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11

1904 compared with-

Articles.

1908 (Quantity).

Average, 1899-1903.

TABLE showing China's Exports of Tea and Silk expressed in Units of Quantity.

Quantity.

TABLE showing China's Principal Exports to Europe and America.

Articles.

Quantity.

Average, 1899-1903.

1903.

1904.

487

Increase or Decrease in 1904 compared with-

1903

Average, (Quantity). 1899-1903.

Average, 1899-1908.

1905.

1904.

Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease.

(a.) Expressed in Unit of Quantity.

Per cent.

Lbs.

Tea--

Black

103,860,115

Green

Just

Brick

Tablet

Total

Lbs.

99,882,133 30,881,503 40,216,000 114,716 87,000 68,200,151 82,461,007 868,246 1,023,867

198,904,731 223,670,667 193,499,865

Lbs.

Lbs.

Lbs.

Per cent. Per cent.

Aniseed, star

Ib.

1,288.922

Bristles ..

وو

4,114,228

1,011,867 5,281,600

1,116,266 5,106,533

+104,399 175,067

- 13:39

+ 24.11

90,866,983 82,152,800

15,200 8,063,200

3.83

Cassia lignea

8,222,878

"

7,142,667

10,148,733

+3,001,068

+ 23-56

4·13

Fans

·

1,180,800 1,093,200

929.82

59,602,666

22,769,401

3.54

Fire-crackers and fireworks Feathers

pieces 54,362,732

cwis.

55,081,366

53,743,583 -1,837,833

1:13

162.672

170,748

160,625

10,123

1.25

72,632

69,774

87,995

606,666

417,201

30,170,802

::

30.13

Grass-cloth

35

11,027

11,763

10,070

Hemp

tons

16,999

2.71

Hides

Cwts. 288,450

10,842 288,477

12.410

383,304

Mats

Silk-

Matting..

White, raw

Yellow, raw

Wild, raw

Steam filature

6,080,650

5,130,831

4,565,066 1,086,266 2,578,800 1,623,879 1,250,000 1,383,200 133,200

2,950,400 2,804,984

4.470,266 1,519,866 6.804,933 441,066 5,863,867

11.02

Musk

pieces 20,112,994 rolls 528,541

lb.

19,057,464

17,135,718

593,365

473,440

2,448

2,355

2,046

14.82

Nutgalls

cwts.

48,546

43,550

49,402

+1+++

18,221

+ 21·15

1,688

8.63

1,568

44,827

26-99 +15-55

-1,921,746

- 31·37

119.925 509 5,852

10-42

- 16-42

+1-76

59.36

Oil (bean, tea, groundnut,

3.68

wood, &c.)

416,875

500,720

546,656

++

Cocoons..

1,484,854

1,468.666 2,590,607

Refuse cocoons

Refuse

1,560,835 2,250,588 1,982,533 10.162,738

1,122,001 288,000

1.09

Oil, essential

lb.

422,092

406,540

629,066

25-77

Rhubarb

cwts.

Piece-goods

1,587,702

Shantung pongees

Products, various..

'Total

30,829,467

8,919,066 10,650,933 1,961,067 468.560 793,200 310,608*

31,178,040

1,731,867

12.23

Sesamum seed

2,410,686 449,599

464,933

56-77

Strawbraid

8.992 512.779 Ib. 11,605,538

6,818

9,048

+

627,490 10,7€8,000

153,969

45,936

+ 222,526

885 473,521

+ 31·13

+ 49.03

+ 7-29

69.97

11,481,333

+ 718,388

1.07

288,267

81,949,829 1,119,862

2.49

:

77

Tallow-

Animal Vegetable Tobacco.. Wax, white

camel's

CWis.

"

43,219 91,816 lb. 21,310,890 cwts.

5,402

69,267

131,346

Wool

"

lb. 28,531,660 3,254,299

21,861,200 5,080 25,750,538 2,881,200

21,423,466

34,796,800 3,246,133

31,992 89,194

5,744

42,152

437,734

664

+9,046,267

+ 864,983

87,275

| 1 + + +1

25.97

2.35

*52

6.81 +47-87 -25

* Average of three years.

(b.) Expressed in Unit of Value.

Hair

value £

47.287

54,489

Skins (furs), rugs..

572,376

732,702

13

Total..

وو

619,613

787,191

65,550 + 11,061 1,049,450 + $16,748

1,115,000 + 327,809

+ 88.74

+ 83.34