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“...import for the years 1907-10 is appended at the end of this report.
Cotton goods.—Shirtings and British . sheetings show a decrease,
whereas American and Japanese sheetings have increased 6 and
31 per cent, respectively.
Drills, jeans and T-cloth all show a decrease with the exception of
British jeans, where an increase of 9,431 pieces is shown.
Cotton yam.—There is a heavy falling-off all round, except Japanese,
which continues to show a steady increase.
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Year. Currency. Sterling. Value of the Haikuan Tael.
Haikuan taels. £ s. d.
1903 ... 14,598,411 1,923,644 2 7£
1904 ... 18,863,808 2,701,847 2 log
1905 ... 22,322,680 3,357,703 3 0-ti
1906 ... 30,512,381 5,021,829 3
1907 ... 34,080,768 5,600,251 3 3,',-
1908 ... 37,442,425 4,992,323 2 8
1909 ... 44,954,721 5,853,479 ' 2 7£
1910 ... 48,558,381 6,537,678 2 8 ft...”
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“...—A decrease all round.
Indigo.—A decrease of 10 per cent.; this is due to the heavy stocks
carried over from the previous year.
Matches show a steady increase as the native flints are being
gradually displaced.
Exports. Straw braid.—Business during the year was as follows :—
1909. 1910.
Packages. Packages.
Arrivals... 80,000 66,000
Sales ... 100,000 75,000
£ £
Value of sales ... 875,000 740,500
Business was fairly brisk during the first part of the year. Split,
mottled and fancies sold freely, but a falling-ofE was noticeable during
the latter part.
Supplies and sales were both smaller than 1909, and the value of
trade was reduced by about 15 per cent.
A new feature in the braid business of 1910 was the establishment
of an uniform length, and I reprint circulars which were circulated
by the foreign firms and Chinese dealers respectively,...”
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“...G
Kiaochow
" 2. Receipt.—A duly stamped receipt must be granted by
your Cromprado for all braids delivered into your godown, and,
if the value of the offered or bought lot exceeds 70 Haikuan taels
each case or bale, the pieces of each bale or case must be counted
and stated on the receipt.
" 3. Fire insurance.—The fire insurance for all lots which we
offer or sell to you and which we have delivered into your godowns
and the value of the lots offered or bought must be covered by
your good selves for the full amount and for your account.
" 4. Sample bales.—If we offer you a lot as per sample bales
according to which you decide to buy the whole lot, you agree to
accept the same with all the faults the sample bales show.
Damaged pieces only can.be rejected. We, of course, hold our-
selves responsible that the whole lots turn out according to the
sample bales. If it should happen that our broker sells the same
lot to different firms, we declare to be fully responsible for all
consequences...”
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“...great scarcity of this coin
felt on the market, and according to information received from the
railway and mining companies, retail firms of Tsingtau and missionaries
in the interior, it appears that the Chinese in the province are paying
a premium up to 5 per cent, for nickel coin in exchange for copper cash
or hard Mexican dollars, and it seems to be natural that they do so.
The value of cash, besides being bulky to carry about, changes
continually, while in receiving Mexican dollars in payment the Chinese
coolie runs the risk of receiving bad coin; with the German nickel
coin they are always certain of its value and that seems to be the main
reason for its popularity.
Currency.—Currency Mexican dollars. The lowest exchange during
the year under review occurred in March when a Mexican dollar was
worth Is. and the highest in November, Is. ll£cZ.
With regard to cash, exchange in February was 2,550 and in October
2,740 to the dollar.
At the end of the year the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank had...”
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