RETURN showing the Importation of Cotton Goods into China during the Year 1904, &c.-(continued).
Increase or Decrease in 1901 compared
with
Quantity,
Articles.
Average, 1899-1903.
1903
1903,
1904.
(Quantity).
Five Years' Average.
Pieces.
Pieces.
Pieces.
Pieces.
(B)-Printed Cottons.
Per cent.
Chintzes and plain cotton prints
Printed drills, furnitures, and twills
**
sateens, reps, &c. T-cloths
"
::::
1,049,528
877,520
671,008
191,611
95,458
96,153
969,987
88,301
80,896
19.82
7,405
326,249
191,787
134,462
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Turkey-red cottons and dyed T-cloths
Cotton Italians, plaiu, fast, black
Cotton lastings-
Plain
::
352,105
678,208
525,565
152,638
+
49.20
461,192
1,297,461
+
836,269
1,412,083
408,408
844,180
Figured
801,669
1,051,364
+
64,282 249,695
+ 90.71
Shirtings--
Dyed, plain
Hong Kong, dyed, plain
152,100
76,198
209,451
158,421
25,163
+
54.24
Dyed, figured, brocaded, and spotted
123,315
63,595
75,166
11,571
Cambrics, lawns, and muslins, white, dyed, and printed
254,048
115,108
203,598
88,490
39 04 19.85
Lenos and Balzarines, white, dyed, and printed
68,701
82,863
18,662
Cotton-
11
striped
4,
"
??
Spanish stripes, 64 inches
Flannel, plain, dyed, and printed
Japanese, plain, dyed, and printed
+
40,701
44,091
3,390
214.450
208,402
520,989
315,539
68,731
56,204
+
96.44
12,527
160,825
115,755
131,675
15,920
18.12
striped
44,640
55,396
10,747
Yards.
Yards.
Fancy woven coitons
:
2,729,715
1,622,689
1,107,026
(C)-Dyed Cottons.
[1187]
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13.77
2.07
75--05
11,790
200
2.83
18.52
291,729
23.04
23,227
34 20
224,617
•
6,652
48.69
484
1+
Farda
1,713,292
1,344,377
1,477,254
1,289,714
1,108,251
1,655,255
1,651,433
1,262,975 2,897,594
+++
132,877
154,724
+ 1,246,161
484,429
309.105
414,299
627,741
+
pairs dozeu
804,697
261,547
175,824 + 213,442 43,350
599,061
583,314
582,086
1,228
35,919
S
41,055
29,265
9.4
491,126
669,684
377,955
241,122
135,408
158,685
#
878,978
603,595
value £
141,000
65,690
72,842
+++
lb.
5,102,840
2,214,000
1,095,733
1,148,267
918,870*
1,280,400
73
223,397.153 82,750,933
250,788,000
217,171,066
110,854,000
617,888
85,163,866
10,000
14,800
39.066 16,666
++11 [
45,600
41.200
55
gross
228,782
266,243
583,067
33,616,934 25,690,134
29,066 1,866
4,400
27,461
Average of three years.
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Japanese cotton--
Cloth
Crape
Velvets, 22 inches Velveteens-
18 inches and 26 inches
Embossed and dyed velvet cords
Cotton blankets
Handkershiefs
52
Towels
Japanese
Honeycomb and buckaback
Japanese honeycomb and buckaback
Other kinds
Colton goods, unclassed
Cotton yarn-~~
British
Hong Kong Indian Japanese .. Tougkingese (?) Wool or berlinette Cotton thread--
In balls
On spools..
C
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78 52
29--16 2.78
2-91
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