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CANTON TRADE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS.
·Texas' Company, now directly represented The import of white sugar during the - in this port. Japanese ceyan tonnage has year was very, remarkable and came from" quadrupled its figures, owing to the sches both Formosa and Java. production t laled runs of the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha, the latter place having been so excessiva a line of steamers operated by the Nippon that its export abroad was necessary. In his Report on the Trade of Canton We take the following, account from the for the year 1921, the Commissioner of Yusen Kaisha before regular running was Merchants, therefore, took anilvantage of Customs (Me, As II. Harris) says:- rontemplated. Launch traffic with Hong. this to stock inland tourts, especially in Peking Daily News:-
Revival of trade since the cessation of kong, however, shows an advance of North Rives districts, with a plentiful, 1,000 Vessels, supply, and dealers ara said to have hatt Theng industry in Peking was intro-
Importations con- duced from Tibet. In the 24th Year of hostilities in Rurope has been inorg mark. 27,000 tons, spread over Trokwang Era, a Tibetan Lama cane toed during the your under review than The commandeering of Chinese ships fur profitable peur. Poking, and while stopping at the Paski in 1920, and, the trade of Canton, while ftuilitärs service enhanced figures undersøgently exceed the figures for 1020 by 1
Another item of interest is forvigu Temple on the 'hang & men Roid and unpred as usual by internal discrders the "Portagnes flag Ferg considerably, muck as 240,000 piculs. engaging in the propagation of religion," of one kind and another, has neverthe-although the general total for the Chinese underwear, the general tie of which s the ships of the China Merchants Steam there is no call for further comment than (b) Re-reports-Under this heading taught monks in the temple how to make less Regprished. Trade depression in 1920s, comprising for the most part only increasing in populer favour.
Later, the work was taught to poleenused mostly through the Whichowy run- people in Peking by the monks, so that Biet in that year, night well have been Sarigation Company, remains about the to say that the only reexports of note repeated. because civil war was renewed same. The steniner Krangle of the said fare kerosene oil shipments to West River The scetic of company was the victim of a piracy on ports. German firms are using Canton as a distributing centre, so that there is the high us during the month of Deals a certain amount of re-export trade- developed, with the result that the rug hostilities, however, was in the neighbour ember when off the port of Amny. The in German metalware and aniline dyes,
With the progress of years, the industry again in use, 1321
Canton is wel: became a noted product of Peking. In the province of Kwangsi and lasted about pirates were in charge of the ship for but to no great extent. 26th Year of Kwanghsu, a certain firs
up the coast ports between here and 14 firm in Tientsin bought two rags months, casting the Southern Govern early hours and secured loot to the supplied with scheduled ships connecting 'from a Chinese firm in Peking, and seatment several million dollars
CHINESE GOODS, them home as samples, one of them being General La Yung Ting was Baily ousted, vabio of abou; $120,000; one life anly was Shanghai. & silk and the other a wool rug. A price Transportation of cargo up the Wort and "Under Inbard "strum" Navigation of 28.00 per foot for the former and North Rivers, was more or less interrupted |
Buis-Thu American Ang shows for the latter quality was charged.
People of Berlin, struck with the consequent upon these military activities, advance of 2,000 tons, which is partly quality, beautiful colours and patterns, aut with the "capture of Langehow due to lighters of the Standard Oil the combined value of the foreign and This and moderate price of the article, sup. October trude may be said to have
<listributing "stock to inland marts, but Chinese imports by million taels.
is due to the silk of the port, which has plied the German fan with large orders.
falso due to the transfer of Whitese ships had a very fair year, a special report Encouraged by success the German eceived a marked stimulus, neerating for cern stablished a factory in Peking the appreotable iteresse ander import
Hk. Tis. 181.000 in the to the American flag to avoid compulsion, on which is given below. The export of Funtimony or advanced 3,000 piculs, bul named Yangho.
The rug likewise came to be kuown Deember quarter. The Southern Govern-from local government for military ser among Americans about this time, but it ment was faced with a series of strikes vice. For similar reasons there appears wolfram an important item during the labour an advance of 13,000 tous under the late war in Europe, has fallen about.. 21,000 piculs. The quantity exported was did not attain its popularity until the struggles between capital and International Exposition at St. Louis in were fought on the "more pay and less French Ung, the protection of which say merely the balance of 1820 stock, and pre- the 29th. Year of Kwanghsu (1:0), when work principle with partial success to apparently herded by silk firus trayling vailing prices throughout the year were so low that dealers complain even of A the Department of Agriculture: Industs the majority. It is, however, not to be with the interior. The total increase ever and Commerce instructed the Industris wondered at, when one reatises that the 1920 for inland navigation is 1,000 entries Bureau to exhibit rugs, to which the First Chinese Press has given full publicity to and clearauers, with a decrease in ten, having lost on the year's average.
