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their trade, even with its late increase, may excite surprise. This, however, is entirely in consequence of the wretched policy of the Spanish government, which persevered until very recently in excluding all foreign ships from the ports of the Philippines, confining the trade between 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 at least as dear as in Europe!" Fappily, however, this miserable policy, the effects of which have been admirably depicted by M. de la Perouse, has been materially modified of late The events of the revolutionary war destroyed for ever the old colonial system of Spain; and the ships of all nations are now freely admitted into Manila and the other ports in the Philippines. An unprecedented stimulus has in conse quence been given to all sorts of industry; and its progress will no dobut 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.
years.
· Comparative Export of Hemp and Sugar to Great Britain, United States,
Europe, and Australia.
1859.
1860.
1861.
1862.
1863.
1864.
SUGAR.
Great Britain........ Piculs United States.............
350,190
109,526
392,496 422,495 211,262
601,641 430,170
669,669
78,161
103,708
54,751
13
Continent of Europe
38,012
47,205
4,154
18,594
101,537
13,098
33
6,869
Total Piculɛ 498,628
646,963
504,810
723,943
498,019
778,074
HEMP.
Great Britain........Piculs!
136,072
102,038
192,662
192,662
United States.....
284,657
281.477
160,978
160,970
183,660 226,258
221,804
52
249,106
Continent of Europe
1,644
2,723
972
972
4,323
"J
1,134
Total Piculs
425,973
396,238
354,612
354,612
409,789
476,498
1865.
1866.
SUGAR.
Great Britain........ Piculs
334,596
1867.
396.255
1868.
1869.
1870.
656,705
261,428
United States.....
68,640
72,090 166,515
376.141
363,077
*
Continent of Europe
15,026
23,895
9,900
299,532
""
Australia....
3,060
"
45,307
Total Piculs
418,262
651,873
493,240
833,120
640,629*
707,916*
HEMP.
Great Britain ........ Piculs
79,316
95,085
118,425
50,374
United States....
289.444
250,245
252,540
219,041
78,818
Continent of Europe Australia....
3,3-42
11,230
200
233,176
27
6,900
***
7,290
*
5,488
Total Piculs 372,102
370,596
35,560
371,165
276,705*
324,382
* These Totals only extend to November 24th.
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