Note 164 — XV. (continued 2)
Reading edition
The value of a tael, as already stated, varies from 6s. to 6s. 6d. It is estimated that a bale of silk, until it is shipped at Shanghai for England, has cost from £80 to £100 sterling.
Reading edition
The value of a tael, as already stated, varies from 6s. to 6s. 6d. It is estimated that a bale of silk, until it is shipped at Shanghai for England, has cost from £80 to £100 sterling.