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The Import trade in Foreign Goods for 1910 was as follows:-
From Foreign Countries and Hongkong From Chinese Ports
::
Hk. Tls. 198,285,804 1,364,374
Hk. Tls. 199,650,178
The following were the values of the principal classes of Foreign Goods imported during that year
Cotton Goods. Tls. 46,717,478 Soap...
Cotton Yarn
Opium...
...
Sugar...
Metals...
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37,374,300 Seaweed
Tls. 1,271,127 Fish, Salted, &c. Tls. 481,254 1,092,046 Haberdashery, &c. 464,386 31,142,762 Gunny&C'ton.Bgs. 1,014,610 Cotton Socks 7,870,247 Spirits, Wine & Beer 966,670 Sandalwood 7,430,994 Glass
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402,050
399,946
930,837 Cement
369,881
Tobacco, Cigars, &c. 6,528,880 Matches
736,402 Lamps & Lampware 372,078
Dyes and Colours 5,399,327 Railway Materials
Kerosene Oil
5,182,631 Medicines
713,577 Household Stores 699,404 Hardware
355,444
351,952
Cotton, Raw
4,736,725 Electrical M'ial., &c. 698,999| Condensed Milk
233,946
Coal
4,308,360 Soda
625,473 Shark' Fins
321,863
Woollen Goods...
2,217,520 Beche de Mer
567,102| Birds' Nests
319,964
Paper...
2,005,644 Umbrellas
566,360 Rattans
...
215,634
Machinery
1,907,368 Needles
Timber
1,351,148 Candles
543,619 Sundries 537,765
18,860,011
Total Hk. Tls. 198,285,804
Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 146,526,238 was re-exported, namely, to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Hk. Tls. 8,500,764; and to Chinese Ports (chiefly to Northern and Yangtsze Ports) Hk. Tls. 138,025,474, leaving for local con- sumption a stock to the value of Hk. Tls. 53,123,940.
Imports to the value of Tls. 3,164,960 were sent to the Interior under Transit Passes
Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 176,512,489 was imported from Chinese Ports, almost all of which was re-exported, namely, to Chinese Ports Tis. 38,662,002 and to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Tls. 100,519,791, the net native imports amounting to Hk. Tls. 24,890,218.
The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries Hongkong and Chinese ports in 1910 were :-
Silk
Cotton, Raw
Silk M'tures.
Tea
...Tls. 49,854,191 Straw Braid Tls. 4,358,145 Fans
...28,074,620 Beans
...20,251,771 | Cloth (Nankeens) ...14,894,153 Bristles...
Seeds & Seed Cake 13,599,236 Paper
C'ton. Gds. & Yarn 9,944,225 | Fibres
Skins
Hides
Oil...
...
8,748,987 Medicines 8,268,841 Books, Printed 7,866,839 Tallow...
...
3,931,228 Grass Cloth 3,836,351 Sugar
...
Tls. 1,306,787 1,173,686 1,097,643
...
3,362,426 Pottery & E'ware.
964,551
3,237,111 Varnish...
896,613
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2,417,584 Nutgalls
795,764
2,204,320 Feathers
735,742
1,831,789 Leather, &c....
714,857
1,724,793 Human Hair
611,348
1,632,796 Fungers
610,133
Opium
...
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Rice
Wool
5,317,263 | Chinaware
5,240,126 Metals...
5,013,283 Beancake
1,539,508 | Musk
514,379
1,537 295 Lily flowers
495,448
...
... 1,393,641 Lard
489,003
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Flour
4,595,489 EggsAlbn.andYolk 1,321,035 Sundries
ļ
...14,223,189
Total Hk. Tls. 246,531,227
Tobacco, Cigs., &c. 5,883,037 Ground-nut Pulp
The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 8,462,117. This was an increase of Tls. 572,180 as compared with that of 1909.
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