Korea

Appendix IV — Return of Principal Articles of Imports to Foreign Countries During the Years 1901-1902

Articles		1902		1901		Average, Five Years, 1898-1902
		Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
			£		£	£
Cotton goods—
Shirtings, grey and white—
British	Pieces	389,730	172,515	402,156	176,892	159,763
Japanese	″	18,926	3934	19,236	3933	2328
T-cloths	″	18,771	4169	29,798	6782	4400
Drills—
British and American	″	20,045	9274	34,970	16,250	9546
Japanese	″	2032	1036	919	188	298
Turkey-red cloths
British	″	6357	1873	6815	1928	1934
Japanese	″	9763	1539	10,274	1904	1726
Lawns and muslins	″	100,513	10,133	95,460	9750	12,915
Lenos	″	33,602	8797	38,897	10,296	9062
Sheetings—
British and American	″	134,282	57,342	189,554	80,177	60,164
Japanese	″	173,907	72,098	171,235	72,303	52,961
Cotton reps	″	21,094	9461	28,412	14,598	7707
Japanese piece-goods	″	658,462	65,407	909,811	88,069	75,405
Piece-goods, non-Japanese	″	39,356	3054	39,699	3517	8600
Yarn—
British and Indian	Lbs.	111,333	3923	120,933	4193	5641
Japanese	″	4,154,533	98,933	5,028,800	119,781	105,454
Chinese	″	—		4	12
Other cottons	—	—	23,282		33,235	42,003
Total			546,772		643,808	559,919
Woollen goods			7846		16,618	8235
Miscellaneous piece-goods			1701		1645	1148
Metals			59,266		74,156	54,218
Sundries—
Arms, accoutrements, and ammunition			9556		38,606	17,979
Bags and ropes for packing			31,408		28,464	25,011
Clothing and haberdashery			21,918		17,916	14,260
Cotton—
Raw	Lbs.	239,066	3806	447,866	7883	5244
Wadding	″	652,606	12,340	688,533	14,650	14,596
Dyes	″	259,333	8361	327,466	13,791	8814
Flour	″	1,937,066	7433	1,899,066	7860	6724
Grain and pulse	″	3,998,266	9337	3,110,133	6348	14,495
Grass-cloth			57,310		53,979	46,823
Machinery			14,608		12,546	8816
Matches	Gross	576,629	18,110	562,338	17,747	15,991
Mining supplies			46,659		39,267	28,859
Kerosene oil—
American	Gallons	3,461,980	77,988	2,463,631	62,833	55,6917
Japanese	″	760	17	19,260	530	1873
Paper	Lbs.	878,666	7654	901,733	8033	6475
Provisions			19,154	—	19,359	15,695
Railway plant and material			46,112	—	27,963	33,816
Rice	Lbs.	11,447,466	40,675	10,963,200	40,924	24,3488
Saké and samshu			15,924	—	14,228	13,247
Salt	Lbs.	17,491,733	7998	28,845,200	13,879	13,031
Silk piece-goods			86,444	—	125,381	81,911
Sugar	Lbs.	2,501,600	15,039	1,992,933	12,588	10,984
Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes			20,273	—	17,425	14,576
Other sundries			188,642	—	161,838	135,910
Total			766,766	—	764,038	615,169
Grand total			1,382,351	—	1,500,265	1,238,689