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1894...

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128,104,522

CHINA

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of the trade of China coming under the supervision of the Imperial Maritime Customs was as follows:-

Net Imports from Foreign Countries. 1885...Hk. Tis. 88,200,018 162,102,911

Net Exports to Foreign Countries.

Hk. Tls. 65,005,711 Hk. Tls. 153,205,729

Net Imports of Native Goods

Total of Foreign Trade.

Hk. Tls. 57,117,407

290,207,433

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80,377,259

1895...

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171,696,715

143,293,211

314,989,926

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83,405,382

1896...

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202,589,994

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1897...

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202,828,625

1898...

209,579,334

1899...

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264,748,456

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131,081,421 163,501,358 159,037,149 195,784,832

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333,671,415

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366,329,983

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368,616,483 460,533,288

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80,488,288 91,443,935 101,680,963 132,969,143

1899 equals at

Ex. 1.53, Mex. $405,065,137 Mex. $299,550,793 Ex. 3s. Ofd., £39,850,158

£29,469,696

Mex. $704,615,930 Mex. $203,442,788

£69,319,854

£20,014,202

The following was the net value of commodities imported direct froin and exported direct to Foreign Countries in 1899. These figures do not include the trade carried on with neighbouring countries in Chinese junks, which does not come within the control of the Foreign Customs:-

Hongkong

Great Britain

Japan (including Formosa).

Continent of Europe, except Russia.

United States of America

Imports Exports Hk. Tls. 118,096,208

71,845,558

Total 189,941,766

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40,161,115 35,896,745 17,251,144

13,962,547

54,123,662

53,147,889

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10,172,398

36,763,506

46,935,904

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22,288,745 21,685,715

43,974,460

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31,911,214

1,731,498

33,642,712

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3,522,404

18,556,992

22,079,396

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3,408,516

5,824,487

9,233,003

Straits and other British Colonies Other Foreign Countries

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5,127,613

3,398,002

8,525,615

3,171,107

4,765,383

7,936,490

India.....

Russia (sea and overland)

Macao

273,756,065 195,784,832 469,540,897

Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 9,007,609 were re-exported to foreign countries; namely, to America Tls. 3,161,272, to Corea Tls. 1,406,110, to Russian Manchuria Tls. 1,524,446, to Japan (including Formosa), Tls. 808,061, to Hongkong Tls. 1,393,311, to other countries Tls. 714,409.

The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1899, exclusive of re-exports to foreign countries:-

.Hk. Tls. 103,465,048 Matches

35,792,768 Bêche de Mer and Seaweed

Cotton Goods

.................Hk. Tls. 2,712,545

Opium.....

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2,225,455

Rice...

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17,813,038 Ginseng

1,806,213

Kerosene Oil..

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13,001,643 Dyes, Aniline

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1,734,352

Sugar

10,226,015 Machinery

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1,526,550

Metals..

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9,208,207 Timber

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1,308,648

Coal......

6,396,671 Sandalwood

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1,188,395

Woollen Goods.

4,175,642 Wine, Beer, Spirits

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1,149,949

Fish & Fishery Products

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3,848,931 Sundries

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40,503,109

Cotton, Raw

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Flour

3,475,780 3,189,497

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Total.... .264,748,456

The foreign goods re-exported to foreign countries consisted of Formosan Tea Tls. 3,608,675, Cotton Goods Tls. 2,735,195, Coal Tls. 475,760, Metals Tls. 338,387, Ginseng Tls. 388,746, Sundries Tls. 1,460,846.

The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were :- Silk......Hk. Tls. 71,582,849 Str'braid. Hk. Tls. 2,881,572

Fire'ckers.. Hk. Tls. 1,554,277

Tea.....

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31,469,100 Tobacco...

2,309,958

Silk P. G.

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10,426,521 Clothing,

Medicines. Fruits

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Beans, &c. Wool

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9,418,479 &c. ...... 4,140,807 P'visions

2,224,253

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1,522,731 1,444,252

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Hides; &c. Fur, &c...

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3,991,076

& V'bles ĺ

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2,183,486

Cattle ...... Hemp

1,336,578

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1,323,388

Fish & F.)

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3,791,049 Paper

Mats, &c. Sugar Cotton

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3,651,614 V'able Oil 3,372,569 China &

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2,157,620 2,046,251

P'ducts...

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1,234,267

Nankeens..

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1,231,015

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2,980,373

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1,802,784

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Sundries...

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1,106,308 24,601,646

Total.....

195,784,832