New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-01
COMMERCE. IN THE FAR EAST
OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNITED STATES
TRADE SHOWN
40 INCREASE IN FIVE YEARS OF $4,000 100
.uoxr-s BUT AMERICAN GOODS ARE Still,

49, ,vcprAsE IN FIVE YEARS OF s34, ooo. 700
-uorrS BUT AMERICAN GOODS ARE STILL
ONLY SIX PER CENT OF THE IMPORTS.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRlBuYE.l
1v..hington May I.-The commercial opportuni-
49,. oua,t,ng the United States in the countries ad-
.osn. 10 the Philippine Islands are shown by
80 Of tables made public by the Bureau OF Sta
.,..,.s to-day. These tables. which are prepared
sor the forthcoming volume Of the monthly Sum
- Of Finance and Commerce." will cover some
,.,-,v pages OF that volume. and present the de-
III NJ the commerce of each OF the countries bor-
aung upon that part Of the Pacific ocean, the
,.arshp routes and distances from the ports Of
..a United States TO the Philippines and from the
philippines to the ports OF the countries in ques-
ton.
rhs tables cover In detai fve-year term OF the
,r,corts and exports OF each OF the countries IN
,..,,oo their purchases from other parts OF the
,xorld By articles the percentage which the United
ots,es obtains of this market. and the percentage
xh,ch the other leading commercial nations OBJ
,a,n while other tables show the exports Of the
I,red States to each Of the principal countries Of
this part Of the world during than half a
century.
An examination OF tho details Of these tables
shoys that the purchases made by those countries
adjacent to the Philippines largely Of the class
q, articles produced in the United States The I'M
ports into China. for instance. included 1896
S4on0)) worth OF cotton goods. against less than
SDnn00 worth In the preceding year: over 81 $1,000
worth Of woollen goods. against less than 10000
worth in 1885, an increase In imports Of wheat four
from ys 7O7 in 1882 s2s5GS in 1896: an increase In
machinery from s6 752 in 1872 to 66S 07s in 1896 The
exports OF cotton cloths from the United States to
China increased from @.0766i2 yards in 1890 20
1Nlzc5 yards in 1897; mineral oils from 27.s7s,O;5
gallons In 1893 10 43627lA gallons in 1897: provisions
from sS9i2 in 1923 A5.6io in 1897: manufactures
Of tobacco from s6794 worth I'm 1888 500 95e worth
he otol ~ ham f~,, ,hA
United States TO China in 1897 being three times
as much in 1888.
TO THE BRITISH AND DUTCH EAST INDIES
From the United States to the British East indies
the exports OF cotton cloth also increased IN 1897 as
compared with 1893. although they were not es
great In 1897 as IN 1894 and 1895 The exports from
the United States 10 the Dutch East Indies nearly
doubled from 1888 to 1897 the chief articles being
naval STORES and mineral oils tho increase In the
latter being from Is 5GO640 gallons in 1898 10 1875 SS
IN 1877. In the face Of the competition from Russia
and elsewhere. The tables also show the steady
growth Of exports from the United States TO Hong
Kong which as the distributing point for that part
Of the world. is On especially important index 70
to trade possibilities OF that section. the tables
showing the exports TO Hong Kong in 1897 being
nearly % per greater than In ls94-
The most rapid growth of our commerce with
that part OF the world is shown by the tables OF
imports into Japan. They show steady growth
from 1898 TO 1897 the exports from the United states
20 Japan IN 1897 being moro than four times as
much as in 1885. This gain IS shown IN nearly all
OF the articles exported to that country wheat
-four increased from i S36 barrels In ls3 20 -Salo
barrels in 1897 cotton from 7e2 2i2 pounds IN N 10
SoOi Is. in 1897 cotton cloth from o9Oo2 yards III ~
10 2sa s5 yards in ISL sole leather from ,o1 ~
mounds IN 1893 to 1864 5S pounds in 1881, parnlhs
from 1.53oOol pounds In 1898 70 43lS&S pouhos IN
1897 and manufactures Of iron ana steel from
Ns3OoO worth in 1898 10 ss,477,ocO worth In l% =
To British Australasia American exports nave IN
creased from 81 92l o2S I'm 1879 TO S1eo2S IN 1877.
This increase is noted in nearly all lines o. goods
especially manufactures. AGRICULTURAL impIeinrnts
Increased from S94 429 to $500 9S cycles. carrlaES
and cars from s25s.47e 20 sl0A.lS) cotton manu-
factures from $50 Ns to $40 $40, clocks and watches
from SS5 $50 Sl6S 40. canned salmon from leiS 90
pounds to 40059 pounds wire from Lao; * pounds
10 II $50 s1 pounds machinery from NSD.6d worm
10 Ss3l 6-9 feather and manufactures or !eaihe
from sos Do 10 S5g7. 65 mineral oils from IN v
gallons TO &c s37 9f gallons and parafne wax from
Si4.e03 pounds TO 2,2lol4i pounds. ,-.
To French Oceanica tho exports Of -four increased
70 per cent In value 1886 TO 1884, canned sa imon
so per cent. manufactures of iron ard steel ~ per
cert and wire 100 per cont.
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR INCREASE.
Taking the group OF countries adjacent TO tho
Philippines. including China, British India and East
Indies Japan Corea Hong Kong Aslatic Russia and
Oceanica the exports OF the United States shown
TO have Increased from E742l SCI in 1888 TO sl:S2I
CTS In 1897 still less than per cent or the
total imports of the countries IN question thus
showing the possibilities which still walt the
producers and exporters OF the United States IN
those countries whose doors now being opened
10 the commerce of the world.