COINAGE. In the year 1856 there were coined No. Ashes, Pearl and Pot 4,806,160 3,168,000 2,779,920 · Pence, copper Halfpence, do. Farthings, do. Half-farthings, do The total value of the Gold coined was 3d. more than its cost. The current value of the Silver coined was 462,5287., and the cost was 434,6097. Os. 11d.; a gain of 27,9181. 9s. The cost of the Copper coinage was 6,4221. 17s.; the current value, 11,4187. 8s.; a gain of 4,995/. 11s. 95,040 1,018,248 4,752 1,212,288 1,942,080 1,771,392 Animals, Living:-Oxen and Bulls. number Cows 99 Calves 99 Sheep Swine and Hogs GOLD.- In the year 1856 there were exported from New South Wales 42,463 ozs., of the value of 138,0071.; of which 32,883 ozs. came to England, and the remainder went to our East India possessions. In the same year there were exported from Victoria 3,003,806 ozs., of the value of 12,015,2241.; of which 2,702,413 ozs. came to England, 193,624 ozs. went to India and China, 340 ozs. to America, and the remainder were distributed among the Australian colonies. SILVER COINAGE, EAST INDIES.-At the mints of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, silver was coined in the year 1853-4 to the amount of 5 crores 2 lacs 34,365 rupees, and in 1854-5 to the amount of 1 crore 36 lacs 59,015 rupees, or 5,253,4361. in the first twelvemonth, and 1,365,9017. in the last. III.-Trade. IMPORTS of the PRINCIPAL ARTICLES of FOREIGN and COLONIAL MERCHANDISE into the UNITED KINGDOM in the Year ended 31st December, 1856. Value. "" 29 cwts. · cwts. £. 4,806,159 19 0 Bark for Tanners' or Dyers' use or not, or as Animal Charcoal 9 9 0 0 69,498 0 0 0 12,728 2 tóns s. d. 0 39 12 0 C Rice Rape Tares Silk:-Raw 99 • Pork, Salted Butter Cheese Eggs Quicksilver Mahogany · • Metals: Copper Ore and Regulus Iron, in Bars, unwrought Tin, in Blocks, Ingots, Bars, or Slabs cwts. Oil :-Train, Blubber, and Spermaceti tuns Palm cwts. Cocoa Nut Olive Opium. Provisions:- -Bacon Hams · · Beef, Salted, not Corned. in the Husk 99 Saltpetre Flaxseed and Linseed Fresh, or slightly Salted. Waste, Knubs and Husks. Silk Manufactures of Europe:- 99 "" value £. sq. yds. 22 value £. I value £. cwts. qrs. cwts. "" qrs. "" "" lbs. cwts. lbs. Imported. 1,440 189,940 43,905 2,059 42,777 8,629 39,761 82,804 76,256 51,935 1,598 10,254 18,213 69,282 786,701 130,690 21,415 5,852 83,256 81,552 109,838 350,531 22,264 187,716 121 156,266 48,230 514,764 407,076 32,941 387,555 169,449 1,180,179 18,874 7,383,672 17,994 853,015 230,664 231,574 Entered for Home Consumption. Free. 9,586 21,826 99 .number 117,419,800 117,395,000 576,824 "" 99 "" "" "" "" 498,378 395,964 "" 1,439,726 28,748 Free. • Equal to White Clayed : 597,752 1,408,172 782,231 1,505,674 118,110 462,605 "" 10,732,261 14,683 proof gall. 7,169,163 cwts. 2,540,807 Total of Sugar, Unrefined. Sugar, Refined, and Candy:-Of or Of or from other parts Of or from other parts lbs. pieces 8,594 28,810 1,145 201,810 171,004 3,399 1,253,289 1,561,005 9,829 834,931 793,483 54,931 665,168 510,340 24,128 804,686 1,246,425 7,761,614 5,182 182,169 313,977 "" * Including delivered duty-free for use in Distilleries, under 18 and 19 Vict. c. 94: From British Possessions 7,129 cwts. 9,041 533,058 343,892 7,146 691,573 1,051,213 7,240,626 1,457 257,472 *296,026 *646,197 Cordage and Cables Lace and Patent Net EXPORTS of the PRINCIPAL and OTHER ARTICLES of BRITISH and IRISH PRODUCE and MANUFACTURES in the Year ended 31st December, 1856. Of other sorts Glass Manufactures:-Flint Glass. Window Glass Bottles, Green or Common · Haberdashery and Millinery. Of other sorts Linen Manufactures:-Entered by the Yard (exclusive of Lace of Thread). Lace of Thread Imported. lbs. 81,893,148 31,343,751 "" 113,236,899 2,974,493 value £. 1,298,072 .doz. pairs .. sq. yds. lbs. pairs value £. cwts. barrels cwts. lbs. cwts. tons cwts. "" lbs. yards 2,036,491,291 82,582, C05 1,009,519 48,648 20,973 14,891 99 cwts. lbs. 22 value £. Quantities. 1,402,717 409,059 136,817 7,249,340 39,456 5,869,838 Entered for Home Consumption. Free. $3,215 61,960 6,200,061 yards 146,414,981 151,075 99 |