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595

February 1885

Notes of conversations with Mr. Hong Sz. Joi,

Compradore to Mr. Bellios.

The amount of opium

Bengal Opium

Patna and Benares sold by the importing

firms to the Chinese Dealers, is about 2000

chests a month. i.e. 24,000 chests a year.

Patna about 150 chests a month - 1 picul

each chest price $360 a chest.

Malwa

about 400 chests per month worth

per chest or 108 catties but weighs

103 to 104 catties.

Patna and Benares chest. Old weighs 2 or scattering

200-3

but average is 120 catties.

23 chests buy from the importers, both Bengal

and Malwa.

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Jy 595 February 1885 Notes of conversations with Mr. Hong Sz. Joi, Compradore to Mr. Bellios. The amount of opium Bengal Opium Patna and Benares sold by the importing firms to the Chinese Dealers, is about 2000 chests a month. i.e. 24,000 chests a year. Patna about 150 chests a month - 1 picul each chest price $360 a chest. Malwa about 400 chests per month worth per chest or 108 catties but weighs 103 to 104 catties. Patna and Benares chest. Old weighs 2 or scattering 200-3 but average is 120 catties. 23 chests buy from the importers, both Bengal and Malwa.
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Jy 595 February 1885 Noks of convereations with Mr. Hong Sz. Joi, Compradore to Mr. Bellios. The amount of opium Bengal Opuim Putna and Benares sold by the importing firms to the Chinese Dealers, is about 2000. chects a month. ie. 24,000 chests a year- Perciar about 150 chests a worth - 1 prent each chest price $360 a chest. Madwa about 400 checks per morth works per chest or 108 catties but weints 103 10 104 caftico. old. Tatra and Benares chest. Old weids 2 or scattingen 200-3 but average is 120 cathing. 23 shots buy from the importere. both Ferga! and Halwa.
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Jy

595

February 1885

Noks of convereations with Mr. Hong Sz. Joi,

Compradore to Mr. Bellios.

The amount of opium

Bengal Opuim

Putna and Benares sold by the importing

firms to the Chinese Dealers, is about 2000.

chects a month. ie. 24,000 chests a year-

Perciar about 150 chests a worth - 1 prent

each chest price $360 a chest.

Madwa

about 400 checks per morth works

per chest or 108 catties but weints

103 10 104 caftico.

old.

Tatra and Benares chest. Old weids 2 or scattingen

200-3

but average is 120 cathing.

23 shots buy from the importere. both Ferga!

and Halwa.

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