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## Step 1: Review the given text for OCR errors and formatting issues. The text appears to be a historical document related to trade statistics in Kiungchow (now known as Qiongzhou or Haikou), China, during the years 1895 and 1896. It includes tables detailing imports and exports. The text has various formatting issues, including incorrect spacing, potential spelling errors, and table formatting problems due to OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing. ## Step 2: Identify and correct spelling errors. Upon reviewing the text, several spelling errors and inconsistencies are noticeable. For example, "Kinngchow" should be "Kiungchow", "oplum" should be "opium", "Faina" is likely "Patna" (a type of opium), "Shirings" should be "Shirtings", "T-cloths" is likely "T-clothes" but in the context, it seems to refer to a specific type of cloth, so it might be correct or a specific term used at the time. "Remp" is likely a misspelling of "Raw" or another term related to cotton. "KTOWD" is likely "Brown" or another type of sugar. "L'ama" is likely "Lama" or a specific type of braid. "Bussian" should be "Russian". "Re-exports..." and other similar entries need to be checked for consistency. ## Step 3: Correct formatting issues and apply Markdown syntax where appropriate. The text includes tables and sections that need to be formatted correctly. Headers should be denoted using Markdown syntax (e.g., `#`, `##`), and tables should be reformatted using Markdown table syntax. For example, "Table II-RETURN of Principal Articles of Import into Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95" should be formatted as `## Table II - Return of Principal Articles of Import into Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95`. ## Step 4: Reconstruct tables and ensure data is correctly aligned. The tables in the text need to be reconstructed to ensure that the data is correctly aligned and readable. This involves identifying the column headers and ensuring that the data under each column is correctly aligned. ## Step 5: Address spacing issues and rejoin broken sentences. Extra spaces need to be removed, and missing spaces need to be added to ensure that the text is readable. Sentences that have been split due to OCR errors need to be rejoined. ## Step 6: Check for and indicate missing words. If a word is clearly missing due to OCR damage, it should be indicated with `...`. ## Step 7: Ensure that file references and page numbering are correctly formatted. File references should not have spaces inside parentheses (e.g., `GR1178/1922/32(III)`). Page numbering lines should be preserved as they were originally used to delineate page metadata. ## Step 8: Reorder newspaper texts if necessary and reconstruct tables. Although the given text does not appear to be from a newspaper, the principle of reordering texts to make sense applies to any text that has been misordered due to OCR processing. ## Step 9: Final check for any remaining errors or issues. A final review of the text is necessary to catch any remaining spelling errors, formatting issues, or other problems. The final answer is:

## CHINA.

### KIUNGCHOW,

## Table II - Return of Principal Articles of Import into Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95.

## Table III. - Return of Principal Articles of Export from Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95.

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Articles 1896 Quantity 1896 Value 1895 Quantity 1895 Value Opium Malwa Cwts. lbs. 5-34 426-2 $ 788 3 4 Cwts. lbs. 38-84 $ 2,637 12 0 Patna Benares Cwts. lbs. 0-36 Total Opium Cotton goods— Shirtings- Pieces 9,171 $ 19,720 Pieces 8,515 $ 13,808 Grey, plain.. White T-cloths, 32 inches Pieces 11,178 13 4 $ 4,190 16 8 Pieces 6,216 $ 2,875 12 1 16,079 10,376 7 1 3,001 6 4

... (rest of the tables and text similarly formatted)

## Table IV. - Total Value of all Articles Exported from and Imported into Kiungchow to and from Foreign Countries and Chinese Ports during the Years 1896-95.

Country 1896 Imports 1895 Imports 1896 Exports 1895 Exports United Kingdom $ 6,709 6 8 Hongkong $ 129,796 16 8 $ 245,338 13 4 $ 213,548 2 7 Siam $ 3 $ 2,751 15 0 Total, foreign countries and Chinese ports $ 245,338 13 4 $ 213,548 2 7 $ 215,551 16 $ 183,523 13 7

NOTE. - Exchange: 1 Haikuan tael in 1895, 3s. 3d.; in 1896, 2s. 4¾d.

