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The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1921 :-

Cotton Goods

Sugar

Metals

Kerosene Oil

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Machinery and Fittings

.Hk. Tls. 208,662,426 Bran of all kinds .........Hk. Tls. 5,151,434

71,706,568 Soap and Perfumery 60,078,039 Hosiery and Hab'dashery 58,096,945 Oil, other kinds.....

56,295,342 Flour....

Rice

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41,220,998

Household Stores

Cotton, Raw

Cigarettes and Cigars... Vehicles, various

Paper and Stationery

35,866,856

Chemical Products

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25,705,640 Wax Paraffin

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22,637,794 Fruit, dried and fresh

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15,770,618 Mats

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Fish and Fishery Prod❜ts.

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14,288,350 Bêche de Mer.........

Tobacco

14,269,694 Ginseng

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Coal

13,789,828 Soda..

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Electrical Materials..

13,204,482 Matches

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Woollen Goods

12,539,002 Seaweed

Bags, all kinds

Railway Materials

10,491,743 Glass and Glassware...

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10,068,052 Pepper

Leather

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8,367,462 Rattan

Dyes, Aniline..

7,978,514 Tea

Medicines

Clothing and Shoes

Wines, Beer, Spirits...... Miscellaneous Piece Gds.

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7,056,080 Umbrellas

6,664,167 Beans, Peas, etc. 6,319,195 Opium

6,196,340 Sundries

Timber and Woods

5,620,950

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4,184,403 3,716,024

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3,621,852

3,503,513

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3,340,258

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2,817,964

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2,760,638

2,393,520

51

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2,281,181

31

2,179,839

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1,904,465

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1,775,509

1,678,134

1,674,205

1,652,366

1,096,918

1,063,477

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1,028,629'

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912,667

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671,649'

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322,590

争

123,496,119

Total

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906,122,439'

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The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:-

Silk, Raw, Ref. & Coc'ns. Hk.Tls. 152,718,632 Bristles....

Beancake

Beans

Oil, Vegetable....

Wheat and other Cereals Minerals and Metals

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Cotton, Raw and Waste Silk Piece Goods Wool......

Tea

Hk. Tls. 4,219,478-

49,524,852 Grasscloth

34,280,804 Fire-crackers & F'works 20,288,686 Meats, Fresh and Pres'vd. 19,181,252 Strawbraid

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3,626,334

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3,615,656

3,538,956-

3,451,579

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17,322,182 Mats and Matting... 17,256,953 Vermicilli and Macaroni 17,097,435 Seedcake

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2,933,055

2,812,988-

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2,592,261

13,298,190 Clothing, Shoes, etc....... 12,605,788 Lard

2,411,326

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2,216,470

Eggs, Albumen and Yolk

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Timber and Wood........

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11,758,093 Fish and Fishery Products 11,658,860 Tallow

2,184,683,

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1,698,624

Eggs, Fresh and Pres'vd.

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11,516,173 Salt

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1,547,897

Skins, Hides, Undressed

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11,369,945 Fruit, Fresh and Dried...

1,531,269

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Coal

11,227,515 Vegetables

1,455,480

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Flour

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9,553,841 Firewood

1,381,468

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Ground Nuts

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7,599,100 Peas ...

968,120

Nankeens & Cotton Gds.

7,048,413 Garlic

826,343

Tobacco

5,201,488 Leather

793,442

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Animals, Living.

5,084,181 Skins, Dressed

719,710

Chinaware

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4,610,993 Pottery and E'thenware

666,311

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Paper

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4,538,771 Nutgalls

645,002

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Fibres, Ramie, Hemp, &c.

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4,395,262 Sundries

92,0.5,817

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Medicines

4,275,863

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Total

601,255,533-

Goods to the value of Tls. 105,649,689 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 44,684,647 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.