Diagram comparing-(1) The Ocean-going tonnage entering, (2) The value of the Junk trade with China, and (3) quantity of Rice imported into China through Xiongkong, 1888-1897 inclusive.
Value of Junk trade
between Hongkong and
Canton.
Hk. Tls.
48,000,000
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
Quantity of Rice imported into China through Hongkong. Piculs.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1899.
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4,800,000
6,750,000
4,700,000
6,500,000
47,000,000
4,600,000
6,250,000
46,000,000
4,500,000
6,000,000
45,000,000
4,400,000
4,300,000
4,200,000
4,100,000
5,750,000
5,600,000
5,250,000
5,000,000
44,000,000
43,000,000
42,000,000
41,000,000
4,000,000
4,750,000
40,000,000
3,900,000
4,500,000
39,000,000
3,800,000
4,250,000
38,000,000
3,700,000
4,000,000
$7,000,000
3,750,000
36,000,000
3,600,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
35,000,000
3,400,000
3,250,000
34,000,000
3,000,000
33,000,000
3,800,000.
3,200,000
2,750,000
N 32,000,000
2,500,000
31,000,000
3,100,000
3,000,000
2,250,000
2,900,000
2,000,000
-$0,000,000
29,000,000
2,800,000
1,750,000
28,000,000
2,700,000
1,500,000
27,000,000
1) Ocean-going tonnage (blue).
(2) Value of Junk trade (black).
(3) Quantity of Rice (red).
Ocean-going tonnage entering.