CHINKIANG
江鎭
Chin Tráng
The port of Chinkiang, which was opened to trade by the Treaty of Tientsin, is situated on the south bank of the Yangtsze, about 150 miles from its mouth, and
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CONSIDER AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
Australia is the logical Source of Supply for Eastern markets particularly in PRIMARY PRODUCTS-FOODSTUFFS AND RAW MATERIALS.
AN AUSTRALIAN BUYING SERVICE.
We offer our Services as a Commission Buying and Shipping House, and will Buy, Collect and arrange to Ship orders for any number of Suppliers under one B/L.
We are also in a position to make firm C.I.F. and E. offers of BULK MERCHANDISE such as Flour, Wheat, Butter, Meat, Hides, Tallow, etc.
AN AUSTRALIAN SELLING SERVICE.
As Merchandise Brokers we can sell a variety of Eastern Products and we are prepared to negotiate with regard to appointing SUITABLE SELLING AGENTS throughout the Commonwealth for Manufacturers and others desirous of taking advantage of the Australian Market.
Enquiries for either of the above are cordially invited.
Mercantile Brokers.
Exporters of Primary Produce. Manufacturers' Agents.
Import and Export,
Cables: "BOLTONCO," BRISBANE.
Codes used: Bentley's & Beatley's Second.
Bankers: COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRAILA, LTD.
F. B. BOLTON & Co.,
ALBERT HOUSE,
289, Albert Street,
BRISBANE.
The British Concession was formerly handed over to China on 15th November, 1929, and all undertakings of the former British Municipal Council, such as electric light and waterworks, have been taken over by Chinese companies who now supply the former concession with water and electric power from their installations in the city.
TRADE IN 1929
Conditions at Chinkiang during 1929 were more peaceful and better ordered than for many years past, albeit a considerable decrease in the net value of merchandise coming under the cognizance of the Maritime Customs has to be recorded. The dis- trict suffered for the second year in succession from drought, and swarms of locusts devoured what the drought had spared. Tonnage calls for very little remark. But so keen was the competition amongst steam-launch companies for passenger trade that little profit appears to have resulted, and a more serious outcome of this competition was the risk to which the lives of passengers were often subjected. There were no striking features in the import trade, and that the export trade did not decline still further was due to a compensating activity in certain commodities unaffected by limatic conditions. Sesamum seed, due to the establishment of a local plant for clean- ng the seed, advanced considerably, while matches and cement from the local factories gave promise of a hopeful future for these industries.