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The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:- Silk,Raw,Ref.and Coc'ns. Hk. Tls. 84,186,552 Fire-crackers and F'works Hk. Tls. 2,719,058
Minerals, and Metals Oil, Vegetable.........
42,997,137 Lard
Lard .......
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29,721,732 Mats and Matting........ 29,107,687 Flour
2,482,099
2,458,828
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2,436,140
Skins, Hides, Undressed
27,008,288 Strawbraid
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2,406,683
Beancake
23,758,075 Eggs, Fresh and Pres'vd.
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2,318,386
Cotton, Raw and Waste
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Beans
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20,696,104 Timber and Wood.... 19,602,549 Ground Nuts
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2,104,355
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2,011,868
Silk Piece Goods
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17,487,445 Grasscloth
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1,940,452
Wool
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Eggs, Albumen and Yolk Coal
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12,200,452 Fish and Fishery Products 11,999,684 Vermicilli and Macaroni
1,776,467
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1,604,457
6,276,559 Vegetables
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1,559,171
Bristles...
6,171,638 Seedcake
1,515,544
Fibres, Ramie, Hemp,&c.
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5,789,439 Chinaware
1,513,413
Wheat and other Cereals
5.754,609 Clothing, Shoes, etc...
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1,483,736
Seed, Rape, etc.
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5,746,582 Skins, Dressed
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1,321,920
"Tallow
5,710,927 Peas
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NankeensandCottonGds.
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1,048,385
4,916,150 Salt.
Meats, Fresh and Pres'vd.
Animals, Living
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4,727,333 Fruit, Fresh and Dried... 4,389,582 Firewood....
1,026,318
1,017,109
977,613
Tobacco
3,532,138 Pottery and E'thenware
942,351
Medicines
3,330,009 Garlic
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911,266
Paper
3,203,082 Nutgalls
Leather
3,000,050 Sundries
896,606
42,485,542
Total
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462,931,630
Goods to the value of Tls. 73,237,751 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 37,243,408 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The total carrying trade, foreign and coastwise, in 1917 was divided amongst the different flags as under:
Entries and
Clearances
Tonnage
Values
Percentages Tonnage Trade.
British..
34,902
Japanese...
22,454
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33,576,217 Tls. 761,965,985 24,581,647
38'64
33.14
753,442,021
28'28
32.77
Chinese
146,900
24,022,817
572,747,942
27.64
24-91
Russian
3.276
1,429,200
83,402,148
1'64
3'63
American
3,609
1,1:5,155
17
54,833,624
1.30
2.39
French...
328
584,891
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32,065,489
0'67
1.39
Norwegian
370
474,349
15,915,824
0'55
0'69
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Other Countries
1,027
383,280
59
12,561,623
0'44
0:55
Dutch
374
712,439
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11,903,928
0.82
0'52
German
233
17,054
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416,545
0.02
0'02
213,473
86,907,049
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2,299,255,129
100.00
100.00
The vessels entered and cleared in 1917 were made up of 104,944 steamers of 80,256,725 tons, and 108,529 sailing vessels of 6,610,324 tons; the latter including 5,504,860 Chinese junk tonnage.
The Maritime Customs revenue for the same year amounted to Haikwan Taels 38,189,429, and was derived from :-
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Import Export
Export Coast T'de. Opium Opium Tnage. Transit Duty. Duty. Duty. Duty. Likin. Dues. Dues. Foreign...Tls. 14,601,362 12,125,113 1,465,897 1,473,497 4,256,550 *85,443
83,064 207,665 3,216 8,040
898,710 1,373,851
95,512
711,509
86,280
215,705
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994,222 2,085,360
Totals...... 16,074,859 16,381,663 2,351,340
The Native Customs Revenue at nineteen coast and river ports for 1917 amounted 40 Hk. Taels 3,775,732
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