SHANGHAI
217
...
...
Great Britain
...
Hongkong...
18,576,148 8,929,484 8,814,180
The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries. Hongkong, and Chinese ports in 1903 were :—
Silk Cotton, Raw Tea
...Tls. 32,441,101 | CottonGs.& YarnTls.
14,781,395 Oils (Vegetable) 14,392,958 | Wool
...
Silk Manufactures 10,447,919 Tallow
Rice
...
8,275,899 Books, Printed... Bristles
Furs and Fur Rugs 5,585,968
Rice (Tribute) ... 5,012,365 Tobacco
Beans& Beancakes 4,781,668
Seeds
Hides
Hemp
4,118,657 Sugar
...
3,919,148 Medicines
2,932,915 | Flour.....
Straw Braid..... 3,867,004 Wheat
Paper...
Cloth (Nankeens) 2,903,728 | Rice (Free)
Of this amount there was sent to- Continent of Europe... Tis. 33,764,506 U. States & Philippine Islds. 11,722,501 Japan and Formosa
...
...
...
...
...
2,757,241 Musk
1,078,003 1,018,065
Corea
2,787,334 | Nutgalls..... ...Tls. 780,229-
...
...
613,248.
2,458,423 Opium
604,652
...
1,655,867 Lard
547,487
1,590,455 Fans...
...
...
480,332
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1,589,343 Eggs, F. & P'ved.
455,917
1,574,793 Pottery & E'ware
418,908
1,568,478 Ground Nuts
410,747
1,322,756 Wax...
...
401,075
...
1,167,244 Dried Lily Flower 377,708-
1,167,236 Sundries
...11,127,876
Total Hk. Tls. 151,414,172
...
Other Foreign Countries
...
1,056,204 197,873
ToForeignCountries, Hk.Tls. 101,250,642
Russian Manchuria
...
3,372,847
Northern Ports...
Tls. 23,340,496 ·
Russia, via Black Sea Ports... 2,391,786
Southern Ports
...
Yangtsze and Central Ports
14,781,459 12,041,575
Turkey in Asia, Persia, Egypt, &c. 2,311,006 India Straits, Australia, & Brit.America 1,456,044
... 1,658,063
To Chinese Ports, Hk. Tls. 50,163,530
The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 11,018,560, almost all of which was Refuse Silk, Cocoons, and Strawbraid. This was an increase of Tls. 3,268,632 as compared with that of 1902.
The total Carrying Trade, entrances and clearances, for the year 1903 was divided. amongst the different flags as under:-
British... Japanese...
German
American
Russian
Norwegian
French...
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Steamers Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total Tonnage
159,747 82,122
*
...
3,648
5,539,396
57
57,962 3,705 5,597,358
Duties Tls. 5,027,144
1,000
1,743,023
78
1,226 1,078
968
1,564,038
2
2,028
970
1,744,249 1,566,066
"
1,071,487
""
1,449,767
158
330,464
25
31,293
183
361,757
""
205
314,491
10
3,666 215
318,157
331
316,201
-
331
316,201
""
190,846
...
114
253,244 365
Danish, Dutch,&c.
Austrian
Chinese
•..
On Opium
111
138,587
26
...
75,576
12,932 479 4,096 113 26
266,176
530,167
"}
142,683
""
106,801
75,576
"9
108,849
1,611
1,823,985 619
130,327 2,230 1,954,312
""
667,684
530,277
8,172 12,099,005 1,158
Totals
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243,530 9,330 12,342,535 " 9,924,891 Of these 234 steamers and 56 sailing vessels entered, and 654 steamers and 261 sailing vessels cleared in ballast.
The total Customs Revenue, Hk. Tls. 9,924,891, for the same year consisted of :- Import Duties ... ...Hk. Tls. 5,918,262
...Hk. Tls. 603,998
Export Duties
"?
Coast Trade Duties ...
"
1,371,318
489,832
Tonnage Dues ...
Transit Dues Opium Likin
"
143,532 1,397,949
The above tables show that more than half of the whole trade of China in foreign vessels belongs to "the commercial metropolis of China."
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Original from UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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