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CHINA
Imports
Exports
Total
Siam, Phillippines, Turkey, etc.
Hk. Tls.
3,505,012
4,436,982
7,941,994
Dutch Indies.
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6,136,756
510,020
6,646,776
Korea
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1,494,204
2,169,560
3,663,764
Netherlands
1,318,528
1,017,016
2,335,544
Austria and Hungary..
1,525,96,
757,214
2,283,180
Other European Countries
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721,031
237,414
958,445
692,852,359
Hk. Tls. 429,071,662 264,380,697
Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 12,670,293 were re-exported to foreign countries, namely, to Russian Pacific Ports Tls. 2,490,185; to Hongkong Tls. 1,671,628; to Korea Tls. 2,769,262; to America Tls. 1,378,701; to Japan Tls. 2,561,337; to other countries Tls. 1,799,180. The chief articles re-exported were Formosa Tea to the value of Tls. 774,753, mostly to America, Coal Tls. 821,467, and Cotton Goods Tls. 6,517,651.
The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1907. Cotton Goods ....Hk. Tls. 125,433,574 Woollen & C'ton Mixtures Hk. Tls. 2,655,048
Rice and Rice Bran
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36,640,311 Dyes, Aniline
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2,594,483
Opium......
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28,828,652 Wines, Beer, Spirits
2,468,059
Sugar
39
26,402,395 Leather and manufrs. of
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2,421,485
Metals
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20,371,772 Medicines
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2,154,171
Kerosine Oil....
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20,171,102 Clothing
2,004,754
Flour
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14,386,361 Ground Nuts
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1,192,457
Railway Plant........
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12,835,036 Electrical Materials
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1,179,031
Coal and Coke..
8,490,066 Cotton, Raw.
1,705,184
Fish & Fishery Products
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8,371,886 Ginseng
Timber and Woods ...
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1,701,620
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7,481,261
Tobacco.....
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1,699,741
Machinery
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6,199,176 Glass and Glassware
1,646,961
Matches
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4,903,268 Soap and Perfumery
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1,463,212
Indigo...
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4,792,890 Cenient
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1,437,840
Woollen Goods......
4,507,173 Building Materials
1,315,204
Household Stores..
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4,358,402 Clocks and Watches
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1,078,140
Cigarettes and Cigars Paper and Stationery... Tea
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4,238,950 Hardware
1,065,658
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4,095,022 Bags, all kinds.
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1,061,970
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3,814,115 Sundries...
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45,708,993
Miscellaneous Piece Gds. Bêche de Mer & Seaweed
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3,359,079
2,830,160
Total.........419,064,662
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:- Silk, Raw, Ref. & Cocoons Hk. Tls. 75,202,955 Fibres, Hemp, Jute, &c... Hk. Tls. 2,664,204
Tea
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31,736,011 Provisions & Vegetables.
Cotton, Raw..
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17,117,373 Medicines...
2,51-1,580 2,411,184
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Silk Piece Goods
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13,881,079 Eggs, Fresh & Preserved
2,379,634
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Beans and Beancake....
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Skins, Hides, Undressed
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12,570,582 Fruit, fresh and dried 12,415,017 Camphor
...
2,174,097
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2,077,475
Strawbraid.......
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6,819,092 China, E'ware, Pottery...
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1,598,861
Seed, Sesamum mostly...
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Minerals, mostly Tin
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5,134,053 Bamboo & Bambooware 5,090,117 Feathers
1,245,267
1,206,700
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Mats and Matting
39
4,657,140 Nankeens...
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1,179,552
Wool.
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4,531,013 Vermicilli & Macaroni...
1,166,452
Oil, Vegetable...
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4,225,933 Cassia Liquea.
1,160,767
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Fire-crackers & Fireworks
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4,210,692 Grasscloth
1,112,405
Skins, Dr's'd Clothing...
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3,410,640 Timber and Wood......
1,035,232
Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats
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3,399,539 Fish & Fishery Products
1,019,680
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Paper.
3,376,964 Sundries
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25,89 1,338
Bristles and Horns...
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3,175,712
Tobacco and Cigarettes
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2,816,374
Total......... 264,811,714
Goods to the value of Tls. 71,268,711 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 24,115,614 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The total carrying trade, foreign and coastwise, was divided amongst the different flags as under:
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