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Soy Sauce Export to Batavia HQ
The following table shows the amount of soy sauce exported from the Nagasaki Trading Firm to Batavia HQ during the 56 years from 1737 to 1792.

From 1737 to 1760, soy sauce was exported to Batavia, and from there an amount was transferred to the Netherlands, and some was distributed to other Dutch trading firms located in countries in Asia. (See Panel 4)

Year Number of barrels Amount (L)
1737 ７５ ２，１８３
1738 Unknown ―
1739 ７５ ２，１８３
1740 ７５ ２，１８３
1741 ７５ ２，１８３
1742 ５３ １，５４３
1743 Not export ―
1744 ６０ １，７４７
1745 ７２ ２，０９６
1746 ７５ ２，１８３
1747 ７５ ２，１８３
1748 ７５ ２，１８３
1749 ７０ ２，０３８
1750 ７０ ２，０３８
1751 ７０ ２，０３８
1752 ７０ ２，０３８
1753 ７０ ２，０３８
1754 ７５ ２，１８３
1755 ７５ ２，１８３
1756 ７５ ２，１８３
1757 ７５ ２，１８３
1758 ７５ ２，１８３
1759 ７５ ２，１８３
1760 ７０ ２，０３８
1761 ７０ ２，０３８
1762 ７０ ２，０３８
1763 ７０ ２，０３８
1764 ４０ １，１６５
1765 ４０ １，１６５
Year Number of barrels Amount (L)
1766 ４０ １，１６５
1767 ４０ １，１６５
1768 Unknown ―
1769 Unknown ―
1770 Unknown ―
1771 Unknown ―
1772 Unknown ―
1773 Unknown ―
1774 ４０ １，１６５
1775 ３０ 　８７４
1776 ３０ 　８７４
1777 ７５ ２，１８３
1778 ６５ １，８９１
1779 ６０ １，７４７
1780 ７０ ２，０３８
1781 ５３ １，５４３
1782 No visit ―
1783 ６０ １，７４７
1784 ５７ １，６５９
1785 ７０ ２，０３８
1786 ９０ ２，６２０
1787 ７５ ２，１８３
1788 ７５ ２，１８３
1789 ８０ ２，３２９
1790 ６２ １，８０５
1791 No visit ―
1792 １０ 　２９２
1793 Export terminated ―
Excerpt from "Soy Sauce Export in the Edo Period" by Teijiro Yamawaki
The export amount was calculated based on the capacity of the large barrel(29.104L).


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