China.] 



ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



1821-22. 1822-23. 



Bohea^ , — lbs. 1,053,099 1,738,593 



Congou — ™ 19,442,034 ™™21,256 ; 129 



Souchong™ , 69,337 142,345 



Sonchi ™> ™« 37,494 41,004 



Pekoe — 15, 163 



Twankay 3,078,040 3,480,029 



Hyson Skin * 168,620 105,715 



Hyson 065,789 024,007 



Young Hyson 31,970 9,229 



lbs. 25,740,439 27,478,813 



Tlie prime cost of the first year's quantity was .£1, $52,715 ; that of 

 the last year's £ 1,924,738. 



Much useful information (not exactly of a character to be introduced 

 into this Work) connected with the trade of Canton, may be found in Sir 

 George T. Staunton's Miscellaneous Notices re la ting to China , and our 

 commercial 'utter course with that country. 



Imports from England in Private Trade. — The following articles 

 form the investments of the Commanders and Officers of the Company's 

 ship from England. 



Lead. — Considerable quantities of this article used to be imported in 

 private trade; but some lead-mines have been discovered in the province of 

 Houquang, which have proved extremely productive, and from whence the 

 tea country has been partly supplied, on more moderate terms than the 

 English lead can be effected at from Canton. 



Skins, — Large quantities were formerly brought out ; but the demand 

 has much abated. 



Ginseng. — The market for this article is mostly supplied by the Ame- 

 rican ships : the price fluctuates much. 



Smalts. — This article forms a part of almost every Commander's 

 investment. 



Prussian Blue. — The price of this article varies, taking one kind with 

 the other, from 100 to 150 Spanish dollars per pecul. 



S trict Cuttings. — These are generally in demand, more particularly 

 the finer sorts. The Chinese have a mode of extracting the colour from 

 them. 



CochimiaL — For this market the grey sort is equally esteemed as the 

 large black grain. A small quantity will overstock the market. 



