478
[70]
Quantity of
YEARS.
Tea
Imported.
Rates of Duty Levied; Customs and Excise.
Sold, or
Retained for
Consumption.
REVENUE RECEIVED.
Great Britain. Ireland.
TOTAL.
Average Price
per Pound.
Sale;
Amount,
Remarks
YEARS.
Quantity of
Tea
Imported.
Rates of Duty Levied; Customs and Excise.
[7]
REVENUE RECEIVED.
1782
Lbs. 20,610,999
55. 15s. 10d. per cent, and
Lbs. 6,202,257
£. 3,130,616
£.
5. d.
£.
- Not ascertainable
1834
Lbs. 33,643,980
-
3,212,430
1s. 1d. per
in
these
Boar
1783
22,462,703 lb,
of
Trad
1784
20,141,745
4,741,522 3,249,294
(10,150,701
years from
3,258,793
any existing records.
1785
17,991,032
14,800,932 3,369,426
1786
22,369,620
15,851,747
3,428,236
579,681
3 4
1787
13,158,678
15,726,033 3,526,590
585,083 3 1
1788
16,005,414
14,764,565 3,956,719
600,077
2. 11
1789
23,946,784
1790
23,733,810
121. 108. per
cent,
16,505,499
3,003,650
580,303
3
16,430,095 2,362,588
650,726
1791
16,110,379
17,091,626 3,256,433
651,885
1792
16,524,652
17,666,583
649,121
2 9
1793
15,385,583
17,492,686
671,974
2 10
1794
15,347,041
18,665,365
759,202
2 9
1795
15,836,785
21,342,845
925,676
2 10
1796
22,898,107
201. per cent.
20,324,797
2
2
**Elonga gn*
4,794,359 4,102,668
Bohea, 18. 6d.; Con-gou, Twan-kay, Hyson Skins, Orange Pekoe, and Campoi,
25.
Sold, or
Average Price
Sale;
Retained for Consumption.
Great Britain. Ireland. TOTAL.
per Pound.
Amount,
Remarks.
Lbs. 34,969,651
£.
£. 3,589,861
£.
(")
. Congou,
31 Decem-ber, 1s. -d.
to 28. 5d.
2d.;
other
3,114,479
sorts,
3,502,388
1835
44,360,550 38. per lb.
36,574,004
3,987,007
3,489,385
1836
49,307,701
-
49,142,236
3,323,297
3,266,642
1837
-
3,692,224
36,973,981
All sorts,
2s. 1d. per
30,625,206
1838
40,413,714 lb.
-
32,351,593
3,713,591
3,741,402
1839
38,158,008
35,127,287
3,872,685
- If sold at or
1797
above 2s. 6d. per
lb., 302. per cent.
28,324,880 ad valorem, and 18,858,427
if sold under
2s. 6d., 207. per
1840
28,021,882
32,252,628
No Returns available.
2s. 4d.
- - 2s. 3d. to
6
1,088,878
3,485,092
2
4
3,358,955
1841
30,787,796
36,675,667
1842
40,742,128
37,355,911
cent. ad valorem.
1798
31,580,111
35 L. and 201
22,483,258
1799
25,996,008
22,775,165
1800*
28,741,584 | 40%, and 20%,
23,271,799
1801
22,304,883
501, and 20Į.
23,730,150
1802
28,074,851
25,400,204
1803
19,606,076
951. and 651.
1804
21,640,089 J
1805
19,497,371
- 951. 28. 6d. and 651. 28. 6d.
24,877,450 22,057,046 24,266,083
1806
21,565,423
96 L. -
[22,249,485
·
1807
27,959,945
1808
29,668,291
1809
26,565,525
1810
25,405,931
1811
33,114,035
1812
30,537,652
1813
21,440,190
1814
22,325,450
1815
1816
1817
1818
No Returns available.
1,214,915
2
3
3,286,272
1843
46,612,737
-- 25. 2 4d.
1,278,589
2
3
3,527,345
lb. per
49,293,393
1,222,087 1,423,660
3,283,794
1844
53,147,078
41,363,770
4,524,193
3,487,494
1,632,407
1,929,614 2,599,739
3,336,524
23,819,420
25,226,642
21,065,843
24,486,408
3,592,705 3,647,738
22,454,532
3,752,111
24,584,402
3,825,980
25,409,855
3,776,030
24,389,501
3,958,055
25,917,853
4,058,ng2
22,693,992
3,362,497
24,605,794
3,431,304
. If sold at
26,527,531
3,872,094
or above 28.
per lb., 100%.
