CHINA
603
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:-
Silk, Raw, Ref.and Coc'ns. Hk.Tls. 69,349,054 Strawbraid
Hk. Tls. 4,487,490
Beancake
99
Wheat and other Cereals
"
41,959,107 Fibres, Ramie, Hemp, &c. 36,63€,397 Mats and Matting....
4,478,813
3,967,694
Oil, Vegetable.......
Beans
Minerals and Metals Flour
Skins, Hides, Undressed Seed, Rape, etc. ..... Silk Piece Goods Coal
.....
Eggs, Albumen and Yolk Cotton, Raw and Waste Eggs, Fresh and Pres'vd. Tea
99
32,400,818 Paper
"
3,957,162
""
27,395,525 Medicines
19
3,731,759
• • •
19
25,457,730 Grasscloth
""
3,593,634
99
18,406,268
Fire-crackers & F'works
""
3,371,559
""
16,912,333 Lard
....
19
3,210,623
16,380,431
Clothing, Shoes, etc.......
2,477,833
15,801,813 Tallow
...
2,151,023
12,214,629 Vermicilli and Macaroni 11,928,143 Seedcake.........
""
2,066,219
"
1,849,231
"
9,582,634 Salt
19
1,729,899
""
""
Nankeens & Cotton Gds.
"1
9,529,258 Fish and Fishery Products 8,873,135 Fruit, Fresh and Dried... 7,851,610 Vegetables
,,
1,651,149
و,
1,280,984
..... ......
,,
1,233,187
Tobacco
""
6,579,244 Leather
...
""
1,144,050
Bristles.
6,224,289 Firewood
1,034,244
Ground Nuts
99
6,049,185 Nutgalls
"9
941,074
Timber and Wood...........
99
5,759,423 Skins, Dressed
"
866,184
Animals, Living.
55
5,391,729 Peas
""
781,201
Wool......
99
5,044,136 Garlic
743,572
Chinaware
Meats, Fresh and Pres'vd.
4,923,157 Pottery and E'thenware 4,689,874 Sundries
"
700,507
94,842,787
Total
541,631,300
Goods to the value of Tls. 88,454,211 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 53,077,992 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The total carrying trade, foreign and coastwise, in 1920 was divided amongst the different flags as under:
Entries and
Clearances
Tonnage
Values
Percentages Tonnage Trade.
British......
39,543
40,315,707 Tls. 1,162,926,181
38'67
39.74
Japanese
25,152
Chinese
135,377
American
5,547
French....
603
28,191,592 27,653,309 4,718,251 852,979
707,210,534
27.04
24.17
""
وو
776,259,244
26'52
26.53
145,704,129
4.52
4'98
""
45,630,894
0.82
1.56
Russian
2,466
933,556
"
41,905,945
0'89
1.43
Dutch
409
558,820
""
16,997,362
0.54
0'58
Norwegian
471
Other Countries
1,041
418,511 623,970
10,836,492
0:40
0:37
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""
18,689,446
0.60
0'64
210,609
104,266,695
19
2,926,160,227 100.00 100.00
The Maritime Customs revenue for the same year amounted to Haikwan Taels 49,819,885, and was derived from :-
Import
Duty.
Export Duty.
Coast T'de.
Duty.
T'nage. Dues.
Transit
Dues.
Foreign
Tls. 23,297,392
13,268,953
1,347,883
1,640,224
1,636,131
Native
1,898,994
4,606,882
1,135,044
151,519
835,859
Totals...
25,196,386
17,875,835
2,483,927
19
1,791,743
2,472,090
The Native Customs Revenue at nineteen coast and river ports for 1920 amounted to Hk. Taels 4,385,535.