Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-27
AMERICAN FLEET TO SPAIN
It viii be Commanded by Commodore Watson Who is 10 BON
bard Spanish Ports and Give Battle 10 Camaa.

ant japanese secretary to her males
tvs legation at Toxic.
The report difcussgs the foreign
trade Of Japan during tho year is't
and after showing that Great hrlhlnl
Imports into Japan Increased durinl
tssf Dos about five per .ni una ihu'
fhas. FROM Germany amounted Goo 1nb
per cont NJ thD total Instead NJ ~
psr cent us 'r che pr vIuuf year. says
THE UuitCd Etatos has acquired q
very iHrr.iy Increased share " both
90 Import and sport trade. fhe yalu.
0f her Imports aud exports and exports
having rlHHu nn less Than 30 ana ~
per cont respectively
The Table giving the total Imports In
tH and exports from Japan hy Coun-
tries shows that ihr Imports from thg
United states incr0la q 1929. $50 puuuua
AGAINST Il9 SIS pounds lucrrlnn from
Great iirliAln. Gil.Yit pounds Increase
from british iulN 1850 pounds in-
crease from Germany. elLisi pounds
Increase FROM china; 2g2.t0i pounas
increase FROM ilunrtonR nud it-
crease N sotoii pounds In the Imports
from France.
~ viii thus be- seen that the increas,.
100 Imports from tho United states Into
Japan was Erfltfr Ia 1897 than from
any other country Discussing the
details Of the gains made by the Unit
~ states To- imports Into Japan, the
IMPORT H1yH;
The lucrtase In the import u raw
cotton amounted 10 ii.0ii tons To- the
total value 0f gS1gil pounds From
British India comes the largest supply.
namely is0,0ii.i0l pounds. China was
next with G5.is2.ol0 pounds. then the
United States with iG.2gi.0p5 pounds.
French India sent g.ipi.200 pounds.
Tho United States shows much the
largest Increase, owing to the fall In
quotations for American cotton caused
by the unusual lhfgonosa ~ The crop.
Pig iron imported amounted a. $50
tons morp than IN 1896. ana prlo1s have
Increased 60 a large eNtcfit, owing 60
heavier fncighia. In piE iron the United
states appears Tor the first time hcing
crcdlted with a value q $50 pounds
az against Sl.01i pounds worth frufn
Graat britain. s. nr the rhlpments
have been experimental. hut II il under
Stood that large quantities will arrive
monthly IN the future. shipped In COM
hnnaiion with cotton cargocs from
Rails have bccn imported largely. hut
herr Great ilnalna aiaro la decrcaa-
ms. while that OF oihrr COUNTRIES. ex.
cepi fmuce. 10 incuaHinr and a. ~.
cont large ouutfacta have been OBJ.
aimed mostly hy the unueli states. Il
.u probable that 1898 will ~, IA ntlll iras
proportion % this trade In the hands OF
British makers.
Nails frum the United States have
practically driven out OF the market
hose num Germany aud Belgium. hut
ihn iiruilciency Of packing hta caused
much luGH on wire nails shipped over.
land BY way u Pacific ppria.
While tho relative growth u Japan'a
imports from the United States shows
a very hrru lncrcuso In r,sreit Year,
tho amount ~ exports from gruat
britain has Increased by % larg-r total
thc American invasion hna only lugt
commenced that the Fround has been
prepared Tor large oXtenaiona In the 10.
ture. ana that unlsa slfne unfursrs n
ehanErH take place. tho tendency viii
j.. toward onrronrhmvnt upon ths trade
hitherto belonging 10 Great britain.