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3. III-A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of MERCHANDIZE IMPORTED into the PORT OF CANTON, în 230 British Vessels of 124,385 Tons, and 12 Steamers and Lorchas of 1,319 Tons. burthen, from the Countries and Places undermentioned, during the Year 1852.

NO, IN

RIFF

DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES.

QUANTITIES.

FROM WHAT

ESTIMATE

COUNTRIES AND PLACES VALUE INŠPANISH

IMPORTED.

DOLLARS.

17

I. BRITISH MANUFACTURES AND STAPLE

ARTICLES.

1.-Manufactures of Wool.

Broad Cloth, Spanish Stripes, Habit Į

and Medium Cloth,

Changs 15,955

$95,89%

Long Ells

20.376

26.012

Camlet

3,250

5.661

Bombazettes.

3,312

4.998

Blankets

Pairs

750

2.257

3

2.-Manufactures of Cotton.

Lagcioth, White.

Pieces

11,210

22,421

Grey and Twilled.

Chintzes and Prints.

195,117 4,297

London,

390,28-

Laverpool,

12,920

Handkerchief's

Cotton Yarn and Thread,

Piculs

Dozen 13,500 6,665

Hull, Singa

11,250

>pore, Bombay,-

239,94

Goods.

Gghams. Pulicates, Dyed Cotton,

Velvets, Velveteens, Silk and Cotton Mixtures, and all kinds of Fancy

Flints.

3.- Miscellaneous Articles.

Glass and Glassware, ...

Iron in Bars, Rods, Hoop, &c.,

Lead

Fa. Plates,

Wine, Hect, and Spirite

Calcutta,

Pieces 5,360

Madras, and

1,887

Hongkong.

Pienis

Value

34.000

Piculs 100,577

11,290 2.297

Value $10,000

3,535

4,000

301,001

70,56%

16.079

10000

IN PRODUCTS OF INDIA AND OTHER

COUNTRIES.

Betelmat.

Piculs 18,747

35,724

beche de Mer,

462

16.282

Bird's Nests Edible.

Catties

200

5.064*

Cloves,

Piculs

567

9,88-

Cotton, viz.-

4,513

Bombay, Piculs 635,482

Bengal....

179,289

911,506

$,227,000

75

Madras,

30,408

Miscellaneous.

66,827

Elephant's Teeth.

Fishmaws.

Catties 964 Piculs

347

Gym,

455 8,670

19.47-

British India,

17,840

Horns, Buffalo and Bullock,.

43

Singapore,

211

Mother-o'-pearl shells,

98

Australia,

27-

Pepper,

4,943

Arracan, and

50,80

Putchuck,

2,349

Hongkong,

24.665

Kattans.

6,880

19,744

Rice

22,995

34,490

Rose Mallows, ..

Catties

500

296

Sharks' Fins.

Piculs

5,060

92.68

Skins and Furs, viz :---

Ox Hides, Fox Skins, Hare

No.

7,797

15,491

and Rabbit Skins,

Soap

Piculs

65

466

477

Sea Horse Teeth,

Catties

67

Woods-Sandal,

Ebony,

Piculs

3,341

782

18,728 7.038

III. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.

Amber, Arsenic, Bark, Birds' Feathers,"

Broken Glass, Buttons, Coral, Chi-

Great Britain, British India,

naware, Copperware, and Ironware, > Value $100,000 'Dragon's Blood, Gypsum, Guano,

Singapore,

100,000

Macassar,

Physic, Tobacco, Tortoise Shell, &c.

and Callao,

Total of Imports in British Ships,

$9,974,022

At the Exchange of 4/9 per Dollar,

£2,368,830

1 Catty 1-

REMARKS.--The preceding Returns exhibit the Quantities and Value of Merchandize entered at the Canto Custom-house, during the year 1852. The Weights and Measures stated are those in use at Canton.

qual to 14 s. Avoirdupois, and 100 Catties correspond with 133 tbs. in England. 1 Chang is 4 English Yards carly. The value given has been computed upon the average prices of the year in the Canton Market. Tir. Spanish Dollars have been reduced to Sterling at 4/9, the average Exchange of the year.

British Consulate, Canton, 31st December, 1852.

D. B. ROBERTSON H. M. Consul.