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The Yongkong Government Gazette.
MAY 9, 1857.]
No. VII-RETURN OF FOREIGN SHIPPING at the PORT OF SHANGHAE during the Year ended 31st December, 1856, shewing the EXPORT, IMPORT, and TONNAGE DUES.
ARRIVED.
DEPARTED.
FLAGS
KRISKLA,
TONE.
VESSELS.
TONS.
IMPORTS.
TONNAOR BURS.
Tads m. o. c.
DUTIES.
EXPORTS.
Taels m. & c.
Tadis m. c. c.
· Tuels m. o. c.
TOTAL.
British,.. American,
809
92,943
801
89,272
***
GB
44,071
51
30,607
269,503.3.3.1 | 1,170,097.5.3.2
24,828.5.4.6 352,684.6.4.1
French,
24
***
43
1,92.5
22
1,835
1,500.8.0.8
3,611.2.3.8
*
Hamburg,
39
8,491
35
7,638
8,353.6.8.9
Swedish,
20
1,498
18
1,428
805.0.8.8
20,831.6.6.3 289.4.6.8
Danish,
19
4,231
17
3,906
6,859.7.6.9
Dutch,... Portuguese,
10
4,025
8
3,258
1,632.6.2.8
12,250.9.5.2 841.7.6.2
37,900.0.0.0|1,467,508.8.6.3
12,561.8.0.0
459.0.0.0 1,796.2.0.0 208.3.0.0
1,273.0.0.0
390,074.9.8.7
30,981.5.5.2
5,571.0.4.6
1,302.8.5.6
20,383.7.2.1
1,399.0.0.0
3,873.3.9.0
14
--
2,166
12
1,784
1,868.1.2.8
159.9.0.7
498.6.0.0
2,526.6.3.5
Siamese,
7
***
•
3,350
8
3,870
6,889.5.7.3
1,560.3.0.6
Spanish,..
3
905
3
905
956.5.0.3
1,630.8.2.8
1,535.0.0.0 452,5.0.0
9,992.8.7.9
3,039.8.3.1
Bremen,
2
842
2
434
$16.2.2.8
10,174.7.2.5
163.4.0.0
10,654.3.5.3
***
---
Prussian,... Peruvian,
3
1,331
3
1,331
1,194.6.8.1
..
3,006
7
3,006
2,906.3.5.0
Oldenburg,
...
3
***
1,440
2
960
1,206.2.7.9
15,651.8.0.5 523.6.7.1 356.1.3.4
495.5.0.0
17,341.9.8.6
1,055.5.0.0
4,485.3.2.1
240.0.0.0
1,802.4.1.3
528
170,224
489
150,234
-318,821,6.0.11,590,672.6.3.2
British Consulate, Shanghae, 31st December, 1857.
60,045.8.0.0 1,969,540.0.3.3
@7/0 £689.339
D. B. ROBERTSON,
Consul.
No. VIII.-Amount of Treasure Imported per P. § O. Co.'s Steamers, during the Year ended 31st December, 1856.
January 11, Eriu...
"
25, Formosa
February 8, Erin...
#
March April
"
May
June
July
23, Formosa
19, Erin...
9, Formosa
23, Erin ...
7, Formosa 1, Erin
6, Formosa
21, Erin...
August 3, Shanghae
15, Erin...
September 7, Shanghae
October 8, Erin
"
28, Lady Mary Wood
November 13, Erin...
27, Lady Mary Wood
39 27, Formosa
29
December 10, Erin
...
•
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER.
TREASURE.
$94,021
177,210
423,685
133,258
196,523
418,921
201,781
469,283
587,384
860,544
296,438
694,573
603,042
1,403,211
1,517,757
284,408
2,418,512
370,900
82,110
2,267,942
British Consulate, Shanghae, 31st December, 1857.
Mexican....... ..$14,001,602
at 30 per cent discount Spanish $9,801,121.40 at 7/0 Exchange..............
.£3,430,392.10
Treasure imported in other vessels during the year £857,598
Total,......
£4,287,990.10
D. B. ROBERTSON, Consul.
No. IX. Particulars relating to the OPIUM trade of SHANGHAE, 1st January to 31st December, 1856.
January 1, Stock of Malwa, 1,800 chests: of Patna, 950 chests.
AVERAGE PRICES.
STOCKS.
IMPORTS.
DELIVERIES.
Malwa,
Patna.
Malwa.
Patna.
Maluca.
Patna.
January
31,
2,000
1,500
2,650
1,450
2,450
900
Malwa. $ 400
Patnu.
$ 300
February 29,...
2,400
1,000
2,500
500
2,100
1,000
390
330
"
March 31,
2,700
1,100
2,200
700
1,900
600
"
430
350
""
April
30,...
2,100
1,500
800
800
1,400
400
410
335
"
May
31,
1,550
1,000
700
500
1,250
1000
385
305
23
"
June
30,...
3,550
1,600
3,950
1,500
1,950
900
355
275
"
"
July
31.
2,500
1,500
1,550
900
2,600
1,000
355
280
"
August
31,...
2,600
1,550
2,700
1,050
2,600
1,000
340
280
#
"
September 30,
***
2,100
1,000
1,700
400
2,200
950
340
300
"
"
October
November 30,
31,...
...
...
1,600
1,000
1,100
1,100
1,600
1,100
390
320
93
"
--
8,100
1,950
2,600
1,550
1,100
600
360
295
"
December 31,...
2,400
1,200
1,500
160
2,200
950.
380
320
"
23,950
10,600
23,350
10,350
Stock 1st January, 1856
1,800
950
25,750
11,550
Less deliveries.....
..23,350
Stock 1st January, 1957
2,400
10,350
1,200 chests.
Shanghae, 27th January, 1857.
The above relates also to Ningpo, which market is supplied from Shanghae, and not by direct shipments from Hongkong. Therefore, from the above deliveries, about 200 chests Malwa, and 100 chests Patna, are sold in Ningpo every month. At the average prices above mentioned, the following is the value of the Opium Trade at Shanghae for the year 1856 :—
Stock 1st January, 1856.........................
..$1,005,000 Imported during that year.....$12,207,300
at Exchange average 7/0.
$13,212,300 ..€4,624,305
or better than Four Millions and a half sterling.
Estimated value of Opium in the market during the year 1856 $13,212,300=£4,624,305.
Deliveries, value of, during that period......
$11,933,000=£4,176,550.
Value of stock 31st December, 1856......
British Consulate, Shanghae, 31st Deceber, 1837.
$ 1,279,300=£ 447,755.
D. B. ROBERTSON,
Consul.
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