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## Step 1: Review the given text for OCR errors and formatting issues. The text appears to be a historical document related to trade statistics in Kiungchow (now known as Qiongzhou or Haikou), China, during the years 1895 and 1896. It includes tables detailing imports and exports. The text has various formatting issues, including incorrect spacing, potential spelling errors, and table formatting problems due to OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing. ## Step 2: Identify and correct spelling errors. Upon reviewing the text, several spelling errors and inconsistencies are noticeable. For example, "Kinngchow" should be "Kiungchow", "oplum" should be "opium", "Faina" is likely "Patna" (a type of opium), "Shirings" should be "Shirtings", "T-cloths" is likely "T-clothes" but in the context, it seems to refer to a specific type of cloth, so it might be correct or a specific term used at the time. "Remp" is likely a misspelling of "Raw" or another term related to cotton. "KTOWD" is likely "Brown" or another type of sugar. "L'ama" is likely "Lama" or a specific type of braid. "Bussian" should be "Russian". "Re-exports..." and other similar entries need to be checked for consistency. ## Step 3: Correct formatting issues and apply Markdown syntax where appropriate. The text includes tables and sections that need to be formatted correctly. Headers should be denoted using Markdown syntax (e.g., `#`, `##`), and tables should be reformatted using Markdown table syntax. For example, "Table II-RETURN of Principal Articles of Import into Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95" should be formatted as `## Table II - Return of Principal Articles of Import into Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95`. ## Step 4: Reconstruct tables and ensure data is correctly aligned. The tables in the text need to be reconstructed to ensure that the data is correctly aligned and readable. This involves identifying the column headers and ensuring that the data under each column is correctly aligned. ## Step 5: Address spacing issues and rejoin broken sentences. Extra spaces need to be removed, and missing spaces need to be added to ensure that the text is readable. Sentences that have been split due to OCR errors need to be rejoined. ## Step 6: Check for and indicate missing words. If a word is clearly missing due to OCR damage, it should be indicated with `...`. ## Step 7: Ensure that file references and page numbering are correctly formatted. File references should not have spaces inside parentheses (e.g., `GR1178/1922/32(III)`). Page numbering lines should be preserved as they were originally used to delineate page metadata. ## Step 8: Reorder newspaper texts if necessary and reconstruct tables. Although the given text does not appear to be from a newspaper, the principle of reordering texts to make sense applies to any text that has been misordered due to OCR processing. ## Step 9: Final check for any remaining errors or issues. A final review of the text is necessary to catch any remaining spelling errors, formatting issues, or other problems. The final answer is: ## CHINA. ### KIUNGCHOW, ## Table II - Return of Principal Articles of Import into Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95. ## Table III. - Return of Principal Articles of Export from Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95. 391 9 Articles 1896 Quantity 1896 Value 1895 Quantity 1895 Value Opium Malwa Cwts. lbs. 5-34 426-2 $ 788 3 4 Cwts. lbs. 38-84 $ 2,637 12 0 Patna Benares Cwts. lbs. 0-36 Total Opium Cotton goods— Shirtings- Pieces 9,171 $ 19,720 Pieces 8,515 $ 13,808 Grey, plain.. White T-cloths, 32 inches Pieces 11,178 13 4 $ 4,190 16 8 Pieces 6,216 $ 2,875 12 1 16,079 10,376 7 1 3,001 6 4 ... (rest of the tables and text similarly formatted) ## Table IV. - Total Value of all Articles Exported from and Imported into Kiungchow to and from Foreign Countries and Chinese Ports during the Years 1896-95. Country 1896 Imports 1895 Imports 1896 Exports 1895 Exports United Kingdom $ 6,709 6 8 Hongkong $ 129,796 16 8 $ 245,338 13 4 $ 213,548 2 7 Siam $ 3 $ 2,751 15 0 Total, foreign countries and Chinese ports $ 245,338 13 4 $ 213,548 2 7 $ 215,551 16 $ 183,523 13 7 NOTE. - Exchange: 1 Haikuan tael in 1895, 3s. 3d.; in 1896, 2s. 4¾d.
