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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

Imports and Exports

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Imports and Exports.

The following table is compiled from the Canada Gazette:

Goods Entered for Consumption in the Dominion of Canada,

(Exclusive of British Columbia) for fiscal year ending June 30th, 1878.

Articles. Value, January to June, 1877. Value, July to Dec. 1877. Value, Jan. to June, 1878. Total for fiscal year.

The preceding Table compiled from the Canada Gazette is exclusive of British Columbia. The total value of Goods entered for Consumption according to the official return of the Commissioner of Customs for the whole Dominion is $91,199,597, against! a total of $88,871,301 as shown by the above Table.

Precisely the same remark may be made as respects the Table of Exports subjoined. For the whole Dominion, according to the Commissioner of Customs, the total amount for the Fiscal Year was $79,523,667, while, according to the Totals from the monthly publications in the Canada Gazette, the figures, excluding British Columbia, are $74,732,994.

It is right to observe that the monthly figures of the Gazette are subject to revision and correction, but they may be accepted as approximately correct.

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Exports.

(Compiled from Canada Gazette.)

Goods Exported from the Dominion of Canada (exclusive of British Columbia) for the fiscal year 1877-78.

Goods Exported. Value. Jan. to June 1877. Value. July to Dec. 1877. Value. Jan. to June 1878. Totals for fiscal year.
$ $ $ $
Produce of the Mine 676,650 747,860 338,145 1,086,005
Produce of Fisheries 2,293,411 4,174,042 2,260,415 6,434,457
Produce of Forest 9,078,328 12,986,177 6,194,750 19,180,927
Animals and their Products 4,249,853 8,771,200 4,987,388 13,758,588
Agricultural Products 4,084,033 11,589,859 6,403,705 17,993,564
Manufactures 1,284,523 1,628,038 1,271,885 2,899,923
Miscellaneous Articles 151,755 209,851 186,528 515,914
Ships sold to other Countries 1,147,456 329,386 833,759 1,043,610
Total Produce of Canada 22,966,000 40,436,413 22,476,575 62,912,988
Coin Bullion 355,607 16,177 152,812 168,989
Goods not Produce of Canada 2,043,646 9,795,557 1,855,460 11,651,017
Grand Total 25,365,262 50,248,147 24,484,817 74,732,994

Monthly Values of Exports From Canada

For fiscal year ending June 30th, 1878.

1877 $
July 6,085,801
August 7,571,669
September 9,886,927
October 13,933,272
November 9,225,765
December 3,544,713
50,248,147
December 30th, 1876 45,804,426
Increase 4,413,721
1878. $
January 2,553,079
February 2,282,625
March 1,972,401
April 2,358,049
May 6,250,612
June 9,068,081
24,484,847
June 30th, 1877 25,365,262
Decrease 880,415

Total Trade of Dominion of Canada

Since Confederation, corrected by official figures.

Exports, Imports, Goods Entered for Consumption and Duty.
Fiscal Years. Total Exports. Total Imports. Entered for Consumption. Duty.
$ $ $ $ cts.
1868 57,567,888 73,459,644 71,985,306 8,819,431 63
1869 60,474,781 70,415,165 [unclear: 67,492,170] 8,298,909 71
1870 73,573,490 74,814,339 71,237,603 9,462,940 44
1871 74,173,618 96,092,971 86,947,482 11,843,655 75
1872 82,639,663 111,430,527 107,709,116 13,045,493 50
1873 [unclear: 89,789,922] 128,011,281 127,514,594 13,017,780 17
1874 89,351,928 128,213,582 127,404,169 14,421,882 67
1875 77,886,979 123,070,283 119,618,657 15,361,382 12
1876 80,966,435 93,210,346 91,733,218 [unclear: 12,833,14] 48
1877 75,875,393 99,327,962 96,300,483 12,548,451 09
1878 79,328,667 93,081,787 91,199,577 12,795,693 17
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Countries. Value of Exports by Countries. 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 $ $ $ $ $ Great Britain .............................................. 38,743,848 45,003,882 40,032,902 40,723,477 41,567,469 45,941,539 United States .............................................. 42,072,526 36,244,311 29,911,983 31,933,459 25,775,245 25,244,898 France .............................................. 31,907 267,212 212,767 553,935 319,330 369,391 Germany .............................................. 76,553 65,511 91,019 125,768 34,324 122,254 Spain .............................................. 25,080 960 7,300 9,417 62,659 47,816 Portugal .............................................. 191,156 193,463 170,784 127,540 129,960 164,028 Italy .............................................. 177,232 190,211 170,408 142,787 213,692 151,861 Holland .............................................. 13,142 14,905 28,724 30,816 94,303 53,750 Belgium .............................................. 17,754 240,494 59,563 13,825 66,912 49,998 B. N. A. Provinces .............................................. 2,800,555 1,569,079 1,901,831 1,900,891 2,112,106 2,094,682 British West Indies .............................................. 1,969,548 1,997,078 2,283,973 2,148,491 2,194,649 1,950,144 Spanish do .............................................. 1,624,191 1,255,121 1,042,001 1,146,129 1,284,375 1,039,807 French do .............................................. 299,809 380,609 371,477 292,995 160,212 216,738 Other West India Islands .............................................. 94,950 145,988 248,055 87,705 149,622 127,458 South America .............................................. 1,285,434 1,212,978 785,797 688,209 651,625 654,357 China and Japan .............................................. 46,466 39,222 87,046 23,075 37,149 102, 568 Australia .............................................. 41,822 98,733 181,938 79,643 185,610 370,723 South Africa .............................................. 4,978 3,316 30,834 23,964 23,170 46,365 Other Countries .............................................. 272,976 428,855 818,677 914,309 812,981 605,290 Total .............................................. 89,789,922 89,351,928 77,886,979 80,966,435 75,875,393 79,323,667

