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Hongking is the centre of trade ins
mang Kinds of Geeds and most of the
rich native Hongs (firms, trade in
such
general
al wares
get
From Shensi they
amber. Soochow and its surremiding
villages sends native pièce goods; Than-tung, Szechnew and Toskiew send cotton and cotten goods and the lost mare considerable exports of all
Kinds of Medicine Hankow, Shauling
and Chinchew?
provide
the natives
with edible delicacies in the shape of
Thauls finns, beche de mer, yo yo
On the other hand the Cantów
here with
province is supplied from Sapanwood, Sandalword, Rattans,
Ivery
and Betel nut received fromd
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Siam, Singapore and Anand.
The neighbouring province of
Kurngsai sends Cassia, peppermint, and carious kinds of die which are
seus from here to all the Ports in the Kuangling province.
Vegetables for the use of the people.
chiefly from the Rowling"
here come
district, though large quantities one brought from Cauton by the Steamers running daily.
To the foregoing articles many others might be added, such as Quilding Materials - Brieks, Timber, granite 1: but of these I have at presaus
no dala.
These remarks are not made to
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