The Archive · 1938

Extent of Trade

Details of some October shipments to and from this port are as follows:

Tacht Maru, from Shanghai, October Import cargo 5,200 packages of general cargo. Export cargo 3,000 packages including 1,500 bags of rice and wheat, 1,000 baskets of fresh eggs and 1,000 jars of preserved exes. i Tanyang Maru, from Shanshal, October 18: Import cargo 7.000 packages. Export cargo 2,300 packages includ-{ng 1,800 bags of rice and 900 baskets of eas.

Takut Maru, from Shanghai, October "i: Import 2.900 packages of general cargo. Exports 2.000 packages. including 1,000 "ags of rice and 750 baskets of fresh ones.

Takut Maru, from Shanchal, October 20: Imports 000 packages of xeneral cargo. Exports 16.000 aes of rice and wheat and 800 baskets of fresh exes.

Tykuto Maru, from Shanghai, October 20: Imports 000 nackaves of won: eral cargo. Exports 20.000 nacknees of rain and exes. This. vessel also had 500 tons of space reserved for Nanking on her trio downriver, Kaling Maru, from Kiukiang, October 28: Imports nil. Exports 940 bags of rice and wheat.

Fonathan Maru. from Shanghai, October 22: Imports 11 packnaes. of foreign paper for newspaper purposes. Exports 300 bags of rice 120 Daskets of exes, 'Tale Maru, from' Shanghai, October '31: Imports 8,000 packages of gen-feral cargo, Tokut Maru, from Shanchal, October '31: Imports 8.00 packages of eneral cargo including soap, candles, sugar and cigarette At the time these two vessels were reported in Wuhu export cargo of 11,000 packages had been booked for them. "This included. rice, wheat feathers and exe.

Tach! Maru, from Shanchal, October 25: Imports 8500 packages of Ken-eral cargo. Exports nil, vestd salle ing for Kiukiang.

In addition to the instances quoted this list, there were tare shipments of iron ore from Wuhw in vessels riving from Japan in heliast. Cor siderable activity is reported at Wuhu where the wharves have been repaired and abundant labour obtained for cargo handling. It ix reported that a large number of Chinese prisoners are working on the wharves under Japanese military supervision and all evidence points to the tact that there is no reason why normal trading operations with this port should not be resumed.

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