22000 tens,, all under the more regrettable shrinkage is that of 17,000 piculs under cassin lignea. Values also Medal was awarded. By and by they similar labour agitation in Europe of nage of
Other came to be known by Britons and French late years and much strike-engendering Chinese Bag, which is to "he regrested fell, and boxes of selected quality, as well, and their buyers came to Tinliterature been distributed; nor can is he from a national point of view.
testioned that the cost of living in Shipping tables speak for themselves. Chim" has gradually but Steadily inervas
tsin to hy in stock, with the result that rugs became one of the important artic
of trade in North China.
than 20 years ago.
over and business connection
China.
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FOREIGN GOODS.
After: codcentral two to one, on
Esports, Abroad and Constwise quetuding Receports).—The net value of Canton's export trade for the yene is ilk. Tls. 21,000,000, a figure that exceeds
gether with bundles of the broken quality have been gradually declining to $8.50 and 85 respectively. Competition. The best rice now costs about 10
(a) Impacts, Dirent and Coast wise was very keen owing to the existence of The first rug factory was established in cerits a catty, almost double what the same
quality cost a few Sears ago. Such united The amount of foreign grods importheavy stocks, which dealers were anxious Leking by a person named Chi Chung action from the working classes could froin goastports at Canton is very small to clear even at considerable loss. Fresh ying, it being brought into existence or not but reflect adversely on trades and 20 per cent of Cantoa's forvign trende is and preserved eggs exceeded the previous He carries business Governor Chen Chiang Mfog is to be brought in by the regular Hongkeng river year's exports by 14 million pieces, and with foreign firms in Tientsin such as congratulated on his hitherto, generally steamers and the net valer of all foreign the local fan trade has also had a boom. trade was Hk, Tls. 42,500,000. The im Under leather there is an advance of Messrs. William Forbes & Co. Sino-sssful meuation,
port forrige. goods constwise into 1,000 piculs. A very large quantity of American Trading Co.. Honad China
Climate conditions were, rather un
It is, of this, however, is shipped from Singapore. Trading Co., E. W. Frazer & Co., Crett favourable to both the rice harvest and anton ts almost negligible.
curse, true that a rtain quantity of by junk and re-exported through the &'c., Chi Cheong & Co., etc.
At the end of the Manchu regime, there silk trade. Rain was scares in the spring Shanghai's foreign stock reaches the iccal Maritime Customs for cheaper tariff treat- excessive during the summer, and was market through coasting steamers, but its ment. Shipments of Canton cement were. were not more than 10 factories, in Peking followed by a drought in the autumn that proportion to direct trade with foreign 50,000 pieuls in excess of the figures for operating 10 or more machines manu continued until the end of the year ports through Hongkong is probably less 1920. The cheapness of foreign whit facturing rugs. During the European war many hid to close their doors owing Although Kwangtung bas two harvests a than per cent, of the total foreign in-sugag (see "Foreign Goods") explains to the depreciation of the prior, which ear, the yield was only 66 per cent of a ports, the remaining 9 per cent. cover the large diminution of 11,000 plculs in normal year. Dr. Sun Yat Sen was elected ing Formosan and Sumaten direct trade. Canton's export of brown sugar, as out.. came down as low as 80 cents per Mare President of the Republic for the SouthVery satisfactory advances appear sader port demand was met by the overflow from foot. In 1910 when the world war was by a specially convened Parliament on the foreign piece goods, the more marked Jaya. The mat and matting trade has 7th April, but did not actually assume itrus being grey and white shirtings had rather doubtful success. There is sumed with foreign countries, the rug offer until the 5th May, which was of which show an increase of 1:0,000 pieces, a decrease under both headings; and mat. trade revived, so that the value of rug served as a general holiday The ladies followed by italians and venetians of the ting, with a shrinkage of over 3 million shipped to the United States increased of Genton hold a fair at the East plain, fast vinck variety, which show anyards. makes the export figures for the from $300.17 to 8520,032 in a year. Gardea on behalf of Red Cross Funds to increase of 28.000 pieces. Under woollen year less than half of those for 1920. Now, there are gorge 10 factories in cope with the fighting in Kwangs. The and cotton goods, alpaeng advanced by America, however, when the year opened. Peking, some having 20 machines aut fair was opened by Mrs. Sun, and after 15.000 yards and suitings by 65,000 yards, had a large stock on hand, and spécial sou 2 or 3. and til being taxed to their
very interesting week the sum
followed by woollen blankets, which in taxation introduced by the United States --- full working capacity. However, ther $30.00 was handed over to the Governcreased by 35,000 pounds. Demand ex Government further depressed the trade. ned only one or two factories among them ment.
