,235,000 13,650,000 Bourdeaux 2,715,000 2,520,000 450,000 600,000 Marseilles n 14,070,000 20,385,000 2,505,000 3,300,000 Other French Ports 2,784,000 7,155,000 600,000 825,000 Trieste 10,500,000 12,705,000 1,965,000 2,640,000 Genoa 3,300,000 2,511,000 645,000 324,000 Antwerp n 10,200,000 6,465,000 1,740,000 1,470,000’ Rotterdam n 7,680,000 4,974,000 1,530,000 1,170,000 Amsterdam 3,060,000 1,365,000 1,350,000 732,000 Bremen 1,740,000 1,200,000 927,000 570,000 Hamburg v 11,700,000 6,420,000 3,750,000 2,475,000 St. Petersburg , . r-. * . . n 3,120,000 2,520,000 900,000 900,000 ibs. 123,969,000 12*5,520,000 21,597*000 28,656,000 Bales (413,230) | (418,400) (71,990) (95,520) The late political events on the Continent cannot hut have a beneficial effect on the trade here, however much they may have tended to diminish the demand for the raw material ; and indeed, to this cause may he mainly attributed, the full em- ployment which has been given to the manufacturers throughout the winter. Little doubt seems to be entertained that his Majesty’s Govern- ment will abolish the Duty on Printed Goods, a tax which it will be seen, by the Return*' annexed, is comparatively very unproductive to the Treasury, considering the restrictions which it imposes upon trade. There is also another branch which is perhaps capable of considerable extension, should the trade with China be thrown open, viz. the export of Cotton Goods to * See Appendix , Table A . 16 the East Indies, which has already been rapidly on the increase. The following being the shipments to all parts eastward of the Cape since 1815. Printed . Plain . Printed. Plain. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. 1815 .. .. 604 , 800 .. . . 213,408 1822 .. .. 9 , 979 , 866 .. .. 9 , 940,736 1816 .. .. 866 , 077 *. .. 489,399 1823 .. .. 9 , 670 , 651 .. .. 13 , 830,016 1817 *. .. 991 , 147 .. .. 714,611 1824 .. .. 9 , 867 , 523 .. .. 15 , 133,862 1818 .. .. 2 , 848 , 705 .., . . 2 , 468,024 1825 .. .. 9 , 153 , 550 .. .. 14 , 551,876 1819 .. .. 4 , 227 , 665 .. .. 4 , 614,381 1926 .. .. 10 , 682 , 307 .. .. 16 , 487,422 1820 .. .. 3 , 713 , 601 .. .. 3 , 414,060 1827 .. .. 14 , 985 , 370 .. . . 28 , 840,788 1821 .. .. 7 , 602 , 245 .. . . 6 , 724,031 1828 .. .. 12 , 969 , 365 .. . . 32 , 047,485 INDIGO. That the cultivation of Indigo in the East Indies has very materially increased, is abundantly evident, from the Calcutta Returns of the last fifteen or twenty years* ; for while the average produce of the five years, ending with 1829-18SO, was 124,500 Maunds, that of the previous five years was but 92,300, and of the still earlier five years, only 84,000: in 1828 also, al- though the season was partially unfavourable, the crop amounted to 98,000 Maunds, and the last one (1829-30) was almost the largest ever known, producing about 141,000 Maunds. Of that crop, which was equal to 40,000 Chests, about 30,000 have been shipped to Great Britain direct, against 20,000 and 30,500, in the two previous years ; 5000 have gone to the Continent of Europe, against 5800 and 7000 ; 1200 to America, against 1200 and 3000 ; and 1500 to the ports of the Persian Gulph, against 900 and 1500. From the Table, annexed t, it will also be seen, that the quantity of Indigo imported into Great Britain, from the whole of India, in 1830, has amounted to 32,120 Chests, in 1829 to 23,200 Chests, and in 1828 to 35,820 Chests; and that although the Deliveries during the past year, for home consump- tion as well as exportation, have been somewhat larger than in the * See Appendix, Table B. t See Appendix, Table F. 17 previous one, yet the Stock remaining in the warehouses exceeds that of last January, by 6420 Chests, and is, in fact, heavier than that of any preceding year. There is however no doubt, that the consumers, both here and on the Continent, have but little on hand, the latter having been deterred from purchasing, by the threatening aspect of European affairs, and both having been discouraged, to a certain extent, by the appearance of a conti- nually-falling market. The average Delivery in Great Britain, since 1826, for home consumption, and exportation to the Continent of Europe, has been 23,340 Chests annually, which, added to the direct supply from India to the latter of 5000 Chests, to America of 1500, and to the ports of the Persian Gulph of 1500, leads it to be inferred, that about 31,000 Chests, or 1 15,000 Mauuds, would be the quan- tity required for general consumption, whereas the supply has been shewn to be equal to 124,500 Maunds, exclusive of what Ma- dras and Manilla