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SPICES 
CHAP. 
Cassia buds are popular among Oriental nations, 
and a fancy for the Malayan kind may have reduced 
the output in China. 
TRADE 
The imports into Europe and the United States of 
cassia bark generally include all the different kinds, so 
that it is not easy to form any idea of the amount of 
each kind required. 
We have a few ‘figures of the Chinese exports from 
Canton and Hongkong, which give, however, some idea 
of the trade. 
Simmonds gives the following : — 
Piculs. 
Value in Dollars. 
1862 . 
. 7,683 
13,030 
1863 . 
. 8,374 
139,175 
1864 . 
. 13,851 
228,874 
1865 . 
. 23,514 
398,776 
1866 . 
. 23,960 
455,113 
1867 . 
. 24,660 
440,885 
1868 . 
. 36,055 
721,098 
1869 . 
. 40,686 
1870 . 
. 61,220 
. 76,464 
1872 . 
The imports 
into India are given 
by Dr. Watt 
follows : — 
Imports 
Cwt. 
Value in Rupees. 
1880-1881 
. 19,660 
4,68,576 
1881-1882 
. 9,705 
1,90,891 
1882-1883 
. 13,240 
2,61,543 
1883-1884 
. 19,917 
3,84,491 
1884-1885 
. 14,769 
2,48,344 
Exports and Re-exports 
Cwt. 
Value in Rupees. 
1880-1881 
. 4,487 
1,18,248 
1881-1882 
. 3,865 
94,408 
1882-1883 
. 2,211 
45,921 
1883-1884 
. 5,365 
1,05,310 
81,394 
1884-1885 
. 4,692 
