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PRINCIPAL EXPORTS.
1899 (half year).
1900.
1001,
1007.
Piculs.
"
Hides, Cow
D
205.00
13,537.00
119.00
9,285.00
17
30,090.00
32.00
222.00
203.00
11,155.00
669.00
29,161.00
54,8:18.00
184.00
288.00
522.00
30,943.00
26,283.00
1,135.00
1,585.00
37,093.00
55,827.00
114,680.00
71,519.00
"
1,870.00
1,262.00
72.00
3,435.00
893.00
1,083.00
11,697.00
12,869,00
DEAR COLONEL,
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Enclosure 11.
EXTRACT of letter from Mr. Ohlmer,
Tsingtau, April 20, 1903. ENCLOSED please find the promised statistics for the Kiaochow Customs- Foreign Duties, Native Duties, Value of Trade, and principal articles of export- for the 33 years since the opening of the office. You will notice that foreign duties have doubled during the first two years, have trebled during last year, and that the first quarter this year shows again a corresponding increase-it is the highest on record, and from it I judge that the receipts this year will be above Tls. 300,000.
During 1902 our foreign imports were as high as those of Chefoo in 1897- 35 years after the opening of that port to foreign trade and our receipts from foreign goods transported by rail inland were over Ïls. 100,000; so that the statistics for last year afford full proof that both railway and the port are under the present Customs arrangement prospering to an extent which has surpassed my expectations. I feel sure that what happened here will happen at Dalny if you follow our plan and admit the Customs under the same conditions as here.
KIAOCHOW ('USTOMS STATISTICs, 1899 to 1903,
FOREIGN (STEAMER) DUTIES,
Bristles
Groundnuts
Oll, Bean
Groundnut
1.
Silk, Raw, Yellow, etc.
Straw Braid
Wheat ...
Import.
Export.
Const Trade.
Opium.
Total Hk. Tls.
1899 (half year)
1900
***
1901
1902
1903 (First Quarter)...
April
May
7,776.5.9.3 2,339.2.7.8
21,646.2.2.2 3,691.0.1.1
47,158.7.3.2 6,911.7.3.9
131,127.4.0.3 19,881.5.4.8
51,887.9.7.1 4,981.7.8.7
19,232.6.4.9 2,419.9.3.3
294.2.1.5
1,214.5.0.2
931.0.0.4
1,541.1.1.8
132.0.0.0
18.7.0.0
177.8.3.5
10,542.0.8.6
26.570.4.3.5
130.0.7.2
183.4.3.2:
►
6.6.0.0
13.2.0.0
up to 28th May
55,179.3.1.0
152,553,0.6.9
60,306.4.3.0
21,849.2.1.4
24,000.0.0.0
NATIVE (JUNK) DUTIES.
Enclosure 12.
THE TRADE OF TSINGTAU.
Import. The principal articles of import_are: American grey goods, English piecegoods, Japanese and Indian cotton yarn, Japanese matches, Japanese earthen- ware, Japanese curios, kerosine oil, railway plant material, sugar, drinks and sundries.
From the figures below, you will see to what an extent the trade in some of the more important articles has developed within the last three years. The figures given stand for the first nine months only of the years 1900, 1901 and 1902, and do not include goods landed and consumed in German territory:-
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
TLC.O. 882
6
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
| ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
Import.
Export.
Likin.
Total Hk. Tia.
1000,
1901.
1902.
1899 (half year)
10,376.5.7.1
1900
15,388.8.8,5
11,718.5.1.6
17,522.8.7.2
1901
27,515.2.8.4
24,720.0.9.5
1902
18,016.3.3.1
1903 (First Quarter)
5,217.5.3.1
April
1,718,2.7.5
22,348.8.9.0
9,189.0.1.4
1,311,6,8,5
5,523.7.7.2
8,22 .9.4.1
13,058.8.1.7
10,091.3.0.8
3,001.6.3.8
757.4.9.0
27,618.8.5.9
41,139.6.9.8
Grey Shirtings...
Pieces
4,201
6,341
67,798
65,294.2.2.6
White Shirtings
1,135
5,601
11,224
50,456.5.2.7
T Cloths...
4,748
13,163
41,286
18,008.1.8.3
3,787.4.5.0
May
American Drilla
Sheetings (English and American) Cotton Yarn (Indian)
369
...
***
4,390
13,341
17
4,226
18,710
50,285
Pels.
787
2,612
8,772
NET VALUE OF Trade (Erclusive of Railway and Mining Material),
Cotton Yarn (Japanese)
6,931-
***
21,796
38,175
"
Foreign Imports.
Native Imports.
Native Exports.
Total Hk. Tis.
Aniline Dyes (value)
H. Tls.
2,107
6,783
13.167
- 1
Japanese Matches
Gross
85,433
171,527
263,034
1899 (half year)
1900
1901
219,531
1,108,056
882,577
2,210,164
530,517
2,222,059
1,104,574
3,957,150
1,312,192
2,539,547
2,761,870
6,613,609
***
Kerosine Oil (American)
Railway Plant Material (value)
Sugar
Gallons
225,778
392,005
222,213
***
Taels
Picule
204,603
2,503,376
1,741,602
2,257
4,625
7,178
1902
3,537,474
2,229,856
2,269,392
8,036,722