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KOBE-HYOGO

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The values of the principal articles of Export in the same year were as follows: Beverages and Comestibles, Yen 6,102,260 Rice...

Cotton Yarn & Cotton Goods 24,942,493 Straw braids... Drugs, etc. (mostly Camphor)

Matches

Mats for Floors

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Metals (chiefly Copper)

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4,150,858 Tea ... 7,418,042 Sundries.....

5,074,338

4,842,701

Total Exports

Yen 2,286,462

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3,809,745

3,364,660- 22,467,120

... Yen 84,458,679-

The quantity of tea exported from Kobe-Hyogo during the year 1905 was 10,508,745- catties or kin, equal to 14,011,660 lbs ; a decrease of 3,331,679 lbs as compared with the export of 1904. Practically the whole of this went to the United States of America and Canada.

The following table of values in Yen shows the foreign trade of the port from 1896: to 1905.

Imports 1896 82,546,593 1897 110,741,830 1898 138,133,793 1899 120,289,524 1900 137,4-4,281

Imports

125,979,022

Exports

Total

77,206,226 203,185,248

74,748,143 219,264,254 90,518,216 245,052,229 87,976,178 262,831,379-

Exports Total 40,317,817 122,864,410 | 1901 51,408,080 162,149,910 | 1902 144,516,111 60,119,645 198,253,443 | 1903 154,534,013 75,320,884 195,610,408 | 1904 174,855,201 69,706,549 207,190,830 | 1905 228,614,035 84,458,679 313,072,684

ABENHEIM BROS., Merchants, 76

Richard Abenheim (London) F. B. Abenheim (New York) R. E. Abenheim

F. G. Penfolds

Russel Leeds

R. Botelho

DIRECTORY

ABRAHAM & Co., L. D., Comsn. Merchs.—51

L. D. Abraham

R. Raphael

S. Ohashi

K. Shundo

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

A. H. Groom, chairman and treasurer

E. H. Hunter, vice-chairman

C. Lange Delacamp

J. S. Happer

H. Pitteri

A. F. N. Joyner, secretary

AHRENS & CO., H., Nachfolger, Merchs.—10

M. Sürth (Yokohama)

Alb. Hofmann

F. Popert, signs per pro.

E. Kroneck

H. Hoffmann

A. Muller

Agencies

Norddeutscher Lloyd Steam Nav. Co. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society London Assurance Corporation Navigazione Generale Italiana Badische Anilin Soda Fabrik

AMERICAN TRAding Co., 99, Kita-machi

J. S. Happer, agent

P. H. Wootton, sub-agent

E. J. Marshall, accountant

W. R. Rastall, M.E.

G. R. Chipman

F. N. Shea

Percy Enticknap A. Nicolle

R. Schofield W. Crane G. Bristol

Agencies

Law Union & Crown Ins. Co. (Fire) American & Oriental_Transport Line-

of Steamers to the Far East

ASIATIC EXPORT and Import Co. (Incor

porated), Nichome. Tel. Ad. Natzdorf. Head Office: Seattle, U.S.A., Agencies:: -Yokohama, Hongkong and Hamburg; Codes:-Private, A.B.C. 4th Edition M. Matzdorf, president (Seattle) F.C.Hellenbrand, signs per pro.(Kobe) ·

M. Matsuura

BANK OF TAIWan, Limited, Sakaye-machi.

Shichome: Tel. Ad. Taiwangink

I. Kajiwara, manager

BECKER & Co., 31, Akashi-machi

E. Becker (Yokohama)

Th. Bunge

Hans von Hammerstein, signs p. p..

K, Bandelow

H. Scheel

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