The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-30
TRADE WITH THE CHINESE.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF IMPORTS
INTO THE FLOwERY KINGDOM.
More Rapidly In Recent Years
Than with Any European Nation
An Increase Of 837 Per Cent.

Special Dispatch TO the Post Infeliigencer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, American
trade with China shows a more rapid
growth than that OF any OF the European
countries. The ofYiciai reports OF the Chi
nese government for 1893. the details OF
which have just reached the treasury
bureau OF statistics. show that the i'm
ports into China from the United States
in that year amounted TO 2. 2ss.s45 Haik-
wan taels OHatkwan taei. y cents,.
against l1lss.3i2 tsels In 1855 i2.&4o 900 In
1897, II. 9es. sSs In 1895. and 5093.lss taels In
1896. Thus in the four years from 1895 to
1899 the imports into China from the
United States have more than quad
rupled. During the same period the Inn
ports into China from Great Britain in
creased from 81. $50 .o6o Haikwan taels In
1895 to 4o.iel.1i5 in 1899 and from the con-
tlnent OF Europe tRussla exceptedl they
Increased from 7,552. 0se Haikwan taels in
1896 to OLE 3ss in lssa Thus while the
imports from Great Britain show an In
crease OF IL per cent. from 1895 to 1899.
and those from Europe show an increase
of IS per cent, those from the United
States show an Increase OF 3s7 per cent
Taking the imports from all parts OF the
world. the figures for 1895 show a total of
Ill s6.1i5 Haikwan taels. and In 1879 a64.-
1is. +5s. or an Increase In the entire Inn
portation of "a per cent. against an In
crease OF 337 per cent. in the imports
from the United States.
In the several Porte.
Reporting upon the foreign trade OF
Shanghai. the commissioner OF customs
at that port says; The import trade in
vitality. Almost every item OF impor-
tance shows Improvement. the most re-
markable being found in white shirtings.
sheetings OF all descriptions. ehintzes and
tWttls handkerchief towels and caffor
flannel Notwithstanding the continued
increase In the consumption OF American
domestics. English goods have managed
10 show satisfactory progress. There ara
fancy fabrics. which are not interfered
with by American competition as yet;
and although they must be looked upon
more as luSuries than as actual necessl-
portance and value"
The commissioner of customs at Canton
reports as follows; The value OF our
foreign imports exceeded that for isas BY
nearly 29o.0o taels. being 13sGi s95 Haik-
van taels. With tho exception OF cotton
yarn. nearly all the staple articles. such
as Manchester goods. Kerosene oil and
American Hour. advanced considerably"
Commenting upon the growth In the
import trade az Tfentsin. which showed A
gain OF $4,000 taels over 1885. the COM
missioner az that point says. THE con-
spicuous gains are In white shlrtings
ings. this last article having gained so
coo pieces over the record of isss AmerI-
can drills have declined II per cent be-
low the import quantity OF fSss although
as regards value they show a gain of G
per cent American Kerosene oil has fall
en- or greatly. the import n So 600 sal-
ionsl being only hair that OF 1895. Ma
Chinery. railway materials munitions Of
war and government stores all show an
tease over the figures for 1887 and
1888"