goo November 1748. 



eight (hillings of New Tork currency, or 

 a piece of eight. 



THE goods which are fhipped to the Weft In- 

 dies, are fonietimes paid for with ready money, 

 and fonietimes with Wejl India goods, which are 

 either iirft brought to New Tork, or immediately 

 feat to England cr Holland. If a flhip does not chufe 

 to. tike in Weft India goods in its return to New 

 Tork> or if no body will -freight it, it often goes to 

 NeivcaJHe in England to take in coals for bal) on - 

 which when brought home fell for a pretty good 

 price. In many parts of the town coals are made 

 ufe of, both for kitchen fires, and in rooms, be- 

 caufe they are reckoned cheaper than wood, 

 which at prefent cofts thirty millings of New 

 J~Qrk currency per fathom j of which meafure I 

 have before made mention. New Tork has like- 

 wife fome intercourfe with South Carolina; to 

 which it fends corn, flour, fugar, runv and other 

 goods, and takes rice in return, which is almoft 

 the only commodity exported from South Caro- 

 lina. 



THE goods, with which the province of Net 

 Tork trades, are not very numerous. They 

 chiefly export the fkins of animals, which are 

 bought of the Indians about OJwego ; great quan^ 

 titles of boards, coming for the moft part from 

 Albany; timber and ready-made lumber, from 

 that part of the country which lies about the ri- 

 ver Hiiifftn-y andlaflly, wheat, flour, barley, oats, 

 and other kinds of corn, which are brought from 

 New Jtrfiy and the cultivated parts of this pro- 

 vince.' 1 have fcen yachts from New Brunjivic 

 Jaden with wheat which lay -loofe on board, and 



with 



