132 COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



It is certainly true that the American merchants do not exercise that 

 care and judgment in packing goods shipped to foreign countries that 

 the English or Germans do, and this is having a deleterious effect upon 

 the American foreign trade. 



I witnessed an English ship discharging its cargo here and the dif- 

 ference in the packing of goods put up in London and San Francisco 

 was plainly seen. There was not that strength and neatness in the 

 packages from San Francisco as in those from London. The officers of 

 the ship spoke of this, and demonstrated clearly the loss and damage 

 which resulted from careless and insufficient packing. The English 

 predominate in business affairs in this country. The banking houses 

 and steam-ship companies are largely under the control of the English. 



DUTIES ON IMPORTS. 



The officials at this port do not keep a separate record of the amount 

 of duties paid on piece goods alone. If imported from Hong- Kong full 

 import duties would be charged thereon, but if imported from Shanghai 

 or other Chinese ports they would probably be covered by exemption 

 certificates, and therefore would not be chargeable with import duties at 

 this port. The import duties are levied in accordance with the British 

 Treaty of Tientsin of 1858, agreed upon at Shanghai in November 1858. 



This tariff is identical with the tariff appended to the treaty between 

 China and the CTnited States of America concluded Juy 3, 1844, and 

 proclaimed April 18, 1846. Class 10 of that tariff covers all cotton 

 fabrics and is as follows. 



\Extractfrom Chinese tariff.} 



*T.M. o. 

 Fabrics of cotton and canvas : 



From 75 to 100 chik long and 1 chik to 2 chile 2 tsun wide, per piece 5 



Cotton, allowing 5 per cent, for tare, per 100 catties 040 



Long white cloths 75 to 100 chik long 2 chik 2 tsun to 2 chik 6 tsun 

 wide, formerly divided into superior and inferior fine cotton cloth, per 



piece 015 



Cambrics and muslins from 50 to 60 chik long and 2 chik 9 tsun to 3 



chik 3 tsun wide, per piece 015 



Cottons, gray or unbleached domestic, etc., from 75 to 100 chik long and 2 

 chik to 2 chik 9 tsun wide, formerly classed as coarse long cloths, per 



piece 1 



.Twilled cottons, gray, same dimensions, per piece 1 ^ 



Chintz and prints of all kinds from 60 to 75 chik long and from 2 chik 9 

 tsun to 3 chik to 3 tsun wide, formerly called ornamental or flowered 



cloths, per piece 020 



Cotton yarn or cotton thread, per 100 catties 1 



Linen, fine, not formerly in the tariff, from 50 to 75 chik long and 1 chik 9 



tsun to 2 chile 2 tsun wide, per piece 001 



Bunting, per chang 1| 



*The tael is the Haikwan tael, and of the value of $1.21 in gold. 1 Haikwau 

 tael equal 10 mace. 10 mace equal 100 caudareens. 100 caudareeus equal 1,000 cash. 

 T. stands for tael. M. for mace. C. for candareeua. 



