S'a'ement showing the export of tea from Shanghai for the half year ended Statement showing the export of tea from Shanghai-Continued. Hyson. Hyson Skin. Twankay. Imperial. Gunpowd'r. Total green. son. Great Britain, di 4 rect... United States... 21, 272 375, 352 84 241 Hong Kong and coast ports... 84 Australia. 609 33 421 91 7 195 Statement showing the opium trade at the port of Shanghai for the year ended December 31, 1862. Piculs. Cts. Piculs. Cts. Piculs. C.s. Piculs. Cts. Peculs. Cts Piculs. Cts. Piculs. Cts. 4,652 ઢ| ૐ 20 55 85 48 pounds. Green. 243, 446 pounds. Great Britain direct.. United States.. Australia.. Bombay. Continent. Madras.. Montreal. South America.. Hong Kong. Total.. Destination. Great Britain direct. United States.... Hong Kong, for Great Britain, the continent, and Bombay.. Bombay direct.. Destination. Destination. CANTON-O. H. PERRY, Consul. Summary statement of the export of tea from Canton during the year ended Great Britain direct..113,680 21 Piculs.cts. Piculs.cts. Piculs.cts. Piculs.cts. Piculs. cts. Piculs, cts. Piculs.cts. Piculs.cts. 288 53 136 2423,375 84 26,663 80 65 57 United States.... Australia.. 455 57 Piculs. cts. Piculs, ets. Piculs, cts. Piculs.cts. Piculs. cts. Piculs.cts. Piculs.cts. Bombay. 1,744 42 26 07 Continent.. 26 02 Madras 0 26 332 10 23 17 23 23 46 66 South America. 94 28 163 80 163 80 7,306 3. By river steamers, lorchas, and China boats. Export of silk during the year ended December 31, 1862. Black. Green. Total. .pounds.. 21, 894, 892 2,853, 585 24,748,477 do.. 564,508 1,831, 197 2,395,735 .do. 1,006, 751 232,589 1,239,34) .do. 262,047 3,476 265,523 .do. 63,604 356,550 167,572 2,635,454 Resume of the import and export trade at Canton, for the year ended December 31, 1862. VALUE OF IMPORT TRADE. General imports for the half year ended June 30.....Mexican dollars, 5, 491, 887, at 4s. 6d., General exports for the half year ended June 30.....Mexican dollars, 6, 756, 330, at 4s. 6d £. 8. d. = = = 1, 520, 174 50 2, 540, 572 12 6 4,060, 746 17 6 Summary statement of the number and tonnage of the vessels arrived at and cleared from Canton during the year ended December 31, 1862. Statement showing the number and tonnage of vessels, also the value of the imports and exports of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia, at the port of Hankow, during the year ended December 31, 1862. FOOCHOW-W. H. CARPENTER, Consul. JUNE 19, 1863. I have the honor to inform you that I forwarded to the department per last mail a printed report issued by the imperial maritime customs of the import and export trade at the port of Foochow for the year ended December, 1862, a duplicate of which I forward to-day. I can scarcely add any information that would be of value to the department relative to the trade of the port that is not contained in the report referred to. Summary statement showing the value of the import and export trade at the port of Foochow for the year 1862. The above amounts are converted from Mexican dollars into sterling at 4s. 6d,, the average rate of exchange, at six months' sight. Statement showing the number and tonnage of the vessels arrived at and cleared from the port of Foochow. AMOY-ARTHUR B. BRADFORD, Consul. SEPTEMBER 30, 1862. In accordance with section 153 of "Consular Instructions," I have the honor to enclose to the department my report of trade in this consular district for the statistical year so far as I have been able to ascertain. The custom-house, now under the charge of the treaty powers, has been in operation only since March, 1862, and from that, which is the most correct source, I cannot obtain returns for the year. Neither the British nor Netherlands consuls keep an account of the cargoes of their vessels, so that report is also imperfect. By enclosure A, there will be seen that there is an increase in exports from the previous year in American vessels of $16,733, although a decrease in imports. The principal reason for this decline is, that since the treaty powers collect the Chinese revenue, the foreign-built vessels, owned by Chinese and sailed by Americans, or other foreigners, under foreign flags, are not allowed to frequent the small villages along the coast and procure native cargoes as heretofore. There is also much opposition to the customs among the foreign merchants here, who, when they want to land 100 chests of opium, which pays a duty of 30 taels per picul, have to pay duty on the whole, and cannot, as they formerly did under the Chinese rule, report sixty or seventy chests and land one hundred. The Chinese authorities here are much pleased thus far with the working of the customs in foreign hands, and say they would willingly double the salaries of the officers rather than be without their aid in collecting the revenue from foreigners, as they find their interests are largely promoted. By enclosed B and C, I send the principal articles of import and export, with the duties payable on the same, as per the tariff which went into effect December 19, 1860. As to the amount of either I have no clue, for the reason above mentioned. Contraband goods are munitions of war and salt. Duties are alike under all foreign flags, the Chinese being left to collect duties from the native vessels alone, which revenue does not amount to much more than what dollars the officiating mandarins wish to appropriate to their private use, and they return at the end of the quarter "no duties received." The tonnage dues are one mace per ton register for all vessels of or under 150 tons, and four mace per ton for vessels over 150 tons. There are no other port duties, teas being the only article of shipment direct to the States from this port. I quote freight at from $16 to $20 per ton measurement. I cannot give any average price in teas, as they are from $4 to $60 per picul, with a fluctuating market. There are neither warehouses nor quarantine at this port, importers paying duties on arrival. Enclosed is a copy of the "customs regulations for the port," which will give the regulations for ships arriving and departing. There is but one American here who is engaged in trade, he being connected with a Spanish house. There are several Americans in the customs service, the commissioner being one of two on the coast, according to the arrangement entered into among the treaty commissioners. The branch of the house of A. Heard & Co. has been discontinued during the year, owing to the state of commercial affairs at home. There are many subjects which no report can be made on, from the trade being so limited and the methods employed so different from those used in civilized countries. By enclosure D it will be seen that there have been ten cargoes of teas shipped direct to New York during the last statistical year, six under foreign and four under the American flag, this being an increase of four vessels, and an increase of 1,131,455 pounds of tea, with the increase in value of $149,525 48. I report the ship-off value, which is duty paid and put on board, and which, |