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CHINA
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The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were :- Silk, Raw, Ref. & Cocoons Hk. Tls. 59,334,758 Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats Hk. Tsl. 2,679,755 Tea
Silk Piece Goods.
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Cotton, Raw.......
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26,333,574 Fire-crackers & Firework 14,954,945 China, E'ware, Pottery... 13,294,614 Seed, Sesamum
2,433,951
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2,203,713
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2,029,996
Beans and Beancake......
19
10,843,840
Tobacco...
2,025,023
Hides, Horns & Bristles..
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6,801,585 Clothing, Boots & Shoes..
1,996,443
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Skins and Rugs.
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5,553,113 Medicines.
1,891,910
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Mats and Matting
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5,204,665 Hemp......
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1,716,643
Strawbraid
19
4,127,206 Fruit
1,653,177
Paper
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3,496,366 Tallow
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1,609,176
Oil, Vegetable.......
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3,250,158 Sundries....
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35,189,687
Provisions & Vegetables.
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2,994,192
Wool
2,733,977
Total......... 214,352,467
Goods to the value of Tls. 71,437,810 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 28,080,167 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The total carrying trade, foreign and coastwise, was divided amongst the different flags as under (the Russian including tea carried overland viâ Kiakhta):— .
Entries and Clearances
Tonnage
Values
Percentages Tonnage Duties
British..
25,297
28,122,987 Tls. 675,211,273
49'09
47.48
Japanese
7,554
German
6,424
7,965,358 7,310,427
132,530,074
18.99
10.95
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99
133,980,948
12.76
10:24
Swedish and Norwegian
1.303
French.......
2,596
1,239,854 1,178,200
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30,685,101
2.16
2:47
38,015,973
2:06
3.64
Russian
765
American
1,736
569,903 559,696
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17,727,914
1:00
1C5
10,842,424
*98
1'22
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Other Countries
629
432,765
10,218,590
*75
3.90
99
Chinese
30,708
9,911,209
99
414,266,058
17:30
19:05
77,012
57,290,389
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1,463,478,355
100'00
100.00
The vessels entered and cleared in 1903 were made up of 62,733 Steamers of 55,930,221 tons, and 14,279 Sailing Vessels of 1,369,168 tons.
The gross Coast trade in vessels of foreign build amounted to Tls. 430,916,492 outward, and Tls. 475,692,274 inward, the net native imports (that is goods not re-ex- ported) at the Treaty Ports being Tls. 161,312,323, and the exports to Treaty Ports Tls. 128,647,510.
The Imperial Maritime Customs revenue for the same year amounted to Haikwan Taels 30,530,688, and was derived from
Opium T'nage Transit
Foreign Native......
Imports Exports Coast T'de Opium Duty. Duty. Duty. Duty. 8,541,362 7,256,948 1,020,804 1,535,498
1,186,702 2,177,906
596,807
Lekin,
Dues.
Dues.
4,054,782
894,568
1,437,648
696,699
650,288 59,007
421,667
Total
9,728,064 9,434,854 1,617,611 2,232,197 4,705,070 953,575 1,859,315 Mr. H. B. Morse, Statistical Secretary to the Imperial Martime Customs, in his report on the Foreign Trade of China for 1903, says :-
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"The value of the Foreign trade of China, expressed in the currency of the country has again surpassed all previous records, reaching the high figure of Hk. Tls. 541,091,600, almost exactly double the figures of ten years ago. This total exceeds the value given for 1902 by over 2 per cent.
When we come to look into the details, however, we find that the volume of trade has shrunk, and that to no small degree.
"The net Imports were valued at Hk. Tls. 326,739.133, an increase of nearly 4 per cent. over 1902. To this amount Opium, with a total import advancing from 50,801 to 58,478 piculs, gives an increased value of Hk. Tls. 8,390,000. For its great article of luxury and self-indulgence, which in 1902 cost an all-round average of Hk. Tls. 700 a. picul, China had in 1903 to pay a higher price, Hk. Tls. 750, and at that price took a larger quantity. The value of Cotton manufactures imported was Hk. Tls. 128,620,004, compared with Hk. Tls. 127,545,309 in 1902. It is in Cottons, however, that the discrepancy between the standards of quantity and of value is most clearly shown. Plain fabrics (Shirtings, Sheetings, T-Cloths, Drills, and Jeans) fell from 19,015,300 pieces in 1902 to 13,835,506 pieces in 1903, a loss of 29 per cent. in quantity, the values:
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