EXPORTS
TS TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE NEW IMPORT TARIFF RATES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1918.
The American Consulate General has prepared for the information of Hongkong uxporters a list of the principal articles of export from Hongkong and South Obing to the United States in which the tariff rates under the American Tarif Law of 1809 and the new rates established by the, Teriff Law just passed by the American Congress are given. The comparative ratty shown in this list indicalo that some important lines of trade are likely to be affected, While there are numerous increases in rates on articles not of necessity or of common use in the United States, there are reductions in most, lines, and the new tariff will
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favourably duet several Hongkong industries. Perhaps the most interesting feature GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS
of the new law from a Hongkong standpoint is the sagar schedule, in which the present reduction with free sugar within two years and a half will unquestionably give Hongkong refineries a chance for business they do not now have. Changea in the silk scheduls are not great, but the new schedule bas, the merit of being much. more simple than that in the Tariff Law of 1900. There are important reductions in the duty on mats and matting, blackwood and other, furniture, most lood products, and on other items in which trade is likely to be stimulated by the: changes. The Itct prepared by the Consulate-General is as follows:-
Anisted
Aniseed oil
Antiquities.
Antimony, as regulas or moṭal
-35%%%, ad vul.
Tariff of 1910. Itrea
10% ad, val
Tariff of 1009.
Free.
Free.
20 % ad, vol.
Free.
Free
Crudo
11⁄2 cents per polïnd”. Free
10% att val.
Free
·Bristles
Feathor Horted
20% nd, val.
73 cents per pound Free
7 cents per pound Fres
baskets (indeorated)
25
prepared
30-40% ad val. 95% ad val.
ad. val., 40 % ad val.
40 % ad val.
36 % ed val.
15% ad, val..
Beeswax
Free
Free
Cussin bud-cassin vers
Free
ground
3 cents per pound,
ad val.
fistida, crude if not alcoholic Free. Oil' of
10
ad vat.
20 % od val
Bombo, manufactured
rithms
..shoots green
Doan sticke
21
Blackwood furniture
23% ad, val.
la ad. val.
25% ad. vul.
$56ad val.
EVENING WEAR SPECIALISTS
TIT AND STYLE GUARANTEED).
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DRESS SHIRTS
(SOFT AND STIFF FRONTS),
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(STRONG AND DURABLE). DRESS BOOTS, PUMPS, SOCKS, Erc.
SPECIAL TERMS FOR COMPLETE
EVENING-WEAR OUTFIT.
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PRICES $35 TO $345. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTERS:
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Saigon, anground
ground
Comphur, crudo natural
tak..
refined
synthetic
Cardamon seeds, crude
Chinese roots, crudo as drugs
1 cent. per pound)
1-cent per pound find 20%
1 cont. per pound
Free
Free
3 cents per pound-
1 cent per pound and 20%
að rað.
Fri
20% ad val.
6 couts per pound
6 cents por pound Free.
Free
Canthardides, crude, if not alcoholic Free.
Catgut, umanufactured
Catgut, strings for musical instru-
nents
Duck meat
Drawn work, all kimis
Barthenware
Embroideries
Direworks
Feathers, cride Fans
Fruits, preserve Flowers, artificial Glassware
Gallnuts, crudo of
Free
40ud val
25% ad val.
60% ad val
averago about 50% ad val
60% ad val. end from
15-50 cents per pound
12 cents per pound' 20 %% ad vol
average about 50 %, ad va?.
Ginger, preserved or candied Human Hair, cleaned or drawn
Josa por
Sticka
not manufactured raw, uncleaned
Laces of all kinds Mate, &c.
Meats of all kinda Peanuts, shellod
unsholled oil
35 ad val
60% ad val.
60% ad val.
Free
1 cont per pound and
35% ad val
20% nd val
and not draws Free.
Pens, Chinese Kattar, manufactured
̈reed, &c. Rico, broken
cleaned Sausages, Chinese Soy, thick
thin Seagrass furniture Sugar; rofined
Shoes
Silk, partially manufactured but
35% ad val. Free
50% ud val.
3) conts per sq, yd.'
35% ad val
1 cont per pound
} cent per pound Free
25% ad val 35% od vál Free
cent per pound
2 cents per pound Free
20% ad val. 40 % ad val
35% ad val.
