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averaged sixteen million pounds, and Silk during the same period seventeen thousand bales. The total import and export trade of 1868 was sixty-five million Taels and is now double that anant. Ta total tra le in foreign bottoms, import and export for 1879, as given by the Customs Statistical Department, was Haikwan Tls. 131,474,499, equal to about $200,000,000. This exceeds the amount in any previous year. It may be summarised as follows:-
Imports of Foreigu Goods from Great Britain... Imports of Foreign Goods from India
100
Imports of Foreign Goods from Hongkong Imports of Foreign Goods from Japan... Imports of Foreign Goods from United States
Inports of Foreign Gods from Continent of Europe Imports of Foreigu Goods from Chinese Ports Imports of Foreign Goods from other Countries...
Tis. 2,181,278
24,671,527
5,637,588
3,050,921
2,540,763
1,720,208
1,152,092
1,044,684
Hk. Tls. 59,999,161
Of this a nount there was re-exported, principally to the Northern and Yangisze ports and Japan to the value of Haikwan Tls. 48,504,259,
Imports of Opium ... Imports of Cotton Goods Imports of Woollen Goods Imports of Metals
Imports of Ginseng
...
...
4
Aut
...
+4
...
Tls. 25,436,291
18,804,940 4,400,583
3,028,442
Imports of Seaweed
Imports of Coal
Imports of Kerosine Oil
Imports of Timber
Imports of Sundries
•
823,353
664,620
,
657,581
582,440
520,122
5,080,789
Hk. Tis. 59,999,161
Imports to the value of Tls. 1,088,908 were sent to the interior under Transit Passes. The imports in foreign bottoms of native produce not re-exported amounted to Hk. Tls. 8,802,157.
The total values of Exports and Re-exports to Foreign Countries, Hongkong, and Chinese ports were:-
Exports and Re-exports of Silk
Exports an R-exports of Tea
Exports and Re-exports of Sugar
Exports and Re-exports of Rice (exclusive of Tribute)
Exports and Re-exports of Raw Cotton
+
Exports and Re-exports of Paper
Exports and Ro-exports of Copper Cash
Exports and Re-exports of Nankeens
Exports and Ro-exports of Straw Braid Exports and Re-exports of S indries
D
Tls. 23,693,747
...
12,324,318
3,290,637
3,003,162
2,646,771
1,193,155
1,182,862
1,145,768
959,299 13,253,462
Hk. Tls. 62,673,181
Of this amount there was sent to
Great Britain
Continent of Europe
A
United States
Japan
Other Foreign Countries
Tls. 12,569,904 9,776,407 6,2 9,234
1,330,188 2.029.535
To Foreign Countries, Hk. Tls. 32,045,268
Northern Ports...
Tls. 12,436,706
Yangtsze Ports
7,708,954
Southern Ports ...
8,321,413
Hongkong for Chinese Ports 2,100,840
To Chinese Ports, Hk. Tls. 30,627,913
The goods for Export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to only Tls. 454,890.
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