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The Hongkong Government Casette.
No. III-A RETURN of the Quantities and Values of MERCHANdize IMPORTED into the PORT OF AMOY, in 79 British Vessels of 22,668 Tons, from the Countries and Places undermentioned, during the Year ending 31st December, 1855.
NO. IN
TARIFF.
FROM WHAT COUNTRIES AND PLACES IMPORTED.
ESTIMATED VALUR IN
DOLLARS.
DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES,
QUANTITIES.
4
Bicho de Mar,
***
1,222 Piculs
$6,514
5
Birds' Nests,
59 Packages
Straits
6,600
......
7❘ Cloves,
***
***
12 Cotton,
770 Piculs
22,663 Bales
5,415
...
Whampoa, Hongkong, Straits, and Shanghae
512,079
13
Long Cloths, White and Grey,
57,233 Pieces
Ningpo, Hongkong, and Straits
69,ERA
American Drills,
Turkey Reds,
233 950
Hongkong
700
39
3,809
14
Cotton Yarn,
720 Bales
Hongkong, Whampoa, and Straits
57,60
Thread,
46 Boxes
1,010
17 Elephants' Teeth,
50 Piculs
1,000
Ivory,
2
"
200
13
Fish Maws,
19
Flintstones,...
21
86238
20
Glassware,
24
Gumi,
Gambier,
...
25
Horus,
30
Metals,-
:
Iron,
Lead,
Tin,
50 "
1,501
"
21 Packages 550 Piculs
2 19 34
200 Piculs
*2,442 2,068
"
"
80
Straits
1,311
157
1,650
IR
86
"
Straits
600
17,735
27,353
Mercury,
43 Flasks
890
31
Nutmegs,
2 Piculs
Straits and Hongkong
af
32
Pepper,
1,191
5,730
"
33
Putchuck,
44
39
400
34
Rattans,
35
Grain, Rice, &C.,
Pulse,
***
...
Wheat,
37 Saltpetre,
740 " 5,373 " 9,505 11,622 "
2,620
12,838
"9
Ningpo, Formosa, and Straits
21,904
22,600
38
Sharks' Fins,
39
Hides,
Fish Skins,
246 Bags
90 Piculs
"
279 8,000 29
Hongkong and Straits
2,370
970
Straits
1,220
200
44
45
Wine,
41 Soap,
42 Dried Fish,
Treasure,
Spirits,
46 Woods,.
Sandal Wood,
Sapan
"
Mangrove Bark, Timber,
47 Woollens,
Spanish Stripes,
12 25
60
Straits and Siam
1,847
13,204
17 Boxes
Hongkong
19,300
1,500 Jars
40 Casks
$74 Picula
Ningpo Hongkong
450
300
672
345
2,070
***
33
A
700 20,680
Straits
2,100
"
26,272
240 Pieces
320
743 "
5,200
60 "
1,000
Long Ells,
Camlets,,
Bombazettes,
Alpaca,
...
143
•
220
200
29
***
200
MISCELLANEOUS, -Oil Cake, Dried Beef, Dried
Vegetables, Medicines, &c., &...........
Hongkong
All the above places
Total,
1,000
2,650
900
1,000
130,071
$993,930
British Consulate, Amoy, 31st December, 1855.
@ 4/11=£244,341.2.6 Sterling.
J. BACKHOUSE, Vice-Consul in Charge,
No. IV. A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of MERCHANDISE EXPORTED from the PORT OF AMOY, in 86 British Vessels of 24,999 Tons, to the Countries and Places undermentioned, during the Year 1855.
DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES,
TO WHAT COUNTRIES AND PLACES
EXPORTED.
ESTIMATED VALUE IN DOLLARS.
NO. IN
TARIFF.
1
Alam,
***
5
Bamboo Ware,
Building Materials.ym
Tiles,
Slabs of Granité,
9 Camphor,
***
...
QUANTITIES. ¡
**
5,531 Piculs
70 Packages
Straits
$9,120 28
172,494 in No.
2,504
"
14
Chinaware,
15
Clothes,
18
Crackers,
30 Kittysols,
33
Red Lead,
39
Pictures,
41
Paper of all kinds,
43
Preserves,
48
Shoes,
52 Sugar,
53 Sugar Candy,
慢遊
55
Tea,
***
56
Tobacco,
60
Treasure,
61
Vermilion,
Grain of all kinds,
...
MISCELLANEOUS-Paint, Iron Pans, Medicine, Vermi-
celli, Preserved Fruit, Flour, &¤y &¤,
14,976 Piculs
12,172 99
7,801 2,420
29 Boxes 102 101,908 Picula
330 Piculs
130,076 Packages
Straits Hongkong
1,623
480
3,560
43.970.
Straits
310
17 Packages
170
***
141,200 in No.
9,310
82 Packages
Hongkong and Straits
4,000
6
**
"
80
10,816
"9
Straits
36,054
136
***
995
43
帅
880
Straits, Hongkong, Whampoa, "Ningpo and Shanghas
42,976
77,527
Hongkong
81,335
Straits
20,672
Hongkong Straits Hongkong
109,256
4,905
210,084
All the above places
Total,
at 4/11=£197,266.10.0 Sterling.
145,105
$802,440
J. BACKHOUSE, Vice-Consul in Charge,
British Consulate, Amoy, 31st December, 1855,
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