3,446,671
3,520,174
3,995,295
│[ ] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
(*) See Remarks, next page.
1845
51,056,979
44,193,433
4,833,353
2s. 8d.
-- 1s. 9d. to
2s. 3d.
4,088,957 - 1s. 1d. to
4,407,642
2s. 3d.
2s.
- 11d. to
.. 10d. to
2s. 4d.
- 8d. to
3,832,427
4,674,535
.. 10d. to
Unknown.
2s. 2d.
3,223,840
- - 18, 6d, to
3s.
3,362,035
1. 1d, to
3,658,803
3 5.
3,472,864
.. 28. 2d. to
3,973,668
28. 2d.
1846
† 56,503,000)
47,534,000+
5,199,000+
8d. to
2s. 1d.
per cent.,
under 2 &a
1819
961. per cent.
25,241,698
1820
30,147,994
(25,717,935
1821
30,731,106
| 26,754,587
3,526,912 3,738,428
18:2
27,362,766
27,574,025
3,945,590
1823
29,046,887
Above 2s.
27,093,015
3,848,122
1824
31,681,988
per lb. 100 l.
27,048,295
3,865,477
1825
1826
1827
1828
29,345,717 29,840,421 39,746,238 32,678,767
29,232,174
4,031,019
per
cent.
ad valorem ; under
29,045,852
3,738,043
29,931,178
3,705,599
S.
1829
961. per cent.
29,305,757
3,448,843
•
30,544,404
ad valorem.
29,495,205
3,321,723
1830
31,897,745
30,046,935
8,387,097
·
31,648,926
29,997,055
3,344,919
31,548,381 (31,829,620
3,509,839
L 3,444,102
1831 1632
1833
31,709,016
32,057,832
The duty in Ireland on tea was, until 1800, from 4, and 7d. per lb. ; then raised to 201. and 354. per cont, ad valorem; 1802, to 23. and 38 l.; in 1804, to 51 7. and 847.; in 1866, to 71 Z. and 844.; 1810, to y37; 1814, to g6 7.; 18:9, to gl and 106 7. per cent. The revenue from tea sold in Ireland is not included from the year 1789 to 1828; it was kept separate until 1827.
(*) Remarks. From 1731 to 1734, the prices of tea were, Bohea and Congou, 10s. to 14s. per lb.; Pekoe, 14s. to 18s.; Hyson, 25s. to 35s. per lb.
"The Commutation Act," passed in 1704, required the East India Company to make quarterly sales, to sell, even if 1d. were offered on the prime cost, and to keep always on hand a quantity equal to one year's consumption. The duty was reduced to 12 l. 10s. per cent., Customs and Excise. The object of the "Commutation Act" was to suppress smuggling, which it did effectually, to increase the importation of tea, and cause a diminution of price to the consumer; hence the augmentation of tea used, and not (as erroneously supposed) from a reduction of duty from 27, 10s. to 127, 108. per cent. In 1795 the duty was raised to 20 7. per cent.; in 1798, to 357.; in 1800, to 40; in 1801, to 50l.; in 1803, to 95; and
An examination of this Table shows that tea has had an extended consump yet the consumption of tea steadily increased. tion, irrespective of the duty levied, and chiefly during late years, when the duty has been highest.
From 1818 to 1819, average price of tea, Bohea, 2s. 6d.; Congou, 3s.; Twankay, 3s. 2d.; Hyson, 5s. 3d. per lb. Bohea, 3s. 1d.; Congou, 3s. 3d.; Campoi, 3s. 6d.; Souchong, 48.; Twankay, 3s. 7d.; Hyson, 5s. 10d.; Pekoe, 7s.; Hyson Skin, 35. 10d.; average prices of 1814.
