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“...the port of Tientsin was :-
Net trade.
There is an increase of 2,675,501?. in imports and of 1,375,0372.
in exports, making a total of 4,050,5382.
In giving these figures as a true measure of the increase of the
trade of Tientsin we must take into consideration the trade of
Chinwangtao, and an important alteration made in the customs
returns for the latter port.
The value of the net trade of Chinwangtao during the year
1906 was:—
Value.
£
Imports 1,142,150
Exports 252,001
Total .... 1,394,151
(198) a 2
Value.
£
Imports 14,983,542
Exports 3,592,082
Total 18,575,624
In 1905 the figures were as follows :—
Value.
£
Imports 12,308,041
Exports 2,217,045
Total 14,525,086...”
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“...1905 (1,699 and
1,774,360 tons), there is an increase of 388 ships, with a tonnage
of 637,119 tons. The flag which shows the most remarkable in-
crease is the Japanese, which has jumped from 145 ships, with a
tonnage of 105,531 ton3, in 1905, to 618 ships, with a tonnage of
706,944 tons, in 1906. This notable aggregate was, however,
preceded by a large falling-ofE during the Russo-Japanese war,
for, in 1903, Japanese shipping already amounted to 341 ships,
Whereas, in 1905, it was given as :—
Value.
£
Imports 2,830,408
Exports 450,358
Total 3,286,766...”
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“...decrease, and lastings a slight
improvement, in the latter year. ;
In cotton yarn the British makes have gone ahead slightly,
and both Indian and Japanese fallen off considerably. i- ■ i
Copper coins, " blanks," which appeared in the last customs
returns as an import to the value of 37,668?., have disappeared
entirely; and copper ingots and slabs have fallen from 411,720?.
in 1905 to 104,028?. in 1906. One might suppose from this that
the fury of coining copper money had passed, but such is not the
case, and the two mints in Tientsin continue to turn out hundreds
of thousands of copper pieces, no silver coins being regularly minted
so far. i i-..v|
In cigarettes there is a slight increase, the 1905 import being
of a value of 152,359?., which in 1906 rose to 184,327?. This is an
article of which the import direct from abroad is unlikely to increase.
Foreign tobacco and cigarette-making machinery will to a great
extent replace the import of cigarettes themselves. Several
factories, owned both...”
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“...229Z. and 141,258?. in 1906.
These are products the demand for which is likely to grow, for
the native is very much in favour of buying his cloth and dye
separately, and applying the one to the other to suit his own taste
and fancy.
There is some increase in plate and window glass, the value GHass, plate
in 1905 being 21,023?. and in 1906 39,575?. and window.
The import of machinery is still relatively insignificant—in 1905 Machinery.
54,856?. and in 1906 58,806?. Machinery at present is almost
exclusively used in such manufactories or industries as are controlled
by foreigners, or which have been established by foreigners.
Japanese matches have fallen off by .3,123,504 gross and 62,002?. Matches
in value. (Japanese).
The purchase of munitions of war lias dropped from 292,936i/. Munitions of
in 1905 to 278,440?. in 1906. This is probably a temporary lull war-
. merely, for large purchases will be needed if all the schemes for new
army divisions be adopted.
Kerosene from America amounted...”
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“...TIENTSIN
is mostly soft white pine from Japan, Canada and tlie United
States, and is used almost exclusively for building purposes. The
shipments from Japan have bsen the largest on record, supplying
a shortage of Corean timber.
Flour. Flour, mostly American, shows a great increase, the total
reaching 266,055 cwts. (114,121/,) in 1906 as against 13,48± cwts.
(7,033L) in 1905.
Native Native imports as a whole have grown. Cigarettes, which
imports. appeared for the first time in 1905 with a value of 41,198L, increased
to 86,107L in 1906. The cigarettes are in great part foreign tobacco
manufactured in China. Paper, pottery, satin and silk piece-goods
have all increased. Brown sugar and tcbicco have fallen off
considerably.
Exports. Taken as a whole the total business done during 1906 com-
pares favourably with the previous year. A decided increase
has taken place in shipments of dog-skin mats, kid-skin crosses,
Thibet lamb-skins and sheep's wool, although this is counter-,
balanced to...”
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“...during the Years 1906-1905.
1906. 1905.
Province. Number of Passes. Value. Number of Passes. Value.
Chihli .... Shantung Shansi .... Honan .... Shensi .... Kansuh Turkestan Fengtien Kirin .... Mongolia Kiakhta ........ Heilungchiang.... 17,785 1,490 4,443 809 204 1,304 105 807 2,127 1 2 £ 3,040,031 233,804 1,082,773 191,810 25,094 239,165 22,743 141,117 581,282 110 5,041 337 14,259 1,019 3,062 803 08 445 113 1,114 1,852 1 £ 3.004,530 135,043 852,092 162,009 10,866 90,845 11,027 205,652 449,305 1,005 ' 32,996
Total 29,197 0,104,513 23,396 4,955,370
The above table shows the destination and value of foreign
goods conveyed under transit passes into the interior, and testifies
to an excess of 5,801 passes, covering an increased value of mer-
chandise amounting to 1,209,1372. over the figures for 1905.
