From Egypt 4,923 cwt.
” Sierra Leone 6,167 ”
” British India 13,310 ”
” British West Indies 7,543 ”
” other countries 231 ”
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Total 32,174
The shipments from Jamaica during the years 1866 to 1876 varied from
599,786 lb. in 1872 to 1,728,075 in 1867. In 1876 there were exported
1,603,764 lb., valued at £28,882.[2364]
=Uses=—Ginger is an agreeable aromatic and stomachic, and as such is
often a valuable addition to other medicines. It is much more largely
employed as a condiment than as a drug.