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“...for the Year 190G
By Me. Acting-Consul H. A. Ottewill.
The following table shows the total trade reported at the custom- Total trade,
house at Teng Yueh and its branch offices for the last four years :—
Value.
Year. Exchange. 1 Currency. | Sterling.
s. il. Hailuvan taels. j £
mors .. 3 3.V 1,307,877 230,007
1005 .. 3 OH 1,079,000 , 258,401.
1904 .. 2 lOA 2,085,504 209,701
1003 .. 2 7.'- 1,715,053 ! 225,179
The total trade for the year 190C, 230,007/., is less by 28,394Z. Decrease,
than that reported in the previous year. The decrease represents
the difference between a diminished import of 36,390/. and an
increased export of 7,996/.
Of the total import of 185,043/., goods to the value of 431,254/. Causes,
were sent inland under transit pass during the year, leaving a value
of 54,389/. to be accounted for in the neighbourhood of Teng Yueh.
Some of the latter will go forward during the year 1907, but as goods
imported in 1905 went forward during 1906, this consideration may
be...”
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“...should have decreased in
nearly arithmetical proportion during the last four years, from
about 7b taels to 11 in 1903 to 7 taels in 1901, GJ taels in 1905, and
6 taels in 1906. They work out to about 43-3 taels for 100 rupees
in 1905 and to about 40-5 taels in 1906. It would certainly appear
to be to the benefit of the importer to have to pay only 40-5 taels
for 100 rupees worth of goods as against 43 "3 taels last year.
Excess of The excess in value of imports over exports during the last four
impoit9 over years has been :—
nYnnrra. J
Year. Value.
£
1906... 141,219
1905.... 185,605
1904.... 202,707
1903.... 101,295
Export of
silver.
Minerals.
Communi-
cations.
These differences have been made up by the export of silver in
coin and sycee.
Local mineral industries all show an increased export in 1906.
There are minerals in the province but mining is not much encouraged,
and even if it were the want of communications would prevent its
development.
Road-making and improvements...”
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“...drivers, who all
come from high altitudes.
The total imports in 1906 amounted to 185,643?. as against Impoi-t...
222,033?. in 1.905. Indian cotton yarn, which accounts for 45 per
cent, of the total, shows a decrease of nearly 10,0002., and raw
cotton (12 per cent, of the total) a decrease of about 24,400?. On
the other hand British grey shirtings increased in value by 4,167?.,
Japanese matches by 2,909?., and American kerosene by 2,2271.
The increase in the value of exports from 30,428?. in 1905 to Exports.
44,424?. in 1906 is due almost entirely to local products. Ssu-chuan
raw yellow silk is slightly less in quantity, while the value (24,405?.)
remains practically the same as last year. As it is, this item accounts
for about 55 per cent, of the total. All the local staple exports, felt
carpets, hemp twine, hides, horns, orpiment, and bamboo hats,
show increased quantities and values.
Orpiment does not come from Menghua itself but from a place Orpimeni,
called Shih huang ch'ang on the borders...”
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TENG YUEH.
Destination. 1 1 Value. £ DOG. i Proportion [ to Total j Imports. I Per cent. 1! Value. £ 05. Proportion to Total i Imports. Per cent.
Yunnan nrovineo 05.500 51 103,730 47
■Ssu-elman.... 30,802 17 37,158 17
Kwehthou.... 4,872 2 4,714 2
Kiiingsi .... ....! 20 j
Total value of im- j i
ports sent inland.... 131,254 ! 70 145.011 00
!
The proportion of the import trade sent into the interior seems to
remain about constant. Probably the larger portion of the quantity
entered in the table as destined for the province of Yunnan is dis-
tributed at Yungchang, and the smaller portion at Tali. The pass
for Kiangsi was taken out for a consignment of amber destined for
a place about 100 miles from Shanghai. It seems rather curious
that it should have been sent across China and not round by sea,
but at the same time it seems to show that goods under transit pass
are not subject to much imposition on the roads.
General Goods are rushed up to Manwyne from Bhamo just before...”
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“...Tciig Yueli duriiiL
the Years 1906-1905.
Articles. Cotton goods— Shirtings— Grey— British Indian White- Drills— Indian British T-cloths— British Indian Cotton— Italians, plain Lastings, figured Flannel ........ Yarn, Indian.... Miscellaneous .... Total........ Pieces .... ,, .... — ,, — ,, — ;; :: Lbs..... .... 19 Quantity. 23,527 1,490 2,121 413 3,472 1,534 15,070 2,164 11G 2,719,8GG 36. Value. £ 10,261 797 1,134 218 1,197 379 11,905 1,496 149 83,430 6,460 117,426 19( Quantity. 9,902 212 967 3,834 308 3,928 340 11,176 2,G64 1,195 2,789,733 .... )5. Value. £ G,094 88 536 2,123 199 1,638 99 16,244 2,298 1,128 93,341 5,172 128,960
Woollen and cotton
mixtures ........ 1,878 1,621
Woollen goods—
Spanish stripes........ Yards .... 28,628 2,355 14,106 2,062
Miscellaneous .... 955 1,888
Total........ 3,310 | 1 3,950
Miscellaneous piece-goods 455 238
Metals ............ 1,257 .... 1,985
Sundries—
Birds' nests Lbs..... 4,259 4,953 5...”
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“...8
TENG YUEH
return of Principal Articles of Export from Teng Yueh during
the Years 1906-1905.
Articles. 1906. 1905.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Felt carpets ........ Hemp twine Hides ............ Horns ............ Orpiment Raw yellow silk R ain hats, split bamboo Miscellaneous ........ Pieces .... Lbs..... Cwts..... Lbs..... ,, — Pieccs .... 9,441 41,733 3,662 22,800 800,400 63,066 13,426 £ 888* 1,338* 7,796 292 6,026* 24,405 420* 3,259 8,342 34,800 1,041 15,466 468,400 65,466 8,837 £ 732* 1,044* 1,750 138 3,351* 24,172 258* 4,983
Total........ 44,424 36,428
* Approximate value.
LONDON:
Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office,
By HARRISON AND SONS,
Printers in Ordinary to His Majesty.
;<1500 7 | 07—H & S 148)...”
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