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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.
1897...Hk. Tls. 202,828,625 Hk. Tls. 163,501,358 Hk. Tls. 366,329,983
Net Imports of Native Goods Hk. Tls. 91,443,935
1898...
209,579,334
159,037,149
11
1899...
"
264,748,456
195,784,832
21
1900...
211,070,422
158,996,752
1901...
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268,302,918
"
169,656,757
11
368,616,483 460,533,288 370,067,174 437,959,675
101,680,963
132,969,143
108,036,714
"1
125,454,452
1901 equals at
Ex. 1.52, Mex. $407,820,435 Mex. $257,878,271 Ex. 2s. 11 d., £39,756,344
£25,139,243
Mex. $665,698,706 Mex. $190,690,782
£64,895,587
£18,589,476
The following was the net value of commodities imported direct from and exported direct to Foreign Countries in 1901. 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).
India..
United States of America
Imports Exports
.Hk. Tls. 120,329,884
71,435,103
Total 191,764,987
"1
41,223,538
8,561,045
49,784,583
32,567,656
16,875,725
49,443,381
28,949,358
3,148,369
32,097,727
"
23,529,606
16,572,988
40,102,594
Continent of Europe, except Russia.. Straits and other British Colonies Russia Siberia and Russian Manchuria ....... Масао Other Foreign Countries
19
17,046,453
29,268,913
46,315,366
"+
6,037,961
3,339,244
9,377,205
19
3,360,179
9,280,800
12,640,979
"
1,868,086
5,239,570
7,107,656
*
2,227,014
5,935,000
8,162,014
277,139,735 169,656,757 446,796,492 Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 8,836,817 were re-exported to foreign countries; namely, to America Tls. 2,959,520, to Corea Tls. 1,808,408, to Russian Manchuria Tls. 411,419, to Japan (including Formosa), Tls. 980,606, to Hongkong Tls. 1,546,574, to other countries Tls. 1,130,190.
The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1901, exclusive of re-exports to foreign countries:-
Cotton Goods
.Hk.Tls. 99,651,999 Matches
Hk. Tls. 3,066,566
Opium....
39
32,936,579
Wine, Beer, Spirits
"
3,002,888
Kerosine Oil
Sugar
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17,293,462 Bêche de Mer and Seaweed 13,457,195 Cigars and Cigarettes..
"
2,347,435
2,217,990
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Metals..
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10,428,662
Timber
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1,732,648
Coal...
"
8,352,332 Dyes, Aniline
3
1,618,406
Rice....
7,050,887
Household Stores....
11
"
1,612,684
Woollen Goods
19
4,727,371 Machinery
""
1,220,167
Flour
4,726,962 Sundries....
51
""
44,715,733
Fish & Fishery Products
""
Cotton, Raw.
"
4,274,600 3,868,352
Total... 268,302,918
18,512,826 Wool
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:- Silk, Raw, Ref. & Cocoons Hk. Tls. 50,027,282 Clothing, Boats & Shoes.. Hk. Tls. 1,860,601
Tea
11
Silk Piece Goods...
11
Beans and Beancake................
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10,888,338 Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats 8,570,719 China, E'ware, Pottery...
**
1,805,429 1,758,517
91
1,692,561
Hides, Horns & Bristles..
11
5,817,748
Medicines......
"
1,518,516
Cotton, Raw...........
""
4,705,606 Fruits...
"
1,465,942
Skins and Rugs..
19
4,026,698 Tallow
**
1,419,762
Straw braid
19
3,590,784 Hemp
"1
1,337,521
Mats and Matting..
*1
3,457,160 Nankeens........
1,221,471
Sugar
""
3,014,210 Seed, Sesamum.........
"1
1,203,010
Oil, Vegetable.....
11
2,796,689 Vermicelli and Macaroni.
"
1,128,665
Provisions & Vegetables.
"
Paper
"
2,732,586 Fish & Fishery Products. 2,666,644 Sundries
79
1.087,996
"1
27,219,616
Tobacco....
11
2,15,141
Fire-crackers & Fireworks
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1,979,719
Digitized by
G
Total......... 169,656,757
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