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COMMERCE. 



British commerce for 1850. 



No. of vessels. 



Tonnage. 



Men. 



Yalue of imports. 



Yalue of exports. 



16 



3,375 



276 



$199, 790 



$291,950 



Commerce of Para for 1851. 





No. of ves- 



Tonnage. 



Men. 



Yalue of im- 



Yalue of 





sels. 







ports. 



exports. 





30 



4,574 



226 



$425, 484 



$476; 210 





14 



2, 732 



139 



275, 000 



335, 000 



French 



10 



536 



99 



122, 830 



188, 699 



Portuguese 



19 



3, 666 



312 



231,457 



215, 142 





2 



510 



18 



27, 500 



131,000 





2 



320 



20 



5,250 



16, 250 





2 



480 



22 



4,750 



34, 000 





2 



420 



22 





28, 500 











81 



14, 238 



858 



1, 092, 271 



1, 424, 801 



I am indebted to Mr. Chaton, French consul at Para, for the follow- 

 ing table, showing the mean yearly value of the articles of export from 

 the city of Para. 



Products. 



India-rubber 



Cocoa 



Cotton 



Cinnamon (rough) 



Yegetable wax 



Tonka beans 



Isinglass 



Piassaba rope 



Gum-copal 



Bones 



Brazilian nutmeg., 



Eice (shelled) 



Annatto 



Sugar 



Sarsaparilla 



Nuts 



Tapioca 



Quantities. 



92, 000 arrobas. 

 230, 000 

 6, 126 

 600 

 457 

 80 

 998 

 42, 192 

 634 

 2, 000 

 1,020 

 108, 543 

 7,210 

 21,350 

 3, 897 

 28, 208 alquiers. 

 2, 000 



Yalue. 



$552, 000 

 270 900 

 10, 583 

 . 1,633 

 69 

 600 

 15, 968 

 42, 192 

 634 

 640 

 3, 060 

 65, 126 

 36, 050 

 16,012 

 35, 073 

 18, 952 

 3, 000 



