Jy
595
February 1885
Notes of conversations with Mr. Hong Sz. Joi,
Compradore to Mr. Bellios.
The amount of opium
Bengal Opium
Patna and Benares sold by the importing
firms to the Chinese Dealers, is about 2000
chests a month. i.e. 24,000 chests a year.
Patna about 150 chests a month - 1 picul
each chest price $360 a chest.
Malwa
about 400 chests per month worth
per chest or 108 catties but weighs
103 to 104 catties.
Patna and Benares chest. Old weighs 2 or scattering
200-3
but average is 120 catties.
23 chests buy from the importers, both Bengal
and Malwa.