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“...woollens has almost recovered the fall WojIIciu.
of last year, but only amounts to a value of some 18,000/. The fact
is that Southern Chinese do not take to woollen goods preferring
wadded cotton clothing for their short winter. The small amount
consumed is probably only taken by emigrants who have returned
here from hotter climates.
Cotton yarn shows a substantial advance of 38,000/. in value Coiton jnm.
over 1900, and 20,000/. over 1899. A small quantity, value
8,395/., from the Hong-Kong mills appears for the first time in
the returns. The great bulk of the import is from Bombay, value
171,000/.
There is little of interest to record with regard to foreign Opium,
opium. The trade remains practically stationary, there being
only a difference of 67 chests in favour of 1901 over 1900. The
total import was about 2,200 chests, of which nearly 2,000 chests
were Benares. Prices for the Bengal drug fluctuated between
850 ancl 950 dol., and good profits were realised. This opium
appears to have...”
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