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SUGAR. 



The quantity of sugar refined by our bonded refiners, and ex- 

 ported, is shown by the following figures. The increase in 1851, 

 was one-fourth in excess of the previous year. 



Cwt. 



1848 ...... 248,702 



1849 ...... 222,900 



1850 ...... 209,148 



1851 ...... 258,563 



1852 . . 214,299 



The following were the imports of sugar into Great Britain, in 

 1848 and 1851, respectively and the quarters from whence sup- 

 plies were derived : 



1848 Tons. 1851 Tons. 



West Indies . . . 121,600 153,300 



Mauritius .... 43,600 50,000 



East Indies . . . 65,200 78,286 



Java and Manila . . . 11,000 20,850 



Havana, Porto Rico, and Brazil . 76,900 76,526 



318,300 378,962 



The production of sugar in the last four years, may be stated 

 comparatively as follows : 



