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COMMERCE 

 British commerce for 1850. 



No. of vessels. 



Tonnage. 



Men. 



Value of imports. 



Value of exports. 



16 



3,375 



276 



$199, 790 



$291,950 



Commerce of Para for 1851. 





No. of ves- 



Tonnage. 



Men. 



Value of 



Value of 





sels. 







imports. 



exports. 





30 



4, 574 



226 



$425, 484 



$476, 210 





14 



2, 732 



139 



275, 000 



335, 000 





10 



536 



99 



122, 830 



188, 699 





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 



Swede 



2 



420 



22 





28, 500 











81 



14, 238 



858 



1,092, 271 



1, 424, 801 



I am indebted to M. 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). 



Vegetable wax 



Tonka beans 



Isinglass 



Piassaba rope 



Gum-copal 



Bones 



Brazilian nutmeg.. 



Rice (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 « 



7,210 " 

 21,350 " 



3, 897 " 

 28, 208 alquiers. 



2, 000 



