1903 - The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

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THE HAHBOUH ~ ! Ai"TEW"
ltEPOHT.
TABLE SHOWING THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST
Prices of Bar Silver in London,
Rates of Exchange in Hongkong, and Bank ofEngland Rates
1 ~77
1 ~78
1879
1880
1H8 1
1882
18H3
1884
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1 ~86
188 7
11'88
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
of Discount, for the years 1877 to 1902.
B .tlt SIL YF:H
Highest
5Bt
55t
saH
52~
53
52.~
51-f
5 1 ~
50
47
47 ~
·Hy;
44~
5-!j
48'
43~
~
H'l{~
3 1 ~
:n ~ ~r.
31 9
rrr
29H
28#
29
30~
29/-u-
26
2H~
L oND ON.
IX
L owest.
53{·
4H~
48~
51~
60~
50
50T\r
49~
4. 6 ~
42
4:3-}
41~
4Jl ~
43#
43~
37{
30\
27-
27T:Jii
29!
23§-
25
. 26~
27
25
21 -H
21H
I
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IIigbest. J Lowest.
4 3i I 3 ·9~
3 '11
il'lt
I 3/5
3 /5~
3 1 0~ 3i1t
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~
3/9i
3•8:
:Hi
37
3 8· 36
B A:snt for the ypar en ding :~J~t Deeember, 1903.
Sllll'l'ING.
1. The total tonnage enterinf( and ,; of any prrvious yrar.
There were 53,991 arriYab of 1 ::!.027.092 ton,;, and 5±,009 Jepartnre~
of 1:2,012,770 ton,:.
OE Briti:;h \)cean-going tonnage, :1,:1%,31± ton~ entPred, and
:),i)tl2,121 ton ~ cleare(l.
Of B riti ~h Hiw r Strnmer,;, 2. 2il7,2J!) ton~ entered, and :2,2:H.tiB
tuns cl(•art>d.
Of F oreign Orean-going tonnage, ii,!Hi7,1)71 ton~ cntereJ, and
:3,665,880 ton :< clearNl.
Of Foreign Hin'r Stt-amers, i 17 ,l)HI ton:-: rnt