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Return furnished by Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co., of Opium imported to China.
HONGKONG, 5th June, 1883.
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DEAR SIR,
In reply to your communication of the 31st ulto., we beg to hand you enclosed a statement of the Import of Bengal drug into China from 1855 to 1872 and 1880 and 1881.
We also enclose you a statement of the Export of drug from Persia from 1871 to 1881, the bulk of which comes to China.
We are unable to furnish you with a statement of the Import of Malwa, as it goes principally to Shanghai, but have no doubt you could ascertain exact export statistics from the Custom House at Bombay, and all this description of drug comes to China.
We regret that we cannot give you any information as to the quantity of opium shipped to America and Manila, the fact of there not being any Custom House here renders it difficult to obtain proper statistics.
The Import of Turkey opium into China is very unimportant.
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, Esq.
We are, Dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
DAVID SASSCON, SONS & Co.
STATEMENT of BENGAL OPIUM exported from CALCUTTA to CHINA in the undermentioned years.
1855,
1860,..... 18,089 chests. 1865,......41,423 chests. 1870,......40,152 chests.
43,563 chests.
1856, ......35,342
1861,......17,121
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1857, ......83,774
1858, ......28,980
1859, ..23,043
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1862,......22,922
1863,......31,607
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1864,.....39,706
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1866,......41,570
1867,41,287
1868,38,498
1869,......42,433
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1871,......41,744
1872,......37,056
1880,.....45,611
1881,......44,124
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EXPORTS of OPIUM from PERSIA during the undermentioned years. The bulk comes to CHINA.
1871 to 1872,.................
870 chests. 1876 to 1877,..
....2,570 chests.
1872
1873,...
..1,400
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1877 1878,.
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.4,730
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1878
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1874,.......
.2,000
1878
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1879,.......
.5,900
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1874 1875,......
..2,030
1879
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1880,.
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..6,100
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1875 1876,
..1,890
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1880
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1881,........
.7,700
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