Quantity or Value of Articles of Indian Production or Manufacture received at Calcutta,
from the Interior of the Presidency of Bengal-Continued.

The statement given in this and in the preceding page is most important; it is an accurate list demonstrative of the stationary if not retrograding condition of the people of Bengal, during a period of a quarter of a century. The piece goods column deserves attention. The quantity of sugar received at Calcutta was larger 15 years ago than it is at present: so also with silk, saltpetre, tobacco, &c.

Years.

Alum.

Broad Cloth.

Yarn.

Twist.

Mule Twist.

Brass and

Brass Ware.

Copper.

Iron.

Lead.

The Quantity, or Value of each Article of Foreign Production or Manufacture (including the Productions and Manufactures of the United Kingdom),

COTTON.

sent to the Interior of the Presidency of Bengal, from the Port of Calcutta, in each year.

METALS.

SPICES.

Articles of which the value is only given.

Quicksilver.

Speltre.

Notwithstanding increased territory and population (since 1812) there has been a diminished and stationary export to the interior of Bengal, naturally corresponding with the preceding tables. Cottons whereby we have supplanted the native manufactures have alone augmented: broad cloth on which no duty is levied has diminished.

28901 3123

4362 1888

16432

97,056 3,64,300 16,12,531

22,34,037

90

49716 1485 10030 2778 19026 3852 5533 1584

31012
22279

99,615 3,37,966 19,48,935
67,207 2,52,698 15,10,663

36,43,320

Steel.

Tin.

Various.

Pepper.

Chanks.

Liquors.

Piece Goods. (Foreign.)

Sundries.

(Europe.)

pieces picces pieces. pieces. pieces.

pieces pieces pieces 1824-25 63076 15374 25581 371991 1825-26 3723 27728 6762 7790 32208 306288 1826-27 6678 2779 21002 7534 41749 303532 7298 2272 1827-28 78238 4547 35369 331152 1828-29 5716 7128 39155 8632 46895 393571 1137428 1829-30 8004 5468 53740 7077 39777 318131 1035004 20176 77484 1213 9072 12546 956 1830-31 5388 3824 70039 5729 23927 249380 920272 0981 20331 755 10749 12672 1316 1831-32 8302 9610 32236 6701 34608 231510 919023 57441 15833 483 7762 11897 1613 1832-33 8667 1866 35097 5677 40326 288429 983284 10052 17656 1407 6329 11376 719 1833-34 14125 1965 51249 5439 34101 466722 898830 8705 15768 195 5601 1834-35 12116 2962 72576 5051 22896 520515 971938. 1411 15042 828 7688 1835-36 4666 3578 87607) 5401 23924 361300 1125493 10828 19514

1010975 5749
852905 8612

cwt. doz. cwt.
15721 3329
18084 1561

7322

6630

cwt cwt. cwt. 12527 1382 248 11826 1283 311

903379 11652 18087 1883

6211

14078 1442

272

916209 10470 20628 864

6035

13017 1593

334

15378 21287 693

8487

12922 1324

469

321

171

127

249

I have not been able to find any returns at the India House further back than 1824-25; a decrease in almost every article is observable in this brief period. Later as well as earlier returns would shew a more marked difference.

The Quantity or Value of each Article in India Production or Manufacture received at the Port of Madras, from the Interior of the Presidency of Fort St. George.

Tamarinds.

1824-25 8369

cwt. bundles cwt cwt.
1341868 105]

bgs. cwt.

cwt.

1827-28 7235 1828-29 6791 1829-30 6837 1830-31 9321

1831-32 6898 223300

1832-33 8428 409693

3425 161314 1825-26 7993 1600994 211 1910 1155 3555 126701 1826-27 8258 1543265 234 15478 3046 3672 156880 1350735 252 1252 2551 6785 327580 1402944 1256 3022 7930 118101 1253883 159] 91 2491 0293 190495 1508351 591 1861 3185 1105 2915 2451 +1386 +2259 1616 1833-34 8027 1214340 91 2826 2419 982 1834-35 7757 1122212 59127498 11379 2321 1835-36 8735 1080676 49 94347 2104 4305

..

202560* 116038 503259 224303

32555
24770
369827 28427 192281
23274 20655
29424 107912
23798
27507
660877 28216

335666
369572

cwt.
cwt. cwt. cwt.
28288
78653 14524 1879
26535 211912 83783 3496
24965 234509 116918 2120
29769
192910 1873

cwt.

pieces.

Nos.