may have contributed, say 6,000 or 8,000 more. Hence arises the great augmentation in the Stock on hand in this country, which, at the end of the year 1822, was but 8200 Chests. To the same cause must also be attributed the progressive decline which has taken place in prices ; and although the present crop, according to late accounts, will perhaps fall considerably short of what it was at one time estimated, viz. 1 60,000 to 180,000 Maunds, yet it will prove sufficiently abundant to render any diminution of stock, for the next twelve months, very unlikely. There is therefore, at present, no very favourable opinion entertained of Indigo, and prices may even recede still further; but as a circular has been issued by the agency houses at Cal- cutta, stating, that since cultivation cannot be carried on at the present low rates, without serious loss to the planters, it has C 18 been determined to reduce the growth more to a level with the demand, a belief is partially prevailing that a considerable reac- tion may ultimately take place, if the supply be diminished, whilst the consumption continues increasing — a consumption which cannot fail to be materially promoted, should the Govern- ment repeal the Duty on Printed Cottons, which measure has been for some time under consideration. COCHINEAL. The Supplies of Cochineal, for several years past, have varied but little, being generally from 1500 to 1800 Bags ^ annum ; but this year, in consequence of several parcels having been re- ceived at Liverpool from America, the total Import has amounted to 2110 Bags, whilst owing to a falling off in the shipments to the East Indies, the Exports have been 120 Bags less than in 1829* and have decreased 400 Bags in comparison with 1828 ; as however there is a material increase in the Home Consump- tion, the Stock on hand is 100 Bags only more than in last December. The market has latterly been extremely depressed, and although prices now rule about Is. 6d. ^ lb. lower than in the early part of the year, there is no great confidence among the holders, as much uncertainty still prevails regarding the cost of production, and the extent to which it may be carried. PIMENTO. As the Imports of Pimento, which increased from 21,1 10 Bags in 1828, to 30,870 in 1 829, have since continued on the same scale *, * See Appendix, Table F. 19 it would appear that this abundant supply was not the result merely of a particularly fine season, but that the cultivation must have been more attended to ; and although the Exports have again, as they did in 1 829, exceeded those of 1 828, by about one-half, and the Home Consumption increased in a similar ratio, the Stock has con- tinued to accumulate, amounting now to 17,450 Packages, against 10,980 in last December, and 6600 only at the close of the previous year. In consequence of such large quantities having been brought forward, the market has continued to give way, and the present prices are fully 3d. ^ lb. lower than those current two or three years since : it remains, however, to he seen whether this reduction, and the re-opening of the intercourse between America and the West India Colonies, may not have the effect of diminishing, in some measure, the future supplies to this country. RICE. Since the system of cleaning Rice from the husk in this country has been introduced, the importations from America of Carolina, have been gradually falling off, and this year have amounted to about 1300 Casks only, so that it has now become scarcely worth notice, and the trade of that in the husk being carried on entirely by one or two houses, who receive it into their warehouses, it is difficult to arrive at any conclusion as to the extent of the Deliveries, either for Export or Home Consumption ; but the supplies of this descrip- tion, this year, have amounted to 185,000 Bushels only, against 250,000 in 1829, and 310,000 in 1828. 20 Of East India it will be observed*, that the Imports, although not equal to those of the two preceding years, have still been extensive, but the Deliveries also having been large, the Stock is reduced to 70,480 Bags against 112,100 in last January, and 104,800 in 1828, The increase in the quantity cleared for home use, which is very remarkable, (a few years since not more than 20,000 to 25,000 Bags being required annually for that purpose), is partly to be attributed to the reduction which has been made in the Duty, from 5s. to Is. ^ Cwt. and perhaps also to the high prices of Corn last year having brought Rice more into consumption among the poorer classes, who have found it a cheap