ceeded the supply in almost all branches An increase of pay had to be granted to which expert their product directly t As a result of the struggle with Kwang of the entton piece goods trade, and mer local mat workers during the fall, but foreign countries, the rest being satisfiesi, citry districts have suffered very chants have accordingly had a rather mats advanced somewhat in price to meet with trading with foreign merchants in much at the hands of disbanded or deprofitable year." The consumption of European, demand, so that dealers were feated soldiers, in addition to a large, woollen and cotton mixtures was unusually able to come cut on the right side. The "Formerly, foreign buyers dictated the quota of piracies. Many of the more large, principally because the amount of qualch industry in Canton progresses very price of rugs, but in the 3rd Year of the sighed villages are now completely de-pare woollen goods obtainable was inade tavourably. Shipments advanced 500,000 Republic a movement was started under serted, so that General Chen Chiang quate. The trade in cotton, yarn also gross, against a very fair decrease of from improved very much during the year, and similar imports from Japan. Most of the the promotion of Chi Chang-yung to Ming. on his victorious return; organize rug-makers desociation t Kwangsi, authorised the reformation of the cost per bile of fine, cotton yarn raw materials necessary to feed the establish a price list in order to protect volunteer corps under a form of self ranged from 70 to $400, while the trade, however, come from that country. the interests of the manufacturers con governinent at the more important cen coarser qualities realised $170 to $190 per but of late splints and shavings have been Likia cerned. The combine, however, was soon tres. President Sun left Canton early in bule. It is interesting to note, howevery procured locally, the work up' which is broken up as sore of the members did not October, making his headquarters tem that the Indian commodity decreased by rather poor though serviceable.
the increase of the taxation fojures cland trade, yet the strictly deserve the association rules and porarily at Wuchow.
came existence during the sold their wares at any price offered bying troops on the Hunan border, in view Japanese yard, the former falling off some trade has done well and two new fac- foreign merchants. so that they could con- of possible hostilities with the Northern 15.000 piculs, against an advance of 8,000, tories
armies, he removed to Kweilin. where he piculs with the latter. This does not in year, the Kuang Tah and the Chung vert their stock into cash.
The following year Mr. Chi again exert has remained awaiting developments dicate a weaker market, but shows rather Kwok, both situated in Hennm.. A third, ed himself to combine rug-makers, and The sirpation, while outwardly extremely that speculative tendencies, so prevalent the Hing Ab, still under construction, and when exchange was high, have given way will soon he opened in the same district, bringing the number of local factories up succeeded in selling the output at the tranquil, is nevertheless "sticky
to sounder commercial dealings, schedule of prices established by the heistling with uncertainties,
Under metals, iron bars and rods show to 13. guild. But since his death, the combine, although it enrolls over 200 members, is The revenue, which aggregated Hk. Tis. an advance of 20,000 picals, mostly used not acting strictly nocording to the estab3.120,000, excluding the famine, relici in reinforced concrete construction, while bused on the, fortnightly statements of lished regulations, and hence the members surtax, of H. Tis, 237,000, shows an in- tinned plates for making kerosene tiny Meats, T. E. Griffith & Co., Ltd., cou are not deriving any benefit therefrom. crease of Hk. Tle 376.000, a very satis locally show, an increase of 5,000 piculs:cludes this, summary of Chinese exports.
Rugs are classified according to the factory advance. Import trade, which was Proceeding further down the list of Business was good throughout the whole. quality of wool used and the number of best during the last quarter of the year, articles imported, headwear gives an ad-year and witnessed some heavy buying wool threads to the foot, the later being contributed H, Ts. 420.000 of this devance of 115,000 pieces and cruent 90,000 couple with extensive forward contracts called by Chinese dealers to mich as crease, and another Hk. Tls, 14500 will piculs. Green Island cement appears to exhausting local stock, so that the sixth in the reeling stage Transactions cover 60 tan 70, 80, 90 th and 100 to be found under expert revenue which be driving the locally made material to crop of cocoons was sold out while still Needless to say, the greater the number reached its maximum during the Sep outposts and the Straits Settlements about $5,000 bales, 37,000 bales of which
In considering our The famine in North. China, which pre- of wool threads in the given space of onezember quarter.
