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A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of MERCHANDIZE EXPORTED from the PORT of AMOY in 41 British Vessels of 10,883 Tous to the Countries and Places undermentioned during the year ending 31st December, 1854.

No. IN TARIFF

DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES.

QUANTITIES.

TO WHAT COUNTRIES AND PLACES EXPORTED.

ESTIMATED VALUE IN DOLLARS.

8

I

Alum

157

5.

Bamboo Ware

226 piculs

Straits

3031

146 pcks.

2,400

Building Materials

Tiles

200,582 in no.

1,047

Slabs of Granite

516

345

9

Camphor

14

China Ware

300 piculs 61,183 pcks.

Hongkong

Straits

3,000

10,621

18

Crackers

3 "

"

75

30

Kittisols

41

Paper

* 993 #1386

43

Preserves

46

Silk piece goods

48

Shoes

12,511 3,886

572

35 piculs 9 pcks.

6

21

"

3,652

26,682

33

25

2,690

3,870

184

25

53

Sugar Candy

15,871 piculs

Straits, Hongkong, Wham-

2,341 pcks.

poa, Ningpo, & Shanghae.

76,966 65

54 Sugar

11,477 piculs

Do. do.

2,453 pcks.

44,305 20

55

Tea

2,289 piculs.

56

Tobacco

2,542 pcks.

Hongkong Straits

22,945

16,123

Vermillion

Vermicelli, Iron Pans, Rice,"

Salt, Rattans, Gold leaf, Salted Vegetables, Combs, Mushrooms, Flour, Birds' Nests, Ebony, Flint Stones, &c., &c.

28 "

1,610

Straits, Hongkong, Ning- po, Shanghae, &c.

78,337

Total &

295,155 85

British Consulate, Amoy,

31st December, 1854.

at 5/£73,788.19.3

CHARLES A. WINCHESTER,

Acting Vice-Consul in Consul.