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“...FOREIGN OFFICE. 1896. ANNUAL SERIES. 1768. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPORTS ON TRADE AND FINANCE. CHINA. REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1895 ON THE TRADE OF CHEFOO. REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS REPORT, Annual Series No. 1599. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Iler Majesty, JTJLY, 1896. LONDON: ' PRINTED FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LAN IS, printers in ordinary to her majesty. And to be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from JI;YRE & SPOTT1SWOODE, East Harding Street, Fleet Street, Ifi.C., and 32, Abingdon Street, Westminster, S.W.; or JOHN MENZIES & Co., 12, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, and 90, West Nile Street, Glasgow ; or HODGES, FIGGIS, &, Co., Limited, 101, Grafton Street, Dublin. 1896. 79J9—136.J Price One Penny....”
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“...No. 1768. Reference to previous Report, Annual Series No. 1599. CHINA. CHEFOO. Consul Bullock to the Marquis of Salisbury. My Lord, Chefoo, April 29, 1896. I have the honour to forward herewith a Report on the Trade of Chefoo for the past year. I have, &e. (Signed) T. L. BULLOCK. Report on the Trade of Chefoo for the Year 1895. Abstract of Contents. Page General trade of the port .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Imports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Exports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 5 Treasure ,, ,, .. ,, ,, .. .. .. .. 6 Shipping ,, .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. 6 General Trade of the PorL Chefoo has enjoyed a season of remarkable prosperity. There wa9 a general belief that its trade must suffer seriously from the military operations, of which the adjacent parts of China were the theatre during the spring of the year, as well as in the previous autumn and winter. Such, however, has not proved to be the case. Except in a very few branches, its commerce appears to have been in no...”
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“... it has only been exceeded in 1890, when the total trade of the port amounted to 3,385,617/. In that year not only was there a very extraordinary importation of foreign goods, but the tsiel was at the high figure of 5?. 2d. If we take silver values, 1895 becomes without exception the best year on record. It will be noticed that this prosperous condition prevails with all the three divisions, foreign imports, native imports, and exports. The main reason for it seems to be that the region near Chefoo has, generally speaking, enjoyed a most favourable year in agriculture, in sericulture, and in fishing, whereby the people have been enabled both to sell more than in ordinary years, and, from their additional profits, to purchase a larger quantity than usual of the good things produced elsewhere. Imports. Foreign imports. Value. The net value of foreign imports, i.e., their value after the deduction of re-exports, amounts to 1,227,910/., as against 917,774/. in 1894. The following short table...”
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“...CHEFOO. 3 The import of foreign opium, all of it Indian, is 540 cwts. Opium. This is the largest quantity brought into Chefoo for several years past. The explanation, doubtl ess, is that consumers of this luxury had more money than usual tc spend in indulging their taste. One notices that the increase has occurred simultaneously with a marked growth in the amount of native opium imported Native opium, through the foreign, custom-house here. In 1892 none of the latter appears in the returns. In 1894 the amount was 77 cwts.; in 1895, 370 cwts. It is, I ani informed, all Sechuen drug, coming in steamers from Shanghai. As Chinese dealers find that they can safely and profitably transport the article by this method, its use will doubtless spread more and more in the parts of China where it is not grown, to the detriment of its Indian rival. There has been a very considerable import of cotton piece- Coitons. goods and yarn in 1895. The exact quantities of the principal kinds will be found...”
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“...Metals are the only elass of foreign goods of which the import is less than in 1894. The decrease, however, is small, 52,538Z. instead of 55,36*ll. There is little demand for any metal except iron, and even that is consumed in very small quantities. Iron is found and worked in several parts of Shantung. These local industries find strong protection against foreign competition in the high cost for transportation for so heavy an article. For iron, like everything else, if sent into the interior from Chefoo, must be carried on the backs of mules. Foreign " sundries" form a considerable portion . of the import trade at Ghefoo. Among them coal is worthy of mention. In 1894 foreign countries sent us 22,244 tons, in 1895, 37,707 tons. Of this some 17,000 tons were English coal, which was taken chiefly by British and other men-of-war frequenting the port. The remainder was Japanese coal for the use of merchant steamers trading here. Native coal fell off even more than foreign increased, only 5,080 tons...”
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“...CHEFOO. 5 Chinese dealers in imports, especially those of them engaged profiiB. in the foreign goods trade, acknowledge that they have had a prosperous year. One may, therefore, hope to see extended pur- chases in the course of the season now commenced. Experts. The total value of the export trade, exclusive of foreign goods Value and re-exported, was 1,280,022/. How much of this was ultimately destination, destined for foreign countries one has no means of discovering. But local produce worth 1,110,0] 0/. was shipped to Chinese ports, 87.523/. to Hong-Kong, 35,963/, direct to other foreign ports, and native re-exports amounted to 56,526/., their various destinations not being recorded. Even taking gold values, these figures have only been equalled Good year, in one year, 1889. If we go either by silver values or by quan- tities, the year must be called the best on record. This seems most remarkable when one remembers the anticipations of the damage which would be done by the presence...”
