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“...distributing centres as Pakhoi, Kiungchow and Mengtze.
treaty ports. ^ ^ local piece_g00(is market is slowly recovering from the
depression of 1902. There was a good demand from fanning
during the latter part of 1903 which still continues. A satisfactory
feature of the business was the unusually large quantity of piece-
goods taken by Yunnan and Kueichow. Cheap Japanese
cloths, crapes, towels, &c., continue to oust their more expensive
European rivals in this market. Native cloth from the Eatshan
mills is in increasing demand among the poorer classes.
Cotton yarn A good business was done in cotton yarn with Nanning and
for Nantring. pog£ 75 per cent o{ tlie totai imp0rt went up to these places under
transit pass.
Japanese coal, I must note the continued increase in the import of foreign coal,
imCrorted chiefly Japanese. It is really surprising that the local authorities
with deposits of coal known to exist in the neighbourhood of the
Wliy is local P03^5 no^ng encourage its production. Even if...”
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