The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28

Quicksilver. .,............... Io."nd 1900
Awabl ............... l3,5Ng ll.3Oo
Pearl lsrley. ..,......... $50 1000
Bis uit,. ...,...... ......... al so
lriSsas. 49,. ......... .. ... ! !j5s5 SCI. 1853 700.
Ginseng, CHARMED and ,ruIe 2l,45o 2o,ooo
India rubber shoes ........... ll,l3n 500
Sewing machines .' $40 10
Condensed milk ............. 4,3n 3.2oo
Kerosene ........ ..... .-...., 2~.h!ib 3b,NOp
Icrfnmery.... .............. 3,u,7 2.2no
Preserves. o.. ..... .......... Sli 80
Rilsins .,...... .... ... '...... 3.35H lao
Sag". ..."......".. 49,. 23I4i 1870
household stores ............. a.a1i $40
Pariiin wax ..........u... 1915 1.ioO
Totals ........,..".s2s.3al sto4.44l
In the report are found valuable hints as to
business methods. one Consul writes:
Within The last twelve months Their" have
been several Americans at this port shanghai
soliciting contracts to build railways in China.
but; nnlortunntely, the majority hay" come
lomutir and consular representatives amt with
s~entc,i Incorporated companies capable of con-
credit of American workiuanshtr 1t is
not meant. To di~crrdlt the, statements
mean 70 impress the fact that those who
com" to China to undertake wor&s Of internal
credentials for business. 1t will not do for IN
agent to ndlurc letters of Introduction. but h;
rcmcy. For an American to undrrtake To build
Il rhlIltai OK t'Nr.bb Il Hlllt III NINA WITHOUT
making his, work representative in every par
tirular would work INJURY to his c"untrymrn
and PROVE an iu,up"rab.r direction to the en-
pOynIrnt of other Americans, 1t i Therefore
highly important that there should ~"
u" mistake in this r"sari There is.
however. AN agent III CHINA. aul II"
is a patriotic American citizen. represent.
ing, an american company legally lncorpora'"l
and well known 10 nc financially, CAPABLE, and
cpml"tcnt to build raiil oais and develop China
on any other ines: aud 1t i ~ur1lahl" that THIS
aGrmt; ]pronrrly eGuiprrd. viii srcYrr sHrnc
valuable cont puptS or his rOmt;iuy. II will be
Il mistake 10 prrsuln" that I'll" business China
HAN pa ni is I],m nat / ;, Of b I%255nS ~, Ihr JMGd. r ~ m@n
well a. other human beings. and the 'scair"rs
~ the market seldom e>car" his observations.
10 China for business. do not rrcogG'z" m"
sound business prinrinles | have indicated to
the extent OF some -! their foreign rivals
And auothrr Consul writes as follows:
"Ey"n m the ca-r ni suitable articles i Is
lists. however well Illustrated, They want TO
So" the articles themselves; II i absolutely
ing, samples should g inrJl-iv" OF cost, freight
and ineurancr To TINS port. A. It l. IlHleutt, II
NOT imr"~,lhlc; to c%alcn!at" th"-e, charges on
TINS side. Another very important fart"r IN III"
development ot our trade is that the qualities
Of the goods must be, consistently maintained.
Reports hay" reached M from several w"rts IN
shirtings having to be- disposed OF at . loss.
owing TO imlcriugity: In one case II Chimes
sample, winch arrive! ly rnil The goods
y WnTS T r,caiyd q '1 III. " fnalf tH'H Wos DT foM WlI" to '" i.
much l0wrr than that 9. tho sale sample.
