346 COPPER.

Produce of Copper Mines in Cornwall , (on the authority of John Taylor, Esq.,F.R.S.)

Years.

Ore.

Metal.

Value.

Produce.

Standard.

Tons.

Tons.

£

s.

d.

Per Cwt.

1831

144,402

12,044

806,090

15

6

8i

100

1832

137,357

11,948

825,612

6

0

8|

100

1833

138,300

11,191

858,708

10

0

8i

111

1834

143,296

11,226

887,902

0

0

7|

114

1835

150,617

12,270

893,402

14

0

8|

106

1836

140,981

11,647

957,752

8

6

8i

115

1837

140,753

10,832

908,613

15

0

7*

120

An account of the quantities of Foreign wrought and unwrought Copper, and CopperOre imported and exported, and of British wrought and unwrought Copper exported fromthe United Kingdom ; together with the quantities and value of Copper Ore smelted inCornwall and Swansea, and the quantity of Copper produced in those places; and in thecounty of Devon ; together with the market prices of sheet and cake Copper, in theyear ending 5th January, 1835.

Quantity.

Foreign Copper imported:

Unwrought in bricks or pigs, rose and cast copper, Cwts.

5,389

Part wrought, viz., bars, rods, or ingots, hammered

or raised --------

1,968

Wrought plates and coin -----

2

— old for re-manufacture - - - -

493

Copper ore Foreign ------

278,900

Manufactures of copper, entered by weight -

650

— entered at value -

—

Foreign copper exported, viz:—

Unwrought, in bricks and pigs, rose and cast cop-

per - -------- Cwts*

6,898

Part wrought, viz., bars, rods, or ingots, hammered

or raised --------

2,013

Old, fit only for re-manufacture - - - -

265

Smelted in the United Kingdom from foreign ore -

55,456

Manufactures of copper, entered by weight -

650

— entered at value-

—

Value.

£ s. d.

5,353 0 0

112 0 0

BRITISH COPTER.

Exported, unwrought, in bricks and pigs - Cwls.

— wrought sheets, nails, &c. -

— wire ------

— of other sorts -Total of British copper exported -

Ores sold in Cornwall :—

Quantity of ore ------- Tons

Value of ditto -------

Quantity of metal ------ Tons

Standard --------

Produce per cent. ------

Ores sold, &c. in Swansea :—

Quantity of ore ------- Tons

Value of ditto -------

Quantity of metal -. Tons

Standard.

Produce per cent..

Copper sold in Devonshire j £[g t al j - Tons

Total quantity of copper raised in the United Kingdom , Jexclusive of Anglesea and Staffordshire , and deducting I1083 tons of metal, value 88,2071., the produce of 4985 ftons of foreign ore sold at Swansea , included above, j

63,252

103,433

56

15,197

182,225

150,617

12,270

8 *

28,746

2,832

9 |

£ 5,114l 455

14,474

893,403 0106 11

223,958 0101 18

0

0

0

0