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“..........4 Import business and its prospects ................................................................................................................................4 Shipping— British, German, Japanese, Russian, and other steamers........................................................5 Results of competition ....................................................................................................................................................................5 Average value of cargo carried per ton ................................................................................................................5 Sailing vessels........................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Inland navigation ............................................................................................................................”
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“...appears from the following comparative table, year'^trade. the re-export figures of which however would seem to show a different state of trade to the westward :— Value. 1901. 1900. 1899. Imports— Foreign Native Exports— Native £ 5,331,779 3,190,4-82 4,344,703 £ 3,887,970 2,738,238 4,586,709 £ 4,409,663 3,542,682 5,619,509 Gross total Re-exports— Foreign Native 12,866,964 1,532,403 2,131,231 11,212,917 1,067,488 1,995,338 13,631,854 1,219,639 2,331,906 Net total 9,203,330 8,150,091 10,030,309 In the usual course of trade during 1880, 1881, 1882 and 1884 Usual coi the net imports exceeded the exports by an average amount of of trade. 1,250,000 Haikuan* taels, which increased in 1885 to nearly 2,800,000 Haikuan taels. Since then exports have preponderated usually by several million taels in spite of a decline in the value of the tael since 1880 from 5s. 9d. to 3s., the sole exception being 1897 when there were 640,000 taels worth of imports over exports. In the present instance...”
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“...such open war of rates as might be expected with 22 steamers plying to Shanghai and 7 to Ichang. The new-comers' tonnage has already grown to nearly one-third of the total, and it will be interesting to see whether in future years the shares in the trade shown in the following table compiled from Imperial Maritime Customs Returns will be maintained:— Nationality. Perce Foreign Trade. ltage of To Coast Trade. [mage. Total. Perce Foreign Trade. Qtage of T Coast Trade. rade. Total. Average Value of Cargo Carried, per Ton. Hk. taels. British ...... 22 44-59 43-41 15-18 50-58 48-79 46-90 Chinese ...... Nil 23-75 22-51 Nil 31 -51 29-92 55-45 German ...... 25 -64 20-45 20-74 16-86 10-00 10-35 20-82 Japanese ...... 14-70 10 '22 10-45 1-78 6-83 6-57 26-24 Russian ...... 34'83 Nil 1 -83 56-72 Nil 2-8G 65-40 Other nationalities 2-83 0-99 1-06 0-46 1-08 1-51 66-54 The sailing vessels areas usuallorchas (19 with a total tonnage Sailing of 5,122) and chartered junks, with the addition of...”
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“...carrying or still better one or more ports are opened in Hunan, no great development of trade need be looked for. A rise in the value of the net foreign imports of 30 per cent, over 1900 and of per cent, over even the record year 1899 seems at first sight very satisfactory, especially as cottons and woollens have a great share in the recovery. So far as sterling value is concerned, however, the total of these two classes shows no advance on the 1891 imports, and few of the items except yarn, British sheetings and American drills have grown in amount during the decade. In the figures for metals there is no development and of really foreign sundries it is only in kerosene oil and sugar that the consumption has markedly increased. Considering that in Hukuang a population of at least 25,000.000 (to say nothing of the transit trade with remoter provinces the value of which is over 11 per cent, of the total) draws its supply of foreign goods from Hankow, the figures in Annex B appear to be almost...”
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“...import of morphia, which was only 3,328 and 3,642 ozs. in the two previous years, sprang up to 5,570 ozs., and a little was even re-exported westward. An extraordinary demand for silk piece-goods accounted for one-fourth of the increase in the value of native imports. The import of tea and tea-dust from Ceylon for mixing with local produce, first noted in the 1899 returns, advanced enor- mously, the figures of gross supply being for 1899, tea, 539 cwts.; dust, 323 cwts.; for 1900, 107 and 2,424 cwts.; and for 1901 2,440 and 15,683 cwts. Of the 10 provinces to which foreign goods were sent from Hankow, Shansi and Yunnan took only 90/. and 51/. worth, while Hunan and Shensi, with increased supplies, took 43-Jr and 17 per cent, of the total value, 994,366£. Yarn and piece-goods, sugar, and kerosene oil are the staple articles conveyed inland, and I am informed that in Htipei, Hunan, and Kueichou, which took half...”
