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Fawcett, William. Index to Economic Products of the Vegetable 
m in Jamaica. Kingston, 1891. 
Jenman, G. S. $ ser ee List, with descriptions of the Ferns and 
Fern ANT f Jamaica. Builetin Botanical Department, 
1890-93 ; Naw Series, 1894-1 897. 
Bulletin of the agra R Jamaica. Edited by 
illiam Faw Sc., F.L.S., Director of Public Gardens 
and eee ° ols I.-IV. Ga progress). | 
410. According to Bryan Edwards, Jamaica had cae attained 
the meridian of its prosperity in 1787, just 110 years 
Sine be useful to contrast the quantity and hr of ita exports 
those days with the exports of to-da e following table 
eats the principal articles of export, with their total value 
in 1787 and 1396 respectively :— 
1787. 1896. 
Articles. 
Quantity. Ee Quantity, Sl 
S 2,028 t y ? 32,995 t H 
ugar k ons 22,995 tons 
Rum 2,543,025 gallons 1,881100 gallons | | 
Mola 6,416, — | 
Pimento 5,504 ewts 97,347 cwts. 
Coffee 195 34,391 =, 
Cacao 82 10370 
oo 4.816 = HAW: 5 
fain MED Ibs. | $ 2,283,728 = |. 1,775,016 
Tobacco 8,140 | 15,297 Ibs. 
Mahogany aie tons — 
Logw GWL j | 84,477 tons 
Fustic a — bd 
Fruit n a Value, 536,8117. 
Miscellaneous ‘products a Value, 147,236. — 
411. From a study of this interesting table it will be noticed 
that, with the exception of cotton n, indigo, and mahogany, all the 
principal industries of 1787 remain to this day. The new indus- 
tries are fustic and oe eer bananas, oranges, cocoa-nuts, 
grape-fruit, limes, to if the price of 
sugar in 1787 (a about “401. j is compar red with its present price (10/.), 
at alone would probably account for the difference between 
2,283,728/. and 1 175, 016z. 
It is evident, however, that at a later period than 1787 the 
3,852,621/.; the average annual value for the five years ending in 
1815 was 3,588,903/. ; while for the five years ending in 1833 (the 
last five years of slavery) they had dropped to 2,791,478.t It is 
* Jamaica Handbook, 1881, p. 348. 
+ Jamaica Handbook, 1881, pp. 349-350. 
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