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時最美 Mei-che-see

HANKOW-ICHANG

THYEN, JOH., Merchant, Agent for Melchers

& Co., Shanghai, and River Steamer "Paohna

Joh. Thyen

A. Martens

H. Bass

Agencies

Norddeutscher Lloyd

China Fire Insurance Company, Ld.

Shun-fung

TOKMAKOFF, MOLOTKOFF & Co., Merchants

J. F. Tokmakoff (Moscow) O. J. Molotkoff (Kazan)

A. D. Startzeff (Tientsin) A. P. Maligin

S. W. Litwinoff

N. J. Molotkoff

M. Harris V. J. Pitersky S. W. Unjenin W. R. Lebedeff P. P. Kovringin M. R. Kandinsky M. J. Ostanin

Cheong-tai

TURNBULL, HOWIE & Co., Merchants

W. A. Turnbull (absent) Wm. Howie

J. W. Harding (Shanghai)

J. L. Scott

F. A. Ayscough

Agency

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Liverpool and London and Globe Insce.

記華 Wa-kee

TURNER & Co., Merchants

Agency

Northern Assurance Company

VRARD & Co., L., Storekeepers and Watch-

makers

H. Sillem (Shanghai)

A. Laidrich

H. Laidrich

房藥大臣屈

WATSON & CO., A. S., LD., "The Hongkong

Dispensary," Chemists and Druggists,

Ærated Waters Makers, Wine, Spirit and

Cigar Merchants

J. L. Geo. Laub, manager

茂致 Chi-mow

WATSON, J., Commission Agent

信公 Koong-sin

WELCH, LEWIS & Co., Merchants

ICHANG

This is one of the four ports opened to foreign trade on the 1st April, 1887. according to the provisions of Clause I. of Section III. of the Chefoo Convention. Ichang is a prefectural city, of considerable official importance, in the province of Hupeh, It is situated on the river Yangtsze, about 363 miles above Hankow. The navigation of the river up to this port is easy for vessels of light draught, and there is good anchorage at and near the city. The port is the centre of a fairly rich country. Besides the common productions of the great plain of Hupeh, the cultivation of the tungtsze tree, from which the tung oil is expressed, begins on the hills near Ichang and extends west- ward into Szechuen. Opium is grown in considerable quantities in the district. Ichang is conveniently situated as a mart for the tea districts of Hoh-fung-chow, the produce of which might, it was at one time thought, be made suitable for foreign use. It was generally supposed that, as Ichang is situated at the head of steamer navigation on the Yangtsze and occupies a good position for trade, the port would speedily become an important commercial centre. For the first three years these anticipations appeared little likely to be realised: the port cut a miserable figure the first year of its existence as a treaty port. Later returns show, however, that Ichang is becoming a considerable distributing centre, and its inward transit trade is now only second to that of Hankow. The total value of the trade for 1889 amounted to Tis. 4,747,316 as compared with Tis. 4,997,270 in 1888, and Tls. 2,550,648 in 1883. No foreign Opium was imported at this port for some years, and only 1 picul in 1889, the native drug being generally used. The estimated population of the port is 34,000.