The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
JAPAN USING QUE ooTroM.

THIS u Due Somewhat to the Few Price or
American Cotton. but More Especially 60
the Increase In apanese spinning Mile
Lack or shipping Room for Cotton n Result
In Japan the cotton planters of the United
States have found a new market for their
product. Japan has been an importer OF our
cotton in small amounts for several years. In
only the last two years, however, has Ameri-
can cotton been shipped to the land Of the
Mikado in quantities sufficiently largo to In
iuence the market here. So great has become
the demand for American cotton in Japan now
that the cotton planters of the South are Begin
ming to feel that their plantations may again
become gold mines.
The increase in the exports of cotton to Japan
this year as against last year 10 Significant.
According to the latest statement Issued from
the Bureau Of Statistics the exports for Novem-
Der. 1897. were 7.639,6s3 pounds. as against
1894, 1o2 pounds In November, 1895. For the
three months ending Nov. /. 1897, the exports
to Japan aggregated 13,s43, 621 pounds. valued
at 1901, sol ,as against 1884, 1874 pounds, valued
at S346.422 for the same period last year.
The reason for this Increased demand for our
cotton is found In tho fact that Japan has been
making rapid strides in the last few years In
the manufacture Of cotton goods and cotton
are the finest in the Orient. To those already
In operation new ones are being added yearly.
thu ans dnssl nsay en- oan sh Ss bo osT n'il Hi Y Ills II Sf Is The rs
effect of Western civilization upon likewise men
of japan, whose one idea for several years has
been the material development OF the Island
Empire. Until within u few years Japan i'm
ported most Of her yarns and most of her other
Ing yarns to China and Persia, and: those who
should know say that Japanese cotton goods
m manufaSturers a of G Mneland 70 s cadnP the VI" Uni ted
States.
| m cotton from In6ip From China EER RptA
States the next largest. In 1896 for ex;
piled as follows: From India 10000 900
t RSSehqTs United ,s1" states enss" "a SH 900, 900 pounds. from
other sources 5000 600 pounds.
this year has had something to do with the q:
crease cE,9 in our cotton exports to japan. oI ,hs e This
difference which will be shown at the end OF
the year, The true cause Of this increase Is tho
increase IN the number Of JSSIP s nsSst spinning ;Ppd T
to our cotton planters the opportunities for
still larger sales OF raw. cotton in the Japanese
for our cotton there must increase because Of
its longer staple, which makes 1t more suitable
for yarn manufscture than the Indian fibre.
crease in our export cotton trade with Japan
is the fact that China, hoping to become a sue
turer. has erected mills Which viii consume the
greater part of tho cotton grown In China, for
several years 10 come. Japan loTHleIlJ aisc
considerable cotton, but 1t has been found thai
1t costs more to grow the raw material than to
import 1t. In 1896 the home product was less
than l per cent. Of the imports.
Already this increase in the export OF cotton
to Japan has had its effect on the business OF
the steamship lines running between this coun
try. and Japanese ports: The two routes
which shippers use most frequently are those
by way of Vancouver and San Francisco. The
Suez Canal route Is not so popular on account
of its length and the consequent increase II
freights. The Great Northern Railroad. which
connects with the vessels Of the Royal Mai
Steamship Company. has placed IN extra
All the cotton space has already been assigned
A representative of q Pacific line
when questioned in reference to the export
trade recently, said: "All cotton space on oul
line has been engaged up to March. i havt
been forced to turn down a large quantity, anc
the cotton will have to be shipped by way o
the Suez Canal. Most of the cotton four year,
ago went by the SueZ routes. while now TIT
bulk of it goes by the Pacific lines. The trade
used to be handled largely by English houses
but now it is being conducted to a greater ex
tent by merchants in this country
An agent for another line said that he hat
bales of cotton the other day because Of lack 0
steamer accommodations. Further than this
this agent said that he had been. compelled 7
send notice to all exporters that his line woult
receive no more cotton at present.