JULY 17, 1858]
The Hongkong Government Gazette, z
No. III. RETURN OF TRADE in British Ships at the PORT OF SHANGHAE, during the Year, 1857.
NA is Tariff.
DENOMINATION of Goods.
British Manufactures and Staple Articles:
Manufactures of Cotton :
Long Cloth, Grey,
Do. White,
Dyed Cottons,
•
IMPORTS.
QUANTITIES.
Pieces.!
1,428 769 238,401
99 047 240,269
Fancy do.
Printed do.
Velveteens, Cambrics,.
•
**
Velvete,
Shirtings,
Handkerchiefs,
20,551
19
2,106
11,703
"
25,905
67,810
1,514
Fustians,
Drills,
15,535
Sheetings,.
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Woollen Manufactures:
17,005
Long Ells,
Pieces.
6.670
Canilets,
312
Blankets,
*
16,680
Spanish Stripes.
"
1,397
Lastings,
59
3,602
Habit Cloths,
Miscellaneous Articles, Raw and Manu-
factured.
Tiny .
Iron.
Do. Red, and White,
Lead,
Copper Ware,.
Glass, Window,
Glass Ware,
Coals,
Flints,
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Quicksilver,
Products of China, India, and other
COUNTRIES WHENCE! ESTIMATED VALUE IN
TOTAL.
IMPORTED.
TAELS.
Principally from Great Britain direct,
and via Hongkong.
2,857.538
45,296
321,902
540,605
72.578'
3 159
58.515
59,581
50.857
7.570
46,605
119,036
106.720 1.092
4,00 1,206
266,880
12 570
88,692
594,991
14.334
.43.002
Piculs.
31,342
101,862
2
28,894
Straits and Fine
173,367
"
3,337
Ports of China.
3,003.
639
2,556
Салев.
3,868
11,604
335,397
Picula.
768
146,587
1 538 117.485
Great Britain.
14
"
5,279 289
5,279
14,435
138,731
1,634
400
1,849
Countries.
Alum,
Aniseed,
Betelnut,.
Beche de Mer,
Birds Nests,
Do. Feathers,
Picula.
1,634
363
12
685
19
5,677
"
313.
"
Value.
value
7
Cassia,
Do. Buds,.
Cloves.
Piculs
2
717.
"
165
Fish Maws,
J+
280.
Do. Skins,
"
527
Gambier,
99
463
Ginseng,
»
714
Gum and Glue,
Fans,
Pieces.
3,466,800
45
Horns,
Picule.
59
Ivory,
**
299
Hides,
2,956
Liechees (fruit,)
"
1,768
Medicines,
";
Pepper White,.
Do. Black, Paper (Chinese,) Preserves, Prussian Blue,
3,971
297 608
5
•
Indigo,
Putchuck,
Picula.
3,895
300
*
Saltpetre,
Seaweed,
Sharks' Fins,
Shrimps,
Sheepskins, Silk Ribbons, Rice, Sugar, Brown
Do. White Do. Candy Rattans,
"
3,436
362
"
961
*
No. Cases.
751
Piculs.
401,935 250,297
"
"
58,846
6,578
"
17,344
"
Woods:
Kranjeewood,
Picula.
1,985
6,941
Sandalwood,
19,945
Sapanwood,
3,870
Lakawood,
39
Scented Wood,
"
Mangrovewood,
"
271 18,034 80,000
Planks, Beams, Masts, &c.,
99
Planks, Beams, Masts, &c., Sundries, princi-
pally unenumerated Chinese Cargo, Sundries, Stores, Furniture, &c.,
Estimated Value,
Pinang, Singapore, Australia, Open Ports,
Swatow, Formosa, &c., gc., gc.
Principally from Pinang, Singapore, Open &C.,
Ports in China, Swatow, Formosa,
$50.,
&c.
85,155
234,315 5,480 140
60
5,009
1,982
2,242
527
92,600
714
17.334 225
9,462
2,990
1,000
17,690
29,701
500
4,571
515,58
125 17,527
600
12,025. 9,050
| 10,570
112,653
921,450
750,890
411.920
65.778
62,032
59,550
55 529 39,889 10.448
2.200
13 525 80.000
2,622,761
8,273,669
200,000
100,000
8,673,669
No71—The values given in this Table have been ascertained by carefully computing averages of the Prices ruling throughout the year, the Quantities being taken
principally from the Custom-House printed Returns The Picul is equal to 1331th avoirdupois.
British Consulate, Shanghae, 31st December, 1857.
D. B. ROBERTSON,
J
Consul.
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