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CHINA.

The subjoined table gives the value of the principal articles of British and Irish produce exported from the United Kingdom to China in each of the years 1861, 1862, and 1863.

Exports from the United Kingdom to China.

Apparel and haberdashery,

Arms and ammunition.............. Beer and ale, ...................

Coals, cinders, and culm,.

Cotton yarn,

Cottons, entered by the yard

D

at value

1863.

1861.

1862.

£14,843

£ 21,358

£ 38,550

8,663

23,226

69.273

9,216

20,455

42,285

17,948

59,588

53,279

15,379

50,735

1,356

·

2,299,573

953,805

778,162

1,773

4,237

4,072

14,752

9,858

22,954

42,034

62,323

132,058

50,211

91,439

162,191

3,134

7,520

22,917

4.864

9,621

24,036

500,764

490,248

732,614

3,198 128,292

4,501 215,204

8,448

324.510

Total...

£3,114,694

£2,024,118

£2,416,705

Hardwares and cutlery, unenumerated,.

Iron, wrought and unwrought,

Lead and shot,..

Pickles, and sauces,.

Provisions, unenumerated

Woollens, entered by the yard,...

19

entered at valuc........................ All other articles........

The following is the official return of the declared annual value of British produce and manufactures exported to China and Hongkong, from 1834-(the year when the dis- tinction was first made in the Custom House Records between the exports to China and to Indin) to 1864-

Years.

To China, To Hongkong.

1834

£ ..

£..

1835

1936

1837

1838

To China and Hongkong con jointly.

£

Total declared value of British and Irish produce and manufactures exported from the United Kingdom to China and Hongkong.

£845,192 1 074.709 1,326,388 678,375 1.204,356

1839

851,969

1840

524.198

1841

862.570

1842

969 381

1843

719.693

736,487

1,456,180

1844

493,356

1,812.261

2,305 617

1845

8.5,196

1.539,631

2,394,827

1846

565.212

1,226.227

1817

735.089

768.880

1848

795.465

650 494

1,791 439

1,503,969 1.445.959

1849

885 140

651 969

1 537 109

1850

975 954

598,191

1,574,145

1851

1,528.869

632,399

2,161,268

1852

1.918 244

585,355

2.503.599

1853

1,373,689

375,908

1,749.597

1854

532,639

468,077

1.000,716

1855

888,679

389,265

1.277,944

1856

1.415.478

800,645

1857

1,728,885

721,097

1858

1,730,778

1,145 669

1859

2,525,997

1,931,576

1860

2,872,045

2,445 991

1861

3,114,694

1862

2,024.118

1863

2,416,705

1,733,963 1,113.224 1,473 222

2 216.123 2 449 982 2.876.447 4 457 573 5.318.036 4,848 657 3.137.342

3.889,927

1864

3,093,865

1,610,957

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