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TRADE AND NAVIGATION ACCOUNTS

FOR THE MONTII AND FIVE MONTHS ENDED 31ST

Month ended May 31,

Excorre. 1856. 1856.

Declared value of British A: E.

AT 1856 AND 1855.

Five Months ended May 31, 1856. 1855.

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Manufactures, lk.,0 8,733,300 .. 8,049,246 ....

43,307,329 .. 34,943,727 Of these exports the following are items:

Cotton Manufactures: enter-

ed per yard 1,937,145 .. 2,165,761 .... 10,493,869 .. 10,117,193 Cotton Yarn 472,552 .. 689,771 .... 3,035,308 .. 2,782,077 Haberdashery and Millinery. 243,596 .. 178,852 .... 1,372,916 .. 937,253 Hardwares and Cutlery 283,979 228,115 .... 1,370,680 .. 1,120,806 Linen Manufactures: entered per294,715 278,981 1,698,619 .. 1,303,312

Linen cfl ni 78,124 102,497

498,420 .. 396,319 Machinery and Mill-work :

Steam-Engines 59,351 78,509 291,135 .. 377,417 Ditto : of all other sorts 138,162 154,434 588,472 .. 452,846 Iron : rig 162,415 117,433 558,057 .. 428,386 Bar, Bolt, and Rod 622,242 463,375 2,567,841 .. 1,551,002 Wrought of all sorts 337,338 225,007 1,432,265 .. 838,318 Copper: Sheet, Nails, &c. 133,787 113,569 677,720 .. 431,878 Silk : Manufactures andYarn 203,193 114,985 987,684 .. 526,793 Woollens : entered by the piece 18.5,984 198,107 1,107,768 .. 852,241 entered by the yard 238,248 178,106 1,166,526 .. 767,020 Worsted stuffs 208,825 170,815 1,098,740 .. 795,662 Woollen yarn . 193,668 150,936 1,021,212 , . 600,741

IMPORTS.

The following are items : Month ended May 31,

Five Months ended May 31,

' Animals: Oxen and

183C. 1855.

Bulls number 1,453 .. 2,930 8,629 .. 12,526 Cows „ 82 ., 244 451 .. 1,308 Calves .. 1,191 .. 2,019 3,770 .. 5,262

Sheep 9 2 3,458 .. 2,134

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6,974 .. 8,915

Lambs JO 194.. 5

197.. 5

Swine ,, so .. 68

167..

132

Corn: Wheat qrs. 206,600 .. 497,838 1,130,960 .. 1,048.524

Barley f• 64,119 .. 60,407

141,569 .. 123,061

Oats ,,99,283 .. 147,113 3.52,781 .., 308,550 Peas and Beans „ 34,468 .. 66,882 233,185 .. 161,850 Indian Corn or Maize „ 167,497 .. 87,087 807,980 .. 403,498 Wheat-meal or

Flour carts. 269,705 .. 159,244 .... 1,160,770 .. 615,710 Provisions: Bacon „ 51,706 .. 49,939 .... 90,498 .. 150,774 Beef: salted „ 27,060 .. 47,909 .... 108,956 .. 173,937

Pork : salted 77 23,117 .. 44,404 ....

61,506 .. 147,292

Butter ,, 54,339 .. 47,469 ....

182,965 .. 169,071

Cheese ,,23,635 I,. 19,956 ....

112,837 .. 105,448 Eggs number 12,565,400 _13,188,200 .... 53,432,000 .. 42,333,800 Coffee lbs. 5,829,180 .. 3,587,684 .... 15,265,289 .. 11,057,250 Tea 7,688,937 .. 4,190,457 .... 38,960,581 .. 34,306,200 Sugar : Unreflned.cnqs. 723,112 . , 565,841 .... 2,388,122 .. 1,952,072 Refined (Foreign). „ 6,178 .. 23,178 .... 82,309 .. 65,259 Wine gallons. 1,072,092 .. 1,005,300 .... 2,509,425 .. 2,922,298 Cotton : Raw cwts. 1,747,337 .. 814,921 .... 4,113,389 .. 3,651,658 Flax : Undressed. „ 53,530 ... 87,924 .... 182,123 .. 162,627 Wool: Sheep and

Lambs' lbs. 14,326,521 .. 8,603,969 .... 29,032,842 .. 23,024,441 Hosts ConsonPrrox : (entered for)

Coffee lbs. 2,952,070 .. 3,183,276 .... 15,571,764 .. 16,011,777 Tea 4,877,450 .. 5,609,690 .... 27,627,679 .. 26,450,173 Sugar : Unrefined .eirts. 734,699 .. 331,661 .... 2,727,897 .. 3,221,036 Wine gallons. 603,440 .. 635,840 .... 2,994,199 .. 2,677,336

Sailing and Steam Vessels-Month ended May 31, 1856. 1855.

SHIPPING. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage.

Foreign Trade : Inwards. 2,645 .. 688,629 .... 3,499 .. 76.5,389 Outwards 3,899 .. 833,461

Coasting Trade: Inwards. 11,697 .. 1,064,101 .... 11,674 .. 1,078,467 Outwards 13,091 .. 1,191,860 .... /3,165 .. 1,176,022

The declared value of the exports for the month ending the 31st May exceeds by 700,000/. the amount for May 1855, and by 300,000/. the amount for May 1854. For the five months the excess is 8,400,0001. over 1856, and 3,000,0001. rover 1854.

The imports of animals, provisions, and cereals, continue to contrast unfavourably with the corresponding periods of previous years.