90/100 cents per
pound
neuoriting to chief
value of material
not beyond carding and combing 35 cents per pound
Shoes, straw-
Silk clothing
2 piece goods
Average
80. ad val.
Thrown silk, sowing silk, twist
Tabasco, prepared
Tua
Tire
Tares.
Tobacco, prepared
Vermillion, red, containing quick
silver..
Vermillion, red, not containing
quick silver but containing lead Wax, vegetable of mineral Wood oil,
Wine, Chinese
Bottles pays Jars Walguts, shelled
not shelfal Water chestnuta,
I cent. per pound!
20% ad vol.
& coats per pound
cents per pound Froo
10%%% ad val
10% nd val
Free
35% nd val.
2 cout for pound 60% ad val. 35% ad val
60% ad vul. (all kinds))
6 cents per pound
20% ad val.
50 % % ad val.;
25% ad. val.-
60 % ad val
45% ad val.
10% ad. val.
1 cent per pound and 20%
ad val.
20% ad val
-10% ad val
25% ad. val.
Fres
60% nd val.
24 cents per sq, yd. Free
cents per pound
cent per pound
B cents per gallon
35% ad val...
10% ad val. 10-nd val.
1 cont per pound
1 cent per pound Frec
15% ad, val
20% ad. vol.
10% adi vaj.
96/200 cents per pound for
75 degrees and 33/1,000 of 1 cent for each addi- tional degree until March 14th, 1914, then rate changos-to-71/100 cents per pound, and 20/1,000 cent for each additional degree, and on May 1st, 1916, sugar will be free of duty.
If leather chief value, free
if embroidered 60
20 cents per-pound-
25. 50
ad. val.
%ad val.
$2 per pound average 45% ad val. Free
+
in the gum $1
pound
ungumed 81.50 per
Free Free
20 ad val.
55 cents per pouzd
Frog
15% ad val.
Fres
Fres
15 ml ral.
55 cents per pourd
10 cents per pound
15 ad ral.
43 cents per pounĀĀ
From
25. ad val
$2.00 per gallon
15 cents per pound
3 cents per pound. 25% ad val.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The ICM str. York, which left here on the 13th November, at noon, arrived at Shanghai on the 16th Nóvember, at
25 ad. val. Fres Free
$2.00 per gallon,
30
15
ad val
ad val.
4 cents per pound 2 cents.per pour! lu ad val
The IT.A.L. str. Arabia left Hankow expected here on or about the 21st on the 16th November, am, and may be November.
The C.P.R str. Monteagle left Kobe
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AND
SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-OP CAPITAL
$15,000,000
HESTUVE FUNDS
BTKBLING.
£1,500,000 at 2/---815,000,000 SILVER
817,450,000
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For 8 months, 21 per cent, per Annum For 6 months, 8 per cent. per Annum For 12 months, 4 per con per Annum
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Authorised Capital
Subscribed
Paid-up
Reserve Fund"
BANKIER:
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1,125,000
502,600
416,000
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INTEREST allowed en Current Account at 2 per cent, por annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be secertained on application,
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FINHE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, T THE CHARTERED B CHINA
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PAID-UP CAPITAŻ
...............),200,000 REVE FUND RESV LIABILITY OF PROFEIN
TOES
£1,700,000
£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSIT received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted en application.
and
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Capital.
Ten 10,000,6 Capital Subscribed (paid up), Yes 8,250,00
•Reserve Fund
•You 2,620,0
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Anping Canton Fonchow
on the 16th November, at noon, and SHACKELL, EDWARDS & CO., LTD. Keelung
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The H.A.L. str. Macedonia left Shaug- hai on the 36th Noveraber, a.m., and maybet, at noon. by expected here on or about the 19th November, p.m.
The I.G.M str: Princesa Alice, carry-
Berlin of the 29th October, left Colombo ing the German nails, with dates from
The C.P.R. str. Empress of Asia left Yokohama on the 17th November, at on the 16th November, p.m., and may be
am, and arrived at, Kobe on the 18th expected here November, at am.
November.
on or about the 27th
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AUTHORISED CAPITAL.Fon 48,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL Yen 00,000,000 RESERVE FUND
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EISHI ONO, Manager
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Hongkong, 30th September, 1918.
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