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(6.)-TRADE BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND CHINA,

STATEMENT of the IMPORTS from China, from 1834-35 to 1843-44, inclusive.

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FOR TEN YEARS; QUANTITIES AND VALUES.

STATEMENT of the IMPORTS from China, from 1834-35 to 1843-44, inclusive.

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1834-35 1835-36 1836-37 1837-38 1838-39 1839-40 1840-41 1841-42 1842-43 1843-44 Alum 20 piculs, $232 10 piculs 144 piculs, $340 200 piculs, $650 620 piculs 880 piculs Anchors and Chain Cables 9 chain cables, $1,717 12 anchors, $1,163 2,940 piculs, $287 7,530 3,670 piculs, $7,802 11,676 piculs, $19,382 11,940 piculs, $21,426 28 anchors and 19 chain cables, $2,015 Brass Ware $118 China Camphor Canvas Cassia 238 piculs, $7,890 235 piculs, $5,640 1,140 1,144 2,205 4,685 China Crockery 204 bolts, $1,632 Copper, Peruvian Copper Sheathing 64 piculs, $2,709 150 piculs, $39,604 3,163 piculs, $101,683 28 piculs, $4,503 31 piculs, $604 604 piculs, $33,318 475 piculs, $116,654 616 piculs, $57 piculs, $20,030 268 piculs, $8,199 596 piculs, $20,762 283 piculs, $2,120 11,138 6,913 7,340 1,750 4,829 Copper Ore Cordage Cotton 50 piculs, $1,500 1,042 bales, $2,815 31,810 760 104 piculs, $1,144 243 piculs, $200 1,924 31 bales, $775 and 100 piculs. Cotton Twist Gold Dust 2 169 30 piculs, $2,700 825 piculs, $41,977 429 piculs, $19,836 51 piculs, $2,745 Ditto 30 buncals, $900 1,199 taels, 28,184 36 catties. Gold Thread, Europe China 96 catties, $3,895 10 catties, $600 Hides Hardware 5,409 500 Iron and Steel 11,016 11,470 18,157 1,380 20 2,700 1,060 3,233 3,095 6 piculs, $20 30 piculs, $210 3,350 19,685 3,865 5,218 5,000 4,618 14,465 311 tubs, $5,466 840 piculs, $3,480 420 piculs, $1,970 and 120 tubs steel. and 1 box steel. Indigo 1 picul, $20 2 piculs, $100 146 piculs Mother o'Pearl Shell 200 piculs, $2,400 Oils: Spice Oils 90 cases, $4,733 and 7 casks, $1,165 18 piculs 34 cases and 4,203 197 piculs. 2 cases and 160 piculs, $4,090 460 322 piculs, $1,440 1 50 hhds. and 9 tons, $855 Other kinds 3 piculs, $600 130 536 250 Opium: Benares Patna 3 chests, $2,248 31 chests 53 chests, $15,600 6 piculs, $3,543 16 chests, $776 2,510 113 piculs, $4,195 240 21,845 Turkey 375 6,560 4,491 Paints and Oils Piece Goods: British 230 pieces, $1,600 111 pieces 758 78 corges, $5,825 41 cases, $14,978 30 boxes, $19,458 100 corges, $23,965 3,850 corges, $30,415 9 doz. and 700 pieces, $5,852 pieces, 24 boxes, and 9 cases. 8 cases and 720 corges, $14,016 5,487 pieces 317 corges and 3 boxes, $22,953 50 pieces, $200 China Silks and Cottons Nankeens 1,985 corges 26,800 601 boxes 25,715 1,155 pack-47,100 3,275 corges 4,398 corges, $24,203 ages and 10 corges. 9,700 corges 8,400 lbs. 2,400 3,476 pieces and 26 cases. 3,748 cases and 680 dozen. 185 corges and 6 cases. Provisions: Beef Pork 61 casks $1,045 347 piculs 123,701 180 piculs, $113,042 159 chests 99 piculs, $132,651 394 piculs 226 chests, and $135,800 320 piculs 118,325 171 piculs 58,705 Raw Silk 991 piculs $371,017 1,095 piculs $301,908 253 piculs $64,085 274 piculs $73,930 Salt Segar's Sugar Sugar Candy Spirits: Brandy 1,280 piculs 1,908 boxes 1,030 piculs $128 720 1,280 piculs 670 2,520 12,402 4,120 83 boxes, $165 156,000 in No. 1,580 4,140 936 1,575 9,420 158 packages, $3,746 2,100 piculs 9,250 200 piculs 3,131 3,430 1,110 1,800 279,500 in No. 3,295 piculs 2,166 200,000 in No. 15,522 5,423 piculs 720 8,420 7 1,550 3,647 2,932 1,132 448,500 in No. 27,714 5,889 piculs 4,726 23,111 730 piculs 2,977 and 631 piculs. 1,511 110 piculs, $1,519 1,057 piculs, $15,824 59 piculs, $779 38 421 300 5,703 1,432 13,955 888 7,022 621 6,216 852 7,539 and 1,096 tubs. and 54 tubs. 277 dozen 39 1,943 Rum Arrack 80 gallons 250 gallons 70 3,010 Other kinds Tea Tobacco 3,392 lbs. 1,253 lbs. 134,021 26,306 2,167 boxes $57,509 357 piculs $28,737 1,215 piculs & 49,244 and 1,365 piculs. 881 piculs, 1,291 baskets, & 2,595 boxes. 795 packages. 1,714 piculs, $49,811 and 626 boxes. 17,796 boxes $199,115 47,239 446 plculs, $39,348 542 picule & 2,552 boxes and 307 cases. 146 piculs and 516 boxes, $7,122 and 1,909 piculs. 1,379 baskets and 210 boxes. 20,633 boxes and 4,205 piculs. 29,176 5,018 baskets $453,487 45,405 boxes and 3,929 picule. 1,718 baskets $466,936 74,205 boxes and 6,335 pieuls. 675,964 110,828 boxes $504,077 and 5,089 piculs. 21,340 2,746 baskets $32,804 1,615 baskets. $15,616 and 11 picule. and 42 boxes. and baskets. and baskets. Tortoise Shell Woollens 6 pieces $95 20 pieces Specie Bycee Silver 25,427 Copper Cash 786 Cowries 3,000 All other Articles 145,370 TOTAL $766,956 $500,953 $422,966 $330,901 $620,709 $12,550 $36,695 $125,113 $101,152 $2,000 $36,808 $19,130 $7,098 $15,050 $10,100 $24,421 $37,801 $300 $2,350 $7,005 $154,018 $128,534 $181,777 $158,503 $735,570 $790,735 $659,272 $687,614 $192,413 $1,109,264 $202,413 $246,639 $208,981 $245,745 $2,142,504 $1,947,304 $1,900,810 $2,073,293

EXPLANATORY NOTE:

A picul is equivalent to 133 lbs. avoirdupois; a coyan is equivalent to 40 piculs; a corge of tobacco is 40 baskets, or about 10 piculs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE:

A corge of cloth is 20 pieces; a buncal of gold is equal to 832 grains troy.