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Commerce and saleable goods are discussed, but the greater part cannot be disposed of at Hongkong and goes either to Canton or even to Macao. Camphor and Jetibes sometimes fetch a fair price, but many vessels that bring their Cargoes here find no purchasers. There are staple goods for the disposal of which no encouragement has yet been given, and the trade on that account is very languid. Attempts have been made to introduce Sulphur, Rhubarb, Coarse China or Earthenware, and other items; but the demand was not of such a nature as to make the speculators desirous to revisit our port.

Where imports however find no customers, exports cannot be expected to be much coveted, bullion alone will furnish them. As long...

The whole Chinese Marine Commerce appears to approach a great Crisis. The ablest Chinese merchants are convinced that our ships can carry goods cheaper and safer than their junks, and that merchandise of any value is better put on board of them. This will throw the carrying trade of the dearest articles into our hands, and most goods will be brought up from the Indian Archipelago in British bottoms on Chinese account, and proceed directly to the ports of their destination, without touching here or elsewhere. He might have had otherwise a considerable emporium here for straits produce, but this change has prevented it. A few junks that touched at Victoria to buy these articles were obliged to proceed to other ports to get a Cargo, whilst others that wished to collect the exports for the Archipelago could not find a sufficient quantity on the spot, and had to send to Canton to purchase them.

As a great drawback upon our Commercial prosperity, we may mention the absence of respectable Chinese firms, and especially...

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C.O./133 Reference: 2 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON Commerce and saleable goods are discussed, but the greater part cannot be disposed of at Hongkong and goes either to Canton or even to Macao. Camphor and Jetibes sometimes fetch a fair price, but many vessels that bring their Cargoes here find no purchasers. There are staple goods for the disposal of which no encouragement has yet been given, and the trade on that account is very languid. Attempts have been made to introduce Sulphur, Rhubarb, Coarse China or Earthenware, and other items; but the demand was not of such a nature as to make the speculators desirous to revisit our port. Where imports however find no customers, exports cannot be expected to be much coveted, bullion alone will furnish them. As long... The whole Chinese Marine Commerce appears to approach a great Crisis. The ablest Chinese merchants are convinced that our ships can carry goods cheaper and safer than their junks, and that merchandise of any value is better put on board of them. This will throw the carrying trade of the dearest articles into our hands, and most goods will be brought up from the Indian Archipelago in British bottoms on Chinese account, and proceed directly to the ports of their destination, without touching here or elsewhere. He might have had otherwise a considerable emporium here for straits produce, but this change has prevented it. A few junks that touched at Victoria to buy these articles were obliged to proceed to other ports to get a Cargo, whilst others that wished to collect the exports for the Archipelago could not find a sufficient quantity on the spot, and had to send to Canton to purchase them. As a great drawback upon our Commercial prosperity, we may mention the absence of respectable Chinese firms, and especially...

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Te To le Te

C.O./133

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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

Commerce an

are

saleable, but the greater part cannot be dispred of at Hongkong and goes wither to Cantine or a even to Macio. Camphor. Jetibes sometimes a fair price, but many tessels that bring their Cargoes here find no purchasers. There the staple goods, for the disposal of which no encouragement has yet been given, and the

that account is very languid. Attempts have been made to introduce._ Sulphur, Rhubarb, Coarse China or Earthenware, and other ittens; but the demand were not of such a nature as to make the speculators desirous to revisit our port .

Where imports havever find no customers, exports cannot be expected to be much coveted,

bullion alone will funschise them. as long

4. The whole Chinese Marine Commerce. appears to approach, a great Crisis. The Kanest Chinese merchants are convinced that our

ships can carry goods cheaper and safes

Chain

than their junctis, and that merchandize of

genetin.

any value ie better put on board of them. This will throw the

carrying trade of the dearest articles into our hands, and most goodswill

be brought up from the Indian Archipelage in British bottoms, Chinese account, and

001

proceed directly to the ports of their destination, without touching here or elsewhere. He might have had otherwise a considerable emporism here for straits produce, but this change has prevented it . A fer junts that touched at Victoria to buy these articles; were -obliged to proceed to other ports to get a Cargo,

whilst others that wished to collect the export's for the Archipilage could not find a sufficient

the spot, and had to send to quantity

Canton to purchase them

5. As a great drawback upon our Commercial prosperity, we may

mention the

absence of despectable Chines froms, and repecially

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