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SHANGHAI.

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averaged sixteen million pounds, and Silk during the same period seventeen thousand bales. The total import and export trade of 1868 was sixty-five million Taels and is now double that anant. Ta total tra le in foreign bottoms, import and export for 1879, as given by the Customs Statistical Department, was Haikwan Tls. 131,474,499, equal to about $200,000,000. This exceeds the amount in any previous year. It may be summarised as follows:-

Imports of Foreigu Goods from Great Britain... Imports of Foreign Goods from India

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Imports of Foreign Goods from Hongkong Imports of Foreign Goods from Japan... Imports of Foreign Goods from United States

Inports of Foreign Gods from Continent of Europe Imports of Foreigu Goods from Chinese Ports Imports of Foreign Goods from other Countries...

Tis. 2,181,278

24,671,527

5,637,588

3,050,921

2,540,763

1,720,208

1,152,092

1,044,684

Hk. Tls. 59,999,161

Of this a nount there was re-exported, principally to the Northern and Yangisze ports and Japan to the value of Haikwan Tls. 48,504,259,

Imports of Opium ... Imports of Cotton Goods Imports of Woollen Goods Imports of Metals

Imports of Ginseng

...

...

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+4

...

Tls. 25,436,291

18,804,940 4,400,583

3,028,442

Imports of Seaweed

Imports of Coal

Imports of Kerosine Oil

Imports of Timber

Imports of Sundries

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823,353

664,620

,

657,581

582,440

520,122

5,080,789

Hk. Tis. 59,999,161

Imports to the value of Tls. 1,088,908 were sent to the interior under Transit Passes. The imports in foreign bottoms of native produce not re-exported amounted to Hk. Tls. 8,802,157.

The total values of Exports and Re-exports to Foreign Countries, Hongkong, and Chinese ports were:-

Exports and Re-exports of Silk

Exports an R-exports of Tea

Exports and Re-exports of Sugar

Exports and Re-exports of Rice (exclusive of Tribute)

Exports and Re-exports of Raw Cotton

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Exports and Re-exports of Paper

Exports and Ro-exports of Copper Cash

Exports and Re-exports of Nankeens

Exports and Ro-exports of Straw Braid Exports and Re-exports of S indries

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Tls. 23,693,747

...

12,324,318

3,290,637

3,003,162

2,646,771

1,193,155

1,182,862

1,145,768

959,299 13,253,462

Hk. Tls. 62,673,181

Of this amount there was sent to

Great Britain

Continent of Europe

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United States

Japan

Other Foreign Countries

Tls. 12,569,904 9,776,407 6,2 9,234

1,330,188 2.029.535

To Foreign Countries, Hk. Tls. 32,045,268

Northern Ports...

Tls. 12,436,706

Yangtsze Ports

7,708,954

Southern Ports ...

8,321,413

Hongkong for Chinese Ports 2,100,840

To Chinese Ports, Hk. Tls. 30,627,913

The goods for Export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to only Tls. 454,890.

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