China : Report for the year 1908 on the trade of Chefoo, edited at the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade

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1		“...No. 4286 Annual Series. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPORTS. TRADE OF CHEFOO. Edited at the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade. REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS REPORT, Annual Series No. 41211., Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty JULY, 1909. LONDON: PRINTED FOR IIIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, And to be purchased either directly or through any Bookseller, from. 'VVYMAN AND SONS, Ltd., Fetter Lane, E.C.; and 32, Abingdon Street, Westminster, S.W.; or OLIVER AND BOYD, Tweeddale Court, Edinburgh; or E. PON SON BY, 110, Grafton Street, Dublin. CHINA. REPORT FOR THE TEAR 1908 ON THE printers in ordinary to his majesty. 1009. [Cd. 441G- 110 J Price F'ourpence Halfpenny....”

2		“...Minimum Average Value. Value. Value. 5. d. .9. d. 5. d. 1 Haikuan tael ......... 2 11 2 5 2 8 1 Mexican dol. ......... 1 11 A 10 i H Weight 12 liang (ounce) 100 chin (catty) Long measures 10 ts'un (inch) 10 ch'ih (foot) Land measure 10 fen 100 mou ... Weights and Measures, = 1 chin (catty) = 1J lbs. 1 tan (picul) 1 ch'ih (foot) 1 chang 1 mou (acre) 1 ch'ing 133 J lbs. 14-1 inches 11\| feet 26 -73 square poles 16-7 acres Population. Prefectures Tengchow Fu ., Ch'ing chow Fu. Lai chow Fu Towns Chefoo ... Ping Tu ... Wei Hsien Ninghaichow . Huang Hsien . Area. Miles. 5,700 10,300 5,200 Popula- tion. Products. 3,000,000 4,600,000 2,100,000 80,000 to 90,000 100,000 Minerals, cereals, silk and pongee Silk, cutlery, basket work Straw braid, raw silk, pongee, marble>. soapstone Cereals, fruit, pongee, raw silk, lace Wheat, bean oil, bean cake, straw braid Wheat, beans, millet, coal, straw braid Vermicelli, silk pongee Vermicelli...”

3		“...No. 4286. Annual Series. Reference to 'previous Report, Annual Series No. 4129. Report on the Trade of Chefoo for Hit Year 1908 By Mr. Consul Moktimore. Net amount of trade.The year 1908 has been marked by disastrous agricultural conditions throughout almost the entire province of Shantung. The spring was exceedingly dry, with the result that very poor wheat harvests were obtained everywhere, while the abnormal rains of the summer ruined the greater part of the Kaoliang, millet and maize crops in the south and western portions of the province, especially in the vicinity of the Yellow Biver. In the eastern portion of the province, in which this Consular district is situated, conditions were more favourable, as, although the spring wheat crops were badly affected by the drought and the summer rainfall was far from being an average one, yet sufficient fell to allow of very fair crops of the two kinds of millet and of maize being gathered, and the fruit crop proved an extraordinarily good one...”

4		“...merchants to get rid of their stocks elsewhere. Kerosene oil.Compared with the previous year the kerosene oil trade at Chefoo proved fairly satisfactory both as regards the quantity sold and the prices realised. Prices in fact ruled higher than for five years previously, but owing to the low exchange the net sterling return was not good. The kerosene trade of Chefoo is almost entirely carried on by junks with the ports on the coast from Shan Hai Kuan to Ta-tung-K'ou, only a small percentage finding its way to the hinter- land of Chefoo, which is more easily supplied by the railway from Tsingtau. Chefoo is at a great disadvantage in not having a bulk oil depot. Such depots are already installed at Newchwang and Tsingtau, and one is shortly to be installed at Dalny, from which place the supplies for Manchuria now bought from Chefoo will in future be undoubtedly supplied. The Chefoo Weihsien Railway, if it ever comes into existence, would, however, open up a new field of operations. Sugar.There...”

