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tures, sets the looms of Indiz in motion, has on it, she gets married with her ringlets redolent of mustard nil-but the great bulk, the ninety-nine out of a haired, who buy these extravagances, are Christians. It is quite amusing to see the Ex-Tin, Banca change Rooms on the first day of opening a now
Plates investment. We have looked twice as thrice în | Iron, Nail upon this Vanity Fair, and our recollectious man upon Shakespeare,
Black spirits and white, Blue spirits and grey
Rs. The last three
exhibit
The only other item of English imports which appears to require notice, is the article of Copper, of which the quantity introduced to 164 was equal to 42 lakhs of Rupees. This
3. This is the heaviest Import of any year. This may have arisen from a spirit of speculation; or it may indicate the grow in prosperity of India. The frat impulse of a Native emerging frein poverty is to substitute a brass dish or à brass (lota ) water pot for his earthenware. When, therefore, there is a larger demand for copper among the natives, as it cannot be required for manufacturing purposes, we na- turally set it down to the encrense of domestic wants and conforts-But to the point; the importation of copper in the
he three years of 1835 30, 30-37, and 37-35, was, on an average, to the value of 25,75,000 Rupers,
3. The last of these years the. market was glatted with copper to the extent of
Jalche:; in the next two years, therefore, the im portation fell to 19 lakhs; but the average of 1838.30, 39-40 and
ee years, however, crabia gratifying encrease, the average being 32,43,000 Rs., of which only 23 lakhs belongs to 1841.42, and 42 lakhs to 1843-14,
According to the commercial principles which NEW American Flour, just landed, direct from were in vogue half a century ago, the balance of
the United States.
our trade with England is as much in favor of this Apply at the Godowns of
country as any disciple of the old school could BUSH HALSTED & Co. desire. We imported to the extent of three millions Victoria, 17th July, 1844.
and a half sterling, we exported to the extent of five millions and a half; 'u full million and a half A
GENTS for the Friend of China and Hongkong beyond the exports of the preceding year. But the whole of this increment is represented by tio articles; viz. Indigo, the value of which in 1942 43, was about one million sterling and in the past year two millions and three hundred thousaust pounds sterling and Silk, of which the exports in 1842-43 amounted only to £460,000, and in the past year to £807,000. The export of Indigo de ***pends on the extent of the crop whether it be single or double, the drug must find its way to Europe, and chiefly to England. But the Custom House valuation of this article as represented in Mr. Wilkinson's Annual, is fallacious. The value of the Indigo was estimated at 200 Rupees a maund last season, when the crop was double that of the preceding year, whereas,the increase of the produce of any year produces a corresponding reduction in the price. Sugar remains in statu quo, The exports in the last year were to the extent of 15,03,000 maunds, against 16,73,145 maunds of the preceding year. The uncertain position of the sugar question at home, necessarily operates against larger ex- ports from hence. But whenever the views of Sir Robert Peol ure definitely developed, we may expect that our own sugar movements will take a decisive character, upwards or downwards. If the differential duty between slave grown sugar and that of our own colonies be small, our incipient sugar enterprizes must go to the wall, unless we can succeed in raising a cheaper article. We are not sure, however, that the reduction of the pro. tecting duties might not be an advantage to us. It might constrain our sugar speculators to hy themselves cut for a more scientific and a more economical mode of manufacture, and thus enable us to go aheail. One thing is certain that nothing could well be more costly and more wretched than the present mode of manufacture.
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THE COMMERCIAL ANNUAL FOR TUR YEARS 1842-43 AND 1843-44.We have been favoured with a copy of Mr. Wilkinson's Annual Report of the export and import trade of Calcutta during the past official year, and lose no time in uffering a Brief analysis of its contents to our readers.
