690
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
do not hesitate to affirm, that by thoroughly
BRITISH EXPORTS, FROM CANTON IN 1844.
the exports being £1,995.547, leaving a sur-
A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of Merchandize Exported from the Port of draining the water from the valley and giv plus in favor of imports of £411,218,
Canton in 164 British vessels of burthen of 83,679 Tons, to the countries and places under- mentioned, during the year ending 31st, December 1844, viz ;
No.
TRE
Danomi ation OF ARTICLES,
TARIFY
I. RAW PRODUCE,
3 Aronic,.
9 Camphor,
12 Cassia lignea,
Du, bude,
13 China root;
19
Cubého,
92 Galangal rool,
28 Hartall or Orpiment,
37 Musk,
Do coarse and refuse,
IL MANUFACTURED ARTICLES,
Piculo
QUANTITIES.
To WHAT COUNTRIES AND PLACES EXPORTED.
ESTIMATED VALUE IN STA- NISH DOLLAS,
39,181 Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore.
833) Do,
17 Calcutta,
$75,352 7,506 -2,08 13.625 9,232 2,665 134.430 2,587 16,826 125 1,353 1,972 1,845 49,195 94,065 1,601,675 280,580 379,854
1Alum,
2 Andiseed Stars,
559 Bombay and Calcutta.
10
Canes,
Thousand
742 London, Liverpool, and Cork.
11
Capoor Cutchery..
Picula
355 Calcutta and Bombay.
11
14,401 London, Brit, India, Australia, Limia.
161 Bombay and Calcutta.
4,807 London, British Indis, Singapore.
Catties
621 Bombay.
Piculs
497 London, Bombay, Calcutta,
164 Hombay, Calentis, Singapore.
Cotties
26 Londou.
Quiksilver,
Picula
4) Bombay, and Singapore.
45
Rhubarb..
*
2,077 London, Liverpool, British India,
46 Silk, raw Nankim,
Do. Canton,
3,039 1,803
4,835 London, Bombay, Manila.
15
2 684 Bombay, and Singapore.
52
Sugar, rug,
1
31
69,064 Bombay, Sydney, London.
5
Tea, vizi
"Congou,
301,670
"Souchong,
J1,560
Pekoe,
3,350
+
** Orango Pekoe,
8,256
2
Caper,
4,193
19
Miscellaneous,
2,299
-13
Twankay.
81,932
Picula
74
Hyson
10,168
Great Britain, British India, British 404,0007 America, Australia, Mauila, Singa-
pore, the Cape and Lima.
13,432,058
Hyson Skin,
4,962
23
Young Hyson,
11,634
Imperial,
4,338
Gunpowder,
10,346
$6 Tobacco,
Piculs
Turmeric,
123 Bombay, Rio de la Plate. 252 Loudon
4
Bangles, or Glass Armlets,
Bozen
5
Bamboo ware,
Picals
Brass louf,
Boxes
8
Bone and Horn ware,
14 China ware,
•
Canies # Piculs
(Crockery,
P
15
Clothes ready made,
ICauies.
16
Copper Tin and Pewter ware,
Piculs
140 London, British India, Limo.
6,622
18
Crackers and Fireworks,
Boxes
13,660 Bombay, Calcutta, Australia, of- Láma.
10,326
20 Fans of all sorts,
Catties
5,873 Br. India, South America, London.
21
Forniture and Woodware,.
Piculs
164 London, British India.
24
Glass and Glass ware,
-
"
97 British India.
25
Glass beads,
Boxes
3,448 British India, Eastern Islands,
26 Glue,
Piculs
GS Calcutta, Bombay, Lima,
Catties
1 400 London, British India.
3881
Do.
Воден
6,712 British India, Singapore.
73,975
Peculs
297 London, British India, Manila Lima,
3,80% London, British India Australia, Lima
¡Callies
1,885
Do.
Picula
643
Do.
32,765
2
Oil of Anniseed,
+3
185 London, Bombay.
12
Do. Cassia,
24 Loudon, Calcutta.
39 Paintings, oil,
INo.
51 British India Lima.
No.
3,830 Liverpool, British India Lima,
25,634 3,516 255 192
41 Paper of all sorts,
Piculs
2.44 London, British India Singapore.
31.872
43
Preserves,
Boxes
7,583 London, Br India, Australia, Manila,
30,365
44
Rattan work,
Picula
258
Do.
46 Silk thread and Ribands,
Ca tries
39
Silk manufactures,
Do.
