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     1871. 
     
     ARTICLES. 
     
     QUANTITIES. VALUE. 1 QUAMITIES. ‘ VALUE. 
     
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     Seed......... 678 bus. 790, 1,000bus. 2,000 
     
     P01L 125600 ............... 272500 
     
     Beef and Mutton ........................ 1, 4,130 ..... . ......... 16,500 
     
     Preserved Meat.... . .. .. .‘.. .. 1... .. .. 104,000 
     
     Lard and Tallow. . ...................... 5,334}...... .. .... .. ... 17,000 
     
     Preserved Fish ......................... 11,770 ,, , , , ,. . , , 70,000 
     
     Mackerel........... 1417,0851 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 200,000 
     
     Oysters ................. 9,490 bbls. 12,683 18,1(,0 bbls. 30,000 
     
     Dried Fish .............................. 57,181 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 17,000 
     
     Other Fish .................. . .......... 25,0321 ............... 32,000 
     
     Fish Oil ................................ 2,061 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1,C00 
     
     Poultry....... ..... 1,440 ,,,,, , ,,,,,,,,, 3,000 
     
     Eggs.......... 1 88,313 ............... 220,000 
     
     Butter .................. 173,451 lbs. 20,930 81,235 lbs. 17,500 
     
     Cheese ................. 66 lbs. 12 97,225 lbs. 12,500 
     
     Horses.... . . . . .. .. 423 39,530 1,536 170,000 
     
     Cattle...... 523 12,21 1,776 60000 
     
     Sheep .................. 5,2112 17,200 12,539 40,000 
     
     Swine.... 368 1,105 130 1,000 
     
     Hides and skins ........................ 11,700. .............. 66,000 
     
     Leather................................ 1,000 .............. . 24,000 
     
     Wool...... ......l 40,716 lbs. 13,120 57,295 lbs. 14.500 
     
     Woollen 010111.... .......1 .. .. ............... 12.500 
     
     Lumber and Brick ....... i ............... 10,903 ............ 12,000 
     
    

    
     Carriages, Agricultural Im<1 
     
     plements,&c........ 586..............10,000 
     
     Tobacco ........ 915 2,000 
     
     Shipping................ 210,000. ..... ....... 128,000 
     
     Sundry ................................. 1,587 6,500 
     
     $1,478,645 $3,000,000 
     
    
   
   
    
     Owing to the manner in which the Customs returns, as published, are made 
     
     up, no aid whatever can be had from them in ascertaining either the actual exports 
     
     or imports of the island; consequently it not only renders the accurate con- 
     
     struction of such a statement as the preceding, a. matter of considerable labour, but 
     
     does a serious injustice to the trade of the province. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MANUFACTU RE S. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The manufactures of Prince Edward Island are limited but have rapidly 
     
     developed of late. They consist of butter, cheese, starch and soap factories, 
     
     tannevies, grist, saw and woollen mills, factories for canning and preserving meat 
     
     and fish, carriage factories, &c. By the census of 1881 the figures of Island 
     
     industries were as follow :_ 
     
    
   
   
    
     Capital invested .................. $2,000,000 
     
     Number of hands employed ........ 5,767 
     
     Yearly wages, over ............... $800,000 
     
     Value of products ............... ~.$3,500,000 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1832 two cheese factories were put into operation, and one creamery, for 
     
     the manufacture of butter and cheese. The production of that year was about 
     
     2,000 boxes of cheese, valued at $12,000, or £2,400 stg. Now the number of