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CHINA.
Raw cotton
the principal groups of articles of import eutering China from abroad;--
Cotton goods*
Imports Direct from Foreign Countries
In thousands of Haikwan taels (000 omitted)
...
188,574
1928 Hk. Tls.
1929 Hk. Tls.
1930 Hk. Tls.
190,030
149,839
...
...
***
67,981
91,124 132,266
Rice
...
...
...
65,039
58,981
121,234
Sugar
...
...
...
98,698
98,761 86,391
Metals and minerals
...
...
...
67,556
70,855
75,881
Kerosene oil, liquid fuel, and lubricating oil
72,403
Tobacco...
•
61,937
Chemicals
...
...
•••
...
...
32,666
34,255 46,905
49,162 58,373
64,779 65,043
Machinery
...
...
...
...
19,472
29,887
44,283
Paper
...
29,049
34,246
37,384
Flour
...
...
32,802
64,008
31,926-
Dyes and pigments
...
...
28,519
33,192
25,765
...
Wool and cotton unious and woollen goods t
Timber
* Exclusive of raw cotton.
+ Exclusive of sheep's wool.
SHIPPING: VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED, 1927 TO 1930
+1.0
48,201
44,431
24,616
18,018 27,819
23,178
FLAG
1927
1923
1929
1930
American
No.
4,841
Tons
5,577,115
No.
6,377
Tons
6,364,102
No.
Belgian
6,933 18
Tons 6,653,495
No.
Tons
6,639
65,304
48
British
33,791
40,258,049
48,523
Danish
213
529,937
240
56,036,567 653,432
50,845
57,926,507
49,402
6,196,35 161,98 57,216,927
301
837,513
339
Dutch
690
2,273,536
761
2,617,009
88K
3,236,819
883
Finnish
но
42,980
219
178,916
32
French
1,504
1,891,61
1,371
1,967,216
1,310
2,135,878
1,131
German
955
3,260,717 1,439
3,703,228
1,350
4,334,903
1,045
Greek
2
6,874
4
Italian
Japanese
1,327 27,103
992,895
231
569,441
238
971,809
35,745,535
29,839
39,065,721
31,705
42,349,647
211 33,755
937,319 3,347,082 36,881 1,814,278 4,245,842
6,792 734,495 45,630,705
Mexican
2
Norwegian
1,959
2,366 2,932,578
4
2,166
3,786,532
2,487
4,618,901
2,043
16,090 4,218,277
Panamanian
4
Portuguese..
1,915
589,537 3,358
925,233
4,150
1,180,097
8,339
16,828 1,121,459
Russian
193
216,683
61
22,139
Spanish
2
Swedish
236
296,964
191
Non-Treaty Powers
3
4,088
Chinese Shipping
35,937
18,218,215
2 51,259
120 321,815 2,242 33,044,523
286,911
97
347,087
Junks
"1
43,601
3,419,176
40,941
3,477,699
41,133
26,138,314 40,823 3,060,856
Total
154,276 116,210,785 188,851 152,630,001
SHIPPING.
93
45,573 26,395,051 40,401 3,499,285
186,514 154,667,910 180,981 155,605,954
A total of 180,981 vessels, aggregating 155,605,954 tons, passed through the ports of China, as against 186,514 vessels, registering 154,667,910 tons, in 1929. Although entrances and clearances display a more marked tendency to decrease, tonnage, on the other hand, shows signs of a healthy
healthy expansion and visibly reflects the initiative of shipping companies in catering for the growing pas- senger traffic with the Far East. Many large and palatial vessels have been specially built for both the European and Pacific runs, and this interest has not been confined to the flag of any one nation only. Great Britain, with a tonnage of 57,246,927, or 36.79 per cent, retains her commanding position in the carrying trade, and, though this percentage is slightly less, she still remains considerably ahead of her nearest rival, Japan, whose share in the trade rose from 27.38 to 29.33 per cent., representing an increase of over 3 million tons. The retention by the Government of many vessels as military transports is once again responsible for a further decline in Chinese shipping. America did not improve her statistical position, and, with the exception of the Netherlands, Denmark, and Belgium, who each increased their tonnage