New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-31
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

The development Of cotton fabrics in japan
fact which has suddenly upon the CONNER
cial world. is causing as great surprise AS mat
caused some years ago by the successful creation
and development Of the silk industry Tn the United
States American silk fabrics have curtailed con-
aiderablv the export Of foreign silks to the United
States The situation will be little different as
10 the new japanese industry OF cotton fabrics
They Will be exported 70 this country nut
American expectation of these articles to the En-
nire of the Rising sun will be somewhat affected.
II Will be necessary also to keep an eye opened 10
nrevent Japanese cotton goods from driving ours,
thanks 10 lower wages from the markets In the
Celestial Empire In 1923 the number Of spindies IN
Japan was 33L7sl which Manufactured during the
year 10 eff IA kwans kwau Is about $50 pounds
In four successive years the number Of spndles
rose respectively i76 on $500 5000 and 7o0cO
At the end Of this period the weight of the fabrics
averaged annually C'0 kwans. which is a pro-
erosion If 96 per cent I'm the number OF spindes
and Of 245 per cent in the weight Of the fabrics
since the year 1898 But establishment is greater
when the following figures. published by the
Japanese paper. Shokyo ShimbCn.' are taken into
consideration. The statistics covering the first ten
months OF the year 1895 show that the number OF
spindies was .66l. and that the weight Of the
manufactured yarns mounted to B2@'r kwanS;
OF course. native consumption could not absorb al
that and japanese manufacturers have looked
naturally for foreign markets. and they have found
were exported hardly reached 5000 kwans. while
A. WAS SSSl On kWa1s. representing money value
OF $4,000 yen for only the hrst ten months of 1898
The bureaucratic and centrazing habits ~ the
French impel them to initiate from ofioia point
OF view. habit peculiarly American. II IS known
that almost the first establishment 70 be started in
a new settlement within the territory Of the United
States IL that of a newspaper by enterprsins
individual In Fronch settlements the go ahead in
dividual Is replaced by the Government. which has
official organ in nearly all Of It's smallest pos
sessions The French show themselves. in that re-
gard. being better colOnzers than they are gen
orally reputed 10 be. They spread good and trust
worthy Information about the commercial progress
Of their colonies. Thus It is that find in recent
issue Of the Journal Ohcie du Dahomey" some
interesting hgures I'm regard TO the commercial stu
alton Of that Wild African territory. so recently
conquered by General poddS from poor hlng be-
hanzin now an exile at Martinique. In 1871 tho
whole commerce. imports and exports. Of Dshomey
was represented by the Respectable ngure OF f"zl-
SIS francs. II amounted I'm 1875 10 l.533326 francs.
The articles imported from Europe In this Western
African colony consisted mainly Of cotton goods,
salt alcohol tobacco. powder, against which the
Dsin aimonJe ana india rubber This trsde en-,
ployed 223 steamers 1900 which entered the
tionaIty was as follows French. III: English 1873:
Germans. ~. and Italians. %
The total value Of the merchandise imported into
Italy during the first seven months Of the present
year exclusive Of the precious metals was accord
ing the official statistics 53 29 $50 lire. This Is
a decrease OF q 9S7 o9s lire compared with the fig
urcs Of tho same period Of last year. During the
| first seven months Of this year the expectations
81 81 lre, which Is increase Of 5707i9l2 over
the figures Of the same period I'm 1898 II is worth
while notice the statistics relative 10 the silk
! industry and products during the months above
mentioned. The silks and silk fabrics in general
were exported 10 an amount Of 22IS682A lire
/ against 4 small importation Of the same articles
amounting to II ,66i lire.
Statistics concerning the production, consumption
and the general trade in coffee plentiful
The do not all agree but at any rate. any new
researches and Information the subject cannot
but be very welcome In recent table drawn by
Mr.. WagstaR Consul General OF England at Rio de
Janero. which is indorsed by the Movement
Geographique." interesting figures are furnished.
/ Tho production I'm Brazilian bags OF sixty kilo-
grammes. not much above five million bags
until 1886 l6 when IL rose 20 $4,000 10 reach finally
ll1l0V0 bags In 1875. Adding to this $4,000
bags. representing the production of all other coun
tries IT appears that last year there were $4,000
bags Of coffee for consumption. Brazil has kept
continually asserting its prepOnderating role Of
coffee producer while the other countries produce
less and less. But the too rapid increase in the
number OF bags Of coffee expo ted from BraZl
alone has caused decrease I'm the price of tho
bean. and Brazilian planters have not reaped yet
all the benefits Of their intelligent activity I'm the
development of the principal staple OF their coun-
try.