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Canton to go to Scentsin, and bought the large quantity of frisce goods finierly Expected, were originally Fokein craft, and Chartered by Shanting and other merchants, At present the prices of our Cotton mannefactures at

at Shanghae do not much differ in price from those of Hongkong,

account of the large insportation, the speculation will not probably be r Repeated. The

and on

cargoes

ber.

intended

for northern China, and Mongolia, to make covers for the sheepstions and lotter wadded jackets of the peasantry, the exclusive. dress of the peasantry and pouver classes in winter, as the cheapest stuff. procurable.

We have also had a few junkie. from Ningpo and Inhchoo on their

way

to cantore, and vice verso, some direct

from Fonora, though belonging to

Fo keen

-

Fr. Keen, a

:an

buy

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very few from Amoy and Shway.

and do not

Many have for cargoes, much, but there is always

trade though exclusively confined to the Chinese living here.

S. long

it is

bustim house exists,

vessels,

is impossible to obtain neurate returnar The above was collected from the natives,

board of their writer has frequently with his

the expert and import cargoes .

to in

is anxious to

in all its

investigate

and the

eyes

Her

subject

the

and if there happene

bearings, and if

any favorable change, he will not fail to report the same, after having duly or investigated the matter in all its bearings.

Victoria, 6th January, 1846.

(Signed). Charles Gutzlaff. Chinese Secretary.

(Some lofty andrich M. A. Bring

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