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The following sorts of Madras piece-goods were supplied for the 

 Manilla and Acapulco markets: — Blue handkerchiefs, red ditto, blue Cam- 

 bays, cambric, bordered handkerchiefs, coarse Pulicat handkerchiefs ; ditto, 

 English pattern ; and Cambays. 



Considerable quantities of punjum cloths, and Ventapollam handker- 

 chiefs, are supplied from Madras by contract. 



The following sorts of Bengal piece-goods are suitable to the same 

 markets : — Luckipore baftas, 24 by 2; Jugdea ditto, 24 by 2 ; Chitabooloo 

 baftas, 24 by 2 ; Calandia ditto, 24 by 2 ; Luckipore cossas, 40 by 2 ; Ter- 

 rindams, 40 by 2 J ; Dacca Selly doreas, 20 by 2* ; Conder charconnahs, 

 20 by 2; tanjebs, 40 by 2; Dacca and Santipore white handkerchiefs, 10 in 

 a piece ; Beerboom cossas, 40 by 2\ ; gurrahs, 36 by 2$ ; Patna cossas, 40 

 by 2 J ; gurrahs, 36 by 2± ; tanda doreas charconnas, 36 by 1* ; cossas 

 mamoodies, 40 by 2\ ; Bengal blue cambays, blue handkerchiefs, 10 in a 

 piece ; white Santipore handkerchiefs, 10 in a piece ; alHballies and 

 bootadas, 20 by 2; gold flowered muslin, 20 by 2; and fine neckcloths. 



•Junks come from several parts of China, bringing various articles for 

 the consumption of the numerous resident Chinese. Their returns are 

 principally dollars, some cochineal, and black-wood, which is here in 

 abundance. 



An intercourse has been opened between the Philippines and the Bri- 

 tish settlement at Singapore ; and recent accounts state, that a cargo of 

 British manufactured goods went off well by auction at Manilla. 



A French work contains the following estimate of the commerce and 

 revenue of Manilla ; — 



Commerce. — Amount of imports, 2,200,000 piastres, viz. from Bengal, 

 400,000; Coromandel, 200,000; Europe, 400,000; China, 500,000; 

 Mexico and Peru, 600,000 ; America, 100,000. 



Amount of exports, 2,600,000 piastres, viz> to Bengal and Coroman- 

 del, 700,000; China, 400,000; Europe, 600,000; America, North and 

 South, 600,000 ; other places in Asia, 300,000. 



Revenue. — Gross produce, 2,625,185 piastres ; expences, 799,240. 



Duties. — Foreign vessels were burthened with prohibitory duties; 

 latterly they have been reduced, especially since the revolution in Spain ; 

 but no regular tariff has been published. Imports, except bullion, pay about 

 11 per cent. ; coined gold 1 \ per cent. ; coined silver, 2' per cent. Exports 

 pay 2\ per cent, except bullion; coined gold pays U percent.; coined 

 silver, 5| per cent. The values are regulated at the Customs, and are 

 usually below the actual prices. 



