256 November 1748. 



it becomes one of the chief articles Itl 

 trade. 



At this time a bufhel of linfeed is fold 

 for eight fhillings of New Tork currency, 

 or exadily a piece of eight. 



The goods which are (hipped to the 

 Wejl Indies, are fometimes paid for with 

 ready money, and fometimes with Wefi 

 India goods, which are either firfl brought 

 to New Tork, or immediately fent to Eng- 

 land or Holland. If a fhip does not chufe to 

 take inWeJi India goods in its return to New 

 Tork, or if no body will freight it, it often 

 goes to Newcaftle in England to take in coals 

 forballaft, which when brought home fell for 

 a pretty good price. In many parts of the 

 town coals are made ufe of, both for kitch- 

 en fires, and in rooms, becaufe they are 

 reckoned cheaper than wood, which at 

 prefent cofts thirty fhillings of New Tork 

 currency per fathom -, of which meafure I 

 have before made mention. New Tork has 

 likewife fome intercourfe with South Caro^ 

 Una ', to which it fends corn, flour, fugar, 

 rum, and other goods, and takes rice in re- 

 turn, which is almofl the only commodity 

 exported from South Carolina, 



The goods with which the province of 

 New Tork trades are not very numerous. 

 They chiefly export the fkins of animals, 



which 