and nutritive food ; it appears now, however, to have become so necessary in this country, that it is likely to be in fu- ture an article of considerably more importance in the trade with India ; and the constant demand which has been experienced, has had the effect of keeping the prices, on the average, 3s. a 4s. ^ Cwt. above those of last year. The total quantity of East Indian and American Rice at pre- sent consumed in this country, is supposed to be about 10,000 Tons annually. RUM. The Imports of Rum, which in 1829 exceeded those of 1828 by 551,000 Gallons, have again increased 23,750 Gallons, making an excess in the two years of 574,750 Gallons, or about 6000 Puncheons ; and as the Deliveries have not kept pace with the supply, the Stock in the warehouses is now larger, by 517,000 Gallons, than at the close of 1829, and by nearly I>809,750 Gallons, as compared with the same period of the pre- * See Appendix, Table F. 21 vious year*. That so much more Rum has been received of late, is chiefly to be accounted for by the very low prices of Sugar rendering it the more profitable article for the planter ; and although the re-opening of the intercourse between the Colonies and the United States may have a tendency, in future, to divert into other channels a larger part of the supplies, it would require some such measure as the prohibition of the distillation from Grain to have any material effect on the present heavy stock ; for, notwithstanding the Consumption of the last twelve months has been somewhat larger than in 1828 or 1829, yet it will he seen, by comparing it with the following abstract from a Parliamentary Return, that it is now much less than it was about twenty years since, and has increased very little since the close of the war : — Home Imported. Exported. Consump. 1806. . 3,576,996. . 996,115. . 2,580,879 1807. • 4,489,969. . 719,000. . 3,770,967 1808. . 5,985,258. . 1,151,079. . 4,834,179 1809. . 6,530,149. . 2,063,660. . 4,466,489 1810.. 5,582,805.. 1,145,728.. 4,437,079 1811. . 6,998,853. . 1,609,700. . 5,331,151 1812. . 6,469,226. . 2,171,539. . 4,297,687 1813. . 9,200,285. . 2,254,325. . 6,945,960 1814. . 8,509,067- • 3,933,280. . 4,635,787 1815. . 6,817,134. . 3,589,032. . 3,228,102 44,528,280 Deduct excess of Stock in ware- house on 3 1st Dec. 1815, as > 2,757>447 compared with 3 1 Dec. 1805 ) Home Imported. Exported. Consump. 1816. . 3,887,102. . 2,777,863. . 1,109,239 1817. • 6,355,230. . 3,146,233. . 3,208,997 1818 . 5,482,571.. 3,157,303.. 2,325,268 1819. . 6,386,514. . 2,397,749. . 3,988,767 1820. . 7,035,909. . 3,731,771. . 3,304,138 1821. . 7,127,131. . 3,158,050. . 3,969,081 1822. . 4,246,096. . 1,855,898. . 2,390,198 1823.. 4,864,741.. 1,863,639. . 3,001,102 1824. . 4,782,837- . 1,950,004. . 2,832,83 3 1825. . 3,945,182. . 1,489,677- • 2,455,505 28,585,128 Deduct excess of Stock in ware- "Y house on 31st Dec. 1825, as > 739,788 compared with 31 Dec. 1815 j 41,770,833 27,845,340 Annual Average Consumption Ten Years, 1806 to 1815 : ionof \ 4,177.083 5. . . . J Annual Average Consumption of Ten Years, 1816 to 1825 2,784,534 As the quantity of British Spirits made use of since the Duty was reduced in 1821 from 12s. 8d. to 7s. ip Gallon has increased from#8 70,000 Gallons to about 22,300,000 Gallons, it would * See Appendix, Table F. c 3 22 appear that they must, in a great degree, interfere with the consumption of Rum. Gallons. Of Brandy, the Average Consumption from 1806 a 1815, was 1,109,583 II ..... . u .... ir ... . I, 1815 ii 1826 1,058,576 II . n .... ii ... . H 1826 „ 1830 i. 1,212,077 Of Geneva . . 11 .... II . . . . „ 1777 .. 1786 „ 80,362 ii ...... . If .... II . . . • . „ 1786 „ 1796 „ 444,891 „ > II .... II . . . . 1796 ,i 1806 „ 724,351 „ . 11 .... VI ... . ,i 1806 .. 1816 „ 272,893 u w .... vi . . . . », 1816 1826 „ 117,401 SALTPETRE. Whilst the production and supply of almost every other article, from India for the last ten years, have been so extensive as not only fully to keep pace with the increase in the consumption, but, in most instances, to cause an accumulation in the Stock, the Import of Saltpetre has been uniformly deficient, so that the quantity in the warehouses has gradually diminished, since 1821, from 18,600 Tons to little more than 3500. Notwithstand- ing this extraordinary decrease, the price, except at some periods of excitement, has fluctuated between 20s. and 26s. ^ Cwt. only ; and it was not until the early part of this year, when a scarcity was apprehended, that it advanced to 35 s. Since then it has been as high as 40s. a 42s. but has again