The evening times., 1898-11-19
FOREIGN COMMERCE.
WITH THE JAPANESE
AMERICAN TRADE is GROWING
Consul Lyman. in His Annual Re
port, Says Japan Has Prefer
ence for Our Goods.

Consul Lyon. of Hiogo, Japan, in his
annual report to the State Department
says, that every effort is being made by
the japanese to Introduce foreign capital
into their country for business purposes.
The foreign and Japanese Chambers of
Commerce 1t Il recent meeting discussed
this subject it was pointed out by the
foreign chamber that the government
should make more liberal concessions,
such as the equalization OF foreigners
with Japanese in regard to the holding
OF ares.in.stock companies, and in ref
erlnce to- tine ownership of land with the
Japanese business. Must be done with
the greatest care, their responsibility
thoroughly Investigated, and also their
general business reputation.
Special attention is called to the pack
ing of goods and the exporter is advised
to pack all small articles in fancy wraG-
pers with artistic trademarks. The Jap
anese have no prejudice against American
goods or manufactures: on the contrary,
their superiority Is freely admitted in
many lines In a recent test made by
the authorities of the locomotive depart
ment the American locomotives We're
pronounced superior in all respects, and
it was especially motel that they worked
more economically. In the lists made of
American machinery the results have
Ero"en most satisfactory
The sending of circulars and price lists
is relied upon too much. II might be well
TO pave the way by advertising, but in or
der To insure sales the man must be upon
the ground. Care should be exercised in
the packing of goods for shipment.
In the year ending December 81 last the
United States exceeded all other countries
in exports to Japan of the following com
modities:
Butter, carriages and parts of, ciga-
rettes. condensed milk, cotton duck. dy-
namo electric machinery. -four nails. iron
kerosene oil, sole leather, locomotives
mercury (quick silver, paper making ma
chinery, paraffin wax, timber tobacco auC
wheat
The United States imports more of the
following articles from Japan than al
other countries combined:
Camphor oil. fans. mating, manganese
ore paper tGampishD, paper ware, por
celain and earthen ware. rugs. hemp, jutt
and cotton. rags, silk piece goods, raw
silk, silk handkerchiefs, Habutai silk
straw ware, sulphur and teas.
England started the railway system iT
]
this year the United States took the leaC
! with the expectation of $l,l9l SOC agains
/ $3.50, l30 for Great Britain. The contest FOL
i supplying Japan with railroad iron lie.
/ between England and the United States
I and this country is rapidly gaining prece
dence
/ In cotton-spinning machinery the Unite,
+ States does not materially help to suppl!
/ the vast quantity of machinery require,
4 in japan. This state OF affairs should b
! looked into carefully by enterprisin:
/ American manufacturers Of machinery, a
/ cotton spinning in Japan is rapidly on tn
! increase. involving q brisk demand 70
equipment.
Large paper mills have been establishe,
! and the United States leads in the expor
! tation of paper-making machinery II
electric machinery the United States lead
| all other countries. and the demand j
/ constantly increasing. Flour is supple,
/ almost exclusively by this country on ac
! count Of the superior quality furnished
British India has gained largely in IN
| expectation of raw cotton. but in the re
port of the foreign chamber of commerc
| al Kobe il was stated that the workini
OF American cotton both reduced III
running expenses of the mills and Increas
ed their capacity to turn out the finishe
! product.