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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.