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“...No. 4967 Annual Series. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPORTS. TEADE OF CHEFOO. Edited at the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade. REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS REPORT, Annual Series No. 4724. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty, LONDON: PUBLISHED BY IIIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. To be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from WYMAN and SONS, Ltd., Fettkh Lake, E.C., and 32, Adixodon Street, S.W.; or OLIVER and BOYD, Tweeddale Court, Edinuurou ; or E. PONSONJ3Y, Ltd., 116, Grafton Street, Dudltn. pbinted by HARRISON and SONS, Printers in Ordinary to Hig Majesty, 45-47, St. Martin's Lane, W.C. REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1911 on the AUGUST, 1912. [Od. 6005—140.] 1912. Price One Penny....”
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“...4 Population. Area. Popula- tion. Products. Prefectures— Sq. miles. Tengchow-fu 5,700 3,000.000 Mineral, cereals, silk and pongee Ch'ingchou-fu ... 10,300 4.600,000 Silk, cutlery, basket work Laichou-fu 5,200 2,100,000 Straw braid, raw silk, pongee, marble, soaps tone Towns— Chefoo...... 80,000 to Cereals, fruits, pongee, raw silk, lace 90,000 Ping Tu...... ... Wheat, bean oil, bean cake, straw braid Wei-hsien 100,000 Wheat, beans, millet, coal, straw braid Ninghaichou Vermicelli, silk pongee Huang-hsien ... ... Vermicelli...”
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“...4967. Annual Series. Reference to previous Report, Annual Series No. 4724. Report on the Trade of Chefoo for the Year 1911' By Mu. Acting Consul Porter. Net value of trade.—The trade of Chefoo in 1911 was unsatis- factory, and there was a number of failures among the Chinese merchants, including one of the oldest-established mercantile and banking firms in the port. Apart from the opium dealers, whose monopoly ensured them a good year, and a few retail shops selling "miscellaneous goods, business generally proved unprofitable. The net value of the trade was 30,570,544 Haikuan taels (4,115,877/.) as compared with 30,195,783 Haikuan taels (4,065,422/.) in 1910 (see note on page 6), showing an increase over 1910 of 374,761 Haikuan taels (50,455/.), which, considering the highly adverse con- ditions which prevailed during the greater part of the year, tends to show that the trade of Chefoo rests on a solid foundation and only needs a little of the encouragement which has so far been withheld...”
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“...6 CHEFOO. started at Wuchang in October soon spread over the greater part of China, and on November 13 Chefoo followed the example of many other places and established a Provisional Government of its own. The effect of this was at first to produce an almost complete dis- location of normal business. Imports had to be paid for in advance, credit ceased, and importers had to sell on arrival in order to procure money with which to buy fresh stocks. The import of cocoons from Manchuria for the Chefoo silk filatures suffered considerable delay, while the usual practice of laying down large stocks of cargo in the autumn was abandoned. Native bank notes ceased to be negotiable, while even some foreign bank notes circulated only at a considerable discount. This uncomfortable state of affairs lasted until the excellent order maintained by the Provisional Government restored in some measure public confidence, and trade had practically resumed normal con- ditions by the end of the year. The following...”
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“...CHEFOO. 7 It is noteworthy that out of the total import of Indian opium only about 320 lbs. Benares opium was imported from abroad, the remainder being re-exported from native ports. The total value of Indian opium remaining in stock in the dealers' hands is estimated at 5,000?. and of native opium, 13,000?. Cotton goods.—Trade in cotton goods was inconsiderable, owing to old stocks not having been cleared off and lack of money due to failure of the crops. Increase and decrease were fairly evenly distributed over all the items under this head, the principal increases being in grey shirtings (British), jeans, T-cloths, cotton lastings and figured shirtings, while there was a considerable decline in American and Japanese grey shirtings, British and Indian sheetings, dyed shirtings, dyed T-cloths —which fell off almost to extinction—handkerchiefs, towels and British and Hong-Kong cotton yarn. Kerosene oil.—Sumatra oil has again disappeared from the list. The gross import of American...”
