CHINA
79
United States of America
The following was the value of commodities imported from and exported to Foreign Countries, exclusive of Corea, in 1892:-
Hongkong
Great Britain
Continent of Europe
Imports
Exports
Total
.Hk. Tls. 69,816,916
40,701,434 110,518,350
28,870,150
10,476,249 39,346,399
"
5,519,186
19,122,000
24,641,186
"
6,061,900
10,784,655
16,846,555
India..
13,861,094
1,402,891
15,263,985
Japan
"
6,702,302
8,053,732
14,756,034
Straits and other British Colonies
"
2,934,841
3,403,848
6,338,689
Russia and Siberia via Kiakhta
159,709
"
5,087,790
5,247,499
Macao
"
3,178,519
1,684,635
4,863,154
Other Foreign Countries
"
318,055
1,866,291
2,184,346
137,422,672 102,583,525
240,006,197
Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 2,321,474 were re-exported to foreign countries.
The following were the values of the principal classes of goods Imported from foreign countries in 1892, exclusive of those from Corea, and of re-exports to foreign countries:- Cotton Goods .......
...............................Hk. Tls. 52,707,432 Coal.....
.Hk. Tls. 2,007,685
27,418,152 Matches
1,423,896
Opium.....
"
Metals..
n
7,130,866 Cotton, Raw.......
Rice.....
""
5,826,415 Timber
Kerosine Oil
"
5,049,553 Aniline Dyes........
Fish & Fishery Products
4,957,060 Sundries..
"
Woollen Goods
99
4,794,230
Sugar
2,447,807
Total...
"
"
1,157,001
"
1,082,227
"1
978,921
18,119,953
""
135,101,198
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods and of exports to Corea, consisted in 1892 of
esports
.Hk. Tls. 30,341,113
Tea
n
25,983,500
Silk Piece Goods
Fur Skins and Rugs ......Hk. Tls. 1,315,538 Mats and Mattings 7,951,017 Beans
"
1,292,053
"
1,187,767
Cotton, Raw
19
Sugar
Straw braid..
"
5,089,361 Firecrackers & Fireworks.. 2,073,402 China and Earthenware... 2,056,856 Tobacco
"
1,181,128
1,084,008
1,074,752
"
Clothing, Boots & Shoes
"
1,592,969 Sundries
"
17,242,111
Paper
....
n
1,572,524
Wool
"1
1,545,432
Total...
"}
102,583,525
Goods to the value of Tls. 20,450,232 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 2,344,403 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The gross Coast trade in vessels of foreign build amounted to Tls. 194,822,114 outward and Tls. 217,169,693 inward, the net native imports (that is goods not re- exported) at all the Treaty Ports being Tls. 76,717,666, and the exports to Treaty Ports Tls. 62,560,038.
The total carrying trade foreign and coastwise was divided amongst the different flags as under (the Russian consisting mostly of tea carried overland via Kiakhta):
Percentages Tonnage Duties
British..
Entries and Clearances 18,973
Tonnage
Values
19,316,815 Tls. 377,049,317
65.61
65.60
Chinese
14,532
German
2,016
6,561,190 1,466,133
19
203,899,290
22.29
19'01
**
28,590,324
4.98
5'83
Austrian
610
639,744
5,872,017
2.17
0.86
Japanese
719
630,868
10,269,788
2.14
1.52
French...
144
252,920
19
15,330,725
0'86
4:30
Danish.....
380
164,781
n
3,559,828
0.56
0.79
Swedish and Norwegian
260
139,255
1,386,495
0:47
0'22
Russian
84
111,570
"
6,429,610
0:38
1:02
Dutch ...
70
77,659
"
622,119
0.27
0.16
American
111
61,328
n
1,105,002
0'21
0*46
Other Countries
28
18,312
204,963
0:06
0'23
37,927
29,440,575 Tls. 654,319,478
100
100
The vessels entered and cleared in 1892 were made up of 28,974 Steamers of 28,410,156 tons, and 8,953 Sailing Vessels of 1,030,419 tons.