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Korea and her neighbors / A narrative of travel, with an account of the recent vicissitudes and present position of the country

Chapter 45: APPENDIX C Return of Principal Articles of Export (net) to Foreign Countries for the Years 1896-95
By Isabella L. Bird
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A traveler's narrative recounts journeys through Korea and neighboring regions, blending vivid landscape and street-level description with informed accounts of recent upheavals and shifting external influence. The author documents access to court and officials, records everyday customs and religious activity, and reflects on administrative reforms, finances, and social conditions. Observational prose is augmented by photographs, maps, and appendixes, and the work combines practical route and travel detail with cultural and political commentary to present a rounded, firsthand portrait of geography, institutions, and contemporary life.

APPENDIX C
Return of Principal Articles of Export (net) to Foreign Countries for the Years 1896-95

Articles.Chemulpo.Fusan.Wön-san.
1896.1895.1896.1895.1896.1895.
Beans£48,485£45,679£65,731£22,337£24,132£32,049
Fish (dried manure). .. .4,2966394,394312
Cowhides8,78914,03611,07737,2254,4246,152
Ginseng29,739575. .. .. .. .
Paper2,3261,7851,8062,236249
Rice92,44462,390178,85217,646549 . .
Seaweed55406,7053,809. .. .
Sundries12,7138,99213,6339,3612,1013,590
Total£194,551£133,497£282,100£93,253£35,624£42,112
Total exports from Korea1896.1895.
Currency.Sterling.Currency.Sterling.
$4,728,700£512,275$2,481,808£268,862

Return of Principal Articles of Foreign Import (net: i.e. excluding Re-exports) to Open Ports of Korea during the Years 1896-95.

Articles.Chemulpo.Fusan.Wön-san.
1896.1895.1896.1895.1896.1895.
Cotton goods--Shirtings£103,196£172,549£51,920£54,911£21,982£55,190
Lawns and muslins6,95611,55410,6708,1831,0722,066
Sheetings--
Japanese12,5087,199......401,330
English and American6,7368,594......234,500
Japanese piece-goods14,01520,12924,94419,43230,86738,608
Yarn--
Japanese27,27126,09811,0183,8861,5903,483
English and Indian5,6344,876222...1,8714,364
Other cottons14,39429,0656,3634,8368,73215,125
Total£190,710£280,064£105,137£91,238£66,177£124,666
Woolens3,2664,933578884182333
Metals7,1728,62015,25310,3427,6906,217
Sundries--
Dyes4,81810,7942,3633,0847771,667
Grass-cloths22,35813,6413,5461,4022,2413,154
Matches4,7983,5754,5713,3482,0181,680
Kerosene oil--
American20,0359,8199,5607,4796,4633,990
Russian9,3124574,513478691
Provisions5,7173,8592,3582,024381...
Saké3,0189,6392,9722,8181,2031,176
Silk piece-goods28,94365,0578,1675,6064,05812,848
Other articles89,417111,90250,82838,85926,24130,884
Total£188,416£228,743£88,878£65,098£43,451£55,400
Grand total£382,203£522,360£209,846£167,562£117,500£186,616
Less excess of re-exports over imports in some articles1,088596.........126
Net total£381,115£521,764£209,846£167,562£117,500£186,490
Total for Korea1896.1895.
Currency.Sterling.Currency.Sterling.
$6,539,630[67]£708,461$8,084,465[67]£875,816

Return of all Shipping Vessels Entered at the Open Ports of Korea during the Year 1896.

Nationality.Chemulpo.Fusan.Wön-san.Korea.
Sailing.Steam.Sailing.Steam.Sailing.Steam.Total.
No. of VesselsTons.No. of VesselsTons.No. of VesselsTons.No. of VesselsTons.No. of VesselsTons.No. of VesselsTons.No. of VesselsTons.
American2158..............................2158
British......33,381......55,635......55,6351314,651
Chinese56557..............................56557
German......1808......54,732......43,612109,152
Japanese30710,278154118,14553717,035292210,645413,2275865,6541,389424,984
Norwegian......21,082........................21,082
Russian......22,202......1310,381......1010,2342522,817
Korean1113,5725110,3759500165,9008572284,84022325,759
Total47614,565213135,99354617,535331237,293493,79910589,9751,720499,160
" for 189553114,449242108,02149714,300272180,784615,0299383,5471,696406,130

FOOTNOTES:

[67] 1 dollar = 2s. 2d.