8742

2262

44171

10710

37985 34124

343130

176915 2089

43737
239577 4892 97303
285067 8201 63391
187754 3817
91327 65649 1203
199855 210208
131547 210996

47890

2751 162249

31351

2332 162460

72441

823

85395

1812 1,53,397 3,54,175 1,03,33,040 1,18,976 10,767 2,307 1,04,694 54,303 4,808 10,256 12,137 22,759 1,71,414 12.65,012 32,92,741 1813

44.004 6,55,388

1814 81,426 3,49,012 1815 1,14,362 1,56,377 1816 2,08,962 2,40,213 1817 52,015 2,64,918 1818 1,40,831 3,87,114 1819 1,56,3725,01,076) 18202,-3,440 4,55,365 1821 1,51,321 2,42,167 1822 1,76,470 2,45,919 1823 2,92,391 1,63,679 18244,16,295 3,22,182

1825 3,16,380 2,58,007 1826 4,13,174 5,40,025 1827 3,24,200 4,84,477 1828 2.81,470 5,06,234 1829 2,11,121 2,15,690 1830 3,01,463 3,25,450

1831 3,43,479 2,02,981 1832 3,26,725 2,71,284 1833 4,58,339 3,19,96: 1834 4,53,802 4,29,985 1835 4,49,788 4,11,396

50,42,816

27,55,100
21,29,614
22,31,462
20,78,291

12,63,867
31,08,817
19,27,655

32,500 11,615 8,461|
7,303 14,045 5,871|
20,140 21,482 1,722
37,194 10,373 7,600

75,865 23,274 518 1,40,389 42,645 1,041 5,932 9,979 42,846 1,15,629 17,00,193 17,45,506 14,502 36,941 415 1,62,874 19,574 1,601 12,297 14,981 18,145 80,619 22,331 601 2,09,022 25,501 2,306 17,622 26,190 19,588 45,963 33,535 2,047 1,74,418 37,515 12,751 20.913 15,733 33,865 99,781 56,481 8,821 62,026 23,377 15.081 23,980 39,547 36,625 9,50,813 99,218 14,589 5,164 5,599 13,130 14,255 8.795 13,487 47,620| 15,34,078 2.55,683 11,108 5,208 4,301 7,991 12,419 29,306 8,990 90,388 15,03,131,80,730 20,051 3,577 8,000 15,307 9,163 15,868 1,340 78,510 8,35,809 14,954 15,932 10,532 5,123 2,449 7,776 6.46,495 12,238 11,228 13,497 3,699 10,484 7,095 24.310 10,290 13,650 3,878 4,968 7,076 6,846 21,838 10,607 1,945 18,690 4,718 6,937 19,592 2,022 24,051 13,181 42,933 18,058 14,915 5,039 13,346 7,986 1,072 14,580 20,853 2,615 21,759 15,089 1,872 16,131 19,637 8,218 11,411 27,982 1,553 11,964 21,074 7,778 16,297 3,012 1,579 32,542 5,492 21,971 4,918 10,854 23,425 5,371 21,326 5,167 5,652 12,479 5,396 32,365 13,864 7,200 16,642 3,473 9,359 4,302 3,204 8.905 699 9,414 3,121 10,482 11,286 3,011 7,049 7,283 11,238

57,002 11,194 7,401 14,42,039 1,23,124 11,304 4,960 10,88,790 62,593 21,715 2,503 5,94,581 1,23,626 20,054 12,348 6,69,722 89,105 12,925 7,598 5,42,253 51,433 14,973 4,407 6,41,818 1,05,969 16,996 1.077 7.78,116 1,93,900 9,394 2,959 13,67,609 1,02,167 4,975 1,379 9,13,506 54.779 459 4,585 9,74,006 27,545 3,238 4,675

98,152 18,52,891 24,88,101 48,842 22,11,979 18,70,537 62,325 21.44,506 17,31,019 69,786 27,00,448 13,17.782 28,452 27,53.991 12,36,024 46,658 38,17,074 26,65,387 43.597 33.41,747 21,29,902 46,698:38,95,105 34,64,415 30,631 49.53,700 23,65,335 37.465 38,61,787 9,94,290 36,344 35,02,492 14,93.200 33,969 41,56,240 18,16.561 34,439 50,82,702 15,65,122 39,570 60,11,127 26,77,968 17.776 10,10,686 27,67,055 29,458 72,26,052 26,61,750 43,110 91,20,607 28,05,547 51,492 63,43,366 11,92.989 52,548 67,02,653 17,22,481 29,968 54,52 419 21,23,386 16,357 59,75,971 21,22,185 68,707 74,60,635 23,79,291

There were no returns at the India House (for 1836 and 1837) which would enable me to give the quantities of the Bombay Trade, as has been done under the heads of Calcutta and Madras. Neither does this return specify what portion of the above mentioned articles were received by sea and what portion from the interior; the piece goods and cotton twist were evidently from England, and in these alone is there an increase at the expense of the native manufacturer.

VALUE OF MERCHANDISE (SICCA RUPEES) IMPORTED INTO BOMBAY FROM

1812 to 1835.

Cardamums.

