CHINA
641
Imports
Exports
Total
Hongkong
Great Britain
United States of America
.Hk. Tls. 148,071,198
81,452,643 229,523,841
86,472,343
18,064,270 104,536,613
>>
76,916,838
27,030,772 103,947,610
Japan (including Formosa)
""
61,315,248
35,464,963
96,780,211
India
France
""
34,798,137
2,720,540
37,518,977
""
3,811,634
18,872,233
22,683,867
Germany
**
14,846,075
5,377,649
20.223,724
Belgium
Italy
Straits and other British Colonies.........
Russia, Siberia & Russian Pacific Ports...
Macao..
Dutch Indies..
Siam, Phillippines, Turkey, etc.
Other European Countries
French Indo China................
Korea
""
8,001,016
4,337,052
12,3 18,068
9 554 334
""
2,266,686
11,821,020
"}
2,017,012
9,432,117
11,449,129
424,794
8,170,304
8,595,098
2,921,923
4,823,693
7,745,616
19
4,490,324
546,526
5,036,850
1,187,216
"}
3,491,914
4,674,169
2,958,837
""
1,326,216
4,285,053
"1
1,653,572
2,324,692 3,078,264
1,753,701
2,185,927 3,939,628
Hk. Tls. 461,194,532 227,888,197 689,082,720
Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 14,093,741 were re-exported to foreign countries, namely, to Russian Pacific Ports Tls. 3,463,640; to Hongkong Tls. 2,746,912; to Korea Tls. 2,353,978; to America Tls. 2,326,716; to Japan Tls. 1,607,566; to other countries Tls. 1,594,929. The chief articles re-exported were Formosa Tea to the value of Tls. 2,554,609, mostly to America, and Cotton Goods Tls. 5,020,064.
The following were the values of net imports from foreign countries in 1905, that is exclusive of re-exports to foreign countries :—
.Hk. Tls. 181,452,953 Dyes, Aniline
•
:
Cotton Goods
Hk. Tls. 2,548,533
Metals
""
45,428,998 Household Stores
1.
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2,384,534
Opium......
"
34,070,021 Indigo...................
.......
39
2,111,189
Sugar
""
22,622,102 Miscellaneous Piece Goods
99
2,036,000
Kerosine Oil..
20,287,089 Bags all kinds
"
2,032,423
Rice and Rice Bran
""
10,290,862 Ginseng
2,000,283
Fish & Fishery Products
8,828,542 Medicines
""
1,908,573
Railway Plant...
"
7,346,739 Soap and Perfumery
99
1,806,888
Coal and Coke...
7,121,953 Leather and mfrs of
""
1,799,576
Matches..
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5,591,132 Tobacco
""
1,614,323
Machinery..
5,336,927 Cotton, Raw....
1,540,142
Cigarettes and Cigars
4,913,273 Glass and Glassware
""
1,481,830
Woollen Goods......
4,240,751 Candles
99
1,384,054
Timber and Woods
3,764,950 Woollen & C'ton Mixtures
"
1,193,434
1
Flour
29
3,706,159 Clothing
Paper and Stationary...
3,654,702 Sundries...
>>
1,089,984 45,878,249
Wines, Beer, Spirits
""
3,028,417
Bêche de Mer & Seaweed
2,605,206
Total.........447,100,791
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:- Silk, Raw, Ref. & Cocoons Hk. Tls. 59,614,102 Sesamuni Seed
Hk. Tls. 2,349,746
Tea
25,445,652
Beans and Beancake......
""
13,120,223
Cotton, Raw,
"
12,029,326
Tobacco Sugar Medicines.
".
2,312,713
>>
2,194,490
2,111,616
Silk Piece Goods
"
10,779,731 Clothing, Boots & Shoes..
"1
1,812,258
Skins and Rugs.
""
9,684,286 China, È'ware, Pottery...
1,721,474
Hides, Horns & Bristles..
7,729,848 Fruit
"
1,671,992
Wool
""
Strawbraid.
6,210,688
6,744,787 Eggs, Fresh & Preserved
Nankeens..
1,554,607
1,523,588
>>
Minerals, Mostly Tin
"
4,405,253
Vermicilli & Macaroni....
1,377,962
"1
Oil, Vegetable...
3,617,849 Opium
1,328,216
""
Paper
"
3,551,634
Grasscloth
"
1,259,586
Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats
""
3,210,100 Fish & Fishery Products.
""
1,164,337
Mats and Matting
""
4,059,139
Timber
1,135,246
Fire-crackers & Fireworks
99
2,972,256
Sundries
19
26,368,783
Provisions & Vegetables. Hemp.......
"
2,474,703
39
2,352,007
Total......... 227,888,197
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