British Trade and the Opening of China 1800-1842

able acted advances Agency agents American Beale became become Bengal Bills Bombay British merchants brought Calcutta Canton capital cargo carried century Chapter chest China trade Chinese Chronicles coast Cohong commercial commission Company's concern considerable continued cotton Country Trade deal demand dollars drug duty early East India Company effect England English especially established European export extent fact Factory firm forced foreign foreign trade funds Government hands Hong merchants House Ibid imports increased Insurance interest James Matheson Jardine Jardine Matheson later letter London Macao Magniac Malwa manufactures million monopoly months officers opium orders period Portuguese possible present private merchants production profit received relations remittance reported season Select Committee sell sent ships silk silver smuggling sold speculation Supercargoes supply whole wrote