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STEAMERS IN CHINA'.
CANTON & HỌNGKONG STEAM PACKET COMPANY. 120 SHARES, £250 RACH.
"Canton," CAPT. W. SOAMES, 139 Tons, 90 Horse power. "Hongkong," Capt. N. Hill,
140 Tons, 90 Horse power.
AGENTS—GEO. LYALL & Co. HONGEONG. SPENCER COMPTON, CANTON, and PATRICK STEWART, MACAO.
These Vessels, the HONGKONG and CANTON, run regularly between HONGKONG and CANTON every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from both places, starting at 8 A. M. punctually-the boat of Monday from Hongkong and of Friday from Canton calling at MA- CAO, on which days she starts at 7 o'clock. On other days, the vessels call at Macao or Cumsingmoon if inducement offers; and on Wednesday they are always available for cargo.
Fares-From Hongkong to Canton, and from
Canton to Hongkong or Macao................ $8. From Hongkong to Macao,..
Chinese Passengers,.
$5.
$1 each.
Double Tickets enabling parties to leave Canton for Macao only, on Friday, and return by the boat of the following Monday, can be obtained for $12; and to leave Hongkong for MACAO on Monday and return on Friday, for $8.
SCALE OF FREIGHT,
PER HONGKONG AND CANTON STEAM PACKET COMPANY'S STEAMERS. Treasure and Precious Stones; per cent ad valorem.
Long Cloths,
1
cent per Piece.
Do.
Embroidered'
-
21
ร **
Velvets,
Yarn, .
25 cents per pecul.
Woollens, Long Ells,
24
» per piece.
Camlets,
5
Ivory,
Other Woollens,
Cornelians, -
Cow Bezoar and Gu̟ms,
Wine and Spirits,
Beer,
Chowchow Cargo,
Tea,
Do. under 1 ton,
Drugs and Oil,
Raw Silk,
Silk Piece Goods,
Quicksilver,
Vermilion and Brass Leaf.
99"
50 per bale of 6 Pieces.
"
50' per Bundle.
99
33 00 per Chest.
2.00 "
19
0.50 ✈ 3 doz. Case, $2 per Hhd., $3 Pipe. 0.50 6
$1.50 per Hhd.
3.50 Ton of 40 feet.
0.30 p chest, 20) cents ☞ ♪ chest, 8 cents ₹ box.
0.50
19
30
""
11
20
19
0.40 pecul case, 25 cents a half pecul Case.
i 1.50 per bale or case.
4.50 per ton (or 50 cents @ $1.50 per case.) 0.50 per Box.
0.25
GEO. LYALL & Co. Agents H. &. C. S. P. Company.
Hongkong, 7th May, 1850-