New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
ppir1st; EXPORTERS NOTE WITH CON
Germ THE IRRCPTION OF AMER
ICAN GOODS.
v,pKrn AND RAPID INCREASE OF TRADE
ASSURANCE or QUICK bELiNhh
WINS MANY ORDrHs.

WINS MANY cN'f.',N
Philadelphia. Aug 2O.-The Increase OF the COM
rerce O.. thc United States with japan has b'eh 80
r,n,d "a 70 cause English exporters to that coun-
nv considerable concern The value OF TIE exports
IRON, tho United States 10 Japan during ls3' IN
o,o,s,l - por cent over The previous y,ar, WINE
the Increase q the exports i,'m Great b'ia" "
Janan WIS bu. per cent
\ reuor; of the assistant secretary 10 the EnS"9"
LEGATION AT Toxic Japan. on the foreign trade OF
I,,, for tho wear 1881 a copy Of which has been
received at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum
di,ousses tho uroads OF the United states IN ''c
J?uancse trade As follows.
,rhe oppc,r,nce Of the United States as serious
cn,on.tf, ar vvltu Europe was mentioned IN thc ~
report In l.sj tins was attributed 10 the prem
ins depression in the states ~, g , ~, ~ th.s
coinpe;ltion ia 49,. and other causes iHuS' ~
I' The first place it would seem that The perez
Of prosperity Experienced Ia the 2t1t,- UNI
lion in every branch of Manufacture ne "cP'o.
sion which ensued brought about an era 81 ,,s,,,
nv ana stimulated thc development OF aoot .,,S
80, ri,.v and apulla n ,.s every dos 'rptiOn. ana
l hv thrlr adop,ion the American maker has been
nue 10 meet not only the iO"e! p'lcrS "',. 49,. ,o
him by his coqnrymsn 6pi In may ur gaSg' az
create demand abroad ~ scnls -, ~ nlprrH.,s
cost price ana thus freeing l'e """c mann
trade from the United states mas I'm '"h'n ~
Inv large combinations o. varied interests. h"Nihb
sucn practical information respecting u' or" In,
r.oulrrm,nfs as will lead 20 an extension Oh cpH-
"il details With regard TO the sources and indus.
tries Of the states. ana there can d" Ut'tc uv,"'
c,Icui,blo assistance 10 ihosc concerned In Amef-
can trade. Another point % De m'hto s = ~"
York uhorcas formerly goods wrr" s,ht - '''''
pool London for transshitmrnt 70 app" ,,,orts
While the relative growth of japan r lHlloi,ss
from The United States shows vriy i1fgr I' 60,
In recent years ho amount oi 'spotiS ,,. I'm, II
must bee borne IN mind that ,ne Amrriran inI'1 &c.,
lbs oriv Just commenced. that the GROUND ms
rod
ana that unless soma unforeseen ehanges YAK.
place The tendency viii be- toward encro'Ghn,en'
i,uou tie trade hitherto be0nhng 20 Great lfrihih
glance at me figures given WI sh2" 40" r,p
llly me import trad" IN japan @, thr '.' ,iros
IL growing particularly IN MACHINERY 'osorGe,i,@s
ard railway ma'erio. articles iof wnc" tue ''''''
Kingdom has hthrrio held monsoF. ,, ,.,.h.
This portion Of tho report cannot DC cossd win,
cut referenc. 70 ~ ai'sk 9rl,V''rS a.. prs,once
English locomoiye-huildcr required ,wo y.arH; i2f
the delivery Of an "h,s' se Ira h " ot ~ the rate
IT TWO day and shipped the whole gIAnil'y Will
Ansthor crse r.c'n,iy occurred whore The Eng
lsh time FOR shpmen' Of nvc oc"tno'Nes Va ~
In japan and American makers onS,ea 70 snip III
fourteen weeks az about 500. eod. IL II tn IT.
/ dino allowed FOR execution Of orders by The JAP
ancse buycr is a"ays v.tr sn22r' 1nn ~"
nr"mr, shirncnis are q great advantage. and
n,h.n' - aJti,lnn the shor,n.ss of he rail and sea
lion II il anrareut hat ,hc British maker mus.
cvcu on the sam. terms 20 price. Offer strong
lion A. ne same time there seems 70 be no doubt
In the minds Of tho japanese ~ TO The superiority
~ the british made engine.
Tho report goes to show that the total I'M
ports from tho Tinted States hive Increased since
1872 from sGloo0 yen o3i37.fD 20 100000 yen IN
! ,se7 while tho increase o. the exports u Great
Britain during the same period was from 25S""n
v,n IN ise0 - & 90 yon IN 1870. showing that the
percentage ~ Increase II Imports from the United
states during the seven years vas very mitch
greater than the percentage Of Increase from Great
/ Britain. 90, -
\ summary % the principal Items which formed
the totals 81 tho imports FROM IN" tniied states
during 'hr seven years from lNp - $50 SHOWS 'hdt
tho ercatasf incrsas, iu raw cotton machine ~
and Instruments. locomotives. Hour. rails and rail-
wav material ard iron rails. wfl' there Is a
smaller lnrrcle~ IN leather. watches and clocks,
steam boilers and provisions
The value 81 me Increase In tho importation ol
raw cotton from tho United states from 1870 10 ~
was nearly 10000 ven. me increase in he value
| of machinery and instruments vas "Wro ven. OF
locomotives. $4,000 yen. %, rails end railway ma
f.rinl and ~ iron nails there were practically no
Imports from the United States In 1920 while our
| rg lS97 tho value u the imports was lyNVN yen
and go 10.l yen respectively.