The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-29 00:00:00

The chief imprts from these settlements were-
-5,226 quarters of wheat, 3,671 tuns of train
and !,permacetti oil ; 2,342 cwt. of whale fins ;
30,034,5671 b. of sheep and lambs' wool, and 21,105
cwt. of untanned hides. Our exports to the United
States of America amounted in declared value to
9,564,9091., the principal items being—cotton
manufactures, 1,713,0241.; woollen manufactures,
1,731,810/. ; wrought end unwrought iron and
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steel, 1,878,243/. ; linen manufactures, 925,997/. ;
hardware and cutlery, 777,964/. Our princi-
pal imports from the United States were un-
manufactured tobacco, 30,989,1371 b., 25,704,447
pounds being entered for home consumption at
3s. 1 4-sd. per lb. duty ; manufactured tobacco,
1,109,0871 b., the quantity entere I for home con
sumption being 5,9561 b., at 95. 5 2-sd. per lb. duty ;
cotton wool, 600,247,4881 b.; sheep and lambs' woo!,
55,9921 b.; cheese, 154,659 cwt., 146,477 cwt. being
entered for home consumption at a duty of ss. per
cwt. ; wheat, 78,184 quarters, wheat flour, 752,712
cwt.; rice in the husk, 32,431 quarters; undressed
skins and fors, 1,163,759. The total declared value
of our exports to Cuba amounted to 733,169/. The
principal items are cotton manufactures and yarn,
228,9861. ; linen manufactures and yarn, 220,5661.;
woollen manufactures and yarn, 41,207/.; wrought
and unwrought iron and steel, 83,2501. Ths
articles imported from Cuba were principally
copper ore, 30,670 tons entered for home con-
sumption at a duty of Is. per ton from April 20; ma-
hogany, 2,895 tons; rum, 158,817 gallons, 83 gal•
lons being entered fur home consumption at a duty
of 15s. per gallon; unmanufactured tobacco 374,8631 h.,
entered for home consumption 242,1661 b. at 3s. 1 4-sd.
per pound duty; manufactured tobacco 138,118:b.,
161,245 being entered for home consumption at
a duty of 9s. 5 2.5 d. per pound; unrefined
sugar, 694,203 cwt., the home consumption being
497,583 cwt., at a duty of 18s. 6d. when not equal
to brown clayed, 1/. when equal to brown but not
to white, and 11.35. 4d. when equal to white clayed,
up to July 12, but reduced subsequently to
1/. ls. 7d.; refined sugar, 40,629 cwt., the quantity
entered for home consumption being 943 cwt., at a
duty of 11. 10s. when equal to double refined, and
1/. Gs. Bd. when otherwise. The total declared value
of exports to Brazil amounted to 2,067,299/., the
chief items being cotton manufactures, 1,057,9901. ;
woollen manufactures, 220,800/., linen manufactures,
183,247/. ; wrought and unwrought iron and steel,
84,8901.; hardwares and cutlery, 73,473/.; butter,
70,512/. ; brass and copper manufactures, 57,874/. ;
earthenware, 46,731/. • arms and ammunition,
31,040/. • machinery and mill work, 29,201/. Our
principal imports from Brazil were coffee, 7,633,5621 b.,
of which 1,056,1861 b. were entered for home consump-
tion, at a duty of 6 3-10 d. per lb.; cocoa, 1,265,605

lb., 55,4901 b. being entered for home consumption, at
2 1-10 d. per lb. duty; unrefined sugar, 652,024 cwt.,
the quantity entered for home consumption being
353,533 cwt.; rosewood, 1,931 tons; cotton wool,
19,971,3781 b. Our exports to Mexico amounted in
declared value to 3,757,463/., and consisted chiefly of
cotton manufactures and yarn, 2,031,795/. ; woollen
manufactures and yarn, 600,834/. ; linen manu-
factures and yarn, 528,916/. ; hardwares and cutlery,
124,5351.; wrought .and unwrought iron and steel,
84,4321.; earthenware, 47,3981.; silk manufactures,
56,307/. ; apparel, &c., 31,942/. • musical instru-
ments, 10,947/. Our chief imports irom Mexico were
—untnanufactured tobacco, 1,817,5721 b., the quantity
entered for home consumption being 428,2401 b. ;
manufactured tobacco, 1,9351 b, 1981 b. being entered
for home consumption ; sheep, lambs, alpaca, and llama
wools, 8,851,2111 b. ; coffee, 6,642,4131 b., 3,724,3631 b.
being the quantity entered for home con-
sumption ; cocoa, 2,502,1501 b., the home
consumption being 164,3541 b.; copper ore, 6,401
tons, 6,934 tons being entered for home consumption ;
unwrought and part-wrought copper, 28,073 cwt.,
3,789 cwt. being entered for home consumption at a
duty of 9s. 2fd. for the former, and 10s. 6d. per cwt.
for the latter previous to April 20, and subsequently
at a general duty of 2s. 6d. per ton ; guano, 70,219
tons ; undressed skins, 1,057 deer, 8,425 nutrea, and
156,537 sheep.
The mean average prices of sugar during 1848
were—for British plantation, 235. Bd. ; for Mauritius,
235. 3d., and for East India, 255. 4d.
The net receipt of Customs' duties, after all deduc-
tions, amounted, in 1848, to 22,655,889/., out of which
1,304,5931. were paid for services specially connected
with the collection, and 381,394/. for services not so
connected, leaving a balance of 20,969,902/.