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 ---------- 75,000,000 which, at 20 taels per picul (133 lbs.) amounts to 11,280,000 taels of silver at 80d. per tael, £3,760,000. 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 £2,910,474 £3,429,790 Shanghae 67,115 462,746 Ningpo 2,000 2,000 Amoy 544 Foo-chow-foo 638 --------- --------- £2,979,589 £3,895,718 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 of the leaves (one half of the labor) could be done by the simplest machinery, fuel could be economised by flues, &c. The Russian teas, brought by caravans, are the most expensive and best teas used in Europe. The Chinese themselves pay 7½ dollars per pound for the "Yen Pouchong" teas.