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The followins: Table of the Duties paid upon fo- 

 reign timber, in 1827, will point out the vast extent 

 of the conunerce of the United Kingdom in this 

 article. 



PlNE-TlMBER. £ 



Balks and Ufers . . 1,096 



Battens and Battcii-ends . . 111,013 



Clap and Pipe Boards . . 834 



Paling . . . 382 



Deals . . . 634,737 



Deal-ends . . . 32,820 



Fire-wood . . . 2,913 



Fir-quarters . . 3 520 



Lath-wood . . . 35,821 



Masts and Spars . . 21,464 

 Fir-Logs, eight in square and upwards 575,452 



1,420,052 



Dye and Hard- woods. 

 Mahogany, Rose-wood, &c. . £88,590 



In 1827, the number of loads of timber exported 

 from British America was 343,203; and from the 

 Baltic, 173,382. Total loads imported, 516,585. 



