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CHINA
centres chiefly at Shanghai, Canton, and Tientsin, while the bulk of the exports pass through the ports of Shanghai, Hankow, Foochow, and Canton. The annual value of the trade of China coming under the supervision of the Imperial Maritime Customs
was as follows:-
Net Imports from
Net Exports to
Foreign Countries. Foreign Countries.
Total of Foreign Trade.
Net Imports of Native Goods
1896... Hk. Tls. 202,589,994 Hk. Tis. 131,081,421 Hk. Tls. 333,671,415 Hk. Tls. 86,488,288
1897...
202,828,625
"?
163,501,358
"
366,329,983
""
1898...
209,579,334
159,037,149
>>
**
368,616,483
"
91,443,935 101,680,963
1899...
264,748,456
"
1900...
"
211,070,422
*
195,784,832 158,996,752
**
460,533,288 370,067,174
"
132,969,143
>>
108,036,714
1900 equals at
Ex. 1.55, Mex. $327,159,154 Mex. $246,444,965 Ex. 3s. itd., £32,759,888
£24,677,621
Mex. $573,604,119 Mex. $167,456,906
£57,437,509
£16,768,198
The following was the net value of commodities imported direct from and exported direct to Foreign Countries in 1900. 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
India.....
Russia (sea and overland)
Straits and other British Colonies Macao
Other Foreign Countries
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Total
Imports
..Hk. Tls. 93,846,617
Exports 63,961,634
157,808,251
"}
45,467,409
9,356,428
54,823,837
""
25,752,694 16,938,053
42,690,747
""
10,273,405
24,976,619
35,250,024
16,724,493 14,751,631
31,476,124
95
16,816,029
2,865,345
19,681,374
4,373,463
12,374,115
16,747,578
3,796,733
3,978,123
7,774,856
2,236,289
"1
4,710,359
6,946,648
"
2,842,341
5,084,445 7,926,786
222,129,473 158,996,752 381,126,225
Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 11,059,051 were re-exported to foreign countries; namely, to America Tls. 3,251,279, to Corea Tls. 1,142,400, to Russian Manchuria Tls. 2,009,104, to Japan (including Formosa), Tls. 1,366,133, to Hongkong Tls. 1,945,088, to other countries Tls. 1,345,047.
The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1900, exclusive of re-exports to foreign countries:-
Cotton Goods Opium....
Cotton, Raw
Hk. Tls. 75,606,360
.Hk. Tls. 1,832,966
19
31,030,811 Dyes, Aniline
"
1,696,628
Kerosene Oil..
Rice....
"
13,955,582 Ginseng
1,621,021
>>
11,376,675 Bêche de Mer and Seaweed
>>
1,520,009
Metals
"1
9,178,452 Wine, Beer, Spirits
**
1,474,860
Sugar
"}
6,423,793 Machinery
"
1,450,091
Coal...
6,388,415 Timber
"J
1,034,567
Woollen Goods
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3,422,645 Cigars and Cigarettes...
ท
1,011,653
Fish & Fishery Products
>>
3,391,338 Sundries ...
"
33,089,307
Flour
**
3,329,868
Matches
"
2,235,381
Total... .211,070,422.
The foreign goods re-exported to foreign countries consisted of Formosan Tea Tls. 3,669,207, Cotton Goods Tls. 3,511,700, Coal Tls. 356,686, Metals Tls. 282,371, Ginseng Tls. 307,395, Raw Cotton Tls. 488,429, Sundries Tls. 2,443,263.
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:-
Fire'ckers Hk. Tls. 1,620,817
Silk......Hk. Tls. 39,732,031 P'visions) Hk. Tls. 2,496,445 Medicines.
&V'bles
Tea... Cotton
19
"
25,444,801
9,860,969 Fur, &c...
1,478,170.
""
Silk P. G. Beans, &c.
**
9,711,838 V'able Oil
""
2,374,780 2,290,727 Nankeens..
Cattle......
1,417,794
"}
1,301,283
"
5,468,086 C'thing,
Str'braid.
""
4,371,157
&c.
"
2,039,743
Fruits Fish & F.)
4
1,211,937
Hides, &c. Mats, &c. Sugar Paper
4,233,960 Tobacco...
19
1,941,769
P'ducts
"1
1,207,530
99
3,304,937 Wool
*
2,983,990 China &
1,863,773 Vermicelli, &c.
Hemp
>>
1,195,069
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"
1,073,154
...
"}
2,506,323
E'ware
26,238,031
1,627,386 Sundries...
Total... 158,996,752
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