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“...Trade, showing appor-
tionment of Foreign Trade with Hong-Kong and Indo-China—
continued.
1909. 1910.
Gross, Net. Gross. Net.
Native Produce. £ £ £ £
Imported (chiefly from Kiung- chow) ............ Re-exported to Chinese ports -... 4,252 156 5,231
Net total native imports... Exported to— Hong-Kong Indo-China 144,883 3,604 4,096 122,226 1,525 5,231
Total to foreign countries Exported to Chinese ports 148,487 547 123,751 4,246
Total exports of native origin 149,034 ... 127,997
Total value of trade 391,811 391,004 347,811 347,526
Trade with foreign countries.—Reference to the above table will
show that there has been a decrease in the trade with foreign countries
of 23,9421, in imports and of 24,7361. in exports. It may be noted,
however, that the trade in imports from Hong-Kong shows an advance
of 4,9211., as compared with the previous year, a total decrease of
23,9422. forming a portion of the large decrease of 28,8631, in the
imports from French Indo-China, due to the absence...”
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“...trade of Pakhoi
for the year 1909, but it seems more probable that it merely indi-
cates a return to a normal demand.
Kerosene oil. American oil.—The import of this commodity shows
a very large increase over the preceding year in quantity, although,
owing to a revision of the customs valuation for statistical purposes,
there appears to have been a slight decrease in value. It is true that
the price of the Standard Oil Company's products has been considerably
reduced, but the actual commercial value of the oil imported and the
profits on its sale have risen in almost the same proportion as the
quantity.
Sumatran oil.—There has been a falling-off of 189,056 gallons
(3,6251.) in the import of this oil in 1910 compared with 1909.
Borneo oil.—Here also there has been a decrease of 33,607 gallons,
but the decrease appearing in the values, viz., 701., bears no ratio to the
decrease in quantity.
The diminution in the sales of these two oils may be partially
attributed to complaints having been made...”
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“...last realised the
fact.
Rice.—The quantity and value of rice imported during the year
1910 are the smallest recorded in over 10 years, and the fall from the
import in 1909 of 98,550 cwts. (the largest recorded during the same
period) to 1,410 cwts. is responsible for a decrease in value of
31,155?. This decrease is due to the abundance of the native
crops, which do not appear to have been affected by the unusually
dry season.
Foreign exports (see Table 2 at end of report).—Exports of native
produce to foreign countries during 1910 show, as mentioned above,
a decrease compared with 1909 of 24,736?. The principal items are
cattle and pigs (principally the latter), fish and fishery products, liquid
indigo and brown sugar, and to the second and last of these four
products the whole and more than the whole of the decline is
attributable.
Cattle and pigs.—The demand in Hong-Kong is still maintained,
and the export has slightly exceeded in value that of 1909.
Fish and fishery products.—Notw...”
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