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“...noted that seaweed and fish products generally come from
the Russian Pacific ports, Japan and the Straits Settlements ;
mushrooms, nut-galls, paper, rice and animal tallow from Corea;
cigarettes from Turkey and Japan; matches, medicines, sugar,
tobacco, looking-glasses, watches, lamps, glassware (the last four
articles of a cheap description), and also indigo, coal and timber,
from Japan; and kerosene oil and flour from America. Flour is
also imported from Shanghai, the product of the native mills
established there.
Of all the imports into Chefoo, that of cotton piece-goods is by
far the most important, the value in 1906 being equal to almost
50 per cent, of the entire import trade.
Shirtings and sheetings, both British and American, increased
considerably in quantity compared with 1905 ; no Japanese sheetings
were imported during 1906, as a large stock remained over from the
previous year.
Jeans and T-cloths also show a great improvement, especially
those of British manufacture, the...”
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“...any coal that happens to be offering
—principally Japanese; the American ships are accompanied by
their own colliers, and transhipment takes place in the harbour.
Japanese coal is now practically the only kind imported in
any quantity; the import for the year amounted to 109,281 tons,
against an average of 63,890 tons for the previous five years.
Some Kaiping coal has also been placed on the market, but it
consists principally of an inferior quality and dust, which is used
in the local bean mills and other native industries. It is converted
into fire-balls by the admixture of clay. Tsingtau coal, the product
of the Weihsien (Fangtsze) mines, has also put in an appearance;
but I understand it has so far not met with a favourable reception
as a steam coal, as it is said to be lacking in heat producing qualities
and to burn the boilers.
Kerosene oil. The following extremely interesting notes on the kerosene
oil trade have been kindly supplied to me by a correspondent who
has devoted much...”
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“...eager
for goods. A new feature of the trade has been the large demand
for good qualities in wide widths and heavy weights, but whether
this is a trade which lias come to stay, or whether it is only a fashion
for the time being, cannot be said. Prices advanced all through
the year, and closed strong with no visible signs of a drop. Dealers
are well under engagements and very firm and independent in their
ideas.
It has been a fair year for manufacturers of bean cake. There Bean cake,
are some 50 mills in Chefoo using from 2 to 8 stones each, and
their estimated output is about 7,500,000 cwts. per year. The
export amounted to 1,719,328 cwts., valued at 344,8502.
The export of eggs, which during the war had fallen to an Eggs,
insignificant figure, namely, in 1904, to less than 1,000,000, revived
with the re-opening of trade with Vladivostock, and rose to 15,000,000
odd in 1906.
The cattle trade has also revived, 6,752 head having been Cattle,
exported during the past year, as against 3,000...”
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