The imports and exports of the last year exceed those of any preceding year since a British merchantman entered the Hooghly; the former having been 6,47,66,000 Rupees, and the latter, 10,11,71,270 Rupees. The increase of exports over the preceding year amounts to nearly 2,50,00,000 Rupees. This arises chiefly from the increased export of the two articles of Indigo and Raw Silk, and the high price of Opium. In Indigo the increases has been, 1,54,39,000 Rupees; in Opium 61,06,000 Rupees; and in Raw Silk 34,59,000 Rupees. A diminution of the Indigo prop of the season, of which, however, there does not appear at present any great fear, and a full in the value of Opium, would of course bring back our exports to the same figure which the year 1841-42 exhibited. The increase can, therefore, scarcely be considered firm and permanent; but, a. reference to the exports of the last nine years, shews that, notwithstanding much fluctuation, there has been a steady and progressive increase. The exports in 1835-36, were 6.22,72,000 Rs,
1836-37. 1837-38,
6,70,77,000
6,50,45,000
1838-39,
6,48,00,000
1839-40,
7,04,06,000
1840-41,
8,36,03.000
8.39,40,000
1841-43, T842-43, 1843-44,
7,65,21,000 10,11,71,000
Of the Imports, amounting to 6,47,00,000Rs, it must be remarked that 1,90,85,000 Rs. consisted of treasure, and formed the largest importation of any year of which we have any record. It may be interesting to see at one glance the progressive increase of imports, both of merchandize and treasure during the past nine years, which stands thus:
1835-36.
1836-37,
1837-38.
1838-39,
1839-40,
1840-41,
7841-42,
Merchandize.
2.62,57,000 3.08.17.000
2 98 57,090 2,81,33,000
3,61,61000
Treasure. Total. 74,50,000 3.37.07.000
61 18 000 3,72.65,000 1.08,11,0094 06.99,000 1.3271,000 4,14,05,000 1,44,94,000 3.06.59,000 5.86.77.000
*
4,83,97,000. 97,80,000 4.43.69.0000499,27.000 5,42 96,000 1182-43, 4,00,80,000 1 63,28,000 -5,71, 15,000 1843-44,456,80,000 1,90,85,000 6,17,00,000 There has, therefore, been a steady and gratify In augmentation of our imports during the period mentioned, in which they have nearly doubled.
Of this frade England has enjoyed fiftyfer per cent. of both imports and exports; China and Singa, pore twenty-four per cent. of the imports, and twenty five per cent of exports; and France, three of the former and seven of the latter,
From France, our imports were nineteen lakhs; of which sia lakhs were for the ladies in millinery and sills; and sir lakhs for the gentlemen in wines and brandy. But the exports were seventy one lakhs of Rupees and a half of which sixty-one lakhs and a half consisted of Indigo.
With America our trade has apparently no ten- dency to increase, though it is subject to great fluctuation. Thus in 1835-36, the imports vero 17 lakhs; in '37-38, 7 lakhs and a quarter in 39. 40, 15 lakhs; in 41.42, 18 lakhs and a half, and in the last year 13 lakhs. The importation of Piece goods has remained nearly at the same point; it fluctuates between two lakhs. The increase in the import of Copper, however, has been remark- able. In 39-40, the imports were to the extent of 20,000 Rs.; in 40-41 they reached 00,000 Rs in 41-42, they rose to the amount of 192,000 Rs. since which time there has been a trifling decline; though from a comparison of three years there appears a tendency to a steady increase.
There are many minor articles which exibit an increase both of imports and exports, and others which have fallen off, but both the fluctation and the value is small, and scarcely worthy of par ticular notice in a review which embraces a com- merce of Sixteen Millions. We cannot, however, permit the relative difference between the supply of food for the mind and food for vanity, to pass without remark. With deep regret do we notice that the importation of Books has been stationary, while that of Millinery has been progressive. But the reader must have facts, before he will believe how completely the ladies command the parse strings.
The relative importation of books and mitinery stands successively thus:--
Years. Books, 18:15:36, 13-1,88,000
|
per piece
16:15 17.0 per picul
00 per box
^2:30 15:0 O per picul
Hoop
250, 50. D:
2
Bar
1.90 2 0
Add Steel.
40 @ 4.
<<
4.80*4 None.