lb. per
From 1825 to 1829, average price, Bohca, 1s. 9d.; Congou, 25. 3d.; Twankay, 2s. 6d.; Hyson, 4s. 4d. Bohea, 1s. 6d.; Congou, 28. 3d.; Campoi, 3s. 6d.; Souchong, 25. 10d.; Twankay, 2s. 5.; Hyson, 5s. 10d.; Pekor, 3. gd.; Hyson Skin, 28. 3d. per lb. Bohea, 18. 6d.; Congou, 15. 7d. to 28. 11d.; Campoi, 2s. 6d. to 38.; Souchong, 3s. 1d. to 4s. 8d.; Twankay, 2s. 1d. to 3s. 7d.; Hyson, 3s. 9d. to 4s. 2d.; Gunpowder, 5s. 9d. to 6s. per lb. During the years 1828, 1829, and 1830, there were sold at the East India House, 8,000,000 lbs. of Bohca, at an average of 1s. 6d. per lb. Bohea, 1s. 6d.; Congou, 2s.; Twankay, 2s. 2d.; Hyson, 3s. 7d. per lb.
Since 1835, the prices of tea are given for Congou only, and on the 31st December in each year; when prices are low. The tea market is ruled by Congou, as it is the largest description sold; for instance, of 50,991,000 lb. of all sorts of tea delivered in 1846, there were 35,255,000 lbs of Congous. There was no importation of Bohen at all in 1846, In 1835, the whole of the teas, from Congou to Gunpowder (14 in number), averaged 1s. 9d. to 23. 9d. per Ib.; with a stock on hand of 52,750,000 lbs. on 31st December. In 1845, the same teas averaged, at the same period, 11d. to 2s. 3d. per lb.; with a stock on hand of 41,938,000 lb. The difference of price on Congous in December 1844 and 1845 was only 1d. to 2 4. per Ib. decline in the year. On the 31st December 1846, the prices of Congou were 9id. to 2s. 3d. per lb.; stock on hand 48,500,000 lbs.
+ From Tea Circular of Messrs. Wm. Jas. Thompson & Sons, 22 January 1847.
LONDON-Printed by Henry Hansard,
near Lincoln's-Inn Fields.
478
[70]
Quantity of
YEARS.
Tea
Imported.
Rates of Duty Levied; Customs and Excise.
Sold, or
Retained for
Consumption.
REVENUE RECEIVED.
Great Britain. Ireland.
TOTAL.
Average Price
per Pound.
Sale;
Amount,
Remarks
YEARS.
Quantity of
Tea
Imported.
Rates of Duty Levied; Customs and Excise.
[ 7 ]
REVENUE RECEIVED.
1782
Lbs. 20,610,999
55. 15s. 10d. per cent, and
Lbs. 6,202,257
£. 3,130,616
£.
5. d.
£.
- Not as- certainable
1834
Lbs. 33,643,980
-
3,212,430
is. 1 d. per
in
these
Boar
1783
22,462,703 lb,
of
Trad
1784
·
20,141,745)
4,741,522 3,249,294
(10,150,701
years from
3,258,793
any existing records.
1785
17,991,032
14,800,932 3,369,426
1786
22,369,620
15,851,747
3,428,236
579,681
3 4
1787
13,158,678
15,726,033 3,526,590
585,083 3 1
1788
16,005,414
14,764,565 3,956,719
600,077
2. 11
1789
23,946,784
1790
23,733,810
121. 108. per
cent,
16,505,499
3,003,650
580,303
3
16,430,095 2,362,588
650,726
1791
16,110,379
17,091,626 3,256,433
651,885
1792
16,524,652
17,666,583
649,121
2 9
1793
15,385,583
17,492,686
671,974
2 10
1794
15,347,041
18,665,365
759,202
2 9
1795
·
15,836,785
21,342,845
925,676
2 10
1796
22,898,107
201. per cent.
20,324,797
2
2
**Elonga gn*
4,794,359 4,102,668
Bohea, 18. 6d.; Con- gou, Twan-
kay, Hyson Skins, Orange Pekoe, and Campoi,
25.
Sold, or
Average Price
Sale;
Retained for Consumption.
Great Britain. Ireland. TOTAL.
per Pound.
A mount.
Remarks.
Lbs. 34,969,651
£.
£. 3,589,861
£.
(")
. Congou,
31 Decem-
ber, 1s. -d.
to 28. 5d.
