Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix A (4) No. 1

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A. (4.)

[196-197]

Papers relating to the TRADE carried on by the AMERICANS and other FOREIGN NATIONS with India, China and the Eastern Islands.

No.l. - A Return of the Foreign Trade with China; distinguishing the different Nations,the Tonnage employed by each Nation, and the principal Articles of Export and Import, as far as the same can be ascertained, for the last Fifteen Years.
(1.) - A Return of the Foreign Trade with China carried on by the Swedish, Danish, Dutch and French Nations, so far as the same can be ascertained, for the last Fifteen Years.
IMPORTS. EXPORTS.
SEASONS. Ships. Tonnage. Birds Nests. Cotton. Camlets. Copper. Pepper. Skins. Tin. Cloves. Window Glass. Wine and Spirits. Iron Spikes (Small). Dollars. SEASONS. Ships. Tonnage. China Ware. Black Tea. Green Tea. Wrougth Silks. Nankeen Cloth. China Root. Cassia. Tutenague. Rhubarb. Sago. Gallingal. Tin.
1813-14 and 1814-15 Neither Ships nor Cargoes stated. 1813-14 and 1814-15 Neither Ships nor Cargoes stated.
Peculs. Pieces. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. No. Ibs. Ibs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs.
1815-16 2 Swedes not stated 6 439 18 942 452 17 423 135 1,834 107,700 1815-16 3 Swedes not stated 751 1,164,400 263,733 15 8 137 122 188 12 77 252 149
2 Dutch 520 2,840 188 166 92,000 2 Dutch 5 616,667 67,467 128 105 34 18 105 -
4 Ships. 5 Ships.
Total 6 520 3,279 188 18 942 618 17 423 135 1,834 199,700 Total 756 1,781,067 331,200 143 8 242 156 188 12 95 357 149
1816-17 to 1825-26 inclusive Neither Ships nor Cargoes stated. 1816-17 to 1825-26 inclusive Neither Ships nor Cargoes stated.
1826-27 26-27 1 Dane not stated The Exports are not slated for this Year.
5 Dutch 2,948 The Imports are not stated for this Year. 5 Dutch 2,948
2 French not stated 1 French not staled
7 Ships. 7 Ships.
1827-28 Neither Ships nor Cargoes stated for this Year. 1827-28 Neither Ships nor Cargoes stated for this Year.

East India House, 30th April 1830.

(Errors excepted.)

JOS. THOMSON.

