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cheap us the article can be sold at Canton without disk of shipwreck or pirates, and with speedy Return of their Capital. To attract r therefore the junk trade to Houghing is beyond étic Range of possibility, and neither Regulations mer orders could. effeat this, so long as the other ports are open, and the British Merchant

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shife whatever he pleases and go to the market, which will answer bis expectations best . The trade. Reasonably to be exficcted, is a tounsit one, by vessels that wish to

to

any of the northeme and Souther ports, and touch here ai their

way.

3. A more formidable obstacte is that Chinese imports in considerable quantity are seldom saleable at Hangtong, Wingsing, has were at first brought here in lots of 100 to 600 Chests by sea going frente. But there is not a single instance on that it could be disposed of touny advantage

record,

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on the contrary, it has entailed in all cases heavy loss, and it has been given over to : the shopkeepers to get did of it, as they best could. The last adventure of this description wasa

But From the Bohia hills in a

British vessel which arrived from Armay . This speculation ended still more tragically Not only had the article to be sold at

Auction at

a

·

a very

Reduced Rate under

prime cost, but the parties themselves

get into a lawsuit, and were involved.

in iwitrievable difficulties; so that the schole ended in duin. The leasen given for ~ the unfortunate iscue of similar enterfirizes, is that the leas are not suited to our markets, and that our on merchants having given

their orders to the various agents

care

in the porte,

Candtrifting.

not for making additional à purchases .. Another article brought by junks is Alum, which is occasionally

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Reference

C.O./133

saleable

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