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“...also at Shanghai, besides the large quantity which is
exported by the Japanese Timber Bureau, much of which goes to
Korea.
At present the requirements of the Japanese Timber Bureau
on account of soft wood to be exported to the east coast of Korea
are very considerable; 40,000 tons are to be shipped to the port of
Chiung-chin. This port is situated approximately in latitude
41° 50' north and longitude 129° 50' east, and is about 8 miles
north of the town of Kyeng Song.
There are Japanese saw mills both at New Wiju and at Yongampo
n Korea. The importation of planks of soft wood would seem to...”
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“...10
ANTUNG.
indicate that saw mills might with advantage be established on the
Chinese side of the Yalu.
Sample boxes containing specimens of the various varieties of
timber, together with particulars as to price, may be obtained
either from the Japanese Timber Bureau or from the leading Chinese
timber merchants.
The amount of timber felled and rafted and marketed annually is
very large. Conditions last year were adverse to the Chinese
timber merchants owing to the prolongation of the negotiations
between China and Japan and the action of the Japanese Timber
Bureau in trying to force a settlement.
Cocoons.—Antung is the market for cocoons for a large part of
Fengtien province. South-Eastern Manchuria is the home of the
wild silkworm, which produces much of the silk used in the manu-
facture of pongees for the supply of the Chinese and Japanese
markets. The silkworm feeds on the small oak trees which cover
the hills in this part of Manchuria. The crop begins to arrive in
Antung during...”
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