New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
COMMERCE WITH ASIA.
RAPID EXPANSION OF AMERICAN TRADE
GERMAN EFFORTS TO CAPTURE
THE MARKETS.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuNE.1

vvesbine+on Ian 2o-Everybody who Is In
terested In the commerce Of the United states
with Oriental countries knows good deal aOouS
the vigorous efforts of Germany TO capture 'i9
lions share of the trade with those countries
Consul General Mason of Frankfort, has recently
sent to the State Department figures showing tHe
measure of success thus far achieved, from "DicH
it appears that German imports from ASIA -
creased hvefoId from 1880 to 1888; tnat the ca
ports to Asia had increased almost 80 per cent IN
ten wears and were eight times as great in 1873
as in 1885, The imports from Japan reached hearIy
50 600 in 1897, but fell OF about SOOoVO IN t'90
and the exports to the same country lncredseu ~
more than S102000O0 in 1896, which was larger Oy
about $4,000 than the total for 1891 The prlhclP
imports in 1898 consisted of straw goods CRUDE
copper, camphor, fish and seal blubber ana sim
goods, and the exports Of iron and IRON manu-
features. sugar, paper, wooden goods ana CUT
ton goods. 1t is expected that the figures OF e1-
ports for 1899 will show decided decrease from
the preceding year. while imports will show an in
crease.
Germany's trade with China has developed much
more recently than that with Japan The I'M
ports In 1893 amounted to 100000. and Increased
to ssOOOOOO in 1894 After standing stn year, i'm
ports jumped to than 100000 in 1896 and to
600 in 1891 only to decrease in 1888 by ABOUT
$45O Co., which decrease was mainly caused by the
falling off of the imports Of gold. the total eN-
ports to China rose from 81 100000 in 1886, to S6O-
600 in 1885, varied then from 100000 In 1890 to
50 900 in 1895, and in 1886 to $OoOO mainly
owing to q demand for munitions of war In 1877
total fell to less than 100000. and again IN
creased to than 100000 in 1885, SS5OOOo OF
which account of three Iron steamships
Without these the total would have been only a
trihe than in 1897. In the first nine months
of 1899 all exports except of coal tar dyes were
less than in the corresponding period of 1885 TIE
principal exports in 1898 Coal tar dyes, ST.
2S5,OOO iron manufactures. s1,55l,OOO copper and
manufactures S9s.OOO woollen goods, Sl2S,oOO; ma
chnery Qron ships included, S6l7OOO; beer $20SOOO
Commenting the foregoing figures the "Vos-
siche-Zetung'' in November, 1899, said:
As this year 1t appears that no ships have been
crease in other exports there will be a de-
peet that the difference viii be madp for with
the exception Of coal tar dyes all the PTinc ap
nine months Of this year. The import from China
silk The heaviest fan is in hides and tea. Al,
though our trade with Eastern Asia has increased
years, the results Of the years 1888 and 1893 are
not particularly brilliant 1t will take great el1
China at the height it has already reached
INCREASE OF AMERICAN TRADE.
This does not appear to be an encouraging pros
pect for Germany's trade with the Orient. On
the other hand there has been a steady increase Of
the trade between the United States and Japan
and China and it now embraces almost in
Vulnerable variety of articles, from Yankee
notions" toys artificial teeth perfumery cos
rails, scientific instruments. cotton and cotton
goods illuminating oil. typewriters rubber goods,
lea Their goods, breadstuffs meat and dairy prod
ucts tobacco and distilled spirits. The cigarette
lean cigarettes in 1898. and the exports OF dis
titled spirits, including alcohol, rum and bourbon
and rye wnSkey. amounted more than 1851, OJO
and the exports of milk to 100000. The total ex-
ports to China and Japan, respectively, amounted
TO 50 OO and $40 @ $50 in the year ended June 80
1898 and the totals for the fiscal and calendar
wears 1899 will both show a marked increase over
1898. For example, the exports of cotton cloths TO
China in the first eleven months Of the calendar
wear 1899 amounted to more than S9000,O00 which
was more than So 600 of the exports OF
such cloths to that country in the twelve months
ended June 80 1885 The principal and total exports
latter year are shown in the following table,