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“...NEWCHWANG.
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The main centre of export of this silk is Antung in the south-east of
Manchuria, but the export from there and Newchwang, both of
reeled silk and cocoons, is generally to Chefoo, where there are 28
filatures at work employing 8,800 men.
The shipping of the port, as viewed by the customs, is divided Shipping,
into three categories, viz, : Foreign-going ships, ships under Inland
Navigation Rules (that is, ships that in exchange for certain
facilities must not leave Chinese waters), and junks. The subjoined
table will give the tonnage under each head
Shipping Entered and Cleared at Newchwang during the Years
1905-06.
1900. 1905.
Number of Vessels. Tons. Number of Vessels. Tons.
Under general regulations .. ! 1,440 1,273,504 1,236 996,492
Inland navigation ..! 518 330,730 384 185,540
Total number—
Foreign vessels 1,958 1,804,234 1,620 1,182,032
Junks 12,272 1 1,522,000* 11,379 1,606,000*
* Approximately.
The steamers in the inland waters trade are mostly engaged...”
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“...300,278 ! 1,710,406 ! 1,493,831
It has already been stated above that of the total exports to Japan
of 1,109,984?., the sum of 1,089,075?. covered bean products, i.e.,
98 per cent, of the total. This was conveyed to Japan in 301,625 tons
of shipping. Yet these ships only imported 383,847?. worth of
Japanese goods into Newchwang. Practically none of the Japanese
steamers come from, or go to, Shanghai or South China ; they trade
only between Japan, Corea and Manchuria, occasionally touching
at Chefoo and Tientsin. The inference, therefore, is that the cargoes
from Japan are discharged at Fusan, Chemulpho and Tairen, and
then the empty boats come to Newchwang for bean products. From
inquiries made it appears that no statistics of trade werejtept at...”
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