Exports (principal articles) from Canada to the United States in 1851. The above return is from Canadian customs, and exceeds, in the gross value, the amount of imports into the United States from Canada, as shown by the United States customs. In concluding the notice of the inland trade, the following tablesshowing the nature and extent of the "bonded" export and import between Canada and other countries, made inland via the United States, under the "drawback law”—are submitted: Statement showing Canadian produce, &c., received in bond at New York and Boston in 1851. The following statement shows the value of goods transported in pond to Canada from the same ports: The greater value of the imports is made through Boston; but of the exports through New York. Wheat and flour form the principal articles of bonded export. The following shows Canadian wheat and flour received and exported at New York for the last three years: 1849 1850 1851 Year. Quantity Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Barrels. Bushels. Barrels. 297,730 $216,369 206,343 $767,891 667,132 475,311 252,037 966,549 Bushels. Total... 1,756,530 1,218,178 743,084 2,660,448 1,478,704 1,040,914 633,722 2,337,124 29 The following returns, until 1849, include the export to Canada; after which a separate account with Canada was kept, and the last three years refer only to the lower colonies. It will be observed that since 1849 the "domestic" export has decreased, while the "foreign" (that is, Canada flour in bond) has increased. Thus it will be seen that in 1849 the United States furnished for the consumption of the lower colonies more than three times the quantity of flour furnished by Canada, and that in two years thereafter Canadian flour gained the ascendency; but, taking wheat and flour collectively, the supply of breadstuffs is about equally divided between the two countries: Export of flour and wheat from the United States to the British North American Colonies. Year ending Domestic Foreign, (from Canada.) Total exports. Flour, bbls. Wheat, bush. Flour, bbls. Wheat, bush. Flour, bbls. Wheat, bush. Comparative export of Canadian and American flour to the lower colonies. Having noticed the sea and inland trade separately, a summary and comparative statement of the trade of Canada with all countries for the last three years is submitted. The value of exports to the United States for 1851 is here taken from Canadian returns, in order to compare with the like values of 1849 and 1850, which were taken from the same source. NOTE. From ninth line on page 32, read thus: The canal tolls levied by the State of New York on Canadian produce passing through her canals toward tide-water, amounted in two years, 1850 and 1851, as near as could be ascertained, to over six hundred thousand dollars; and property passing through the same channels from tide-water, for the same period, probably paid half as much more; making about four hundred and fifty thousand dollars annually contributed by the Canadian trade to New York canals. |