VII.-TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. AN ACCOUNT of the VALUE of the IMPORTS into, and of the EXPORTS from, the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, during each of the three Years 1859, 1860, and 1861; calculated at the Official Rates of Valuation, and distinguishing the Amount of the Produce and Manufactures of the United Kingdom Exported, from the Value of Foreign and Colonial Merchandise Exported :-Also, stating the Amount of the Produce and Manufactures of the United Kingdom Exported therefrom, according to the Real or Declared Value thereof; showing the Trade of Great Britain and Ireland separately and jointly. NAVIGATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Note.-This Account includes Vessels bought of Foreigners. VESSELS REGISTERED.-AN ACCOUNT of the Number of VESSELS, with the Amount of their TONNAGE, and the Number of MEN and Boys usually employed in Navigating the same, that belonged to the several Ports of the BRITISH EMPIRE, on the 31st December, 1859, 1860, and 1861 respectively. *The Accounts rendered for the Plantations for the Year ending 31st December 1860, are now corrected; and, as several Returns for that part of the Empire are not yet received for the last Year, similar corrections will be necessary when the next Accounts are made up. VESSELS EMPLOYED IN THE FOREIGN TRADE. AN ACCOUNT of the Number of VESSELS, with the Amount of their TONNAGE (including their repeated Voyages), that entered Inwards and cleared Outwards at the several Ports of the UNITED KINGDOM from and to Foreign Parts, during each of the Three Years ending the 31st of December, 1859, 1860, and 1861. SHIPPING ENTERED INWARDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, FROM FOREIGN PARTS. Tons. 1,170 1,089 1,150 Tons. Vessels. Vessels. Vessels. 255,160 1,071 227,892 26,520 6,585,112|| 22,351 4,636,810 290,911 1,233 277,270 26,489 6,889,009 24,674 5,283,776 329,693 1,142 324,239 29,907 7,721,035 25,356 5,458,554 Tons. Tons. SHIPPING CLEARED OUTWARDS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO FOREIGN PARTS. Tons. 351 140,694 255 Tons. Vessels. Vessels. 66,874 25,920 6,726,731 23,935 4,955,606 70,152 26,154 7,025,914 25,829 5,490,593 137,716 29,357 7,699,497 26,699 5,716,555 Tons. AVERAGE PRICES OF HAY, STRAW, & CLOVER, LOAD. Hay { from Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 95 95 95 105 100 100 སྦྲོ」:8」 「༞ ༈ 」 8ཎྜ「8「་ྲ from 55 40 40 8. 8. 8. 40 40 36 36 36 95 85 35 36 36 36 36 32 32 36 42 40 40 44 38 36 36 Straw { Clover {from AVERAGE PRICES OF BUTCHER'S MEAT. Average Prices per Stone of 8 lbs. in Smithfield Market, in 1862. |