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“...be seen that Indian yarn recovered its position, the value of this article being :—
Year. Yalue.
1893 £ 28,328
1897 .......... 12,489
1S96 .......... 39.G85
1895 .......... 24,718
1894 .......... 18,003
1893 .......... 42,172
On the other hand, Japanese yarn decreased from 29,576/. to
20,769/. The importation of English yarn was, as for some years
past, quite insignificant, but I have retained it as a separate item
in the list for purposes of comparison. Chinese yarn, the produce
of the new mills in Shanghai and elsewhere, is rapidly assuming a
relatively important place in the list of imports, as is shown by
its advance from 27/. in 1896, to 4,011/. in 1897, and 19,4U2/. in
.1.898. This is, of course, a result of the impetus given to manu-
factures in China by the rights acquired under the Tieaty of
Shimonoseki.
The importation of piece-goods, both cotton and woollen, would
seem to ofi'er few points for comment. In most articles there has
'been a fallirig-off, but cotton sheetings form...”
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