Now! Then! Exports in sterling to foreign ports for the year to date by one of Hull’s largest shippers, Brownlow, Pearson and Co.

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	Cotton twist	Worsted yarn	Other yarns & threads	Cotton goods	Woollen goods	Other piece goods	Cotton wool
St Petersburg	2,411	1812	497	536	300	129	47,693
Hamburg	31,803	7,214	6,050	11,378	7,177	2,740	36,916
Bremen	988	75	160	664	125	231	462
Antwerp	1,232	313	626	394	410	295	15,470
Rotterdam	14,485	1,771	1,518	5,059	3,021	787	17,046
Amsterdam	1,410	92	198	1,453	497	62	0
Zwolle	1,425	2	105	223	9	4	0
Kampen	3,862	109	56	375	106	22	55
Leer	2,551	18	41	49	66	14	1,466
Denmark, Sweden & Norway	4,283	43	528	1,147	977	792	3,661
Other European ports	2,183	283	311	156	110	57	4,163
Other parts of the world	618	0	16	1,021	12	91	0
Total, 1851	67,251	11,732	10,106	22,455	12,810	5,224	126,932
Total, 1850	75,752	11,090	9,319	21,227	13,599	4,601	96,355

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Comment

Sterling? Why to 26 November? Multiannual series to include e.g. Crimean War? It’s two years prior, and if this is typical then a loss of Russian trade wasn’t serious – or did a lot of it go through Hamburg?

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Original

The following is Messrs. Brownlow, Pearson, and Company’s table of exports from the port of Hull, from January 1st to November 26th, 1851:

	Cotton twist	Worsted yarn	Other yarns & threads	Cotton goods	Woollen goods	Other piece goods	Cotton wool
St. Petersburg	2411	1812	497	536	300	129	47693
Hamburg	31803	7214	6050	11378	7177	2740	36916
Bremen	988	75	160	664	125	231	462
Antwerp	1232	313	626	394	410	295	15470
Rotterdam	14485	1771	1518	5059	3021	787	17046
Amsterdam	1410	92	198	1453	497	62	0
Zwolle	1425	2	105	223	9	4	0
Kampen	3862	109	56	375	106	22	55
Leer	2551	18	41	49	66	14	1466
Denmark, Sweden & Norway	4283	43	528	1147	977	792	3661
Other European ports	2183	283	311	156	110	57	4163
Other parts of the world	618	0	16	1021	12	91	0
Total, 1851	67251	11732	10106	22455	12810	5224	126932
Total, 1850	75752	11090	9319	21227	13599	4601	96355