:0
Lend Pig Quicksilver
Mingle, mingle, mingle, vulgus and then our anticipation moval onwards to the | OPIUM, Patna, new. 776 07 0·0 per chest Insolvent Court, into which so many of the fair
old. 10. 00:0 were thus hastening their too indulgent hushads.
A
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1
*
Benares, new, 745-0×45 01 1
Sold 0 04:0 0
家
0 0
K
Malwa, new. 7700
Turkey 360 0 '' D per picul Opium-On the result of the fifili sala being know, "New. Parna, odvanced to $785. The arrival of tho * Ariel," Red Rover," and "Auna Eliza," and the knowledge that largo shipments are on the way, has checked those who showed a disposition to speculate in the drug. In the 'menu-" time, pricus ero nearly nominal, Patna tonly a chest or two) Wu do not anticipate any portament rise on 6160, and if
there is a change, wo think it will be favourable to the purchaser. The junks from Singapore have carried a large. quantity to the const; not less than 1,500 chests, which was purchased at $100 leas than present quotations, which may for a time keep down prices there; and the knowledge hat large quantities must come on, induce buyers to be cautous here. In India, however, the holders appear to be firm, and provided they can hold the drug, sending on small parcek, not winter advances, they by her the market up in China, but we are factined to doubt their ability to do this.
50" 5.25 210 # 2 25
3 50 5+ Ą 0 0 # 13 0 0 7.50
Pepper
Rice, cargo quality
Rattans
Sandalwood, Malabar, 11
*Timor, &.S.Is). ·4 0 6
7 0 Saltpetro WOOLLENS.
Spanish Stripes. Loug Ells, scarlet
#1
0.
R 50
#
125 per yard. 8.80 per piece
11 assorted. $ 0 ** 0 0 Camlets, English, 22 0 44 24 0 It
Dutch.
28 0
30 0 Nothing doing in any description of woollen goods.
The comparative statement of Duties collected on the import and export of goods, exhibits the very gratifying result of a net encrease on the previous year of more than seren lakhs of Rupces, The collections from merchandize and salt amount ed to not less than sixty-one lakhs and a half of Rupees of this nearly twenty-nine lakhs were furnished by the article of Salt, leaving to the ata. The reader is aware that lowas in the a half. year 1830, that the transit ditties, the curse' of India, were abolished, after a struggle of seven years with public opinion; and that some equi valent was sought for this sacrifice in a slight me dification of the Sea Customs. And what has been the result? In the fire years previous to that great change of system, the average not collections in the port of Calcutta amounted to seven lakhs thirty thousand Rupees In the course of nine years, allowing three lakhs of Rupees for the charge of establishment the returns on merchan- dize alone have reached the sum of twenty-nine lakhs and a half of Rupees. The revenic has quadrupled, and Government has lost nothing by un act of liberality which freed the intercourse and the commerce of the country from a most intolerabilo grievaner, Bat why should the im port duty on salt be excluded from our calcula tion? If the introduction of Salt from abroad had been accompanied by a corresponding decrease of the home manufacture, we could have no right to take the Salt duties into account. They would be a mere transfer from the looks of the Salt De- But if the partment to those of the Customs. Salt imported by sea be in addition to the Salt manufactured in this county, all the duty it has paid is a clear gai to the revenue of the state, and belongs legitimately to the department of Sea Customs. We believe, that on a reference to the accounts of the Salt Board, it will be found that the same quantity of Salt is manufactured at pre- sent, allowing for the fluctuation of seasons, which Galangal was manufactured before the importation of foreign salt began. The returns from Son Custoing, then, during the past year have been,-clear of all ox penses, fifty-eight lakhs of Rupees, which is a far higliar sum than Government ever realized from the Transit and town duties, and Sea Clis toms put together. The success which has attend- ed the modification of the system, effected eight years ago, on the abolition of those, odious internal duties, and which, as a financial mensure, was viewed at the time with no small anxiety by the Members of the Board, ought not, therefore, to be lost sight of. It is advantageoirs to keep this example, and every other example of the success of a liberal policy, continually in the view of otte local authorities, not merely from the gratification it must afford them, but still more for the en- couragement it gives to farther improvements.