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“...8 CHEFOO. from 085 to 1"10 taels as compared with 1910 figures of 1'50 to 1"90 taels landed in Chefoo. The year as a whole did not prove a profitable one for shippers. Exports— The total value of exports from Chefoo in 1911 was 1,873,656£. against 1,983,399^., showing a further falling-off from the exceptionally high figures of 1909, the decline being fairly evenly distributed among all the principal articles of export, such as silk, pongees, groundnuts and vermicelli. Pongees.—Like everything else, the pongee trade received a severe setback in the early part of the year owing to the strict quarantine enforced on the outbreak of plague. ' Dealers were unable to settle much business until June, and stocks having accumulated, prices ruled low. This, with the favourable rate of exchange, enabled European buyers to indulge in profitable speculation. Heavy rains in August seriously damaged many of the native weaving establishments, which have the larger portion of their 'structure underground...”
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“...CHEFOO. 9 Shipping.—Shipping under the General Regulations suffered severely from the quarantine measures instituted against Chefoo on account of plague in the first part of 1911, being lower, in both numbers and tonnage, than in any year in the past decade save 1904, when the Eusso-Japanese war dislocated traffic. The total decrease in tonnage in the first five months of 1911 amounted to 526,012 tons, which was, however, reduced by the end of the year to 487,920 tons. The number of British vessels visiting the port in 1911 was 60 less than in 1910, or total entered and cleared 119. Shipping under Inland Waters Steam Navigation Rules did not suffer in the same way, but shows, on the contrary, the highest figures in the decade 1901-11, the total being 1,063 entered and cleared as against 910 in 1910, and the next highest figure of 912 in 1906. A noticeable feature is the increase in the number of vessels "under the Chinese flag, which corresponds with a slight decrease in the number...”
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“...10 CHEFOO. necessary steps toward legalising the levy of the surtax. It was at this juncture that the outbreak of the revolution rendered it out of the question for any further progress to be made for the moment. It is hoped, however, that with the establishment of a settled government in China, the scheme may be taken up where it was dropped last October, when there should be no further valid obstacle to the realisation of a project so vitally necessary to the proper development of the trade of the port. Railway.—Nothing more has been heard during the past year of the proposed railway from Chefoo to link up with the Tsingtau- Tsinan line, but it is hoped that the new regime in China will be more fully alive to the advantages of railway construction than the old, and that this second vital necessity in the promotion of the interests of Chefoo as a commercial port , will not be much longer withheld. In conclusion, I wish gratefully to acknowledge my indebtedness to the Commissioner of...”
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“...CHEFOO. 11 (B).—Return of Principal Foreign Articles of Import into Chefoo during the Years 1909-11. Articles. 1909. 1910. 1911. Opium— Indian......... . Lbs. 100,933 17,689 26,266 Russian, Manchurian • • M 1,734 800 259 Cotton goods— Shirtings, grey, plain— British Pieces 31,916 27,291 32,795 American ... j» 37,266 7,335 6,413 Japanese ... t y 795 373 195 Sheetings— British tt 47,581 18,937 8,028 Indian tt 1,599 1,170 120 American ... tt 277,669 205,361 132,299 Japanese ... tt . 58,233 71,451 81,121 Shirtings, white, plain tt . 98,077 .72,305 67,867 Drills- • British ...... tt 3,273 2,045 1,650 American ... ft 37,939 25,590 22,617 Dutoh ...... tt 10 490 ,,, Japanese ... tt 20,352 28,304 16,074 Jeans— British tt 64,080 59,786 77,946 American ... y t 2,934 2,182 1,108 Dutch ...... y t 1,821 1,747 1,280 T-cloths- British tt 50,457 37,710 49,796 Indian ...... tt 100 50 500 American ... J> 52 • •• ... Japanese ... it 27,090 21,085 29,119 Lawns and muslins...”
