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COMMERCE AND TRADE.
I n the latter years Copenhagen has, as a place of
trade, increased considerably, more particularly
with respect to the corn trade with E n glan d , from
w h ic h , being in the hands o f Hamburgh, it w a s
before almost excluded.
A few years ago there
was a great desire by some for making Copenhagen
a free port; b u t, meeting with strong opposition,
it was reduced to the free bonding system at the
C u stom -h ou se, which w a s , how ever, but of little
advantage.
At the commencement of. 1852 the port o f
Copenhagen possessed 2 9 7 Merchant vessels, o f a
total burden of about 3 5 ,0 0 0 tons.
This number
has been increased by several new steam -boats which
are used in the maritime trade. In addition to the
Royal Sea Insurance Office, which has existed since
1 7 2 6 , and a private Insurance Company, a new
private Insurance Company was formed last year
w ith a capital of 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 Rbd.