Alum
Arniseed. Camphor Cassia
· EXPONTS; -ON BOARD,
66 Buds China Roots
"Musk
Bhubark
St 75 to 2 0 per picut 10:50
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17 0
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200
9. 50
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10 0
17 0
18 0
2 504
2 20
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0 0 per catty
30 0
600 per picnt
3. 0
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RucnARD-We only hear ofono, purchase of Rhubarb at $60. The weather has been unfavourable for preparing the rout for the market.
RAW SILK.
Tsatlec.
Taysaan.. Cantou
520 0 $550.0
0 0 280.0 350 0
0:0
SILK-The purchases have been large, 1,250 bales of the now crop arrived, of which 1,1 bales were bought at, for No. 1, 8510; No. 2, $620. Ong house, boldly opened the market with a purchase of B010 bales. It is said that previous to this a small purchneo was made at $550. The Silk is described as being rather an ordinary quality of Tantler, but the glooray state of the teamarket in England, imduces parties to strive fother remittances. It is worthy of notice, that the quantity of Silk brought forward for sale lus week, arns about one-half of the entire shipments of the previous year
TEA.
-Congot old. Tls.
Congou new, Caper, new Souchong oll, Souchong new- Orange Pekoe, new 27- fine scented. 50 Twankay Hyson
None
12 39 0
* 0
16
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44
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In the Salt Act relative to the Madras Presidency, Government hinted at the possibility of being obliged to seek an equivalent for the loss of revenue occasioned by the abolition of the transit duties at that Presidency, from the Sea Customs. Govern- ment will perceive from Mr. Wilkinson's review. that the equivalent is coming in of its own accord. It would be highly imprudent to check its progress by any increase of duties. But there is one source of revenue, the expensive power of which Govern ment does not appear to have adequately appre- ciated; we allude to the import of Salf. Having lately urged the subject on the attention of the reader, we must not return to it indeed, we need only recapitulate the facts, to make the future course of legislation on this subject, clear and in- disputable. In 1835-36, the import duty on Salt was eight lakhs and a half; without any encouragement, it has increased in nine years, to twenty-nine inkhs. With a little encouragement, that is with a slight stock of the old crop already in England, and deteriorating relaxation of the Custom House screw, it would. increase in the next nine years, probably to seventy lakhs, and possibly to a hundred lakhs.—Friend India.
Young Hyson Hyson Skin. Gunpowder. Imperial
43 070 ถ แ
40 0 **67
TRAS-All the fine tens that have gg yet been brought to market, have been bought ap at prices varying from 39 to 13 taels. For the second chiss, the ten-men shew & disposi tion to relax in their exorbitant demands, but the rum is all on fine teas, it being the impression that, from the large
in-value by age, the flue new tens first brought forward, will command good prices.
COTTON REPORT.
Canton, July 1841..
Deliveries.
CANTON PRICES CURRENT.
Twist, bales.... 74 14TH AUGUST, 1841.
Deliveries. American, bales... IMPORTS.—Dury Pim,
Bombay,
21,591 Ale (best brands)
3,019 .925 0 2800 per hd. Bengal, ALE-Saunders and other favorite brands solling at Madras,
quotation,
10/50 11 0. per eatty -5:0
Millinery.
