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: af: Baboon of the Tonnage of Goods laden in India in the’ four Years 1793, 17945 £795 » ad 17.96. 


‘Tons. \ Tons. 
Piece goods - - - 17,642 | Pepper’ = - - = 10,192 
Rawfilk - - ~ - 1,762 | Cottee - - - - 470 
Indigo - = - ~ 1,190 | Drugs - - - ~ mii 6 
Sundries - - - - 3,377 | Privilege goods - - - 11,566 
Saltpetre - - - - 17,598 | St. Helena ftores - - 710 
Sugar = Pe Y “5 20,567 | Kintledge - - - 6,319 
Total $7,455 tons, or, on anaverage of the tour years, 21,864 tons per annum, exclufive 
@f 12,68x tons of rice and wheat in the year 1796, Jadenon fundry fhips engaged tor the purpofe, 
A comparative view of the expences of a fhip of about 800 tons burthen, as eftimated by. 
the mafter attendant in 1791, as the peace colt; by the owners in 1798, as the war coft ; 
and a ftatement furnifhed by Mr. Scott, being the a€tual coft of a fhip contracted for in the 



prefent feafon: Matter Attendant. Owners. Mr. Scott. 
1791. : 1798. 
Thee) eee re FXO ;C00 |. = £-13,600. = ‘££.12,006 
Copper fheathing - - oe 1,059 = 1,835 i E,885 
Gunpowder - - = 205 - 340 317 
Kintledge + ~ = 552 > - 676 - 605 
Cordage - - - - 1,642 * 2,160 . 2,085 
Maits, oats, &c. - ~ ie ay 744 -~ 3,300 - 1,263 
Dry provifions =~ ~ ~ 388 5 = 473 - 1) 4.30 
Wet provifions <- - - - 1,092 ~ 33875 = 1445 
Liquors - - ~ oe yny wat puma 240 21a 
Harbour meat ~ ~ - 17O - 250 ~ 180 
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Intereft on money paid builder } - 4) 
before aucune t 668 - 925 - 493 
Sundries em 3:79 = 45753 0) 4,506 
Ls2,497 9 £.29,347 J i26,52:3 
The number of fhips at prefent building for the Eaft India company ts t2 of 800 tons Aachy 
znd one of 1200 tons; fix areexpected to launch in September next, fivein November, one 
in Febroary 1800, and one in November. ae 
The ftate of the Copper Trade has lately undergone much inveftigation, in confequence of 
the great and unufual rife of the price of this article : the rapidity of the advance will appear by 
she ¢ollowing account of the prices of fine copper, from Otober 1798, tothe xft of March lafty 
3798, O&. 25, —L£106 2 8 [17995 Jan. 3, —-£L113 32 9 
Nov. 3, —= 108 17 © TO, —= Ig 16 & 
22, == 07 18 11 IJ, — 17 19 16 
30; — 109 12, 0 24, —- II9 Ig 6 
Dec. 6, —» 172\15 6 RTS a OP SS 
ey FES) wIe) Bre Feb, +7, =~ 42393 5 
20,. e246) 0 DYy (ee ES FRO 
29, =m: ITI 13/10 23, mal tae beg 
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In confequence of this great advance of an article fo neceflary for the navy and merchints 
fhipping, and of fo much importance as a material in omr manufatures, a bill was brought 
into parliament, to reftrain the exportation of copper by the Eaft India company, and te ad- 
mit the importation of it free of duty, forthe king’s fervice ; but the manufaéturers of Bir- 
mingham being apprehenfive that fuch a meafure might inits confequences, inftead of relieve 
ing them rather increafe their diftrefs, as arrangements might be made, by perfons interefted 
in the copper trade, which would totally defeat the object of the bill, endeavoured to get a 
claufe introduced for ftopping the export, and admitting the importation free of duty, when- 
ever the price fhould: exteed that which, upon a fair and impartial] examination, fhould appear 
_ neceflary to the fupport of the Britith mines, and to enable the manufaéturer to meet competi- 
tors in the foreign markets. Sucha regulation would probably beft anfwer the end in views 
of obtaining a fufficient fupply ata moderate price; ‘and fhould the prefent price continue, it 
4s to be hoped thefubjeé will be re-affumed early in the next feflion. My 
account of the Quantity and Value of Wrought Copper exported during the laff Seven Years = 
Quantity. — - Value. 
cxot. grs. dbs. i se as 
1792 + $2,606 Fi eT QSRGAS OT 
2793 - $3,006 12 - 465,030 0 9g 
1794 - 99,765 17 - 432,183 14 10 
1795 = = 82, 864. 438,772 5 8 
1796 - $7,462- 3 20 - 462,431 12 7 
S997 =) 974,984 102 Th 9 3973495 “OG 
179% =— = 78,048 Tad Sh RESIGO RO TCT 
‘The copper and brafg manufattorics are carried on chiefly at Birmingham, Woolverhamp- 
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