declined to 35 s. a 36s. The quantity in the market continues extremely limited, upwards of 1 400 Tons of the present reduced Stock, being held by the East India Company unsold, and consequently unavailable for the pre- sent demand ; and about 600 Tons of the quantity imported being for account of Government, have been taken direct into their stores. On referring to the Table annexed,* it will be observed, that although the comparatively high prices which have ruled through- a See Appendix Table F. 23 out the past year, have occasioned a falling off in the Deliveries for Home Consumption and Export, of above 2200 Tons, the Imports have also decreased, but the present advanced rates offering such an additional inducement for its being brought as dead weight from Calcutta, the supplies may in future be more commensurate with the demand. SPICES. Cinnamon. As the Stock in the warehouses, for two or tnree years, has been on the increase, it would appear that Govern- ment, who have now the trade in Cinnamon entirely under their own management, have, during the last twelve months, con- siderably diminished their Imports, the total Supplies having amounted to 3900 Bales only, against 5000 both in 1828 and 1829* and 10,800 in 1827* The quantity used in this country forms a very small part of the total Deliveries, but it is remark- able that it has this year amounted to nearly double that of any previous one, and in the Exports, also, there is a very material excess, so that the Stock, although still heavy, is 2140 Bales less than in last December ; and as a sufficient quantity for the demand is only brought forward at stated periods, prices have ruled much higher on the average than those of 1829. Cassia Lignea. Of Cassia Lignea the Supplies, which were last year more than double what they were in 1828, have again increased nearly 2000 Chests, so that although the Deliveries have been very extensive, particularly for Export, the quantity on hand has rather accumulated, and prices, which at one c 4 24 period of the year were on the advance, have again receded, and now rule nearly the same as in last December. Cloves. The Import of Cloves, which in 1829 was trifling, has this year been abundant, and, allowing for the difference in the sizes of the packages, has rather exceeded the Deliveries ; so that although the present prices are comparatively low, there appears little prospect of any amendment, whilst the Stock continues so extremely heavy. Nutmegs. Although the Supplies of Nutmegs this year have been much more extensive than in either 1828 or 1829 * yet some large shipments having been made, chiefly to Ame- rica, the Stock is somewhat diminished, and is now little more than half what it was at the close of 1828 : a steady and constant demand has kept prices rather on the advance. Mace. Of Mace there is nothing material to notice ; the Imports have been about equal to the Deliveries, and the Stock remains nearly the same as in last December. Pepper. The gradual decrease which was noticed, at the close of 1829> to have been for some time taking place, both in the Supplies and Stocks of Pepper, occasioned rather a better feeling to be entertained towards it, and as the Imports, in the early part of this year, continued moderate, some speculative purchases were entered into at improving prices ; but several large parcels afterwards arriving, and the demand for ex- port being very limited (3820 Bags only having been delivered for that purpose, against 7600 in 1829 , and 15,500 in 1828 ), the market has again given way ; and it will be observed, that the quantity in the warehouses is rather larger than it was twelve months since. SUGAR. The magnitude, and consequent importance of the Sugar Trade to Great Britain, requires that it should be dwelt upon at some length, particularly when it is recollected, that in our own Colo- nies alone, not fewer than a million of human beings are employed in it, with a capital estimated at about one hundred millions sterling, and yielding a direct revenue to the Crown little short of five millions annually. In the first instance then, it may not be uninteresting to refer to the following Extracts from Parliamentary Returns, indicative of its progress, from the com- mencement of the last century to 1789* The quantity of Sugar consumed in England was, in — 1700 1710 1734 1754 1770 to 1775 1785 to 1789 Rate of Duty. 22,000,0001bs. or, 10,000 Tons ... .6s 8d W Cwt. * 31.360.000 ii h 14,000 n .... » u 94.080.000 it H 42,000 u .... u u 119,320,000 ii ii 53,270 ii .... ii 11 } average. .162,500,000 181,500,000 11 11 «i 72,500 11 .... 