Note 19 — CONTINENTAL REVOLUTIONS—IRISH REBELLION—ENGLISH DISTRESS.
Reading edition
Exports.
First half of 1847.First half of 1848.Increase.Decrease.
Butter£62,879£71,576£8,697—
Candles22,15526,4754,329—
Cheese15,14911,089—£4,060
Coals and culm432,497517,92585,420—
Cotton manufactures9,248,8358,023,825—1,225,010
Cotton yarn2,628,6162,214,031—414,185
Earthenware429,387365,382—64,005
Fish, herrings37,88331,220—6,663
Glass153,746124,121—29,625
Hardwares and cutlery1,096,956939,523—157,433
Leather, wrought & unwrought163,515119,921—43,594
Linen manufactures1,502,7701,413,819—88,951
Linen yarn315,196236,076—79,120
Machinery541,403398,770—142,633
Metals—Iron and steel2,462,9542,545,65082,696—
Copper and brass849,751546,648—303,103
Lead100,62057,331—43,289
Tin, unwrought72,88273,477595—
Tin, plates235,771259,95024,179—
Salt141,195115,757—25,438
Silk manufactures494,806263,798—231,008
Soap76,68674,166—2,520
Sugar, refined203,628212,2988,670—
Wool, sheep or lambs'95,41258,256—37,156
Woollen yarn444,797291,985—152,812
Woollen manufactures3,564,7542,578,470—986,284
£25,394,243£21,571,939£214,585£4,036,889
The entire decrease of exports during the half-year is thus shown to be £3,822,304.
Imports.
Imported.Taken for Home Consumption.
1847.1848.1847.1848.
Grain of all descriptions, qrs.2,195,5791,548,4642,547,9381,436,463
Indian corn, qrs.2,082,038652,7882,082,369647,470
Flour and meal, cwts.3,382,959459,7973,860,187433,759
Provisions—Bacon, pork, &c., cwts.176,319234,398Free.Free.
Butter and cheese, cwts.298,568291,713342,170312,394
Animals, No.61,98952,345Free.Free.
Eggs, No.41,299,51448,791,79341,276,99048,786,604
Cocoa, lbs.2,540,2982,407,0341,764,5901,542,119
Coffee, British, lbs.6,394,50810,227,07213,545,14715,158,187
Ditto, Foreign, lbs.5,395,6697,704,2826,092,2523,900,457
Total coffee11,790,17717,931,35419,637,39919,058,644
Sugar—West India, cwts.1,288,1381,091,375994,1631,212,726
Mauritius, cwts.884,699568,475617,681470,410
East India, cwts.683,901679,279710,514669,196
Foreign, cwts.1,110,948621,301622,284427,542
Total sugar3,967,6862,960,4302,944,6422,779,874
Tea, lbs.30,999,70332,788,91423,101,97524,365,380
Rice, cwts.676,130497,038Free.—
Ditto, qrs.32,34331,410Free.—
Spirits, galls4,328,4264,525,7292,282,0722,069,720
Wines, galls3,332,8663,380,8263,264,5213,114,158
Opium, lbs.103,70883,69327,20836,985
Tobacco, lbs.11,100,32810,822,18413,419,83013,416,118
Fruits—Currants, figs, and raisins, cwts.189,844107,644194,951236,918
Lemons and oranges, chests209,647281,362206,058261,302
Ditto, at value, £7732,96112,4498,463
Spices, lbs.2,250,6643,460,4971,564,6121,632,833