CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons

COMMERCE AND TRADE.

I n the latter y e ars C openhagen has, as a place of tra d e , in creased c o n sid era b ly , m ore p a rticu la rly w ith respect to the corn trad e w ith E n g la n d , from w h ic h , being in the han d s o f H am b u rg h , it w a s before alm ost excluded. A few y e ars ago th ere w as a g re at desire by som e for m aking C openhagen a free p o rt; b u t, m eeting w ith strong oppositio n, it w as reduced to th e free bonding system a t th e C u sto m -h o u se , w hich w a s , how ever, bu t of little adv antage. A t the comm encem ent of. 1852 the p o rt o f C openhagen possessed 2 9 7 M erchant vessels, o f a to tal bu rd en of a b o u t 3 5 ,0 0 0 tons. T his n um b er h a s been increased by several new steam -b o ats w hich are used in th e m aritim e trad e. In addition to th e R o yal S ea Insuran ce Office, w hich h as existed since 1 7 2 6 , and a priv ate In su ran ce C om p an y , a new priv ate In su ran ce C om pany w as form ed last y e a r w ith a capital of 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 Rbd.