[with it, sold her cargo at 7s. 6d. per bushel. At one time during the winter it was as high as 12s. and 14s.; but the next spring it fell to 3s. 6d. which is generally the price at which it is retailed. Ships from Liverpool are most commonly balasted with salt; and during the season of their arrival at Quebec, some of the merchants purchase it from 1s. 3d. to 1s. 8d. per bushel, and monopolize it until the season is over, when no more supplies can be procured till the following spring. A considerable quantity is annually exported to the United States. The Vermontese, on the confines of Canada, depend wholly on that country for their supply of salt, as they procure it much cheaper than from the sea-port towns in the New England states. These people salt large quantities of beef, pork, and butter; a great part of which they export to Canada. More than 250,000 lbs. were received in 1807 from the United States. £. s. d. 64,072 10 0 8 0 0 31,297 10 0 24,700 10 0 5,678 8 0 108 5 0 3 4 0 24 10 0 1,981 8 0 162 12 0 118,293 0 0 95,247 12 0 274 0 0 62,793 0 0 6,102 0 0 13,416 0 0 135,000 0 0 114 0 0 20,307 9 11 510 17 3 4,545 3 0 2,092 7 3 913 12 3 60 0 0 25 0 0 82 10 0 7,558 7 6 910 14 0 346 19 0 102 12 0 213,169 0 4 340 17 6 160 0 0 30 0 0 24,297 0 0] 98,523 Beaver skins, 17s. 6d. 554 Martins, 3s. 4d. 2,645 Otters, 15s. FURS, &c. EXPORTED. 25 0 0 125 0 0 81,704 0 0 86,207 12 6 92 6 8 1,983 15 0] £1,062,838 0 9 Disbursements for Provisions, Ships, Stores, and repairs, 661 vessels, Besides exports, via St. John's, to the United States, and Shipments 231,350 O 0 0 £. 386,963 0 6 Besides dry goods, and other articles on which no duties are payable, the 600,000 0 0 116,687 tons, 4. Exports, &c. of the Port of Quebec, in the Year 1811. 34,741 Pieces Oak Timber. Walnut, Maple, &c. Staves and Heading. Indian Corn. Flax Seed. 2,330,842 65,285 396,674 6,053 21,565 4,525 562 3,325 192,170 222,236 70 1,328 3,500 Stave Ends. Boards and Planks. Handspikes. Oars. Masts. Spars. Hoops. Battens. Capstan Bars. Treenails. Oak Stauntions. Boat-hook Handles. Window Slides.. Deal Ends. 151 Puncheon 1,188 Hogsheads 1,320 Quarter Cask 63 Tierce 22 Barrels 848 Bushels Wheat. Packs. 19,340 Barrels Flour. 13,063 Cwt. Biscuit. |