9,117 London, British India Manila, Lima. 66,160
6,270 43,250
-336,725
+
47 Silk and Cotton mixtures.
"
11,132 London, and British India,
18
Shoes, (Women's)
131 Lima
50 S,
Ficula
1,108 London, British India, Singapore.
13,867 135 8,920
53 Sugar Candy,
13
32,277 British India, and Singapore..
260,546
54
Tin foil,
1
63 Bombay, and Singapore.
2,567
58
Tortoise Sell ware,
Cautioe
242 London, and British India.
BLD
59
Trunks (leather)
Nests
516 British India and Limo.
$1 Vermilion,
Boxes
1,730 London, Br, India, Singapore.
$1,868 90,143
36
Lackered ware,
27 Grasscloth,
29 Ivory ware,
30 Kittysola,
31
35 Mats,
Mother of Pearl ware,
38 Nankeens and Cotton cloth
40 Pictures on Rice pape
Briscellaneous Exports and Articles not enumerated in the Tariff, includiug) Bees wax, Cochineal, curiosities зда Fancy Articles, Dragon's blood artif Įcial flowers, Drams. Hats and Cups, In- Jeneesticks, China Judigo, Galis, Hemp, China Tak. Lanterns, Lead white and red, Mace, Marble slabs, Chins smalts, Jailk umbrellas &c.
Canton, December 31st, 1644.
יז
223 Bombay, Calcutta and Singapore. 89 British Indio, Australia, Lima, 353 Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, 202 Bombay, Calcutta, London. 4,225 Londou and British India,
68 Bombay and Calcuite.
209
Do.
Futal of Imports,
.1,142 1,416
16,398,950 13,380 1,175 16,603 202 103,365 342 264
6,516 4,132 4,985 68,960 1,015 1,326 1,250
14,857 29,612 2.820
260,473 $17,925,360 or £3,883,828
FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR,
Her Majesty's Consul,
ing it a good dry surface the health of the inha bitants who live in that locality would be much | better than it has been in times past, and pro- perty would also be enhanced in value.
CHUSAN.
The troop ship Sapphire arrived from Chusan on Wednesday, having only been absent from this port twenty eight days. She brings, down the head quarters of H. M. 18th Regt, who were relieved by part of the 08th The Sap phire will sail for Koolungsoo in a few days to embark the troops on that island, it being the intention of His Excellency that they should evacuate the garrison immediately. After per forming this service, it is understood that the Sapphire will carry that portion of the 98th now in this colony to Chusan, returning with the part of the 18th in garrison there.
At Chusan there have been some sales of long cloths (gray) at $ 3. 40 to 3, 45-bleach ed goods were not in demand, holders however, asked $ 3. 75.-drug was dull.
The Charles Jones has arrived at Shanghai with an assorted cargo, chiefly of Cotton manu- factured goods. This vessel, as our readers are aware, is followed by five or six others, from which it is to be presumed the northern mar- kets will be stocked, and shipments from this quarter cease for a time,
The Tory, from Singapore, mention in for- mer letters as being on a bank, has got off with- out much damage. The clippers Harlequin, Vixen and Puntaloon, all from Hongkong had arrived at the anchorage' of Woosung..
Our contemporary of the Mail--who by the way was a day beyond his time last issue-ap- pears to make sad havoc with geography as well as with established facts. He gravely tells us that, his paper contains more matter than any other paper east of India. Surely our contemporary, cannot be in ignorance of the existence of Australia-perhaps more familiarly known to him as Botany Bay-neither can be so far have forgotten his boyish days, as not to know that on all school, as well as other inaps, Aus tralia is laid down some forty or fifty degrees to the eastward of Bengal. We do not notice this little slip from any desire we have unnecessarily to point out unimportant errors, but really considering the number of young people who are growing up around us, it is proper they should not be misguided by such sta- Lements. Our contemporary appears to have got more accustomed to his superiority over his Brethern of the press, who are humble in "inan ner, in matter, and in intelligence," he now only boasts if his size; We are sorry to deprive him even of this hobby, but remembering the five or six papers which appear,--some of them daily -in Australasia, we submit to him in the kindest manner, whether he is not in little vain glorious when be boasts that he contains more matter than any other paper east of India.”
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that
The exports from Canton in 1844 were £3,883,828; for the first six months they were | £1,888,281 making the increase on the latter half of the year £107,966; In looking over the return we select the principal items of this large amount, and briefly compare them with those shipped in previous years.
SILK.
