COMMERCE. 
517 
These accounts do not include the gold dust. 
In 1813,* it was imported into Portsmouth to the 
value of - - L. 67, 908 10 0 
In 1814, 80,S49 15 0 
In 1815, 50,700 0 0 
The following is a comparative statement of the 
prices of the chief articles of African produce be- 
fore and after the peace.t 
Before Peace. 
After Peace. 
Palm oil 
per ton 
£.60 
0 
0 
£.35 
0 
0 
Ivory 
cwt. 
26 
0 
0 
19 
0 
0 
Guinea peppei 
•, ditto 
25 
0 
0 
17 
0 
0 
Guinea grains, or) ^. 
grains oi raradise j 
0 
0 
5 
0 
0 
Barwood 
per ton 
24 
0 
0 
8 
0 
0 
Camwood 
ditto 
35 
0 
0 
21 
0 
0 
Ebony 
ditto 
50 
0 
0 
15 
0 
0 
Bees-wax 
ditto 
250 
0 
0 
140 
0 
0 
Gum Copal 
per lib. 
0 
3 
6 
0 
1 
Gum Senegal 
ditto 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
2 
Hides 
ditto 
0 
0 
7 
0 
0 
2 
Seamorse 
ditto 
63 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Gold per ounce 
5 
3 
6 
3 18 
0 
* Report from Select Committee on papers relating to the 
African forts. Printed 26th June 1816, p. 10. 
t Ibid. p. 12. 
