Chapter IX. Trade in Staple Produce

SECTION I.—HOW BEANS, BEAN CAKE, & BEAN
OIL, STAND

Manchurian Beans, Bean Cake, and Bean Oil constitute
 the essence of the economic Manchuria, occupying
a very important place in Manchurian trade. As may be
seen from Table 14 appended hereto, total exports from
Manchuria in the fiscal year 1926 reached about Hk. Tls.
365,000,000. Beans took up Hk. Tis. 78,000,000, Bean
€ake Hk. Tis. 87.000,000, and Bean Oil Hk. Tls. 84,000,-000,
 rolling up the nice total of about Hk. Tls. 200,000,000
that is, 55 per cent of the total exports of Manchuria. In
passing, Beans amounted to 21 per cent; Bean Cake. 24
per cent; and Bean Oil. about 10 per cent. Apart from
Bean Cake. the export of Beans and Bean Oil is on a steady

increase.

TABLE (14) ExrorT RETURNS FoR STAPLE PRODUCE

{in Hk. Tls.)

1917
1919 ..
1921 ....
1690

Total exports
from
Manchuria
152,512,760
203,752,719
218,234,585
N69 105 462

Exports of
2 Articles

70,044,234
99,778,147
112,543,062
124 879 578

Exports
of Beans

19,736,859
31,063,788
39,729,300
14 472.998

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