The silk trade of China has always been a fluctuating one. In 1832 it was in round numbers 8,451 piculs; five years later it ap- pears to have arrived at its maximum of 15,000 Bales (12,300 piculs); in 1843 it had fallen off to 2.438 Bales and 123 Boxes; This decrease was in a great degree in consequence of the late war, the growth of the mubberry and the culture of silk having been for a time neglected. Mr. Thom gave an average of 8,800 piculs, which in former years was not far from the mark; but the trade in silk is about undergoing a wonderful change, and the best informed of our merchants anticipate that, provided the home market continues good the shipments will annually increase. This is how- ever a matter of opinion; our owu impression is that if silk can be placed to pay at reasona- ble prices, and so long as that happy prosperity with which Great Britain is blessed continues, it will be manufactured largely with cotton and wool into fabrics for the home and North Ameri- ⠀ can markets. The export from Canton for the
year are
Nanking and Canton, fine
Do. coarse and refuse
4,831 pls. 2,684,
7,519 pls.
For the 6 Months ending 20th June 2,665
Increase on the 6 Months 2,198 pls. Exports of Silk in 1843 (about) 2,100 pls. Exports of do, in 1844
7,519
Increase on the year
5,419 pls.
The new port of Shahghai already rivals Canton in this staple export, and we deem it best, although not strictly in accordance with a review of the exports from Canton, to refer to the Silk shipped from the northern port. There has been shipped from Shanghai (chiefly to Hongkong for transhipment to England) during the present year 3,385 Bales of Tsaltee and 1,429 Bales of Taysaam Silk, or 3,947 piculs. We have thus the entire export for the
From Canton
7,519 pls.
year,
"
Shanghai
3,947 ... 11,466 pls
or 13,932 Bales of 82 Catties each; giving an estimated value
£470,096 407,213
From Canton of and from Shanghai Total value of silk shipped in 1841, £877,909
TEA.
The quantity exported during the year to Great Britain and her possessions is large,though scarcely so much as was anticipated. The In our last issue we gave a short analysis of unfavorably state of the home market, has been the British import trade at the port of Canton, the means of intimidating parties from pur- for the year 1844, with a few statistical state-chasing to such an extent or they otherwise. ments showing the rapid strides it has taken would have done. The shipments of Tea from since the trade was thrown open, and more Canton (which comprise the whole export particularly since the treaty of Peking. We of China, with the exception of some parcels need not inform our mercantile readers that from Shanghai, estimated in value at £77,000, however satisfactory this may be in the aggre- and the small cargo ex Nautilus from Ningpo) gate, in the details it may be regretted that amounts to 404,007 piculs, or 53,732,931 lbs, larger stocks of some particular fabrics have valued at $13,432,058. Of this there was been pushed into the market than the consump-shipped previous to the 30th of June 218,508 tion would warrant. This is at all times an piculs, or 29,124,400 lbs., valued at $6,944,169. unavoidable evil where goods are imported Mr. Thom was probably considerably under from distant countries, and one which cures | the mark on his estimate of the tea trade, itself, though too often at the cost of the ship-ates the whole export, British and foreign, at pers. The articles with which the Canton 350,000 piculs, worth $9,430,00; for the past market are glutted, are principally woollen fabrics. When the half yearly returns were published, cotton yarn was also held in large quantities and only saleable at a loss, since then the stocks have been reduced, and large parcels have lately been sold for cash at better prices; we apprehend LATEST DATES.
similar results with woollens, though that des- Nov. 7 SINGAPOKE Feby. Áugt. 1 MANILA Jany. 5 cription of goods will ever be of secondary im- Jan. 12 CHUSAN Feby. 21 portance to cottons for which (unbleached)
SHANGHAI Feby. 19
the demand still equals the supply. Foo.cuow.roo Jany. Feby.
REMARKS-The preceding Returns have been compiled from the entries in the books kept at this office and the quantities specified are those that have paid duty.
The weights and measures stated, are those in use at Canton. I Catty is equal to 1 pounds avoirdupois, and 100 Catties correspond with 1334 lb. in England. I Chang is 4 English yards, pearly,
:
The value given, has been computed in most instances upon the average prices of the year in the Canton market, and where this has been impraticable, an approximate estimate has been subs- tituted.
The reduction of the Spanish dollar into Sterling has been at the exchange of 4s. 4d. per dollar.
(From the China Mail.)
CONTRACT FOR PROVISION &c.
