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Prices of the Principal Provisions at three perts in China.'

In this list the average has been taken as nearly as it could be ascertained.

Amoy.

Articles.

Canton.

Shanghai.

Mutton,

cash per catty 280

to 300 90 to

120

Beef,

120 to

150 | 100 to

130

128 to

80 to 116

144

t

""

Pork

110 to

""

Ham, Chinese

1

99

Lard,

120

144 80 to 150 to

90

90

120 to 136

300

2:0

to 25

128 to 114!

Capons,

200 to 300

144

"

Fowls,

140 to 150

60 to 100| 136

""

Chickens,

156 to 160

**

"

Ducks,

1:20 to

19

19

Geese,

19

Doves,

cash

108 to each 160 to

136 100 to 210 130) | §¡ to 2 apiece

60 to

100

50

50 to 100

180

60

150 to 220

Eggs, hen's and duck's

7

to

6 to 7

Milk,

cash per catty 85

83 to

90

50

to 60

Fish, fresh

112 to

200

30 to 60

99

Shrimps,

160 to

180

30

19

Crabs,

96 to

260

"

Oysters,

84 to

140

01

Tomatoes,

21

to

30

Beans,

36 to 40

11

Greene,

20 to 24

Mustard, greens,

8 to 12

19

**

Sweet potato,

12 to 21

**

Yams,

15 to

to 30

20 22

8

| ៩ ≥ | |

40

30 to 40

53

16

36

12

30 to 40

Taro,

10 to 15

""

Turnip,

5

6

to

6 to 8

"

Onions,

30 to 36

28

""

Ginger,

24 to

to 32

14 to 16

24

11

Bamboo sprouts,

41 to 63

""

Chestnuts,

.60 to

70

40 to 64 48 to 56

36

22

28. ≈ 873

6 to 10

40 to 50 a bottle

20 to ·96 15

to 90 20 to 40 20 to 36

30 to 20 to

to 90

to 40

12 to 20

19

Oranges, mandarin,

70 to 90

"

coolie,

50 to 70

"

Grapes,

190 to 210 280 to 3A)

"

19

Pumeloes,

each 100

19

"

Pears,

110 to 130

32

""

Plantains,

18 to 30

""

Peaches,

"

Persimmons,

""

Plums,

11

Ground nuts,

to 30

15 to

12 to 25

45 to 52

"1

14

Sugar,

60 to 100

» pingfa,

19

84 to 88

110 to 120 128 to 130

Molasses,

Oil, vegetable

งง

11

Vermicelli,

"1

19

Charcoal

14 to

""

11

Rice,

30 to 35

11

Wheat-flour,

2 2*3 8 FX3

25 to

to 50 20 to 40

15

tp

30

64 to 130

36 to

to 74

80 to 90

48

8. 2 ZEN (SENI

44

to 72

72 to 160

24 to 32 47 to 56

Exchange for One dollar,

19

1,350

14 to 16 24 to 26

1,650

22 to 34 48

to 52

1,575.

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