1799:] _ Prefent State of the Coal Trade. 
pot 
down and throwninto the cultivation of — Coals imported in the following years 




fugar. into the port of London. 
At prefent the importation of Chaldrs. Years. 
coals is behind the demand: 1768 — pat 
the average of five preced- 1769 — a 
ing years, Giz. 1793 to 1770 — poe 
1797 1s — — 832,170% 3771 — — 
The import of 1798 was 736,200¢ 1772 — a 
Deficient ay 45,9694 
Add to this an increafed con- Average of five years peace 
fumption from the length i aks we 
of tle winter, fuppofed 54,0304 ee a Be 
Quantity wanted more in 1799 100,000 «7775 rigs one 
1776 — — 
N.B. The importation of  Chaldrs. RTLT ee ree 
coals in 1795 bp — 387,759 
The average of five years, 
wros x Average of three years peace, 
Pres 1793 £0 17972 Way 83%170% and ah the ee war, 
— 2 
Surplus 4.555882 cae ail ies 
The winter of 1793-9 was more fevere ae ie ih 
than that of 1795, fo that the above {up- ae pl fia 
potition of 54,0305 chaldrons wanted is noes er ne 
within the real expenditure. 
The average importation.on Chaldrs. 
the 1ft of Auguit for five 
years, from 1793 to 17975 Average of five years war 
_ was — — 481,6602 
Add increafed confumption 1733 ° abs mh 
and fhort importation of 1784. wi pei 
1798 a — 100,000 4785 teas — 
; 1786 — — 
5816607 4787 hats eas 
Quantity imported Auguft 1, 
1799 — — 516,714% 

Deficiency — 64,9465 Average of five years peace 
Perhaps, however, it may be 
thought. that, in taking the . -3788 a! Wek 
whole increafed confump- 1789 shih ie) 
tion of 54,0305 chaldrons 1790 ih aa 
into this period, I am 3791 fad fins 
taking for a whole year, 1792 cou dieys 
inftead of 7-12ths only ; [ 
fhall therefore make a de- 
duétion of 5-12ths,or — 22,5122 

. , we of five years peace 
Which leaves a deficiency of 42,433} PISAEO SE PV HANS B 
E93 
The number of fhips taken out of the 1794 
eoal trade for this prefent expedition, as 1795 
well as the increafe ot trade, and of courfe 1796 
employment of thipping, leaves no im- 1797 
mediate pro{pect of getting up this defi- 
ciency of importation. The price of 
coals is thence remarkably high, and, 
while thefe caufes continue to operate, Average of five years war 
will continue {o, 1798 — — 
4G2 
Bieta 
eee 
Chaldrs. 
61 3.8232 
648,4.33% 
609,4.314 
69530582 
727,46 
35294,2124 
658,384.22 
62757874 
625,155 | 
664,2782 
700,617 
699,108 
ee eo 
39316,9473 

663,3389% 


645,007 
5924135 
670,038 
6429142 
696,913% 
3524752852 


64.9;457 
709,654 
719,120 
7348262 
73855722) 
7 52,8404 
ee 


, 31655,014. 
eal 

731,002% 
eee 

| 
760,3012 
79594225 
7479330 
824,990! 
841,380 
32969425 
ed 
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788,7445 
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$1953 393 
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