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“...12 CHEFOO. Return of Principal Foreign Articles of Import into Chefoo during the Years 1909-11—continued. Articles. 1909. 1910. 1911. Metals— Iron and mild steel— New— Bars ...... ... Cwts. 5,355 5,229 10,345 Nail rod...... 18,797 12,707 13,153 Wire ...... ... ,, 2,433 2,326 2,726 Old......... ,, 125,633 82,117 85,875 Lead in pigs and bars ... ,, 2,202 2,374 1,181 Steel, bamboo ... ,, 10,340 5,742 4,970 Tinned plates ... ,, 765 535 448 Sundries— Bags of all lands, ... Pieces 660,191 544,487 323,351 Buttons, brass and fancy ... Gross 11,456 2,683 3,126 Cigarettes ...... £ 5,418 7,438 9,869 Dyes, aniline...... £ 6,622 6,012 10,384 Flour......... ... Cwts. 1,810 4,039 119,922 Glass, window Boxes 3,568 3,642 4,293 Lead, white ... ... Cwts. 3,462 2,514 2,919 Matches, Japanese ... ... Gross 2,230,475 1,383,409 1,791,819 Mats, straw ... Pieces 182^370 221,547 181,090 Needles ......Thousands 142,888 285,122 28,162 Oil, kerosene—- American ... Gallons 5,221,260 3,358,214...”
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“...CHEFOO. 13 (B).—Return of Principal Articles of Export from Chefoo during the Years 1909-11. Articles. 1909. 1910. 1911. Almonds ... ... ... Cwts. 4,396 2,939 _ 8,122.... Bean cake ... ,, 1,117,643 558,123 633,319 Beans... • "' * J 16,775 27,569 ■ 17,433 Caps, felt Pieces 13,368 22,684 17,335 Cattle......... ... Head 3,510 2,467 4,064 Clothing, cotton ...Cwts. 6,032 5,900 7,669 Dates, red and blaok ... ,, 56,927 42,102 20,025 Eggs, fresh ... Pieces 14,978,075 9,124,685 7,605,050 Fish, salt ...... ...Cwts. 45,134 ■ 48,718 44,652 Fruits, fresh ... • • • ft 66,938 ■ 92,550 70,618 Groundnuts ... ••• M 309,577 247,924 235,277 Mats* rush Pieces 46,190 14,458 6,108 Medicines ...... Cwts. 7,653 8,014 7,566 Oil, bean ...... ... ,, 15,420 20,270 15,432 Shoes and boots ... Pairs 141,939 105,875 170,437 Straw braid...... ... Cwts. 388 25 5 Vermicelli ... "... >> 239,049 281,515 267,290 Walnuts ...... « * • 6,305 6,206 2,940 Silk- Raw, yellow ... ff 38 201 172 Wild, reeled by hand and steam...”
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“...14 ■chefoo. Cleared. Flag. r Steam. r jffal. bailing. - T Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessel?. Tonnage. British......... 553 646,116 553 646,116 Chinese... . 533 379,776 ... 533 379,776 United States...... 3 2,111 ... ... 3 2,111 Danish......... 2 1,323 2 1,323 Dutch......... 1 1,200 ... ... 1 1,200 German 106 117,373 ... . 106 117,373 Japanese 713 406,987 9 356 722 407,343 Norwegian ...... 37 36,013 ... 37 36,013 Russian ...... 7 6,530 ... 7 6,530 Total ...... „ 1910 ... „ 1909 ... 1,955 2,263 2,368 1,597,429 1,844,143 1,956,779 9 8 22 356 247 903 1,964 2,271 2,390 1,597,785 1,844,390 1,957,682 (B).—Return of all Steam Vessels Entered and Cleared at the Port of Chefoo during the Year 1911 under the Inland Waters Steam Navigation Rules. Flag. Entered. Cleared. Total. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. British...... Chinese......... Japanese ...... Total ...... „ 1910 ... „ 1909 ... 7 173 353 6,838 47,926 138,144 7 171 352 6,838...”