636
CHINA
Imports
Exports
Total
Siam, Phillippines, Turkey, etc.
Hk. Tls.
3,783,740
3,353,4 10
7,137,180
Dutch Indies
"1
5,487,874
431,419
5,919,293
French Indo China...
2,669,174
2,885,545
5,554,719
Austria and Hungary
,,
2,978,582
626,899
3,605,481
Other European Countries
"9
1,494,712
712,188
2,206,900
Korea
**
1,811,037
664,747,028
371,681 1,439,356
Hk. Tls. 428,290,287 236,456,739
Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 18,020,205 were re-exported to foreign countries, namely, to Russian Pacific Ports Tls. 6,419,037; to Hongkong Tls. 2,633,712; to Korea Tls. 1,471,543; to America Tls. 2,088,162; to Japan Tls. 1,902,245; to other countries Tls. 3,505,506. The chief articles re-exported were Formosa Tea to the value of Tls. 2,277,365, mostly to America, Copper Tls. 3,009,507, and Cotton Goods Tls. 4,665,251. The following were the values of net imports from foreign countries in 1906, that is exclusive of re-exports to foreign countries:-
.Hk. Tls. 152,727,845
Dyes, Aniline
32,285,377 Woollen & C'ton Mixtures
Cotton Goods
Hk. Tls. 2,569,576
Opium......
19
"}
2,269,912
Sugar
"
30,188,236
Medicines
99
2,137,134
Metals
**
17,289,855
Household Stores
11
1,897,444
Rice and Rice Bran
13,285,514 Glass and Glassware
1,881,373
Kerosine Oil.....
"
12,578,723 Wines, Beer, Spirits
"
1,874,934
Railway Plant...
"
11,239,806
Tobacco
>>
1,650,075
Coal and Coke..
8,765,957
Clocks and Watches
**
11
1,548,328
Fish & Fishery Products Flour
"
8,125,721 Soap and Perfumery
19
1,522,709
19
6,295,753 Bags, all kinds..
"
1,398,767
Cigarettes and Cigars
**
Timber and Woods
19
6,139,177
6,254,862 Leather and manufrs. of
Sandalwood
31
1,361,499
""
1,326,510
Machinery.
17
5,864,799 Tea
31
1,269,564
Matches
**
5,139,808 Clothing
""
1,247,697
Paper and Stationery...
4,953,648 Ribbons, Silk and Cotton
1,215,222
Woollen Goods..
"
4,382,958 Hardware ...
1,109,318
""
Indigo.........
**
3,461,489 Sundries.
31
49,054,867
Miscellaneous Piece Goods
17
Bêche de Mer & Seaweed
11
3,062,711 2,693,014
Total....
.410,270,082
Silk, Raw, Ref. & Cocoons Hk. Tls. 60,436,016
Tea
11
26,629,630
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were :
Bristles and Horns......... Hk. Tls. 2,928,841 Provisions & Vegetables.
2,701,027
Cotton, Raw..
99
11,830,738
Tobacco and Cigarettes
19
2,490,368
Silk Piece Goods
19
10,859,464
Medicines...
"
2,430,322
Skins, Hides, Undressed
10,389,251
Nankeens...
2,362,628
"1
Beans and Beancake......
10,222,502
Opium
2,012,127
19
Strawbraid.
8.650.861 Fruit, fresh and dried
*
1,803,978
*
Seed, Sesamum mostly.
"
5,759,898
Clothing, Boots & Shoes..
19
1,682,529
Wool.
"
5,499,342
China, E'ware, Pottery..
1,579,204
"1
Minerals, mostly Tin
5,175,723
Vermicilli & Macaroni..
כל
1,373,400
Oil, Vegetable........ Mats and Matting
11
4,865,173
Camphor
7,310,791
4,078,722 Feathers
1,137,245
Skins, Clothing. Rugs...
**
3,894,028
Grasscloth
1,079,131
"
Fire-crackers & Fireworks
3,585,733 Sugar
1,040,939
""
"}
Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats Paper
3,357,924
Baniboo & Bambooware
"1
3,259,435 Sundries
*
1,015,856 25,071,090
Fibres. Hemp, Jute, &c... Eggs, Fresh & Preserved
2,986,378
"1
11
2,956,400
Total......
236,456,739
Goods to the value of Tls. 79,579,949 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 24,051,927 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The total carrying trade, foreign and coastwise, was divided amongst the different dags as under:
Digitized by