n end, and the other branches
much fallen off, so that most of the flour, corn, and bread stuffs
imported from thence is paid for in specie, which is a great drain for
the cash of the Province: for there are nearly sixty thousand barrels
of wheat and rye flour, and from sixty-five to seventy thousand bushels
of indian corn, imported annually, besides corn meal, bread, &c.

The amount of imports in 1824 was five hundred and fourteen thousand
five hundred and fifty-seven pounds sterling, and the exports in the
same year five hundred and twenty-six thousand nine hundred and
twenty-three, exclusive of exports from the port of St. Andrews, which
amounted to about one hundred thousand pounds, besides several vessels
built at St. Peters, and other places not in the above statement. The
gross amount of the revenue collected at the different ports in the
Province, in 1824 was forty-four thousand six hundred and seventy
pounds two shillings and sixpence, New-Brunswick currency. This when
the population of the Country is considered, speaks much for the trade
and resources of the Province.

As squared timber is the great staple of this trade, I shall set down
the number of tons exported yearly at three different periods, from
which the reader may form a pretty correct idea of the quantity usually
shipped in a year.

In 1819 the quantity was 247,394 Tons.
In 1822 " " 266,450 "
In 1824 " " 321,211 "

The above is the total amount from all the Ports in New-Brunswick.

The following statement will shew the total amount of exports and
imports of every description in the year 1824.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

PORT OF SAINT JOHN, NEW-BRUNSWICK.

_An account of the total number of Ships and Vessels that have entered
inwards at this Port and the Out-Bays within the district thereof, in
the year 1824, with their Tonnage, number of Men, and the quantity of
Goods imported in the same Vessels, together with the value of said
Goods in Sterling Money.--Exclusive of Coasters._

SAINT JOHN.

432 Vessels--94,248 Tons--4,192 Men.

Wheat and Rye Flour, bbls. 32,512
Bread, ditto 1,088
Corn, bushels 37,917
Meal, barrels 3,448
Rice, cwts. 1,097
Beef and Pork, barrels 4,719
Sheep, number 26
Horses, ditto 3
Peas and Beans, bushels 1,145
Wine, gall