1738
CHINA
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were :— Silk, Raw, Ref. & Cocoons Hk. Tls. 80,326,688 Medicines
Hk. Tls. 3,003,307
Beans and Beancake......
>>
Tea
36,692,354 Seed, Rape, etc. 35,931,167 Hair, all kinds
+
2,860,023
*
2,812,259
Cotton, Raw
Silk Piece Goods
"
Skins, Hides, Undressed
"
Sesamum Seed
"7
28,351,813 Fibres, Ramie, Hemp. &c. 19,072,340 Tallow, Animal & Veg. 16,132,977 Timber and Wood...... 14,377,386 Nankeens
2,679,267
""
2,619,965
"
1,997.185
"
1,929,925
Oil, Vegetable...
Provisions & Vegetables.
"
13,220,166 China, E'th'ware, Pottery 11.314,006 Coal
11
1,916.919
""
1,705.362
Minerals, mostly Tin Strawbraid
+
9,542,280 Vermicilli & Macaroni... 7,685,304 Cassia Lignea...
**
1,696,470
1,571,474
Wool...
11
5,190,961 Fish & Fishery Products
1,498,665
Bristles and Horns
"
4,671,437 Feathers
**
1,423,956
Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats Mats and Matting...
4,455,541 Lard
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1,327.364
*
91
4,235,812 Clothing, Boots & Shoes
J
1 324,631
Eggs, Albumen & Yolk... Fire-crackers & Fireworks Firewood....
12
4,090,089 Sugar
**
1,324,532
"
4,074,638 Grasscloth
1,172,666
3,876,490 Bamboo & Bambooware
**
1,162,677
Skins, Dressed, Clothing Flour, Wheat,..
""
3,797,689 S edcake..
11
1,159,981
>
3,575,260 Nutgalls
**
1,129,*27
Tobacco and Cigarettes Paper
*
•
3,511,870 Opium
""
1,084,685
3,506,430 Sundries
"
**
19,598,585
Fruit, fresh and dried Ground Nuts
3,171,550
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3,119,754
Total
380,833,328
Goods to the value of Tls. 67,279,510 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 28,610,513 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The total carrying trade, foreign and coastwise, was divided amongst the different Aags as under:
Entries and
Clearances
Tonnage
British...
Chinese
28,000
146,075
**
Japanese. German French...
31,197
18,903,146
**
5,361
7,060,521
Values
34,253,439 Tls. 785,542,853 19,597,822
484,278,950 306,329,807 157,303,503
Percentages Tonnage Trade.
38:58
40*97
22.18
25*26
21.29
15.98
7.95
8:20
3,766
4,923,492
*
77,430,9`5
5:55
4'04
Russian
2,541
1,441,345
€1,828,000
1'62
3.22
Norwegian...
1,101
1,088.784
20,269,025
1.23
1:06
19
American
1,286
Austrian
52
Dutch
233
Other Countries
198
725,279 198,098 337,944 246,819
7,869,630
*82
41
7.270.121
*22
*38
"
5,447,014
*38
*28
"
3,802,775
*28
*20
219,810
88,776,689
23
1,917,372,633
100
100
The vessels entered and cleared in 1910 were made up of : 6,196 Steamers of 82,337,331 tons, and 123,614 Sailing Vessels of 6,439,359 tons; the latter including 5,450,973 Chinese Junk tonnage.
The gross coast trade in vessels of foreign build amounted to Tls. 513,626,317 outward, and Tls. 32,771, 78 inward, the net native imports (that is, goods not re-ex- ported) at the Treaty Ports being Tls. 184,349,563, and the exports to Treaty Ports Tls. 164,677,168.
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Opium Tnage Transit
The Imperial Maritime Customs revenue for the same year amounted to Haikwan Tacls 35,571,879, and was derived from :-
Import Export Coast T'de
Duty. Duty. Duty. Foreign ...Tls.11,867,803 10,088,005 1,312,959
Native
Lekin. Dues. Dues.
Opium
Duty.
1,54,795 2,892,265
8 0,8:8
9 6,695 296,304
2,441,520 394,503
1,244,857
1,486,778 84,166 577,389
Totals...... 13,022,598 12,980,270 2,123,797 1,212,999 2,839,023 1,329,023 2,064,167 The Native Customs Revenue at twenty Coast and River ports for the Year ended 1st November, 1910, amounted to Hk. Taels 2,976,572.
Mr J. L. Chalmers, Statistical Secretary to the Imperial Maritime Customs, in his report on the Foreign Trade of China for 1910, says:-