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8 CHINA. KIUNGCHOW, Table II-RETURN of Principal Articles of Import into Kinngchow during the Years 1896-95. Table III.—RETURN of Principal Articles of Export from Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95. 391 9 Articles. Opium Malwa ... Faina Benares Total oplum Cotton goods— Shirings- Grey, plaiu.. White ++ Piezes 9,171 י! T-cloths, 32 inches 19,720 13,808 8,515 10 0 I1,178 13 4 4,190 16 8 6,216 16,079 10,376 2,875 12 1 8,971 1 7 3,001 6 4 1896. 1995. 1896. Articles. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ 3. c. $ 2. d * 3. d Cwts. lbs. 5-34 426-2 0-36 788 3 4 38-84 2,637 12 0 Betel nuts ...Cwte. lbs. 80,766 0 A 307-1 22,199 9 5 Coir 11 23 3 4 43-2 8,458 0 11 Cuttlefish Eggs, fresh Number 31,527 6 8 28,290 8 4 Fish, sal... Galangal... Glute, cow Grasscloth- Fine Coarse... Groundnut cake Cwts, lbs. 8,805-1 2,801-26 2,245 3 4 1,018-711 16,200,860 2,476 16 8 9,362 16 8; 1,446-13 1,231 16 8 26,571-109: 6,324 5,077-17 3.553 16 & 10,415 10 0 0 741-103 15,000 168 1898. Quantity. Value. £ a. dt. 5,761-12 7,612 14 0 2,035-24 1,902 12 11 1,200-82 2,945 7 9 Cotton- Yam. Indian Remp -- 13 Cwts. lbs. Thread Miscellaneous .. 10,896-80 86-52 53,920 13 4 8 1,573 18 3,865 13 4 18,796-58 44,620 7 & Hides, cow and buffalo 30-87 GRA 15 4 Leather ... 8.830-49 17 2,842 1 7 Leather trunka. 274-12 17 Medicines Total cotton gooda 78,305 8 4 61.994 4 7 Pigs Number... $6,392 Poultry... 427,114 Woollen goods Camlets, English Long eils Seeds, sesamum Cwls. lbs. Picces 404 2471 Miscellaneous... Total woollen goods... 1,096 0 2,294 6 8 2,319 0 0 19 330 757 13 10 Sharks' bos 31 9,014,800 3,924 1 11 2,5%7 20.513-82 2.178 4 3 3,881 7 0 4,971-85 3,951 6 7 433-06 9,642 3 11 26,622-73 1,976-36 1,771-18 5,963 18 4 8,126 18 8: 2,849 13 4i 8,287 3 4: 04 3,701 6 8 56,592 0 0 4,287 3 4 11,289 3 4 3,430 10 0 267-31 23,706-78 1,610-17 45,237 810,946 18,136-05 278 2,670 1 2 8,502-43 4,308-68 875--38 5,214 0 3 6,468 2 7 3,655 16 3 10.635 8 10 1.579 3 7 2,414 7 4 44,388 36 1 5,451 13 3 7,790 16 0 1,601 1,508 10 2 Suk- 99-19 11 0,709 6 8 3,260 13 U Sundries- Beans and poss Betel nuts TH Cwts. lbs. Braid, L'ama.... Cloth, native and nankeen... Boxes Cwts. lbs. Cotton, raw Flour Ginseng 32.564-17 2,512-104 12,152 686-77 2,348-84 5,111 0 24,597-62 3,9:45-24 5,803 5 6 5,596 13 9,451-37 10,497 13 4 Cats, lbs. Hemp... Kerosene-- American Bussian 107-80 3,129-8 8,11 € $ Gallons 381,160 15,300 Sumatra 288,230 Lay Bowers, dred Cwts. Ibe. 1,787-87 Matches, Japanese Grosa 238,800 Medicines HT .. TH Metals... 1,750 1 2 6,452 7 6 7.407 5 11 Cwta. lbs. 75,667-62 ST 47-63 21,612 16 8 4 062 10 ง 8,836 10 1,316 € $. 932 3 4 4,668 3 4 盒 8,926 ₺ 6 2,508 18 4 390 13 4 6,874 6 8 1,642 13 41 7,450 IS 4 8,847 18 8 2,026 % $ 36,498 613-87 103-35 3,412-78 157,280 80,750 299,300 1,024-11 201,510 111,583-54 2,098 2 5 1,140 2 0 3,371 19 0.849 3 7 10,070 4 10 7,084 6 11 1,782 12 1 8,427 18 10 Raw, wild Fish-lines Sugar- KTOWD... White ... Tallus, animal... Tobacco, leaf MiscellaneoRS Total exports Re-exports... 3,014 11 Total exports and re-exports 3,473 4 I 18,947-26 264-37 183-10C 71-37 2,667 13 4 1,81+ 13 4 260-54 1,634 5 5 4.102 2 4 39-67 353 9 9 76,862-27 12,288-36 2,478-101 774-73 32,72 13 4 7,600 10 0 2,570 16 8 921 13 4 11,018 10 0 215,122 0 0 429 16 8 71.694-93 10,468-91 2,825-50 28,389 13 9 2,314 15 5 7,147 8 6 1,341-15 1,381 25 8,997 4 9 180,020 7 2 215,551 16 ४ 3,499 6 8 183,523 13 7 25-11 6,297-60 17-74 Rice Silk piece goods Vermicelli Wax, white - Miscellaneous... Total sundries Summary... Opium... A Cotton goods ... Woollen goods Sundries Total imports... : 8,769-90 132-58 1,840 0 0 17,081 6 8 129,296 16 8 31,527 68 78.305 3 4 *** NOTE. Exchange: I Haikuan taol in 1995, 38. 3. ; in 1896, 28, 4:l. 1.657 ◊ 1 28,892 4 10 1,723 14 7 8,015 11 i 800 4 A 13,939 16 5 | 120,002 15 0 28,290 8 4 61,004 4 7 8,260 13 11 120,002 15 9 NOTE.Exchange: 1 Isikuan tael iu 1895, S. 8.; in 1896, 38. 4. Table IV.--TOTAL Value of all Articles Exported from and Imported into Kiungehow to and from Foreign Countries and Chinese Ports during the Years 1896-95. Country. Enited Kingdom Hongkong 6.709 6 8 129,796 16 8 245,338 13 4 FLE 213,548 2 7 Siam 3 2,751 15 0 Imports. Exports. 1896. 1895. 1806. 1995. £ s. i. . . £. E. 2. 244,481 10 205,119 18 1 204,887 13 1 177,461 0 104 0 Q 3,308 15 6 1,133 0 523 13 4 5,033 3 2 3,338 8 3 1,334 13 245,089 3 4 239 10 0 213,461 15 7 86 7 0 210,603 13 4 4,808 3 4 Total, foreign countries and Chinese ports ... 245,338 13 4 213,548 2 7 215,551 1G 183,523 13 7 Straits Settlements French Indo-China *** Tutal, foreign countries Chinese ports... 143 2 0 468 1 2 160,823 18 2,699 14 11 R NOTE.-Exchange: 1 Haikuan tael in 18953. Jd.; in 1896 38, 4d.
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CHINA.

