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DATES OF CIRCULARS
1854.
PRICES OF OPIUM
SYCEE
MEXICAN DOLLARS.
PER CHEST.
EXCHANGE.
CANTON
MON. DAY BEN
PATTUK.
PRICE
OF
CLEAN.
CHOP-
PED.
MANILA.
AND
HONGKONG
$ $ $
Jan.
14 420 400
18 420 405
3%dis.
T
;,
415 392
11
Feb. 20 412 375 Mar. 7 435 410.
3%dis 7% dis. 10% dis 3%dis.5%dis. 9% dis.
410 400
25
""
17 435 415,
32% dis
10% dis.
20 435 415) April 21 435 420
21% dis
Lay
31 415 400
2%dis.
8%dis.
13° dis.
REMARKS.
New Drug. Old Drug.
20 410 400
20% dis.3% dis. 4°,dis.
:
June 15 392 382|
2%dis.
July
5 390 375 4202dis.
2% dis.
6 388 375.
25 380 365
Aug.
51 370 350
1°dis.
18 360 345
dis.
Sept.
91 330 320
1%d
dis.
28 340 330 3201/dis.
8 to 10% di
Oct.
18 342 330 3201/dis.
Nov. 11 370 360 360
23 380 365 375,dis. 2dis.
1
8 to 10% di 2% dis.
Dec. 29 400 385 3803.pre
29 388 378
Up to this date supplies of Opium have lain chief- ly with the two receiving vessels.
"About this time the in- fluence of the Canton ar- rangement with regard to Mexicans is felt. Stocks arrived to general holders.
About these dates 800 or 900 cliests thrown on the Market by the Chinese from the Straits.
2nd quality of Turkey, 1st held for $450.
About this time Sycee required to pay American arrears of duty at Shang- hae.
Number of Chests of Opium sold in Amoy during 1854, 3,900 at the mean price of $377,50, valued at $1,472,316.75.
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