The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-07
JAPAN BUYS OUR
IRON AND STEEL.
Marked Increase in the Commerce
With the Orient.
COTTON IS ALSO IN FAVOR.
Fifty-Sevcn Per Ceat. Increase i'm Ex-
ports for this Calendar Year SO Far
rs August Last Year-Regard.
ing Trade With China.

WASHINGTON. Oct e.-speclal-The
steady and rapid growth OF our COM
mcrce with the Orient Is illustrated by a
statement just received by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics. showing the imports
and exports OF Japan during the first half
OF the present calendar year. This shows
that Japan's purchases from the United
States continue 10 increase with great
rapidity while I'm many cases those which
she has been accustomed 10 make from
other parts Of the world are being re-
duced Her importatons Of raw Gotten
from the United States In the first six
months OK 1928 were T.. 7320G gen lR value
against 3Sll.s2S ven I'm the corresponding
months OF tho preceding year, the guam
THY being given IN the SIX months OF 1905
az GJ97lG piculs, against lSLQ2J picuis In
tho corresponding months of last year. the
picul being equivalent 90 13 pounds on
the other hand. the importation OF cot
ton from British India. whence most OF
the cotton Tor Japan had formerly been
drawn fell from 1851 piculs 10 03l04I
The total importatiOns Of cotton into Ja-
pan in the half year amounted 10 2lly29j5
yen in yalue an increase Of a little over
four million yen over the corresponding
months OF 1897, while the increase from
the United States alone was nearly nine
million ven. showing "a general reduction
from other parts Of the world, while
the imports from the United states were
more than trebled
IRON AND STEEL
Our manufactures of iron and steel
seem 20 be especially satisfactory TO the
japanese the Increase in nearly all orti-
Giles OK this class being strongly marked.
Imports of locomotive engines from the
United States increased from sliQ@ yen
en- the first half Of last year 10 l4i32D
ven fin tho first half Of the present year
OF nails. the imports into Japan from the
United States increased from 3,@V6lS
kattles IN the first half OF last year TO
7.494I91 katties in the first half of the
present year. the katy being one ana
three-tenths pounds. the total importa-
tiOns OF nails having fallen meantime
from I039i.4l1 katues IN the first hair OK
last year 10 s. 1905 I'm the first hale OF the
present year The imports of bar ana
rod IRON from the United States in-
creased from l6S.0s5 kartes IN the mrs.
half of 1897 to 1,0l1 $50 in the first hdlr
OF ls9s. while under the head or 'otner
iron and steel" The imports from the
United States increased from $40 yen I'D
the first half Cd 1897 90 l9lfo In me
first half OF l,eS. the value Of the goid
yen being 49S cents.
Importati0ns II alcohol from the United
States Increased from lQ.-5 yen ln value
10 l55. "a. those of cigarettes, from -,t0'L
ven 10 25i so. of beans and peas from
ana yen tc l5.56 while other articles OF
this class also showed marked increase.
FINER GRADES.
f..t trrNrIanu gulufI-
facture also sem 90 De finding special
favor among the Japanese. imports OF
American watches having increased from
Us 5ll ven in the first hair of last year 10
les 600 ven in the frs, half of the present
wear. while our own records of e1poria-
fIons show an increase jon exports OF
tvpewriters. sewing machines and olher
articles OF this class tO Janan Do me
fiscal year just ended as compared WIN
those Of THE preceding year.
Returning 10 our own statements or
exports 90 Japan. it ls found that Do the
first seven months OF 1898 our exports to
Japan Increased over DO per cent as COM
r1rat with tho corresponding months ot
1891 This increase was in large num-
b.r of articles. ENpus.s of books maps,
and eugravlues increased rom N2.a-9 10
tl4o.I. those of wheat flour from |l7Z
barrels 10 o. $50 barrels. cycles from
81. goo 20 S541ll, clocks and watches. from
SssNi 10 yl0jWi. raw cotton from ST.
leoll1 20 25.QG3.175. hides ana skins, from
400, pounds To 20 900 pounds instruments
and apparatus for scientific purposes
including telegraph and telephone from
sl0f aol to Sill g5s: steel rails. from $685.
S-g TO ul0u-. sewing machines, from
Ss2-s to giW2. sole leather from 6j3.l33
f.Irrrr"Iaf Kerosene oil.
from 4g700S gallons 10 f92 gallons;
paraaine from 21l9Gs pounds 90 1896. 'l5
pounds. butter. from 41llO pounds 10 5s-
"a pounds. cheese. from 1856 pounds 90
1895 pounds. and a corresponding growth
ga many other articles.
TRADE WITH CHINA.
TO China our sales also show n graft
fylng increase in many articles. Exports
OF flour 90 China which I'm the first
seven months Of 1896 were 9GS barrels
increased 10 12.6-5 barrels I'm tho cores
bonding seven months o., the present
wear OF bicycles. the exports 20 China
Increased from 232lj 10 sl2GjS. while UNI
der the head ~ Gears and parts of the
increase is from s606 in seven months
of 1887 ID Sl1S3S in the corresponding
months Of the present year While thee
has been slight reduction In the eX-
Dortati0n Of cotton cloths in the seven
months under consideration. as COM
pared with last year. the total FOR the
month OF July. 1898. was 30 per cent. In
excess Of July OF last year. and for the
seven months ~ lsss was so .275 100 yards
against 59gll oss yards in the correspond
ing months OF 1906. or canned beef the
exports 10 CHINA increased from N3lf
pounds IN 1896 10 754i5 pounds I'm 1908. in-
struments for scientific purposes includ-
ing telegraph and telephone increased
from $685. TO 1854 and manufactured
tobacco from 1924 s92 in The first seven
months Of 1897 10 Sis8. .6i5 In the cores
ponding period Of iS9S. while the total ex-
ports from the United States 80 China
IN tho month Of August. 1893. were ST.
i222ii against $40 5s5 in the correspond