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“...Dairen at the
end of September, a month earlier than usual.
The quantity exported in 1913 shows a slight decrease as compared
with 1912, which is only to be expected when the increasing demand
of the mills at Dairen is taken into consideration. These mills now
number 52, of which 50 are working, and the quantity of beans
required to supply them for a year is estimated at 450,000 tons, from
which they produce 900,000 piculs of oil. Prices have been very high
during the year, and the export of this cereal to Europe as a regular
line of business has absolutely ceased. Occasionally a vessel loaded
from Vladivostok may call for a small consignment to complete her
cargo, but this rarely happens.
As stated above, prices have been very high during the year. The
reasons for this are that the oil mills have to have beans in order to
keep running so as to fulfil their contracts for the supply of bean oil
and bean cake, and Japan still continues to purchase large quantities
in spite of increased prices...”
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“...2 1
February ... ...... 7 2£ 6 9J 2
March............... 7 H 6 1\ 1 11
April............... 7 1£ 6 11 1 11T®
May............... 7 5£ 7 1| 1
June ... 8 Of 7 3£ 1 US
July............... 7 S£ 7 6 1 "A
August 7 10J 7 1
September 8 4 8 1 lltt
October 8 1 7 8| i nH
November 7 7£ 7 5J i nj
December 8 Of 7 l iii
Mention was made in last year's report of the export of beans from
Vladivostok to Dairen. Further cargoes were received at the
commencement of this year (1914) to supply the demand of local mills.
These beans are inferior in quality to the South Manchurian produce
coming to Dairen by rail and are cheaper by about 5d. per picul.
This import from the northern port serves, however, as a slight check
on Dairen prices.
Bean calce.—According to the returns prepared by the wharf office
of the South Manchuria Railway, the exports of bean cake amounted
to 555,428 tons in 1913, as compared with 469,089 tons in 1912. Of
this total 492,985 tons were sent to Japan, either for use as manure
there or...”
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