Total Exports from date of Capture of Nankin, and many producing Districts, by the Ti-pings, to 1859.
| Date of Export. | Tea. | Raw Silk. | |
| Pounds. | Bales. | ||
| Year | 1853-1854 | 77,210,000 | 61,984 |
| " | 1854-1855 | 86,500,000 | 51,486 |
| " | 1855-1856 | 91,930,000 | 50,489 |
| " | 1856-1857 | 61,460,000 | 74,215 |
| " | 1857-1858 | 76,740,000 | 60,736 |
Remarks. It will be seen that the exports, although to a certain extent coming from, or passing through, Ti-ping territory, continued regularly increasing, especially in the case of the silk trade.
Total Exports during the Two Years preceding the Capture, of the entire Silk, and about half of the Tea, Districts.
| Date of Export. | Tea. | Raw Silk. | |
| Pounds. | Bales. | ||
| Year | 1858-1859 | 65,789,792 | 81,136 |
| " | 1859-1860 | 85,938,493 | 69,137 |
Remarks. These returns are carefully copied from the bi-monthly issues of The China Overland Trade Report.
Total Exports during the entire Occupation of the Silk Districts.