Appendix D.
QUANTITIES AND VALUES OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF IMPORTS DURING THE YEARS 1938 AND 1939.
Article Principal Source of Supply 1938 Quantity 1938 Value 1939 Quantity 1939 Value Animals (for slaughter) Kwong Chow Wan, South China, Middle China, French Indo-China, North China 473,216 Head $10,095,934 363,487 Head $14,021,860 Aniline Dyes Germany, U.K., U.S.A., North China $2,157,702 $2,433,768 Beans ++ Piculs Cement Belgium, Japan 939,391 Piculs $1,772,132 830,718 Piculs $3,919,750 Chemicals & Drugs Germany, U.K., U.S.A., North China $5,577,774 $6,474,911 Chinese Medicine North China, Macao, French Indo-China, U.S.A. $25,827,689 $7,164,552 Coal Tons Cotton Thread Japan, North China, U.K. 615,350 Grosses of 50 Yards $1,293,159 363,538 Grosses of 50 Yards $842,141 Cotton Yarn Japan, North China, U.K. 1,092,808 lbs. $6,985,964 577,527 lbs. $4,471,291 Fish & Fishery Products Fuel Oil Netherlands East Indies, U.S.A. 246,601 Tons $12,728,474 185,120 Tons $12,672,506 Hardware Ilides (all kinds) 98,447 Piculs $5,482,534 98,442 Piculs $5,523,645 Indigo (artificial) Iron Bars 273,981 Piculs $3,474,895 Kerosene Netherlands East Indies, U.S.A. 15,754,497 Gallons $5,494,953 10,293,016 Gallons $4,242,295 Lard 1,533 Piculs Leather (all kinds) U.S.A., Netherlands East Indies $1,234,988 $1,104,351 Lubricating Oil U.S.A., Netherlands East Indies Machinery & Engines $17,136,128 $11,705,564 Malt Liquors Manganese Ore 21,664 Piculs $56,063 Milk (canned) Cases Motor Cars U.S.A., U.K. 800 No. $3,424 952 No. $8,472,228 Motor Lorries 2,819,324 3,544 Nuts Siam, French Indo-China, Burma 967,712 Piculs $10,236,951 738,830 Piculs $13,934,721 Paints Peanut Oil Petrol Netherlands East Indies Pharmaceutical Products Germany, Switzerland, U.K. $2,848,699 $1,176,022 Rice (all kinds) Siam, French Indo-China, Burma Piculs Seeds 173,496 Piculs $3,585,980 653,312 Piculs $6,003,238 Silk (artificial) Japan, North China, U.K. 3,304,035 lbs. $1,375,661 Silk (raw) 5,296,211 lbs. Spirits Gallons Sugar (all kinds) Java, Netherlands East Indies Piculs Sulphate of Ammonia Piculs Tea Ibs. Timber French Indo-China, North China, British North Borneo, U.S.A. 1,483,436 Cu. Ft. $3,535,990 1,219,930 Cu. Ft. $8,352,242 Tinplates 218,858 Piculs $4,866,254 Tin Slabs 113,218 Piculs $19,450,562 Tobacco, Cigars & Cigarettes North China, U.S.A., U.K. 1,815,244 lbs. $3,907,678 1,770,752 lbs. $3,544 Unbleached Cottons Japan, North China, U.K. 2,997,489 Pieces 2,438,909 Pieces Woollens U.K., Japan, North China 711,506 Yards $32,327,155 287,464 Yards $5,913,909 Wolframite 47,251 Piculs $7,040,759 Wood Oil Wines GallonsPage 21