The History of Java, v. 1-2Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir
History
The History of Java, v. 1-2
Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir
Java (Indonesia) -- History
Florins.
Public Duties 2,350,000
Freight on Company's vessels 50,000
Additional public revenues 400,000
Profits on Trade in India:--
Profit on opium 1,250,000
Ditto on 12,880 pikuls tin, at 26 rix-dollars per
pikul 228,000
Ditto on 5,000 lbs. Mace 43,000
Ditto on 15,000 lbs. Nutmegs 90,000
Ditto on 120,000 lbs. Cloves 420,000
Ditto on 730,000 lbs. Japan Copper 292,000
Total on Spices and Copper ------- 845,000
At Surat:--
On Sugar 190,000
On Camphor 10,000
On Tin 18,000
------- 218,000
In Japan, on divers Europe and Indian articles 76,000
---------
2,617,000
And for Sundries at the coast of Coromandel 33,000
--------- 2,650,000
For the produce of the Indian Returns in Europe:--
Coffee, 18,000,000 lbs., deduct Wastage, &c. is
16,000,000 lbs. at 8½ stivers per lb. 6,813,281
Pepper, 3,765,000 lbs., deducting Wastage,
&c. is 3,263,789 lbs. at 12 stivers
per lb. 1,958,273
Tin, 530,000 lbs. deducting Wastage, &c.
is 490,913 lbs. at 40 florins per cwt. 196,365
Cotton Yarn, 60,000 lbs., or nett
57,000 lbs., at 35 stivers per lb. 99,750
Indigo, 30,750 lbs. deducting Wastage,
&c. is 27,645 lbs. at 80 stivers per lb. 110,580
Sugar, 8,000,000 lbs. deducting Wastage,
&c. is 7,068,000 lbs. at 10 stivers
per lb. 1,767,000
Saltpetre, 1,650,000 lbs. deducting Wastage,
&c. is 1,285,350 lbs. at 30 florins
per cwt. is 385,605
Sappan Wood, 600,000 lbs. or nett
513,000 lbs. at 12 florins per cwt. 61,560
Cowries, 160,000 lbs. or nett 101,460 lbs.
at 8 stivers per lb. 40,584
Camphor, 64,000 lbs. or nett 56,344 lbs.
at 23 stivers per lb. 65,025
Cardamons, Java, 22,000 lbs. or nett
18,810 lbs. at 20 stivers per lb. 18,810
Tamarinds, 115,000 lbs. 43,700
Arrack, 140 leagers 46,000
Cinnamon, 400,000 lbs. at 5 florins per lb. 2,000,000
Cloves, 250,000 lbs. at 65 stivers per lb. 812,500
Mace, 110,000 lbs. 937,500
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