Exports.

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Countries. Value of Goods Entered for Consumption. 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 $ $ $ $ $ $ Great Britain .............................................. 68,522,776 63,076,437 60,347,067 40,734,260 39,572,239 37,431,180 United States .............................................. 47,735,678 54,283,072 50,805,820 16,070,033 51,312,669 48,631,739 France .............................................. 2,023,288 2,302,500 1,941,298 1,840,877 1,410,732 1,385,003 Germany .............................................. 1,099,925 956,917 748,423 482,587 370,594 399,326 Spain .............................................. 477,886 458,067 383,484 436,034 278,098 277,429 Portugal .............................................. 75,032 100,544 66,006 71,655 45,465 41,913 Italy .............................................. 52,425 46,085 43,958 40,412 29,250 53,310 Holland .............................................. 216,628 256,138 231,779 267,079 202,557 213,014 Belgium .............................................. 316,702 293,659 278,111 361,055 251,812 255,694 B. N. A. Provinces .............................................. 1,808,997 1,088,468 904,224 774,586 641,642 672,665 British West Indies .............................................. 964,005 919,517 1,023,148 868,846 640,716 578,405 Spanish do .............................................. 1,143,241 1,340,235 1,116,440 631,140 563,451 417,178 French do .............................................. 43,412 30,502 46,592 47,158 25,022 21,686 Other West India Islands .............................................. 24,274 17,479 8,224 68,969 13,620 16,580 South America .............................................. 416,199 473,530 278,796 287,553 4,971 15,447 China and Japan .............................................. 1,663,390 1,224,506 657,426 948,239 418,606 383,676 Switzerland .............................................. 120,514 139,674 116,128 56,168 69,066 61,178 Australia .............................................. 388,352 ............. 400 50 ............. ............. South Africa .............................................. 97,999 ............. 373,716 290,359 97,394 45,019 Other Countries .............................................. 293,871 396,839 247,617 456,158 352,579 299,135 Totals .............................................. 127,511,594 127,404,469 119,618,657 94,733,218 96,300,483 91,199,577

Imports

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The foregoing two tables, compiled by Mr. Johnson, the Commissioner of Customs, for his official report, show very clearly the course of the trade of Canada. The great bulk of this, both as respects imports and exports, is between Great Britain and the United States. The exports to Great Britain have increased from nearly thirty-nine millions in 1873 to about forty-six millions in 1878, while to the United States they have dwindled from forty-two millions to twenty-five in the same period The imports show the converse of this, very nearly; and the fact is one of the greatest importance.

Per Capita Per Centage of Duties.

The following statement shows the per capita per centage of duties paid in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, adding 50 per cent, of the duties collected in Montreal to the Ontario revenue, it having been ascertained, according to the Commissioner of Customs by careful enquiry, that about 50 per cent of the goods imported at Montreal, are sold to parties residing in Ontario.—
Ontario. Quebec.
$ cts. $ cts.
1868
1869 2 40 2 04
1870 2 76 2 35
1871 3 64 2 84
1872 4 04 2 93
1873 4 19 2 83
1874 4 43 3 19
1875 4 77 3 23
1876 4 04 2 49
1877 4 06 2 25

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