The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-12
TRADE NTH CHINA GROWS.


Special Dtspatch to the Past Intsilteencer.
WARRINGTON. Apg. u--Expcrters Of
Pacific coast cities are besieging the STATE
department for Information regArdang an
branches Of Oriental trade. and American
consular oflacers have been Instructed TO
fcrnish such Information - Il 10 possible
TO obtain This viii Be publisned from
time TO time Ia the consular reposts- 4
recent report mazda by Consul General
WildmAn. At Hougkonx. viii be Of spe-
cfal interest 1T this time. A. Hoaekong
has no custom house, the ofIicial acur>s Of
Information concerning exports and I'm
ports Ii the harbor master. Nr. wildmAn
Acknowledges his indebtedness TO the har-
Dor masters report for many items Of In
tererf TO American exporters and ship o~n-
ers who are interested In the commerce
OF Southern China and the Philippines. An
interesting point TO Eote il the increase Of
American shipping in the port Of Hong
kong during the year lssR a. compared
with that Of 1851. This Ill took place after
August. isSs. Mr.. WiIdman says thai the
increase for 1850 WI be fully double that
that have gone under the American aas
ana because Of the greater consumption
q American goods In Manila
the total tonnage entering and clear
ing honxkong tor the year 16n6 amounted
g H. s4. 10 tons. an increase compared with
lsSs OF LII 80 tons. There arrived ssh
vessels, a4xregafing 4stA174 tons- Eleven
s s. cying the American n.& entered
fy-two sailing vessels came In under the
american dAx. a. against thirty In 1851
America standing second to Great Bril-
tain. with thirty-six under the British
The year isse was marked by heavy trade
IN RICE and coal. and the Introduction 81
gu from LAnfkat. Sumatra- The demand
Tor coal was q result OF the late war with
Spain and the centering a. % many for
sign fleets IN this harbor. The American
ssms as IN n G osa Sax. :As
consaderabse increase In spite Ct the fact
that from April 70 August the Manila mar
ket was practically cioeed to II.
States 40 sM tons OF cargo q against 50. ii
tons rom the continent Of Europe and
poen from the Philippine Islands amount
kong TO the United States amounted "a
1<S.kcS tons and to the Philippine fsIands
20 49,, as tons. leaving . balance Of trade
Among the Imports In which the United
States - interested are MaS 50 tons q
nour. S.6li tons OF cotton and cotton yarn.
taieo tons OF hemp. g - tons OF kerosene
case. all Of which items except kerosene
show an increase over 1871. There arrived
during 1858. on vessels OF ali classes e.
The total revenue Of the harbor depart
ment. which n made up OF iight dues. n
csnses. and internal revenue and court and
once fees. amounted 20 NS3 ScS o. Thes<
importance In the shipping world The
peculiarly Of the HonRkong trade II thai
the consumption OF imports on the island
ttself u 40 ANAL. a. compared with thu
bulk OF the trade. that Il can be stated
that almost all imports are again exported
Hougkcng has often been called vast
bonded warehouse and clearing house FOR
southern China and the surrounding coun-
tries
Consul General Convey. Of Yokohama
sends Ia the state department an of5lcsal
fabuiation. complied bv the Japanese for
eign once. showing the number OF for
eiKners resident in Japan March, 16se. Al
compared with the year 1881.