3. III-A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of MERCHANDIZE IMPORTED into the PORT OF CANTON, în 230 British Vessels of 124,385 Tons, and 12 Steamers and Lorchas of 1,319 Tons. burthen, from the Countries and Places undermentioned, during the Year 1852.
NO, IN
RIFF
DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES.
QUANTITIES.
FROM WHAT
ESTIMATE
COUNTRIES AND PLACES VALUE INŠPANISH
IMPORTED.
DOLLARS.
17
I. BRITISH MANUFACTURES AND STAPLE
ARTICLES.
1.-Manufactures of Wool.
Broad Cloth, Spanish Stripes, Habit Į
and Medium Cloth,
Changs 15,955
$95,89%
Long Ells
20.376
26.012
Camlet
3,250
5.661
Bombazettes.
3,312
4.998
Blankets
Pairs
750
2.257
3
2.-Manufactures of Cotton.
Lagcioth, White.
Pieces
11,210
22,421
Grey and Twilled.
Chintzes and Prints.
195,117 4,297
London,
390,28-
Laverpool,
12,920
Handkerchief's
Cotton Yarn and Thread,
Piculs
Dozen 13,500 6,665
Hull, Singa
11,250
>pore, Bombay,-
239,94
Goods.
Gghams. Pulicates, Dyed Cotton,
Velvets, Velveteens, Silk and Cotton Mixtures, and all kinds of Fancy
Flints.
3.- Miscellaneous Articles.
Glass and Glassware, ...
Iron in Bars, Rods, Hoop, &c.,
Lead
Fa. Plates,
Wine, Hect, and Spirite
Calcutta,
Pieces 5,360
Madras, and
1,887
Hongkong.
Pienis
Value
34.000
Piculs 100,577
11,290 2.297
Value $10,000
3,535
4,000
301,001
70,56%
16.079
10000
IN PRODUCTS OF INDIA AND OTHER
COUNTRIES.
Betelmat.
Piculs 18,747
35,724
beche de Mer,
462
16.282
Bird's Nests Edible.
Catties
200
5.064*
Cloves,
Piculs
567
9,88-
Cotton, viz.-
4,513
Bombay, Piculs 635,482
Bengal....
179,289
911,506
$,227,000
75
Madras,
30,408
Miscellaneous.
66,827
Elephant's Teeth.
Fishmaws.
Catties 964 Piculs
347
Gym,
455 8,670
19.47-
British India,
17,840
Horns, Buffalo and Bullock,.
43
Singapore,
211
Mother-o'-pearl shells,
98
Australia,
27-
Pepper,
4,943
Arracan, and
50,80
Putchuck,
2,349
Hongkong,
24.665
Kattans.
6,880
19,744
Rice
22,995
34,490
Rose Mallows, ..
Catties
500
296
Sharks' Fins.
Piculs
5,060
92.68
Skins and Furs, viz :---
Ox Hides, Fox Skins, Hare
No.
7,797
15,491
and Rabbit Skins,
Soap
Piculs
65
466
477
Sea Horse Teeth,
Catties
67
Woods-Sandal,
Ebony,
Piculs
3,341
782
18,728 7.038
III. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
Amber, Arsenic, Bark, Birds' Feathers,"
Broken Glass, Buttons, Coral, Chi-
Great Britain, British India,
naware, Copperware, and Ironware, > Value $100,000 'Dragon's Blood, Gypsum, Guano,
Singapore,
100,000
Macassar,
Physic, Tobacco, Tortoise Shell, &c.
and Callao,
Total of Imports in British Ships,
$9,974,022
At the Exchange of 4/9 per Dollar,
£2,368,830
1 Catty 1-
REMARKS.--The preceding Returns exhibit the Quantities and Value of Merchandize entered at the Canto Custom-house, during the year 1852. The Weights and Measures stated are those in use at Canton.
qual to 14 s. Avoirdupois, and 100 Catties correspond with 133 tbs. in England. 1 Chang is 4 English Yards carly. The value given has been computed upon the average prices of the year in the Canton Market. Tir. Spanish Dollars have been reduced to Sterling at 4/9, the average Exchange of the year.
British Consulate, Canton, 31st December, 1852.
D. B. ROBERTSON H. M. Consul.