Maritime Trade and Cargo Valuation
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Which of the following was the value of Tin Guan's merchandise?

  • 458 pesos (correct)
  • 282 pesos
  • 996 pesos
  • 223 pesos
  • What did Pedro and Francisco Navarro pay?

  • 223 pesos
  • 458 pesos
  • 996 pesos
  • 226 pesos (correct)
  • What did the captain have to pay for?

  • Lost ship and cargo
  • Routine expenses (correct)
  • Exorbitant demands
  • Sultan's tariff
  • What did the Manila Chinese captain have to pay upon arrival in Jolo?

    <p>Trade tariff</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what was the range of profit on trade goods from China in the Sino-Sulu trade?

    <p>25 to 100 percent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the information provided, what type of goods yielded the highest returns in the Sino-Sulu trade?

    <p>Underglaze blue on white and grey crockery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what was the estimated value of cargoes carried by homeward bound junks in the Sino-Sulu trade?

    <p>$60,000 to $80,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the information provided, how long did the voyage from Manila to Jolo and back generally take?

    <p>6-8 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, who carried out most of the voyages to Sulu?

    <p>Chinese merchants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the interest rate on the loan provided by the Spanish shipowner to the Chinese?

    <p>25-30%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In March of 1811, how much worth of merchandise did Lu Cong Fuang ship to Jolo?

    <p>1022 pesos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, how much pearl shell did Datu Molok owe to José María Dujiol in 1836?

    <p>43 cates of pearl shell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the trade advantage that José María Dujiol tried to gain over other Manila merchants?

    <p>Delivering a cargo without a written contract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was the Lingayen delayed at Jolo until late September in the following year?

    <p>Chinese passengers had not sold all their wares</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sailing craft were replaced by brigantines and frigates as Spanish vessels in increasing numbers returned to Sulu?

    <p>Native sailing craft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the notable increase in the tempo of the traffic between Manila and Jolo occur?

    <p>After 1820</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many Spanish brigantines and Portuguese merchant ships traded in Sulu three years after seven Spanish brigantines visited Jolo?

    <p>Seven Spanish brigantines and five Portuguese merchant ships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    On average, how many Spanish sailing ships visited the Sulu archipelago each year?

    <p>Six to eight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, the annual value of the trade between China and Sulu averaged how many Spanish dollars?

    <p>150,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate total volume of trade in produce between China and Sulu per annum during the early decades of the nineteenth century?

    <p>12,000 to 25,000 piculs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the Amoy junks in the trade with the Sulu Sultanate after the 1830s?

    <p>They were eliminated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which port was the principal port for the staging of trade between China and the Taosug polity?

    <p>Manila</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the period from 1796 to 1803, how did Spain participate in the Manila-Jolo trade?

    <p>They sponsored Manila Chinese in trade to Jolo.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the last recorded Taosug-sponsored sailing craft to have made the journey from Jolo to Manila?

    <p>Chan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the average number of Spanish vessels engaged in trade to Jolo at the end of the first decade of the 19th century?

    <p>4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the data reveal about the trade between Manila and Jolo in the period?

    <p>Both centers experienced growth in trade and Sulu became a more important commercial center.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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