CITY OF LONDONDERRY. 
External Trade _The external trade depends principally on the rural production of the country, 
and in that respect is supplementary to the internal trade, by conveying to the final market those 
articles, which, in the first instance, have been brought for sale to the home market. But it has 
also to bring within reach of the home consumer the return products of foreign industry, and in 
so doing, assumes the more general aspect of foreign commerce. In this latter point of view, 
the import trade may be considered under four different heads—1st, as conducted by foreign 
ships. 2nd, as conducted by British ships not belonging to the port of Derry, but making the 
voyage direct. 3rd, as conducted by British ships, &c. but not making the voyage direct. 4th, 
as conducted by ships of the port. 
In the first, the arrivals of foreign ships are few, and consist of Norway and Dantzic ves¬ 
sels, laden with staves and timber, occasionally a Portugueze ship with salt and fruit, and ships 
of the United States, with small parcels of tobacco as a part cargo, their object being to take 
emigrants on the return voyage. 
In the second, the trade is also small, and principally consists of barilla from Spain, sugars 
and rum from the West Indies, and wines from Spain and Portugal. 
In the third, the trade is very considerable, the greater proportion of foreign commodities 
used in the city and county, coming indirectly or coastwise. 
In the fourth, the trade is extremely small, consisting of timber from Canada and St. John’s, 
and occasionally a cargo of wine from Oporto, and combined with these is the import from Great 
Britain of all those numerous articles, the product of its manufacturing industry, which penetrate 
even into the humble cottage of the poorest peasant. Bark, salt, and many other useful sub¬ 
stances are introduced in the same way. 
Amongst the most interesting imports is that flax-seed, which has increased to such an 
extent, that it is estimated that the quantity imported this year would sow 30,000 acres. 
In 1833, .... 
8100 hogsheads. 
1834, .... 
12024 
1835, .... 
16600 
And this augmentation, after a decline to the small quantity of 3267 hogsheads in the year 
1828, is to be ascribed to the powerful stimulus afforded to its production, by the recent spinning- 
factories. 
The coast trade is rapidly absorbing by the steam-vessels, though smacks to London and other 
ports, out of their immediate lines, are still in use. 
The shipping of the port of Derry, in 1760, consisted of 67 sail, from 30 to 350 tons. 
1 Of and above 300 tons 18 to 20 men and boys 
21 - 200 14 — 16 - 
18 - 100- 12 — 14 - 
21 under 100- 5 — .. - 
In 1776 about two-thirds of the above; the decline owing to that in the passenger trade, 
and in the import of flax-seed. 
The following tables exhibit the present extent of shipping connected with the port of 
Derry:— 
An account of Vessels employed in the Foreign and Coasting Trade for eight Years, 
ending 5th January, 1835. 
Foreign. 
Coastwise. 
Inwards. 
Outwards. 
Inwards 
Outwards. 
Date. 
No. 
Tons. 
Men. 
No. 
Tons. 
Men. 
No. 
Tons. 
Men. 
No. 
Tons. 
Men. 
1826 
59 
10,450 
519 
21 
5559 
273 
422 
32,632 
2347 
307 
20,498 
1084 
1827 
59 
9,961 
514 
24 
6132 
310 
4S1 
42,165 
3402 
393 
34,233 
3018 
1828 
39 
6,686 
351 
11 
2553 
128 
628 
50,243 
4098 
521 
45,083 
3741 
1829 
48 
7,537 
412 
14 
3865 
139 
574 
48,912 
3763 
508 
43,347 
3346 
1830 
64 
10,989 
591 
13 
2689 
144 
612 
51,088 
3875 
515 
42,986 
3354 
1831 
37 
6,286 
326 
10 
1989 
109 
694 
58,955 
3458 
547 
44,351 
3381 
1832 
59 
10,310 
553 
16 
4321 
219 
637 
62,032 
4251 
555 
50,303 
3510 
1833 
57 
11,294 
572 
22 
6845 
321 
607 
63,879 
4343 
540 
52,952 
3901 
1834 
57 
10,406 
561 
16 
4869 
223 
649 
63,726 
4502 
640 
62,502 
4511 