11 11 11 81,000 11 . . 11s 8d a 15s ii The following Table affords more detailed information, up to 1828. * The Duty on Sugar commenced in the reign of Charles the Second, and had gradually been raised from 3s. 5d. the cwt. QUANTITIES RATES OF ' DUTY. l YEARS. HOME CON- NETT REVENUE. British SUMPTION. Plantation Sugar . East India Sugar sp Cwt. Cwt. Ct. ad. val. Tons. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. 1789 1790 77,355 76,811 862,632 908,954 11 17 11 4 0 12 4 37 16 3 1791 70,160 1,074,903 16 5 0 15 0 0 2 8 37 16 3 1792 68,080 1,012,538 12 1 1793 83,855 1,316,502 14 3 1794 74,470 1,031,492 4 2 1795 66,811 949,961 16 1 1796 77,703 1,225,213 7 5 1797 63,686 1,229,744 0 7 0 17 6 0 5 2 37 16 3 1798 73,827 1,794,990 15 9 0 19 0 0 5 2 40 16 3 1799 138,621 2,321,93 5 16 5 1 0 0 0 2 6 42 16 3 1800 75,34 6 1,835,112 11 1 1801 1802 138,490 112,515 2,782,232 2,210,801 18 6 1 11 0 3 2 42 16 3 1803 74,628 1,551,457 17 11 1 4 0 1 6 4! 1 4 0 1804 107,218' 2,458,124 18 3 1 6 6 1 9 13 1 6 6 1805 103,805 2,439,795 1 10 1 7 0 1 9 8* 1 7 0 1806 .... 140,087 3,097,590 3 6 1807 113,883 3,150,753 6 3 1808 .... 142,140 125,225 4,177,916 3,273,995 3 4 1 10 0 1 0 0 1809 \ . . 2 3 18101 .. 174,465 3,117,330 12 9 0 9 8 0 0 1 12 1 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1811 \ .. 161,337 3,339,218 4 3 1 7 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 1812 )*. . 130,200 3,939,939 17 2 1813 j .. 110,453 3,447,560 4 5 1 10 0 1 13 0 1 0 0 1 ^ Cwt. 1 c 1 10 0 1814/ . . 99,900 3,276,513 6 5 ) 1 11 0 19 0 l s i 1815 94,448 2,957,403 2 4 1 10 0 1 17 0 ' 1 19 0 1816 111,407 3,166,851 18 0 1 7 0 ] 2 0 0 l . 1 17 0 1817 1818 148,040 72,885 3,967,154 2,331,472 5 0 1 17 0 0 0 3 5 1 10 0 2 1819 123,736 3,507,844 11 0 p 0 8 7 0 0 1 1 18 0 17 0 1820 129,062 3,477,770 11 4 1 7 0 1 17 0 1821 133,813 3,660,567 6 7 1822 130,924 3,579,412 12 1 1823 142,133 4,022,782 4 1 1824 147,863 4,223,240 18 5 1825 132,798 3,756,654 0 1 1826 162,753 4,518,690 15 9 1827 151,060 4,218,623 6 7 1828 164,292 4,576,287 13 4 * Sugar used in the Distilleries included in these years. 27 At the close of 1827, the Stock of Sugar in Great Britain was as follows : — Of British Plantation Tons 37,355 Mauritius 850 Bengal 2,485 Siam, Java, Manilla, &c 1,550 Cuba.... 1,250 Brazil 1,105 Molasses, equal to Bastards 1 ,390 Tons 45,985 In the three following years the Importation has been : — 1828. 1829. 1830. Of British Plantation .. 195,230... .185,660 Mauritius ... 14,580... . 23,740 Bengal ... 8,700... . 10,180 Siam, Java, Manilla, &c. 1,175.. ... 1,600... . 5,600 Cuba ...... 1,900 . ... 5,300... . 6,060 Brazil ... 4,680... . 5,480 Molasses, reduced into Bastards, = 13,010. . ... 9,950... . 5,620 Tons 244,630 240,040 242,340 And in the same period the Exportation, including that of refined, reduced into Raw, has been : — 1828. 1829. 1830. 59,080 Tons 57,720 Tons 66,550 Tons leaving in the warehouse, at the close of each year — 1828. 1829. 1830. 53,635 Tons 65,325 Tons 60,200 Tons thereby shewing the Home Consumption to have been, in — 1828. 1829. 1830. 177,880 Tons 168,670 Tons 179,270 Tons From this it is to be observed, that the Importation of Sugar from the West India Islands in 1829, was less than in 1828 by 3,170 Tons, while in 1830 it has been again less than in 1829, *>y 9,5 70 making the falling off in two years 12,740 Tons. 28 The Importation of Molasses has been equally deficient, for the quantity received in 1829 was less by 3,060 Tons, than in 1828 ; while in 1830 it has fallen short of 1829, by 4,330 » constituting a diminution in two years of 7*390 Tons. So that of Colonial Sugar, and Sugar made from Colonial Molasses, the deficiency of 1829* as compared with 1828, was 6,230 Tons, and of 1830, as compared with 1829* of . . . 13,900 <> exhibiting a falling off in the supply in two 1 __ ' > 20,130 Tons, years of not less than J But against this decrease the Table shews a different result, as regards Foreign, East India, and Mauritius ; for the increase thereon in 1829* as compared with 1828, is ...... 1,640 Tons* and in 1830, as compared with 1829 16,200 » giving an augmented supply in two years of 1 ^ not less than J Thus it will be seen, that while the produce from the West India Colonies has in two years diminished, by . 