The total value of the whole of foreign goats {mportfed direct and coastwise increased by million Haikwan taels as com pared with the figures for 1930, and direct exports abroad increased by approximately 10 milieu tae contracted for from Japan continued Consignments of cargo previously
come. in, Dut the up-country markets. were practically closed the sale of Japanese. goods, and, [wherever possible, native. of non: Japanese manufactures were taken fas, substitutes.
"The market for printed shirtings land sheetings was disturbed by the dumping of Russian prints. at a price that no one could, compete span took 72 per cent, of the record. export of Taw cotton, Chefoo!—'The value of the whole trae of the port of Chefoo amount-led. to. approximately 48.1 million Taikwan tacle as against 30.9 mail ions im. 1980. This remarkable 60 per cent, increase is believed 10 attributable mainly, or at Toast part to the divergence in trade from the neighbouring port of Weilnaiwei, which during the time that was' leased to the British Govern-mont was free port whose status was doubtless taken advantage of Hfor passing. goods through into the interior of the province to the detriment of the larger and other~ wise more convenient ports of Chefoo and Tsingtao, where duty would have been leviable 6 The total value of the foreign import trade—direct and. coastwise [shows an increase of 8.8 million feels over 1930 figures; the value Jof direct exports abroad increased by © 84 million The market for pongo factory, and jesports increased from 8,076 piculs 1930 to, 843 piculs in the year per lo of the port is cent. red in the groundnut business, while dried' and salted fish is the' other finest important. staple at, present, lover 21,000 piculs of this Intter com: modity being exported during 1981, 'Kiaochow! The total value of the whole trade of this port was 2183 million Haikwan. taels, an. increase lof 17 per cent, over the figure for 1990. "In the foreign trade there was an' increase of 10.6 million taels "in the total value of foreign imports, direct and coastwise, wil the value of direct foreign imports remained steady; and. direct ex-[ports abroad increased by 5.6 million, sels' to 47.9 million taels' in all.
The imports of foreign raw cotton itor the year increased by. 108,000 piculs to meet the demand from the mills, and the total imports of this raw material, valued at 16. million ewen taels, now take first place in the statistien of the port's foreign. imports. Imports of American cotton amounted to 229,000 piculs, while India contributed 121,000 piculs. The total output of the local mills" for 1981 is put. at 660,000 piculs of cotton yarn and 2,900,000 ces of shifting, ins, valued at. $80,000,000.
in one form or another sr' nuts constituted 37 per ent, of the Jexport trade of Kiaochow in. 1031, Direct shipments of groundnut. kernels to foreign countries consisted lof 337,000 piculs to Germany, 346,- 1000 piculs to the Netherlands, 213, ins to, Japan, 126,000 piculs to Great Britain and 180,000. to France, Direct shipments of groundnut oil included 275,000 piculs to the United States, 107,000 piculs to [Great Britain, 90,000 piculs to Hongkong and 26,000 piculs to Upper Yangtze Porta Chungking: The Szechuan me} Jehants experienced a" bad your 4 1931, and the value of the what trade of the port declined in vaind'
12 million Haikwan taels t0.& Italo ion tal" Mont of fistered decreases in the Your under export staples" of the port
view. Perhaps' the moat striking waa the decline in wood all from 160,816" piculs ple tis in 1081 ore of fine graselth from 1 oticenble"and was. duo chiety_t the losing' of the. Korens, mar lowing to the jupon the anti-Chinese riots in that 'The exorbitant and complex system of internal taxation." continued in force despite the petitions lof the mercantile community, and it seems obvious that' the. whol business of this rich province is evadually "being affected for the [worse by the too numerous levies on movements of cargo, and that toxic tion is also diverting to. other routes tre products to "Yunnan. Kweichow and Kansu that formerly ound, their outlet through Chung= ing. transhipping of the middle of the "river revenue-collecting centre. The whole value of the trade of the port declined by 2.1 million Haikwan taels to's total of million taels for the year under Chatigsha: The total value of the trade of the port coming under the is ance of the Customs was 36.3, Haikwan taels, oran me Jerease of over 2 per cent. as com paved with the " previous year's figures. Declines in certain lines imports, notably 'a, Serious 60 "per 1 under the heading of ection piece goods, were due to conditions Jeaused by the floods." There was [phenomenal irop inthe export. of manganese ore" (which is taken. laimost by Japan in normal times) lowing to Russian ore being shipped to Japan at a price only made pos; sible by the political and industrial tions prevailing in the country
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