The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-12 00:00:00

Exportedto all parts

inc;udingships

REDUCED TO PUNCHEONS,
Imports, total, equal to

ivories, total, equal to

Excels of deliveries over im

IMPORTS,

British plantation

Do. (coastwise)
Foreign

DELIVERIES.
puns. hits. brls.
HotneConsumption 4,769 2,473 2,511
Coastwise. .... 1,396 469
Exported to allparts
including ships stores 5,447

REDUCED TO PIINCRitONS

Imports, total, equal to
Deliveries, total, equal to

Excess of imports over deliveries
It will be seen that the excess of deliveries over imports in
1853 and 1854, has not been replaced by the somewhat
increased imports of 1855 :
In 1853 the deliveries exceeded the receipts by 4,179 puns.
In 1854 .•.

3,264 „

Together

In 1855 the rece

5,337 „

ave exceeded the

liveries by

3,264 „

lowing a decrease of

2,093 puns,

in the stock upon the trade of the three years.
The excess of receipts over deliveries, in 1855, took place
at the end of, the year. About the middle of September, the
stock was so low that some descriptions of rum were not to be
had in this market; and, being in demand, buyers resorted to
London for their supply. This led to about 1400 puncheons
being brought down, which arrived over the months of Novem-
ber and December. Add to this about MO puncheons of
British Plantation and Foreign, included in the receipts but not
landed, and which chiefly arrived after the 20th December.
The trade of the past year has disclosed that, whatever may
be the amount of stock remaining on hand, it is reduced to
the minimum ; and that business, owing to the rather higher
prices which have ruled is, necessarily, from the small stock,
and higher prices, a ".hand to mouth" business.
It is necessary to remark, that our object has been to exhibit
the trade in rum alone. It is well known that rums are
frequently reduced with water, and mixed with both British
and Foreign spirits for exportation. Having the means of
,e,dn,T
forted front the total exports to
statilaiiseacai year a
ave
dlmixtures,_
snti,ttt ien!,.
sp rest 3 d-
, a,c,ceu yd, the quantities of spirits, not rum
all parts a
utfloa tilre, allowancet ts above fotred
exanpdortethde,
is all rwn,
lier
(l a
We do not attempt to estimate the stock remainin,i on band.
believe tend to mislead. We have not
er, between British plantation and foreign
'• onito impossible to do so from the

Such estimates, is

distinguished, eith.
rum, exported, because it is q
mode in 'which the Custdinw

_ are ket. e have,
nowever,f facts within oar own reachaccounts which enable usW to judge
of the ;correctness, or rather incorrectness, of the stock esti-
mated to be on hand in the "annual statement." Adeording to that statement there was no stockyof foreign
rum on 31st of December, 1854 :
On. December 31,1355, the stock of foreign ruin
,
is estimated at 7 300
The' total imin;rts of foreign rum lst of Janu-
puna,

ary to 31st December, 1855, %vas

4,632 „

This would leave for the export of the year
which on the'face of it is absurd, and u

1,332 punt!.
n Nye know by our

own business to be incorrect
Treating the stocks as a whole, the estimate, on 31st Decem-
31st Dece
ber 1855,
mber; is excess
1862 ive, as compared with the estimate given en
:
On that date the stock is given as
....
We have sho.vn above that the imports for the
three years have fallen short of the deliveries
for the same period, by

6500 puns.

3003 4C

The total stock of Br. Plantation, and Foreign,
Milos should therefore be -
Afid not Br. Plantation ..
~ Foreign
Which, starting with its own data, 1,
estimate in the "annual statement"
Submitting these facts 'to the cor

4407 pun..

6900 puns
33360000 1

2493 puns

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