20,130 Tons, that from other parts of the world has increased, by 17*840* h still, however, leaving a deficiency of 2,290 Tons. Of the whole quantity of Sugar imported in the years 1828, 1829* and 1830, it appears that 177*880 Tons, 168,670 Tons, and 179*^70 Tons, were, in their respective years, consumed at home ; shewing a decrease in the Consumption of 1 829 of * The greater part of this increase is from the Mauritius ; and the following returns of the total quantity received into Great Britain, in each year, since Sugar from that Colony was admitted at the same rate of Duty as West India, affords proof of what might be expected from thence, with sufficient encourage- ment. 1825 1826. 1827. 1828. 1829. 1830. 4,630. . . . 10,930. . . . 10,220. . . . 18,570. , . . 14,580. . . .23,740 Tons 29 9,210 Tons, but an increase in 1830 of 1390 Tons, as compared with that of 1828. As regards the last year (1830), it may be noticed, that of the 242,340 Tons imported, there was required for home use but 179^70 Tons, and that Foreign demand has taken off 66,550 Tons, thereby proving how dependant upon the latter the trade of this country is, especially the refining trade ; for of the quantity exported, 50,000 Tons were in a refined state. It is not easy to account for the variations in the consumption, but there is by no means reason to assume, that the increase of last year over that of the preceding one is to be altogether attributed to the lowering of the Duty from 27s. a 24s. ^ Cwt. ; for in 1828, it will be seen the Consumption was nearly the same as in 1830, although the prices then were ten per cent, higher : perhaps the more prosperous state of the manufacturing districts has been the main cause. That the consumption of Sugar is greatly extending on the Continent, there can be no reasonable doubt ; but from the impossibility of obtaining correct Returns, and often of any Returns at all, there is great difficulty in arriving at any thing like satisfactory conclusions ; and the manufacture of Sugar from Beet Root, adds to the uncertainty. The following Table of Importations, however, for the last four years, is, we believe, as near the truth as can be : — 1827. 1828. 1829. 1830. France Tons 76,000.. ,..93,500.. ,.102,500.. ..100,000 Germany and Baltic 46,000 . . ..57,000.. ..70,000.. .. 80,000 Netherlands and Holland 35,500. . ..35,000.. ..44,000.. .. 33,000 Mediterranean 25,600 . . ..19,000.. ..23,500.. .. 28,000 Tons 183,100 204,500 239,500 241,000 which shews an increase of Importation, as between 1827 and 1830, of not less than 57,900 Tons, or about thirty per cent. 30 in the space of three years* ; and this excess is quite inde- pendent of the supply afforded from the culture of the Beet Root, the produce of which, in France alone, in 1825, amounted to 2500 Tons; in 1828, to not less than 5000 Tons, and is still on the increase. Nor is this manufacture confined to that country, but is thriving in other parts of the Continent, as appears from the following extract of a letter from Odessa, dated the 9th of April 1830 : — “ Within three days, the first parcel of Beet-Root Sugar “ from Poland has arrived here, about 4000 Poods, or 70 Tons ec weight. The quality is like good Muscovado Sugar, and par- “ ticularly dry. It appears that this article could be produced “ here remarkably cheap.” The increasing consumption and growth of Sugar is not limited to Europe and her colonies, for America participates * In 1805, it appeared, by authentic documents laid before the Court of Ad- miralty, that the crop of Sugar that year in Cuba amounted to 300,000 . Boxes, or 63,000 Tons, the greater part of which was shipped to the mother country : in 1829, it was estimated at 360,000 Boxes, or 72,000 Tons ; and in 1830, at 390.000 Boxes, or 78,000 Tons. The total quantity exported from the Brazils in 1830, was 95,000 Chests, or 70,000 Tons, viz. 60,000 Chests from Bahia,' 20,000 Chests from Rio, and 15.000 Chests from Pernambucco ; whilst in 1822, the product was only 40,000 Tons. The growth of the French Colonies is estimated as follows : 1827. 1828. 1829. 1830. Martinique and Guadaloupe. .Tons 62,800. . ..80,000.. ..88,000.. . .77,000 Bourbon, &c 7,200. . . . 9,500.. .10,500.. ..18,000 . Tons 70,000 89,500 98,500 95,000 In 1770, the Exports from St. Domingo were 2500 Tons, but they increased materially between that period and 1786 ; and in 1789 amounted to 65,000 Tons; since the Revolution, the growth of Sugar has rapidly fallen off, and there is now comparatively none produced. The annual production of the Danish Colonies, for the last five years, has been, on the average, about 12,000 Tons, half of which has been sent to Denmark, and the remainder principally to the United States. largely in both. Her consumption of Foreign-grown Sugar is estimated at 25, 000 Tons ^ annum ; and of that of her own culture, at 40,000 Tons, together 65,000 Tons. The following shews the produce of the latter, which is at present carried on in Louisiana alone, hut may be extended to other States. 