The following table exhibits the particulars of provincial origin,
the number of passes taken out and the value of the produce
covered during 1906 :—
Outward Transit Pass Trade. Provinces...”
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“...Eetuen of Principal Articles of Xet Import of Foreign Goods during the Years 1906-1905.
Arlieles. | Quantity. 06. Value. 19 Quantity. 05. Value.
£ £
Benares .... Cwts..... Malwa .... „ Patna .... .... „ 5 -70 182 136 457 16,242 11,070 1 "40 150 115 105 15,433 8,702
Shirtings, grey, plain, British .... .... Pieces 617,014 216,223 718,425 248,402
American .... ,, British .... .... ,, Japanese .... .... .... .... „ Shirtings, white, plain, British.... .... ,, 1,976,354 91,565 176,524 826,166 1,068,015 45,964 91,414 441,912 2,171,563 93,729 208,856 730,718 1,071,317 45,541 91,244 401,125
American British .... T-cloths, British.... 602,393 29,941 246,625 342,684 16,042 101,254 745,628 75,581 197,029 401,824 37,718 74,768
American British....... Printed shirtings........ ,, reversible cretonnes 60,985 131,132 320,922 250,750 33,945 56,959 10S,278 6,191 64,413 119,120 179,203 277,863 30,406 51,260 60,652 7,105
Plain ........ .... „ Figured ........ Cotton lastings, figured.... ....”
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“...Shirtings, white, plain, British .... 132,370
Drills, American 311,880
Jeans—
American 30,800
British .... ...J 27,773
T-cloths, British .... .... ,32,562
Cotton Italians—
Plain fast black 67,902
Figured 9,748
Cotton lastings—
Plain .... 3,526
Figured 21,442
Cotton yarn—
British Cwts. 428
Indian .... „ 807 127,295
Japanese „ .83,181
Sundries—
Dyes, aniline Value... £ 5,502
Matches, Japanese ........ Gross 362,600
Mining gear and requisites .... Value.... £ 36,219 11,882
Needles Thousands .... 75,601
Oil, kerosene—
American Gallons 626,770
Russian „ 25,000
Railway material Value.... £ 18^771 25,406...”
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“...TIENTSIN.
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return of Principal Articles of Import of Native Goods during
the Years 1906-1905.
1906. 1905.
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Articles.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
£ £
Cotton yarn CwtB..... 18,795 66,260 32,237 86,347
Chmaware ,, — 35,474 73,564 34,135 83,677
Cigarettes .... I 86,107 41,198
Cloth, nankeens Cwts..... 16,017 110,770 57,985
Copper, tribute 6,131 33,904 18,393 62,414
Oil, wood ........ 45,184 68,714 18,490 44,848
Paper, first and second quality ...... 158,808 306,300 146,686 228,597
Pottery, earthenware........ ,, ...J 49.5S9 34,278 43,118 21,789
Rice 1,239,658 685,531 1,488,490 608,076
„ tribute 1,876,626 908,053 1,849,872 934,918
Satin 601 70,648 449 51,169
Silk piece-goods ........ „ ....! 2,958 327,209 2,782 246,069
„ and cotton ribbons „ ...J 422 23,305 392 19,800
Sugar— 74,507
Brown .... 41,203 85,368 49,612
White 74,090 61,-159 45,979 39,855
Tea, green 74,139 358,231 63,492 160,445
Tobacco—
Leaf .... 8,342 11,532 10,892 20,640...”
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“...20
tientsin.
Comparative Table of Principal Articles of Export during the
Years 1906-1905.
1906. 1905.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Almonds .... Cwts..... 13,577 Bristles........ ........ „ .... 18,880 Coal, Kaiping for steamers ... Tons .... 23,030 Dates .... .... Cwts..... 143,445 Groundnuts ..: „ .... 251,718 Hair, horse .... „ .... 9,661 Hides, cow ... „ .... 5,599 Liquorice .... „ .... 13,325 Medicines .... ... „ .... 62,299 Samshu........ „ .... 120,619 £ 46,453 220,101 25,206 103,810 116,232 61,451 19,672 40,068 102,619 136,500 13,251 13,483 22,948 120,430 226,570 7,110 10,643 12,189 52.611 100,923 £ 41,434 125,097 22,954 82,415 92,208 41,390 31,877 33,451 72,675 100,254
Kid, crosses .... Pieces. .. 324,110 Lamb, crosses and coats ... ,, .... 152,939 Various .... „ .... 98,180 113,860 109,810 36,091 242,694 109,446 141,584 54,386 66,459 30,909
Goat .... .... „ ... 491,101 Sheep... .... „ .... 195,770 Goat-skins .... „ .... 2,884,709 Lamb-skins .... „ .... 578,998 ...”
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