ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



[China* 



Tin 3000 to 



Cotton 1500 to 



Pepper 5000 to 



Wax 200 to 



Cutch 500 to 



Black-wood 500 to 



Sandal-wood 3000 to 



Red-wood 500 to 



Opium 100 to 



Putchock 100 to 



Pearl-shells 250 to 



Rattans 7000 to 



Sapan-wood 350 to 



Birds' -nests 50 to 



5000 peeuls. 

 2000 bales. 

 7500 peculs. 



250 ditto. 



700 ditto. 



800 ditto. 

 5000 ditto. 



800 ditto. 



175 cheats. 



250 peculs. 



350 ditto. 

 10,0110 bd!s. 



500 pecvils. 

 75 ditto. 



Betel-nut 5000 to 



Olibanutn 250 to 



Mona 100 to 



Rose maloes 50 to 



Shark's-fins 300 to 



Fish-maws 250 to 



Cassia 100 to 



Cow bezoar 5 to 



Coral 50 to 



Elephants'-teeth ... 75 to 



Spices 50 lo 



False amber 100 to 



Piece-goods 100 to 



Pearls, value 50 to 



7000 peculs. 

 350 ditto. 

 150 ditto. 



75 ditto. 

 400 ditto. 

 350 ditto. 

 150 ditto. 

 7 ditto. 

 70 catties. 

 100 peculs. 

 75 ditto. 

 150 ditto. 

 150 bales. 

 70,000 rupees. 



and of silver from 150 to 250 chests, each containing 3000 dollars, chiefly 

 from Manilla. 



The exports are exhibited as follow : — 



Tutenague 



Sugar.... 



Sugar-candy ... 



Alum 



China, in chests 

 Ditto, in rolls... 

 Coarse teas ... 



Fine teas 



China-root ... 



Chonchore 



Dammer 



Lackered ware 

 Kittisols, large 

 Ditto, small ... 



8,000 to 

 9,000 to 

 5,000 to 

 1,000 to 



500 to 

 15,000 to 

 1,500 to 

 75 to 

 1,000 to 



500 to 

 5,000 to 

 80 to 

 2,000 to 

 8,000 to 



12,000 peculs. 

 14,000 ditto. 

 7,000 ditto. 

 1,500 ditto. 



700 chests. 

 20,000 rolls. 

 2,000 peculs. 



100 ditto. 

 1,500 ditto. 



750 ditto. 

 8,000 ditto. 



100 ditto. 

 3,000 ditto. 

 10,000 ditto. 



White copper 80 to 100 peculs. 



Camphirc 100 to 150 ditto. 



Silks 9,000 to 2500 pieces. 



Velvets 2,000 to 2500 ditto. 



Hartall 200 to 250 peculs. 



Coloured paper ...150,000 sheets. 



White ditto 50,000 ditto. 



Musk 7 to 9 peculs. 



Iron torches 15,000 in number. 



False pearls 50 lacs, each H 0,000 



Tinsel 50 to 70 peeuls. 



Gold thread 100 chests. 



China toys 100 ditto. 



Gold, in shoes 150 to 200 shots. 



The Government of Macao has recently made this port the emporium 

 of the opium-trade. Their decree abolishes the restrictions upon that branch 

 of commerce, and all classes are allowed to traffic in it, according to their 

 inclination, paying the duty of 1(5 tales (or dollars) per chest, or pecul. 



Duties. — No duties are paid to the Senate for goods exported. On 

 imports the duty is 8 per cent, except on tin and bezoar, which pay only 

 5 per cent. ; and opium, which pays 1 6 dollars per chest to the Senate and 

 Chinese : the latter are paid for conniving at its being landed, as it is a 

 prohibited article. 



Provisions and Refreshments. — All sorts of provisions, vegetables, 

 and fruits are sent off here in great abundance, as soon as the ship's boat has 



