Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-23


worth of goods. taking less than per
cent OF It's purchases from the United
States. That our sales to the orient
are rapidly growing, however, is shown
by the latest export statistics.
While there has been continued
growth in our exports during the last
fiscal year, by far the largest percent
age of growth has been in our trade
With the orient TO Europe our ex-
ports during the eight months ending
with February increased ga per cent as
compared with the corresponding
months OF the preceding fiscal year; to
South America. 5 per cent: to North
America, 1873 per cent; to Asia, IS per
cent; to- Oceanica, 81 per cent, or t.
Asia and Oceanica combined, "A pei
cent, while to Africa there was a slight
reduction owing to the disarrangemenl
of commercial conditions there by. rea-
son of hostilities. Taking our exports
as whole, it is found that the increase
during the eight months has been s pei
cent, while. as already Indicated, the
increase to Asia and Oceanica has beer
"A per cent.
This increase in our sales to the ORR
lent OCCURS in every country cia ss;aad
under the head of Asia and Oceanica
70 China the increase being from 49,
ls2ai,tSS In the eight months ending With
February, 1892 to O,3s5s4S5 in the eigh,
months ending With February. 1900 u
1.-The British East ladies. from S2.S45.19t
ito SS,l24,l69; to Hong Kong, from S4,-
lSS22.U122 t. s5,136 1852 To British Australia
| from sl2.oa5.365 10 81 4. go. 40S, to the Ha-
, tSl IL
$50, and 10 Japan. from 81 sos, SD in tn.
eight months ending With February
1899 TO SlS,S44,l7a in the eight months
ending with February, 1900.
This phenomenal increase in our ex-
Ipoltatiens TO the orient. and especial,
Japan, is more surprising because Of
recent information from japan which
l5shows that the general imisortations Of
that country have been greatly de;
/ eslea sed under its new tariff, which is
iimlldiy protective. The total imports oil
/ Japan in the year 1899 Were 800. SCI e.:
Yen. against 22aa1. 5e2.i57 sen in the nre-
leeding ye:lr. the value of the yen being
t9,ss cents. Thus it is seen that while
Japan is decreasing her general i'm.
ports, she continues IL rapidly increase
her imports from the United States.
ne remarkable growth of our ex.
lp4ris to the orient. however, only be.
Ieanss fully apparent when the figures
of the present exports are compared
| With those Of a few years ago. For in.
stance. our sNports to Japan in The fis
essl year 1895 We're but s3.195 i9i and III
lslSas they We're 17,264,6Ss. and seem
likely TO he S26.o50,000 in the fiscal year
1900. To China oul, exports of 1898 were
". ace .49,, and in the present fiscal yea,
viii he IN round terms s15.0O0,O0O. Tic
| Hong Kong our exports during the
Iptiiad have doubled. being s4,216,6Oo in
1893 and promise to- be over IS. 900, 900 In
the present fiscal year. To Australia
the exports of 1898 were 81. 92l DOS and
promise 70 be fully sei.o0n,ooO in the fis-
sal year 1900. To Asiatic Russia the
exports Of 1893 We're less than $3.50, 900
but will reach fully $1,000, 900 in the ifs
cal yea, about To end. Even more re-
ntarkabia however. is the growth in
our exports to the Hawaiian and Phil
|ippine Islands. Tothe Hawaiian islands
the exports of 1888 We're Se,sa7, ss3. in
1899 s9.So54i0. and in tho fiscal year 1900
promise To be fully 81. oOD, 900: While our
exports to the Philippines, which in
1888 We're but sl54.37s. Will in the pres.
ent year exceed s2.0N0O00. CONSIDERING
our exports TO Asia and Oceanica com.
! bined. the total for the fiscal year ls9
| is S31. for 1899 7s.23355 1876 and fol
the fiscal YEAR about to end Will ex.
coed 800, 100000.