Flour. A decrease is shown here of 56,597 tons. Again this is owing principally to the large stocks which were imported towards the latter part of 1914 and held over for a higher price. Also the Chinese did not use as much flour as in 1914 owing to the appreciable cheapening of the rice market. It is also due to high freights ruling and high cost of wheat in America.
Hemp. Here again a decrease is shown of 17,161 tons, most of this shortage is probably transhipment cargo, as often hemp is transhipped here into Home boats.
Kerosene Oil. Bulk Oil shows a decrease of 5,636 tons and Case Oil of 25,161 tons, the decrease shown in Bulk Oil is only a nominal one and means that the trade has maintained an even balance but Case Oil shows a heavy decrease due undoubtedly to the high freight rates ruling and the difficulty of getting tonnage, which would have the effect of considerably increasing the cost per case. Importers who had large stocks in hand at the beginning of the year did not import hoping for more normal times. One cargo for Hongkong was lost off the coast of Japan, and owing to collapse of Panama Canal, cargo destined to arrive in 1915 did not arrive until January 1916.
Liquid Fuel. A decrease is shown of 14,945 tons, which is due entirely to the war, the withdrawal of the fleet and consequently small demand for this commodity outside merchant shipping. The fleet were practically the only consumers of Liquid Fuel out of this port.
Rattan. Here a decrease is shown, but in reality the importation has been about normal, the decrease shown being due to this cargo being classed as General.
Rice. Here is shown an appreciable increase, and this is accounted for by the exceptionally large crops gathered during the year both in Siam and Indo-China, and the excessive demand from South China owing to the floods, and large tracts of rice land not being under cultivation. This again being a local trade, has been unaffected by the war.
Timber. Here an increase is shown which is due to the falling off of stocks at the end of 1914, which have been more than made up this year.
General. The decrease here of 47,562 tons is small, only amounting to 2 per cent. This of course like the preceding year is due entirely to the war and the small amount of goods being exported from European countries.
Coast Exports. An increase is shown in Exports of 79,793 tons or 3 per cent.
This again is principally local, as export trade has been particularly brisk between Hongkong, the Straits and India. Ports have also had a large share of attention. But although an increase is shown for the year, export trade is still far below the average of 1913.
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Flour. A decrease is shown here of 56,597 tons. Again this is owing principally to the large stocks which were imported towards the latter part of 1914 and held over for a higher price. Also the Chinese did not use as much flour as in 1914 owing to the appreciable cheapening of the rice market. It is also due to high freights ruling and high cost of wheat in America.
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Hemp.-Here again a decrease is shown of 17,161 tons, most of this shortage is probably transhipment cargo, as often hemp is transhipped here into Home boats.
Kerosene Oil.--Bulk Oil shows a decrease of 5,636 tons and Case Oil of 25,161 tons, the decrease shown in Bulk Oil is only a nominal one and means that the trade has maintained an even balance but Case Oil shows a heavy decrease due undoubtedly to the high freight rates ruling and the difficulty of getting tonnage, which would have the effect of considerably increasing the cost per case. Importers who had large stocks in hand at the beginning of the year did not import hoping for more normal times. One cargo for Hongkong was lost off the coast of Japan, and owing to collapse of Panama Canal, cargo destined to arrive in 1915 did not arrive until January 1916.
Liquid Fuel.-A decrease is shown of 14,945 tons, which is due entirely to the war, the withdrawal of the fleet and consequently small demand for this commodity outside merchant shipping. The fleet were practically the only consumers of Liquid Fuel out of this port.
Ruttan.-Here a decrease is shown, but in reality the importation has been about normal, the decrease shown being due to this cargo being classed as General.
Rice. Here is shown an appreciable increase, and this is ac- counted for by the exceptionally large crops gathered during the year both in Siam and Indo-China, and the excessive demand from South China owing to the floods, and large tracts of rice land not being under cultivation. This again being a local trade, has been unaffected by the war.
Timber. Here an increase is shown which is due to the falling off of stocks at the end of 1914, which have been more than made up this year.
General.--The decrease here of 47,562 tons is small, only amounting to 2 per cent. This of course like the preceding year is due entirely to the war and the small amount of goods being exported from European countries.
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Exports. An increase is shown in Exports of 79,793 tons or 3 per cent.
This again is principally local, as export trade has been particularly brisk between Hongkong, the Straits and India. Ports have also had a large share of attention. But although an increase is shown for the year, export trade is still far below the average of 1913.
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