EXPORTS AND T5IPORT8.
The accounts of Trade and Navigation recently leaned show a decline of 754,9521. in the declared value of the exports for the month ending 10th October 1854, (8,074,0481.,) as compared with the same month of 1853, (8,829,0001.) The greatest decrease is shown in the items of haberdash- ery, hardwares, gloves, machinery, bar iron, tin plates, silks, and woollens. The imports exhibit the noticeable feature of a greatly increased arrival of provisions, live and dead, and a great falling-off in the cereals.
Month ended October 10.
1853. 1554.
Oxen and Bulls (number). 8;750 11,446 Sheep .... - 28,576 40,815 Swine - 2,076 3,728 Bacon cwt. 21,373 41,685 Beef, salted - 3,098 7,293 Pork, salted - 2,966 20,869 Lard - 4,440 15,061 Wheat qrs. 468,468 91,247 Barley - 56,472 38,386 Oats - 158,634 61,054 Indian Corn - 125,512 44,225 Flour cwt. 463,546 90,187 There is a considerable falling-off in the importation of the raw mate- rial of our textile manufactures. For the month the relative quantities stand as follows.
1853. 1854. Decrease.
Flax, undressed cwt. 253,926 80,173 173,753 Flax Tow . - 64,840 40,424 24,416 Hemp, undressed - 278,692 71,394 207,298 Sheep and Lambs' Wool lb. 14,919,871 7,950,012 6,969,859 The quantities of Foreign and Colonial produce entered during month for home consumption include the following.
1839. 1854.
Tea lb. 5,535,723 .... 6,967,579 Sugar cwt. 719,301 .... 809,065 Tobacco lb 2,777,99i .... 2,074,944 Wine gallons 762,838 .... 699,570 the
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