2 d. ;
other
3,114,479
sorts,
3,502,388
1835
44,360,550 38. per lb.
36,574,004
3,987,007
3,489,385
1836
-
49,307,7011
-
-
49,142,236
3,323,297
3,266,642
1837
-
3,692,224
36,973,981
All sorts,
2 s. 1 d. per
30,625,206
1838
40,413,714 lb.
-
32,351,593
3,713,591
3,741,402
1839
38,158,008)
35,127,287
3,872,685
- If sold at or
1797
above 2s. 6d. per
lb.,302. per cent.
28,324,880 ad valorem, and 18,858,427
if sold under
2s. 6d.,207. per
1840
28,021,882
32,252,628
No Returns available.
2 s. 4 d.
- - 2 s. 3 d. to
6
1,088,878
3,485,092
2
4
3,358,955
1841
30,787,796
36,675,667
1842
40,742,128
37,355,911
cent.ad valorem.
1798
31,580,111
35 L. and 201
22,483,258
1799
25,996,008
22,775,165
1800*
28,741,584 | 40%, and 20%,
23,271,799
1801
22,304,883
501, and 20Į.
23,730,150
1802
28,074,851
25,400,204
1803
19,606,076
951. and 651.
1804
21,640,089 J
1805
19,497,371
-951. 28. 6d. and 651.28.6d.
24,877,450 22,057,046 24,266,083
1806
21,565,423
96 L. -
[ 22,249,485
·
1807
27,959,945
1808
29,668,291
180g
26,565,525
1810
25,405,931
1811
33,114,035
1812
30,537,652
1813
21,440,190
1814
22,325,450
1815
1816
1817
1818
No Returus available.
1,214,915
2
3
3,286,272
1843
46,612,737
-- 25. 2 4 d.
1,278,589
2
3
3,527,345
lb. per
49,293,393
1,222,087 1,423,660
3,283,794
1844
53,147,078
41,363,770
4,524,193
3,487,494
1,632,407
1,929,614 2,599,739
3,336,524
23,819,420
25,226,642
21,065,843
24,486,408
3,592,705 3,647,738
22,454,532
3,752,111
24,584,402
3,825,980
25,409,855
3,776,030
24,389,501
3,958,055
25,917,853
4.058,ng2
22,693,992
3,362,497
24,605,794
3,431,304
. If sold at
26,527,531
3,872,094
or above 28.
per lb., 100%.
3,446,671
3,520,174
3,995,295
│[ ] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
(*) See Remarks, next page.
1845
51,056,979
44,193,433
4,833,353
2 s. 8 d.
-- I s. 9 d. to
2 s. 3 d.
4,088,957 - 15. 1 d. to
4,407,642
2 s. 3 d.
2 s.
- 11 d. to
.. 10 d. to
2 s. 4 d.
- 8 d. to
3,832,427
4,674,535
.. 10 d. to
Unknown.
2 s. 2 d.
3,223,840
- - 18, 6d, to
3 s.
3,362,035
1. 1d, to
3,658,803
3 5.
3,472,864
.. 28. 2d. to
3,973,668
28. 2 d.
1846
† 56,503,000)
47,534,000+
5,199,000+
8 d. to
2 s. 1 d.
per cent.,
under 2 &a
1819
961. per cent.
25,241,698
1820
30,147,994
(25,717,935
1821
30,731,106
| 26,754,587
3.526,912 3,738,428
18:2
27,362,766
27,574,025
3,945,590
1823
29,046,887
Above 2s.
27,093,015
3,848,122
1824
31,681,988
per lb. 100 l.
27,048,295
3,865,477
1825
1826
1827
1828
29,345,717 29,840,421 39.746,238 32,678,767
29,232,174
4,031,019
per
cent.
ad valorem ; under
29,045,852
3,738,043
29,931,178
3,705,599
S.
1829
961. per cent.
29,305,757
3,448,843
•
30,544,404
ad valorem.
29.495,205
3,321,723
1830
31,897,745
30,046,935
8,387,097
·
31,648,926
29,997,055
3,344,919
31.548,381 (31,829,620
3,509,839
L 3,444,102
1831 1632
1833
31,709.016
32,057,832
The duty in Ireland on tea was, until 1800, from 4d and 7d. per lb. ; then raised to 201. and 354. per cont, ad valorem; 1802, to 23. and 38 l.; in 1804, to 51 7. and 847.; in 1866, to 71 Z. and 844.; 1810, to y37; 1814, to g6 7.; 18:9, to gl and 106 7. per cent. The revenue from tea sold in Ireland is not included from the year 1789 to 1828; it was kept separate until 1827.
