New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-18
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
Commerce of the Canadas, 1S49.

Correspondence ofThe Tribune.
TORONTO Thursday, June 10, 1850.
The Executive has laid before the Legislature
the annual statement Of the Commerce and Nayl'
cation of Canada, for the year ending on the 9Th OF
last January The following summary Of its con
tents may be useiul to some, and interesting to
many readers of The Tribute.
J,oDoyts for Home Consumption.
SUGARS. raw and refined, ll,664,9O0 lbs value
$500 7Oe-import tax levied thereon, s25s, 900
MoLAssEs, 557l2 cwt.-value, s7s,l3l-tax,
s43195. 1900. t.o,,o,,
TKA3 O7G 52s lbs-yalue ,S762 l26-tax 81 f6,J41.
lTea paws no tax in the United States.
CogyEE, Q, 1888 cwt-value, S6s, 760-tax, Sl7,4 25.
duty free in the United States
TOBACCO, Including Cigars 2,s9s,33O lbs.-value
s24l 63O-tax, SSO,69s
s67,2l4
LIQUORS, Rum Gin, Brandy, &c. l-value
al7796l-tax, l37, O6s, or nearly as high as your
Tariff on strong drinks.
SAT-, l,O47,72l bush ,ls--yaue, sll4,753-tax,
s3l,eO5
SPlcEs,-vaue, S25, 552.
AGRICULTURAL PRoDUcTs, &c.-value, Slll,7O1
tax, 500, 425-includng 9,929 cwt. Bacon, 2,7l9
bbs Flour, 305 Horses &c
LEA1HER,-value, s45 4Is-tax, SJ677. Duty
ad vslorem
Doors AND sHoEs,-vaue s67,slO-tax, Sc l76
CANDLES, 70, AGO lbs.-value, Sl8259.
OILS quantities not given, because duties are
ad valorum-vaue, S90,922-tax, S9,2l7.
PAPER-value, S30,49l.
COTTONs,-yalue 81, i43,OG4
HARDwARE,-value, Sf62,4s2.
WOOLESs,-value, 56O97e.
FREE GooDs-Books, about 100000. Wheat,
S4e 2e4. Sundries, 100000
ISkipping at Montreal ant Quebec.
VESSELS ARRIVED AT MONTREAL from United
States, 37l tuns 81 from British Colonies, 1850
tuns 7 Foreign, ,23l tunsi 81 from Britain, 3l9J9
tuns. $1,000
ARRIVED AT QrEBEc-sl from Britain, 36372O
tups; l7s from British Colonies, %, $50 tuns; JOG
from United States, 646l5 tuns SO Foreign, l4,2l9
tuns
sesmen.
$50 seamen.
ExpOris iron. QaeJee, Montreal, 81. Johns and
GaSp6.
Sundries value 6 ,203 sj3, Of which To Britain
s6,3se,97l 20 United States Sl,l95,555 mostly
from St Johns, L. c. 10 other North American
Colonies, Si93, 1885, to West Indies, only Sl6'Oo
to foreign states, SJ,SJ5.
There are within Gaspe Sdrvey L. c. 1882
boats, manned by 3,iis men engaged in the fish
cry. Also, in the Gaspe District, and Magdalene
Isles, Gulf OF ST. Lawrence, 1900 boats, manned
by 5000 men, who catch and cure 100000 qulntais
OF fish yearly value SJOV,OVO.
Ships 6uit at QueJec Gasp6 and Montreal.
At Quebec, % ships, "A schooners, 27s5 tuns;
at Montreal 81 vessels and steamers 1885 tuns
at Gaspe 25 small vessels, l."5O tuns. Total tun
mage built, 3l,623.
Exports of the Produce Of C8xada.
The Government Estimate for ls49, to all places
is 80 995 O95 OF which only So 429 100 went 10 the
United S,ates--very little to the West Indies
$466326 to British North America and s5,593,696
10 Britain. Among the exports, lumber is the
he aviest item Ashes, ss4s $50; furs sl29,52e
wheat, lO02, 269 bushels -four, 490,335 bbls. lof
which North American Colonies TOOK value,
s349333) beans and peas, 10000 bushels oats
34s 773 bush, &c
Imports into Canada.
Value from all countries, Sl2,0l0.39s, Of which
s6,679Ol0 from Britain: S497l, 400 from Uated
States; Sl95670 from North American Colonies;
sl67, e9G from foreign parts. Among the imports
find SUGARS from United States S220.344, from
Britain, Sl43,l65 from British Colonies sll4s6i.
TEAs-From United States, s6lO,036; from Bri-
tain es'ly slls 0so. IRoE AND HARDwARE-From
nited Ststss 500 ~.
Imports " %. =. 4.e.pal Ports ia Canada.
The ioo. siows the official vslue Of
49, ...r~.., AVA ,..us countries at the twelve
principal ports Of cairy. with the duties paid to