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SHANGHAI

Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 100,982,881 was re-exported; namely to the Yangtsze ports Hk. Tls. 48,819,263, to the Northern ports Hk. Tls. 35,483,661, to Ningpo and Southern ports Hk. Tls. 11,560,399, to Russian Manchuria Hk. Tls. 1,435,960, to Corea Hk. Tls. 1,500,202, to Japan Hk. Tls. 1,149,238, to Hongkong Hk. Tls. 797,332, to Continent of Europe, Russia excepted, Hk. Tls. 33,337, and to other Foreign Countries Hk. Tls. 203,489, leaving a balance for local consumption and stock of Hk. Tls. 31,725,393.

Imports to the value of Tls. 978,690 were sent to the interior under Transit Passes. Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 73,804,340 was imported in foreign vessels; namely, from Yangtsze Ports, Tls. 41,946,015, from Northern Ports Tls. 17,215,768, from Southern Ports Tls. 14,642,557, almost all of which was re-exported, the net native imports amounting to Hk. Tls. 10,941,193.

The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong, and Chinese ports in 1897 were:-

Silk Tea

...Tls. 30,37,319 | Oils (Vegetable)

17,871.647 Paper

11,882,772 Chinaware

Silk Manufactures 9,638,3 4 | Tobacco

Cotton, Raw

Straw Braid...

Rice

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(Free)

6,599,825 | Medicines

1,934,743 | Books, Printed Tls. 671,419

1,654,735 | Musk

559,479

A

1,289,671 | Varnish

511,005

1,249,701

Tallow

499,990

1,161,109 Shoes & Boots...

483,760

987,741 | Grass Cloth .....

434,517

970,035 Fungus

433,726

899,344 Wheat

3 1,302

893,530 Rhubarb

363,341

887,067 Vicelli & Macaroni

347,006

6,477,544

(Tribute)...

3,580,823 | Wax

176,823 Hemp 3,355,311 Opium

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Furs and Fur Rugs 3,053,584| Nutgalls... Hides and Horns 2,784,072 | Sugar Cotton Gds. & Yarn 2,782,198 Seeds Cloth & Nankins 2,445,100 Bristles Wool

Tls. 2,171,663 Beans & Beancakes Of this amount there was sent to— Continent of Europe ...Tls. 26,658,316

United States

Great Britain

Japan...

Hongkong

Russian Manchuria.......

...

848,556 Sundries

694,296

672,465

Total Hk. Tls. 122,029,523

British America

Other Foreign Countries

274,590

44,447

To F'rgn. Countries, Hk. Tls. 78,394,867

16,581,732

11,064,096

10,515,300

7,678,081

2,484,471

Northern Ports...

1,055,393

Southern Ports

...

1,030,721

Yangtsze Ports...

630,882

376,838

India and Burmah

Persia, Egypt, &c....

Corea

Straits and Australia

To Chinese Ports, Hk. Tls. 43,634,656

The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 2,982,851 almost all of which was Refuse Silk and Cocoons. This was a decrease of Tls. 2,198,276 from that of over 1896.

The total Carrying Trade, entrances and clearances, for the year 1897 was divided amongst the different flags as under:-

Tls. 22,563,745

11,954,688 9,116,223

Steamers Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total Tonnage

British

...

3,157

4,463,177

101

128,674

3,258

German...

376

446,206

6

2,728

382

Japanese

268

326,500

268

4,591,851 448,934 326,500

Duties Tls. 4,174,849

"

1,115,919

99

389,102

French ...

112 229,222

112

229,222

472,508

Swedish & N'wegn

259

223,071

5

2,120

264

225,191

99

109,629

American...

52

138,968

54

53,253

106

192,221

""

122,425

Russian

32

•

80,260

32

80,260

30,318

Austrian

20

46,712

20

46,712

93,668

99

Danish, Dutch, &c. 44

40,574

6

8,432

50

49,006

25,406

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Chinese

1,470

1,639,10 :

685

140,674

2,155

1,779,777

539,324

On Opium

423,623

Totals ...

5,790 7,633,793

""

7,496,771

857 335,881 6,617 7,969,674

Of these 91 steamers and 14 sailing vessels entered, and 251 steamers and 69 sailing vessels cleared in ballast.

The total Customs Revenue, Hk. Tls. 7,496,771, for the same year consisted of-

Import Duties ....

Export Duties

...Hk. Tls. 4,233,564

1,427,075

263,788

Coast Trade Duties .....

Tonnage Dues ...Hk. Tls.

...

374,501

Transit Dues ...

"

Opium Likin

**

72,389 1,125,454