China.] 



ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



507 



3 chests. I Twankay — ****™ 6 chests. 

 Congou »************,***** 5 ditto. Hyson Skin******«** 6 ditto. 

 Souchong — 4 ditto. Hyson«««««««« 6 ditto. 



Singlo aimiimiiiuiii 1 1 m 6 ditto. Gunpowder m* 2 or 3 ditto . 



The following are the brokers 1 marks on teas, and their explanation ; — 



M 



Musty and mouldy. 



r 



Good. 



m 



Musty. 



h 



Very good. 



t* 



Barely sweet. 



+ 



Fine. 



1 



Ordinary. 





Plundered. 



L 



Middling. 



1 ; 



Damage taken off. 



U 



Good middling. 





Tared chests. . 





OVER ANY MARK. 



9 



Better face than the common 



ID 



Woody. 





run of the sort. 



OS 



Odd smell. 



h 



Heated. 



* 



Dusty. 



b 



Blooms. 



bt 



Little burnt. 



L 



Large Leaf. 



hh 



High burnt. 



sm 



Small Leaf. 



smo 



Smokey. 



SL 



Singlo Leaf. 



a 



Signifies half a degree better. 



f 



Flaggy. 



9h 



Shippy. 



The brokers* charge on managing Private Trade teas at the sale ia 

 generally half per cent. 



The quantities and prices of tea sold by the East India Company in 

 1822, and 1823, were as follows :— 





1822. 



1823. 



Quant. Sold. 



Aver. Price. 



Quant Sold. 



A ver. Price. 





lbs. 



£ 



A'. 



d. 



lbs. 



£ 



8. 



± 



B o hea • * %*****«% 



2410031 



0 



2 



5{ 



1904435 



0 



2 







18569269 



0 



2 



8 



18681884 



0 



2 





Campoi ******** 



196729 



0 



3 



8* 



408769 



0 



3 



6 



Souchong,***** 



I 405050 



0 



3 



n 



1285230 



0 



3 



6i 



Pekoe **« 



44757 



0 



5 



3 



46005 



0 



5 



3* 



Twankay 



4161146 



0 



3 



4 



4158355 



0 



3 



5 



Hyson Skin „ 



221693 



0 



3 





319425 



0 



3 



H 



Hyson********** 



832834 



0 



4 



« 



91G84£ 



0 



4 



4 



