SHANGHAI
875
The following were the values of the principal classes of Foreign Goods imported during that year :---
Cotton Goods. Tls. 56,998,301 | Timber
Cotton Yarn
Opium...
Sugar
Metals...
+
18,179,908 Spirits, Wine & Beer 869,426 Sandalwood
39,527,384 Soap...
9,565,898 Matches
7,803,808 Glass
Tobacco, Cigars, &c. 4,875,228 Birds' Nests
Coal
Kerosene Oil
Dyes and Colours Woollen Goods... Gunny&C'ton.Bgs. Cotten, Raw Machinery.. Paper...
Tls. 1,213,225 Umbrellas Tls. 435,130
1,103,853 Household Stores
407,947
385,444
799,256 Spirits...
346,684
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667,373 Paraffin Wax
342,632
621,318 Shark' Fins
334,948
613,593 Lamps & Lampware 319,247
...
...
607.469 Condensed Milk
309,488
584,731 Silk & Ribbons ..
284,154
539,974 Pepper
254 214
501,600 Rattans
236,32 +
1,517,512 Haberdashery, &c. 1,488,094 Cement
443, 15 Sundries 438,026
4,541,074 Candles 4,824,079 | Seaweed 4,181,560 Beche de Mer 2,786,223 Fish, Salted, &c. 2,129,230| Needles 1,555,812 Soda
484,165 Tph. & Thone.M'ial. 228,350
18,752,171
Total Hk. Tls. 192,098,168
Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 146,478,718 was re-exported, namely, to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Hk. Tls. 7,72,108, and to Chinese Ports (chiefly to Northern and Yangtsze Ports) Hk. Tls. 139,206,610, leaving for local con- sumption a stock to the value of Hk. Tls. 46,884,187.
Imports to the value of Tls. 2,749,399 were sent to the Interior under Transit Passes. Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 163,170,576 was imported from Chinese Ports, almost all of which was re-exported, namely, to Chinese Ports Tls. 41,125,561 and to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Tls. 100,519,791, the net native imports amounting to Hk Tls. 21,525,224.
The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong and Chinese ports in 1909 were:--
Silk Tea
Cotton, Raw Silk M'tures.
...Tls. 46,284,202 Straw Braid Tls. 5,520,160 | Rugs ...17,977,864 Tobacco, Cigs., &c. 5,045,193 | Fans ...10,58,040 Cloth (Nankeens) 4,105,683 Varnish... ...16,357,409 Paper
...
C'ton. Gds. & Yarn 13,321,655 Bristles...
Beans
Seeds & Seed Cake 11,836,432 Medicines
...
Tls. 1,026,643
984,197
846,616
2,900, 63 Nutgalls
765,183
2,703,323 Pottery & E'ware.
745,299
A.13,324,655 EggsAlbn.andYolk 1,049,580 Feathers
654,371
1,909,383 | Musk
...
630,816
++
1,690,326 | Leather, &c....
606,559
1,614,218 | Fungers
595,493
1,523,326 | Lily flowers
500,504
1,513,014 Sundries
...10,667,582
+
1,216,943
1,204,351
1,245,356 Total Hk. Tls. 234,354,277
...
8,347,408 Fire bricks 7,307,105 Books, Printed 7,093,749 Ground-nut Pulp 6,628,603 Tallow.......
Rice
Opium
Wool
Oil...
*
Hides Skins
6,282,511 Chinaware
4,039,961 Beancake
Flour
...
5,541,393 Grass Cloth
The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 7,889,937. This was an increase of Tls. 1,466,702 as compared with that of 1908.
The total carrying trade, entrances and clearances for the year 1909 was divided amongst the different flags as under:-
Steamers Tonnage Sailing Tonnage
Total
Tonnage Duties
British Japanese
...
3,917 7,053,527
39
7,747
3,956
3,925 3,511,695 8,990
241,499
Chinese..
,
5,848 2,527,315 23,571
67,9 3
7,061,274 Tls. 5,754,774 12,924 3,753, 94 1,571,436 29,419 3195,248 1,032,407
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German.
881
1,7 0,316
9
1,311
90 1,711,627
914,746
19
French
611
1,191,803
G
2,259
617 1,194,062
335,786
American
137
606,364
224
145
606,588
78,318
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N'wegian & Sdish
393
406,196
393
406,196
83,929
Austrian
48
188,592
48
188,592
142,776
19
Russian
57
113,927
57
113,927
19,365
Danish Dutch Opium
...
Totals
77
101,148
77
101,148
35,885
"
40
76,744
5
2,955
45
79,699
*
62,037 443,478
+
:
15,934 17,487,627 3,637 926,928 48,571 18,414,555
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10,474,937