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“...Isinglass factory..........................................................................................................................................8
Chefoo Wine Company ........................................................................................................................8
Tables ........................................................................................................................................................................9
Currency.
Exchange value of Haikuan tael—
1911 ............
1912 ............
1913 ............
s. d.
2
3 Oft
3 OJ
Weight—
12 liang (ounce)
100 chin (catty)
Long measure—
10 ts'un (inch)
10 ch'ih (foot)
Land measure—
10 fen
100 mou (acre)
(603;
Weights and Measures.
= 1 chin (catty) = 1$ lba.
1 tan (picul) 133$ lbs.
1 ch'ih (foot)
1 chang
1 mou (acre)
1 ch'ing
14-1 inches
11£ feet
26 -73 square poles
16-7 acres
a 2...”
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“...No. 5373. Annual Series.
Reference to previous Report, Annual Series No. 5071.
Report on the Trade of Chefoo for the Year 1913
By Mr. Consul E. Willis.
Total net trade.—The following figures give the total net value
of the trade of Chefoo for the past five years :—
Year. Net Foreign Imports. Net Native Imports.
Hk. taels. £ Hk. taels. £
1909 ...... 9,900,270 1,289,098 10,333,515 1,345,450
1910 ...... 8,048,814 1,083,655 7,415,345 998,368
1911 ...... 8,175,488 1,100,710 8,478,538 1,141,511
1912 ...... 8,672,023 1,323,387 7,200,696 1,098,856
1913 ...... 8,905,028 1,345,030 8,551,833 1,291,683
Year. Exports (Local Origin). Total. Value of Hk. TaeL
Hk. taels. £ Hk. taels. £ s. d.
1909 ... 18,243,071 2,375,459 38,476,856 5,010,007 2 7J
1910 ... 14,731,624 1,983,399 30,195,783 4,065,422 2
1911 ... 13,916,518 1,873,656 30,570,544 4,115,877 2
1912 ... 12,863,731 1,963,059 28,736,450 4,385,302 3 Of
1913 ... 14,184,363 2,142,430 31,641,224 4,779,143 3 0£
Comparison with trade of Tsingtau...”
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“...piculs. Except in this instance British cottons appear to be holding
their own.
Kerosene oil.—The import of American oil, which amounted
roughly to 2,850,000 gallons in 1911 and over 3,500,000 gallons in 1912,
is in this year a minus quantity, 720,000 gallons being re-exported
from Cliefoo stocks against an import of 270,000 gallons. Nearly
500,000 gallons of Sumatra oil were imported.
Matches.—Japanese matches show an increase, and now practically
monopolise the market. '
Cigarettes.—The value of cigarettes shows a slight decrease, but the
contest between the British-American Tobacco Company's cheap
products and the Japanese manufacturers is as keen as ever, and the
hideous rival posters still continue to disfigure the peaceful Chinese
landscape, even in remote villages.
The experiment of the British-American Tobacco Company in
growing tobacco in the neighbourhood of Wei-Hai-Wei, which was
commenced about five years ago, is apparently proving a success.
The native farmers are being...”
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“...CHEFOO.
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Table 1 (A).—Total Value of Foreign Goods Imported into Chefoo
direct from Foreign Countries during the Years 1911-13.
Country. 1911. 1912. 1913.
United Kingdom ......... Hong-Kong...... Other British possessions...... £ 16,751 179,474 660 £ 27,996 247,482 1,137 £ 28,987 294,95S 251
Total, British possessions ... Japan and Formosa... United States and Hawaii...... Korea............... Russia (Pacifio ports) ...... Germany France ............ Belgium ... .......... Other countries 196,885 312,550 131,270 16,650 5,640 10,170 1,500 13,150 1,115 276,615 252,085 105,737 22,984 6,298 5,324 1,057 561 1,692 324,196 349,668 2,116 28,243 7,421 4,066 1,202 4,111 3,792
Grand total ... 688,930 672,353 724,815
(B).—Return of Principal Foreign Articles of Import into Chefoo
during the Years 1911-13.
Articles, 1911. 1912. 1913.
Cotton goods—
Shirtings, grey, plain—
British Pieces 32,795 20,078 29,390
American ... j? 6,413 7,350 3,430
Japanese ... 195 1,817 2,600
Sheetings—...”
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“...Articles of Import into Chefoo during
the Years 1911-13—continued.
Articles. 1911. 1912. 1913.
Sundries—continued.
Seaweed ... Cwts. 50,015 47,772 40,320
Soda ash ...... • • • ?> 13,294 37,797 21,039
Sugar—
Brown . • « ; j 68,000 88,138 73,027
Candy • • • 9) 9,188 11,638 10,783
Refined ... i9 20,890 20,031 20,552
White ... f f 62,970 65,206 67,745
Coal-
Japanese ... ... Tons 80,139 56,844 66,653
Fushun ... ,, 16,052 16,275 17,360
Kaiping •. . 13,119 8,799 29,306
Table 2 (A).—Total Value of all Exports from Chefoo direct to Foreign
Countries during the Years 1911-13.
Country. | 1911. 1912. 1913.
£ £ £
United Kingdom 3,004 3,321 3,136
Hong-Kong...... ... 381,649 442,164 449,039
Korea... ..., 152,996 332,270 163,952
Russia (Pacific ports) 87,397 68,140 68,788
Japan and Formosa... 74,557 21,453 16,579
Germany ... i 2,495 976 2,520
France ...I 131 33 75
Other foreign countries ... 441 2,893 5,130
Grand total ... ... i 702,670 i 871,250 709,219
(B).—Return of Principal Articles...”
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