Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix B No. 40

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 62, 1830. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, [n.d.].

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(Enclosure.)

No. 40.—Accounts of the Trade, by Subjects of the United States of America, to and from the East Indies and China, in the Years 1826 and 1827, and of the Rate of Duty payable in America upon the various Descriptions of Tea imported.
An Account of the Quantity of Tea imported into the United States for Two Years; viz from 1st October 1825 to 30th September 1826, and from 1st October 1826 to 30th September 1827.
— IN AMERICAN VESSELS. IN FOREIGN VESSELS. TOTAL. YEARS.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
lbs. Dollars. lbs. Dollars. lbs. Dollars.
Years ending 30th September l826 10,098,900 3,752,281 Nil. Nil. 10,098,900 3,752,281 1826.
1827 5,875,599 1,714,850 39 32 5,875,638 1,714,882 1827.
An Account of the Quantity of Teas exported from the United States in the same Period; distinguishing the Names of the principal Places to where exported ; viz.
PLACES. BOHEA. SOUCHONG, and other Blacks. HYSON SKIN and other Green. HYSON and Young Hyson. Imperial Gunpowder and Gomes. VALUE.
1826. 1827. 1826. 1827. 1826. 1827. 1826. 1827. 1826. 1827. 1826. 1827.
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Dollars. Dollars.
Holland 19,823 98,197 19,101 387,051 3,304 115,066 50,796 69,401 12,192 230,137 39,566
Gibraltar 31,245 81,587 45,339 43,103 117,722 60,579 69,701 59,599 235,474 123,158
Hanse Towns and Ports of Germany 77,118 138,771 103,545 293,200 339,057 211,211 232,458 135,236 84,557 337,331 325,410
France on the Atlantic 4,372 170,790 154,752 107,140 55,594 97,683 26,302 74,132 51,140 209,252 126,019
Brazil 1,828 32 5,534 1,505 71,587 42,131 28,267 16,946 80,164 41,236
All other Places 4,491 178 81,017 50,719 60,329 3,188 192,812 51,057 100,062 78,623 216,336 17,054
Total 101,432 4,550 521,848 409,736 898,593 445,751 806,081 463,323 476,799 303,057 1,308,694 772,443
Rate of Duty as imposed by the American Tariff of 1824.
TEAS FROM CHINA. Vessels of the United States, and Foreign Vessels placed on an Equality with Vessels of the United States Other Foreign Vessels. TEAS from any other Place than China. Vessels of the United States and Foreign Vessels placed on an Equality with Vessels of the United States. Other Foreign Vessels.
Bohea 12 Cents per lb. 14 Centsper lb. Bohea 14 Cents per lb. 152/5Cents per lb.
Souchong and other Black 26        ditto 34        ditto Souchong and other Black 34        ditto 372/5        ditto.
Imperial Gunpowder & Gomee 50        ditto 68        ditto Imperial Gunpowder & Gomee 68        ditto 743/5        ditto.
Hyson and Young Hyson 40        ditto 56        ditto Hyson and Young Hyson 56        ditto 61¾        ditto.
Hysun Skin and other Green 28        ditto 38        ditto Hyson Skin and other Green 38        ditto 414/5        ditto.
Drawback.—N. B. It appears by the Statement, from which the above Account is made out, that nearly the whole of the Duty on Tea is drawn back.
An Account of the Trade from the United States to China, for Two Years; viz.
— Value of Imports from. Value of Exports to. AMERICAN TRADE. —
Entered. Departed.
Dollars. Dollars. Tons. Tons.
Years ending 30th September 1826 7,422,186 2,566,644 10,432 4,956 1826 The Year ending on 30th September.
l827 3,617,183 3,864,405 8,889 8,950 1827
Also, An Account of the American Trade to the British East Indies for the Years 1826 and 1827.
— VALUE OF IMPORTS. VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS VALUE OF FOREIGN EXPORTS.
In American Vessels. In Foreign Vessels. TOTAL. In American Vessels. In Foreign Vessels. TOTAL. In American Vessels. In Foreign Vessels. TOTAL.
Dollars. Dollars Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars.
Years ending 30th September 1826 2,510,606 2,510,606 24,226 24,226 418,042 418,042
1827 569,056 569,056 32,717 32,717 1,018,733 1,018,733
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