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530 FORTIA’S TRAVELS IN SWEDEN¢::
Table—continued.
1786. 1790. 1792.
French wines, - awms 5,150 55376 “5,661
Rhenifh and Mofelle wines, - do. 194 1g 346
Spanifh and Poptipicte) do. - do. 162 2301 118
Vinegar, - rix-dol. 179 1,177% 55
Drugs, - - lbs. 1,124
Books, . - rix-dol. 1,955 6,863
Porter, . - cans 3,382 5,433
Lemon peel, - - lbs. 1,886
Flints, - - pieces 232,000 209,000
Dittilled oils, . - Ibs. 292
Sugar in loaves, = ~ do, 186,051 202,113
Antimony, - - do. 454.00
Oil of vitriol, - - do. 9,131
Cuap. XX.—Trade in Iron, Steel, Copper, Brafs, {Pc.—Money, Weights, and Mea-
ures of Sweden.
IRON is the moft important branch of Swedifh commerce, its exports thereof
amounting to three hundred thoufand {chippunds, at the {malleft computation, being
about three-fourths of the annual production of the mines.
The iron warehoufe at Stockholm is fituated near-the fouthern flood. -gates, where
the communication takes place between the lake Mceler and the fea; it is an immenfe
building, as may readily be imagined when remembered, that all the iron embarked at
Stockholm is depofited there. Perfons finding themfelves prefled. for money, can bor-
row:of the bank upon their iron ; the bars pledged are, on fuch occafions, tied together
with a ftring, which is fealed, and cannot be removed until difengaged by repayinent.
Statement of fuch forges as work fifteen hundred fchippunds of iron and upwards.
Quantity ,
worked in No. of
Places or names of the forges. | {chippunds. Quality. hammers. Proprietors.
Axmar in Geftricia, 1,500 good, 2 Beppen anid Schinkell.
Malengfbo in) Dalecarlia, 1,500 do. 2 Madame Ehrenhielm.
Bakhammar in Weftmania, 1,750 good and inferior, 2 Jacob Romfell.
Boggo in Weitmania, 25127 inferior, 3 Madame Byuggren.
For{backa in Gettricia, 1,600 do 2 M. Nordin. :
Wellenfberg in Nericia, 1,800 good, 2 M. E. Hofttten.’
Watolma in Upland, 2,000 do. 3 Count Brahe.
Byorkborn ; : f
and i in Vermeland, 2,070 | inferior, breakswhen hot, 3 M. Robfamfon.
Beeufers,
Lafena, Nericia, 1,748 : good, 2 M. Haufloff.
Gammelbo in Weftmania, 2,875 inferior, 4 Heiknf{cheeulds.
Wirtbo, idem, . 15725 good, 2 Baron Silverfcheeuld.
Larfbo in Dalecarlia, 2,200 inferior, 4~- | Terfmeden.
Engelfberg in Weftmania, 15539 good, 3 Sceuderhielm.
Forfmark in Upland, 25875 do. 4 Uggla.
Maroker in Helfingia, 25475 breaks when hot. 3 Werenberg.
Table
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