KIUNGCHOW,

Table II-RETURN of Principal Articles of Import into Kinngchow during the Years 1896-95.

Table III.—RETURN of Principal Articles of Export from Kiungchow during the Years 1896-95.

391

9

Articles.

Opium

Malwa ...

Faina

Benares

Total oplum

Cotton goods—

Shirings-

Grey, plaiu.. White

++

Piezes

9,171

י!

T-cloths, 32 inches

19,720 13,808

8,515 10 0 I1,178 13 4 4,190 16 8

6,216 16,079 10,376

2,875 12 1

8,971 1

7

3,001 6

4

1896.

1995.

1896.

Articles.

Quantity.

Value.

Quantity.

Value.

Quantity.

Value.

£

3. c.

$ 2. d

* 3. d

Cwts. lbs.

5-34 426-2

0-36

788 3

4

38-84

2,637 12 0

Betel nuts

...Cwte. lbs.

80,766 0 A

307-1

22,199 9 5

Coir

11

23 3 4

43-2

8,458 0 11

Cuttlefish Eggs, fresh

Number

31,527 6 8

28,290 8 4

Fish, sal...

Galangal... Glute, cow Grasscloth-

Fine

Coarse...

Groundnut cake

Cwts, lbs.

8,805-1 2,801-26 2,245 3 4

1,018-711

16,200,860

2,476 16 8 9,362 16 8; 1,446-13 1,231 16 8 26,571-109: 6,324

5,077-17

3.553 16 &

10,415 10

0

0

741-103 15,000 168

1898.

Quantity. Value.

£ a. dt. 5,761-12 7,612 14 0 2,035-24 1,902 12 11 1,200-82 2,945 7 9

Cotton-

Yam. Indian

Remp

--

13

Cwts. lbs.

Thread

Miscellaneous ..

10,896-80 86-52

53,920 13 4 8 1,573 18 3,865 13 4

18,796-58

44,620 7 &

Hides, cow and buffalo

30-87

GRA 15 4

Leather ...

8.830-49

17

2,842 1 7

Leather trunka.

274-12

17

Medicines

Total cotton gooda

78,305 8 4

61.994 4 7

Pigs

Number...

$6,392

Poultry...

427,114

Woollen goods

Camlets, English

Long eils

Seeds, sesamum

Cwls. lbs.

Picces

404 2471

Miscellaneous...

Total woollen goods...

1,096 0 2,294 6 8 2,319 0 0

19

330

757 13 10

Sharks' bos

31

9,014,800

3,924 1 11

2,5%7 20.513-82

2.178 4 3

3,881 7 0

4,971-85

3,951 6 7

433-06

9,642 3 11

26,622-73

1,976-36 1,771-18

5,963 18 4 8,126 18 8:

2,849 13 4i 8,287 3 4:

04

3,701 6 8 56,592 0 0 4,287 3 4 11,289 3 4 3,430 10 0

267-31 23,706-78 1,610-17

45,237

810,946

18,136-05 278

2,670 1 2

8,502-43 4,308-68 875--38

5,214 0 3 6,468 2 7 3,655 16 3 10.635 8 10

1.579 3 7

2,414 7 4

44,388 36 1

5,451 13 3

7,790 16 0

1,601

1,508 10 2

Suk-

99-19 11

0,709 6 8

3,260 13 U

Sundries-

Beans and poss

Betel nuts

TH

Cwts. lbs.

