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.