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“...No. 3055. Annual Series.
Reference to previous Report, Annual Series No. 2878.
Report on the Trade of the Consular District of Shimonoseki for the
Year 1902
By Me. Consul F. W. Playfair.
(Received at Foreign Office, July 13, 1903.)
The value of the foreign trade of the Consular district of Shimono- Trade of
seki, including the ports of Shimonoseki and Moji, during the year the •year-
1902 amounted to 2,187,2421, consisting of:—
1902.
Value.
£
Imports 757,744
Exports 1,420,408
Total 2,187,24-2
As compared with :—
1901.
Ynlue.
£
Imports 082,006
Exports .. 1,420,555
Total . - 2,402,561
Showing a decrease in 1902 of 224,262^. in imports and an
increase of 8,943Z. in exports, that is to say a net decrease of 215,3191. Dec-rousc.
In imports machinery,\metal manufactures, rice, sugar and imports,
miscellaneous each show a marked decrease; while there was a
large increase in the import of raw cotton, locomotive engines,
iron ore and manure; and a smaller increase in the...”
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“...imported during the last three years
are :—
Year. Quantity. Value.
i Tons. £
1902 ...... .. ! 8,250 114',376
1901 ...... 21,511 304.,549
1900 ...... 167,251
Of the total import of " A " quality in 1902, over 20,000/. was
cane sugar ; whilst of the " B " quality, 49,300/. represents roughly
the value of the cane and 44,000/. that of the beet sugar imported.
Of the latter, 26,500/. worth came from Austria-Hungary and
17,500/. from Germany, a small quantity was also imported from
Java and the Philippine Isles.
" A " quality represents 15 to 20, and " B " quality above 20
Dutch standardthe tendency is towards the better grades, and
the import of sugar below 15 has practically ceased.
Raw cotton. Of the raw cotton imported, some 201,500/. came from India,
57,700/. from the United States and 17,300/. from China.
Distribution The following table shows the distribution of the trade of this
of trade. district for the year 1902 :—
Value.
Country,
] Imports. Exports.
United Kingdom British India...”
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“...SHIMONOSEKI.
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The imports from the United Kingdom consisted principally British
of machinery, 21,307/. ; metals, 20,3341; and railway cars, 7,446/. imports.
Germany supplied machinery to the value of 38,937/. German.
The imports from the United States include raw cotton, 57,7001. ; United Sinter
34.527J. for locomotive engines ; and 17,207/. for flour,
The export of coal was as follows :— Exports.
r Coal.
Country. Value.
£
China ., .. 447,310
3 52,40 L
Straits Settlements.. ., .. 142,503
Dutch Indies 33,398
United States and Philippines 30,630
Russian Asia 12,009
France (Saigon) 10,467
United Kingdom 8,590 7,596
British India 7,535
Total...... 1,052,499
About half the export of coke went to Hong-Kong. Coke.
Over 90 per cent, of the cotton yarns exported went to China, Cotton nrn8
the balance going to Corea.
Matting in 1902 shows an increase over the previous year of Matting.
8,266?. The whole went to the United States.
Portland cement shows an increase of 6,397 tons, valued...”
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SHIMONOSEKI.
Annex I.—Return of Principal Articles of Import to the Ports
of Shimonoseki and Moji during the Years 1902-1901.
Western Pkoduce.
j 1902. 1901.
Articles. -----
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
i £ £
Electric light, apparatus | 17,207 6,938
Flour.. .. .. Cwts. .. 45,918 28,026 11,278
Machinery— !
Cranes 9,046
Drilling 5,208
Locomotive engines 37,7S5
Steam boilers and engines 12,903
All other t ( 53,363 115,890
Metals—
Iron ore .. Tons .. 48,325 34,666
pifi...... 1,461 5,448
„ rails and fittings .. >1 • • 2,403 16,668
„ materials of bridges
and buildings J) ' « 1,505 27,508
Iron and manufactures of 16,582 25,092
Steel and steel manufac-
tures 4,141 5,220
All other metals and
manufactures thereof .. 10,687 27,163
Railway cars—
Passenger .. 3,075 5,860
Freight 6,592 3,552
Submarine telegraph cables 5,102
Miscellaneous 18,392 27,804
Total 215,393 297,777...”
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“...SHIMONOSEKI.
Return of Principal Articles of Import at the Ports of
Shimonoseki and Moji during the Years 1902-1901—
continued.
Eastern. Produce.
Articles. 1902. 1901.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
£ £
Beans, pulse, &c. Tons .. 12.923 66,316 14,013 63,024
Cotton, raw lijs. 16,112,266 277,617 9,19R,400 157,363
Eggs, fresh Number 9,235,000 12,684 8,426,000 11,678
Manure—
Fish...... Tons .. 1,130 5,108 1,874 8,575
Oil cake 6,300 24,829 3,445 13,029
Other 3,000 2,218
Rice Tons .. 4,443 32,390 8,516 55,218
Sugar—
Refined " A " 149 20,76i 4,360 57,087
„ "B" 8,101 93,612 15,076 224,547
Sundry 2,075 22,915
Miscellaneous.. •• 6,031 63,575
Total ' 542,351 684,229
Summary.
Total Western produce .. ,, Eastern ,, .. ., Grand total Amount.
1902. 1901.
£ 215,393 542,351 £ 297,777 684,229
757,744 9S2,006...”
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shimonoseki.
Annex II.—Ketc/ii n of Principal Articles of Export from the
Ports of Shimonoseki and Moji. during the Years 1902-1901.
1902. 1901.
Articles.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
£ £
Camphor Tons 83 14,843
Coal...... 1,838,361 1,052,499 1,935,168 1,141,725
Coke...... i) 4,(172 7,240
Cotton manufactures 9,390
„ yarns Lbs'.' .. 8,008,955 207,239 4,903,120 125,130
Matting 21,543 13,276
Porcelain and earthen-
ware 5,267 7,589
Portland cement Tons 10,525 21,162 4,128 0,649
Provisions and liquors 6,228
llice Ton's' .. 0,185 50,470 V.,467 45,077
Salt...... )> ■ * 5,176 5.9-in
Straw ropes and bags 7,027 8,132
Sulphuric acid 5,7.1.0
Timber and planks .. 7,361
Miscellaneous.. 34,750 39,1511
Total 1,429,498 1,420,555
Annex III.— Retuen of all Shipping Entered at the
Shimonoseki and Moji during the Yeai 1902,
Steam. j Sailing. Total.
Nationality. Number ' | Number Number
of Tons. ! of Tons. of : Tons.
Vessels....”
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