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The following table shows the total values of goods exported in 1912 :—
Silk (Raw and Waste)
Cotton Yarns ..
Sunda
.Yen 163,328,284 Lumber, Manufactures of ...Yen 7,527,076
55,335,988 Grains and Seeds
Silk Manufactures
Cotton Tissues...
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7,003,283
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30,100,979 Oils and Waxes
99
6,480,239
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25,761,395 Braids
6,080,534
Copper
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24,920,637 Machinery
Clothing and Accessories..
99
4,900,757
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23,858,849 Paper and Paper M'factures.
Ores and Minerals
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4,748,462
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23,164,930 Mats and Mattings
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3,780,674
Cotton Manufactures..
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15,353,471 Metals and Metal M'factures
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3,237,707
Tea.......
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13,463,848 Skins, Hair, &c....
3,124,462
Matches.
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12,043,784 Alcoholic Liquors
Fish.........
Drugs, Medicines, &c.
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3,009,449
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11,690,047 Toys
1,898,345
Vegetables and Fruits
Earthenware, Porcelain and
Glass Manufactures
Refined Sugar
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11,336,433 Brushes
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1,881,042
10,358,263 Lacquered Wares
1,136,392
Tobacco and Cigarettes
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8,631,067 Sundries 8,594,989
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524,601 33,705,855
Total...Yen 526,981,842
The import of foreign
Cotton Yarns, etc.
Iron and Steel
Grains and Seeds
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines
Machinery
Oil Cake
Oils, Fats and Waxes
Metal Manufactures
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Sugar and Confectioneries...
Copper, Lead, Zinc, &c.
Woollen Tissues
Ores and Minerals
Cotton Manufactures
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produce and manufactures in 1912 were as follows :-
Yen 237,836,679 Dyes and Paints........
58,465,272 Skins, Hair, Horns, &c. 52,494,843 Paper and Paper M'factures 33,789,495 Beverages and Comestibles. 29,266,761 Pulp for Paper Manufacture 27,645,998 Earthenware Manufactures. 21,404,421 Scientific Instruments ...... 20,622,638 Clothing and Accessories 16,183,823 India Rubber
..Yen 9,999,851
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8,564,797
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8,264,113
4,842,130
4,379,861
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3,817,700
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3,389,538
1,250,431
731,738
Vehicles, Clocks, Watches, &c.
13,862,867 Alcoholic Liquors, &c....... 12,339,651 Cotton and Woollen Manu- 11,861,965 factures
540,192
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11,564,544 Sundries
14,334,049
10,707,429
Total...Yen 618,160,786
Entered
The total Shipping, including junks, from and to Foreign Countries for the year 1912 was:
Tonnage Cleared
Tonnage Total Tonnage
Steamers.
8,957
21,633,818
9,014
21,722,531
17,971.
43,356,349
Sailing Vessels .....
429
66,450
453
69,805
882
136,255
Totals 9,386
21,700,268
9,467
21,792,336
18,853
43,192,604
The merchant vessels entered from Foreign Countries in 1912 were divided among
the different nationalities as under :-
Strs.
Tonnage Sailing Tonnage
Tonnage Total Tonnage
Japanese
5,358 10,220,202
422
British
2,058
6,626,851
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56,236 5,400
5,780 10,276,438
2,063
6,632,254
German
430
1,548,845
4,814
432
1,553,659
American
183
1,340,064
183
1,340,064
Russian..
405
712,958
405
712,958
French
101 320,278
101
320,278
Dutch
83 249,560
83
249,560
Norwegian
152 188,604
152
188,604
Austrian
44 164,021
44
164,024
Swedish
41
108,068
41
108,068
Danish
32
83,516
32
83,516
Chinese
65
57,968
65
57,968
Italian
5
12,877
12,877
Totals, 8,957 21,633,818
429
66,450
9,386 21,700,268
The total Customs Revenue for the year 1912 was Y59,611,002.