The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-14
JAPAKS FOREIGN TRADE.
IDports Was Caused by View
Tart1-Percentage Of Americas
Loss Only Half Of other Nations.

WASHINGTON, Nov i3-Japan's Ina
ports are rapidly decreasing under her
new tariff, which went Into effect al the
beginning of the present year, though
her experts go on increasing meantime:
a statement tuxt received by the treasury
bureau OF statistics shows that the total
imports of Japan during the first seven
months Of the present year were Gu.5sI,-
TIA yen. against iT1.e1s3TS In the eorre-
spending months Of last year. while tire
exports in the same time were ias,7Tn.il
yen. against sz.iss.7 si yen in the CORE
spending months Of last year. Thus
while her exports have increased = Per
cent, her imports under the new tariff,
which is mildly protective Is compared
with its predecessor. have decreased 81
per cent.
Rates OF duty under the former Japan
ese tariff were. in few. If any cases, n
excess OF 5 per cent. The new tarff
which went into effect January 1 isss,.
however, levies duties ranging from 10
per Cent. to 20 per cent. very few falling
. below 10 per cent. and those on articles
which come into competition with domes-
tic manufactures ranging Is. 90 and Is per
cent. ad vaiorem.
Eject Of New Tariff.
How much this new tariff nas TO 90 with
the marked reduction In Japanese imports
IS. CT course. matter OF conjecture,
rapidly increasing IN the years preceding
the adoption Of the new tariff at least sug-
gests that this had something 10 do with
the marked change In the course OF i'm
ports beginning with January /, 1899, the
date at which the new tariff actually went
into effect. The total imports Of Japan
have increased from Is eep.01D yen In 1871
10 fi.,ooo 900 In 1884. III coo 0eo In 1896 sls-
0a .o0o in 1897 and 277 0De.o0 yen In 1888.
thus showing an average growth or Iuiiy
~ per cent. per annum while the ngures
z rtf h. ms n u
show a reduction OF 81 per cent as com.
R lsa VIZ" Inc Correspondence MONTHS "
This marked reduction in Japans i'm
ports suggests an inquiry as 10 how great
an effect II is having upon her purchases
from the United States. An examination
/! of our own statement Of exports to Japan
made during the seven months covered
by the japanese figures shows reduction
{ of only is2 per cent. In our sales 10 Japan,
! against = ner cent. In those of The world
AZ large. a.; shown by her own statement
I OF imports referred to above.
. study of the Details.
/ A study In detail of the imports Of Japan
t In the seven months Of 1879 under con-
sideration shows that while a very consid-
cradle share Of the reduction in Imports is
/ due 10 the small inportstious OF rice IN the
present year compared with those OF
/ last year, nearly all of the other articles
OF importation also show redaetion &, Cot.
ton yarns. for Instance. fell from s,lo3,s6a
( yen In seven months Of 1875 70 f,H1.76l yen
in the same months In 1883: imports Of ma
chinery. from 4.ss7 .2oe yen to 3, .ss yen;
( bar iron, from 3,2sf5S3 yen TO l.ov3,ss5 yen
I locomotives. from 3,pSa,ose ven 20 l,sSs,eoD
yen; gray shirtIngs. from 2, OIL yen TO l.
2is.sis yen: mousseline de iaine. from a,7i5. :
2.sns. 2is yen TO sS4.73s yen: watches. from
and vslwl. from i.ssis2i yen to sis.sae
/ ass .Caa yen: Structural iron for bridges and
buildings. from t.ass, IA yen to 1854 yen:
wooden cloths, from io72s5s yen TO 81
s,s ven: TX iour from 't CO., sii ven 70 sss As
/ yen, all the above statements relating 10
| the frst seven months of 1895 compared
with the first seven months OF 1923.
/ Imports From America.
Taking our OWN statement of exports dun
/ Ing the present year, IL ~ found that eight
OF the swenty-four principal articles show
an increase In the veiee Of explorations
TO Japan In the seven months of 1929. com
which there has been an Increase being
books and maps. scientific Instruments.
'ypewriters, naval stores, canned beef.
/ reduction IN exports has been very slight.
being for the seven months OF 1899, si,s3 :
III. against S. IT'S In the same months of
1898 while In tobacco the Increase has heefs
very great. being in III. seven months os
/ the present year 81 s7o.s29. against sl7s ass
/ In the same months Of las; year The prin-
{ eipal articles showing a decrease In ex-
/ portatiens 10 Japan are ears and carriages,
clocks and watches cotton cloth, rails for
railways. railway locomotives. structural
iron builders hardware. lumber and .ufni-
/, ture.
While our own statement and that -
Japan agree In showing a reduction OF the
sales ~ the United States 10 that country.
that OF Japan, as already indicated. shows
/ that the reduction in her purchases trau
/ us IL very much less than that in her pur-
/. chases from other parts Of the world. the
reduction IN her total imports being ~ per
cent, ard ir her imports from the United
States ls.2 per cent.
Imports Mt Honolulu.
The special agent 90 the state department
al Honolulu Mr.. Sewail. serdA statement
% imports for the month Of Septsfabcr and
FOR the first nine months Of 1853 as cGn~
pared with the same period OF last year,
"A fellows:
September isse- United states. All ether
fIeuolnlss~ nusiable .... -. &C. ~ q s1s SIS a
Handed - ..... ......... 500 II g.sts a
k'sye hx treaty -.....,,.,, ~ vi Sc .....-.-
aFee az civil eassr ......... 81 az - 81 SO =
fttta .....,. ...,........... rs7g - .........-
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