CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868

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CHINA,

Description of Goods.

From British Possessions in the Straits.

From Siam.

From Hong Kong.

Total Imports from Foreign Countries.

Quantity Value. Dollars. Quantity. Value. Dollars. Quantity. Value. Dollars. Lastings Pieces. 4,328 79,225 4,328 79,225 Long ells.. 6,200 61,720 6,200 61,720 Woollen and cotton mixtures.. 20 200 20 200 Linen and cotton mixtures 6,597 49,479 6,597 49,479 Silk, Japan.. 17 439 19 439 19 439 Metals reeled from Dupoins 439 3,510 439 3,510 Copper, sheets Piculs 0 85 0 85 102 8,744 102 8,744 Iron, nails 43 72 43 72 Japan wire 71 71 nail-rod and bar 5) 5) Lead, in pigs Piculs 26 79 26 79 643 643 Quicksilver 303 30 303 30 7,431 7,431 Spelter 108 24 108 24 366 366 Tin, in pigs 829 25 829 25 2,695 2,695 plates 135 50 135 50 1,084 1,084 Yellow metal 14,823 95 14,823 95 97,143 97,143 Sundries-- Amber 653 9 97 19 653 9 43,963 43,963 Birds' nests, 1st quality 245 86 0 52 245 86 241 55 593 241 55 5,261 5,261 2nd quality 97 19 97 19 593 593 3rd quality 4 4 344 344 refuse 241 55 241 55 6,118 6,118 Camphor Piculs 19 19 haroos, clean" Cochineal. 272 57 272 57 41,459 41,459 Cornelian beads stones 5 95 5 95 Pieces 14,875 14,875 51 94 51 94 67,522 67,522 195 29 195 29 19,529 19,529 2 90 2 90 10,150 10,150 8 48 8 48 15,264 15,264 125 73 125 73 21,424 21,424 13 13 959 959 74 53 74 53 18,629 18,629 813,208 32,528 813,208 32,528

CANTON.

From British Possessions in the Straits.

From Siam.

From Hong Kong.

Total Imports from Foreign Countries.

Re-exports to Foreign Countries.

Description of Goods. Quantity Value. Dollars. Quantity. Value. Dollars. Quantity. Value. Dollars. Cotton Piculs. 256,865 66 5,086,271 256,865 66 5,086,271 Dye stuff.. 44 34 31,622 44 34 31,622 69 90 6,291 69 90 6,291 Elephants' teeth, broken Piculs. Feathers, Kingfishers' 498 76. 79,801 498 76. 79,801 Ginseng, clarified 9 92 1,588 9 92 1,588 Glass, window 55,589 55,589 55,589 55,589 Guano Piculs. 567 50 1,478 567 50 1,478 Jade stone 7,227 7,227 7,227 7,227 Opium, Malwa 67,923 67,923 67,923 67,923 Patna 174,143 174,143 174,143 174,143 Paint, green 20 87 2,849 20 87 2,849 Rice 10,749 92 22,575 10,749 92 22,575 Timber, hardwood, beams Pieces. whole J J planks 784 9,654 784 9,654 150 1,902 150 1,902 musts and poles teak 363 6,939 363 6,939 363 6,939 Japan and Corean, Sq. ft.. 1st quality 160 160 ditto, 2nd quality Miscellaneous Total 18,715 18,715 Cubic ft. 15 35 12 51 15 35 200,600 200,600 200,600 200,600 10,969 46 807 89 10,969 46 1,232 86 878 23 1,232 86 450 50 1,292 450 50 410 6,623 410 18,170 27,630 3,753 3,753 3,753 3,753 6,623 6,623 6,623 6,623 10,969 46 10,969 46 10,969 46 18,170 18,170 18,170 159,677 159,677 159,677 912,559 912,559 912,559 472,839 472,839 472,839 14,867 14,867 14,867 495 495 495 10,749 92 10,749 92 10,749 92 22,575 22,575 22,575 16,365 16,365 16,365 2,076 2,076 2,076 26,019 26,019 26,019 6,055 6,055 6,055 7,957 7,957 7,957 171 171 363 114 363 6,999 6,999 622 622 23,197 23,197 99,660 99,660 10,433,782 10,433,782 (10,475,694 (10,475,694 4,813 4,813 23,237 23,237

D. B. ROBERTSON, Consul.

Total Imports, 10,475,694 dollars, at 48. 5d. per dollar, equal to £2,313,382 8s. 6d. Re-exports, 23,237 dollars, at 48. 5d. per dollar, equal to £5,131 10s. 12. Treasure imported, equal to 2,325,373 dollars, British Consulate, Canton, March 31, 1868.

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