These differences Il" inilnit" damage. and at
The Consul, alv""atr the establishment Of
an Amrrican-Chincsn EXuoS,tiou.. also ut an
American newspaper in China. Every news
paper in china j. owned either hv kugIi-hnIcn
or Chinese, Labor is probably cheaper IN
that in spite OF trades. uuioniSm. which has
been firmly cstabli> shed Tor ages. Regarding
this. the Consul at shanghai writes;
Trades uui"nism has tor ages been firmly
established in China. 1t receives official rrroE-
nI'iSr; IL rus are e.; siIrnimnaG,%ni IT. Is o ,.!'nS'1 t"1
! plentiful and human If" is ,rh, ap, 50 that it
comes to I2:s ,n"t HMIy Skillet mhrSGl"MniSs
ter wurkmen got toto =, cents. and the COM
mon lahOr,r saves himseGtfrmnI starving on two
Mexican dollars 4 month. Thrs" wages. must
b" cnt almost IN half Tor expression III United
Stato- money, Frequently there are wives aud
trd "mrioym"nt IN somr ~ tn" minor
i md"1trs,, re the he T yIa" %n%r"abb rs dRillI rhs
in making paper money Tor offerings to the
dead, or. ~ in NhHnghH, in tho, manufacture Of
/ the husband and father are ck"d out, \ grad
ual introduction Of som" Western Industries
the building OF railways and other improve
ln"ntSih roulinnhicatlol. lh'olrnlhE"l mines
and, the d"v"lonm"nt OF the other RESOURCES
T. some extent ly giving "a better market 10
tho productions Of China. hy diNrrtlnE labor
from ov"rcrowd"d channels ton"w enterprises.
and hy creating 4, greater demand for labor.
which will somewhat improve the wages, Iut
as things arc at pr"srut We cannot view win
Indifference tn" prospect Of bringing the
products Of our own Wage-cailICrS INTO COM
petition with thr-" cheap %toiirg-"
From the taluIHtu,l wages appended u al-
pears that a blacksmith grt9 ~ cents "A day. u
! brteswork.r l6. II barber B., 4 hoptmakrr ~. Il
hrcklaycr II, IA carpenter IL, q rahln"tmnkrr
AL these cases hood beng gwen Tree. y ndtiNr
Il forrlgu cOmpusltor from SI!I2 10 Slb.St.
\ native hOukhlnder receives Hi22 cents q
month with food, a foreign h"okhiNdir e,t%t4
. without fl1I II p,ltE Ia a.I u t.UtlIA TX cont
4 l~ithogra her gei; Slu;3i a month withou, food
macbinist ii cents to - r"nts, a day without
foot, and, II cottnn-Tartnry hand lSGrnta Z day
rice. which costs = pjrul" f 80 pounds,
IN view OF the possibility ol war in china.
t"rcstlng to note tho defensive possibilities Of
the bone over which III" dogs OF war are al
really snarling, Tho report says OF this;
"Th" army of China comprises:
y. The ElEht banners. nom'nalIy contain
ing about 3OO.uOO men, d"~rrndauttS OF the
Manchu c"npu"r"r- and th"tr a.li"s; tn" nuInI,
Der maintaingd nn a war footing + from S0,OuO
70 100000. Tn" whole force IS slhdiy,ded into
tire" groups, consi~tinE, rrsp"ctiyrIy. of Man.
rhuS. Muugul~ and Chinese. and form, a sort of
h"rrhitlry rr"ir1'lnM within w.n,4lIh intmrIn9r-
toned n Garri,onsin Manchurta. The Imperial
GUAR At l"kln Contains from 1000 to 0'olP
- Tn" ltnE fFj,ng, or Nattorrql Army. caii%d
being the unit OF subdivision This army
consists of H%Nght""r corps. one for each Irov,-
The nominal strength 10 from IlO,uoo to $50
900 mon, Of whom about 2OD,ODO ar" available"
for war. neycG more thau uuc-thirl being
called out. The most inn ortmrt contingent Is
the ri"nt~iu. h.rnN Corr y numiual!y lupiouo
strong. really about, 3",Fll, with modern
organization. drill aud arms, f. garrison duty
at Tlent.in ami At Iaku and other forts.
Besides these forces there arc mrT"runrS
troops. raised IN emergencies, aud Monaghan
and orhrr irregular cavalry, Eominally 2OU.OpO
strong. really about 10000. but Of no military
value. The total land army on peace" footing = IS
put At 3hD,hND men, ana ON war footing, az
about l,OOO 300, but the army, rs II whole, has
no unity or cohesion; there is no proper DIS
cipli,I". the drill Is mere physical exercise. the
weapons arc obsolete. and thor" j. no trans
port, commissnriat, or medical service.
a. the navy there is little To be said. IL waS
considered effective before the war with japan
Since dion II IL not cnmsINeruu al all.