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0542 Across Asia : vol.1
アジア横断 : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000221
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in the town. Exports to Kwantung about 2,000 tan, to Shui-chuan about 6,000 tan and the rest to other provinces. The value of the total exports is about 250,00o taels. Opium is mostly bought up by 5 big merchants. Annual quantity 4 million Jiang representing a value of about 450,00o taels (1 Jiang = 0.16-0.17 taels). About io,000 Jiang are consumed in the town, the rest being exported to Tientsin. Chihli, Honan etc. White cotton cloth is imported chiefly from Hupeh, a little from Shensi, 7 wholesale buyers importing about 20,000 rolls of 3o pi each annually (i pi is over 20 arshins) to a value of about 2829,00o taels. White costs 22-24 taels per roll, green and blue 25 taels per roll. Silken cloth: over 30 shops of 3 categories. I. 5-6 shops with an annual turnover of about 20,000 taels each; II. 15 shops of io,000 taels each; and III. io shops of 8,000 taels each. It is imported mostly from Shui-chuan, but also from Suchow, Hankow, Pien leang and other places to an annual value of 170-180,00o taels. 18 pawnshops carry on lending business on a combined capital of 3-400,00o taels. Average rate of interest 2 %, per month. Old clothes are sold in 40 shops with a combined capital of about 200,000 taels. They are bought up in pawnshops, but arc also brought partly from Shui-chuan and Hupeh. Various small articles are sold in 6o shops: I. io with a capital of io,000 taels each; II. 8,000 each; and III. 5--6,00o taels each. The goods are imported from Kwantung, Tientsin, Honan and Hupeh. There are 4 branches of banks with connections in all the provinces. Their combined capital amounts to about t million taels The bankers themselves come from Tajuan and Tientsin. Purchase of money is carried on by 1 Government and about 5o private offices with a combined capital of about 200,000 taels (excluding the Government office). There arc 6o dispensing chemists with a combined capital of about ioo,000 taels. The annual turnover in medicines is said to reach the respectable figure of about 300 tan. The surroundings of Lanchow and the neighbourhoods of Sining and Tsinchow produce many herbs used for medicines, but a good deal is also imported from Honan. Trade in salt is carried on by the Government in a large shop with 4-5 branches and by 4-5 private shops. The annual value is said to amount to 30-40,000 taels. Grey salt 0.02 per djin; white 0.3 per shyn and »snow» (syö) salt 0.15 per shyn. The salt is brought from Alashan and some is exported to Kung chang fu, Ti chow and Tsinchow. Leather 50-6o shops. Hides arc bought in Hochow and Sining and cured here. About half is exported to Tientsin and Shensi. Combined capital about 100-150,000 taels. Leather boxes made of kutes hide keep 8-9 shops busy with a combined capital of io,000 taels. Silver goods 40 shops with a combined capital of 80-90,000 taels. Furriers 20 shops with a combined capital of 120-130,000 taels. Dressed furs are brought mostly from Sining and Ningsiafu. Books over io shops with a combined capital of 70-80,000 taels. The books are obtained mostly from Shanghai and Shensi. Oil 3o shops with 180-190,000 taels capital. It is imported mainly from Sining, Hochow, Main, Taochow, Minchow, Tsinchow, Lianchow etc. Iron 12 —13 shops with 120,000 taels capital. Imported from Hupeh, Hankow, Hing-anfu and Kalgan. Coal is mined 30-40 li from the town. Annual consumption valued at 400-500,00o taels. 6o merchants deal in coal. Flour is produced by 5o mills in the vicinity of the town to an annual value of 600-700,000 taels. Brooms, baskets, spades etc. are made here on a small scale, but are mostly brought from Tsinchow. 30 shops with a capital of 20-30,000 taels.

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