1920-1930
17.
Ginger-Exports amounted to £238,000 as compared with £206,000 in 1922.
Hides. Returns are as follows:-
1923 piculs. 1922 piculs. 1921 piculs. Buffalo 4,550 6,714 11,243 Cow ....46,130 58,642 54,911 Goat 200 2,126 6,254 Sheep 2,072 1,388 615Continued trouble in the interior was responsible for a further falling off.
Mats and Matting.-The value of this commodity exported from the Colony during 1923 was $375,500, as against $600,000 during 1922.
Native Tobacco.-Exports again showed a decrease-£419,000, as compared with £471,000 in 1922.
Rattan and Fibre Furniture.-Values of exports closely approximated the 1922 figure of £165,000. The U. S. A. and the Straits Settlements were the largest buyers.
Soy.-Prices during the whole year were about $23.50 per cask, with slight fluctuations and little demand from Europe. The U. S. A. absorbed half the output-£35,000 worth.
Tin.-The China Tin business in Hongkong was comparatively quiet during 1923.
Unpeeled Groundnuts.-Rather small quantities were shipped in the beginning of the year but the total exports for the year amounted in value to over £300,000.
Vermillion,-£109,000 worth was exported, as compared with £110,000 in 1922.
Wood Oil. The demand for this commodity from Europe and the United States of America was much better during 1923 than in the previous year, and the prices obtained were on the average considerably higher.
The total exports to England and the Continent amounted to about £2,000 piculs, valued at £86,000, and about 53,000 piculs were shipped to America, valued at £198,000, which figures represent about seven times the total quantity shipped in the previous year.
1920-1930
17.
P
Ginger-Exports amounted to £238,000 as compared with
£206,000 in 1922.
Hides. Returns are as follows:-
101
Buffa
Buffalo
Cow
Goat
Sheep
1923
piculs.
4,550
....46,130
200 2,072
1922
1921
piculs.
piculs.
6,714
11,243
-
58,642
54,911
2,126
6,254
1,388
615
Continued trouble in the interior was responsible for a further falling off.
Mats and Matting.-The value of this commodity exported from the Colony during 1923 was $375,500, as against $600,000 during 1922.
Native Tobucco.-Exports again showed a decrease-£419,000, as compared with £471,000 in 1922.
Rattan and Fibre Furniture.-Values of exports closely approx- imated the 1922 figure of £165,000. The U. S. A. and the Straits Settlements were the largest buyers.
Soy.-Prices during the whole year were about $23.50 per cask, with slight fluctuations and little demand from Europe. The U. S. A. absorbed half the output-£35,000 worth.
Tin.-The China Tin business in Hongkong was comparatively quiet during 1923.
-Unpeeled Groundnuts.-Rather small quantities were shipped in the beginning of the year but the total exports for the year amounted in value to over £300,000.
Vermillion,-£109,000 worth was exported, as compared with £110,000 in 1922.
Wood Oil. The demand for this commodity from Europe and the United States of America was much better during 1923 than in the previous year, and the prices obtained were on the average con- siderably higher.
The total exports to England and the Continent amounted to about £2,000 piculs, valued at £86,000, and about 53,000 piculs were shipped to America, valued at £198,000, which figures represent about seven times the total quantity shipped in the previous year.
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