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ARTICLES OF EXPORTATION. 379 tity produced in the "doestern districts is 120,000 piculs, or 145,7144 cvvts., and in the eastern extre- mity of the island about 20,000 piculs, or 24,285|- cwts., making, in all, 200,000 piculs, or 242,857|- cwts., or 27,200,000 lbs. The quality of Java sugar will be best ascer- tained from comparing it with other sugars in the market in which it is best known. When a pound of Java sugar, mijced brown and white, sells in the market of Rotterdam for 10^ groots. Bengal sells for 9 groots. British West India 91 Surinam 9i Brazil 10 Havannah 14 Manilla 10 It may be obsei*ved, in respect to the quality of these sugars, that those of Manilla, Java, and Bra- zil, are nearly equal. Edwards has estimated the price of growing su- gar in Jamaica at 18s. Qd. per cwt., making 22s, 9 Id. per picul. By the estimate I have furnished, this is 125 per cent, dearer than Java sugar. Under a system of colonial policy and government perfectly liberal and free, I should calculate upon good clayed sugar being exported from Java at the