146
Year
LIN SHU-YEN
Production
Price etc.
1915 1,150 tons of salt made and sold.
No price stated; but the salt pans enjoyed more prosperity than usual, though during the summer it was feared that the enormous quantities of fresh water brought down the Canton river by the unusual floods would affect the trade.
1916 1,259 tons.
No price given; but a more profitable year.
1917 1,509 tons.
After this year production is given in piculs.
1918 Only 21,481 piculs "as against 30,640 last year".
1919 20,392 piculs.
1920 Production decreased by some 8,000 piculs - about 12,400 piculs.
1921 Production up 11,000 piculs i.e. up to around 23,000 piculs.
No price given. Generally, business in Tai O said to be the worst for 20 years.
1922 2,000 piculs less i.e. 21,000 piculs.
The pans in good order and thought to be doing profitable business.
1923 22,000 piculs.
The trade seems likely to prosper.
1924 19,000 piculs (sic.)
1925 21,173 piculs "2,209 piculs more than in 1924"
1926 No entries in the Report
1927 No entries in the Report
146
Year
LIN SHU-YEN
Production
Price etc.
1915 1,150 tons of salt made No price stated; but the salt
and sold.
pans enjoyed more prosperity than usual, though during the summer it was feared that the enormous quantities of fresh water brought down the Canton river by the unusual floods would affect the trade.
No price given; but a more pro- fitable year.
1916 1,259 tons.
1917 1,509 tons.
After this
year production is given
in piculs.
1918 Only 21,481 piculs "as against 30,640 last year".
1919 20,392 piculs.
1920
Production decreased by some 8,000 piculs -about 12,400 piculs.
1921 Production up 11,000
piculs i.e. up to around
23,000 piculs.
No price given. Generally, busi- ness in Tai O said to be the worst for 20 years.
1922 2,000 piculs less i.e. The
i.e. The pans in good order and
21,000 piculs.
1923 22,000 piculs.
thought to be doing profitable business.
The trade seems likely to pro- sper.
1924
19,000 piculs (sic.)
1925 21,173 piculs "2,209 piculs more than in 1924"
1926 No entries in the Report
1927 No entries in the Report
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