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“...Public works ......................................................................................................................................................9 Trade statistics—• Introductory ................................................................................................................................................9 Value of imports..........................................................................................................................................11 Quantity of imports ..............................................................................................................................16 Value of exports..........................................................................................................................................19 Quantity of exports ..............................................................................................................................21...”
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“...cereals were obtainable than had been anticipated, and the local prices rose to an almost prohibitive scale—from 31. 6s. to 41. 17s. per ton ; failures were not infrequent and the more substantial merchants were in many cases only able to load the vessels chartered to fulfil their forward contracts at a serious loss. Instead of the anticipated large increase in the export of beans during the year 1912, for the haulage of which the Chinese Eastern Railway had made elaborate preparations, the value of the exports of this commodity was actually only some 77 per cent, of the figure reached in 1911. : Prior to the end of 1912 the Chinese authorities had taken no adequate steps to cope with the disastrous state of affairs ; it is, (587) a 2...”
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“...to 21. per ton, while a further burden was inflicted by an increase during the year, without previous warning, of the freight charged on the Chinese Eastern Railway from the chief produce- loading station to Vladivostok by 3s. 4d. per ton. Altogether it may safely be sstid that only holders of cargo bought quite early in the season realised a margin of profit on the year's transactions in soya beans. There was also a falling-off in the value of grain of all kinds ex- ported during 1912 as compared with the value for 1911, while in nankeens the value of the 1912 exports was little over one-third of the 1911 figure, owing, it appears, to very successful competition on the part of Japanese manufacturers. The chief decreases in imports from abroad occur in the following items :—Sugar (resulting partly from the marked progress made by the products of the British-owned sugar refineries established in Hong-Kong and partly from the increased output of the local Russian beet sugar factory at...”
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“...steel is in plant and materials for the Chinese Eastern Railway. Openings for British trade.—There can, I fear, be no doubt that for varying causes the year 1912 has failed to come up to the bright expectations entertained for the commercial prosperity of the Con- sular district of Harbin. That the country is possessed of enormous natural resources in agriculture, forestry and minerals is beyond all doubt, but it is, unfortunately, the fact that the Chinese are exceedingly slow to appreciate the value of modern mechanical and scientific aids to the proper development of each and all of these resources. It is difficult to present an adequate notion of the commercial condi- tions of Harbin itself, by far the most important town in the district. Situated as it is at the junction of the main line of the Chinese Eastern Railway, with its important southern branch line to Changchun, whence there is direct rail communication to Mukden, Newchwang, Tientsin, Peking, Port Arthur, Dairen, Antung and...”
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“...familiar—the depreciation of Chinese currency. All transactions amongst Chinese, in the two provinces of Kirin and Heilungchiang are settled in notes, issued by the provincial government banks, originally worth 40 c. of so-called Manchurian small coin (which consists of 10 and 20-c. pieces, exchanging at an average rate of 115 c. to the Mexican dollar). Owing, however, to the issue being greatly in excess of the actual demand, and covered by silver reserves estimated at only -J- per cent., the value of these notes had fallen from over 8d. to less than half that figure, and holders of these notes naturally suffered heavily. It is satisfactory to note that measures are now at length (April, 1913) on foot to redeem these seriously depreciated notes and replace them by fresh ones of an actuai fixed silver denomination, covered, moreover, by far less inadequate reserves. In the latter half of 1912 the Russian Government announced its intention of abolishing the freedom from the heavy Russian...”
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“...d, and without such outside assistance the municipality's finances are not sufficiently flourishing to allow of many of the above projects taking actual shape. The municipal council refuse to accept tenders from any nationals whose Governments have not signified their assent to the municipal regulations ; British firms are thus among the category of those debarred from tendering with any prospect of success. Trade statistics. Introductory.—The statistical tables appended hereto showing the value and quantity of the imports and exports passing the five Chinese customs stations in North Manchuria during...”
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“...Value of the Net Imports into the Harbin Consular District—continued. W £ 5 hh Si Articles. Harbin. Manchouli. Suifenho. Aigun. Sansing. Total. ( 1912. 1911. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Clothing, &c.......... 147,480 20,469 167,949 158,133 Coal and coke 1,612 2,728 4,340 1,810 Confectionery, &c. ... 11,304 11,304 13,065 Copper 507 2,712 3,219 5,834 Cordage 3,485 2,943 6,428 Cotton, manufactures of— 965 Blankets 481 608 1,089 Cambrics, lawns, muslins 158 6 164 1,340 Chintzes and plain prints 101,594 101,594 52,725 Drills ............... 66 7,826 "662 8,554 7,955 Flannel ............... 4,926 88 5,014 8,470 Handkerchiefs 1,180 7 1,187 1,384 Italians, plain, fast, black and figured ... 14,730 2,445 17,175 5,068 Japanese cotton cloth ... 6,258 6,258 "588 Jeans 111 111 Sateens, reps, &c. ... 10,666 5 10,671 5,360 Sheetings, grey, plain ..." ... 197 197 5,373 Shirtings— 15,231 17,766 3,756 Dyed, plain ...... 14,951 280 ... Grey...”
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“...Value of the Net Imports into the Harbin Consular District—continued. M (<• P= W Articles. Harbin. Manchouli. Suifenhu. Aigun. Sansing. Total. 1912. 1911. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Matches ...... ...... 3,534 3,669 7,203 1,373 Metals......... ...... 3,020 21,484 480 235 25,219 8,092 Milk, condensed 3 1,228 ... 1,231 834 Oils- Engine 323 9,373 9,696 10,082 Kerosene, Russian 1,882 82,932 4,223 89,037 58,633 Vegetable, all kinds 1,592 7,723 9,315 2,073 Paper.................. 5,374 24,556 29,930 32,050 Perfumery 11,325 1,406 12,731 11,033 Photographic materials 1,545 7,089 285 1,830 1,541 Piece-goods, miscellaneous ... 110 4,474 11,673 10,376 Printing and lithographic materials 3,089 309 3,398 499 Soap ... 16,875 3,592 1,573 177 20,644 20,731 Soda ... 45 ... 1,618 4,690 3,668 Stationery 4,668 22 2,314 Sugar— Brown 511 ... 511 234 White ......... 558 1,705 ... 2,263 35,932 Refined 1,850 18,796 20,646 18,150 Stores, household, marine...”
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“...Value of the Exports from the Harbin Consular District—continued. to o Articles. Harbin. Manchouli. •Suifenlio. Aigun. Sansing. Total. 1912. 1911. Hides and skins— £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Pressed ... 407 ... 407 740 Undressed ... i 7,081 911 17,992 6,850 Meat products— Lard 5,838 1,207 3,963 762 11,770 6,090 Meats ......... 15,432 143,027 15,439 173,898 103,714 Tallow, beef 1,389 ' 704 405 2,498 1,779 Oil, bean, hemp seed, &c. ... 59,303 8,696 1,261 140 373 69,773 71,663 Paper ... ...... 2,666 2,666 2,500 Provisions and vegetables ... 4,583 8,663 1 15,820 8,431 Seeds ... 4,780 1,751 81,552 331 88,414 84,747 Silk piece-goods 18,774 91 494 19,359 71,611 6,583 Tea ............ 57,309 755 13,547 20,518 Tobacco and manufactures of 1,222 1,222 1,864 Wood...... ...... 15,225 134 54,737 2,622 72,718 112,243 Wool ............ 33 15,001 373 15,407 5,678 15,101 Postal parcels 2,078 3,600 ... All other articles 92,524 2.1,754 22,552 22,477 463 159,770 152,407...”