No. 2.—A RETURN of the NUMBERS and TONNAGE of Merchant Vessels, which Arrived at, and Departed from, the Port of NINGPO, during the Year ending 31st December, 1856, distinguishing the Countries to which they belong.
ARRIVED.
DEPARTED.
UNDER WHAT COLOURS.
NO. OF SHIPN.
TONNAGE.
UNDER WHAT COLOURS.
NO. OF SHIPS.
TONNAGE,
British,.. American,
202
***
24,948 British,
10
•
198
25,506
12
3,946
American,
12.
3,946
3
Bremen,
1,150
Bremen,
3
**
1,150
320
Chilian,
1
320
Chilian,
6
Danish,
Putch,...
1,571
Danish,...
2,881
Dutch,
සපා
6
1,571
8
2,881
Hamburgh,
***
**
4,778
550
Oldenberg,
*
Hamburgh, Oldenberg,
...
**
●
19
***
***
4,053
...
...
LFG
1
550
Peorian,...
***
Prussian
***
Portuguese,
Sixmese,
Spanish,
1,200
Peruvian,
1,200
340
Prussian,
340
1,162
Portuguese,
***
...
***
1,162
6
2,686 Siamese,
2,686
1
353
Spanish,
353
268
45,885
261
45,718
British Consulate, Ningpo, 31st December, 1856.
CHAs. A. SINCLAIR,
Her Majesty's Vice-Consul in Charge.
Bicho di Mar,
5 Birds Nests,
...
...
655 Packages 213
No. 3.-A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of MERCHANDIZE IMPORTED into the Port of NINGPO from the Countries and Places undermentioned, in 71 British Ships, and 131 British Luggers and Lorchas, of 24,948 Tons, during the Year ending 31st December, 1856.
KO. IN TARLEY.
DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES.
Bees Wax,
Betel Nut,
QUANTITING.
FROM WHAT COUNTRIES AND PLACEA IMPORTED.
ESTIMATED VALUE IN DOLLARS.
$2,000
1,703
·
Straits
2,302
6 Cases
1,810
Camphor,
Cloves,
12
Cotton,
...
...
***
17
120
33
264
"
An
72
Straits and Foochow
287
"
"
Chintz,
Prints,
Drills,
19
Flints,
ORD
.21
Gambier,
30
Metals,
Cotton Manufactures,———
Long Cloths, White,
Grey Cottons,
654
Twilled Cottona,
544 Bales
39,664
410
869
и
and 11,080 Pieces
40,705
98
...
"
Re-exported from Shanghae
2,582
3
193.50
"
348
2,287
...
"
850
and 2,465 Pieces
23,614
"
3,190 Piculs
Straits
2,740
Copper, Manufactured,
Iron, Unmanufactured,
19
Lend,
Manufactured,
***
***
***
Tin,
32
Pepper,
84
Rattans,
45
Rice, &c.,.***
37
Saltpetre,
39
Skins and Furs,
43
Beer,
46
Woods,
Ebony,
Sandal Wood,
207 Bags
4 Cases
1,464 Piculs
1,360 Packages
1,241 3,580
"
865.50
48
2,070
Straits and Hongkong
2,220
8,740
64,460
1,439 Baga
Straits and Shanghae
9,298
ALN
1,593 Picula
7,825
6,375 Bags
Straits and Foochow
12,870
400 Packages
Shanghae
.400
38
Straits
860
"
20 Cases
485 Pieces
140 Piculs
Shanghae
160
1.
1,460
420
Straits
Sapan Wood,
Unenumerated Woods,
Miscellaneous,————
Sugar,
Paper,
...
Dried Fruit,
Sugar Candy,
Mangrove Bark,
Matting, Indigo, Furniture, Alum, Tobacco,} Medicines, Dyes, Coals, Bark, Vermilion, Seaweed, Molasses, Shrimps, Oil Cake, Bones, Dried Beef, Fans, Melonseeds, But.
•tons, Leather, Crockery, &c., &c, &c,
***
•
5,519 »
12,781
4,508
9,991 Bags
12,177 Packages
Straits Formosa Amoy and Foochow Foochow
24,315
21,567
5,495 Boxes (
Straits, Wanchow and Foochow
24,115
***
...
2,848 Basketa
Straits and Amoy
10,293
5,745 Parcela
Straits and Shanghaa
7,829
Straits, Hongkong, Foochow,
Amoy and Shanghas
39,333
Total................
$376,164.00
TOTAL VALUE-Three Hundred and Seventy-six Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-four Dollars or at 7/3 the Dollar, One Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty-nine Pounds Nine Shillings Sterling (£136,859. 9, 0, Sterling.)
British Consulate, Ningpo, 31st December, 1856.
CHAS. A. SINCLAIR, Vice-Consul in Charge.