(No. 8.)-COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of some of the Principal Articles of Import for the Years 1862 to 1867, inclusive.
CANTON.
Classifier of Quantity.
1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 **Amber**Piculs
Dollars 148
47,331 159
41,484 139
47,769 158
38,202 273
46,932 273
41,459 **Birds' nests, 1st quality**
Dollars 9
20,332 10
26,790 11
27,950 9
24,102 6
14,775 6
14,875 **2nd**
Dollars 108
151,752 72
106,105 52
77,580 69
104,175 84
126,645 52
67,522 **3rd**
Dollars 308
26,000 228
21,100 219
23,620 182
17,328 209
20,940 195
19,529 **Cochineal**
Dollars 269
31,226 415
46,947 298
26,828 117
9,954 90
14,389 126
21,424 **Cotton-**
**Indian Native Yarn**
Dollars 718,500
35,900 488
10,022 48,000
31 46,600
956,600 25,480
543,054 19,680
34,120 521,533 55
20,334 1,016,700
14,800 1,106,200
9,502 779,156
12,806 **Dyed, figured, and plain**
Pieces
Dollars 21,627
73,532 20,100
85,392 14,457
65,057 **Damasks** 9,148 **Naukeens**
Pieces 56 ** "3 **Peas** **Drills, grey** **Handkerchiefs** **Printed and fancy** **Shirtings, grey**
Pieces 11 **T-cloth, 24 yards** 27 **Ginseng, American** **Metals, lead**
**nail rod, and bar iron**
**quicksilver** **Opium, Malwa**
Piculs
Dollars 3,448
382,265 2,647
355,788 3,343
461,841 3,793
517,910 2,862
482,032 2,046
242,066 **Rice**
**Patna**
Dollars 26,634
223,730 60,655
468,270 54,853
337,348 29,857
182,128 24,982
156,138 14,824
97,143 **Sandal wood**
Dollars 43,254
1 129,765
29,991 84,321
24,024 54,055
15,854 49,147
2,165 7,578
108 **Silk, raw**
Piculs
Dollars 32
3,336 207,876
4,054 269,937
3,786 261,226
4,092 270,060
941 63,993
653 **piece goods**
Pieces
Dollars 366
43,963 7,447
558,591 11,735
922,274 8,824
705,893 9,460
851,445 14,296
1,144,709 16,135
1,290,770 **Woollen manufactures-**
**Camlets, English**
Pieces
Dollars 30,965
162,566 2,196
15,391 4,652
29,443 3,839 1,152,015 67,611 853,347 1,037,310 12,056 45,740 35,511 5,830 **white**
Pieces
Dollars 28,057
35,071 27,121
35,786 29,734
37,168 27,084
27,084 18,696
20,566 33,118
33,118 **Piece goods**
Pieces
Dollars 11,382
23,902 15,812
41,018 6,980
20,242 6,193
20,127 12,659
36,711 13,938
35,180 133,529
480,705 **Dutch**
Pieces
Dollars 610
17,080 697
19,661 93
2,604 405
12,150 541
16,230 271
8,130 **Flannels and woollens**
Dollars 373
6,000 352
7,094 147
3,087 408
8,568 375
7,437 1,083
17,339 **Habit and medium cloth**
Pieces
Dollars 566 24,594 1,496
66,014 1,568
89,376 3,566
196,130 2,763
138,150 3,875
151,875 **Lastings**
Pieces
Dollars 3,541
56,256 4,641
74,785 4,050
68,850 3,352
67,040 3,915
72,428 4,328
79,225 **Long ells**
Pieces
Dollars 8,860
79,740 11,863
106,143 6,724
57,154 5,689
58,312 4,509
47,345 6,200
61,790 **Spanish stripes**
Pieces
Dollars 9,217 176,927 7,403
141,333 6,793
122,274 5,905
112,195 5,989
116,766 6,509
123,671 **Woollen and cotton mixtures**
Pieces
Dollars 8,769
54,652 5,769
39,512 14,530
159,830 1,649
16,490 6,589
52,712 9,947
71,255 **Wool**
Piculs
Dollars 429
5,583 415
5,681 1,180
16,516 277
3,877 592
8,288 555
8,330
N.B.-The above statement includes Imports both from foreign countries and from native ports.
ritish Consulate, Canton, March 31, 1868.
(Signed)
D. B. ROBERTSON, Consul.
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