TABLE of IMPORTS from 1854 to 1859 inclusive.
1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
ARTICLES OF FOOD— £ £ £ £ £ £
Batter and Cheese 2,047 1,537 3,279 1,804 2,169 2,734
Corn 2,299 1,246 587 160 1,844 1,272
Coffee 314 530 551 305 575 693
Fruits, dried 1,173 820 839 1,010 1,121 890
Flour, Meal and Bread 12,604 6,990 7,595 3,814 7,990 3,400
Hops 1,251 513 675 327 423 192
Meats, Salted and Preserved 3,430 3,026 3,989 1,539 1,521 1,492
Oilman's Stores 6,657 3,598 5,624 3,839 5,502 4,512
Rice 2,220 1,773 675 1,054 1,758 830
Sugar 7,093 10,947 3,138 10,944 14,981 20,899
Tea 1,733 5,091 6,036 3,593 5,792 7,486
Total articles of Food 40,821 36,071 32,988 28,389 43,476 44,409
TOBACCO,—
Manufactured 2,100 2,908 3,715 921 2,195 2,138
Unmanufactured 122 78 177 269 247 158
Cigars 313 338 417 383 333 737
Snuff 8 30 21 51 31
Total Tobacco 2,543 3,354 4,309 1,594 2,826 3,064
SPIRITS, WINE, BEER, &c.
Brandy 4,440 5,536 7,579 4,740 2,592 3,907
Geneva 359 77 74 66 173 93
Gin 717 520 1,192 982 1,230 873
Rum 1,325 920 1,536 1,130 1,620 646
Whiskey 9 7 8
Liquors 4 27 5 41 91 4
Total Spirits 6,885 7,080 10,386 6,968 5,713 5,531
Wine 2,860 1,713 2,641 1,036 4,297 1,735
BEER AND CIDER, BOTTLED. 4,224 1,601 2,734 1,356 4,843 1,872
Beer and Cider, draught 4,399 1,893 2,656 2,844 8,628 4,813
Total Beer and Cider 8,623 3,494 5,390 4,200 13,471 6,685
Total, Wine, Spirits and Beer 18,368 12,287 18,417 12,204 23,481 13,951