Total...7,922,394 6,440,160 6,385,596 Import duty alone gave almost the whole of this year's increase, the gains in coast trade duty, tonnage dues, and transit dues being balanced by the losses in export duty, and opium duty and likin, As the' hope for China's finances lies in the expansion of her exports, this in an unfavourable indication. Under opium duty it may be noted that only Hk. Ts, 120,128 was derived from native opium this year against Tls. 238,933 last year.
At Shanghai, there was again an increase in the tonnage entered and cleared, the total for the quarter being 1,118 vessels of 1,508,320 tons entered and 1,096 of 1,502,320 tons cleared, against 1,128 of 1,382,166 tons and 1,100 of 1,358,381 tons, respectively, in 1901. This, of course, does not include the steam launch and inland waters traffic of which Shanghai is the centre. In imports the comparative figures of opium were as under, in piculs:—
1902 1901. 1.900.
Foreign. 5,952 7,391 Native. 2151 4,442 3,023 In cotton goods imported there was a marked advance almost all along the line, the only exception being dyed brocaded and sputted shirtings and Dutch drils. The advance in American heavy goods was very marked. In cotton' yarn there was again an advance in Indian and decline in Japanese, the comparative figures for three years being in 1902. 1901. 1900. 8,323 2,775 1,506 385,024 254,873 126,006 Tapanes 42,490 96,586 154,695 Hongkong 3,048 nil. nil, In woollens, there was an advance in lastings and cloth vf all kinds, and a trifling decline in other classes. In metals there was a marked recovery, except in tin in slabs and tinplates, and quicksilver, Foreign surdness showed a falling-off in matches and a farther marked advance in sugar of all kinds. The comparative figures of kerosene oil were, in gallons 1902. 1901. 1900. American 10,375,840 11,680,810 6,877,260 Russian 2,789,80 9,440,690 6,878,970 Do.in bulk "nil. 1,266,266 2,258,163 Sumatran 301,360 950 990 Do. in bulk 3,410,100 4,128,934 1,104,111
In native sundries there was a considerable decline in straw and rush hats, hemp, indigo, silk, sugar, and brick tea; while nutgalls, wood oil, vegetable tallow, black and green tea, and prepared tobacco showed an increase.
There was a decline in the export duty collected at Shanghai during the quarter, the goods in which the falling-off was most noticeable being Shanghai cotton yarn, straw and rush hats, rice, raw silk, re-reeled excepted, brick tea, and wheat, There were notable increases in raw cotton, nutgalls, wood oil, waste silk, goatskins, black and green tea, and camels' and sheep's wool. There was a general increase in re-exports, Of transit passes 2,002 were issued and 868 surrendered against 3,028 and 247, respectively, in 1901. The treasure table may be summarised as follows, in Haikuan taels Imports Foreign from—China. Countries. Total. Gold... 1,794,400 "77.627 1,872,097 Silver...13,601,416 1,587,316 15,188,732
Exports to China, s. Total. Gold 81,600 3,340,175 3.421,775 Silver... 3,988,531 3,827,375 7,815,906
The bonded warehouses contained very much less cargo on the 80th of June this year than on the same date in 1901.
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