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時最美 Mei-che-see
HANKOW-ICHANG
THYEN, JOH., Merchant, Agent for Melchers
& Co., Shanghai, and River Steamer "Paohna
Joh. Thyen
A. Martens
H. Bass
Agencies
Norddeutscher Lloyd
China Fire Insurance Company, Ld.
Shun-fung
TOKMAKOFF, MOLOTKOFF & Co., Merchants
J. F. Tokmakoff (Moscow) O. J. Molotkoff (Kazan)
A. D. Startzeff (Tientsin) A. P. Maligin
S. W. Litwinoff
N. J. Molotkoff
M. Harris V. J. Pitersky S. W. Unjenin W. R. Lebedeff P. P. Kovringin M. R. Kandinsky M. J. Ostanin
Cheong-tai
TURNBULL, HOWIE & Co., Merchants
W. A. Turnbull (absent) Wm. Howie
J. W. Harding (Shanghai)
J. L. Scott
F. A. Ayscough
Agency
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Liverpool and London and Globe Insce.
記華 Wa-kee
TURNER & Co., Merchants
Agency
Northern Assurance Company
VRARD & Co., L., Storekeepers and Watch-
makers
H. Sillem (Shanghai)
A. Laidrich
H. Laidrich
房藥大臣屈
WATSON & CO., A. S., LD., "The Hongkong
Dispensary," Chemists and Druggists,
Ærated Waters Makers, Wine, Spirit and
Cigar Merchants
J. L. Geo. Laub, manager
茂致 Chi-mow
WATSON, J., Commission Agent
信公 Koong-sin
WELCH, LEWIS & Co., Merchants
ICHANG
This is one of the four ports opened to foreign trade on the 1st April, 1887. according to the provisions of Clause I. of Section III. of the Chefoo Convention. Ichang is a prefectural city, of considerable official importance, in the province of Hupeh, It is situated on the river Yangtsze, about 363 miles above Hankow. The navigation of the river up to this port is easy for vessels of light draught, and there is good anchorage at and near the city. The port is the centre of a fairly rich country. Besides the common productions of the great plain of Hupeh, the cultivation of the tungtsze tree, from which the tung oil is expressed, begins on the hills near Ichang and extends west- ward into Szechuen. Opium is grown in considerable quantities in the district. Ichang is conveniently situated as a mart for the tea districts of Hoh-fung-chow, the produce of which might, it was at one time thought, be made suitable for foreign use. It was generally supposed that, as Ichang is situated at the head of steamer navigation on the Yangtsze and occupies a good position for trade, the port would speedily become an important commercial centre. For the first three years these anticipations appeared little likely to be realised: the port cut a miserable figure the first year of its existence as a treaty port. Later returns show, however, that Ichang is becoming a considerable distributing centre, and its inward transit trade is now only second to that of Hankow. The total value of the trade for 1889 amounted to Tis. 4,747,316 as compared with Tis. 4,997,270 in 1888, and Tls. 2,550,648 in 1883. No foreign Opium was imported at this port for some years, and only 1 picul in 1889, the native drug being generally used. The estimated population of the port is 34,000.