Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix A (2) No. 10

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No. 10.-A Return of the Trade with China carried on by The East India Company, and by Private Ships under the British Flag, for the last Fifteen Years.
A Return of the Trade with China carried on by The East India Company for the last Fifteen Years; distinguishing the principal Articles, and the Tonnage employed.
CONSIGNMENTS TO CHINA. EXPORTS FROM CHINA
SEASONS. Number of Ships cleared from China, in each Season. Tonnage. Woollens. Metals. Cotton. Sandal Wood. Pepper. Cotton Goods. Furs. Bullion. TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTS. Teas. Nankeens. Raw Silk. Bullion. Total Value of Exports. SEASONS.
Pieces. Tons. lbs. lbs. lbs. Skins. £ £ Pieces. lbs. £ £
1813-14 19 24,470 218,632 2,399 9,640,713 860,737 120,266 1,371,398 24,858,761 207,130 140,129 1,892,619 1813-14.
1814-15 21 24,898 161,568 1,991 10,162,151 475,993 127,695 1,282,477 26,230,357 247,900 209,073 1,978,659 1814-15.
1815-16 26 33,083 158,158 2,013 9,701,222 379,742 1,247,016 2,389,893 33,131,888 227,700 37,642 2,252,587 1815-16.
1816-17 27 28,042 153,204 1,760 10,415,687 1,072,827 29,479,509 256,000 67,518 2,142,470 1816-17.
1817-18 15 20,005 181,254 1,181 11,308,902 458,631 1,093,948 20,260,726 225,000 55,597 480,000 1,907,157 1817-18.
1818-19 16 21,217 150,254 1,218 9,162,224 788,235 947,315 21,221,660 208,700 48,007 98,103 1,525,077 1818-19.
1819-20 24 28,460 157,817 1,472 10,572,106 684,361 614,649 4,509 Pieces 656,124 1,854,051 28,650,928 219,700 111,432 1,932,497 1819-20.
1820-21 23 28,817 158,120 1,882 13,321,869 1,310,802 1,069,824 4,960 Pieces, 5,040 Twist, lbs. 1,286,949 28,831,801 211,000 110,978 2,040,364 1820-21.
1821-22 22 29,535 182,576 1,923 16,964,521 1,075,200 1,341,231 25,994,166 153,000 106,981 1,884,251 1821-22.
1822-23 22 29,930 196,629 2,103 6,712,721 751,398 1,075,200 2,700 Pieces 963,130 27,580,161 120,000 70,627 1,950,973 1822-23.
1823-24 21 28,245 204,558 2,440 15,730,339 741,396 1,167,556 27,000 244,058 1,522,318 29,850,316 2,000 79,616 2,078,904 1823-24.
1824-25 21 27,514 158,800 3,098 14,189,511 478,780 1,972,544 658 - 18,000 1,090,733 28,835,672 5,000 1,911,557 1824-25.
1825-26 23 28,707 220,516 3,866 14,718,608 6,572 - 6,020 1,268,335 27,970,629 7,000 1,742,411 1825-26.
1826-27 35 39,013 166,261 4,001 16,405,774 21,000 140,448 15,300 - 1,132,203 40,386,156 5,000 2,384,559 1826-27.
1827-28 27 31,421 190,836 3,201 22,155,300 253,377 90,000 Twist, lbs. 1,267,793 33,453,925 3,500 2,100,117 1827-28.
342 423,357 2,659,183 34,548 119,161,648 7,204,452 7,235,687 34,699 Pieces, 95,040 lbs. 51,020 2,274,893 19,884,601 426,736,655 2,098,630 1,037,600 578,103 29,724,202 Total.

East India House, 30th April 1830.

(Errors excepted.) THO. G. LLOYD,

Acct Genl.