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“...HANKOW. 9 the total, passes meet with neither obstruction nor surcharge, so long as they are in a foreigner's name, although in Shensi a " loti shui" is charged at destination. Chinese steam-factory cotton goods share in this privilege, but the amount sent inland declined heavily, especially Wuchang shirtings and yarns, and the total value was only 52,000/., against 90,000/. There were no transit passes outward. The value of local products sent to Chinese ports declined Exports very little though the distribution shows that the northern ports ■ have regained their share at the expense of the Yangtse, while the value of those sent abroad fell off 50 per cent., mainly in consequence of a reduced export of tea to Odessa and absolute stoppage of exports to Southern Manchuria. Japan, however, took in iron ore 20,415/., against 10,823/., and the Continent (except Russia) appears with 3,303/., and the United Kingdom with 308/. of direct exports of "muck and truck." Re-exports abroad (166...”
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“...working against a glutted home market, and an extravagant local price for eggs. The trade may revive if the importation of foreign salt mixed with borax is permitted. The restoration of order in the North has cut down the export of beans of all kinds and bean-cake from 979,338 and 1,546,400 cwts. to 636,850 and 839,350 cwts. Swatow prices were too low to give a profit on Hankow cost, and the steamer companies lost much freight. Egret feathers again fell from 1,008 to 381 lbs., and the customs value per lb. from 281. to 241., probably owing to a change of fashion abroad. The 1901-02 season has been one of the worst on record for...”
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“...skins—cat, hare, racoon, &c.,—fell off slightly and, Other skins, probably owing to trade returning to Tientsin, will decrease more in the future. Sheep-skins, however, rose from 132,650 to 189,176. Fur clothing fell slightly in value from 27,3281, to 23,471?. Native cloth showed little recovery from last year's collapse, Native cloth. the amount exported being only 11,957 cwts., valued at 54,970?. The export of antimony ore, partly treated at an establishment Antimony ore. on the Wuchang bank of the Yangfcse, fell from 4,353 to 3,304 tons, and none came down from the interior under transit pass. This was probably due to the floods of last summer. Of the oils—bean, ground-nut, sesamum seed, tea, and wood— 0il- only the second shows an increase, but the value of these commodities rose to 16 per cent, of the exports to Chinese ports. The price of wood oil remained prohibitive for several months, but in spite of the heavy leakage on board of steamers a brisk trade was latterly done with...”
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“...12 HANKOW. Other exports. G-enerj.1. Progress of foreign concessions. Railway. treble the 1900 quantity, while Pongees mostly of local make were 110 less than 10 times last year's export. Of the other exports white wax alone showed a serious decline in value. Work has proceeded steadily on the four Concessions; the Bunds are now complete and so soon as the Eussian roadway is completed there will be a drive of 2 miles along the river. Our Concession Extension has been cleared of Chinese landowners, a good deal of filling in has been accomplished, and work is still going on which should by next summer place it above ordinary level. The building of houses proceeds apace especially on the French Concession. The Viceroy's proposed General Settlement on the opposite bank of the river has not yet materialised. The Lu-Han Railway has now almost reached the Honan border, and trains run thrice a week from the Gare Fluviale, some 3 miles below Hankow, where the river lias been bunded and...”
