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Inland waters trade ........................................................................................................................................................................................8
War has attracted attention to Manchuria 8
Great progress of trade in last 10 years........................................................................................................................8
Foreign trade of Manchuria largely in the hands of Chinese ; causes................8
No good reason why foreign merchants should not have larger share.
Prospect of change ................................................................................................................................................................................0
Japanese manage and push their own trade....................................”
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“...anticipation was not realised until the early part of 1906, and
several checks were experienced during the year. There waS>a great
rush of imports in the early part of the season, when the river-
opened in April, but it was soon found that there were not sufficient
means for conveying the goods into the interior. The Chinese
Eastern Railway was fully occupied with the military requirements
of the Japanese Army ; the Chinese Railway from Newchwang to
Hsin Min Tun only serves a small section of Manchuria and it was
as difficult to forward goods from there to the interior as from
this port to the interior, and the usual summer traffic by boats on
the Liao River was practically suspended by the enormous demand
for boats made by the Japanese Military Authorities for commissariat
transport.
The import trade therefore diminished and the export trade
almost stopped. It was not until the autumn, when prospects of
peace were apparent, that trade again revived and large stocks of
imports accumulated...”
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“...great increase in both foreign and native
imports. In Annex I to this report are given the principal items
of these imports with comparative figures for the year 1904 and for
the average of five years.
Oiiium. The importation of foreign opium was considerably greater than
in 1904. This was the result of the difficulty in bringing the native
opium of the interior to this port, which also accounts for the fact
that native opium was imported to supply local wants. The market
for foreign opium in Manchuria has long ceased to exist, except as
an expensive luxury, by reason of the enormous quantity of native
opium grown in the northern parts of Kirin province, much of
which in ordinary years is exported to other Chinese ports.
Increase in The total value of cotton goods imported in 1905 was 2,946,236L,
import of against 1,713,0001. in 1904, showing a very large increase,
cottons.1 especially in American goods. The following tables show that the
value of cotton goods imported fiom the British Empire...”
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“...articles included in sundl'ics-
the lists of American and Japanese imports the most notable items
are sugar of all kinds, 508,859 cwts., value 304,655?., against
307,840 cwts., value 182,300?., in 1904, of which 130,922 cwts.,
value 84,682?., were from Hong-Kong in 1905 against 148,966 cwts.,
value 90,057?., in 1904; timber, 48,257?.; provisions, 25,915?.;
household stores, 40,930?. ; medicines, 20,002?. ; and cigarettes,
105,057?. The use of cigarettes is spreading rapidly among the
Chinese of Manchuria and there is keen competition for the trade
between the Japanese and European brands.
Native imports amounted to 2,824,096?., almost double those of Native
1904. The principal items were :—Native cloth, 940,340?. ; raw imports,
cotton, 198,628?. ; cotton yarn, 22,435?. ; Chinese flour, 191,661?. ;
silk piece-goods, 206,477?. ; rice, 156,916?. ; tea, 152,590?. ; native
cigarettes, 62,155?., these are really foreign cigarettes made up in
Shanghai; prepared tobacco, 76,065?.
Exports were 1,844...”
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“...supplies of fresh provisions for this town and neighbourhood.
The attention of the world has been keenly attracted to
Manchuria by the recent war, and great developments of its trade
may be anticipated from facilities for transport to be afforded by
the railways and. from the opening of international trading marts
in the interior.
In last year's report an elaborate analysis of the progress of the
trade of this port during the last decade was given. A comparison
of the figures for the year 1893, the year before the Japan-China
war, with those of the past year is still more striking. In 1893 the
total trade was 16,418,604 taels, equivalent at the exchange of
3s. 11 Id. to 3,249,515?. Last year it was 62,219,203 taels at 3s. 0TVManchuria
had no doubt a good deal to do with this increase and the direct
trade with Japan reached last year the figure of 1,710...”
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“...wharfage accommodation, much needed, are in course
of preparation.
The Japanese, who since the commencement of their trade here Japanese
have kept the management of it in their own hands show signs of puXtbe'ir^
pushing their business in a much more vigorous manner. An 0™ trade,
exhibition of Japanese goods is to be held in Moukden in September.
European and American merchants will, it is to be hoped, follow
this example, and a healthy trade rivalry result in a development
of the trade of Manchuria which will put in the shade the advance
of the last 10 years. The resources of the country are undoubted
and have been detailed in previous reports. Given the transport
facilities now afforded and their extension in prospect, combined
with enterprise on the part of the foreign merchants, and the promise
of the future should be assured.
Immediate prospects for 1906 are very favourable. A very Prospects of
large quantity of bean produce has been brought from the interior ^jf for
by carts during...”
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