The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-26 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

The Board of Trade returns for the month of
August were issued on Saturday. We subjoin a
statement of the total declared value of the exports
of British and Irish produce and manufactures
during the month and eight months :
Month eiaugust. First eight months.
1857 X11,638,805 .• • . X 84,666,718
1858 11,134,763 .• • . 75,596,564
1859 12,117,275 .... 86,405,885
The aggregate shipments in August were
£982,512 or 9 per cent. more than in August, 1858,
£478,470 or 4 per cent. more than in August, 1857.
Those for the eight months of the present year are
£10,809,321 or 14 per cent. more than in the corre-
sponding eight months of last year, and £1,739,167
or 2 per cent. more than in 1857.
Examining the chief items of these exports, we
arrive at the subjoined general figures for the
month, viz. :

Month of August.
1857. 1858. 1859.
Apparel and slops. ' £218,127 £177,578 L 179,586
Beer and ale
Books 34,864 32,976 44,188
Butter 63,550 67,198 64,244
Coals and euhn
Cottons .
Cotton yarn.. 832,883 861,316 843,165
Counterpanes and sma.ll

31,993 3'),407

33,921

wares
Earthenware and porce-

lain
Fv.rniture
Glass, common bottles
Haberdashery and mil-

127,949 104,806
28,789 21,912
30,113 28,767

128,604
24,396
25,775

linery
Hardwares and cutlery..
Leather, unwrought
Ditto, wrought
Saddlery and harness
Linens (cloths of all kinds
and cambrics)
Linen yarn ••
Machinery, steam en-

435,056 341,698
386,842 272,017
31,634 32,243
155,056 146,387
26,430 33,073

451,362
'303,287
31,766
137,169
25,770

376,776 344,575
142,409 163,750

339,165
131,067

51,388 46,513
336,257 210.037
140,614 123,776
228,880 192,972

158,330
252,383
107,016
204,316

gives
Ditto, other sorts
Iron pig
Ditto, bar, bolt, and rod
Ditto, railway of all
Ditto, cast
Ditto, wrought
Copper, unwrought
Ditto, sheets and nails
Lead
unwrought
Tin-plates
811 h manufactures (silk
only>
•-sf
Other Articles bilk
)only . 57,127 34.115 39,8..
Silk, thrown
Ditto, twist and yarn
Spirits (British)
Wool 145,068 i19:068 59,911
Wobllens (cloths, &c.)
Ditto (mixed stuffs,
flannels, &e.)
Worsted tetttffd, 343,188 379,271 417,063
Woollen anti WOrsted
yarns,~,
It will be noticed that the exports of cotton goods
have been largely in excess of all former e/perience.
The demand is still principally for the "British
East Indies," whither, during the month of August,
no less than £1,116,769 in value was shipped,
against £729,169 in August, 1858, and £220,239
in Aua aust, 1857. For the eight mbnths the ex-
ports to that quarter have reached £8,302,853,
against X 5,976,356 in the eight Months of 1858,
and 5,910,648 in 1857. The increase in the ex-
ports of iron, copper, and tin plates, forms a pro-
minent feature. Compared with the correspond-
ing month of last year, there is also a decided in-
crease in haberdashery, hardwares, and woollen
goods. In linen yarn, leather goods, and raw
wool on the other hand, there is a falling off.
The annexed shows the quantities of the chief
articles of food taken for consumption during the
month
Month of August.
1857. 1858. 1859.
Cocoa lbs. 193,590 262,852 338,950
Coffee lbs. 2,637,679 2,733,569 2,583,071
Whew qrs. 283,480 373,774 304,564
'Flour ............ cwts. 72,532 247,400 118,166
Butter ............ cwts. 39,228 31,693 36,760
Rice .............. cwts. 133,433 140,463 100,565
Cheese ...... „ .... cwts. 39,019 31,315 44,926
Eggs No. 11,245,6 N 12,256,000 12,645,00
Popp,r ......... : lbs. 265,019 329,135 372,414
.......
..... . „gals. 231,903 235,631 221,156
Brand gals. 108,763 97,88.5 131,409
y........
Sugar, unrefined oyts. 536,678 798,032 420,485
Tea ................ 6,616,156 6,273,705 4,505,327
Winos gals. 522,101 522,526 602,443
The decrease in sugar and tea is accounted for

355,800
61,516
310,330
124,177
1,:'7•974
56;034
36,8
160,476

400,941
78,328
355,269
74,313
130,422
84,802
16,315
)23,114
18,203

462,640
63,105
268,628
91,677
180,343
29,909
37,605
190,607

68,229

79,417