Decrease of 4,000 Tons in Export Reporting on the trade of Tsingtao for the third 10 days of November the Statistical Department of the Harbour and Wharf Administration states that during the period under review 26 steamers (38,871 tons) entered the port and 28 steamers (39,757) cleared. In comparison with the same period of last year this shows a decrease of one steamer arriving and an increase of ome in clearances, while the registered tonnage of steamers entering is increased by 661 tons and that of steamers clearing by 1,820. At the end of the 10 days one Japanese steamer (923 tons), one British (977 tons), one German (4,869 tons) and one Russian (1,453 tons) remained in port.
The ships entered during the period mentioned consisted of the following:—2 Chinese (1,439 tons), 15 Japanese (17,657 tons), 2 German (8,829 tons), 2 of other nationalities (2.605 tons). The clearances consisted of:—2 Chin-reproduction prohibited without permission. tons), 1. German (3,420 - tons). 1 Norwegian (1,152 tons).° During the: 10-days under " re-' view exports: amounted: to 22,234.2 tons, a decrease of 4,387.6 tons comparison with the corresponding period of a year ago.:\The. principal decreases were, registered in groundnuts, salt and coal. There was a decrease of 6,400 tons to Japan ports, while to Shanghai there was an increase of.3,400 tons, principally in. tobacco leaf and coal. eS, Imports aggregated' 10,590.2 tons, showing an increase of 651-1: tons. The principal increases were in cigarettes and marine products. Imports from Shanghai showed a falling away of 2,100 tons, but from Japan there was an increase of 2,100 tons...
As regards imports it. is interesting to note.that whereas "in 1922 Tsingtao took 3,262. tons of kerosene oil during. the' last 10 days of November, this year she took only 60 tons. While a year ago she exported only 719 tons of tobacco leaf, this year her export amounts to 2,213 tons.
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