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the twenty-five principal headings which constitute results 

 of such wonderful magnitude, not more than three show 

 decreases worthy of notice, and these are apparel and 

 slops, 134,792; arms, ammunition, &c., 452,148; copper 

 and brass, 394,858. Taken altogether the fallings-off do 

 not reach a million, while the increase exceeds twenty 

 millions. 



e( Cotton manufactures and cotton yarn contribute towards 

 that increasement a little more than a moiety ; linen manu- 

 factures and linen yarn upwards of two millions ; woollen 

 manufactures and woollen yarn as much as four-and-a- 

 half millions. The commodities which have helped most 

 largely to make up the remaining three-and-a-half millions 

 are : Coals, to the extent of j? 332,337 ; haberdashery, 

 662,271; hardwares and cutlery, 411,874; machinery, 

 332,450; iron and steel goods, 717,194; and oil-seed, 

 200,210. In the subjoined table the values of all the 

 most prominent articles of British produce and manufacture 

 exported in the nine months ended September 30th of the 

 past and present years, together with their respective increases 

 or decreases, are particularised : 



