10
11
1904 compared with-
Articles.
1908 (Quantity).
Average, 1899-1903.
TABLE showing China's Exports of Tea and Silk expressed in Units of Quantity.
Quantity.
TABLE showing China's Principal Exports to Europe and America.
Articles.
Quantity.
Average, 1899-1903.
1903.
1904.
487
Increase or Decrease in 1904 compared with-
1903
Average, (Quantity). 1899-1903.
Average, 1899-1908.
1905.
1904.
Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease.
(a.) Expressed in Unit of Quantity.
Per cent.
Lbs.
Tea--
Black
103,860,115
Green
Just
Brick
Tablet
Total
Lbs.
99,882,133 30,881,503 40,216,000 114,716 87,000 68,200,151 82,461,007 868,246 1,023,867
198,904,731 223,670,667 193,499,865
Lbs.
Lbs.
Lbs.
Per cent. Per cent.
Aniseed, star
Ib.
1,288.922
Bristles ..
وو
4,114,228
1,011,867 5,281,600
1,116,266 5,106,533
+104,399 175,067
- 13:39
+ 24.11
90,866,983 82,152,800
15,200 8,063,200
3.83
Cassia lignea
8,222,878
"
7,142,667
10,148,733
+3,001,068
+ 23-56
4·13
Fans
·
1,180,800 1,093,200
929.82
59,602,666
22,769,401
3.54
Fire-crackers and fireworks Feathers
pieces 54,362,732
cwis.
55,081,366
53,743,583 -1,837,833
1:13
162.672
170,748
160,625
10,123
1.25
72,632
69,774
87,995
606,666
417,201
30,170,802
::
30.13
Grass-cloth
35
11,027
11,763
10,070
Hemp
tons
16,999
2.71
Hides
Cwts. 288,450
10,842 288,477
12.410
383,304
Mats
Silk-
Matting..
White, raw
Yellow, raw
Wild, raw
Steam filature
6,080,650
5,130,831
4,565,066 1,086,266 2,578,800 1,623,879 1,250,000 1,383,200 133,200
2,950,400 2,804,984
4.470,266 1,519,866 6.804,933 441,066 5,863,867
11.02
Musk
pieces 20,112,994 rolls 528,541
lb.
19,057,464
17,135,718
593,365
473,440
2,448
2,355
2,046
14.82
Nutgalls
cwts.
48,546
43,550
49,402
+1+++
18,221
+ 21·15
1,688
8.63
1,568
44,827
26-99 +15-55
-1,921,746
- 31·37
119.925 509 5,852
10-42
- 16-42
+1-76
59.36
Oil (bean, tea, groundnut,
3.68
wood, &c.)
416,875
500,720
546,656
++
Cocoons..
1,484,854
1,468.666 2,590,607
Refuse cocoons
Refuse
1,560,835 2,250,588 1,982,533 10.162,738
1,122,001 288,000
1.09
Oil, essential
lb.
422,092
406,540
629,066
25-77
Rhubarb
cwts.
Piece-goods
1,587,702
Shantung pongees
Products, various..
'Total
30,829,467
8,919,066 10,650,933 1,961,067 468.560 793,200 310,608*
31,178,040
1,731,867
12.23
Sesamum seed
2,410,686 449,599
464,933
56-77
Strawbraid
8.992 512.779 Ib. 11,605,538
6,818
9,048
+
627,490 10,7€8,000
153,969
45,936
+ 222,526
885 473,521
+ 31·13
+ 49.03
+ 7-29
69.97
11,481,333
+ 718,388
1.07
288,267
81,949,829 1,119,862
2.49
:
77
Tallow-
Animal Vegetable Tobacco.. Wax, white
camel's
CWis.
"
43,219 91,816 lb. 21,310,890 cwts.
5,402
69,267
131,346
Wool
"
lb. 28,531,660 3,254,299
21,861,200 5,080 25,750,538 2,881,200
21,423,466
34,796,800 3,246,133
31,992 89,194
5,744
42,152
437,734
664
+9,046,267
+ 864,983
87,275
| 1 + + +1
25.97
2.35
*52
6.81 +47-87 -25
* Average of three years.
(b.) Expressed in Unit of Value.
Hair
value £
47.287
54,489
Skins (furs), rugs..
572,376
732,702
13
Total..
وو
619,613
787,191
65,550 + 11,061 1,049,450 + $16,748
1,115,000 + 327,809
+ 88.74
+ 83.34