The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-08
TRADE WITH CHINA.
Statistics That Have Become OF special
Interest since the Peace Treaty.

Chicago Record
The motive OF Japan In exactlng from
| China the conditions described Il the sub
| ject Of nuch discussion. but IL Is gener-
| ally assumed THAI IL was done IN conpii-
aHce with the suggestions OF the European
nations which desire 10 extend their mar
kets. II - also question Of serious dis
cussion among diplomatlsts whether IL is
| wise policy 10 encourage the Industrial
development OF China by educating the
masses OF the people In mechanical pur-
suits and the use OF iabor-saving machin-
cry.
The extraordinary capacity OF the Chi
nese IN all forms OF fabrication, their
great ingenuity and facility OF imitation.
their ability 20 labor fourteen and six
teen hours a day on a few handfuis OF
rice and their willingness 20 work for
wages that would not pay for the tobacco
consumed by an American mechanic, viii
make them dangerous competitors In all
lines Of manufactures. particularly In the
production OF silks, cottons and other fab
Tics II they should generally enter into
the manufacture or textilesSsith cotton OF
their own cultivation they would effectu-
ally close the mills OF Manchester. which
have already been seriously crippled by
the development OF the industry in India.
where the Increase OF spindles during the
last ten years has been greater than in
any other part OF the world.
China Is now the largest market for
British and American cottons. We send
20 that country very little else except
petroleum. Our exports last year uS9D
were valued a s5.SsfsS. OF which 8 SS4. .
go We're cotton cloths and s.. AS $50 petro-
leum Our imports from China amounted
10 81 155. IS, OF which 8. l65,eSi were silks
$3.50 81 tea. ssJ7.s 85 mating and about
81 0000 CO. worth OF fIrs and skins.
our exports to Japan were valued at
s, SIS Si5. OF which s. 2262i7 was petro-
leum. Our imports from Japan amount
ed TO Sis saG So, of which over sI00o0. GO
We're silks and $4,000 tea
The imports OF Great Britain TO China
I'm lsa2 were valued at $t04, as4. 500, OF
which SIS. s07 40 were cotton goods 81
10. 80 wooleRs and worsteds. $3.50 coo
iron and 81, s35. 500 cotton yarn. The i'm
ports from those countries into the
United Kingdom were valued az sa.ssS. =
500. Of which sf0.279,zi5 was tea. $.7s9 900
silk, 1851. 9tS straw plating for hats and
bonnets and S6SS.6S5 hemp. In 1892 Great
Britain exported TO Japan ST. go
worth OF merchandise. OF which A.iG. so
| was cotton yarn. Sa.Io0000 cotton goods
| si.S3i.s75 woolens and worsteds. and
| sl,052.s2o iron The imports into Great
| Britain from Japan that year were val
| ued at about 10000 OF which s7G0. 5i5
| was copper and s676. $50 rice.
| The exports from Germany to China.
ued at S.f95.0oo. OF which 81, s5. 500 were
| analine and other dyes. S.0ss0to wooden
| cloths and s9i5. 500 needles. The imports
| into Germany from China were valued
| at s., $50 00o, OF which chemicals, dyes
| and drugs were valued at 1892 00o. horse
| and other hair s5Ss.eeo and groceries of
| all kinds, including confectionery. S4s
1 30. The experts from Germany 10 Japan
| In 1872 were valued at 81 $50 900. OF which
| wool and manufactures OF wool were val
/ ued at Sl,5T2oo0 and iron and it's manu-
| features al $4,000. The imports into
| Germany from Japan were valued at
| s.. i6. 011 OF which wood and manufact-
| ures OF wood were valued at S275, coo cop
| per and Its manufactures SJ0i.500 and
| groceries s. 20. coo
France exported to China proper in
| lSqs only $63f. COO worth OF merchandise OF
| Nhich S2O.ooo were cotton goods. si.0. 90
| wooden goods. $780, GOO silk goods and
| slco.eoo wines. and imported from China
SCI hie 600 worth OF merchandise. OF which
81 $4,000 was raw silk. $e.i20eG0 silk
| goods and s320.0oo tea. The same year
she exported 10 Japan s., 7esseo worth OF
| merchandise. OF which $4,000 were
| woOlen goods. s1.eJo.1no iron steamers
| and $780, 0 wines. and received $tf. 267. SCI
| worth 81 imports. OF which Si0.020.oo was
raw silk. 81 $4,000 silk goods. s3S0, ooC
| decorated porcelain and $500 COO rice.
| The Chinese market for manufactured
| goods viii never be much greater. The
| wants OF the people are few. aud Il Will
DO generations before they are educated
| 10 the need OF luxuries. Therefore the
| demand for foreign merchandise will IN
| no wise compensate for the competition
| they will offer. The opening OF ths
| country 20 manufactures viii occasion a
| temporary market for machinery. tools
| railway construction material and sup
| plies and improved agricultural is,,pie.
| ments. but The Chinese arc such clever
| imitators that they VIII soon be able q
| suIply them selves.