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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1931.

HONGKONG TRADE.

REPORT OF COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR.

A

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trade

The total storage in the

report on the present Colony's réservoirs on the 1st of situation at Hongkong, preparel by' the month was 1.346.88 million the Commercial Counsellor at Shang-! Kallona, as compared with 1,114.57 hai and sent by the Department of Overseas Trade, is somewhat doleful on the first of last month and 1-rending, says the China Express and 002.03 on May last year. Of Telegraph. The commercial situation this amount 993.37 million gallons depreciation in the value of silver, is completely dominated by the heavy

Tytam

1930

2336.84

Wangngichenug

Tokfulam

Total

{Tytam Byewater .GI Tytum Intermediate 17,70 Tytam Tuk

350,00 4.81 14.40

624.38

were in the Island reservoirs and which is having a most serious effect 85451 in those of Kowloon, as on the Import trade. The companies stributing oll, chemicala and compared with 624.38 in the Island cigarettes, which have their own ef- |reservoirs and 377,65 In those of ficient distributing systems and are Kowloon on April 1 last year. generally in a better position than other importers to cope with diffeuls The following table gives the situations, now find that the unfavour storage in millions and décimais able exchange to affecting their bust ness very materially. Sales of kero. of gallons in the various reserene in South China have diminisited ynirs in the Talmud:

by at least 30 per cent, and this is hardly to be wondered at, in view of 1031

the fact that the price is now nearly 223.93 double that ruling twelve months ngó, 3.05 An regards chemicals, exprettily 103.05 sulphate of ammonia, which is largely G19.75 used in South Ching as a fertiliser, the price has been driven up to a point 10.67nt which the poverty-stricken farmer 32.32 finds it difficult to satisfy his require- ments. The tendency of the cigarette 993.37 amoker is now to demand the cheapest

brands, while the higher Customs. The total storage in the Island duties have also contributed to the reservoirs on the lat of last month heavy decline in the sales of imported was 854.40.

eigarettes, The returns of imports of cotton plece goods into Hongkong The Island consumption for the make dépressing reading, showing on month of April was 234.67 m.g., they do that Great Britain's share isi the estimated population being rapidly shrinking to vanishing point.) $10,000, giving a consumption per Whilst 7 1924 Great Britain's propor- hend per day of 19.1 gallons. Intion of the total Imports amounted in 155.59 per cent., it had fallen in 1930 April of last year the figures to 13.43 per cent., whilst Japan's had were: consumption 245.57 m.g., in the meantime risen from 31.05 per the estimated population 442,020 cent. to 06,47 per cent. There would and the consumption per head per appear to be little doubt of the China as a day 18,5 gallona. The consump-potentialities of South

market for engineering supplies, but finance presents a great difculty. especially in view of the present ex- change position, for neither the Gov- erament or private interests can find the capital for the purchase of ex- pensive imported runchinery, and usiness is rarely possible except on terms of deferred paymen Ln,

tion last month was 216.01 and the consumption per head per day 115.8.

In Kowloon,

were

In Kowloon the storage figures

1934 1981 [Kowloon reservoir 237.46 228,16 (Shek Lai Pai

107.34 Reception reservoir 18,68

86,61

18.01 consumption was 114.80 m.g., the jestimated population being 174.- Totals 337.65 353.51940 and the consumption per head The total storage in the Kow, per day 21.2 gallons,

loan Peservoirs on the 1st of last The consumption. inst month month was 260.17 million gallons. was 139.54 mg, and the coustump- The consumption for April wasting per head per day 25.1 gul- 139,55 m.g.. by an estimuted popu

[fans, the eximated population be- lation of 285,000 giving a con- ing 179,560, (sumption per head per day of 16,2 All the Colony's reservoirs are

gallons. in April last your the stili far below overflow.

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