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British and Foreign Trade with China.

Oct.

No. 1-A RETURN of the quantities and value of MERCHANDISE IMPORTED into the PORT OF CANTON, in 175 British vessels of 80,311 tons, and 72 Hongkong lorchas of 6,560 tons burden, from the countries and places undermentioned, during the year ending 31st December, 1849.

No. in Tariff

47

Denomination of Articles

I. BRITISH MANUFACTURES AND STAPLE ARTICLES.

1.--Manufactures of Wool. Broadcloth, Spanish

Stripes, Habit, and Medium cloths,

Woolens not described,

Long Ells,

Camlets.

...

...

Bombazettes, ...

Bunting,

13 2.—Manufactures'of Colton.

Longcloth, white,

Cambrics and Muslins,

do. Gray and twilled,

Chintzes and Prints, Handkerchiefs, Ginghams, Pulicates,

Dyed Cottons, Velve- teens, Silk and Cotton Mixtures, and all kinds of Fancy Goods,

...

14 Cotton Yarn and Thread,

Quantities

Chang 15,402 Pieces

57,011

960

Chang 62,110

"

259,010

典

19

""

26,501

"

9,386

Pieces

66,160 258,513

19

19

Doz.

Value $86,000|

Peculs

21,039

3.-Miscellaneous Articles, raw and manufactured.

8 Clocks and Watches, in- 】

cluding Telescopes,

Writing Desks, and

Dressing cases, Hard-

ware, Ironmongery, Cutlery, Perfumery, &c.

20 Glass and Glassware,

1,353 5,330 16,208

Value

$7,920

5,500

30 Iron in bars, rods, hoops, &c. Peculs 27,504

Lead, pig,

Tin Plates, Steel,

...

40 Smalts,

45 Wine, Beer, and Spirits,

II. PRODUCTS OF INDIA AND

OTHER COUNTRIES.

19

4,948

11

269 420

30

Value $20,328,

From what Countries and Places imported

London, Liverpool, Singapore, Bombay, Calcutta, and Hongkong.

Estimated Value in Spanish Dollars

$113,280

169,937 356,152

92,923

23,650

12,100

185,265 641,115

4,195

14,444

18,650

86,000

525,975

7,920

5,500

100,000

31,667

3,110

2,175

1,225

20,388

3 Betel Nut,

***

4

Bicho de Mar,

5

Birds-nests,

7 Cloves,

...

10

Cochineal,

Peculs

"1

12,048 1,218

205

274

Catties

2,400

12 Cotton, viz:—Bombay,

Bengal,

Madras,.. Miscellan's

Peculs 482,088

17 ! Elephants' Teeth,

J

Fishmaws,

Catties 15,700 Peculs

1,326

chipelago and Penang British India, Indian Ar-

$2,414,671

34,450 45,600 92,700

4,000 3,000

4,769,641

10,500

47,000