Commissariat Office,
Hongkong, 27th January 1945,
ENGLAND UNITED STATES CALCUTTA BOMBAY SYDNEY will be received at this Office, until Monday MADRAS the 24th February, from such persons as may be BATAVIA willing to contract to supply the underimentioned
NOTICE is hereby given that Sealed Tenders
Dec. 28
Nov, 22
Nov. 16 AMOY Nov. 23
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE,
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articles, in such quantities and at such place as THE FRIEND OF CHINA, may be required, for the use of the Troops and Hospitals in the Island of Hongkong, for twelve months, commencing the 1st April, 1815, and ading the 31st March, 1846 ;-V6 iz
Bread,
Sugar, 1st quality,
Flour,
Fresh Beef,
Fruit,
Milk,
Sugar, 2nd do.
Sago.
Tea,
Vegetables,
Salt,
Fresh Mutton,
Leeches, Wood,
Garlic,
Oil,
Onions,
Salt Fish, Eggs, Fowls
Cotton Wick, Candies,
Rice Straw for bedding,
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, MARCH Ist, 1845.
NOTICE~A Mail for England via Singapore and Bombay' per clipper "Anonyma,” will bo closed at this Office at 5 r. M. Tuesday 4sh Ingtant.
A Mail for Calcutta per clipper " Lanriek," will be closed
at this Office at 5 F. M. Tuesday 4th lost,
Post Office, Victoria,
28th February, 1915, ---
govern-
We hear that, it is the intention of ment to form a road round the Wongnaichung valley, by continuing that which leads to the new burial ground, until it terminates near the house formerly occupied by Mr. Mercer. This Further particulars, including the form and con- is certainly a very laudable way of employing ditions of the contract required to be entered into a trifle of the public funds; it well afford the may be known on application at this Office, and inhabitants some variety in their evening rides, security equal to the amount of two month's ex-which in a climate such a this is so necesary penditure will be required for its due performance.
to health W. MILLER-
Deputy Comm-Gent.
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year, the exports would not fall short of 500,000 piculs, the Americans alone taking somewhere about 80,000 piculs. It is usual with the Merchants of China to make up their annual tea statements to the 30th of June, we have not therefore any correct data by which we may judge positivily of the increase or de- crease of the trade. We may however appro- xinate the truth very closely from the docu- ments before us,and we are inclined to think that in quantity the trade in the herb, has not greatly Mr. MacGregor's yearly return, exhibits a increased during the past year, and this for the new feature in the trade of China, which can- reason already given-prudent merchants de- not fail to attract the attention of those engaged cline adding to exports until there is a corres- in it. Heretofore the exports to Great Britain ponding consumption at home.--The exports for and to British colonies and territories, have far 6 Mths, ending with Dec. 1843 were 21,613,560 lbs. exceeded the imports, putting the opium trade For the correspoding part of 1841, 26,598,330,, aside. In 1832 the respective amounts were
Increase on the half year 4,879,970 lbs, Exports
$ 17,240,486
7,530,609 but from the herb having been brought for
ward this season more early than usual it is @ 9,700,877 questionable whether the annual returns tor
minating with June 45, will much exceed thosO of 44.---
Imports, exclusive of opium
Excess of exports
"
Mr. Thom in his estimate formed previous
British Exports of tea, from 30th to the late treaty gave
June 43 to 44 Exports, exclusive of treasure $ 13,840,750
Do. 11,205,270
da for the year ending Imports, exclusive of opium
31st December 44
Excess of exports
For the year 1844 we have Exports, Imports, exclusive of opium
to
$ 2,635,380
4
Apparent increase
51,413,803 lbs.
53,732,031, 2.280,093 b
Sugar and Sugar Candy,
8 17,925,360
It is to be hoped that the late reduction in 15.929,132 the duties on foreign Surgars, will enable those engaged in the trade of China to make consi» Excess of exports in 1844 8 1,998,228 derable returns for the increasing importation of manufactured goods in this article of produce. It has been suggested to us, and we heartily
For the six months ending with June 1844, It is necessary for an extention of commerce, second the suggestion, that provided His Ex-the exports also exceeded imports, the former either to reduce the duty on tea, or to find out. cellency grants to the public a lease of the en- being in Sterling money £1.898,281, the latter new articles of export, much ansiety is there- tire valley for the usual period of seventy five £1,044,547; but for the six months ending fore felt until the result of the first shipments of years, it would be adviseable to drain and with December the results are different, Im Chinese Sugar are ascertained. In former New advertisements will be received, until 4 level it, thus forming a good race course, ports having risen to £2,408,765, for that period years sugar was exported to Bombay in consi
O'Clock, on the evenings precious to publi-or a place for recreation. The inhabitants
derable quanties, and from its superior quality cation, ris: Tuesdays and Fridays. would cheerfully be at the expense, and we This was the gross pueant, British, Angrican, ladies &o- | commanded a preference in that market." Lat-
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