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SHANGHAI

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The following were the values of the principal classes of Foreign Goods imported during that year :---

Cotton Goods. Tls. 56,998,301 | Timber

Cotton Yarn

Opium...

Sugar

Metals...

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18,179,908 Spirits, Wine & Beer 869,426 Sandalwood

39,527,384 Soap...

9,565,898 Matches

7,803,808 Glass

Tobacco, Cigars, &c. 4,875,228 Birds' Nests

Coal

Kerosene Oil

Dyes and Colours Woollen Goods... Gunny&C'ton.Bgs. Cotten, Raw Machinery.. Paper...

Tls. 1,213,225 Umbrellas Tls. 435,130

1,103,853 Household Stores

407,947

385,444

799,256 Spirits...

346,684

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667,373 Paraffin Wax

342,632

621,318 Shark' Fins

334,948

613,593 Lamps & Lampware 319,247

...

...

607.469 Condensed Milk

309,488

584,731 Silk & Ribbons ..

284,154

539,974 Pepper

254 214

501,600 Rattans

236,32 +

1,517,512 Haberdashery, &c. 1,488,094 Cement

443, 15 Sundries 438,026

4,541,074 Candles 4,824,079 | Seaweed 4,181,560 Beche de Mer 2,786,223 Fish, Salted, &c. 2,129,230| Needles 1,555,812 Soda

484,165 Tph. & Thone.M'ial. 228,350

18,752,171

Total Hk. Tls. 192,098,168

Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 146,478,718 was re-exported, namely, to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Hk. Tls. 7,72,108, and to Chinese Ports (chiefly to Northern and Yangtsze Ports) Hk. Tls. 139,206,610, leaving for local con- sumption a stock to the value of Hk. Tls. 46,884,187.

Imports to the value of Tls. 2,749,399 were sent to the Interior under Transit Passes. Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 163,170,576 was imported from Chinese Ports, almost all of which was re-exported, namely, to Chinese Ports Tls. 41,125,561 and to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Tls. 100,519,791, the net native imports amounting to Hk Tls. 21,525,224.

The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong and Chinese ports in 1909 were:--

Silk Tea

Cotton, Raw Silk M'tures.

...Tls. 46,284,202 Straw Braid Tls. 5,520,160 | Rugs ...17,977,864 Tobacco, Cigs., &c. 5,045,193 | Fans ...10,58,040 Cloth (Nankeens) 4,105,683 Varnish... ...16,357,409 Paper

...

C'ton. Gds. & Yarn 13,321,655 Bristles...

Beans

Seeds & Seed Cake 11,836,432 Medicines

...

Tls. 1,026,643

984,197

846,616

2,900, 63 Nutgalls

765,183

2,703,323 Pottery & E'ware.

745,299

A.13,324,655 EggsAlbn.andYolk 1,049,580 Feathers

654,371

1,909,383 | Musk

...

630,816

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1,690,326 | Leather, &c....

606,559

1,614,218 | Fungers

595,493

1,523,326 | Lily flowers

500,504

1,513,014 Sundries

...10,667,582

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1,216,943

1,204,351

1,245,356 Total Hk. Tls. 234,354,277

...

8,347,408 Fire bricks 7,307,105 Books, Printed 7,093,749 Ground-nut Pulp 6,628,603 Tallow.......

Rice

Opium

Wool

Oil...

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Hides Skins

6,282,511 Chinaware

4,039,961 Beancake

Flour

...

5,541,393 Grass Cloth

The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 7,889,937. This was an increase of Tls. 1,466,702 as compared with that of 1908.

The total carrying trade, entrances and clearances for the year 1909 was divided amongst the different flags as under:-

Steamers Tonnage Sailing Tonnage

Total

Tonnage Duties

British Japanese

...

3,917 7,053,527

39

7,747

3,956

3,925 3,511,695 8,990

241,499

Chinese..

,

5,848 2,527,315 23,571

67,9 3

7,061,274 Tls. 5,754,774 12,924 3,753, 94 1,571,436 29,419 3195,248 1,032,407

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German.

881

1,7 0,316

9

1,311

90 1,711,627

914,746

19

French

611

1,191,803

G

2,259

617 1,194,062

335,786

American

137

606,364

224

145

606,588

78,318

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N'wegian & Sdish

393

406,196

393

406,196

83,929

Austrian

48

188,592

48

188,592

142,776

19

Russian

57

113,927

57

113,927

19,365

Danish Dutch Opium

...

Totals

77

101,148

77

101,148

35,885

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40

76,744

5

2,955

45

79,699

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62,037 443,478

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15,934 17,487,627 3,637 926,928 48,571 18,414,555

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10,474,937