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“...require notice. Gold bars to the value of 105.775Z. were sent southwards from Chefoo, their ultimate destination, of course, being Europe. Of this gold, a small part came from Vladivostok, and a good deal more was brought from Manchuria, bv cold-difforers and i i • i ° others returning to their homes. Copper cash during the last few months has been extraor- dinarily dear; that is to say, silver has exchanged for a very much smaller quantity of cash than usual. It does not seem that the depreciation of silver has anything to do with this. Indeed, it would be strange if the depreciation began to make itself felt here just at the time when silver has shown slight signs of recovery throughout the rest of the world. The Chinese are unanimous in ascribing the rate of exchange to there being an absolute scarcity of cash, but they give various and not very satisfactory reasons to account for the scarcity. Shipping. Chefoo, lying on the route to Tientsin and Newchwang from the South, is visited...”
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“...tonnage in proportion to its value. Again, there was a great diminution in the number of Chinese passengers carried to or from Chefoo. On this account many passing vessels, which in ordinary years would have called in, went straight on to their destination instead. The Chinese passenger trade between Chefoo and other ports in North China is of much importance to steamers of all nationalities, British as well well as others. In 1895, a bad year, as I have said, for the trade, the customs returns give the figures as 28,529 persons going away and 21,450 coming in, total 49,979. In 1894 the total was 105,711. As it is no easy matter to collect the exact statistics, I have little doubt that a good many people escaped being counted, and that the figures should be still higher. These passengers are carried at incredibly low rates; and the facility thus afforded to them for travelling is a greater advantage to them than the profits are to the vessels which carry them. As far as I can learn, accidents...”
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“...8 CHINA. the vicinity. She was most useful as a collector and distributor for the Chefoo trade, and could only be beneficial to the general commerce of the port. She was sent elsewhere last year on account of the war, but she has now returned, and it is to be hoped that she will re-commence her general service. It is a pity that more mandarins are not intelligent and energetic enough to promote such enterprises in other parts of China. I must express my gratitude to Mr. Boyd Bredon, Commis- sioner of Customs, for allowing me access to the returns com- piled by his office. Appended will be found tables of the principal imports and exports, and of shipping....”
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“...CHEFOO. 9 Annex 1.— Ektuhn of Principal Articles of Import at Cliefoo during the Years 1893-95. Quantity. Articles. 1893. 1894. 1895. Foreign Imports. Opium, Indian Cwts. 893 492 540 Cottons— Shirtings — Pieces .. 201,408 224.739 257,978 White i, • • 33,408 37,617 47,107 Dyed, plain .. 15,120 8,153 6,556 ,, figured 17,068 7,629 18,209 T elo;hs...... 153,694 134,859 226,843 Drills- English 27,871 9,215 21,742 American 37,679 45,025 59,515 Jeans .. .. » • • 7,909 6,940 9,353 Sheetings— English 73,740 44,510 31,385 American 85,055 108,647 154,540 Indian 8,815 Chintzes and furnitures „ • • 29,001 22,626 42,559 Turkey-red 31,159 15,837 28,012 Listings M * * 22,013 18,274 34,578 Italians.. „ • 1 12,930 12,687 24,964 Velvets and velveteens >1 • * 1,341 1,070 2,208 Yarn— English ,. .. Cwts. 500 1,045 1,542 Indian a ■ • 87,511 87,439 107,532 Japanese .. ii • ■ 2,888 11,632 Woollens— Lasiings Pieces 2,610 2,027 2,895 Italian cloth .. n • * 4,818...”
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“...10 CHINA. Annex 2. — Return of Principal Articles of Export from Chefoo during tlie Years 1893-95. Articles. 1893. Quan I ity. 1 894. 1895. Bean-cake Cwts. J, 157,940 1,473,960 973,416 Beans, various i) • • 81', 120 148,814 157,292 Medicines 11,580 10,340 12,794 Prawns, dried .. i* »• 16,881 10,053 14,653 Silk- Raw, white .. ii «* 32 46 301 „ yellow,. 3,859 2,706 4,025 „ wild i, • • 3,095 4,558 7,982 Cocoons II • • 411 6l8 375 Refuse ,, »• 10,131 4,756 6,919 Piece-goods .. ii ■ • 17 113 131 Pongees ii • • 3,798 S.fi53 3,375 Straw braid it • • 36,908 71,711 60,006 "Vermicelli .. II • • 175,020 171,029 136,986 Annex 3.—Return of all Shipping at the Port of Chefoo during the Year 1895. Entered. Stilling. Steam. Total. Nationality. Number of Vessels. Tons. Number of Vessels. Tons. Nuniber of Vessels. Tons. British ...... Chinese ...... GerinQn ...... Swedish and Nor- wefiinn ...... Other nations 4 4 6,627 I 509 2,524 3,460 498 147 168 29 36 481,401 127,058 159,145 ...”