5		“...which all work in the harbour was stopped by rough weather, as well as many days on which work could only be carried on for a time. There is nothing of special interest to record concerning shipping during the year, and rates of freight underwent no material change. Wrcck of two Japanese vessels.On November 26 two Japanese ships, the Nagata Maru from Antung and the Kinsei Maru " from Dalny, were caught in a very sudden and violent gale just outside Chefoo, driven out of their course and finally wrecked, the former about 18 miles from Chefoo, near the Island of Lung Men, the latter at Cape Cod, near Weihaiwei. The "Nagata Maru" had over 500 passengers and the Kinsei Maru over 200, who, together with the crews of both vessels, all perished with one single exception. Both vessels became total wrecks, and a large number of the bodies have never been recovered, having been apparently buried in the sand which was thrown up by the rough sea in enormous quantities. Breakwater scheme.The necessity...”

6		“...10 chefoo. portion of 31 more days. The breakwater scheme has been talked of for some years, and two years ago progressed so far that an estimate of the cost was obtained, but owing to the difficulty of finding the money it was temporarily dropped. Owing to there having been 12 whole days last November when work on the ships in port was entirely stopped by the rough sea and much damage was inflicted on the cargo boats, the scheme has again been taken up by the foreign and Chinese Chambers of Commerce, and it is to be hoped that the. question will now successfully materialise. The idea is to construct a breakwater about f mile long from the foot of Consular Hill out- wards, which will protect a large portion of the harbour and will at the same time afford berthing accommodation for six steamers. It is proposed to ask the Chinese Government to advance the necessary money for the scheme, the foreign and native merchants at Chefoo being willing to pay an extra tax on all cargo coming to or...”

7		“...chefoo. 11 Agency for work in the mines in South Africa have been reshipped and landed at Chefoo. In conclusion I beg to express my thanks to the Commissioner of Customs for his kindness in allowing me access to the customs returns previous to their publication and also to those gentlemen who have been good enough to supply me with information for use in this report. Table^A.Total Value of Foreign Goods Imported into Chefoo direct from Foreign Countries during the Years 1906-08. Country. 1906. 1907. 1908. £ £ £ United Kingdom 9,727 20,043 14,852 Hong-Kong.......... 411,497 291,927 205,490 Canada ............ 368 43 21 South Africa............ ... 19 ... Other British possessions...... 20 230 670 Total British possessions ... 421,612 312,262 221,033 Germany ............ 19,105 22,660 3,206 Russia (Pacific ports) ...... 46,880 39,974 98,808 France ............ 2,783 2,517 1,798 United States and Hawaii...... 131,518 173,083 110,252 Corea............... 42,419 140,318 14,370 Japan and Formosa...”

8		“...Return of the Net Imports of each Principal Article Imported into Chefoo during the Years 1906-08continued. Articles. Opium......... Cotton goods Shirtings, grey, plain British ...... American Japanese...... Sheetings British ...... Indian ...... American Lbs. Pieces Shirtings, white, plain Drills- British ... American Dutch ... Japanese... Jeans British ... American Dutch ... T-cloths British ... Indian American Japanese... Lawns and muslins Chintzes and furnitures ... Cotton Italians, plain and figured las tings ......... Dyed shirtings Figured ... Plain ............ Dyed T-cloths Turkey-red cambrics shirtings ...... Cotton Spanish stripes, 64-inches flannel Japanese cotton Cloth ......... Crepe Velveteens and velvets ... Handkerchiefs ...... Towels ......... Japanese...... Cotton yarn British............ Hong-Kong ......... Indian ............ Japanese... Union Italian cloth, plain and figured Woollens Cloth, broad, medium and habit Hastings............ Long ells...... Spanish stripes...”

