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“...NEWCHWANG.
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Flour.There was a considerable falling-off in the import of foreign
flour, which chiefly comes from America; the figures being 188,377?.
in 1907 and 77,603?. in 1908. The up-country demand did not come up
to expectations, and the influence of the competing Manchurian flour
its being felt. Some of the large Manchurian mills in Japanese hands
are pushing the native product in the south, and the Russian mills
around Harbin are doing the same in the north of Manchuria. The
Chinese embargo on the export of cereals from Manchuria having been
removed during the year, some of this Manchurian wheat is even being
exported to Japan, so that in the near future all importation of ordinary
grades of flour is sure to cease.
Kerosene.The import of kerosene from America increased from
4,452,195 gallons in 1907 to 5,773,651 gallons in 1908. The Sumatran
product increased from 417,000 gallons in 1907 to 1,485,136 gallons
in 1908. The latter oil is imported in bulk and tinned locally. In
spite...”
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