(*) Remarks. From 1731 to 1734, the prices of tea were, Bohea and Congou, 10 s. to 14 s. per lb.; Pekoe, 14 s. to 18 s. ; Hyson, 25 s. to 35 s. per lb.
"The Commutation Act," passed in 1704, required the East India Company to make quarterly sales, to sell, even if 1 d. were offered on the prime cost, and to keep always on hand a quantity equal to one year's consumption. The duty was reduced to 12 l. 10 s. per cent., Customs and Excise. The object of the Commutation Act" was to suppress smuggling, which it did effectually, to increase the importation of tea, and cause a diminution of price to the consumer; hence the augmentation of tea used, and not (as erroneously supposed) from a reduction of duty from 27, 10s. to 127, 108. per cent. In 1795 the duty was raised to 20 7. per cent.; in 1798, to 357.; in 1800, to 40 ; in 1801, to 50l.; in 1803, to 95 ; and
An examination of this Table shows that tea has had an extended consump yet the consumption of tea steadily increased. tion, irrespective of the duty levied, and chiefly during late years, when the duty has been highest.
From 1818 to 1819, average price of tea, Bohea, 2 s. 6 d.; Congou, 3 s.; Twankay, 3 s. 2 d.; Hyson, 5s. 3 d. per lb. Bohea, 3 s. 1d.; Congou, 3 s. 3 d.; Campoi, 3 s. 6 d.; Souchong, 48.; Twankay, 3 s. 7 d.; Hyson, 5s. 10 d.; Pekoe, 7s.; Hyson Skin, 35. 10d.; average prices of 1814.
lb. per
From 1825 to 1829, average price, Bohca, 1 s. 9d.; Congou, 25. 3d.; Twankay, 2s. 6d.; Hyson, 4s. 4 d. Bohea, 1 s. 6 d.; Congou, 28. 3 d.; Campoi, 3 s. 6d.; Souchong, 25. 10 d.; Twankay, 2 s. 5.; Hyson, 5s. 10d.; Pekor, 3. gd.; Hyson Skin, 28. 3 d. per lb. Bohea, 18. 6 d.; Congou, 15. 7 d. to 28. 11d.; Campoi, 2 s. 6 d. to 38.; Souchong, 3 s. 1 d. to 4s. 8d.; Twankay, 2 s. 1 d. to 3 s. 7 d.; Hyson, 3 s. 9 d. to 4 s. 2 d.; Gunpowder, 5s. 9d. to 6 s. per lb. During the years 1828, 1829, and 1830, there were sold at the East India House, 8,000,000 lbs. of Bohca, at an average of 1 s. 6d. per lb. Bohea, 1 s. 6 d. ; Congou, 2 s.; Twankay, 2 s. 2 d. ; Hyson, 3 s. 7 d. per lb.
Since 1835, the prices of tea are given for Congou only, and on the 31st December in each year; when prices are low. The tea market is ruled by Congou, as it is the largest description sold; for instance, of 50,991,000 lb. of all sorts of tea delivered in 1846, there were 35,255,000 lbs of Congous. There was no importation of Bohen at all in 1846, In 1835, the whole of the teas, from Congou to Gunpowder (14 in number), averaged 1 s. 9d. to 23. 9 d. per Ib.; with a stock on hand of 52,750,000 lbs. on 31st December. In 1845, the same teas averaged, at the same period, 11 d. to 2 s. 3 d. per lb.; with a stock on hand of 41,938,000 lb. The difference of price on Congous in December 1844 and 1845 was only 1 d. to 2 4. per Ib. decline in the year. On the 31st December 1846, the prices of Congou were 9 i d. to 2 s. 3 d. per lb.; stock on hand 48,500,000 lbs.
+ From Tea Circular of Messrs. Wm. Jas. Thompson & Sons, 22 January 1847.
LONDON-Printed by Henry Hansard,
near Lincoln's-Inn Fields.
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