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The Fire principal Articles of Export — continued.

Articles exported

1 1 1SG7 1868 1869

4. Linen manufactures :

White or plain, damask, &c. . Printed, cheeked, or dyed Of other sorts Linen yarn ....

Total of linen manufactures

5. Coals, cinders, and culm.

6,528,041 | 6,280,930 237,445 ! 237,870 672,896 | 594,073

2,449,394 2,308,494

& 6,091,664 194,750 511,959

2,328,778

9,887,776 ' 9,422,367 | 9,127,151

5,392,452 | 5,352,525 j 5,069,574

Subjoined is a statement of the customs receipts for the two years 1868 and 1869, showing the increase or decrease of the gross pro- duce in the year 1869, as compared with 1868 : —

Increase or Decrease

Gross produce of Customs

of the gross produce in

duties

186,9, as compared with

Articles

1S6S

1868

1S69

Increase

Decrease

&

£

£

&

Chicory

110,073

99,433

—

10,640 j

Cocoa, cocoa husks, and

chocolate

26.453

30,337

3.8S4

—

Coffee ....

382,626

363,872

—

18,754

Corn ....

864,097

339,347

—

524,750 i

Fruit, dried: Currants

277,148

281,248

4,100

—

„ Figs, plums,

and prunes

30,607

41,797

11,190

,, Raisins

126,580

123,624

—

2,956 1

Spirits : Rum.

2,007,712

1.916.077

—

91,635 :

,, . Brandy

1,729,356

1,701,441

—

27,915 !

,, Geneva and other



sorts

596,360

601.601

5,241

— i

Sugar ....

5.641,937

5,642,859

922

1

., Molasses

102,961

115,548

12,587

—

Tea ....

2,672.97s

2,797,219

124,241

—

Tobacco and snuff.

6,578,751

6,641,980

63,229

— ■

Wine ....

1,521,194

1,512,122

—

9,072

Other articles

Total gross receipts

24,674 22,693.507

21.243

—

3,431

22,229,748

—

463,759

Drawbacks and repay-

ments

Total net receipts

281,724

317,528

—

35.804

22,411,783

21,912,220

—

499.563

The gross receipts of customs were collected as follows in the years 1868 and 1869 at the chief ports of England, in Scotland, and '.n Ireland : —