sia 15,000,000
United States of America 18,000,000
France 2,000,000
Holland 2,800,000
Other countries 2,000,000
Great Britain 50,000,000
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Total 89,800,000

The estimated consumption, at the rate of consumption found where
taxation is favorable (as for instance 11/2 pounds--the average of this
country) would give the following:--

cwts.
England 400,000
France 510,000
Germany 400,000
Austria 500,000
Prussia ...
Belgium 63,000
Russia 900,000
Rest of Europe 750,000

The total exportation of tea by sea from China, was estimated by Mr.
Martin in 1847 at 76 millions of pounds, viz.:--

England 50,000,000
United States 20,000,000
All other countries 5,000,000
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75,000,000

which, at 20 taels per picul (133 lbs.) amounts to 11,280,000 taels of
silver at 80d. per tael, L3,760,000. The present Chinese duty of two
taels five mace, does not include shipping and other charges; the old
duty was five taels, and included all charges paid the Hong merchants.
The export by sea is now about 97 millions of lbs.

The following was the returned value of the tea exported from the five
Chinese ports in 1844 and 1845:--

1844. 1845.
Canton L2,910,474 L3,429,790
Shanghae 67,115 462,746
Ningpo 2,000 2,000
Amoy 544
Foo-chow-foo 638
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L2,979,589 L3,895,718

The average cost of tea in China at the ship's side is 10d. per pound,
while it is confidently asserted that it could be produced in many
parts of America at 5d. the pound. The great cost in China is owing to
the expensive transportation, the cultivation of the fuel used, the
absence of all economy of machinery, &c. It is only by adulteration
that tea is sold in China as cheap as 10d. In America the beating and
rolling