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them and Mexico and South America to a single ship! even ships and settlers from China were excluded. "Provisions," says La Perouse, of all kinds are in the greatest abundance here, and extremely cheap; but clothing, European hardware, and furniture bear an excessively high price. The want of competition, together with prohibitions and restraints of every kind laid on commerce render the productions and merchandise of India and China ut least as dear as in Europe?” Happily, however, this miserable policy, the effects of which have been admirably depicted by M. de la Perouse, has been materially modified of late years. The events of the revolutionary war destroyed for ever the old colonial system of Spain: and the ships of all uations are now freely admitted into Manila and the other ports in the Philippines. An unprecedented stimulus has in consequence been given to all sorts of industry; and its progress will no, doubt become more rapid, according as a wider experience and acquaintance with foreigners make the natives better aware of the advantages of commerce and industry, and disabuse them of the prejudices of which they have been so long the slaves.
Comparative Export of Hemp and Sugar to Great Britain, United States, and Europr.
1856.
1857.
1858.
1859.
1860.
1861.
SUGAR.
Great Britain...... Piculs.
396.146
269,559
315,768
350,190 392,496
422.495
| United States
148,952
•
78.823
11
Continent of Europe,,
23,613
36,652
16.030 17,252
109,526
211,262
78,161
35,912
47,205
4,154
Total Piculs.
568,711
384,034
349,053
498,628 646,963
504,810
HEMP.
Great Britain
Piculs.
+
United Se8 ...................
"
Continent of Europe
*
37.207 312,386 2,192
95.983 243,110 2,487
105.633
136,072
102,038
192,662
288,953
284,657
281,477
160,978
6,650
4,644
2,723
972
Total Piculs.
351,785
341,580
401,236
425,973
396.238
354,612
1862,
1863.
1864.
1865.
1866.
1867.
SUGAR.
Great Britain .....................
.....Piculs.
601,641
United States..
103.708
Continent of Europe,
16,594
430.173 54.751 13.098
Total Piculs.
723,943
498,029
669.668 334.596 101,537 6,869
778,074
68,640 15,026
418,262
651,873 558,955
!
HEMP.
!
Great Britain....... Piculs.,
192 662
183,660
226,258
79,316
United States.......
160,978
221 804
249,106
283.444
Continent of Europe
972
4.325
1 134
3,342
Total Piculs.
354.612
469,789
476 4 8
372,102
370,596
327,117*
* These totals only extend to Oct. 22nd.
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