26 Questions
Which of the following was the value of Tin Guan's merchandise?
458 pesos
What did Pedro and Francisco Navarro pay?
226 pesos
What did the captain have to pay for?
Routine expenses
What did the Manila Chinese captain have to pay upon arrival in Jolo?
Trade tariff
According to the text, what was the range of profit on trade goods from China in the Sino-Sulu trade?
25 to 100 percent
Based on the information provided, what type of goods yielded the highest returns in the Sino-Sulu trade?
Underglaze blue on white and grey crockery
According to the text, what was the estimated value of cargoes carried by homeward bound junks in the Sino-Sulu trade?
$60,000 to $80,000
Based on the information provided, how long did the voyage from Manila to Jolo and back generally take?
6-8 months
According to the text, who carried out most of the voyages to Sulu?
Chinese merchants
What was the interest rate on the loan provided by the Spanish shipowner to the Chinese?
25-30%
In March of 1811, how much worth of merchandise did Lu Cong Fuang ship to Jolo?
1022 pesos
According to the text, how much pearl shell did Datu Molok owe to José María Dujiol in 1836?
43 cates of pearl shell
What was the trade advantage that José María Dujiol tried to gain over other Manila merchants?
Delivering a cargo without a written contract
Why was the Lingayen delayed at Jolo until late September in the following year?
Chinese passengers had not sold all their wares
Which type of sailing craft were replaced by brigantines and frigates as Spanish vessels in increasing numbers returned to Sulu?
Native sailing craft
When did the notable increase in the tempo of the traffic between Manila and Jolo occur?
After 1820
How many Spanish brigantines and Portuguese merchant ships traded in Sulu three years after seven Spanish brigantines visited Jolo?
Seven Spanish brigantines and five Portuguese merchant ships
On average, how many Spanish sailing ships visited the Sulu archipelago each year?
Six to eight
According to the text, the annual value of the trade between China and Sulu averaged how many Spanish dollars?
150,000
What is the approximate total volume of trade in produce between China and Sulu per annum during the early decades of the nineteenth century?
12,000 to 25,000 piculs
What happened to the Amoy junks in the trade with the Sulu Sultanate after the 1830s?
They were eliminated
Which port was the principal port for the staging of trade between China and the Taosug polity?
Manila
During the period from 1796 to 1803, how did Spain participate in the Manila-Jolo trade?
They sponsored Manila Chinese in trade to Jolo.
What was the last recorded Taosug-sponsored sailing craft to have made the journey from Jolo to Manila?
Chan
What was the average number of Spanish vessels engaged in trade to Jolo at the end of the first decade of the 19th century?
4
What did the data reveal about the trade between Manila and Jolo in the period?
Both centers experienced growth in trade and Sulu became a more important commercial center.
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