434 



The following is a statement of exports for ten months of the years 1865 

 and 1866 : 



Articles. 



1865. 



1866. 



Increase. Decrease. 



Cotton yarn 



Manufactures — piece goods. . 



Thread 



Leather, wrought — boots and 



shoes 



Linen yarn 



Linen manufactures — piece 



goods 



Thread 



Silk manufactures 



Wool, sheep and lambs' 



Woollen and worsted yarn.. 

 Manufactures — cloths, &c . . 



Blankets 



Carpets and dniggets 



Worsted stuffs and waistcoat- 



ings 



£1,295,063 



36,616,490 



594, 964 



1 , 220, 030 



2, 042, 406 



6, 798, 938 

 471,9.52 



1,190,773 

 719,457 



4, 573, 346 



3, 357, 965 

 490, 636 

 664,618 



10, 803, 040 



£2, 047, 506 



48, 565, 774 



885, 435 



839, 164 

 1,930,740 



7,616,279 

 447,711 



1,160,075 

 752, 677 



3, 768, 539 



4, 692, 354 

 415,169 



1,080,133 



13, 390, 232 



£752, 473 



11,949,284 



290, 471 



817,341 



33, 220 

 l" 334^ 389* 

 "415," 515" 



587, 192 



£380,866 

 111,666 



24, 241 

 30, 698 



804, 807 

 "'75,' 467 



THE FOOD OF ENGLAND. 



The importance of meat production in a country having a large population 

 and a diversified industry is strikingly suggested by this item of British im- 

 portations : 



1842. 



1853. 



1863. 



1864. 



1865. 



Horned cattle. No 



Sheep, No 



Bacon & hams,cwt 



Butter, cwt 



Eggs, No 



Prohibited.. 



8, 355 

 175, 197 



89, 548, 747 



5 125, 253 



I 259, 420 



205, 667 



403, 289 



123, 450, 678 



150,898 



430, 788 



1,877,813 



986, 708 



266, 929, 680 



231,733 



496, 243 



1,069,390 



1,054,617 



335, 298, 240 



283,271 



914,170 



713, 346 



1,083,717 



364, 013, 040 



The upward tendency of wages of labor in that country, and the prevalence 

 of rinderpest, are causing a gradual but constant increase of prices of meats, as 

 will be seen : 



