(No. 6.)-PORT OF CANTON. Coast Trade. Imports of Chinese Produce during the Year ended December 31, 1867.
Description of Goods Classifier of Quantity From Hong Kong From Shanghae From the other Ports Total Imported Re-exported Brass ware Piculs 444(No. 6.)-PORT OF CANTON. Coast Trade. Imports of Chinese Produce during the Year ended December 31, 1867.
Net Imported.
66
Description of Goods.
Classifier of Quantity.
From Hong Kong.
From Shanghae.
From the other Ports.
Total Imported.
Re-exported.
Quantity.
Brass ware
Piculs
444
170 55
Value.
Dollars.
17,055
Quantity.
77 8
Carpets
Pieces
6,251
7,814
8,818
Value.
Dollars.
7,708 11,023
Quantity.
3 95 12,405
Value
Dollars.
395 15,506
Quantity.
251 58
Value.
Dollars.
25,158
Quantity. Value.
Quantity.
Value.
Dollars.
Dollars.
:
251 58
25,158
27,474
34,343
27,474
34,343
Cinnabar
Piculs
2,065 4
103,252
2,065 4
103,252
2,065 4
103,252
Cotton
>>
14,337 32
301,084
0 13
3
14,337 45
301,087
14,337 45
301,087
Dates, red
876 9
"
3,855
1,707 37
7,512
2,583 46
11,367
2,583 46
11,367
Ginseng, native
110 21
46,634
0 41
328
110 62
46,962
110 62
19
46,962
Hats, felt
Pieces
43,503
8,701
45,130
9,026
88,633
17,727
88,633
17,727
Horns, deers', young
Pairs
4,208
151,506
70
2,520
4,278
154,026
4,278
154,026
Lily flowers, dried ...
Piculs
1,432 47
17,906
243 12
3,039
416 98
5,212
2,092 57
26,157
2,092 57
26,157
Mats
Pieces
128,220
38,466
12,640
3,792
25,170
7,551
166,030
49,809
166,030
49,809
Medicine
Piculs
***
2,338 53
48,250
577 63
10,842
1,609 74
25,126
4,525 90
81,218
4,525 90
84,218
Musk
1 12
8,960
0 14
120
1 26
10,080
1 26
33
10,080
Nankeen
32
8,643 55
691,484
7,196 39
575,711
294 69
23,575
16,134 63
1,290,770
2 7
166
16,132 56
1,290,604
Oil, bean
2,145 58
16,092
2,145 58
16,092
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2,145 58
16,092
Peas
248 16
546
42,244 40
92,938
>>
42,492 56
93,484
42,492 56
93,484
Prawns, dried
382 72
12
11,482
382 72
11,482
382 72
11,482
CHINA.
Rhubarb
372 78
27,959
69 24
5,193
142 2
33,152
196 44
14,733
245 58
18,419
Samshoo
7.90
55
11 52
15
Silk, raw
63 37
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piece goods
وو
دو
379 47
30,101 360,496
4 35
275 27
81 2,066 261,507
1,726 54
12,086
1,745 96
12,222
1,745 96
12,222
67 72
32,167
8 0
3,800
59 72
28,367
41 25
39,188
695 99
661,191
695 99
661,191
thrown
25.70
14,906
25 70
14,906
25 70
14,906
Skins for clothing
Pieces
16,178
68,416
550
116
1,764
9,376
18,492
77,908
18,492
77,908
Tea, black
Piculs
897 25
...
35,894
26 48
1,059
1 90
76
925 73
37,029
925 73
37,029
Tobacco, leaf
548 64
7,681
515 27
7,214
1,050 5
14,700
2,113 96
29,595
2,113 96
29,595
prepared
1,396 41
55,856
226 54
9,062
175 19
7,008
1,798 11
71,926
1,798 14
71,926
Wax, white
249 59
99,836
4 94
1,976
251 53
101,812
254 53
101,812
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yellow
1,486 14
111,460
11 33
850
1 30
98
1,498 77
112,408
1,498 77
112,408
Wheat
Miscellaneous
10,699 89
27,820
1,107 86
2,880
11,807 75
30,700
11,807 75
30,700
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92,825
25,154
5,878
123,857
1,560
122,297
Total
•
2,347,574
964,257
303,056
3,614,887
20,259
3,594,628
Total imports 3,594,628 dollars at 4s. 5d. per dollar, equal to 793,8131. 13s. 8d.
British Consulate, Canton, March 31, 1868.
Total re-exports, 20,259 dollars, at 4s. 5d. per dollar, equal to 4,4731. 17s. 3d.
(Signed)
D. B. ROBERTSON, Consul.
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