SHANGHAI.
3557
During the year, there were employed 909 separate vessels, giving a total of entrances and clearances-
Steamers...
Sailing Vessels
3,809
1,035
Tonnage Tonnage
4,844
3,371,424
318,817
3,690,241
Of which 96 steamers and 16 sailing vessels entered, and 174 steamers 134 sailing. vessels cleared in ballast. The total carrying trade was divided amongst the different.. flags as under :-
Vessels.
Tonnage.
Foreign.
Coast.
Duties.
British
Chinese
550
55.43 per cent. 68.30 per cent.
53.74 per cent. 73.30 per centi
76
30,51
15
French
30
3.39
1.44 17.21
43.95
5.02
"
"
0.38
11.87
+
""
59
Japanese
20
4.88
8.56
5.50
JJ
"
"
"
German
98
2.50
2.59
1.06
2.48
35
59
""
American...
87
1.93
1.68
0.48
1.20
""
"J
دو
Other Countries 48
1.31
0.22
""
0.39
0.62
JJ
J
909
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
The total Customs Revenue for the year was Haikwan Tls. 4,373,940, consist
ing of
Import Duties, exclusive of Opium
Import Duty on Opium
Export Duties ....
Coast Trade Duties
Tonnage Dues ...
Transit Dues...
+
901
...
...
+
***
-
**
+
Tls. 2,068,887
1,010,095
930,164
192,109
139,950
32,735.
Hk. Tls. 4,373,940
Of the Imports at all the Treaty ports from foreign countries seventy four and a quarter per cent. passed through Shanghai, and of the Exports forty-six and three quarters per cent.; more than half of the whole trade thus belonging to "the some... mercial metropolis of China."
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