1826-27. 1827-28. 1828-29. Sugar . . Casks 42,000 .... 60,000 .... 87,900 Molasses. . » 18,000. . . . 25,000. . . .49,900 1829-1830— The crop was defici- ent, owing to a bad season ; but that of 1830-1831 is estimated at 100,000 Casks Sugar ; and Molasses in proportion. As regards the Stocks remaining in the warehouses : — in Great Britain, it will be observed, that although there is a total de- crease, in comparison with last year, of 5125 Tons only^, of British Plantation, Mauritius, and Molasses, the descriptions most suitable for home consumption, the deficiency is 11,160 Tons ; and much less is considered to be held by the trade. On the Continent, there appears to be an increase, chiefly at 'Hambro , , St. Petersburgh, and the Mediterranean, but on the whole not to any great extent. See Appendix , Table E. ‘ . > illililllBSIISII APPENDIX ACCOUNT OF THE EXPORTS OF COTTON GOODS, From the Year ending hth January 1815, to the Year ending 5 th January 1880, both inclusive , with the DUTIES AND DRAWBACKS ON “ PRINTED GOODS/’ Exported during the same Period . OFFICIAL VALUE. DECLARED VALUE. DUTIES RECEIVED. DRAWBACKS ALLOWED. £17,655,578 £20,033,132 £1,298,057 £831,040 22,289,645 20,620,856 ' 1,331,664 953,250 17,564,461 15,577,392 1,127,811 719,676 21,259,224 16,012,001 1,173,816 820,554 22,589,130 18,767,517 1,570,636 1,079,376 18,282,292 14,699,912 1,484,643 879,967 22,552,079 16,516,758 1,614,049 934,955 23,541,615 16,094,807 1,751,371 1,083,416 26,911,043 17,218,801 1,682,701 1,182,557 26,544,770 16.276,843 1,811,919 1,146,750 30,155,901 18,376,515 2,040,718 1,381,941 29,495,281 18,253,631 2,035,219 1,665,592 25,194,270 14,013,675 1,524,664 1,020,971 33, 182,898 17,502,394 2,022,257 1,360,068 33,467,417 17,140,114 2,098,962 1,441,206 37,269,395 17,394,584 1,942,918 1,390,534 B. ! | iiiipiiiplillslpllp 1 ! ililliillllllllliii | || l!llllll!iil!i!!lli I Ililliillllllllliii I Hi gps s •* ' *2 ?| 1 " Jj_ Is Ililliillllllllliii OlMCC^awScHMMMttMClCOOCOO ? 1 (r.CSOOiOOOOiOCiOCSOCiCiO 3 ° s ceow . . 2,100 2,810 1,855 4,870 6,060 8,625 Siam, Manilla, &c 1,200 2,000 2,835 150 85 Havana 3,050 3,000 4,450 10 300 Brazil 3,770 5,000 2,995 75 150 1,150 Molasses, equal to Bastard 60 10,360 9,350 8,030 Total Tons . . 18,550 16,300 16,550 218,410 210,090 229,270 Deduct Export of Refined Sugar, reduced into Raw 38S30 40420 47650 „ „ of Bastard Sugar . . 1700 1000 2350 40530 41420 50000 Actual Consumption . . Tons . . 177,880 168,670 179,270 STOCKS. Liverpool. i Glasgow. Bristol. i Total. 1830 1828 1829 1850 1828 1829 1830 1828jl829 ( 1830 1828 1829 1830 3830 3560 3800 2070 200 80 2220 100 80 17*50 150 20 230 none none 300 none none 260 none none 50 none none 80 1 70 none none none (none 5950 5050 4480 6250 4560 3380 14190 5890 3710 3820 1190 2350 2400 1900 230 300 260 50 80 1 70 15480 13420 ♦ STOCKS. | 1 Liverpool. 1 } Glasgow. J j Bristol. Total. 1830 | | 1828 J 1829 } 1830 | [ 1828 j 1829 j 1830 j |l828jl829jl830 1828 j 1829 j 1830 MW/ca yShtint Y . The F. COTTON. DELIVERIES from BSSTT^^iSo rislT the Ports. -wlW pr STO '’tsstItmt CKS. Glasgow. | Bristol. ~IM9 jl830~|lg88 11829 [Is: 50 ~1 S2S~ ^ mo lij ? is dz * .•5.5740i73.i006 : T ■ : - limlL ill ill ; jgf hill hill! ; :j| 'llipiio INDIGO. STOCKS. I ■ ' ' ' ! -■ ■ !■ j Nan si SI 5 I8 1 ’T 1 S5S I s: KStelsfe PS l 3 i 6 7?g (Foreign) (Plantation) col* { * e produce of, and imj ] ind other Foreign Pla. ban, and other Foreij il, and other sorts 1 s. Carolina, ne^ old /Bengal, yen] \ whit < Car i JPatna ...... ]V Java & Mad Dut coc Duty DYB AN, AN! Duty paid), Mai option. Duty, 9s. ^ & St. Vincei a, St. Lucie, J >nd.) Imp. Gallon, Proof, 2A, 12 a 18 ove 20 H 26 28 80 Choice Marks. I^rd Island, t] Proofs, and 5 oti 10 a 15 Extra strong , . , (In Bond.) p Cwt. when taken f Duty Tor Is. } go ^lfe. C- lond.) Subjected n for home use. >ortedfrom B P. 6d. I NEA^ Duty IS (Duty 2s.6d.sp.lb. >uty 2s.sp.lb. onB. P Jiboyna, Bencool 1 irl-oii, Cayenne Ort (Duty 3s. 6d. , p 1 and 3d sort .... Duty 2s.6d.sp.lb. B. ( Duty Is. sp lb. B. P - J k, heavy lourd . G. PRICES CURRENT OF EAST AND WEST INDIA, AMERICAN, AND BRAZIL PRODUCE. January 25, 1831- COFFEE (in Bond.) Duty on British Plantation, 6d. p ft - on Foreign 1 •. 3d. v lb. [ ordinary. *'■ ] Triage and Good*flnc Middling* Fine mid- ordinary. good mid. tiling* fine o' /"JAMAICA 1 J DEMERARA $ Berbice. 