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“...1906. 1907. last Five
Years.
£ £ £
Imports......... 2,360,400 2,881,640 1,398,215
Exports......... 2,268,819 2,341,472 1,683,091
Total ...... 4,629,219 5,223,112 3,081,306
This shows an increase of 521,240/. in imports and of 72,653/.
in exports over the figures for 1906, and the very considerable
increase of 1,483,425/. in imports and 658,381/. in exports over the
•average value for the last five years.
Detailed tables showing the quahtity and value of the principal
articles of import and export daring'the years 1906-07 and tho
average value for the past five years are given in Annexes I and II
at the end of this report-,. - "
(402) "" A 2...”
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“.... + 36,012 ...
United States ......... + 70,244 72,500
The comparatively large increase in imports from British India
is chiefly due to the increase in the imports of raw cotton and in a
smaller degree to an increase in the imports of rice. The very con-
siderable decrease in the exports to China is chiefly accounted
for by the large falling-oS in the export of refined sugar and cotton
yarns.
Imports.—-The import trade of the combined ports, Shimonoseki
and Moji, has more than trebled in value in the last six years....”
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“...62.526 tons in quantity and 698,748?. in value as against 49,082
tons in. quantity and 576,554?. in value imported during 1906,
showing an increase of 13,444 tons in quantity and 122,194?. in
value. Of the amount imported 52,461?. in value came from the
Philippine Islands and 641,974?. from Java.
Kerosene oil.—Kerosene oil (American case oil imported by the
Standard Oil Company of the United States) was imported during
1907 to the extent of 3,165,930 gallons in quantity and 67,208?.
in value, showing a decrease of 992,063 gallons in quantity and
10,422?. in value as compared with the returns for 1906.
Flour.—Flour was imported during 1907 to the extent of 10,027
tons in quantity and 90,738?. in value as against 10,517 tons,
valued at 94,853?.,imported in 1906. showing a decrease of 490 tons
in quantity and 4,115?. in value. Of the amount imported 89,206?.
in value came from the United States. There was a small import
from Hong-Kong to the value of 1,526?.
Machinery.—The import of machinery...”
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“...quantity and 146,052?. in value
over the figures for 1906. Fish manure, chiefly from Corea, was
imported to the value of 19,268?., an increase of 11,935?. over the
import of 1906; 9,373 tons of phosphate rock, valued at 29,267?.,
came from Christmas Island during 1907, an increase of 3,914 tons
in quantity and 11,012?. in value over the amount imported in the
preceding year. This phosphate rock is manufactured into super-
phosphates for fertilising purposes at the phosphate works situated
at the western entrance to the Straits of Shimonoseki.
Other imports.—Rice was imported to the value of 90,221?.,
an increase of 60,164?. over the value of the import during 1906.
Of the amount imported 46,644?. worth came from British India,
11,078?. from Siam, 4,324?. from French India and 2,898?. from
Corea. Fresh eggs were imported from China to the value of
12,335?. ; refined sugar, chiefly from Dutch India, to the value
of 23,117?.; and electric light apparatus to the value of 18,534?.
from the United...”
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“...Prices
throughout the year 1907 ranged from 6 yen 75 sen to 9 ven, 96 sen
(13s. 6d. to 19s. lid.) per ton.
Cotton yarns and cotton manufactures.—The export of cotton,
yarns in 1907 amounted to 13,625,260 lbs. in quantity and 464,4812.
in value, against 15,161,191 lbs., valued at 485,1752., exported in
1906, showing a decrease of 1,535,931 lbs. in quantity and 20,6942.
in value. The export is entirely to China and Corea, the former
country taking by far the larger portion.
Cotton manufactures were exported in 1907 to the value of
56,0392., showing an increase of 3,3912. over the value exported in
1906. The export is to China and Corea.
Manure (phosphates).—Superphosphates for fertilisers were
exported during 1907 for the first time from this port to the value
of 23,960?. The superphosphates are manufactured out of the
phosphate rock (phosphorite) imported from Christmas Island.
The works at which the manufacture is carried out are situated at
Fuku-ura, on Hikoshima, an island at the western...”
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“...to 22,883 tons in quantity and 72.945?. in value, showing
a decrease of 15,034 tons in quantity and 15,888?. in value as com-
pared with 1906. A large increase, however, amounting to 23,456?.
in value, is shown over the average quantity exported during the
past five years.
Refined sugar.—Refined sugar was exported in 1907 to the extent
of 8,047 tons in quantity and 143,532?. in value, against 17,865 tons,
valued at 324,024?., exported in 1906, showing a large decrease of
9,818 tons in quantity and 180,492?. in value. Of the amount
exported, 304,483?. in Value went to China and 39.049?. to Corea.
On August 15, 1907, the Dairi Sugar Refining Company at Moji
amalgamated with the Japan Sugar Refining Company (Dai Nippon
Seito Kabushiki Kwaisha) of Tokio.
Other exports.—There was a large export of timber and planks,
amounting to 213,845?. in value. Of this amount 105,267?. Avorth
went to China and 89,810?. to Corea. Rice was exported to the
value of 26,883?. ; porcelain and earthenware, 36...”
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