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Imported ' into London only, from the beginning to the 30th of November 1 744 



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According to thefe accounts, I have computed the quantity of i . fugar exported 

 annually from that Ifland, at a medium, for four years, ending in December 1751, 

 to be about 47633 8 1 cts.neat, orfhort weight 5 which, at the ufual price that fu- 

 gars bear in that place, will amount to about 738280 /. 7 s. 6 J. that currency ; but 

 the fugar produced on the- Ifland befides, is yet confiderable, and feldom under 

 4300 hogfheads, of about 151 cts. each, which is generally allowed to 

 fumed within the Ifland % and with the exports, which, at the fame computation, 

 amount to about 3073 1 hogfheads -, fhew, that the fugars produced in that Ifland, 

 at a medium for four years, ending in December 1751, are no lefs than 35031 

 hogfheads per annum. 



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The quantity of 2°. rum exported annually from this Ifland, is not fo confider- 

 able in proportion, and hardly exceeds 4600 puncheons, or 50600 gallons a year, at a 

 medium ; which, as rum generally fells there, will amount to about 69575 #]&*&*** 

 but the retalers of this commodity are generally computed to difpofe of 1600 pun- 

 cheons more within the Ifland ; and we may reafonably fuppofe treble that quan- 

 tity to be ufed in private families, and at the feveral plantations where it is manu- 

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The following is an account of the rum imported into England from all th 

 lonies for ten years, ending in 1 751, as it was laid before the houfe. 



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The greateft part of which is thought to be immediately from Jamaica. 



Nor is it unnatural to find, that the fpirit extracted from the unconcreted 



juices of the cane, mould, in this colony, bear fo fmall a proportion to its fugar ; 

 while fuch quantities of molaflfes, of which it is chiefly made, are yearly exported, 

 and carried to North America, where it is manufactured at an eafy rate j and fre- 

 quently in fuch abundance, as enables them to export confiderable quantities. 



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this commodity exported at a medium annually from this 



Ifland, is feldom under 258707 gallons j which, as generally valued there, may be 

 deemed to amount to about 12367 /currency (e)- y which, if manufactured within the 

 Ifland, would be certainly worth more than treble that fum. But the neceflities 

 of the poorer planters, who are the only perfons that are obliged to fell it, will not 

 allow them to purchafe the necefTary conveniencies. 







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(d) Acaflc or hogftiead of fugar in England weighs generally from 13 to 14 hundreds weight; but 

 moft of the ftiips that left Jamaica late this year, had long paflages, and many noted (hips were not ar- 

 rived at this time. 



\t) Jamaica currency is to J?er, as 7 to 5. or 140 to 100. 



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