The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-17
IAlsrssting from Japan.

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MxssRs FRAzAR 4 COT COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR
NAGAsAKI, japan, Feb. %, 1890
We have the pleasure Of waiting on you with copy q
our FIRST Japan circular, which intend desoschos In
future monthly, regularly conveyance between hi,
port and shapghse viii admit.
Business with owing 70 the dersngeusat Of the cur
rency, s much restricted and the transsctoo, bo,s
in imports and exports, continues Il present on mode
rate scale The treasury now exchanges moderate
amounts Of Mexican dollars per day giving Japanese s
"zeboos" about and one half 70 the dollar 10
foreigners, with which 70 buy goods Of the Japanese
merchants.
We heard from good authority that great hopes are en-
eraped Of our being able exchange any reason
able amount Of money daily Such becoming the case va
due ratio ~ IN
rhs Japsnese are daily becoming more accustomed 70
improvement and demand for American and Easlsn ma
nuisctues - soon ~ tbe currency vii admit Of free an
unrestrscsed trade with The Japsnsse
There has been considerable business me 10 msnus~c
,ured Foods within The pess sr months, n shor.
time, and woolens, gray shirtass, drnlnxs, cAnse q
chntsss &C. have seen dIsposd of al ar
pfoss over snanshAe p.oes better bssinsss ossn
country for shipment 70 shanghai, esd Of taxing ia
cnrs.s s0I s:r. R %yo,;ss
medicines, sugar. Sspanwood, &c from China ana nsvs
realized soca pross until recently the make, nss oseo
materially -
The goods reaurcd for the japanese are very similar 10
ihose sought Tor by the Chinese their peus mach
he same sod therefore ship made 70 our sbsoshs.
house VII give them the advantage Of tao srkea 10 az
used Win oRcrebon for the interests OF shir s~rs
We have yet hardly had . fair trial for p6oduc,os
OUT manuIAetufes and creating demand smoag The ia
psnese as The state Of the currency has great
check on operations bat convinced that With ne
perseverance, and patience japan will cv.ntuaDy ousr
socd Tor snipuens from The U1.sd STATES
Aresoy . large and remuperatve trade hes been car.
articles Of EXPORT have been green tsss se sosoer vs
lease vss and Goals, together with edible sea wse u,
AT present. ali goods are bought Of The J.p.na.. III,
SILVER nreboot which have averaged 22S a sOo oar ioo
Mexican dolArs but Is their value nuetusses qaoSsoos
saas s.,ns M. MEXICAN dollars, the rate OF
6kIs IsAs have been exported quite freely 10 sh.as
me quality compares the .or.. % rsss
key snd young hys Prices have aver sxed from as
Raw snx hss been PURCHASED Al freely a., m. .,
would % NIT prices averserg s2soa $500 sex per st
ssms q me a@ me sort; .S@p.r' ,svo.o VITA Toe
Japan amounts 70 about 5000 baes, shipped PRINCIPALLY
70 Ineland wa snanshae
for scne time for supplies about 900 pscas Der year
snd prices Ne hear equal ss per pscu bat
hon yeddo copper no given free BIZ, has sy.ness
10 e ga On account Of the demand from Foreigners
~ s Su,.. s ss,. R.A' ssd .scys ana ssa
fsand and export os thh article sagssher wh sas and
'hs, = soon e NE eurrsscy satisfactorily Arranged
VIM vuunrAm1 WAr was largely exporssd from here
eht or nine months nnoe The ships Florence and YER
siss hsoiBG direct fcr Ioadon. several vsnpsls
ceded for shsnehss. Lassriy, good has ssoons
'ery scarce an1 small Ios osly obtanaols o. % $40:
rev,oas pr,ces ruling s7a - par pscsl me Japanese
CoAL-1he Qualfty compares with Enghsn coal beips |
'tnmhous but somewhat inferior. Il be had In anv
uanty ~ ~ 90 per Ion, board. Al present they ars
nossly sorfHce ooAh but WI improve quality = The
SUE rIs's eoops are made Of almost svery psslrvv.
ne TEXTURE heavier, - general snsg, thsn the chi.
s,s and PRICE vary from ~ 20 70 % per psos Of 10
Ins hse.iss ssseln srporssd largely, (mossly 10
OF duy per cent cd vaiorsm):-Gan ausS Isr,e a. |
hexcan) per pecu sms "a (n~r,csn) y. a. mpbor 49,
toe mnhet seaveed, No. 4, a. No a All an, 80. |
eed, ~, nat esh, No I, -. No p. as a. sn,,r,s
III elS mushrooms o. ssiucky a 40. sh..r,,
-. No sis; hinelAs, square ana small. ~ = an.
rrnioslH, - . ~ per pecal
ihe -. - sysn c<uess ssnmsrsAsd used extensive
- ~ pssi esGht nosshs sbou< s,rty vss..,. ~.
D$1Deaki Acne va ssscrssd carscss FOR sosnsns. |
h edlksss has been c9rcd Qu,~uy ana =. 49,. y,
II up n The present. time bus fui~ - p~~c s,.- |
ne e The extensive trade thai has been carros - -
pssa ye~r between NJ porn e sasAsAu aad sn.es.
Tspgu~ have ruled ~ sss psss mcssh;-r, ss.,.. Z
from ~ 20 - per I'm or 20 ccbsc feet for uess,r
mt and 30 Soc PER pecn fov We GIT eoods - | q
n4ssee, " per Won, msesnrsmens, ana 500 70 ~ Der
7eses q msdevsAs eapassy, say ~ Ss4 so.s ar.
sdapIrd for the japan trade ana ~ "a p-crc,s \,
vht mr. such VESSELS almost oruSl,ua1v =,