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The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong, and Chinese ports in 1905 were :-
Silk Tea
...
...Tls. 37,152,071 | Rice (Tribute) ...Tls.
12,867,147 | Rice (Free) 12,584,519 Paper ...
Cotton, Raw
Silk Manufactures12,130,023 | Oils (Vegetable) Cloth (Nankeens) 8,869,682 | Opium..... Beans & Beancake 7,344,001 | Flour Furs and Fur Rugs 7,072,419 Hemp Seeds
3,287,571 | Fans
171,268 | Nutgalls
...
...Tls. 933,332 863,238
3,080,762 | Pottery & E'ware 745,014
2,949,192 | Wheat...
739,985
2,931,662 Tallow
734,741
2,754,223 Fungus
673,071
605,580
4,677,219 Bristles
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1,763,769 | Musk
---
565,634
1,664,176 Feathers...
488,397
4.064,076 Sugar
4,280,509 Medicines
4,148,440 Books, Printed...
3,746,081 | Grass Cloth
+
1,545,523 Bran
463,715
1,479,645 Sundries...
15,330,386
1,418,972
1,081,072 Total Hk. Tls. 171,710,723-
Cotton Gids. & Yarn 4,533,723 | Tobacco
Hides ...
Wool
Straw Braid
Rice...
1,969,885 Eggs...
The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 5,017,092. This was an increase of Tls. 3,325 as compared with that of 1904.
The total carrying trade, entrances and clearances for the year 1905 was divided amongst the different flags as under:-
Steamers Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total Tonnage 22 25,595 4,385 7,139,843 3,616 1,231 1,928,084
Duties
British...
4,363 7,114,248
Tls. 7,650,462
German
1,215
1,924,468
16
1,371,325
American
195
927,753
40
50,159 235
977,912
751,891
""
Norwegian
950
874,164
4
4,706
954
878,870
364,481
"}
Japanese
357
488,653
64
1,168
421
489,821
152,326
""
French.
149 433,500
339
13,432
488
446,932
382,502
"
Austrian
50
175,707
50
175,707
122,078
Danish, Dutch,&c.
131
163,392
8,636
135
172,028
64,460
Russian
28
71,978
28
71,973
11,053
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Chinese
1,701
1,952,061
637
110,931
2,338
2,062,992
749,321
""
On Opium
??
460,286
Totals
9,139 14,125,919
1,126
218,243 10,265 14,344,162
""
12,080,186
Of these 494 steamers and 82 sailing vessels entered, and 909 steamers and 242 sailing vessels cleared in ballast.
The total Customs Revenue, Hk. Tls. 12,080,186, for the same year, consisted of :-
Import Duties
Export Duties
...Hk. Tls. 8,146,586
Coast Trade Duties ...
"
Tonnage Dues ...Hk. Tls. 712,276
Transit Dues.
Opium Likin
***
"
126,767 1,184,920
1,387,774 521,863
The above tables show that more than half of the whole trade of China in foreigur vessels belongs to "the commercial metropolis of China.”
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