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“...CONTENTS.
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Currency...................................................... 4
Weights and measures.......................................... 4
Population.................................................... 4
Net value of the trade ....................................... 5
Foreign imports .............................................. 5
Cotton piece-goods.......................................... 5
Opium ...................................................... 6
Kerosene ................................................... 6
Coal ....................................................... 6
Flour....................................................... 6
Native imports ............................................... 6
Exports....................................................... 6
Raw silk ................................................... 6
Pongees.................................................... 7
Silk lace ................................................. 7
Groundnuts.....................”
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“...4
Currency.
Maximum Minimum Average
Value. Value. Value.
s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 Haikuan tael 2 7f 2 5 2 7f
1 Mexican dol. 1 9f 1 75 1 8*
Weights and Measures.
Weight
12 liang (ounce)
100 chin (catty)
Long measures
10 tsun (inch)
10 chih (foot)
Land measure
10 fen
100 mou ...
= 1 chin (catty) =
1 tan (picul)
1 chih (foot)
1 chang
1 mou (acre)
1 ching
li lbs.
,133J lbs.
14 *1 inches
Ilf feet
26 -73 square poles
16-7 acres
Population.
Area. Popula- tion. Products.
Miles.
Prefectures
Tengchow Fu ... 5,700 3,000,000 Minerals, cereals, silk and pongee
Ching chow Fu... 10,300 4,600,000 Silk, cutlery, basket work
Lai chow Fu 5,200 2,100,000 Straw braid, raw silk, pongee, marble, soapstone
Towns
Chefoo ... 80,000 to 90,000 Cereals, fruit, pongee, raw silk, lace
Ping Tu ... Wheat, bean oil, bean cake, straw braid
Wei Hsien 100,000 Wheat, beans, millet, coal, straw braid
Ninghaichow , ... ... Vermicelli, silk pongee
Huang Hsien ... .j ... Vermicelli...”
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“...Report, Annual Series No. 4286.
Report on the Trade of Chefoo for the Year 1909
By Mr. Consul Mortimore.
Net value of trade.The year 1909 has proved to be a very profit-
able one to foreigners and natives alike, chiefly due to the increased
demand from abroad for pongee silks, raw silk and groundnuts.
The net amount of the trade amounted to 38,476,856 Haikuan taels,,
equal at the average rate for this tael for the year (2s. 7Jc?.) to 5,010,007?.
compared with 27,985,362 Haikuan taels (3,731,381?.) in 1908,,
28,646,513 Haikuan taels (4,655,058?.) in 1907 and 34,650,276 Haikuan
taels (5,702,855?.) in 1906. Re-exports during the year amounted
to 767,994?. The net total of the trade is made up as follows :
Foreign imports, 1,289,098?. ; native imports, 1,345,450?.; and exports,
2,375,459?. The total in native currency has never been exceeded
at the port, although the sterling value was somewhat greater in the
years 1901, 1903 and 1906 owing to the higher values of silver then
current.
As usual...”
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“...to the port.
Flour.American flour has practically dropped out of the market,
the import falling to 1,810 cwts. compared with 174,139 and 56,997 cwts.
in 1907 and 1908. Its place has been taken by native flour manu-
factured in Shanghai in native-owned mills using foreign machinery,
of which 800,000 sacks (273,809 cwts.) were imported, being double
the quantity for 1908.
Native imports.Native imports have risen considerably, due
chiefly to the increased import of native opium and to the rise in value
of most articles. The figures for the year amount to 1,345,450/.
compared with 928,176/. and 1,185,721/. in 1908 and 1907. Cocoons
increased considerably, the import amounting to 300,000 cwts. The
cocoon crop in the autumn was an average one, but, in view of the
demand, prices in autumn rose 80 per cent, over those ruling in the
spring.
Exports.Exports from Chefoo during the year show a great
increase, due chiefly to the demand for wild raw silk, pongees and
groundnuts for shipment abroad. The...”
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“...March 31, 1910, may possibly militate somewhat against the export
of pongees, more particularly as the French manufacturers are already
turning out an excellent imitation of the Shantung-made article,
which, when assisted by the new duty, is likely to lead to a great
decrease in the present export trade to France, at present a quite
important one.
Silk lace.The demand for silk lace, which is made from wild
silk by the peasant women in their own cottages, is increasing rapidly,
and this year the value passed through the foreign customs
reached 4,178£., but this does not include the large quantity purchased
and taken away by numerous visitors, of which no report is made to
the customs.
Groundnuts.Shantung groundnuts have found great favour on
the European markets owing to the excellence of the oil expressed
therefrom, and this year has witnessed the commencement of what
has every indication, if prices remain reasonable, of proving a good
and increasing business. The groundnuts are mostly shelled...”
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“...when the epidemic had nearly died away among the Chinese, there
were no cases of foreigners being attacked, but at that period and during
the first few4 days of September six foreigners succumbed to the disease.
In conclusion I beg to express my thanks to the Commissioner of
Customs for his courtesy in allowing me access to the customs returns
previous to their publication, and also to *those gentlemen who have
been kind enough to furnish 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 1907-09.___________
Country. 1907. 1908. 1909.
£ £ £
United Kingdom 20,043 14,852 19,887
Hong-Kong ... 291,927 205,490 220,402
Canada 43 21 ...
South Africa 19 ... ...
Other British possessions ... 230 670 716
Total British possessions ... 312,262 221,033 241,005
Germany 22,660 3,206 4,948
Russia (Pacific ports) 39,974 98,808 20,448
France 2,517 1,798 510
United States and Hawaii 173,083 110...”
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“...CHEFOO.
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Table C.Total Value of Foreign Goods Exported from Chefoo direct
to Foreign Countries during the Years 1907-08.
Country. 1907. 1908. 1909.
£ £ £
United Kingdom 206 395 772
Hong-Kong | 262,196 187,266 237,475
Canada ! 1 46 37
South Africa ... ... 12
Other British possessions j ( 120 213 369
Total British possessions ... 262,523 187,920 238,665
Germany 88 46 180
Russia (Pacific ports) 141,618 144,608 105,229
France 20 16 47
United States and Hawaii ... 10 132 40
Korea 96,088 101,896 135,551
Japan and Formosa 148,847 48,630 63,285
Other foreign countries 41 32 3,288
Grand total 649,235 483,280 546,285...”
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