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Palm Oil from other ports—

1856. 1857. Increase.
Benin River, 2,500 tons. 2,650 tons. 150 tons.
Palma, 2,250 tons.“ 3,250 tons.“ 1,000 tons.“
Badagry, 1,250 tons.“ 1,250 tons.“
Porto Novo, &c., 4,000 tons.“ 4,500 tons.“ 500 tons.“
Whydah, 2,500 tons.“ 2,500 tons.“
Ahguay, &c., 1,800 tons.“ 2,500 tons.“ 700 tons.“
14,300 tons. 16,650 tons. 2,350 tons.
From Lagos, 3,884 tons.“ 4,942 tons.“ 1,058 tons.“
Total shipment in 1857, 21,592 tons. 3,408 tons.

The export of Oil and Nuts from Sierra Leone:

palm oil exported from sierra leone during the years

1850, 285,032 gallons,
1851, 212,577 gallons,“
1852, 307,988 gallons,“
1853, 181,438 gallons,“
1854, 304,406 gallons,“
1855, 364,414 gallons,“
1856, 463,140 gallons,“
Total, 2,118,985 gallons, equal to 6,835 tons.

Custom House, Sierra Leone, 18th February, 1857.

Port of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

quantity of palm-nut kernels exported from the colony:

1850, 4,096 bushels,
1851, 2,925 bushels,“
1852, 46,727 bushels,“
1853, 29,699 bushels,“
1854, 25,399⁠1/2⁠ bushels,“
1855, 65,388 bushels,“
1856, 90,282 bushels,“
Total, 264,516⁠1/2⁠ bushels, equal to 6,612 tons.

Customs, Sierra Leone, 30th January, 1857.

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