The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-13 00:00:00

PORT OF QUEBEC, 1819.

The value of Imports for this year exceeds those of 1818,
upwards of 230,0001. The amount of this year's importations,
at fair marketable, and realized price, exceeds 1,400,0001.
and may safely bu put down at a million and a half.
The average shipping sal tie of the Exports, (not including
Furs and Peltries) may he estimated at about. 736,0001. cur-
rency, (taking into account the new ships built here) the
principal item Of which is Lumber.
This country is so situated as to proximity4ind commercial
relations, that it is diffictili to decide how the annual account
may balance, as to Prat and Loss—whether,-as immediately
airecti,g the Canadas, or the Mother Country. The wand
and ctus)latory conoitivratiott is, that the nature of tik trade

has been such as to'employ so great an amount of tonnage—
the 155,000 register tons of shipping loaded here, have taken
ewe!), urwards of 200,000 tons measurement of lumber.
Fience thiS short view of the Canada trade for one year, so
well known,,and so justly appreciated in 'England, may lead
the _ British Government and shipping interest to estimate'
fairly, hoW far the lumber trade of British North America
contributes' to 'Maintain the maritime" superiority of the
Empire.

SHIPS
Cleared out from Quebec, 1819, . '
C5O Vessels I . 155,844 Tons I 6,965 Men.
EXPORTS, 1819.
824 ,Masts and Bowsprits, average shipping
price, 101. - - L 3240
8395 Spars, 31, - - - 1,1185
7,3124 Logs Pine Timber, each 55 feet, is
413,1829 cubic measurement, all ex-

pences on board &I.
1,9081 Logs Oak Timber, each 515 feet, is
66,7835 cubic measurement, all ex-

penccs on board 18d.
2450 Birch, Maple, &c.
3000 M. Standard Oak Staves, 401. -
134,4469 Planks, Deals, 'BOards, and Battens,
most part of Deals, 12. 11. 3.—reckon
13,400 Quebec Stand. Huud. 71.
26,4Z3 -Oars-, 3s. Gd•
9491 Handspikes, 10.1. - -
Stave Packs, 1842 Pan. (old) 10s. L•9°l
344 Hih. ISs. - 258
434 Tierce 108. - , 217
314 Qr• Cask 7s. Gd. 117

Sundry •Lmbr: 69 M. Hoops, 41. ir,
S 2 Latliwood, 31. -2,.
71 Shingles, 21. - 1
3 'Trenails -
r 278 Boat hook handles
1073 Scantling - 11
50 Bundles Laths -
7 Boats 201. -1,
2 Canoes - -
51 Gun Stocks - -
Built at Quebcc, in 1819.
9 Measuring 2689 12

New Ships

31,928 Barrels Ashes, 128,525 04t.
37;11115 Bushels Wheat, 6s.
2087 Barley -
1032 Oat s, :es. fid. -
10,861 Pease, 5s -
12 --- Beans -
940 : Indian Corn, Ss. -
10,724 ' ''' Flax Seed -
12,086 ;_,,,,, . Barrels flour, 30s.
11,25'6 ' ' Cwt. Biscuit, 255. .
' ,:,-- Clover Seed and Bran
Bark, Trees and Plants

99 Tierces Beef

4 0 0

166 Barrels Ditto 3 0 0
42 Kitts Rounds Ditto 1 10 0
24 Kegs Ditto, Tongues, and
one Cask - 110 0
1600 Barrels Pork - 5 0 0
180 Kegs Lard 2 0 0
1000 Hams 0 7 6

10,3295

50,087
2450
120,000
93,800
3304
395

3-

353.
11,368
313
135
2715
3
235
2681
18,129
14,070
l'2
3

4,98
37
800
360
375

410 Casks and Kegs:Butter 2 0 0 S2O
16,341 -Quintals Cod Fiilt 0 12 6 10,212
579 Tierces Salmon - 4 0 0 2216
134 Barrels Ditto - 3 0 0 402
814 Barrels, mid Boxes Herrings 014 0 1221
777 Casks Oil, 30,000 gallons 0 2 0 3000
60 Tons Oil Cake 3 0 0 180