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(2.)-A Return of the Foreign Trade with China carried on by the Americans, distinguishing the principal Articles of Export and Import, also the Tonnage employed, so far as the same can be ascertained, for the last Fifteen Years.
IMPORTS. EXPORTS.
SEASONS. No. of Ships. Tonnage. Ginseng. Opium. Quicksilver. Metals. Skins. Cochineal. Peppar and Spices. Cotton and Cotton Goods Woollens. Linen Goods. Rice and Paddy. Sandal Wool Dollars. Total value of Imports. Tea. Nankeens. Wrought and Raw Silk. Cassia. China Ware. Mats and Matting Sugar &c. Drugs. Total value of Exports.
Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. No. Peculs. Peculs. Pieces. Peculs. Peculs. No. Dollars. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Dollars.
1813-14 and 1814-15 9 2,854 430 76,457 1,100 451,500 18,367 Chests 105,000 6,470 Pieces
-5,733 Ibs.		 539 8 Peculs 572,000
1815-16 30 10,208 1,508 80 450 2,730 140,385 43 73,333 lbs. 2,500 1,922,000 2,527,500 96,540 - 640,000 115,939 Pieces
48,133 lbs.		 3,345 5,935- 918 Pec. 69 4,220,000
1816-17 38 13,096 2,570 488 998 16,449 64,648 35 28 1,798 Pieces 7,400 4,545,000, 5,609,600 117,396 - 1,794,000 114,147 Pieces.
43,867 lbs.		 6,244 7,950 - 450 Pec. 8,350- 695 5,703,000
1817-18 39 14,325 1,601 448 3,240 18,602 84,252 40 200 15,825 5,601,000 7,076,828 121,573 - 1,469,000 201,536 Pieces
99,467 Ibs.		 2,597 11,487 - 1,603- 12,517 - 369 6,777,000
1818-19 46 16,022 1,414 818 9,345 39,200 139,084 84 114 80,000 - 4,957 - 5,374 10,152 7,414,000 10,017,151 151,097 - 2,290,400 291,396, Pieces
109,733 Ibs.		 5,079 3,747 - 999 - 42,662 - 1,052 9,041,755
1819-20 39 13,641 634 100 4,944 14,576 56,808 90 2,460 2,553,200 -
755 Pieces		 6,934 - 9,208 6,297,000 8,158,961 131,796 - 2,932,000 281,187 Pieces
123,467 Ibs.		 2,883 2,912 - 1,242- 48,630 - 448 81,82,016
1820-21 25 8,470 95 3,515 11,421 38,055 2,276 48 Bales
22,756 Pieces		 11,086 -
234 Bales		 5,076 4,829 2,023,000 not stated. 5,353,733 Ibs. 439,977 35,917 Pieces
133,333 Ibs.		 1,810 1,002 - 20 - 2,905 - 225 not stated.
1821-22 42 14,702 2,466 383 4,324 22,069 160,009 68 247 488,000 lbs.
18,030 Pieces		 31,599 Pieces 26,822 5,125,000 8,199,741 15,979,467 -
2,716 Boxes		 1,761528 354,864 Pieces
35,733 Ibs.		 5,678 1,134 - 946 - 15,499 - 730 7,058,741
1822-23 31 11,297 5,144 2,859 19,297 79,932 270 331 118,400 lbs.
38,976 Pieces		 15,458 - 799 20,653 6,292,840 8,339,398 11,303,733 Ibs. 1,199,207 381,782 Pieces
21,067 Ibs.
8 Cases		 8,635 1,279 - 3,840 - 6,873 - 590 7,523,492
1823-24 35 13,635 427 140 8,210 19,248 168,329 160 142,666 lbs.
33,469 Pieces		 35,629 - 1,394 8,404 4,096,000 6,313,126 10,152,267 - 252,200 348,670 Pieces
6,267 Ibs.		 7,972 404 - 2,654 - 734 - 459 5,677,149
1824-25 37 14,452 6,039 411 6,452 23,569 100,794 158 3,856 210,000 lbs.
31,284 Pieces		 23,109 - 10,862 18,927 7,438 6,524,500 8,9,62,045 13,741,467 - 536,000 475,729 Pieces
13,096,667 Ibs.		 9,413 1,097 - 3,380 Rolls 4,377- 309 8,501,121
1825-26 38 not stated 3,357 3,738 24,616 65,958 255 195 Bales
39,070 Pieces
and Dozens		 26,977 - 21,885 49,993 3,097 5,705,200 7,756,031 12,796,267 - 721,000 628,572 Pieces
78,133 Ibs.		 10,140 2,823 - 3,586 - 23,189 - 543 8,752,562
1826-27 19 7,034 2,539 56 2,815 27,808 73,575 133 3,600 136,000 lbs.
35,194 Pieces		 27,176 - 26,159 17,832 6,680 1,841,168 3,843,717 8,577,467 - 248,725 301,833 Pieces
38,267 Ibs.		 4,395 1,423 Boxes 3,896 - 4,514 -
300 Boxes.		 290 4,363,788
1827-28 20 8,597 1,066 Quantity not stated; Estimated Value 1,000,000 Dollars. 8,666 45,943 81,472 617 174,266 lbs.
37,662 Pieces
22,015 Doz.		 16,570 -
141,260 Yards		 10,523 1,826 13,265 2,640,300 6,238,788 8,840,933 - 619,182 416,995 Pieces
57,600 Ibs.		 6,729 780 - 5,030 - 2,100Pec. 667 6,559,925

(Errors excepted.)

JOS. THOMPSON.

East India House, 30th April 1830.

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