New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-10

year numbered 81 vessels, OF Sio41 tuns Du @
during 1866 only vessels OF 20s tuns The departures
to the same ports in 1865 reached S3 ts but III 1870
the tunnase declined to e $50 tnns rr tho two wears
was as follows: ,eo.
Chin. 4 K, ssSsio sSssls ss & lsss 30
viii be seen from this table that the increase in value
the China trade was s6s69 and the decrease on the
In the Wear 1865 the number of vessels clearing from the
The number arrived from China vase of 2s6s2 tuns and
from Japan of 1921 tuns. During the period the
pan H. and the departures for China 9 and for Japan IS
The goods imported in 1855 at shanghai, which is the
we're Cotton piece goods consisting OF gray slrtmgs
white shirtngs, TclOhs and other deserptions-yaue
habit medium broadcl0t, and Spanish stripes istngs
long ellis luste ecysne AZ o7 tae Iasd 0 St
tin, 96449i rice ss25SS sugar S8IsSS; Goals sseOo
sandalwoOd, 1926; Japan seaweed S69,zlei indigo
eco 0e raw silk 1859 tea, 4l99O7s cotton 4s26i9
wood OIL l264e4 paper 25b 500 hemp 1885; clnaware
$50 392 sundries, 9,S67,2H Total 6l,66, sl5 taels
The following figures are presented for the purpose OF
showing what articles now in demand IN Chba Inc
silks tea Il $40; cotton Ss9GS2 nankeons
2,O30,s75; rhubarb. GOGSI nut gals 5slS mlsE SoSei
straw braid, 29,GI2; sundles, SOgeeAo iolal ''czio
taels - 80
The exports from japan principally silk silk
France better suited 10 the American than the En-
glish market and eurios japanese works OF ART ana
ment and culture because OF the exquisite workinsp
attracted bv these elegant specimens of Japanese skill
some affinity between the Occidental and oriental NINA
manestng itself in literature well In our social
life mpelng to admire these tokens OF the civiliza-
IL Is interesting 10 observe the articles japan imports
this early day Of her commercial history These
include manufactured articles among which are eg1cul
tural implements and sewingmaohnes, cotton fabrics
The export Of treasure into the East is very large
Great Britain Ia 1866 shipped e47T275 in gold and f2i
s4in lver and the shipments from the Mediter1nean
ports were s2OSe45s IN gold and 6Geo IN syfr INDIA
this but the amount received by China aud Japan was no
proportion. The shipments Of treasure from San
Francisco annually about @,SOo,OOO 70 China, and
tl,50O,G0O to japan.
from California 20 the East China alone importing nearly
great quantities annually as all other countries IN the
FEW days ago we hadthe news Of tho return Of the
steamship Colombo FROM her second voyage on the China
line She began her first voyage the st day Of Janu
airy, multitudes watching her departure from San Fran
cisco IL was truly the opening Of era Since then
Our tables show that the entire trade last year Amounted
to only $07s4 The first quarter Of the present year
bringing goods into the harbor OF San Francisco
than the entire trade for the first quarter of 1906 namely
S22L An increase unprecedented gives promise of
trade NJ once magnificent and our Even YOko-
hama is near TO NewYOrk as to London nearer. II
take into the account the dangerous seas raVcsed by the
ships OF the PeDnsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company Five hundred and twenty dollaS gold takes
the chant or rstcass traveller to Yokohama ana 1870
to Hong Kong, via the isthmus OF Panama and for
somewhat larger lie may return home by way OF
London. Soon tie 500 in currency he pays 10 San
Francisco will not be expended IN magnificent journey
empires OF Asia, and ganoeat the ecte OF
Europe returning home again. II he choose within two
ede round the earth only less wonderful than the ac.
eonplised promise OF Cyrus w. Field and is If possible,
more potent Instrument OF civilization. 'f
DESCRIPTION or YoKoHAMA-THE FOREIGN SETTLE
MENT-EXPoRTs-A VISIT 10 AN IMAGE OF
DUDDAH. ..IrI i..a Us +
Prom Our Special Correspondent
.- .. YOKOHAMA, Japan, March 80. 1867. .
Yokohama, which means the opposite Shore" Is a
to Japanese ears as IT is 10 foreign gcogra
ply lies opposite the town OF Kanagawa on an arm.
let OF The Bay Of Yedd0 The remains Of copse on the
ground Of the American Consulate indicate the site of
shed under which Commodore Perry signed the treaty
which reOpened japan to the worlds At that
time and for several years subsequently, that is until
1859, the opposite shore OF Kanagawa consisted OF
few fshormen's huts, some rieeflelds, and swamp.
When new treaties were made, Kanagawa the port OF
YeddO opened for trade and foreign residence an
importation TO which the japanese accorded reluctant
assent and with mental reservation which they did
long conceal Kanagawa beng the Tokaido, or great
highway, Of the Empire, through which angry Damios
and their armed reaDers frequently passed TO and from
the Capital fears OF collision with foreigners enter
new settlement elsewhere, malgre the protests
of Townsend Harris, Sir Rutherford Alcock,
ties being masters Of the situation took the
matter very cOoy carried their point and In doing so
and fatal could not but have taken place had large
te@e1t q sTsagssrng Rscient foreig1ers
fan prostrate which OF course no foreigner
would comply. while many would be found tirowine
themselyesin The way Of the cortege in likely
to provoke assault To avert foreign ueulency they
addressed foreign cupidy They fitted the ON the
shore opposite TO KaDagawa the named In the treaty
erected sea wall constructed excellent piers, divided
place of into lots and offered them prices
that the foreign Ministers saw to their dsmay their conn
uymen turning from the treaty port TO what consd
cred Desima IN which foreigners were TO be i'm
prisOned like the Hollander under the old regime Thus
the astute Japanese, by aording every facility for build
ing up foreign town at Yokohama and by throwing
every possible obstacle in the way Kanagawa happily
accomplished their object That they acted wisely
universally conceded. Moreover, at Yokohama the an
choragc Is within convenient distance Of the shore while
at Kanagawa the distance II incOnvenently great
Several hundred cOmmOdiOus buildings have been
erected for dwellings and stOrehOuses at Yokohama the
trade OF which has attracted population Of foreign
ers, all told and adjoining native has
called into existence, which has population OF about
10000.
The upper portion Of the armlct OF Yokohama IL |
bounded hJ blum, ht te base NJ which stands KHna
gawa, and huggng corresponding bluff on the lower
portion situated this port which Is its
base extending along the shore for mile and quarter
One looks here In vain for the palatal edces which
idOrn the foreign settlements in China ConaQraons
and earthquakes OF too frequent not TO be
cgarded y the architect, consequently this unique
own. All the buildings consist or elm frames inciosed