New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
HUNDRED PER CENT.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO rlIn TEWuXK.l

Washington July 1.-THE Increase IN the impor-
tation OF American manufactures and productions
into China IS shown b. the official statements OF
the "Report Of the Trade Of China ana Abstract az
ksta4,scs for the year 1897 which has just reached
the Bureau OF Statistics This official report Of the
returns Of trade published by the order OF the
iInspector-General OF Customs OF China gives me
value of articles imported into and exported from
China from 1890 10 1897, and the quantities ana
values Of certain important articles imported In
1895 and 1897 This statement Of imports from
various parts OF the world shows that the Jhlod
States IS making marked gains in the markets OF
China especially in cotton goods. metals ana kc1o-
sene oil. though IN the latter article RUSSIA ana
eumatra are proving active if not dangerous rivals
SPLENDID SHOWING IN COTTON GOODS.
The total value Of tho imports from the United
States into China has according 70 me figures pre-
scented by this report. Increased more than w peg
cent since 1880 the total increase in impOrtatons
IN that time being only little more than % per
cont In cotton goods the record which the United
States manufacturers and exporters made IN 1891
wss especially striking. in cotton drills, Jeans anu
sheetings importations from the United States In
creased materially. while those from al other couh-
tries fell off Importations OF English sheetings
for instance fell from ol99sl pieces in 1895 10 3@-
5s9 pieces IN 1897 those from India fell from J'6"J
pieces 70 q 700 pieces. while American sAeciinSs IN
creased from 25l coo pieces IN 1896 10 24Syd IN Ios
English cotton drills fell from 272 pieces I'm 1886
20 s e2 pieces in 1897 Indian cotton drills fell from
2a775 pieces in 1896 10 112B pieces IN 1891 Dutch'
from s. e24 pieces in lst} TO 2s62 pieces in ls'1
Japanese from 9136 pieces in 1896 10 l-o0 pieces IN
1887 while American drills increased from l'zzo'o'
pieces in 1886 TO 1851 pieces IN 1891 In Jeans
American importa lions increased from J24a0 pieces
in 1gs 10 Cso76 pieces in 1897. The total importa-
lions Of cotton goods fel In 1891 consdcr4bly DeIo"
those 0; lss while. shown by the above Aeures
The i'm Dortatious OF cotton goods from mo l hllcu
States increased in every case.
ARTICLES WHICH AMERICA SUPPLIES
Curiously. the chic; Increases In inportations
throughout the entire list are in articles when the
United States supplies. while there is reduction
in nearly all other srtleSs The c nafi ON gp9ds
anu kr,'e1c oil and timber in practically
IN ~ '' . ipeTe was In 1891 an increase
n, r..ig i,"norted n decrease is shown. OF
IerosoTa oil for Instance the importations from
the United States in 1891 we're $1,000 ~ neaT
~ 30 per cent lmpO:tations or dimDer lnyieIHou
from is2 49, taes IN value 10 -1 3s9. medic,ncs
from i54j iaels to 1885 ginseng which 10 ga
most exclusively from the united States, ' o,on
from s2 81 taes 70 226o19l window glass from
Sa 2s taels 4650i7, and coal from "''''''
'~-V cso,,pETIrIoN IN KEROSENE OIL.
American producers and exporters must howeve''
realize that at least IN kerosene oil the 'o"pe.i''o
IS sharp and Increasing. The explorations Vi NJ,
oil from this country IN the year JUST '"'o
amounted
went 70 China and other Asiaiic countries, ~ ne
Chinese report shows That WINE he ip'i "a
OF American kerosene increased III lo' n,'-,.y oG0
per cent those from Sumatra increased heaI N
per cent while In Russian oil there was 49, -,
marked Increase. showing that IN ms ,o com,
item OF exports there IL sharp ano Sio"''s VIM
petition in a large and important nclu. -, Mouth
That there has been steady ana ma NJ -. 30
IN the irnporiatons into China OF goous non, ~ he
United States is apparent from the s.uoy voV,,iras
detailed figures Of this report WINE az -. az
tion OF those relating the imports from otno
countries shows that the Imports from nHS 10
States have incTe ased much moic i"P'''' ~
those from any other country.
OUTsTRIPPING OTHER NATIONS
The following table shows tho imports INTO Niitu
from the leading countries OF the worid III 1871
compared with the year 1890 II VIII Dc seen ina
the imports from the United States increased no'o
than 800 per cont and that this CROWN was iid
be borne In mind, also. that the direct lpo' a. noy
from the United States into Chinese POI 20 80 ~
by any means include all American eooIuS ong X ome
China. as most OF the articles entering Ioe rts ~
pass from that port into China, ana the ieports NJ
the Bureau OF Statistics show that INC H. Ia st
the United States Hong Kong nave. ia " fshins
ten years nearly equalicd direct exports ~ ~
IMPORTS INTO CHINA FROM LEADING CUM 'i''@
IN 1891 COMPARED WITH 1870 100
1890. ,,s~w.r
Haikwan hairwa"
taels - coo
United States ................ 36l6oo! o. ioS 6S7
x1ohs I0Ol6681
orsat Britain ................ A.0VLt~