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“...14 IIANKOW. Annex B.—Return of Principal Articles of Import to Hankow during the Years 1901-1900. 1901. 1900. afcicici. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ £ Foreign Impobts. Cotton goods— Shirtings— Grey, plain Pieces 877,562 454,321 715,569 289,294 White ,, ii 463,664 212,609 418,079 170,816 T-cloths ii 95,914 19,893 100,980 18,753 Drills- English ... ...... it 8,960 4,572 11,506 5,342 American ...... »i 188,230 93,272 114,950 52,548 Sheetings— English ^........... ii ••• 100,218 46,695 84,729 35,465 American ......... ii 37,460 18,008 36,795 16,452 Chintzes and furnitures...... ii 162,090 46,444 135,990 35,940 Cotton— Lastings............ ,, 90,142 62,022 57,773 30,784 Italians............ it 144,288 75,766 93,127 46,563 Flannels............ ii 42,378 16,226 21,560 7,554 Cotton yarn— Cwts. English............ 4,219 16,775 6,915 24,497 Indian ......... ,, ... 71,980 277,271 25,179 83,093 Japanese ............ ii 221,533 743,189...”
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“...hankow. 15 Return of Principal Articles of Import to Hankow during the Years 1901-1900—continued. 1901. 1900. Articles. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ £ Fokeion Imports—continued. Sugar— Brown ............ White ............ Refined ............ Candy ............ Wagons ............ Other sundries ......... Cwts. 98,117 17,184 93,063 25,954 54,860 14,435 57,815 27,410 53,354 365,466 71,237 14,143 27,451 13,879 31,633 9,674 20,028 14,831 359,631 Total ......... 1,359,908 996,761 ,, foreign imports ... ... 3,799,381 2,820,482 Native Impoiits. Cotton yarn, Shanghai...... Bags, hemp and gunny...... Bamboo shoots ........ Medicines........... Musk ............ Opium, Szecliuen......... Silk piece-goods......... Sugar, brown ......... ,, white ...... Other imports ......... Cwls. Pieces Cwts. Lbs. '.!! Cwts. 16,987 2,135,832 41,608 67,149 047 1,052 3,607 238,712 199,086 57,766 21,487 28,737 64,209 23,272 37,570 255,127 133,470 160,787...”
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“...16 hankow. Return of Principal Articles of Export from Hankow during the Year 1901. 1901. 1900. Articles. ------- ------- Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ £ Cotton yarn, Shanghai Cwts. .. 39,958 124,120 108,700 329.585 ,, Hankow 12,298 37,439 30,260 82,793 Bean-calte i) ■ • 037,588 79,196 979,338 135,148 Beans, yellow.. >i • • 683,257 127,342 1,330,450 239,481 Coal Tons .. 74,174 71,315 51,558 47,875 Cotton, raw Cwte. .. 32,235 64,084 28,879 47,870 Fungus »» • • 39,259 124,411 27,211 67,092 Hemp m • • 183,955 148,562 173,213 134,071 Hides 202,028 4-08,414 170,379 347,714 Medicines >) • • 203,469 193,037 174,712 155,360 Musk .. Ozs. 122,448 126,274 35,175 78,362 Nntgalls .. .. Cwts. . . 45,985 110,147 48,354 107,875 Wood-oil 1) • • 334,025 265,873 393,061 365,621 Opium, Ssuchuan 14,241 508,659 1,027,044 382,063 ,, Yunnan ., 2,305 188,313 555,152 243,166 Sesamum 539,333 234,542 503,936 183,232 Silk, yellow, raw tt * * 15,603 471,262 10,339 252,712 „ piece-goods 1...”
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“...HANKOW. 17 Annex C.—Table showing Total Value of all Articles Exported from and Imported to Hankow from and to Foreign Countries during the Years 1901-1900. Country. Exports. Imports. 1901. 1900. . 1901. 1900. United Kingdom British America China Russia, Odessa, by sea „ and Siberia, by Kiaclita .. Japan Singapore and Straits Hong-Kong United States of America Continent of Europe (except Rusaia) Turkey in Asia, Persia, Egypt £ 308 5,963,r,IS 464,790 21,350 20,415 919 4,470 158 £ 5,702,406 | 867,93 ij 10,923 765 19 £ 8,135 8,205,498 22 444 23,695 20,236 21,327 242,903 £ (>,547,867 28,762 14,978 3,652 67,203 Total........ 6,475,934 6,582,047 8,522,260 6,662,462 (62) b...”