3,72,000
Amber Betel Nut Canvas-Eng. and
Scotch Cochineal
36-37,
2:35,600
6.69.000
37-39,
289,794
5,05,000
Copper, sheathing
34.39,
9,37,000
5.11,000
33.40,
2,47,030
7,37,000
"ALIN
3,04,000
13,09,000
492
2,78,000
#12,49,000
$31,000 2,35,000
11,22,000 14,87,000
Of the goods and manufactures of England, this Presidency took off last year to the value of three millions and a half. The encrease has been suf. ficiently steady during the last nine years, notwith- standing some considerable alterations, to evi- dence a growing disposition on the part of the na- tives to encourage British manufactures. The average of the four years of 1835-36, 1836-37. 1837-38, 1888-39, was 2,06,00,000 Rupees; 160-40 introduced 2,00,00,000 Rupees worth of goods, and during the last four years, though the first was a year of wild speculation, which ins not been
42.49 repented, the average consumption has been
43-44 3,50,00,000, Rs, which is a gratifying encrease on Thus it appears that the importation of Books the four years first named. The Custom House remains with little improvement; it is no greater valuation of Coston Piere Goods, during this period in 1843-44, than it was in 1936-37. In the same has been but little modified, and we may, therefore, period. Millinery has increased from 3 lakhs 72 assume the value of the goods as a criterion of thousand, to 14 lakhe.S7 thousand. Mr Wilkinson their consumption. We find, accordingly, that is so charitable as to think that this is to be attri there has been a steady encrease from 44.50,000||buted to an increased appreciation by the popula- Rupoeg in 1835-36, to 1,44,000 Rupees in 1834-44, tion at large-meaning thereby the Natives of which is the greatest amount of Cotton cloths vet the comforts and luxurica of the western world. taken by this Presidency in any year Of Cotton "We have been making particular enquiries into the Twist, it found employment for 36,00,000 Rupees subject, and must confess that our information worth in 1955 36, and for 31,25,000 Rupees worth iloes not correspond with that of Me. Wilkinson. in the year now under review; but the price of It is not the population at large, but the small po this article Imas fallen more than one half. We | pulation of the Toopes willas, and their wives who | must, therefore, take the quantity, as our guide to support this hrge inaporation. Occasionally me the consumption. In the former year the imports | hear of a Chuckerbotty's baxing bought a rich were 34,73,000 lbs in the latter year 95,82,000lbs, that is to say, the consumption of Cotton Twist, which, while à henefits our Manchester manufac.
scarf at the Exchange for his wife, and a Baner jre's having actualle purchased an elegant Parisian cap for his daughter,-though, instead of wearing
**
00 perpicul
CE
80 90 per bole 150 000 per picul
32.04 20 0 Cordage, European 8 0 COTTON,Boinbay, 24 5
S.Am.
sh. ps. T's. old
+
14
0 0 0 9 0 5 5
"
6
......
Corrox-The deliveries of the New Bombay Stapley have
been going on more freely about 3000 bales were taken off the Market, within the last week, but at no advance in price. Odd, dull at quotations; nothing doing in Madras Coftan.
# Madras
No demand. Bengal COTTON GOODS. White Shirtings, 40
50 3 80 per piece Grey dito dito 250 3 404 4 - Corrug Good There is synetlemand for Grey Cloth at our quotations White are not enquired after. The imports by late arrivals have been large. On the cogat there 19 a limited demand, bat in September, October, and Novens her, it is anticip Red that large parece (oporally" beary by will be placed at good prices ve
Yam, Nos.18 to 30. 24 a 20 my per pical
Not 39 to 42 20 0 430-0 Yiss-The stocks are reducing very slowly, with Ente or no improvizacntia parez,
Stock.
4,372
Stuck.
78,396
16,256
65
17,007
Total 25,279
:111,659
melading
Ship Fattel Mobarrack.
PRICES OF BULLION. Sycee Silver, large, 2 per cent, premium
snall, 1 to 2 ditto
Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par
Carolus, 8 per cent. for selected, Republican ditto, 4 to 5 per cent. discount.
EXCHANGE.
Bills on London at 6 months sight, 49.34. Navy Bills 4s, to 4s, Id
H.M. Flenipotentiary on the BengalGovt., Treasury
closed
Court of Directors accepted on ditto, 60 days, have been offered at 225 per $100 Difficult of Sale
FREIGHTS.
To London or liverpool, £1 per ton of 50 ft. To Out-ports, fus. per ton additional. To Amoy, Super ton of 40 feet. To ports worth of Amoy, 88 ditto
Ediel, Printal, and Published by Soun Cane, At The Friend of China and Hongkong Goutts Printing Offer Queer's ROAD, VICTOKTA, HONGKONG, 1844
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