44. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. . 
TABLE I.—Jmports, exporis, cost and consumption of tea in the 
. Foreign. Value of tea consumed. 
Years. Average Average 
. Imports. Exports. Difference. | priceper}| Value. rate of 
pound, duty. 
SIXTH DECENNIUM. 
i Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Cents. Dollars. Cents. 
TS40 cesceice-s-ense=s-ss 20, 006, 595 3, 123, 496 16, 883, 099 .240 | 4,067, 144 .19 
UGE Geechee oesdeoaenos 11, 560, 301 660, 832 10, 899, 469 .287 | 3,134, 147 10 
161) Sere 15, 692, 094 2,290,686 | 13, 401, 408 264 | 3,538, 383 .10 
RAS Peers rem neo ae 513, 869, 366 2, 080, 389 | 12, 788, 977 -266 | 3, 406,261 |) 6 
DECI eee St i a 15, 656, 114 2, 311, 952 13, 344, 162 | - 239 | 3,193, 376 2 
G25 Soe pee eee oe 19, 812, 500 2. 483, 368 | 17, 329, 132 -278 | 4,834, 601 = 
BAG meee te oe coe See 19, 993, 747 3, 020, 135 16, 973, 612 -235 } 3,990, 455 = 
Sa oemaseincine es cae ne ode 17, 336, 654 3, 074, 270 14, 262, 384 224 | 3,206, 750 a 
MBAR Meet wenaccenes as 23, 662, 969 2, 883, 531 20, 779, 438 .255 | 5,300,377 I 
BOIS ees Seca cect. 16, 475, 873 3, 116, 890 13, 358, 983 224] 3, 003, 939 e 
SEVENTH DECENNIUM | | ag 
£8 
Poors fee tess. 29, 872, 654 1, 673,063 | 28, 199, 591 .141 | 3,982,054 |] £5 
Tey 4 AR eee 17, 461, 114 3,956,340 | 13, 504, 774 255 | 3, 452, 501 | oa 
Posen eee aescusheb ose 29, 437, 206 3, 849, 538 25, 587, 668 -231 | 5,927,143 Bis 
TISGS} 5 i 5 eae 22, 721, 745 3, 429, 861 19, 291, 884 . 364 | 7, 024, 526 cy 
HSad pe ree = eee Seat lee | 24, 417, 712 5, 181, 599 19, 236, 113 .256 | 4,933, 553 ‘Bas 
iC Shyer o Seren esaaeeoeee 25, 333, 097 5, 569, 504 19, 763, 593 .249 | 4,937, 610 Ba 
PeSG ate e see ee ese oe 22, 889, 250 4, 708, 380 18, 181, 470 -288 | 5, 250, 603 | io 
5 Gt tse oe ones eee hoes 20, 367, 824 3, 867, 539 16, 500, 285 .263 | 4,344, 963 pa 
SHB ow eure sbase aooe sce 32, 995, 021 4, 228, 444 28, 766, 577 .204 | 5,877, 387 ee 
Rb O Soha S5 eS 2aeGes aca 29, 268, 757 6, 149, 468 23, 119, 289 213 | 4,927,178 | o 
EIGHTH DECENNIUM. | A 
o 
EGOS sama miete aienieenie sain 31, 696, 657 5, 369, 729 26, 326, 928 263 | 6,930, 124 A 
TASS eS es ae 26, 419, 956 5, 101, 289 21, 318, 667 257 | 5,499,569 |} A 
AEG occcincce eeecser ee. 24, 785, 983 1, 531, 644 23, 264, 339 .254 | 5,921, 401 |.15and.20 
ICTR) Saas ae Bee eee 29, 761, 037 2,739, 997 | ° 27, 021, 040 .258 | 6,981, 050 20 
TEs apesaooenakeareee 37, 472, 161 1, 378, 154 36, 094, 007 . 278 | 10, 045, 960 . 20 
19, 568, 318 2, 719, 129 16, 849, 189 -179 | 3,043, 933 25 
42, 992, 738 1, 481, 290 41, 511, 448 . 253 | 10, 510, 296 = 25 
39, 892, 658 513, 084 39, 379, 574 317 |710, 839, 327 | 220 
37, 843, 612 2, 217, 749 35, 625, 863 318 | 11,948,111 Apa 
43, 754, 354 2, 944, 329 40, 810, 025 . 329 | 12, 889, 383 225 
47, 408, 481 4, 868, 010 42, 540, 471 . 303 | 12, 386, 973 £25 
51, 364, 919 6, 469, 974 44, 894, 945 . 303 | 14, 274, 489 . 20 
63, 811, 003 4,441, 401 59, 369, 602 . 312 | 10, 710, 187 eile 
64, 815, 136 | 63, 754, 940 .357 | 38, 058, 769 5 
55, 811, 605 54, 141, 353 . 386 | 21, 050, 244 15 
64, 856, 899 | 63, 291, 304 | . 349 | 22, 644, 841 15 
62, 887, 153 | 61, 160, 245 310 | 19, 503, 885 Ps 
58, 347, 112 56, 838, 175 . 272 | 16, 089, 241 wip 
1These imports are for calendar years, and not fiscal years. ‘ eee) ‘ 
2Estimated by taking the mean between 1819 and 1821, there being no statistics of imports on record 
for this year. . vl 
3 According te act of Congress May 20, 1830, discriminating duties were laid on teas as to their impor- 
tation in foreign vessels, or from places east of the Cape ot Good Hope. 
4 All teas imported from places erst of the Cape of Good Hopein United States vessels shall beexempt 
from duty; otherwise imported, 10 cents per pound. Act July 14, 1832. 
