New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
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COMMERCE WITH CHINA.
INCREASE OF EXPORTS
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
eo,,r INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE FIGURES
GIVEN BY THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS
tnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl


Icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBrNEl
WASHINGTON. June e5.-The rapid growth OF 'ne
commerce Of the United States with China a SUD-
GO, mat nov, attracting special attention Is SHOWN
so,,ewbat in detail by series Of tables IN inc
latest number OF the summary of hnahce ana vo''-
rn.rce issued by the Bureau o. Statistics Ihese
tables show that exports TO emma III TIC !
lust ending will be about four tunes as "."O'
as In the fiscal year 1890 ana more IMAM 'N''
times as much In lS1
The ,xDor,s from the United States TO emma IN
Ise5 were s3s03.s4o and in the fiscal year "h'cn
ends with this month they promise TO De ]" 'o"'u
numbers 81 10000. Except for the fact that NHe'e
has been a reduction In the last year IN 'he 'a4u'
., many articles exported. the figures Tor the
,,osent voor would be considerably greater thah
,h suro named The export Of mineral OILS TOT
Instance has increased this year more than TOUR
million galons over last year. but by reason OF
the decrease in price the total cash vaiue ia'ls
considerably below that Of last year
Ia nearlv all Of the articles exported from this
country 10 China there has been an increase ~
ouor,i,v IN the fiscal year lss. compared with 1871
or any preceding year. In bicycles. Tor instance
the exports 10 China for ten months OF the peSe.''
fiscal year amount TO s246o6. against Nl'++f IN INC
corresponding months Of last year. In teles'ai"
,elephone and other instruments Of this class the
exports Of ten months are $-'''f "e"l''' ''' 49,
the same time last year
Carriages and cars increased from SoS- IN the
first ten months OF last year 10 x>"" IN 'ne cor
responding months OF this year; fruits ana nuts
from x3 90, last year 10 s2S5g this year; canned
heer from, % es4 pounds IN months OF last year
n ia rs pounds In the time this year bacon
from 1902 pounds 10 $3.50 pounds hams from
$; o92 Mounds 10 $50 pounds: butter. from 1871
hounds to 2OoS5 pounds and other articles III IKE
proportion. -
In cotton cloth there IS reduction Of about Il
nor cent compared with last year though the
total number of yards this year will be nearly
double that OF 1896 and more than three times as
much as I'm 1895
The sales TO China this year will show an IN
crease Of more than 800 per over those OF lss
vbu. ,nnorts from that country show an increase
Of only Is per cent In the same time.
F,xports Of merchandise to China In the present
oscal vear are tenrold those Of the fiscal year 1850
the total FOR that year being N,lOlSS. while that
OF 1898 Is likely 10 be 81 10000. in round numbers
The total exports to all Asia this year VIII amount
IN about S5 go 600 being gain OF 10 per cent over
| last wear more than double what they were IN
| $500 four times what they were In 1850. and more
| than ten times what they were In 1870. or THIS
otol Of az coo 900 about one-third goes to China Din
| part by way of Hong Kong). one-third to Japan
and m. bulk Of the remaining third to India and
the East Indies.
! In this calculation OF distribution II is assumed
that the bulk OF the imports into Hong Kong.
which are always heavy are for China, THE
statesman's Year Book" saying Of the business OF
| bat mort that Il is virtually part Of the COM
merce of China.
The following table shows the leading articles
x,or,ed from the United States China In the
| Ias, o,cal wear. compared with those of the pre-
|