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“...latter country
is able to rule the market, as the Chinese are not as a rule particular
as to the quality of the goods they purchase.
Cotton yam.—Imports of cotton yarn from Japan show an increase
of 1,250,000 lbs. in quantity and 48,000Z. in value.
Metals.—The imports of metals deserve no special mention, having
been normal during the year under review.
Flour.—The very noticeable increase in the import of flour (nearly
four times as much as in 1911) is attributable to the inability of the
mills at Harbin and Tiehling to meet the rising demand owing to bad
harvests in 1911 and to the consequent importation of considerable
quantities of American flour, principally from Kobe, at which port
it is transhipped.
Rice.—The import of rice shows a decrease in quantity but an
increase in value over 1911. Of 14,115 tons imported during the year
13,353 tons, valued at 222,866?., came from Corea.
Cigarettes.—The import of cigarettes shows a slight decrease,
due to an increase in the output of the...”
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“...very little export to Europe, and it would seem that Vladivostok
has secured a monopoly of this branch of the trade, the price of beans
in the northern port having been considerably lower than in Dairen
throughout the year. As pointed out in last year's report Vladivostok
has the advantage of working on a gold basis, while the Dairen market
fluctuates according to the rate of exchange prevailing from day to
day, and thus lacks stability. Moreover, the existence of numerous
bean cake and bean oil mills in Dairen creates a large demand for beans
for crushing purposes, with the result that the supply of beans for export
is correspondingly reduced and that prices tend to rule higher than
would otherwise be the case.
Coal .......
Seeds of various kinds
Silk-
Tons. £
125,940 76,106
1,549 19,274
Cocoons
47,396
515 251,093
Raw, wild ......”
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“...in the local mills.
Bean caJce.—The export of bean cake shows a falling-off of 67,000Z.
The export is practically all to Japan, though large quantities are
sent from that country to the United States. The highest quotation
for the year was 2s. llfcZ. per picul in July, and the lowest 2s.
in August.
Bean oil.—The export of bean oil, which showed a large increase
in 1911 as compared with 1910, was disappointing, the quantity
exported during the year under review only exceeding by a small
amount the export in 1911. This was due to the high prices ruling
in the local markets and also to the fact that the markets in Europe
(to which the oil is chiefly sent) held large stocks of linseed oil, the
price of which was considerably lower than that of bean oil. The
marked activity in the shipping world also contributed to this result,
as, owing to the good freights offering elsewhere, there was a scarcity
of ocean steamers at Dairen, and it was difficult to put oil from the
local mills on the European...”
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“...opened to foreign trade
by the Japanese in 1910.
Imports and exports.—The total imports during the year amounted
to 34,655?., on the exports to 91,166?. The chief article of export
is coal from the Fushun mines, which is exported by the South Man-
churia Railway Company from their own wharf. The quantity
exported during 1912 was 93,225 tons, valued at 66,824?., principally
to native ports, Japan and Hong-Kong.
There are extensive saltfields in the vicinity and there are also
one or two bean mills in the town....”
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