vada Sugar for the consumption of the Country & sometimes Logwood, but the principal returns from thence are in Spanish money, From Curacoa the returns are in Spanish money & Cocoa which again for England Surinam returns nothing besides Molasses and a little Rum which are consumed in the Province, in the time of War when the English could not trade with the French Mine was some considerable Trade to the Island of St. Thomas The Danes from thence supplying

is exported

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

the French with our Provisions.

sometimes have Cocoa Sugar

We have Cotton from thence & now from the French Islands we

& Indigo, the far greatest part of which are exported again from

England Several of our Neighbours upon the Continent cannot well subsist without our assistance as to Provisions for we yearly send Wheat and Flower to Boston & Road Island as well as to South lina tho not in any great quantity

Caro-

Pennsylvania only rivals us in our Trade to the West Indies, but

they have not that Credit in their Manufactures that this Province has Besides our Trade by Sea this Province has a very considerable inland Trade with the Indians for Beaver other Furs & Peltry & with the French of Canada for Beaver, all which are purchased with

English Commodity except a small quantity of Rum.

As this Trade is very profitable to England,

so this province has a more considerable share in it than any other in His Matys Dominions & is the