The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-27
vnns
Silver yena.

There are some ign articles classified
among japanese products imported into
this country IN the annual returns Of tho
foreign trade Of the empire Of Japan. as
prepared 10 the japanese department. or
finance. The heaviest importations are
~ course the teas. Of which in 1874 there
were a,0s1 80 catt'ea Of pa1-fre green ga.
: as, 2lG of hasket-fre green tea. and 1854
272 Of tea dust. used in adulteration The
cafty Is ono and one-third pounds
OF carpets there were 80 Z72 imported
here. the value being 927 sss. 20 silver yens.
Wall paper lmportations amounted 10 H.
asA 900 silver Fpns Menthot crystal
amounted 20 27,s1.s5o yens. OF sulphur
the imports were ISL .26S 2f9 vrus. There
were 49, catties of mushrooms which
considering that they are we'll dried. made
a large bulk the value being II a9s 10
yens The rice importations we're 1856
plculs. valued a. hs.Sn leo VEINS. She'll
FISH. shrimp and vermlceli are among the
imports
Copper Gomez IN from japan In inRots.
slabs and manufactured form the amount
not being large. Japanese ginger 20 tho
amount az * iS9 catties came here In 1891
Drugs and medicines were Of So small an
amount as 60 Indicate that they were for
the exclusive consumption OF Japanese
residents or this country. The same IS
true Of tcor. as SEQ silver Scns represent
the importation.
Chestnuts imported IN 1Sai amounted TO
e,S5e cstties. the value Of 39tiea silver
vens There We're ~ 1So cattles Of cutie
fish. valued at ,265 SIC 7ens Gold and sill
vcr Japanese ware brought here from ia
pan was valued az asa 500 yens.
sink Importation~.
Raw silk imported here from Japan IN
isat was s.iea,eoo catties. valued az - i57.-
-4S vcus, Tho value 90 the bamboo inn
ported IN 1894 was e "a S6n silver yens: ~
coal. ss.aas yeus. for i57le tons: leaf to-
harcn. a.noi catties. 500 vcns. Of straw
rlaita there were S7ia7S bundles worth
sT5,esi yens: the iSG5S umbrellas were
valued NJ Lass, 80 yenS.
n * Interesting 30 note that in 1894 tho
inportatious Included fifteen furs. 20 cat
ties OF animal hair two dozen undersfirts
valued at hei ven. seven mattresses
valued AZ g ven: nfty-elght tons Of coal
dust two boats valued at - ven. and
twenty-six iinrikshas, valued az ~ ven
Mr.. MiyaRawa took up tho printed re-
port for iS9t. and kindly went over tho Hist
90 imporiaiious 90 Japanese products 20
this country. Speaking GA perfect English
he brought out the following interesting
points:
Delicate Copying Paper.
'''rhe Canpishi paper IS tbc very thin
paper which is used "a letter presses for
copying upop. II is made from the bark
of a kind ~ tree or shvtib called the paner
plant. The ginseng 81 Japan is a vegeta-
Nie root, in appearance like carrot In
fact. Wo cali 10 q carrot in Iarau II SIS
used great deal there as medicine. n 81
the principal medicine used hv tho ola
chuoi. and is for internal treatment II
- valuable iu Korea. W here the host gin
seng i0 the world rs produced Il IS 81
superior m article there and so valuahls
that Tho Korean government prohibits ass
expectation
"The meutbol crystals ave- prepared,
from peppermint oil THEIR u-rs ign head
ache cure. ct".. arn familiar i0 this reuu-
frv. Nou ohserve ihat a small amount az
hecr q exported 90 your country fron, ia
pan. : suppose This SIS fos Jauaneee resi-
dents an The limited Staies Our beo~ ir-
dusfry IS RAPIDLY developing y Sc
now the growth ~ ton wears as am
Industry. The japanese used ga drink
IRA German Imported heor Nut NOW
We not only make cur owu beer
but have driven tao German article
out 81 our usrhct. ana Are active COM
pettoTS f0r the trade ss fav as SINGAPORE
Ia al the clubs thrOughout thc East now
tho Japanese bcer f4 asked Tor instead 90
the German. ENtu 1n Nlt5}NcStork tho
Russians trims thc Japaue~, article in-
stead 90 the German.
oar beor Is rnauatacturg3 precisely fa
the Same way az thF German hcsr. Arf
PROM she Same materials. ~ cave ali
the 8foSt Improved METHODS R08 ulashts-
cry far the parposc We can supply lac
Vast NTH the beer arr drive ont tHr ,3tr-
man article. because the expense ~ trans
pcrtstion IS not 80 great as fralu 5srv-
many. ard Decides, oar prCducf IS ful'v
equal ga tho German. 1aranese trer fs
htinx consumed fn Japan to a great OK
tfHt. sna u IS rarifly taking ton Visr@
e. Size ca}.tinfs drtnk sNks ft Ia were
nor Co. thc distance across tae fsefH~
Ne could compete NTH the German beer
fUnoetea trto fhe 7 nite1 States Ard
gerhats. auf TIE corsai smiled thst wfn-
some IaF0n~se ssatle. wben essr TRADE
With Nou is 81, teyel2ffd fhst w~ have
return csrEoes. Ne snail tren drive tne
German beer out 81 tne Hnarket here. as
We are dotne ta TIRE Fast.
Coming - the subject - chesenn.s IRE
consul sa{t. - sanross these Save cer.c
ia here Tor Japanese vcstftu.~ Tho
ehestauts arc exported slso ia la~xe
quantities - the northeru pare - China
u 1awaa they are 'fsei for teoi ana are
prcpar t8 hv cooksug With sugar. -1ney
nsake u most agreeable dish.
Various japanese neticacIe~.
Coming down tle l.st - she Fst~f. ka-t
-~nsa-taese aEe cf seeat .a~ SANS slEe