59 Casks Cyder, part bottled CO
49 Hhds. Ale - 4 0 0 200
35 Casks Essence Spruce 175
33 Kegs Pickles - , ' 8
1 13r1. 7 Hampers Cheese , 43
1141 Minots Potatoes 0 1 3 7
304 Horses, 2 Cows08.:10 Sheep 4580
14 Turkies - 3

583 Barrels Apples 1 5 0 7‘,28
300 I)o.Onions -- 010 0 150
400 Bushels Cranberries 0 5 0 80
16 Kegs Nails -
21 Kegs, &c. manufactured Tobacco 25
3 Casirs,tirc.Annato&Pyrola Um bellata 5
1010 Ox Hor►is - 10
1522 Boxes Candles 3 0 0 45ti
183 Ditto Soap --
2 0 0 366
100 Metal Stores - 1 0 0 500

1513

32,268

427,479
:324,936
.1

49,664

701,081

10,264

17331

7403

IMPORTS. ,
£736079
7660 Gallons Madeira a 7s. - LeCsi
21613 Port - 58. - 5413
9523 Teneriffe - - 2381
65796 Spanish - 2s. 6d. 8224
520 Lisbon - ss. -13 p
2702 Sicilian - 3s. - 405
3173 Sherry - 7s. - 1110
8597 French - 2s. 6d. 1074
81 Whiskey - 3s. - 12
51803 Brandy - 6s. -4- 15540
34694 Gin - . 13408
1133056 Rum - 4s. - 226611
282888 lbs.- Refined Sugar 10d. 11784
8938150 Muscovado - 7ill. 60567
43091 Coffee - • 18d. 1323
118864 Tobacco ' - 6d. 22971
74 Segars ' -10 d. 37
8 Snuff .5 . 3s. - 1
16344 Packs Playing Cards 154. 1021
162911 Miuots Salt - - - 10182

9673 lbs. Hyson Tea -
267024 Green -
3900 Bohea

15$.
4s.

105334 Gallons Molasses - 3s. -
Value of 'Merchant:lieu; paying Zi tser cent. ' -
Ditto ditto duty free
1

2871
53406
7Sti

j 3840
969443
i 7387

L 1,426,471
E!TImATIt of the value of Lumber exported from Quebec in
1817, taking this as a Yeai of Peace, having no reference to
the years when the Ports in the Baltic and the United
States were shut• against the British, and when the Ex
port of Lumber from Quebec, and the Ports below, 'was
greater.
1253 Masts and Bowsprits (average shipping
price,) Ll 2 10 0 - - L 15662 0 0
2125 .Spars and Handmasts, mostly Red Pine
L 4 8500 0 0
5504 Logs Oak, averaging each 65 cubic
feet-192,640 a is. 6d. - 14448 0 0
25678 Do. Pine,mostly yellow; 50 cubic feet,
1,283,900 a 71d, 40,122 0 0
1597446 Pieces Staves and Heading, which
will require reduction of about
to reduce the quantity to the
standard thousand of 1200 pieces;

estimate these 1200 M. L 55 per
standard M

490000 Quebec Standard Deals at 101. per
100 ps. - -
120;28 Boards - 8 do.
20418 Oars .: a .:-.;s.
14205 Handapikes • Is:

66000 0 0
4000 0 0
41620 0 0
3062 0 0
710 0 0

1941'24 0 0

Sundry other Lumbm
Lathwood
Stave ends
Scantling
Shingles take at only
Deal ends and Battens
Hoops
Walnut and Maple Logs J
Packs, Casks shocked

12,000 0 0

1204,124 0 0

Making au aggregate sum of upwards of 200,0001. the chief
putt whereof to 14d out its expeneu of 10)6ur,