Newchwang. Since the railways opened, their advantage 
over the waterway has not been disputed. By the water 
way, date of arrival was variable, not to speak of requiring 
a longer period, that often let slip a precious commercial 
opportunity. Next, the trick of wetting Beans during 
bransit was frequently played, besides other like question- 
able practices. In addition, the Newchwang Bar at the 
mouth of the Liao blocks the way to larger-sized steamers. 
Last but not least, the Port of Newchwang remains ice- 
bound during the height of the produce season. 
All these handicaps made against the Liao waterway, 
the larger portion of Beans coming to be consigned by 
railway. 
At present, the Bean stocks placed on the market may 
be calculated principally on the base of what is carried by 
the S.M.R. Lines, including despatches from such feeders 
as the Ssupingkai-Taonan and the Kirin-Changchun Lina 
and also the two adjoining lines, that is, the Chinese Kast- 
ern Railway and the Peiping-Mukden Line. The leading 
trade routes in South Manchuria, comprising the S.M.R. 
Lines and other carries, follow : 
(1) Consigned to Dairen, Yingkou, and Antung by S.M.R. Lines. 
(8) Consigned to Yingkou by the Liao waterway. 
(3) Counsigned to Yingkou by the Peiping-Mukden Line. 
(4) Consigned to Antung by the Yalu waterway. 
8) Consigned for Seishin (Chosen) by the Tumen River. 
J