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“...4cZ. f 1 Haikwan tael = 3.?. 3^.
Table showing the Value of the Trade between China and other
Foreign Countries (excluding the British Empire) during the
Years 1896-95.
1896. 1895.
Currency. Sterling. Currency. Sterling.
II. taela * United. States .. .. 23,053,452 South America.. £ 3,842,000 H. taels.f 20,476,584 401 £ 3,250,000 65
Russia excepted .. 27,509,517 Russia: Odessa by sea.. 6,298,206 4,585,000 1,050,000 28,724,477 6,263,498 4,500,000 1,000,000
Kiakhta .. .. 8,318,921 Russian Manchuria ., 2,518,596 Japan...... 28,768,977 Macao...... 6,207,486 Philippine Islands .. 145,275 Cochin China .. .. 1,411,909 Siam...... 730,146 Java and Sumatra .. 376,004 1,386,500 420,000 4,795,000 1,034,500 24,000 235,000 122,000 63,000 8,369,541 2,871,794 32,016,680 4,815,084 178,103 1,905,193 611,503 532,412 1,250,000 470,000 5,250,000 787,000 29,000 310,000 100,000 87,000
Egypt, Algiers, &c... 1,738,125 290,000 1,158,683 190,000
Total .. .. 107,076,614 17,846,000 108,029,996 18,000,000
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“...china.
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development after the war. The unusually heavy consignments
of American drills, sheetings, and cotton flannels are explained, by
the very low prices at which the American mills were obliged to
sell during the summer months, in consequence of the badness
of domestic trade. The great increase in the import of American
cotton goods is also explained,by the fact that they, being heavy
goods, are more especially taken by Manchuria and. the north of
China, in consequence of the cold winter climate of those regions.
The districts in question were most affected bv the war, during
which the amount of these goods imported was very small. This
fact accounts for the extraordinary drop in the imports from America
in the statistics of 1895, and the great increase of 1896 is only
the natural result of the decrease in the preceding year. With
regard to the large importation of English sheetings it seems that
stocks at the end of 1895 were light, while too much was expected,
from the re-opening...”
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“...The demand from other countries during the same
period is shown hereunder:—
Year. Great Britain. Australia and New Zealand. British America. United States. Continent of Europe, Russia excepted. Russia : Odessa. Russia aud Siberia. Russian Manchuria.
Piculs. Pieuls. Piculs. Piculs. Pieuls. Pieuls. Pieuls. Piculs.
Black Tea.
1887...... 1892 ...... 1893 ...... 189 4...... 1895 ...... 1896 ...... 729,022 313,978 322,235 259,269 203,785 171,113 169,905 122,691 91,891 80,583 84,773 46,910 9,488 5,416 11,089 6,232 3,689 15,904 175,142 209,603 202,797 258,884 163,569 115,053 8,827 13,658 20,838 25,506 29,357 29,865 93,4-67 117,254 164,029 169,204 204,74-7 170,059 173,559 89,707 117,202 15S,727 179,633 144,943 11,020 2,381. 11,220 19,939 36,006 19,260
Geeen Tea,
1887 .. 189 2...... 1893 ...... 1894 ...... 1896 ...... 1896 ...... 59,584 47,193 43,811 45,428 46,660 42,170 168 112 19 13 27 81 1,514 3,306 4,186 2,668 7,903 5,808 98,957 98,320 139,490 144,313 147,54S 111...”
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“...china.
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province of Manchuria still suffering from the effects of the
destruction of trees and property during the war. Waste silk in
general was held at figures which put them altogether out of the
market in comparison with prices ruling in Italy and France for
the same article; hence this branch of business, in sympathy with
the home trade, has been exceptionally bad. Cocoons were
exported to Italy in small quantities early in the season, and the
Japanese took all the double cocoons they could get, there being
but a small demand for pierced cocoons. " En resume," the
exceptionally short export may be ascribed to a bad crop, reduced
consumption at home, and particularly to the absence of demand
' from America, added to over-speculation 011 the part of the Chinese,
which kept prices too high, and to excessive taxation.
Re-Exports.
The foreign imports re-exported to foreign countries—prac- Re-exports,
tically Great Britain, Hong-Kong, Japan, and Eussian Manchuria—
aggregate 9,033,000...”
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