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SPICES 



CHAP. 



Cassia buds are popular among Oriental nations, 

 and a fancy for the Malayan kind may have reduced 

 the output in China. 



TRADE 



The imports into Europe and the United States of 

 cassia bark generally include all the different kinds, so 

 that it is not easy to form any idea of the amount of 

 each kind required. 



We have a few "figures of the Chinese exports from 

 Canton and Hongkong, which give, however, some idea 

 of the trade. 



Simmonds gives the following : 



1862 

 1863 

 1864 

 1865 

 1866 

 1867 

 1868 

 1869 

 1870 

 1872 



The imports into India are given by Dr. Watt as 

 follows : 



Imports 



Cwt. Value in Rupees. 



1880-1881 . . . 19,660 4,68,576 



1881-1882 . . . 9,705 1,90,891 



1882-1883 w . . 13,240 2,61,543 



1883-1884 . . . 19,917 3,84,491 



1884-1885 . . 14,769 2,48,344 



Exports and Re-exports 



Cwt. Value in Rupees. 



1880-1881 . ,'. . 4,487 1,18,248 



1881-1882 . . . 3,865 94,408 



1882-1883 . .. . 2,211 45,921 



1883-1884 . Ijig . 5,365 1,05,310 



1884-1885 . & . 4,692 81,394 



