The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-01
ouR TRADE wITH JAPAN.
Some of the Articles We Buy of Our Al
mOnd-Eyed brethren.
In6euendent Record


Independent Recosdl
Middle aged readers can seadily recall
the time when the empire Ct Japan and
the. heart of Africa we1s equally IN
known to the world, and the
memory of Perry's notable unsealing
of the ports and commerce o.
Japan mast be fresh in their
minds. 1t was a triumph of American
diplomacy, and to-day there comes t.
these shores 81 I, 000, 000 worth of goods
annually, while the amount and value
of these imports augment rapidly. a
feature OF tie japanese trade seems to
be that those engaged therein almost in
variably make money. 1t is trade
which calls for special fitness, and once
established seems better than the average
silver mine
OF japanese imports, during the sea
son ending December 81, 1888, New
York took nearly So, 900, 600 in value;
Chicago, 81, 200, 600; San Francisco, a
half million; ana Canada say three and
half millions Their value goes to
show that in exchange for the half mill
ion dollars worta OF refined petroleum
sent to Japan last season, Uncle Sam
gets an assortment Of Invaluable articles.
First in value and Importance is. crude
camphor, substance that more closely
resembles cheap grade of white sugar
than anything elseJ 1t was imported to
the value ef half1a million dollars last
season-33, S41 picuis.
Japanese vegetable wax is another i'm
portant product Of the awakened island
1t is rival of paraffine wax in many,
ways, and is-consumed in great quantf5
ties by New England cartridge-makers,
and by manufacturers of celluloid. OF
this substance, over 1900 piculs were
imported last season, worth nearly
$3U0, 600. The cutie fish bone, without.
which the life of the imprisoned canary
would be stale, flat, and improbable, is
still another product of Japanese origin.
Over 1, 800 piculs were imported last
season, orth S246, 600. This article
showed an increase in the amount
imported of 100 per cent. over
the previous years trade Then comes
Japanese fish oil, a competitor of cur
menhaden oil. The wonderful abund-
ance of fish in Japanese waters, and the
fact that labor can be procured for a few
cents daily, enable exporters to send
this oil 1000 miles, and still compete
with that expressed from fish that
swarm along the Atlantic coast OF
this article, over 100, eco piculs were
imported, worth s246, 600. Isinglass,
due to the abundance of fish already re-
ferred to, was imported from Japan last
season to the extent of nearly 5000
piculs, worth 1864, 500.
The metal antimony, of prime neces-
sity in medicine, is yet another valuable
product of Japan, and the last season
brought out nearly so, 900 piculs, worth
$13o, 600. The type founder is larga
consumer of this peculiar metal also, fol
it possesses the singular property of re
tanning its volume when cooling afte.
melting, while other metals shrink
This endows metal alloyed with antimon,
with the attribute of retaining a elear-ea.
impression of the mould, so requisite i
type making Among the article
which are found among the Japanes
merchants samples is q silvery powder
This powder glistens from the surface
of modern wall paper, imparting
beautiful appearance, and it serves e |
enhance the charming snow scenes de
picted on Prang's Christmas carts
This substance is Japanese mica, groun
to powder, and when used as described
gives the article it is spread upon ali
the sparkling beauty worn by the sur
face of snow under the moons rays.