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Williams, S.W., 1856. Chinese commercial guide, consisting of a collection of details and regulations respecting foreign trade with China, sailing directions, tables &c., 4th edition (revised and enlarged). Canton, Office of the Chinese Repository, pp. i-viii, 1-376
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Rhinoceros horn or si-kioh. The best sort comes from Cochinchina and sell at times for $300 a piece. An inferior sort comes from India, of which some probably are from South Africa, which sell for $30 and upwards a piece. The Chinese carve the finest pieces into elegant cups, cornucopias &c., but most of the importation is as a medicine; it is also sent to Japan by the Chinese.
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