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opium in 1894 totalled 5,046 piculs, or more than twice, and in 1895 reached 10,413 piculs or more than four times that of 1893. An export of the native growth to foreign countries has now commenced. Owing to the increased silver cost the import of Cotton Goods and Yarn, which for several years had shown an annual increase in quantity of over 25 per cent., fell greatly in 1893, but the value in 1894 was 20 per cent. over that of 1893 and there was a further increase of 5 per cent. in 1895. Woollens increased by 36 per cent. in value in 1891, with a further increase of about 7 per cent. in 1892, but declined 3 per cent. in 1893, and 25 per cent. in 1894 rising again by 9 per cent. in 1895. Metals imported increased by 10 per cent. in value in 1891, remained about stationary in 1892 and 1893, increased 11 per cent. in 1894, but declined 5 per cent. in 1895. The import of Kerosine Oil was 35,179,205 gallons in 1891, 21,027,848 gallons in 1892, 28,751,050 gallons in 1893, 43,314,254 in 1894, but fell to 29,716,480 in 1895, American having declined to less than half of the import in 1894, namely from 36 to 16 million gallons, while Russian case oil increased from 4 to 7.85 and Russian tank oil from 3 to 5.85 million gallons. The importation of Sugar was 247,894 piculs in 1892, 1,137,353 in 1893, 1,284,414 in 1894, and 1,083,257 piculs in 1895; of this 488,353 was refined, almost entirely from Hongkong. The value of machinery imported in 1892 was Tls. 231,937, in 1893 Tls. 651,453, in 1894 Tls. 1,029,670, in 1895 Tls. 1,674,288, and the returns for 1896 are expected to show a further large increase. Trade in 1894 and 1895 was seriously hampered from various exceptional causes, referred to under the heading of China.
The following table shows the export of Tea and Silk for six years:-
Wild Waste Cocoons 12,708 39,639 5,954 8,925 41,186 7,325 9,173
Tea-Black
Brick Green
Silk
1890......piculs 283,819
231,215
196,474
39,699
1891......
"
283,178 289,689
205,914
60,743
1892......
""
269,730
281,739
187,995
61,160
39,864 3,316
1893....
281,339
353,910
234,072
""
57,674 6,034
40,629 6,887
1894......
304,267
338,028
230,215
60,657
9,909
"
48,191 6,703
1895......
19
358,631 412,694 240,689
10,065 37,743 7,973
The import trade in Foreign Goods for 1895 may be summarised as follows:- From Great Britain Hk. Tls. 32,649,973
From Straits and Australia, Tls. 2,120,165
68,384
From Hongkong...
From India
From Japan...
...
...
...
...
From Continent of Europe
From United States ...
25,551,179
From British America
...
16,943,594
From other Countries
7,389,478
From Chinese Ports
-
...
6,315,100
4,858,532
1,548,087
1,263,501 193,218
Hk. Tls. 98,832,827
;
Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 74,968,542 was re-exported namely to the Yangtsze ports Hk. Tls. 38,063,060, to the Northern ports Hk. Tls. 21,398,294, to Ningpo and Southern ports Hk. Tls. 9,577,367, to Japan Hk. Tls. 941,331, to Russian Manchuria Hk. Tls. 1,253,977, to Hongkong Hk. Tls. 518,852, to Corea Hk. Tls. 803,274, to Continent of Europe, Russia excepted, Ifk. Tls. 285,007, and to other Foreign Countries Hk. Tls. 2,127,380, leaving a balance for local consumption and stock of Hk. Tis. 23,864,285.
The following were the values of the principal classes of foreign goods imported:- Cotton Goods. Tls. 30,976,767 Wine, Beer,Sp'ts.Tls.530,560
Cotton Yarn
Opium Sugar Metals
...
...
...
Kerosine Oil
Woollen Goods
...
Braid...
-
...Tĺs. 251,360
...
11,218,899
17,676,576
Gunny Bags Ginseng
...
451,600 Indigo
...
240,256
...
...
434,655
Sharks' Fins
230,514
5,722,008
Birds' Nests
388,241
Cardamons
...
229,405
4,968,014
Wild Silk
367,967
Needles
213,794
3,556,663
Soap...
...
...
335,105
Saltpetre
...
183,353
2,904,638
Pepper...
329,746
Fans
...
...
181,078
Coal
...
...
...
2,487,399
Tobacco, Cigars, &c. 315,325
Mats and Matting 147,510
Machinery
...
1,674,288
Sandalwood
313,145
Mushrooms
137,312
Seaweed
855,708
Glass and G'ware
286,739
Clocks and Watches 135,218
Timber
...
830,668
Leather and L. Gds. 269,087
Dyes and Colours
740,841
Household Stores
268,099
Flour... Sundries
...
126,072
7,069,712
Matches
...
Beche de Mer
728,429 534,258
Paper Medicines
...
...
266,332
...
255,486 Total Hk. Tls. 98,832,827
Imports to the value of Tls. 1,155,152 were sent to the interior under Transit Passes; Metals, Kerosine, Sugar, and Coal being the principal articles thus conveyed.
Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 58,267,974 was imported in foreign vessels namely, from Yangtsze Ports, Tls. 35,323,825, from Southern Ports Tls. 12,121,970, from Northern Ports Tls. 10,822,179, almost all of which was re-exported, the net native imports amounting to Hk. Tls. 9,493,575.
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