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decrease of 90,000 piculs in five years; in Green Tea a falling off of 21,461 piculs, being a decrease of 140,000 piculs for the five years. The export of Silk amounted to 45,740 piculs and about 46,000 piculs waste, etc., against 40,000 piculs and 30,000 piculs waste, etc. the previous year. The import trade in Foreign Goods for 1886 may be summarised as follows:-
From Great Britain
From India
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From Hongkong
From Japan
From United States
From Continent of Europe...
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Tls. 21,563,154 | From Straits
16,980,035 From Australia.
8,172,127 From Chinese Ports 5,230,137 | From other Countries 4,556,369 2,216,822
...
Tls. 610,876
282,102
321,864
121,442
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Hk. Tls. 60,054,928
Of this amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 45,698,859 was re-exported, namely to the Yangtsze ports Hk. Tls. 20,983,101, to the Northern ports Hk. Tls. 16,259,861, to Ningpo and Southern ports Hk. Tls. 6,844,194, to Japan Hk. Tls. 966,914, to Hongkong Hk. Tls. 354,996, aud to other Foreign Countries Hk. Tls. 289,793, leaving a balance for local consumption and stock of Hk. Tls. 14,356,069. The following were the values of the principal classes of goods imported:--- Cotton Goods. Tls. 22,946,821 Sandalwood
Opium
Woollen Goods.
Metals ...
Kerosine Oil
Coal
Seaweed
Timber
Dyes and Colours
15,426,450 Isinglass
...Tls. 215,445
...Tls. 547,157 | Flour ...
442,991 Sharks' Fins 376,134 | Soap and Perfumery.
203,564
162,677
358,720 Mushrooms
155,182
...
320,616 | Cardamoms
138,039
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122,806
117,103
3,297,866
4,626,824 Biche de Mer 3,727,727 Birds' Nests... 2,145,113 Ginseng 1,566,426 Pepper ...
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858,932 Chinaware....... 657,524 Matches... 560,115, Needles
315,464 Sapanwood 311,490 Umbrellas... 232,315 Sundries 221,427
Hk. Tls. 60,054,928
Imports to the value of Tls. 1,886,976 were sent to the interior under Transit Passes; Metals, Kerosine, Coal and Sugar being the principal articles thus conveyed. The imports in foreign bottoms of native produce not re-exported amounted to Hk. Tls. 7,058,374.
The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong, and Chinese ports in 1886 were :—
Silk
11,698,989 Tobacco
6,742,385 i'ea
...
Tls. 1,081,259 China & Earth-} Tls.328,042
902,637 Fruit...
945,431 enware...
316,461
609,659 Musk...
308,143
539,394 Cuttle Fish
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307,189
Tls. 20,767,940 | Nankeens
Tea
Rice
do. (Tribute)
1.415,722 | Skin Rugs
Sugar & Sugar Candy_,78.282 Hemp
Raw Cotton
Straw Braid
Wheat
Paper
Medicines
2,430,034 Wool
455,948 Dried Lily Flowers 293,162.
...
1,908,663 Beans and Beancakes 433,939 Vermicelli
276,740
1,357.513 Wax
414,066 Sundries
...
5,188,170
1,223.715 Copper Cash
376,473
1,158,242 Rhubarb
340,299
Hk. Tls. 65,558,497
Of this amount there was sent to
Continent of Europe... Tls. 12,108,107
Southern Ports
.Tls. 13,411,916
Great Britain
...
8,198,142
Northern Ports...
...
11,680,842
United States
6,372,845
Yangtsze Ports
...
6,794,220
Hongkong. Straits, & India
2,824,788
Hongkong for Chinese Ports 2,361,654
Japan and Corea
984,953
Other Foreign Countries
821,030
To Foreign Countries, Hk. Tls. 31.309,865
To Chinese Ports, Hk. Tls. 34,248,632
The goods for Export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to only Tls. 887,240, almost all of which was Waste Silk and Cocoons.
The total Shipping, entrances and clearances, for the year were-
Steamers
ailing Vessels
4,5'3
1.026
5,539
Tonnage Tonnage
4,344,857
346,519
4,691,376
Of which 118 steamers and 28 sailing vessels entered, and 321 steamers and 124 sailing.