COMPARATIVE VIEW OF PRIVATE TRADE. 319 
On Opium, Sa. Rs. 
Indigo, 55 
Cotton, » 
Silk, 5, 
Saltpetre, ,» 
Sugar, 5, 
Silk & mixedPc. Goods „ 
Lac Dye, „ 
Shell Lac, „ 
Hides and Skin, „ 
Ginger, ,, 
Gunnies, ,» 
Linseed, ,, 
British Cotton Pc. Gds., ,, 
I Ditto Woollens, ,, 
Coffee, ,, 
68^ lakhs increase. 
47^ ditto. 
27^ ditto, 
ditto. 
1| ditto. 
^ ditto, 
ditto 
ditto. 
2| ditto. 
2 ditto. 
^ ditto. 
I ditto. 
I ditto. 
ditto. 
I ditto. 
1| ditto. 
About 172| lakhs. 
From this we are to deduct Decrease on grain 
and Flour Exiiorted 17 lakhs. 
Safflower, . i ditto 
About 17j lakhs. 
This would leave one croie and fitty-five 
and a half lakhs, in excess, while the latter 
gives only one crore and fifty-one lakhs ; the 
difference between which and the former 
amount being made up ofincrease on sundries 
and other articles not enumerated in the above 
list, but which will he found under the head 
of'" Exports General.” 
We now proceed to an analysis of the ton- 
nage account, and it will be seen, that our 
former remarks on this subject are fully 
borne out by the results in the present 
year. 
In the first place, a reference to the 
amount of Trade with each particular country 
or state, will show, that the whole augmenta- 
tion in the Import Trade during the past 
year has been derived from British bottom, 
excepting about two lakhs, in excess from 
France : those who place reliance on tonnage 
figures, w'ould therefore argue that the 
amount of tonnage must have proportionally 
increased. 
Let us see how far this theory has been 
verified. In the face of an actual increase 
in the amount value of Merchandize imported 
in 1835-36, of 31 ^ lakhs of Rupees, we have 
an actual' decrease in tonnage under the 
British flag, of34,564 tonsv 
Again, under foreign colour.^, the amount 
compared with importing vessels in the 
previous year, exceeds it by 9,325 tons, equal 
to about 40 per cent of the whole foreign ship- 
ping, which, entered the Hooghly in 1835-36 ; 
to support which there is an increase on Im- 
ports of Merchandize from France, of some.- 
ihing less than two lakhs of Rupees. 
On the Expoit side we have a deficiency of 
tonnage under British bottoms ot 29,511 tons, 
and an excess in the amount value of Mer- 
chandize shipped, of about one crore and se- 
venteen lakhs of Rupees. 
tinder foreign colours the increase amounts 
to 9,953 tons, with an increase in merchan- 
dize Exported of thirty-four lakhs. 
From these data, it is evident that the ge- 
neral prosperity of the trade of India can 
never be determined tiy a blind reliance on 
tonnage; but that, on the contrary, it is cal- 
culated to mislead both the merchant and 
political economist. 
We admit that the greatest falling off in 
the Import list, attaches to the trade between 
Calcutta and Ports in Asia. Still the prin- 
ciple of non-reliance out to hold, good, when 
from America we find an excess in the nu- 
merical tonnage to the extent of 5,087 tons, 
and an increase in the amount value of 
merchandize of only about 7,000 Rupees. 
We ought, however, to make some allow- 
ance for the quantity of tonnage occupied 
by Ice, the nominal value of which does 
not appear in the records of the Custom 
House, although the proceeds are re-invested 
in produce, and duly appear as a set-off 
against nothing. 
The following tables will sufficiently elu- 
cidate what our readers may have failed to 
comprehend by a cursory perusal of the 
foregoing remarks. 
COMPARATIVE ABSTRACT VIEW OF PRIVATE TRADE. 
IMPORTS. 
1834-35. 
IS35-36 
Result. 
Cdunlties. 
\1 ei (ball- 
Mercbaii- 
dize. 
I’rea'iire 
Total. 
dize. 
I'lcasiire, 
rotal. 
Increase- 
Decrease. 
Dt. Britain,.. 
1,47 57,9.57 
77,009 
1,18,31,957 
1,71 22, 770 j 
4 600 
l,7l,?7.27oi 
22,92,319^ 
France, 
7.69,2,55 
2,00,637 
9,69,892 
9,13.769 
21,879 
9,68,6.8 
1,244 
Aiitwei 
462 
462 
462 
S Anieiica . 
7,12,834 
8,8"0 
1.51,154 
2,93.127 
6,385^ 
3,99 512^ 
l.t8,3.58i 
N. Aitipt ica, . . 
3,02,160 
.5.51,577 
8.53,737 
3,09,799 
12 93,454 
l<i,0:3.2"3 
7,79,il6 
C.of Cl.. 111(11 , 
.5,16,134 
1,00,988 
6,47.142 
4 , 71 , 92 s 
80,269 , 
5, .52, 197 
94,945 
Ceylon, ; 
1 02 '684 
1,02,684 
43 740 
43 7i0 
53,944 
Mai- and Lac.. 
1,39.312 
1 .39,31-2 
1 50 894 
1,.'0 894 
11,582 
C.of Malabar . . 
13 78,714 
5.500 
13.84,214 
23 21,192 
2 3 21 192 
0 3,5,973 
A.& F Gu1|)1i8. 
2 -0,726 
l,92,088 
4,62,814 
5 11,511 
94,617^ 
6,06.12-fi 
1..3 ;-.l4i 
Siiijiap.'re, . , . 
ll.Ot.831 
12,30,61.5^ 
33,32 4 .6ri 
6 00 117J 
11,32,730 
17.39,847^ 
1 
5,99,599 
Peiiii & Mai. 
3,60,89. 
1,12.400^ 
4 , 73 , 294 ^ 
5 69, -26. 5 
1.02,699 
6 71 fCl 
1,98,C65| 
China 
11,42,136 
32,91,383 
44,36.519 
5.90,936 
32 , 9 2 , !» 03 
38 83,7 39 
5, .52 780 
N Holland, . 
13,076 
13,076 
5,955 
5,955 
7,121 
Slim. and J av. 
32,782 
0 020 
3S 755 
70,926 
lf),69f!| 
81,992^ 
42,?67| 
Pegne 
2.06,193 
6,54,7' 5 i 
8,60,90Si 
3,94 925 
6 , 11,206 
I0.06.13i 
1,45,222| 
Maiiriiins, . . . . 
40,639 
1,31,192 
1 .75,131 
6.816 
5 4,254 
61,070 
1,1*1,061 
Bourbou,. .. 
1,05 302 
1,0.5. 302 
1.37,491 
2 76,189 
4 13 680 
3.08.S78 
Cape & S. HI . 
9,624 
2,624 
•2,492 
2,492 
133 
Total S. Its 
2,11,15.226 
I 6,5,68,736^ 
8,79.83,962^ 
i', 2 . 45 . 48,123 
69,84, 68->^ 
3,15,32.804^ 
,49.77,668 
1 ,28,826 
Deduct Decieasc, 14,2&,826 
Net Increase, in 1833-36 Sa. Hs. S.7,48,843 
Increase of Mercliandize, .31, .32, 896 
„ ,, ofTieasute, 4,15,946 
