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with the

to

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letter, most

icatione.

for the attention paid respectfully to suggest to your consideratione that the questions of Postal commer

new Ports of Prado in China may be much influenced by the actual progress

of the Irade since the opening of those Ports ; _ which may furnish to H. M. Government ample motive for Affording to it that important facility, of which the effect

lab erst best lib extremely beneficial.

We are

con lol

are not able out the

ment to

furnish the details of Trade from the Ports of Anney, 500. chow. foo, &hingpo-all lying intermediate of the Ports of Centon

Shanghai; but.

and

Ave A Dr

soray

state that the

Imports of Shirtings from the Meritid King done to Cantor in 1844 were 1, 114,

and to Shar

to q r

have in 18441

Shanghaii

in the present,

166 407,602;

while the import to Shanghai's has increased

greatly in the

sent year that up to the But September last it had ecached, 1, 300,000 pieces ! and will no doubt by the 51th December present a very comantable

Arcrcade. mer.

increase upon the import of Canton, during that period .

Our latest advices up to the 8th Most mention that the Martret for

which had been depressed by

irtings.

ressmed

the large importations during the tive preseding

mouths, had again great activity =

of

with awadonned inprice.

"10 flent, in conse

of the large

d. frond

the ninterior.

Tear

demand..

Ore the other hand the Exeports of Jean and Silk frond Shanghaii,

follows- of dea

Beed B

of Silh

hair in 1844 ward

the 1, 233, 770

4814 Balus

Exports wire

4 to the 23rd August last the bus per towe

but the

of Per

and of Silk

lls 4,021,234

2370 Bales;

quat bulk of the Silk had still to be shipped, and it was com

and it was computed that it

large portion

would reach 10,000 Bales beford the end of the Bear-

ofwhich having already been sent off at the latest dates. In fact it is clear that the Grads in British

Manufact

- lures at Shanghai,

in the centre

of the richest and most populous part of China, would be almost unlimited, if

the