our notice of the Customs Gazette for the first quarter of this year we have dealt with the twenty Chinese treaty ports: we have now to notice the three Corean treaty ports; Kowloon and Lappa, the two sentinels set to watch the commerce of Hongkong and Macao; and the two inland ports on the Tongking frontier, Lungchow and Méngtze. In Corea there was a considerable falling-off in the collection this year, and the total is even Jess than in 1890. 'I'he comparative figures are 1892. 1891. 1890, JTenchuan $55,010 $74,997 $52,400 Fusan 37,483 55,752 49,165 Yuensan 9748 14,607 12.972]
Total $102,241 $145,356 $114,537 The decrease in the revenue at Jenchnan was under both import duty and export duty, there being a very trivial increase in tonnage dues. There was a general decline in the import of cotton goods except lenos and Japanese piece-goods, a decline in woollens, and an improvement in metals except spell ter, tin, and old brass metal. In foreign sundries there was a general decline except in kerosene oil and salt. Of this last necessary of life Pls. 5,252 were imported against Fis. 260 in 1891. In native sundries there was a marked increase in cotton piece-goods. Exports generally were below those in 1891, yellow beans falling from Pls. 111,000 to Pls. 58,000, At Fusan the decline was in import duty, export duty and tonnage dues. The quantities of cottons, woollens and metals imported were all smaller than in 1891. In foreign sundries, firewood and kerosene oil were almost the only things that showed an advance, salt falling from pls. 31,000 to pls. 16,000. In native sundries there was a marked advance in dried fish. Exports fell off almost without exception. At Yuensan, too, the decline was under all three heads of revenue. Imports of cot~ tons, woollens and metals were almost all below those in 1891, though there was a slight gain in Japanese cottons, unclassed, and in Japanese cotton yarn. In foreign sundries there was animprovement in kerosene oil and in salt. In native sundries there was an increase in rice and wheat, but a very marked decline in cotton piece-goods. In exports the chief point to be noticed was a very large increase in dried fish, provision, Beans and unclassed skins were considerably below the average, the other exports being well maintained.
The movements of treasure to and from China avd Japan during the quarter were as follows Imports. Exports.
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