The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-28
OUR TRADE WITH JAPAN.
IL Has Rapidly Increased During the Las'
Few Years.

New York. June PA special TO the
Times from Washington says;
The growth of American WIN
Japan, and especially of American eh-
ports TO tina country. is discussed at con.
siderable length in a recent NUMBER VI
the British diplomatic and consular re-
ports Just received by the bureau OF sta
tistics. The statement Is I'm the form OF
a report from A. II. Law assistant Jap
anese secretary 10 her majesty legatioh
at Toxic.
THE repo-t discusses the foreign trade of
Japan during the year 1897, and after
showing that Great Britain's imports III
creased in Japan during the year 1871 pS
about ; per cent. and that those OF Ger
many amounted to only 5 per cent. ~
stead of 10 per cent, as In the previous
year. saws: THE United States has ac-
auired a very largely Increased share OF
both the import and export trade the
values OF her imports and exports having
risen no less than 81 and % per cent. re-
spectively.
THE table gives the total imports into
and exports from Japan by countries,
shows hat the imports from the United
states increased 1.02i. $50 pounds against
232. ass pounds increase from Great BrIl-
ain, $50. 965 pounds increase from British
India. 10. 4S0 pounds increase from Ger
many. 647 7f pounds increase from China,
300. 500 pounds increase from Hong Kong
and a decrease of 304, 05l pounds in the
imports from France. 1t will thus be seen
that the increase I'm imports from the
United States into Japan was greater IN
1897 than from any other country.
Discussing the details of the gains made
by the United States in imports into Jap
an the report says: The increase in the
import OF raw cotton amounted TO Sl.sil
tons of the total value of f9s0,2fs; from
British India comes the largest supply,
namely. ESQ. G53, 800; China was next with
c65. 4S2, go: then the United States with
s46. 465. Og7. French India sent G2.l92.soo
The United States shows much the largest
increase. owing to the failing quotations
owing to increasing crops. Pig iron I'M
ported amounted to 3.5D tons more In lsst
and prices have increased TO a large ex-
tent. owing TO heavier freights. In pig
iron the United states appears for the
first time, being credited with a value oil
G6, 100 as against GS3,0 from Great Brit
ain. So far the shipments have been ex-
perimental, but IL Is thought larger snip
ments will arrive in the future.
Rails have been imported very largely
but here Great Britain's share IL decreas
ing. while that of other countries, excep
France, is increasing. and recent larg'
contracts have been obtained. mostly b!
the United States. 1t is probable that 1S9
will see a still larger proportion OF thi
trade in the hands of American makers
Nails from the United States have practi
cally driven out of the market those fror
Germany and Belgium, but insufncienc,
of packing has caused much loss on wir
nails shipped overland by way of Pacih
ports.
While the relative growth of Japan
imports from the United States shows
very large increase i'm recent years, IN
amount of exports from Great Britai
has been increased by a larger total value
but il must be borne in mind that IN
:, American invasion has only just con
menced; that the ground has been pr
pared for large extensions in the futur
. and that unless some unforeseen change
n take place the tendency will be towar
4 encroachment upon the trade hitherto b,
o longing to Great Britain.