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A Return of the Trade with China carried on by Private India Ships under the British Flag, so far as the same can be ascertained, for the last Fifteen Years.
IMPORTS. EXPORTS.
SEASONS. No of Ships. Tonnage. Cotton. Metals. Pepper and Spices. Rattans. Betal Nut. Putchuck. Sharks Fins and Fish Maws. Drugs. Sandal and other Woods. Opium. Woollens. Cotton Goods. Cotton Yarn. Clocks and Machinery. Pearly and Cornelans. TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTS. Tutenague. Raw Silk. Nankeens. Sugar and Sugar Candy. Teas. Cassia & Cassia Buds. Drugs. Silk Piece Goods. Bullion. TOTAL VALUE of EXPORTS. SEASONS.
Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Peculs. Quantities not stated:
Values, Dollars. 		Dollars. Peculs. lbs. Pieces. Peculs. lbs. Peculs. Peculs. Quantities not stated:
Values, Dollars. 		Dollars. Dollars.
1817-18 39 24,000 155,433 Bales 11,776 20,560 Peculs 6,184 11,340 2,046 4,786 2,047 6,922 2,435 300,000 11,081,600 55,000 226,666 433,000 33,250 2,492,800 5,100 21,759 262,000 1,920,000 5,562,100 1817-18
1818-19 35 not stated 43,178,933 lbs. and 12,000 Bales 20,865 13,460 - & 33 Hbds. 10,870 39,196 2,371 5,038 1,610 7,568 4,978 12,381 Pieces, and 65,720 in Number 120,000 11,999,272 34,331 250,933 606,830 91,838 1,754,133 2,920 14,877 300,000 2,688,679 6,814,874 1818-19
1819-20 17 Ditto 33,294,133 lbs. 2,218 1,020 Peculs 3,174 8,573 2,227 2,170 254 6,026 3,600 133,718 9,459,932 23,566 370,266 222,355 125,026 383,200 2,025 8,052 350,609 2,206,571 6,134,692 1819-20
1820-21 21 13,000 15,767,333 - 9,459 36,067 - 10,196 50,914 5,520 5,281 2,460 5,227 3,337 2,551 Pieces 235,000 10,127,718 25,952 604,533 469,926 93,003 2,592,266 3,991 7,881 374,529 495,123 5,576,494 1820-21
1821-22 38 not stated 32,349,066 - 13,494 19,928 - 18,627 17,999 3,979 4,355 7,10l 6,667 2,744 5,470 - 265,380 9,170,294 9,228 792,000 506,300 100,259 2,776,800 5,037 12,150 515,764 480,560 6,170,033 1821-22
1822-23 20 10,764 23,376,267 - 9,225 20,591 - 12,701 54,105 3,588 5,218 7,284 11,513 5,968 150,000 13,268,249 1,799 615,466 404,778 69,198 2,121,733 4,867 13,608 378,420 234,600 4,397,701 1822-23
1823-24 24 not stated 18,268,400 - 7,370 22,153 - 20,886 36,316 2,774 4,745 2,036 6,841 5,930 88,000 11,073,010 10,151 348,533 860,000 52,511 2,246,933 8,505 14,457 168,793 2,618,500 6,633,599 1823-24
1824-25 31 Ditto 25,945,467 - 21,251 29,700 - 14,000 29,834 10,000 4,320 792 10,000 7,170 530 - 300,700 11,024,559 564 479,333 574,740 79,848 2,331,866 3,855 13,179 325,758 1,743,357 5,799,009 1824-25
1825-26 35 Ditto 36,038,400 - 17,888 28,270 - 16,744 27,161 9,000 6,251 808 8,011 11,050 28,810 Yards Quantity not stated; valued at 18,000 Dollars 150,000 15,700,878 300 931,333 489,000 89,000 2,563,866 7,025 17,208 269,694 4,341,000 9,605,089 1825-26
1826-27 51 Ditto 45,698,000 - 7,544 7,337 - 30,766 45,867 3,164 5,258 1,059 9,707 9,969 15,300 - and 350 Pieces 7,047 Pieces 57,000 15,709,232 417,466 265,300 136,093 3,535,466 5,031 23,087 256,140 4,019,000 8,326,252 1826-27
1827-28 52 Ditto 36,071,733 - 9,361 14,448 - 14,614 31,800 1,334 3,038 570 5,850 10,271 25,725 Yards, and a Quantity (not stated) to the Value of 25,775 Dollars Quantity not stated; valued at
66,487 Dollars		 77 Quantity not stated; valued at 84,000 Dollars 99,900 15,845,643 476,000 758,000 43,559 2,142,666 3,648 1,295 200,925 6,102,146 9,656,767 1827-28

Note.-The Documents received from China, from which the above Statement is formed, commence only with the Year 1817-18.-The above Statement includes the Trade of the Officers of the Company's Ships.

East India House, 30th April 1830.

(Errors excepted.) JOS. THOMPSON.

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