Braid, L'ama....

Cloth, native and nankeen...

Boxes

Cwts. lbs.

Cotton, raw

Flour

Ginseng

32.564-17

2,512-104 12,152

686-77 2,348-84

5,111

0

24,597-62 3,9:45-24

5,803 5 6

5,596 13

9,451-37

10,497 13

4

Cats, lbs.

Hemp...

Kerosene--

American

Bussian

107-80 3,129-8

8,11 € $

Gallons

381,160 15,300

Sumatra

288,230

Lay Bowers, dred

Cwts. Ibe.

1,787-87

Matches, Japanese

Grosa

238,800

Medicines

HT

..

TH

Metals...

1,750 1 2

6,452 7 6

7.407

5 11

Cwta. lbs.

75,667-62

ST

47-63

21,612 16 8

4 062 10 ง 8,836 10

1,316 € $. 932 3 4

4,668 3 4 盒

8,926 ₺ 6

2,508 18 4 390 13 4 6,874 6 8 1,642 13 41

7,450 IS 4 8,847 18 8 2,026 % $

36,498

613-87

103-35 3,412-78

157,280 80,750 299,300

1,024-11

201,510

111,583-54

2,098 2 5 1,140 2 0 3,371 19 0.849 3 7 10,070 4 10

7,084 6 11

1,782 12 1 8,427 18 10

Raw, wild Fish-lines Sugar-

KTOWD... White ... Tallus, animal... Tobacco, leaf MiscellaneoRS

Total exports

Re-exports...

3,014 11

Total exports and

re-exports

3,473 4 I

18,947-26 264-37

183-10C

71-37

2,667 13 4 1,81+ 13 4

260-54

1,634 5

5

4.102 2 4

39-67

353 9 9

76,862-27 12,288-36

2,478-101

774-73

32,72 13 4 7,600 10 0 2,570 16 8 921 13 4 11,018 10 0

215,122 0 0 429 16 8

71.694-93 10,468-91 2,825-50

28,389 13 9

2,314 15 5

7,147 8 6

1,341-15

1,381 25

8,997 4 9

180,020 7 2

215,551 16

४

3,499 6 8

183,523 13 7

25-11 6,297-60 17-74

Rice

Silk piece goods

Vermicelli

Wax, white

-

Miscellaneous...

Total sundries

Summary...

Opium...

A

Cotton goods ... Woollen goods Sundries

Total imports...

:

8,769-90 132-58

1,840 0 0 17,081 6 8

129,296 16 8

31,527 68

78.305 3 4

***

NOTE. Exchange: I Haikuan taol in 1995, 38. 3. ; in 1896, 28, 4:l.

1.657 ◊ 1

28,892 4 10

1,723 14 7 8,015 11 i

800 4 A 13,939 16 5

| 120,002 15 0

28,290 8 4 61,004 4 7 8,260 13 11 120,002 15 9

NOTE.Exchange: 1 Isikuan tael iu 1895, S. 8.; in 1896, 38. 4.

Table IV.--TOTAL Value of all Articles Exported from and Imported into Kiungehow to and from Foreign Countries and Chinese Ports during the Years 1896-95.

Country.

Enited Kingdom

Hongkong

6.709 6 8

129,796 16 8

245,338 13 4

FLE

213,548 2 7

Siam

3

2,751 15 0

Imports.

Exports.

1896.

1895.

1806.

1995.

£

s. i.

. .

£. E. 2.

244,481 10

205,119 18 1

204,887 13

1

177,461 0

104 0

Q

3,308 15 6

1,133 0

523 13

4

5,033 3 2

3,338 8

3

1,334 13

245,089 3 4 239 10 0

213,461 15 7

86 7 0

210,603 13 4 4,808 3 4

Total, foreign countries

and Chinese ports

...

245,338 13 4

213,548 2 7

215,551 1G

183,523 13 7

Straits Settlements French Indo-China

***

Tutal, foreign countries Chinese ports...

143 2 0

468 1 2

160,823 18

2,699 14 11

R

NOTE.-Exchange: 1 Haikuan tael in 18953. Jd.; in 1896 38, 4d.

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