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NO IV.-A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of MERCHANDIZE Exported from the PORT OF CANTON, in 108 British Vessels of 53,506 Tons and 38 Steamers and small craft of 9,807 Tons, to the Countries and Places undermentioned during the year 1854.
No, IN TARIFF.
DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES.
PICULS.
To WHAT COUNTRIES AND
PLACES EXPORTED.
ESTIMATED VALUE IN DOLLARS.
2 Star Aniseed,
Aniseed Oil,
4 & 24 Bangles and Glassware,
5 & 44 Bamboo and Rattanware,
6 & 54 Brassleaf and Tinfoil,
-8 & 29 Bone and Ivoryware,
9 Camphor,
10 Canes, (number)
12 Cassia,
Cassia Buds,
Cassia Oil,
13 China root,
14 Chinaware,
16 Copper and Pewterware,
18 Crackers and fireworks,
20 & 40 Fans of all kinds,
22 Galangal,
25 Glass Beads,
26 Glue,
27 Grass Cloth,
28 Hartall,
30 Kittysols,
31 Lacqueredware,
34 Marble slabs,
35 Mats and Matting,
36 Mother o'pearl ware,
39 Pictures, (in number)
41 Paper,
43 Preserves,
45 Rhubarb,
806 All parts,
16
4 England, Australia,
500
1,387
India, Europe, Shanghae,
12 Great Britain,
857 India,
20,705 1,800
6,650
11,500
India,
250
600
"
12,500
420,000 All parts,
8,400
4,085 Great Britain, India,
81,700
127 Great Britain, India,
3,500
45 Great Britain, India,
9,000
77
India,
200
1,600 All parts,
20,000
400
*
10,400
1,777
"
14,216
50
"
2,600
397 India,
1,786
263
4,245
177 India, Great Britain,
885
39
6,000
29 Shanghae,
600
728 | India, Australia,
1,456
283 India, England,
14,150
696 India, Australia,
1,392
11,657 All parts,
34,971
1 Australia,
160
232India, Australia,
2,000
2,047 All parts,
8,500
3,668
33,012
300
13,500
46 Raw Silk,
46 Refuse Silk,
487
121,750
1,326
265,200
46 Silk ribbon, Thread, &c.
46 Silk piece Goods,
Silk and Cotton Mixtures,
48 Boots and Shoes,
52 Sugar,
53 Sugar Candy,
55 Tea,
56 Tobacco,
61 Vermilion,
Physic and Drugs, value
Tin, Iron,
Miscellaneous,
23
Alum, Clothes, Soy, Furni- ture, Bamboos, Silk Um- brellas, Hides, white & red Lead, Ink, Rice paper drawings, Sandalwood- ware, Blue dye, Wooden articles, Leaf fans, Dried Shrimps, Hemp, &c.&c.&c.
48,846 India, Shanghae, 23,734 Great Britain, Colonies,] 178,752 Great Britain, Colonies,
1,861 Great Britain, India, Colonies, 190 Great Britain, India, Shanghae $17,500 All parts, $25,000 Hamburgh, Shanghae,
$4,500
"
$35,000 All parts,
Total value of Exports in British Ships,
22 Great Britain,
13,200
320 All parts,
208,000
29 Australia,
6,300
66 All parts,
3,300
244,230
*
148,357
4,647,552
18,610
13,300
17,500
25,000
22
4,500
35,000
$6,098,477
Equal at Exchange of 4/9 per dollar to..
£1,448,388
REMARKS. The above Return exhibits the Quantities and Values of Merchandize which were en-. tered for Exportation and paid Duty at the Canton Custom House during the year 1854 (corrected in some cases from other sources of information.)
The weights stated are those in use at Canton. 1 Catty is equal to 13 pound avoirdupois, and 1 Picul (or 100 catties) corresponds with 1333 lbs English.
The values given have in most instances been computed upon the average prices of the year in the Canton Market; and where this has been found impracticable an approximate estimate has been substituted.
The reduction of Dollars into Sterling has been made at the average Exchange for the year of 4/9 per dollar.
British Consulate, Canton, 31st December, 1854.
D. B. ROBERTSON, H. M. Consul, Ofg.