The loyalifts, king's troops, and the fisheries were fuplied with flour independent of the above. Valuation of furs and peltries, exported in 1786. L.139,328 Brought over.) 1,659 cub-bear, 20. 1,659 0 0 126,794 deer in the hair, 4. 25,358 16 o 5,477 do. half-dreft, 2.p. ib. 547 14 O 202,719 mufquafh, 6d. 5,067 19 6 108,521 racoon, 3/ 49,655 12 7,555 elk, 10/. 12,923 wolves, 10f. 506 wolvering, 15/ 64 tigers, 157 feals, 31. 480 fquirrels, 6d. 14,394 9 Sterling .203,378 7 15 hhds. Brandy, D. Account of the value of the imports into the province of Queb in the year 1786. The following are taken from the custom-house books Rum, 3932 puncheons, -3939 punch. at £.16 £.63,032 0 15 pipes Molaffes 2133 punch. 14 tierces 9,3 acco ocolate vifions for 47 cafks 38,835 bufhels 43 boxes (Brought over .128,259 0 0 1,316 0 0 Pork 6709 barrels the troops 6a particular account of dry goods is not kept at the custom-houfe, the value of thofe importations to Quebec have been accurately afcertained by feveral merchants, who are well informed of the quality and quantity of fuch merchandize, and have made an average of them for four years, from 1783 to 1786, both inclufive, at the annual fum of £.88,875. fterling, The merchants of Montreal not having time fufficient to make a correct statement of the dry goods imported to that city, their value is afcertained by thofe of Quebec, which, for various reafons, they muft exceed; they are, however, eftimated at the fame, 98,750 0 0 98,750 0 0 L.325,116 0 0 Comparative Comparative View of Imports to, and Exports from, Canada, in Four Years. 220 4000 1784 32 5164356 17937 272 5 185 77 608 513 2213 140 43 38835 140 6709 189 363 1229 1730 1093869 40 3303 1290 7362278 1564 |