9		“...Return of the Net Imports of each Principal Article Imported into Chefoo during the Years 1906-08continued. Articles. Opium......... Cotton goods Shirtings, grey, plain British ... American Japanese... Sheetings British ... Indian ... American .. Lbs. Pieces Shirtings, white, plain Drills- British ... American Dutch ... Japanese... Jeans British ... American Dutch ... T-cloths British ... Indian American Japanese... 1906. 78,390 50,050 35,035 270 40,699 5,385 623,952 188,330 6,918 155,231 1,360 84,942 11,097 3,893 76,674 4,200 1,485 16,265 1907. 1908. 48,364 33,399 19,895 660 32,642 4,075 354,204 7,223 110,865 13,448 38,842 1,360 19,075 69,645 4,745 380 75,443 3,771 10 25,540 32,692 39,232 39,090 330 27,517 2,600 313,835 918 98,710 4,841 44,651 28^242 72,960 6,537 1,885 57,563 100 1,264 34,671 1906. 1907. £ 55,852 19,899 16,463 115 20,824 2,526 334,906 100,491 4,108 88,654 664 36,744 5,664 1,367 32,114 1,037 483 3,874 £ 28,729 13,080 8,988 268 15,965 193 184,762 3,075 69,360 7,321 22,144...”

10		“...Return of the Net Imports of each Principal Article Imported into Chefoo during the Years 1906-08continued. Articles. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1906. 1907. 1908. Metalscontinued. £ £ £ £&Iron and mild steel, newcontinued. 1 Nail rod......... ...... Cwts. 34,396 23,020 17,660 15,461 9,427 5,558 Wire ......... ... ,, 4,787 3,862 3,637 2,814 2,583 1,955 Iron and mild steel, old ... ,, 194,531 104,087 75,282 48,802 26,426 16,018 Lead in pigs and bars ... ... ,, 4,699 3,884 2,807 4,421 3,966 5,086 Quicksilver... ... ... ,, 160 151 19 2,118 1,860 213 Steel, bamboo ...... ,, 13,630 8,540 8,552 8,905 5,459 5,086 Tinned plates ...... ,, 1,980 1,320 446 1,532 1,280 330 Sundries Bags of all kinds ... Pieces 621,407 302,510 95,994 9,287 4,916 1,304 Buttons, brass and fancy... ......Gross 52,582 26,508 8,444 2,596 1,630 394 Dyes, aniline ...... ... ... ... ... 24,532 11,549 5,719 Flour ......... ......Cwts. 48,819 174,139 56,997 21,944 68,933 25,762 Glass, window ...... ...Boxes 6,111 4,010...”

11		“...Return of the Net Imports of each Principal Article Imported into Chefoo during the Years 1906-08continued. Articles. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1906. 1907. 1908. Metalscontinued. £ £ £ £&Iron and mild steel, newcontinued. 1 Nail rod......... ...... Cwts. 34,396 23,020 17,660 15,461 9,427 5,558 Wire ......... ... ,, 4,787 3,862 3,637 2,814 2,583 1,955 Iron and mild steel, old ... ,, 194,531 104,087 75,282 48,802 26,426 16,018 Lead in pigs and bars ... ... ,, 4,699 3,884 2,807 4,421 3,966 5,086 Quicksilver... ... ... ,, 160 151 19 2,118 1,860 213 Steel, bamboo ...... 99 13,630 8,540 8,552 8,905 5,459 5,086 Tinned plates ...... 99 1,980 1,320 446 1,532 1,280 330 Sundries Bags of all kinds ... Pieces 621,407 302,510 95,994 9,287 4,916 1,304 Buttons, brass and fancy... ......Gross 52,582 26,508 8,444 2,596 1,630 394 Dyes, aniline ...... ... ... ... ... 24,532 11,549 5,719 Flour ......... ......Cwts. 48,819 174,139 56,997 21,944 68,933 25,762 Glass, window ...... ...Boxes 6,111 4,010...”

12		“...chefoo. Table C.Total Value of all Exports from the Port of Chefoo direct to Foreign Countries during the Years 1906-08. Country. 1906. 1907. 1908. United Kingdom ......... Hong-Kong............ Canada South Africa ... Other British possessions ... 1 ,£. 1 300,333 I 1 710 £ 206 262,196 1 120 £ 395 187,266 46 213 Total British possessions ..J 301,043 Germany ............1 Russia (Pacific ports) ......' 313,792 France United States and Hawaii ... ...j Corea...............1 48,439 Japan and Formosa... ......\| 270,726 Other foreign countries ... ...1 929 i 262,523 88 141,618 20 10 96,088 148,847 40 187,920 46 144,608 16 132 101,896 48,630 32 Grand total......... .! 934,929 1 649,234 483,280 Note.The above particulars include: (a) Re-exports of foreign goods, and (b) re-exports of native produce direct to foreign countries, together with the exports of local origin....”

