Page 298 - Canadian Dominion Directory 1871 - Partie 1-fusionné

308 QUEBEC.
1849. 1850.
By whom loaded, Vessels. Tons. By whom loaded. Vessels. Tons
Gibb&Ross ,. 1 308 And by the master ,
R. Shaw 1 514
A. McFarlane ,. 1 480
J. Ross . 1 435
G. Black, jun....,, . 1 332
Beswick & Mitchell .. 1 269
P. Patterson 1 260
Maitland Tylee & Co . 1 239
F.A. Roe 1 223
And by the masters. 1314
Comparative statement of the export of timber from the port of Quebec, from 1845 to 1850, inclusive
ARTICLES. 1845. 1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850.
TIMBER—Oak feet.. 1,397,440 1,742,680 1,804,080 879,040 1,128,320 1,069,684
Elm do. 1,423,920 1,793,820 1,691,520 1,171,760 1,413,600 2,007,400
Ash do. 207,080 188,960 91,040 59,680 66,600
Birch do. 143,360 147,880 108,560 9»,360 134,120
Tamarac.. do. . . 771,489 1,372,520 124,400 146,400 43,800
White pine do. 15,828,880 14,392,220 9,626,640 10,709,680 11,621,920 13,048,620
Red pine do. 5,182,320 5,216,040 4,466,520 4,365,440 4,070,600 3,797,980
STAVES—Standard... mille 1,407 970 964 1,163 1,324 1,265
y>°' p U a * f ' l 3,122 2,203 1,500 1,121 2,495 2,801*
R. O. pun. do. y ' ' ' '
Barrel do... 652 273 99 159 114
DEALS—Pine, std pieces 3,200,015 2,081,260 2,714,225 2,480,628 2,282,390 2,263,088
618,881
Do. spruce., do, 527,259 386,808 389,614 361,881
3,432 4,300
LATHWOOD—Cords 5,007 4,195 3,849
TRADE WITH THE LOWER PROVINCES,
That is, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland,.Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, and Labrador.
It will be seen by the following statement, that the amount of tonnage employed in the trade
between these provinces and Quebec, has more than doubled within six years past.
Total number of clearances at this port for the Lower provinces, from 1845 to 1850, inclusive:
1845 73 Vessels. 4056 Tons. 1848 138 Vessels. 1558 Tons.
1846.. 121 " 6558 " 1849 153 8728 "
1847 137 " 7881 " 1850 155 " 10,119 "
The above vessels were employed in the transport of provisions to these provinces, such as flour
pork, <fca, Ac, and their return cargoes consisted of fish, oil, West India produce, wine, and a few cargoes
of salt and coal. Nearly two-thirds, however, of these vessels cleared for Halifax and St. Johns,.
Newfoundland, as it was from these ports that the great bulk of our West India produce was imported
this year. A great quantity of herrings and oil are also received from the same ports: but the greatest
part of the last mentioned articles comes from Halifax. The government of Newfoundland having de-
clined entering into a reciprocity of free trade with Canada, on the ground that it cannot spare the
revenue that arises from the duties imposed on the produce imported from Canada—particularly flour
—the fish and oil coming from that Island, is consequently subjected to a duty of 12-J per cent, here,
which acts as a great check to the importation of these articles from that place ; in fact it amounts to
almost a prohibition, as they cannot compete in our market with articles of the same description, coming
from provinces with which there is free trade, as is the case with all except Newfoundland. Halifax,
alone, has for many years past furnished the great bulk of the West India produce that has been im-
ported into Quebec.
Number of vessels that cleared for each of the above provinces, this year, aud the amount of tonnage.
Nova Scotia 47 Vessels. 3438 Tons.
Newfoundland 33 " 2847 "
New Brunswick 5» " 2689 "
Cape Breton 9 " . 619 "
Labrador 6 •' 440 "
Prince Edward Island 2 " 87 "
155 10,119
The following is a list of the houses engaged in the trade to the Lower Provinces, with the number of
vessels that each house loaded, and the amount of tonnage:—
Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons-
H. J.Noad&Co.... 48 ?977 J. W. Leaycraft. 6 603
W.Hunt&Co 15 1080 A.Gilmour<&0o 11 517
The Masters 11 942 Dean, Roger & Co 11 '412
C 18 933 D.Fraser 5 SU