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Journal of the House of Lords
… of Pepper, but that has ceased many Years. Do they grow Cotton in the Province of Malabar? Hill-Cotton, to a very limited Extent; indeed there is no Cotton Land there. [187] You stated that those who had …
Journal of the House of Lords
… the Emolument of the Commander, who received on board Cotton from Bombay, and carried it into the China Market, and … Ships were but half-laden from Bombay to China, received Cotton as Revenue from Guzerat, which they might and ought to … to pay for the Tea. Do you know what was the Price of Cotton at that Time in India? No; but Cotton has always been …
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… the House has had considerable Consignments in Cottons and Cotton Yarns, but to what Extent I am unable to say. During … made of the Imports into Canton that the largest Import of Cotton was 342,735 Peculs in 1826-27; that the Imports in … state any Information you may possess as to the Imports of Cotton in 1828-29 and 1829-30? I can state the Imports in the …
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… Cultivation of Sugar? No; there is very little Sugar or Cotton cultivated in that District. Is there any Alteration … to the Perfection of reeling Silk. Silk is not like Cotton or Hemp, or any of those Articles which can be pulled …
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… not to any great Extent. I understand they are trying Cotton Yarns in China, but I am not aware of any thing to any …
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… a larger Quantity of Goods than they used to do? Of Cotton Goods of their own, I have understood they do. Have … Manufactories carried on in China? No; but they have the Cotton and Silk, which answer their Purpose. Do not the …
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… in China by your Constituents? The chief Articles were Cotton and Opium; they formed, I think, upwards of Nine … the Money taken by Weight. Except in the Importation of Cotton, which is likewise imported by the Company, the … of the Company at Canton, does it? In no respect but in Cotton and Opium. Is not the Prosperity of that Country Trade …
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… as follows: In what Occupation are you engaged? I am a Cotton Dealer. How long have you been in that Line of … Business, are you acquainted with the Qualities of the Cotton produced in different Countries? I am. Have you … in that Period any Alteration in the Qualities of the Cotton imported from different Countries? It varies according …
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… What would be the Effect of taking off the Transit Duty on Cotton? It would enable the Cotton to come to the Calcutta Market at a lower Rate, certainly. What is the Amount of Transit Duty on Cotton? I cannot state that from Memory. Is a very large …
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… not very capable of answering that Question; but Sugar and Cotton occur to me. Could Silk? There is not much Silk …