SHANGHAI
745
The following were the values of the principal classes of Foreign Goods imported during that year :-
Cotton Goods. Tls. Cotton Yarn
74,492,667 | Matches
P
Opium
•
Metals
Sugar
Tls. 1,128,448 | Umbrellas
1,099,988 Sandalwood...
Tls. 518,999
455,229 448,483
41,446,219 || Gunny&StrawBgs. 1,100,010 | Lamps & Lampware 509,222 .16,836,722 | Soap...
13,022,560 | Glass and G'ware 1,057,182 | Needles ...10,577,082 | Clocks & Watches 1,031,313 | Haberdashery, &c. 441,722 1,024,464 Telegraph Material 443,052
837,892 Soda
435,285 4,626,853 Enamelled Ironware 761,952 Preserved fruits &c. 398,988 4,232,255 | Candles
Tobacco, Cigars, &c. 6,435,332 | Seaweed ...
Coal ...
Kerosene Oil
Dyes and Colours Woollen Goods
Machinery Timber ... Piece Goods Paper
144
...
...
5,061,417 Flour
3,424,418 | Birds Nests
2,664,056 | Household Stores..... 625,061 | Electric Materials&c.308,772 2,630,350 Cement
+41
757,715 Pearls
636,260 | Pepper
575,545 Condensed Milk...
554,622 Cotten-Raw
538,800 Sundries... 524,550
2,310,266 | Leather & L. Goods 566,595 | Braid 1,658,803 Beche de Mer Wine, Beer, Spirits 1,380,258 | Hardware Railway Plant 1,363,785 Silk & Ribbons...
372,952
358 639
231,127
229,613
143,080
18,167,435
Total Hk. Tls. 227,535,546
Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 152,563,396 was re-exported, namely, to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Hk. Tls. 13,359,292, and to Chinese Ports (chiefly to Northern and Yangtsze Ports) Hk. Tls. 139,204,104, leaving for local con- sumption a stock to the value of Hk. TIs. 74,972,150.
Imports to the value of Tls. 1,312,718 were sent to the Interior under Transit
Passes.
Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 115,424,069 was imported from Chinese Ports, almost all of which was re-exported, namely, to Chinese Ports Tls. 26,412,390, and to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Tls 74,244,381, the net native imports amounting to Hk. Tls. 14,767,28.
The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries Hongkong, and Chinese ports in 1906 were :-
Silk
·
...Tls. 36,225,545 | Paper Tea...
15,7:6,919 | Oils(Vegetable) Cotton, Raw 12,478,290 | Opium Silk Manufactures11,331,765 Flour Cloth (Nankeens) 8,011,406 Hemp Beans & Beancake 4,125,412 Bristles Furs and Fur Rugs 8,619,496 Tobacco
Seeds & Seed Cake 5,968,265 Medicines
Cotton Gds. & Yarn 2,514,848 Books (Printed)
Hides ...
Wool
Straw Braid
4,629,941 Sugar
5,641,712 | Fans.....
Tls. 2,907,607 | Fungus
4,525,886 Eggs(Fresh& Salt'd)777,216
Tls. 490,714
3,798,432 Eggs (Alburen
3,237,409 and Yolk)
1,185,694
2,234,144 Musk
855,852
2,195,638 | Feathers...
680,456
1,690,754 Bran
368,754
+
1,538,292 | Sundries....
763,489 | Hair...
...
1,426,103 Chinaware...
403,918
444,593
4,722,563 · Grass Cloth
...
1,065,392 Jute
675,962
1,028,967 Lard
413,832
935,519 Lily flowers
413,708
4,283,075 Pottery & E'ware..
892,480 Wax ...
568,020
568,020
Rice (Duty Free)
178,206 Tallow
|
1,055,872 Total Hk. Tls. 165,734,923
Rice...
Rice (Tribute)
Nutgalls
4,124,757 Wheat...
The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 4,560,771. This was a decrease of Tls. 456,321 as compared with that of 1905.
The total carrying trade, entrances and clearances for the year 1906 was divided amongst the different flags as under:-
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