COMMERCE. 



299 



but the official estimates of the prices of goods, as 

 we have before stated, are much below their market 

 value. 1 



IMPORTS. 



1816. 



In Spanish vessels- 

 Fabrics and merchandise,. . ,$1,032,135 



African slaves, 2,659,950 



Gold and silver, 2,288,358 



5,980,443 



In foreign vessels, 7,239,543 



Total, $13,219,968 



EXPORTS. 



In Spanish vessels — 



For Spain, $2,419,424 



Spanish ports in America, . . 2,104,890 

 Coast of Africa, 643,852 



5,267,966 



Foreign vessels, 3,195,169 



Total, $8,363,138 



1823. 



No slaves 

 reported. 



$ 3,562,227 

 10,136,538 



$13,968,735 



$3,550,312 

 8,778,857 



$12,329,169 



1 For example, each negro is valued at $150, and each barrel of 

 flour at $10. After expressing the total amounts of fallacious 

 balanzas de comercio, I have indicated the sums of gold and silver 

 which have passed through Cuba. In order to give an approximate 

 idea of the domestic consumption of the island, and its requirements 

 of European manufactures, I have stated the quantity of the same 

 articles imported and re-exported. — H. 



