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University for Chincso ...................................................... 0
Forest Department............................................................ 0
Tables—
Imports........................................................................ 3
Exports........................................................................ 10
■Shipping ..................................................................... li
Ezchaxge.—Tlic average value o( the Haiku (in tacl was 2$.
WtiauTs mid Measures.
1 cutty............... = 1J lbs.
100 callwa ............ 133J Iba.
The Consular district of Tsinan comprises the province of Shantung exoluding
Iho Prefccluro of Tongchou. The os limn ted population of tho wholo provilKteis
38,000,000.
PaixcrrAL Towns, &c.
Town. Inhabitants. Remarks.
Tainan (Chinan)* ... 100,000
Chiningoliou ... 150,000 Manufactures or copper, iron and
bamboo articles
Weilisicn ... 100,000 Producing wheat, beans, millet...”
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“...becoming infected, stringent quarantine regulations
were enforced, with the result that not a single case was reported here".
The Chinese revolution coming towards the end of the period under
review, caused business in both exports and imports to almost entirely
cease. Dealers refused to take delivery of cargo, and sellers of produce
found difficulty in bringing their cargo to the port.
The following table shows the total trade of the port during the
past five years :—•
Year. Currency. Sterling. Value of Haikuan Tael.
Hk. taels. £ s. d.
1907 34,080,768 5,600,251 3 3tV
1908 37,442,425 4,992,323 2 8
1909 44,954,721 5,853,479 2 7£
1910 48,558,381 6,537,678 2 &&
1911 51,961,561 6,995,866 2
Imports.—There has been a general falling-off, which is partly
still to be attributed to the heavy losses sustained by some of the
most important Chinese hongs over-speculating in opium and beans.
These speculations necessitated the liquidation of about 20 different
hongs, including five of the largest...”
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“...much, that of groundnut oil has fallen proportionately. The natives
evidently find the sale of nuts to foreign firms more profitable than
the manufacture of oil. In 1909, when the export of nuts was
400,756 cwts., the export of oil was 163,729 cwts., whilst during the
period under review, in spite of the export of nuts in comparison
with 1909 having more than doubled itself, only 130,069 cwts. of oil
was exported.-
Straw hraid.—The export of straw braid during 1911 was con-
siderably less in value than in the previous year. This was probably...”
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“...more purchases would have been possible if dealers had not held out
for high prices and natives had made finer assortments.
In Shaho pearl and fancies there was very little doing indeed,
but a noticeable feature was a sudden demand for the old four-straw
rustic, and towards the latter part of the year several contracts werei
made.
Coloured plain is also coming into vogue again, and a fair amount
of settlements were made. Even should the sale of these braids and
also of rustic become large, the value is relatively so small that the
braid returns will hardly be affected.
There was a noticeable falling-off in buying during July and early
August, but business resumed again about the end of August. Sep-
tember proved a very strong month, and business continued rather
freely up to the end of the year, but the majority of the purchases
made were of the cheap to medium price braids, such as medium
?nd coarse mottleds, Shansi mottled, coarse whites, &c.
In my last report I published circulars respecting...”
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