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British and Foreign Trade with China.
Oct.
No. 1-A RETURN of the quantities and value of MERCHANDISE IMPORTED into the PORT OF CANTON, in 175 British vessels of 80,311 tons, and 72 Hongkong lorchas of 6,560 tons burden, from the countries and places undermentioned, during the year ending 31st December, 1849.
No. in Tariff
47
Denomination of Articles
I. BRITISH MANUFACTURES AND STAPLE ARTICLES.
1.--Manufactures of Wool. Broadcloth, Spanish
Stripes, Habit, and Medium cloths,
Woolens not described,
Long Ells,
Camlets.
...
...
Bombazettes, ...
Bunting,
13 2.—Manufactures'of Colton.
Longcloth, white,
Cambrics and Muslins,
do. Gray and twilled,
Chintzes and Prints, Handkerchiefs, Ginghams, Pulicates,
Dyed Cottons, Velve- teens, Silk and Cotton Mixtures, and all kinds of Fancy Goods,
...
14 Cotton Yarn and Thread,
Quantities
Chang 15,402 Pieces
57,011
960
Chang 62,110
"
259,010
典
19
""
26,501
"
9,386
Pieces
66,160 258,513
19
19
Doz.
Value $86,000|
Peculs
21,039
3.-Miscellaneous Articles, raw and manufactured.
8 Clocks and Watches, in- 】
cluding Telescopes,
Writing Desks, and
Dressing cases, Hard-
ware, Ironmongery, Cutlery, Perfumery, &c.
20 Glass and Glassware,
1,353 5,330 16,208
Value
$7,920
5,500
30 Iron in bars, rods, hoops, &c. Peculs 27,504
Lead, pig,
Tin Plates, Steel,
...
40 Smalts,
45 Wine, Beer, and Spirits,
II. PRODUCTS OF INDIA AND
OTHER COUNTRIES.
19
4,948
11
269 420
30
Value $20,328,
From what Countries and Places imported
London, Liverpool, Singapore, Bombay, Calcutta, and Hongkong.
Estimated Value in Spanish Dollars
$113,280
169,937 356,152
92,923
23,650
12,100
185,265 641,115
4,195
14,444
18,650
86,000
525,975
7,920
5,500
100,000
31,667
3,110
2,175
1,225
20,388
3 Betel Nut,
***
4
Bicho de Mar,
5
Birds-nests,
7 Cloves,
...
10
Cochineal,
Peculs
"1
12,048 1,218
205
274
Catties
2,400
12 Cotton, viz:—Bombay,
Bengal,
Madras,.. Miscellan's
Peculs 482,088
17 ! Elephants' Teeth,
J
Fishmaws,
Catties 15,700 Peculs
1,326
chipelago and Penang British India, Indian Ar-
$2,414,671
34,450 45,600 92,700
4,000 3,000
4,769,641
10,500
47,000