Europe Prices ranged from. 8820 carly foot the better will be the quality and import trade, consting traffic, with an vented Yangtze rice reaching Canton, were for America and the remainder for consequently the higher will he price increase of Tis. Tis. 70,000, has been in secounts for the advance of 815,000 picule in the year to 1.850 per bale towards the The Chinese rug is welcomed abroad, be- cluded. The gross import value of our in the Annam cereal and the profiteering close, covering all styles The latter
figure,
however, resulted in 20,000 bales. Coal was cause the colour does not fade when ex-foreign trade for the year was. Hk. Tls. which bas brought its retail price to its
3 per cent. ad present high. figures.
very of Japanese Silk going to New York. posed to the sun, whereas it can be washed 45,000,000, which, at without fear of spoiling it.
ulur, should give a revenue of Hk, much cheaper owing to the supply having Wool is the principal material in Ti 2.250,000, whereas the collection exceeded the figures for 1920, by 90,000 Dealers locally, having made a profit of manufacturing rugs, "but sometimes figures total only Hls. Tls. 1,438,000. This tons; 20,000 of this was from Tonkin for about 8200 per bole, could afford to lie camel's hair or even cattle hair is used. differénce is partly explained by saying use in local distilleries and lime-kilns, low, so that the lesgening demand from having overbought, and only replacement. The best wool is the winter clip, coming that a considerable amount of import while a fair portion of the amount im America was not of much moment, she
of shortage was required. The heavy. from Kansu, Honno, etc., and is used for duty is paid by drawback certificates on ported came from Formosa.
Under aniline dyes there is an advance rains of June quarter-did not do much. making the finest grade. Autumn wool, foreign reexports, which, as the tables which comes from Shuntienfu, Shibchia show, were valued at Hk. Tls. 1,000,000; in value of about Hk. Tis, 250,000. About harm, but drought and an insufficiency chuang, cft. is used for making the ordinany staple products, however, such as 80 per cent. of these dyes were imported of mulberry leaves during December ary variety of rugs, which are commonly catton yarn, paying duty at specific tariff from Germany. During the first half of quarter ruined the seventh crop. The rates do not realise a 5 per cent. nd the year the market was very good, and! shipped to foreign countries.
to hand Japanese firms hold a very fair valore charge, in spite of the new Remerchants are said to have made consider silk rear ends in April, and from reports. vised Import Tariff of 1918. The gross able profits on the German mark share of the American demand, in spite export value of our foreign trade is Hk change, in which goods wore ordered. The of the fact that Canton quotatiços are Ts. 71,000,000, the highest on record since foreign firms locally interested, however, highly sensitive to the Yokohama market. in the latest of the finger operated eye the end of the European War: Export quoted prices in sterling from July, and while the normal discount per bale locally glass mounting and has been designed to revenue was Hk. Tis. 1,257,000, the in- the price of dyes row: considerably. I is from $30 to $40 per picul; it rose as crease being almost entirely derived from spite of this, large quantities were high as 8100 during the March quarter. avoid all the objectionable features of silk. A regrettable feature of the Reported to meet market demands, but pro Short reels are mostly in favour every this type of mounting. The long coil venue tables is a return under outfits during the first half of the year were where; but a Lyons demand for long reels. ward transit dues, none having been evened up by December, so that this trade in the September quarter forced prices springs of the Fit-U prevent spring wrected since the Year 1918. This is un- for the whole year has not been very up to $1,690, due to the unreasonabla demands of local spinners and an unex breakage, and can be instantly, adjusted doubtedly the to the continuance of a satisfactory,
Weaving machinery, shows progress, but pected jump in French exchange. Hy to give more or less pressure on the nope, state of civil war, ucessitating direct The nose olips are of special shape to laxation for military expenditure at in- it must be borne in mind, when comparing the end of the year stock was practically land places of production, particularly on figitees with 1920 for other classes, that exhausted, as, owing to the failure of the prevent slipping. Fit-U Pinco-nee of any mineral products, and to the insecurity that year saw include a heavy consign seventh crop through the drought, per metal are obtainable from The Hong of routes...
mens for the local arsenal, which has not cent of the filatures had ceased work To local dealers this was no doubt more yet been fully installed. kong Optical successors
Kerosene oil advanced by some 4 million or less satisiactory, as with Yokohama in & Co., Manufacturing and Refracting Çap Under General Regulations--The
market more good, and with a weakened American de Opticians, the most competent optiest tables do not show any great changes in gallons, mostly Aurica, Somatra and competition, had the seventh crop been manufacturing establishment in the the aggregate except under the heading Borneo brands find
of small craft. American tonnage bas, readily inland than in Canton and are mand, prices must have considerably
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A report on the silk trade of Canton