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MANILA.

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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