2 ) Dominica, St.Lucia, &c £ (Trinidad <$• Grenada. . ~ r St. Domingo ? J Havan. # Porto Rico. | (Brazil E*st India .. (in Bond) DutyOd ylb. if the prod. Ceylon, Samar an# ^Sumatra 43 a 50 52 a 08 41 n 47. 48 *' 42 I. 40 60 30 a 38 none 05 a 110 COCOA, (in Bond). d.yHH.»r r Trinidad V lb. Plantation -J Grenada | (Common West India, u i St. Dominoo Foreion . ...JPara (Guayaquil ! DYE WOODS, (In Bond.) Fustic, Duty, Si. V Ton 01 Jamaica ■IP' Ton Cuba Spanish Brazil Logwood, Duty, 8>.%iTon onBi Jamaica, r old . St. Domingo & Honduras Campeachy Brazil W ooi», (Duty £!> ■If' Ton) Nicaragua Wood, (Duty 15». *Ton), ■ Camwood (Duty Included lBrt^Ton Barwood, Angola Gaboon (Duty 7*0 . Red Saunders .(in Bond).(i) Sapan Wood, Dimas u (n Siam £17 0s none £10 10s COTTON, (In Bond.) Bourbon & Manilla West India, Demerara Common West India American . .New Orleans Bowed Georgia Sea Island do Brazil Maranham Bahia Para & Rio I’eknambucco Paraiba & Ceara Minas, Geraes Novas Smyrna Egyptian, (Duty paid.) 6d & d 12d INDIGO, (In Bond.) Duty, if taken fur home use, 3d. y It), if impo British Possessions — 4d. W lb. from other places. Bengal, Blue and Purple V lb. Purple and Violet Fine Violet - Ordinary middling Violet Fine Violet and Copper Good and fine Copper Middling and low Copper Consuming qualities Oude, good and fine Ordinary and middling Madras Cailacca, floras sobres cortes Guatimala, floras sobres cortes COCHINEAL, black, (Duty 6d. (Pit..) silver & foxy . 6s 6d 6s Od 5s 3d 4s Od 4s 3d 4s Od 3s Od 2s 6d 3s Od Is 9d Is 9d 5s 6d 4s Od 2s 9d 5s 6d 4s Od Is 6d 8s 3d 7s 9d 7s Od 6s 6d 6s Od 5s Od 4s 9d 4s 6d 4s Od 4s 6d 4s Od 2s 9d 4s Od 6s 6d 5s Od 4s Od 6s 6d 5s Od 3s 6d 10s Od 8s 9d MOLASSES, (Duty paid), May be tearrboiutd at Importer's option. Duty, 9s. ^ Cut. St. Kitt’s & St. Vincent ^"Cwt. Demerara, St.Lucie, Jamaica, &c.. . RICE. Duty on Paddy, the produce of, and imported from B. P. 1 d.p. Qr. From America and other Foreign Places 2s. 6d. V Bushel. Duty on American, and other Foreign places of growth, 15. ? Cwt. Bengal, and other sorts ls.^ Cwt. American. .Carolina, new.. . Duty paid. ^ Cwt. /Bengal, East India < J Patna » V Java& Madagascar n Cargo . . RUM, (In Bond.) Duty, Ss. 6d. p. Imp. Gallon, Proof, when taken for home use. JAMAICA, 12 a 18 over proof. .)?" Imp. Gall. Leeward Island, SALTPETRE, (In Bond.) Duty fid. ytCwt. when taken for home use. Privilege ^ Cwt. Company’s 2s Id 2s 5d 2s 8d 3s 6d 2s 4d 2s 7d 3s 3d 3s 9d SPICES, (In Bond.) Subjected to Duty as specified, whet taken for home use. (Imported from B P. 6d. » ft Foreign 1 s.) CASSIA LlGNEAY Duty Yord.and thick .. .ty Cwt. S- 1 s. } good and fine II Buds . . ) »». CINNAMON (Duty 2s.6d.lb. 4}d oreign53..)^'Cwt. ... .(Duty pair! j ,, £5 •g . . I» .1 £3 5s a » 23s 26s SUGAR. British Plantation. Present Duty, 24.. V Cwt. Jamaica 1? Cwt. St. Kitt’s, Antigua) & Demerara, ST.f V INCENTS& MONT-I SERRAT > Grenada, Tobago Trinidad, St. Lu- V . cia, Berbice, &c.. . ) Barbadoes — Prices, Duty paid. Brown. Middling. Good, j Fine. 47s a 48s 49s a 53s 54s a 57s 58s a~62s 46s a 4?s 48s » 52s 53s „ 56s 57s » 60s 1 46s [ 4?s a 51s 52s n 56s 57s n 59s 49s a 58s Havan naii )?" Cwt. Brown. Yellow. White. FineWhite SUGAR. East India. (In Bond.) Low Brown)?' Cwt. Brown . . Yellow . White.. 21s 22s a 26s 33s a 35s 36s 15s u 17s 18s 20s 25s 26s 27s a 31s Exclusive of Duty 32s. per Cwt. Exclusive of Duly 63>. 16s a 18s 19s u 23s 26s „ 28s 29s it 33s Bengal. ~ 19s 25s 2 f26 S 28s .. 31s Java. 16s a 18s 21s „ 22s 23s „ 25s 1 Beerbhoom Manilla. [China and Siam. 16s a 17s 14s a 17s 19s „ 21s! 18s 22s „ 23 s 19s » 20s 21s ,, 25s Brown. . Yellow. | Fine Yellow. 44s a 47s 48s a 52s 54s a 56s Comparative Statement of the Prices of the leading Articles of Colonial Produce, at the close of each Year , from 1814 to 1830. Rice, Bengal Cwt. Rum, Jamaica Gall. £7= 15s ,, £8 7}d » 7Jd -* wwr » o)* 19s » 22s 3s 5d „ 4s 6d 36s n 38s 48s » 54s 76s „ 86s 9d - P)d lls 16s 2s 6d » 3s9d 32s 6d „ 34s £6:15s » £7 CSd // 6id fljd „ P)d 9s ,, 12s 2s 8d ,, 4s Od 27s 6d a 28s 6d 34s , £9:19s « £l0:10s 7id „ 7id Is 6d „ 2s 9d 21s „ 24s £7:15s „ £8:15: 5d „ 6Jd 8)d « lOd 16s „ 18s 6d £7 a £7 :5s Is 7d // 2s 6d 21s 6d // 22s 75s £6 a £6:10s 4d u 4Jd 0)d » lOjd 13s 6d » 18s 3s Od « 4s Od 23s 6d „ 24s 6d 35s , 37s k 30s « 10s 6d » 12s u £5:15s « l 3id ,, flrjd „ I ids » 3s 4d « 4s 25s 6d » 57s 72s £6 :5s „ £6: 15s Sid u 3Jd 8d ir 9d 15s n 18s 3s 3d » 4s 3d 24s 6d » 25s 34s ,, 40s 53s // 68s 9s 6d a lls 3d 10s « lls 9d £5: 15s „ £6 :5s 2Jd „ 3jd 2s 3d n 3s 3d 25s u 25s 6d £6 „ £0:10s 2Jd „ 2s Id n 3s 3d Printed by J. 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