181236,206 1,01,880 1,05,043

1813 31,843) 1814 47,198

152243,051|

90,038 1,16,417

53,891

12,454 4,34.765 46,753 17,438
11,843 1,83,785 1,91,062 2.95,643 2,15,187
20,381 3,56,687 30,S-6 57.943 1,78,253 2,04,693 1,05,447 2,22,794 2,97,796
59,371 48,403 2,94,471 25,699 36,642 1,61,311 1,49,663 25.676 2,98,090 6,65,611
41,686 1,13,240 2,18,973 42,310 20,663 1,53,473 59,437 2,61,876 3,40,720

64,578 5.24,111 71,771 1,80,274 83,304 1,25,172

4,587 2,60,008 9,191 1,85,599

11,103 1,49,539

8,669 1,90,244

5,934 92,238

1,155 1,45,360

3,558 1,62,318 21,845 1,58,835 60,461 2,54,388

77,386 2.26,073

75,526 1,04,129

1,78.959 2,55,418

70.736 2,25,798

55,630 1,95,009

31,524 1815 38,040 47,515 1816 51,043 49.621 97,952 1,87,400 2,21,261 36,332 26,548 2,15,147 2,15,931 3,43,230 2,88,402 1817 32,626| 51,067 59,004 1,41,405 2,69,497 38,303 34,935 1,46,467| 73,220 3.56,976 4,50,566 1,17,535 7,57,406 1818 69,184 45,532 27,129| 1819 46,141 28,934 65,283 1820 37,107 15,911 15,535 1821 21,543 52,595 47,867 81,504 9.049 1523 33,570 56,651 12,110 1824 37.969| 81,944 16.729 1825 46,593 1,64,990 32,439 1826 52,538 63,737 8,379 32,305 41.932 1829 89,621 39,513 36,362 1830 49.851 27,261 21,833) 1831 35,490 41,026 60,166 1832 41,421 51,103) 8,742 1533 75,708 36,183 17,877 183440,650 56,611 19,253 1835 99,737 96,474 25,413

1827 73,722 1,01,848

1828 67,373 1,40,118

59,537 2,83,174 18,927 32,040 1,10,887 4,37,725 2,06,126 2,50,689 1,79,217 7,93,535
30,148 2,93,033 13,776 23,415 83,885 3,29,539 4,04,444 2,70,174 2,17,995 3,31,290
65,098 3,54,668 22,051 31,067 1,15,851 1,25,777 1,20,496 3,91,496 73,267 1,04,894|
66,611 3,29,930 23,004 24,188 1,28,138 94,164 61,616 4,00,463 1,04,583 3,45,404|
65,681 2,39,830 9,307 16,027 1,64,531 1,07,500 4,49,312 4,33,001 3,79,111 3,60,540
32,002 2,45.191 8.154 33,145 1,71,982 3,92,952 3,01,873 3,81,822 2,50,238 3,42,999
61,154 2,12,046 7,423 30,338 1,62,207 41,975 3,64,353 4,66,155 1,25,452 1,55,852
20.401 2,09,748 7,176 51,213 72,817 2,30,311 3,09,328 3,60,199 1,94,749 5,32,194
11,247 1,95,820 12,920 35,649 1,00,903 2,34,331 2,78,832 3,95,151 1,49,626 3,22,500 1,88,612 1,61,583
58,053 2,10,150 9,206 11,943 1,61,537 3,61,568 5,00,667 5,74,684 1,05,060 2,43,482 5,22,160 2,44,423
28,561 2,69,600 20,940 26,199 1,55,166 1.99,184 6,05,364 4,83,166 2,03.953 7,68,156 3,46,656 3,57,985
15,485 2,65,647 15,540 28,578 1,98,003 2,79.975 5,40,274 4,42,464 8,49,519 9,58,891 3,22,575 3,89,691
75,999 2,76,485 11,133 4,395 2,47,399 73,611 4,12,600 4,15,347 6,17,349 86,846 4,85,997 3,81,561
63,173 2,02,650 10,743 10,582 2,15,796 3,73,302 3,13,730 3,89,459 3,04,023 1,02,603 5,63,291 2,85,512
47.575 2,27,793 14,341 21,760 2,11,458 94,826 1,47,579 2,62,383 4,19.270 6,38,250 8,30,778 2,00,617
18,030 2,14,568 11,227 21,323 1,53,585 1,86,557 2.51,892 2,90,866 7,06,219 3,42,582 5,68,687 4,44,226
33,986 2,62,300 3,019 43,558 1,65,906 25,368 6,05,355 3,16,428 7,44,120 9,64,099 10,70,940 5,40,002
25,598 2,58,288 10,916 28,756 2,82,138,58,157 2,25,650 4,43,956 5,08,253 17,90,837 10,01,566 3,08,025

opium, indigo, spices, grain, salt, hardware, oil, &c. &c.; by the following return, which extends over 17 years, it will be observed that the quantity of treasure exported from the Eastern Islands is considerable.

Trade between India and the Eastern Islands.— | traffic at present are British and India piece goods, In a work of this nature, it would be impossible to enter more fully than I have already done into the detail of Indian commerce, but before closing so important a section, it will be necessary to shew the large trade carried on between Bengal, Madras and Bombay, and the Eastern Islands; the articles in

Commerce between Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, and the Eastern Islands.

Statement of the Sales of Opium by the East India Company at Calcutta from 1798-99 to 1836-37.

This table is from Mr. Phipps's book, with additions (in the number of seasons) from other sources. It may not be perfectly correct in all the details, but is, doubtless, very near to the truth. We have omitted to insert the fractions in the average cost of each year. The value of the sicca rupee varies; it is about 46-100ths of a dollar, or two shillings sterling.