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The Fire principal Articles of Export — continued.
Articles exported
1 1 1SG7 1868 1869
4. Linen manufactures :
White or plain, damask, &c. . Printed, cheeked, or dyed Of other sorts Linen yarn ....
Total of linen manufactures
5. Coals, cinders, and culm .
6,528,041 | 6,280,930 237,445 ! 237,870 672,896 | 594,073
2,449,394 2,308,494
& 6,091,664 194,750 511,959
2,328,778
9,887,776 ' 9,422,367 | 9,127,151
5,392,452 | 5,352,525 j 5,069,574
Subjoined is a statement of the customs receipts for the two years 1868 and 1869, showing the increase or decrease of the gross pro- duce in the year 1869, as compared with 1868 : —
Increase or Decrease
Gross produce of Customs
of the gross produce in
duties
186,9, as compared with
Articles
1S6S
1868
1S69
Increase
Decrease
&
£
£
&
Chicory
110,073
99,433
—
10,640 j
Cocoa, cocoa husks, and
chocolate
26.453
30,337
3.8S4
—
Coffee ....
382,626
363,872
—
18,754
Corn ....
864,097
339,347
—
524,750 i
Fruit, dried: Currants
277,148
281,248
4,100
—
„ Figs, plums,
and prunes
30,607
41,797
11,190
,, Raisins
126,580
123,624
—
2,956 1
Spirits : Rum .
2,007,712
1.916.077
—
91,635 :
,, . Brandy
1,729,356
1,701,441
—
27,915 !
,, Geneva and other
sorts
596,360
601.601
5,241
— i
Sugar ....
5.641,937
5,642,859
922
1
., Molasses
102,961
115,548
12,587
—
Tea ....
2,672.97s
2,797,219
124,241
—
Tobacco and snuff .
6,578,751
6,641,980
63,229
— ■
Wine ....
1,521,194
1,512,122
—
9,072
Other articles
Total gross receipts
24,674 22,693.507
21.243
—
3,431
22,229,748
—
463,759
Drawbacks and repay-
ments
Total net receipts
281,724
317,528
—
35.804
22,411,783
21,912,220
—
499.563
The gross receipts of customs were collected as follows in the years 1868 and 1869 at the chief ports of England, in Scotland, and '.n Ireland : —