13		“...Table D.Return of Principal Articles of Local Origin Exported from Chefoo during the Years 1906-08. Articles. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1 i 1906. 1907. 1908. Almonds ...... ... Cwts. 1,813 1 2,651 3,530 j £ 2,632 £ i 2,825 £ 3,570 Bean cake 1,719,328 j 1,190,989 1,157,370 ! 344,850 330,017 186,663 Beans ... ... ,, 39,116 1 46,400 23,631 1 13,523 17,924 6,709 Caps, felt Pieces 8,740 \| 8,975 16,180 ! 252 248 366 Cattle......... ... Head 6,752 \| 2,359 6,566 43,608 17,327 35.018 Clothing, cotton ... Cwts. 4,442 1,378 7,290 29,159 8,931 38,752 Dates, red and black ,, 43,608 47,395 57,975' ; 25,957 20,702 19,902 Eggs, fresh ...... Pieces 15,513,644 17,928,101 20,865,807 j 20,483 ! 23,173 22,314 Eish, salt ...... ... Cwts. 34,072 i 35,760 33,362 ! 19,980 22,064 20,850 Fruits, fresh...... ... ,, 48,648 40,477 56,801 9,693 I 7,971 14,774 Groundnuts...... ... ,, 176,423 165,437 211,028 24,817 ! 77,552 83,592 Mats, rush ...... Pieces 168,483 115,275 127,809 5,013 ! 3,372 1,046 Medicines ...... ... Cwts...”

14		“...18 chefoo. Table E.Return of all Shipping Entered and Cleared at the Port Chefoo during the Year 1908 under General Regulations. Entered. Flag. Steam. Sailing. Total. w ID w co > IP O Eh w to K £ sp I * 02 in £ ¥ a a £ British ... 641 759,602 : 641 ^ 759,602 Chinese... 486 387,637 ; 486 ! 387,637 Japanese 1,150 501,795 3 209 1,153 502,004 German 167 180,042 167 180,042 Norwegian ...j 75 65,073 ... 75 65,073 American ...j 5 2,149 1 5 2,149 Corean ... ...i 18 14,328 18 14,328 Other flags 7 9,738 i 7 9,738 Total ...... 1907 1906 ... 2,549 2,648 2,791 1,920,364 1,965,596 2,152,023 3 2 6 209 73 898 1 2,552 J 2,650 2,797 i 1,920,573 1,965,669 2,152,921 i Cleared. Steam. Sailing. Total. Flag. in * m w £ bJD a § £ 00 02 > i £ ' m CO > ip d a o Eh British ... Chinese... Japanese German Norwegian American Corean ... Other flags 642 487 1,155 167 75 4 18 6 760,902 388,187 506,525 180,042 65,073 76 14,328 8,803 3 209 642 487 1,158 167 75 4 18 6 760,902 388...”

15		“...CHEl'OO. 19 Table F.Return of Steam Vessels Entered and Cleared at the Port of Chefoo during the Year 1908 under the Inland Waters Steam Navigation Rules. Flag. Entered. Cleared. Total. to TO to £ 6 be n 1 JO ID TO TO o > <5 S> g g O H j23 TO TO (D > CD g £ British......... Chinese... Japanese Norwegian ...... Corean Russian ...... 7 23 282 6 \| 5 6,345 9,341 109,699 5,554 3,980 \| 7 24 282 6 5 1 \| I 6,345 9,582 i 109,699 5,554 3,980 935 14 47 564 12 10 1 12,690 18,923 219,398 11,108 7,960 935 Total...... 323 134,919 325 136,095 648 271,014 1907 ... 321 108,489 322 109,070 643 217,559 1906 ... 1 ' 458 153,352 454 151,593 912 304,945...”